TERRATEC Audio Center
High Definition Audio Device
User Manual
Rev. 1.2
January, 29
th
2013
Страница 1: ...TERRATEC Audio Center High Definition Audio Device User Manual Rev 1 2 January 29th 2013...
Страница 2: ...14 2 1 1 Default Device selected 14 2 1 2 Master Volume Mute Un Mute 16 2 1 3 Function Pop Menu 17 2 1 4 Xear 3D EX 18 2 1 5 Xear Pro ASIO 19 2 1 6 Function Page Area 20 2 1 7 Audio Status Panel 21 2...
Страница 3: ...control Page 43 2 4 2 Sample Rate Page 44 2 4 3 Xear SingFX Page 45 2 4 4 Microphone Boost Page 46 2 4 5 Noise Reduction Page 47 2 5 Line In Device function introduction 48 2 5 1 Volume control Page...
Страница 4: ...stallation Start Driver installing you can see a welcome window please press Next button to next step press Cancel if you want to quit installation as following diagram Notice Ensure that you have plu...
Страница 5: ...5 Click on the Install button to start installing If you see a dialog as below please press OK and then shut down your PC and check your TERRATEC AUREON 7 1 PCIe was plug in property or not Start to...
Страница 6: ...anual Rev 1 2 6 Before go to the restart confirmation window there is a message box to advise customer that they need to restart PC to make the function be effective Restart confirmation and click fin...
Страница 7: ...EON XFIRE8 0 HD User Manual Rev 1 2 7 1 2 Un Installation Double click the Programs Uninstall a program item from Windows Control Panel Select TERRATEC Audio Center item and then click Uninstall butto...
Страница 8: ...RATEC AUREON XFIRE8 0 HD User Manual Rev 1 2 8 Start uninstalling process Before Uninstalling you should close all audio programs to avoid the driver installation failed Click Next button to start rem...
Страница 9: ...TERRATEC AUREON XFIRE8 0 HD User Manual Rev 1 2 9 Double confirmation Starting remove Uninstall driver successfully it is recommend restarting your computer to completely re move driver...
Страница 10: ...r icon on the system tray bar You are able to open the TERRATEC Audio Center by double clicking on the icon as fol lowing diagram Win7 Vista Tray Icon When you open the TERRATEC Audio Center firstly y...
Страница 11: ...ual Rev 1 2 11 The TERRATEC Audio Center will appear as below diagram If the tray icon does not appear in your system tray please go to the Windows control panel and double click the TERRATEC Audio Ce...
Страница 12: ...TERRATEC AUREON XFIRE8 0 HD User Manual Rev 1 2 12 Windows XP...
Страница 13: ...nual Rev 1 2 13 How to make CPL icon visible in the system tray 1 Open TERRATEC Audio Center 2 Click on the Setting button to open setting window 3 Check Show System Tray Icon the TERRATEC Audio Cente...
Страница 14: ...r as below 2 1 1 Default Device selected Before the Audio device playback or recording operation starting it needs to select a device for the default device Windows OS will assign the system resource...
Страница 15: ...the default device in Mic Function Behavior There will be one and only one audio output device Speaker or SPDIF Out set as the default audio output device for a specific role in windows 7 and Vista T...
Страница 16: ...ute Master Volume Adjusting You can increase or decrease volume of all output device Speaker Headphone and SPDIF Out etc by this mater volume bar Mute Un Mute Function You can mute un mute volume of a...
Страница 17: ...er provides several sound effects there is a pop menu for each out put input device and you can entry into the sound effect page to enjoy your music movie and gaming How to open pop menu I Double clic...
Страница 18: ...ATEC AUREON XFIRE8 0 HD User Manual Rev 1 2 18 2 1 4 Xear 3D EX Function Introduction Xear3D EX technology provides a complete and fully backward compatible 3D audio in terface for Windows Vista Win7...
Страница 19: ...nd high fidelity interface between a software application and a computer s sound card Recommend player Foobar2000 Face Lift CPL supports launch ASIO 2 2 control panel ASIO is abbreviated from Audio St...
Страница 20: ...0 HD User Manual Rev 1 2 20 2 1 6 Function Page Area When you click one of the function items in pop menu it can entry into a function page as below area as below Choose the Equalizer Page Entry into...
