AW320 Audio Card

User's Guide

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FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Overview

1.1 Features
1.2 Card Components

Chapter 2. Getting Started

2.1 Installing the Card
2.2 Connecting Peripherals

2.3 Setting Up in Windows 95

2.4 Setting Up in NT4.0

2.5 Setting Up in Windows2000

Chapter 3. Music Center application

3.1 Music Center
3.2 MIDI Board

1.1 Features

The AW320 audio card has the following features:

• 10-Band Audio Equalizer

• 64 Voices Hardware wavetable Synthesizer

• 128 Voices Software wavetable Synthesizer

• Crystal CS4614 Audio Processor with Crystalclear™ Stream Porcess DSP core technology

• Crystal SoundFusion™ technology support

• Hardware Audio Accelerations
  
  -Microsoft DirectSound® support
  
  -Microsoft DirectSound3D® support
  
  -Microsoft DirectMusic® support
  
  -Microsoft DirectShow2.0™ support
  
  -Microsoft DirectInput™ support

• Support DownLoadable Sound

• Support DirectInput™ Joystick interface

• Support Full Duplex voice communication

• Standard AC97 2.0 Link Codec Interface

• ADPCM data compression

• HIgh quality signal to noise ratio: over 88 dB

• 96Stream DMA Interface with Hardware Scatter/Gather Support

• 48 KHz output stream support DVD

• PCI Power Management (D0 through D3 Hot),APM1.2, and ACPI 1.0 Support

• PC97 & PC98 Compliance

• SoundBlaster Pro & Windows Sound System Compatible

• Full DOS Legacy support : PC/PCI, DDMA and CrystalClear™ Legacy

• Support Windows95, 98, NT4.0 and above

• I/O Interface: Microphone In, Line In, Line Out, MIDI/GAME Port, PC/PCI, Internal modem Connector, CD Audio connector, MPEG connector, AUX connector

Software-controllable audio

• Supports various audio devices all controllable through software

• Adjusts master volume, CD audio, line-in, AUX, mono in, mono out, synthesis wave and microphone inputs

Stereo digitized voice channel

• Full-duplex operation for simultaneous record and playback
  
  
  

1.2 Card Components

2.1 Installing the Card

Follow these steps to install the card:

1. Turn off the system and all the peripherals connected to it.
2. Remove the system cover to access the expansion slots.

3. Remove the metal bracket from an empty 16-bit expansion slot. Save the screw to secure the card.
4. Align the card with the slot guide and press it down into the slot.

5. Secure the card with a screw.

6. Attach the required cables to the card.
7. Replace the system cover, connect the cables, and turn on the system.

2.2 Connecting Peripherals

To fully utilize the card functions, you may connect various peripheral devices that the card supports. Figure 2-1 shows the different devices that you can connect.

2.2.1 Audio Output Devices

The speaker-out/line-out port is available for different audio output devices such as external speaker, headphones and amplifiers.

2.2.2 Audio Input Devices

The audio line-in port is available for different audio input devices such as CD player, cassette, synthesizer, etc. The microphone-in port is available for the external microphone.

2.2.3 MIDI/Joystick

The Game/MIDI port on the card is compatible with the standard PC joystick. You may also choose to connect a MIDI adapter with a joystick port to use the MIDI and joystick simultaneously.

2.2.4 PC/PCI Sideband Interface

In order to migrate the legacy Sound Blaster compatible audio to the PCI bus. AW320 supports PC/PCI interface. The PC/PCI technology found in Intel Tx and newer corelogic chipsets. The PC/PCI serves as a bridge between the motherboard and PCI sound card to deliver Sound Blaster 16 compatility for real-mode DOS game.

2.3 Setting Up in Windows 95/98

The card package may come with either a set of diskettes or a CD-ROM containing the Windows 95/98 drivers and software (including the Music Center application). Refer to their online help for details.

2.3.1 Installing the Drivers and the Application

After turning on the system, Windows 95/98 begins loading and starts detecting new hardware installed on the system.

1. When Windows 95/98 detects the presence of the AW320 audio card, it begins to build the AW320 driver database. The New Hardware Found dialog box displays.
2. Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and click on OK. Windows 95/98 prompts you for the driver disk.
3.Insert the driver disk in the appropriate drive and specify another drive, if required. Then click on OK. The system copies the necessary driver files to your hard disk drive.

4. Windows 95/98 makes changes to the system settings and begins detecting the following new hardware components:

• AW320/Crystal SoundFusion™ PCI Audio Accelerator

• AW320/Crystal SoundFusion™ Virtual MPU-401

• AW320/Crystal SoundFusion™ Game Device

• AW320/Crystal SoundFusion™ Joystick

Windows 95/98 makes final changes to the system settings.

2.3.2 Install the Application

1. Insert AW320 driver disc, the setup program will auto-run, or browse CD and select x:\setup.exe.
   Select Application button from setup menu.

