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- Page 1 ™ Sonic Edge ™ PSC605 with PSA2 User’s Guide PHILIPS Philips Sound Solutions August 2002...
- Page 2 COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK OR OTHER RIGHT OF THIRD PARTIES. Updated This license does not grant you the right to any upgrades or updates of the Licensed Software. However, Philips will be entitled to offer updates and/or modifications to the Licensed Software at its discretion.
- Page 3 © Copyright 2002 Sonic Edge™ is a trademark of Philips Sound Solutions. Philips Sound Agent2™ is a trademark of Philips Sound Solutions. QSound™, QEM™, QSound Environment Modeling, QSound Multi-Speaker Systems, QMSS™, Q3D™, QSound QXpander™, QInteractive3D™, Audio Pix™, and the Q logo are trademarks of QSound Labs, Inc.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
2.2. Installing the New Soundcard ... 12 2.2.1. Soundcard External Connection... 13 2.3. Software Installation ... 14 Using The Philips Sound Agent 2 (PSA2) 3.1. Basic interface operation ... 15 3.2. Details of Compact Control Panel ... 16 3.2.1. Master Volume... 16 3.2.2. - Page 5 Philips Sound Solutions 3.3.2.3. Normalization ... 19 3.3.2.4. 3D Effects ... 19 3.3.3. Equalizer Tab... 20 3.3.4. Setup Tab ... 20 3.3.4.1. Headphones... 21 3.3.4.2. Stereo Speakers ... 21 3.3.4.3. Quad Speakers mode ... 21 3.3.4.4. 5.1 Channel Speakers mode ... 21 3.3.4.5.
- Page 6 Philips Sound Solutions 5.2. Technical Support Information: ... 30 5.3. Warranty Statement... 31 Appendix A ...33 Useful Tips For Speaker set-up, And More... 33 6.1.1. Ideal Listening Scenario (Speakers)... 33 6.1.2. Ideal Listening Scenario (Headphones) ... 33 6.1.3. Avoid Reflective Surfaces (Speakers) ... 33 6.1.4.
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Page 7: Introduction
All controls, effects, and enhancements are bundled into a new unified graphical audio control center, Philips Sound Agent 2. The new Philips Sound Agent 2 includes a full suite of studio quality audio DSP processes that automatically add features, depth, and richness to all audio sources: ★... -
Page 8: Key Features
Philips Sound Solutions 1.1. KEY FEATURES Gaming and Music-centric audio components transform your PC into an advanced digital audio processor! QInteractive3D technology offers precise 3D sound positioning with all headphone and speaker output configurations and is compatible with DirectSound3D, EAX 1.0, EAX 2.0/I3D Level 2, A3D enabled games. -
Page 9: Minimum System Requirements
Philips Sound Solutions 1.2. Minimum System Requirements 233 MHz CPU 32 MB RAM One CD ROM Drive One open PCI slot 800 X 600 Screen resolution (1024 X 780 recommended) Headphones, or amplified speakers 35 MB of available hard drive space Windows®... -
Page 10: What Is Included In The Package
Philips Sound Solutions 1.3. What Is Included In the Package You will find the following items in your Sonic Edge package: The Sonic Edge Soundcard The Sonic Edge installation CD The Sonic Edge User’s Guide (on the installation CD) Quick Start Guide (QSG) -
Page 11: Soundcard Installation Procedure
Philips Sound Solutions 2. Soundcard Installation Procedure Installing your Philips Sonic Edge soundcard is easy. Please take a moment to read all the steps before proceeding with the installation. The installation Video on this CD can provide you with a quick overview of how to install your new soundcard. -
Page 12: Identify Your Old Pc Sound System
Philips Sound Solutions 2.1.1. Identify Your Old PC Sound System Check the back of your computer in the area of PCI slots (usually toward the bottom (on the tower and mini tower cases) or to the right side (on desktop cases). All the connectors line up in one row on a 4-inch end bracket (similar to your Sonic Edge end bracket). -
Page 13: Uninstalling The Old Soundcard And Drivers
Philips Sound Solutions 2.1.3. Uninstalling the Old Soundcard and Drivers Uninstall the drivers for any previously installed soundcards. This is very important and failure to do so may result in your Sonic Edge soundcard not working properly. You should remove the drivers before you take the old soundcard out of your system. -
Page 14: Installing The New Soundcard
Philips Sound Solutions 2.2. Installing the New Soundcard Follow these steps to install the Sonic Edge card (Figure 4). Remove the Sonic Edge Soundcard from the anti-static bag. Align your soundcard with the selected PCI bus slot and firmly push it into the slot. Be sure the soundcard is aligned properly and fits snugly into the slot. -
Page 15: Soundcard External Connection
Philips Sound Solutions 2.2.1. Soundcard External Connection There are five jacks and one large D-connector (Game/Midi port) on the end bracket (see Figure 6 ). External analog stereo sources with line level output can be connected to light blue 3.5mm stereo jack at the top of the soundcard bracket. -
Page 16: Software Installation
CD-ROM drive, and let the Sonic Edge driver installation program install the drivers for you. Your PC will detect the CD and automatically bring up the application launch panel (see Figure 7). Click on the “Install Philips Soundcard Drivers” button and follow the directions on your screen. -
Page 17: Using The Philips Sound Agent 2 (Psa2)
Philips Sound Solutions 3. Using The Philips Sound Agent 2 (PSA2) PSA2 is the visual audio interface for the Sonic Edge soundcard. 3.1. Basic interface operation To launch and setup your Sound Agent control panel, double click on the PSA2 icon in the System Tray (see Figure 8). -
Page 18: Details Of Compact Control Panel