Страница 21: ...ck sound effect status 1 IN effect indicator It indicates the playback sound effect status Abbreviation Sound effect SF Xear SingFX Microphone Echo SF Xear SingFX Magic Voice NR Noise Reduction 2 Swit...
Страница 22: ...et profile mode by these profile buttons When the preset mode is active there is a Green check symbol showing on the right down corner 2 Add Profile You can adjusts specific sound effects Ex EQ EM etc...
Страница 23: ...XFIRE8 0 HD User Manual Rev 1 2 23 2 2 Speaker Output Device function page To Access function menu please right click the Speaker Output device icon this will provide you with the additional feature a...
Страница 24: ...or all channels Front It can adjust volume level for front channel 2 Left Right Channel Lock Front Cen LFE Rear Side Clicking on the lock un lock button it can lock left channel and right channel to s...
Страница 25: ...peaker numbers Stereo Quadraphonic 5 1 Surround 7 1 Surround in this page 1 LFE Center Channel Swap When this item enable it can swap the audio stream between Center LFE 2 Speaker Test Click the Speak...
Страница 26: ...g for Speaker device 1 Sample Rate button 44 1 KHz set playback sample rate to 44 1K 48 KHz set playback sample rate to 48K 88 2 KHz set playback sample rate to 88 2K 96 KHz set playback sample rate t...
Страница 27: ...k box to enable disable EQ 2 Preset mode Select a pre set mode for equalizer that is designed accordingly There are 12 preset modes such as Bass Treble Live Rock Jazz etc 3 EQ band controller You can...
Страница 28: ...r different sound reflection and reverberation 1 Environment Effect enable disable switch Click on this check box to enable disable Environment Effect 2 Environment Effect mode Click on an Environment...
Страница 29: ...ually Rotation Mode Use mouse to rotate the virtual speakers on the screen manually 4 Manual Shifting Free Moving Mode Use pointer and click and drag to move the location of individual virtual speaker...
Страница 30: ...tion would cut the low frequency band 50 250Hz of stereo music content ex Mp3 WMA CD Audio and transfer to subwoofer or each speaker 1 Flex Bass II enable disable switch Click on this check box to ena...
Страница 31: ...to small you can hear the sound resonance more obvious and reverberation from subwoofer Large Speaker w bass When the speaker size is setting to large you can hear the sound resonance more obvious an...
Страница 32: ...oke application 1 Key Shifting switch It provides the key change function there are shifting up 4 steps and shifting down 4 steps you can use slider bar to change the key level 2 Vocal Fading It provi...
Страница 33: ...peaker home theater surround listening experience by 2 channel Stereo Speaker device 1 Enable Xear Surround Click this check box to enable the Xear Surround sound effect 2 Sound Filed Expansion Speake...
Страница 34: ...ar Audio Brilliant can restore the clarity and details of compressed audio in music movies and games MP3 WMA AAC AC3 etc 1 Enable Audio Brilliant Click this check box to enable the Xear Audio Brillian...
Страница 35: ...capability of small speaker driv ers by applying psychoacoustic techniques 1 Enable Dynamic Bass Click this check box to enable the Xear Dynamic Bass effect 2 Bass Level You can increase decrease the...
Страница 36: ...levels of music to reduce the frequencies re quired for volume adjustments on Televisions Docking Speakers PCs and other con sumer products 1 Enable Smart Volume Click this check box to enable the Xe...
Страница 37: ...eceiving voice in VOIP game music or movies without suppressing or changing other audio 1 Enable Voice Clarity Click this check box to enable the Xear Voice Clarity effect 2 Voice Clarity Level You ca...
Страница 38: ...Function Introduction Xear Surround Max can expand stereo audio content to each output channel When you playing mp3 music file and enable this function you can hear music from each speaker 8 speakers...
Страница 39: ...FIRE8 0 HD User Manual Rev 1 2 39 2 3 SPDIF Out Device function introduction To Access function menu please right click the SPDIF Output device icon this will pro vide you with the additional feature...
Страница 40: ...control bar S PDIF Out It can adjust volume level for S PDIF Out device 2 Left Right Channel Lock Clicking on the lock un lock button it can lock left channel and right channel to sync L R channel 3...