2.3.3 CrystalWave synthesis setup under Windows95

1. Insert AW320 driver disc, browse CD and select x:\Diiver\AW320\Cryswave\setup.exe.

2.3.4 Removing the Drivers

Follow these steps to remove or uninstall the drivers:

1. Insert AW320 driver disc.Click on Uninstall Drivers/Driver to uninstall the drivers.

The uninstallation process automatically removes the drivers and changes the system registry settings.

2.4 Setting Up in NT4.0

The card package also comes with NT4.0 drivers. Please refer to your NT4.0 manual or online help for any questions on NT4.0.

2.4.1 Installing the Audio Drivers

Install the audio drivers automatically:

1. Boot up Windows NT and insert driver disc..

2. Setup program will auto-run, or browse CD and select X:\SETUP.EXE,

3. AOpen Setup program will auto detect and auto install NT driver.

4. Restart Windows NT.

Install the audio drivers manual:

1. Select MULTIMEDIA from control panel and click on the Devices tab.

2. Press the ADD button. Select Unlisted or Updated Drivers and press OK.

3. Browse and select X:\Driver\AW744\NT40.

4. Press OK to continue with the installation.

5. An Audio Setup dialog box will appear. Select the default configuration resource and press OK

6. Click on the Restart Now button.

2.4.2 Install MPU-401/Joystick Driver

Follow these steps to install the MPU401 or joystick drivers:

1. Select MULTIMEDIA from control panel and click on the Devices tab.

2. Press the ADD button. Select MPU-401 Compatible Driver /Microsoft Sidewinder 3D Pro Joystick and press OK.

3. Place your NT4.0 installation CD and press OK (the default path is the i386 directory).

4. The Generic MPU-401/Joystick Setup dialog box will pop up. Select the default configuration resource and press OK.

5. Click on the Restart Now button.

5 Setting Up in Windows 2000

2.5.1 Installing the Audio Drivers

Step1: Boot up Windows2000.
Step2: After turning on the system, Windows2000 begins loading and starts detecting new hardware which installed on the system.
Step3: When Windows2000 detects a new presence on the system, it will search new drivers in its driver database automatically.
(Windows2000 will install built-in, compatible drivers for listing AOpen models:AW35, AW37, AW180, AW230, AW300, AW320, AW724, AW744)
Step4: When Windows2000 recognizes the new sound card presence from its database, it will install drivers for this presence from its driver database and will not require from user.
Step5: If Windows2000 does not recognize the new sound card presence from its database, the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box displays.

Windows2000 built-in, compatible drivers for AOpen Sound Cards

Windows2000 will install built-in, compatible drivers for listing AOpen models, then
makes changes to the system settings and adds new hardware components in Device Manager.

1) AW35(Crystal CS4237)/AW37(Crystal CS4235)
1-1 Hardware components.
Crystal WDM Audio Codec.
Crystal WDM Audio Game Port.
Crystal WDM Audio Audio Control Registers.
Crystal WDM Audio MPU-401 Compatible.
1-2 Driver Version : 5.0.2184(Microsoft)

2) AW180(ESS Solo1)
2-1 Hardware components.
Standard Game Port.
ESS Solo1 PCI AudioDrive(WDM)
2-2 Driver Version : 5.0.2184(Microsoft)

3) AW230(Crystal CS4280)/AW320(Crystal CS4614)
3-1 Hardware components.
Crystal SoundFusion(tm)
Crystal SoundFusion(tm) WDM Interface.
Crystal SoundFusion(tm) SPuD3Interface.
Crystal SoundFusion(tm) Blaster Interface.
Crystal SoundFusion(tm) Game Port.
3-2 Driver Version : 5.0.2184(Microsoft)

4) AW300(ESS Maestro2)
4-1 Hardware components.
Standard Game Port.
ESS Maestro2 PCI AudioDrive(WDM)
4-2 Driver Version : 5.0.2184(Microsoft)

5) AW724(Yamaha YMF724)/ AW744(Yamaha YMF744)
5-1 Hardware components.
YAMAHA Native DS1 WDM Driver.
YAMAHA Legacy DS1 WDM Driver.
Game port for Yamaha DS1
5-2 Driver Version : 5.0.2184(Microsoft)

Win2000 future upgrade Drivers
AOpen will regularly publish all models’ upgrade drivers on our website.
To upgrade windows2000 drivers, please complete with the following installation procedures.
Step1: Boot up Windows2000.
Step2: Go through My Computer->Control Panel->Sounds and Media->Hardware page.
Step3: For all Hardware Components( listed for each model above), click Properties button and
Select driver page.
Step5: Click Update driver button and go through the upgrade procedures.

3.1 Music Center

To startup this application, please click the Music Center Icon.

For more information, please refer to the online help.

3.2 MIDI Board

To startup this application software, please click the MIDI Board Icon.