Страница 41: ...for S PDIF Out device 1 Sample Rate button 44 1 KHz set playback sample rate to 44 1K 48 KHz set playback sample rate to 48K 88 2 KHz set playback sample rate to 88 2K 96 KHz set playback sample rate...
Страница 42: ...EON XFIRE8 0 HD User Manual Rev 1 2 42 2 4 Mic in Device function introduction To Access function menu please right click the Mic In device icon this will provide you with the additional feature and s...
Страница 43: ...device 1 Volume control bar Mic In It can adjust volume level for recording Monitor It can adjust volume level for Mic in monitor 2 Left Right Channel Lock Clicking on the lock un lock button it can l...
Страница 44: ...crophone device 1 Sample Rate button 44 1 K Hz set recording sample rate to 44 1K 48 K Hz set recording sample rate to 48K 88 2K Hz set recording sample rate to 88 2K 96 K Hz set recording sample rate...
Страница 45: ...can use Magic Voice effects to simulate some funny voice Only one voice type can be chosen at one time 1 Microphone Echo Click this check box to enable the Microphone echo effect you can use the slide...
Страница 46: ...XFIRE8 0 HD User Manual Rev 1 2 46 2 4 4 Microphone Boost Page Function Introduction You can increase the volume of the microphone recording 1 Mic Boost slider bar You can adjust the slider bar to cha...
Страница 47: ...47 2 4 5 Noise Reduction Page Function Introduction Noise Removal effect can be used to attenuate constant background noise such as elec tric fans or hums 1 Enable Noise Reduction You can click this c...
Страница 48: ...ne in device 1 Volume control bar Line In It can adjust volume level for recording Monitor It can adjust volume level for Line in monitor 2 Left Right Channel Lock Clicking on the lock un lock button...
Страница 49: ...Line in device 1 Sample Rate button 44 1 K Hz set recording sample rate to 44 1K 48 K Hz set recording sample rate to 48K 88 2K Hz set recording sample rate to 88 2K 96 K Hz set recording sample rate...
Страница 50: ...ume control for S PDIF in device 1 Volume control bar Line In It can adjust volume level for recording 2 Left Right Channel Lock Clicking on the lock un lock button it can lock left channel and right...
Страница 51: ...PDIF in device 1 Sample Rate button 44 1 K Hz set recording sample rate to 44 1K 48 K Hz set recording sample rate to 48K 88 2K Hz set recording sample rate to 88 2K 96 K Hz set recording sample rate...
Страница 52: ...ume control for Stereo Mix device 1 Volume control bar Stereo Mix It can adjust volume level for recording 2 Left Right Channel Lock Clicking on the lock un lock button it can lock left channel and ri...
Страница 53: ...ereo Mix device 1 Sample Rate button 44 1 K Hz set recording sample rate to 44 1K 48 K Hz set recording sample rate to 48K 88 2K Hz set recording sample rate to 88 2K 96 K Hz set recording sample rate...
Страница 54: ...D User Manual Rev 1 2 54 2 8 Information Page Introduction This page lists the driver information and the technologies trademark logo You can get both hardware software details and also legal informat...
Страница 55: ...king on the tray Icon on system tray 1 Open When click the Open item will restore the TERRATEC Audio Center 2 Volume Control When click the Volume Control item will open the Volume Mixer of Windows OS...
Страница 56: ...8 0 HD User Manual Rev 1 2 56 3 Windows Media Player When click the Windows Media Player item will open the Microsoft Windows Media Player 4 Sound Recorder Click the Sound Recorder item to open the Wi...
Страница 57: ...operties page of Windows OS you can select the working sample rate bit rate on the property page I Select the Speakers device and then click the properties button II Click the tag of Advanced enter th...
Страница 58: ...TERRATEC AUREON XFIRE8 0 HD User Manual Rev 1 2 58 III Please follow the same step to change the sample rate bit rate for Micro phone device on recording tag...
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Страница 60: ...System Tray Icon box the TERRATEC Audio Center icon will show in the system tray II UI Transparent It can adjust the UI vision of transparent III Language Select it can change the UI language Refer t...
Страница 61: ...1 English English 2 German Deutsch 3 French Fran ais 4 Portuguese Portugu s 5 Spanish Espa ol 6 Russian 7 Italian Italiano 8 Dutch Nederlands 9 Indonesian Bahasa Indonesia 10 Danish Dansk 11 Chinese T...