Philips Sound Solutions The Visualization Panel provides a graphic representation for advanced audio processing features of the Sonic Edge. It also includes controls to enable the environmental effects. The Visualization Panel appears only in the expanded mode as a sliding cover for the Main Control Panel. -
Page 19: Qsizzle
Philips Sound Solutions PSA2 responds automatically to games that use the EAX and EAX2.0 commands. These games automatically control the selection of environments (regardless of what is selected from the Visualization panel) to match various scenes and locations, and change these selections as the environment changes. -
Page 20: Main Control Panel
3.3. Main Control Panel 3.3.1. Accessing the Main Control Panel To access the Main Control Panel, first open the Philips Sound Agent 2 by double clicking the Sound Agent 2 icon in the system tray. See Figure 11. If only the bar-shaped Compact Control Panel is visible, you must expand it by clicking on the Resize button on the right hand corner, next to the Close icon. -
Page 21: Qrumble
Philips Sound Solutions QSizzle self-adjusts in real time according to frequency response of the input signal. This is different from the Equalizer, which is a fixed frequency processor. The Equalizer does not monitor the input signal or perform self-adjustment. The label QSizzle Active appears in illuminated text when QSizzle is enabled, and QSizzle Off when disabled. -
Page 22: Equalizer Tab
Philips Sound Solutions 3.3.3. Equalizer Tab The Equalizer (EQ) controls the frequency response of the system by increasing or decreasing the frequency response of ten independent frequency bands. This Equalizer works very much the same as the equalizers in high quality sound systems. Each slider controls the relative level of a band (range) of frequencies. -
Page 23: Headphones
Frequency Effects (LFE) speaker. 3.3.4.5. Digital Output (S/PDIF) Philips Sonic Edge soundcard features two digital inputs and one digital output. You can select either one of the inputs to come out either on the analog or digital (S/PDIF-Out) line. See Digital Input Sources under Mixer tab. -
Page 24: Ac3/Dts Pass-Through
Philips Sound Solutions 3.3.4.5.1 AC3/DTS Pass-Through Sonic Edge passes AC3 or DTS digital audio data from a DVD to S/PDIF OUT. This feature allows you to play a DVD on your PC using a soft-DVD player, utilizing an external AC3/DTS decoder. -
Page 25: Mixer Tab
Philips Sound Solutions Figure 15 3.3.5. Mixer Tab Mixer Tabs allow you to select and control playback, recording, and S/PDIF input sources. 3.3.5.1. Playback source controls You can individually mute or un-mute as many playback sources as you wish. Volume sliders set the playback level for each source. -
Page 26: Recording Source Control
Scrollbar 3.3.5.2. Recording Source Control Philips Sonic Edge allows you to record sounds and music from various input sources. Select the Mixer tab, go to the bottom of the panel and click on “recording”. This panel enables you to select and control recording sources. -
Page 27: Advanced Tab
Philips Sound Solutions 3.3.5.3. Advanced Tab Your new soundcard has two digital input lines. They are located on top of the soundcard and can be accessed from inside the computer box. They are designed to be connected to your CD ROM and/ or DVD ROM drives. -
Page 28: Presets Tab
Figure 19 The Preset system enables you to save the state of your Philips Sound Agent 2 controls once you have adjusted them for a certain purpose, so you can bring back that entire settings in one click the next time you want to listen to a similar sound stream. -
Page 29: Delete
Philips Sound Solutions 3.3.6.4. Delete Deletes the selected preset permanently from the list. When you select one your presets and click on this button, a confirmation dialog box will appear and when you confirm by clicking the OK button, the preset will be removed from the list. This button does not work if you have selected one of the factory presets. -
Page 30: Visualization Panel
The Visualization Screen provides graphical representations of the environments that are created by Philips Sound Agent 2. It also contains two menus and one Reverb Intensity Slider. The selection menu on the right contains all the choices for Reverb environmental effects. The menu on the left contains the list of presets for various types of music. -
Page 31: Uninstalling Software Drivers
Philips Sound Solutions 4. Uninstalling Software Drivers If it becomes necessary to uninstall your Philips Sonic Edge drivers, you can choose one of the two methods available. You may go to the system control panel and launch the “Add/Remove Programs”... -
Page 32: Technical Support And Warranty
Philips Sound Solutions 5. Technical Support And Warranty Before calling the technical support number please make sure you have the following information available: Model number and date of purchase. Computer type, processor speed, and memory available. Computer operating system (IE; Windows® 98SE, ME, etc.). -
Page 33: Warranty Statement
• A product used for commercial or institutional purposes. WHERE IS SERVICE AVAILABLE? Warranty service is available in all countries where the product is officially distributed by Philips Consumer Electronics. In countries where Philips Consumer Electronics does not distribute the product, the local Philips service organization will attempt to provide service (although there may be a delay if the appropriate spare parts and technical manual(s) are not readily available). - Page 34 Write the RMA number conspicuously on the outside of the product carton. Ship the product in its original carton and packaging material prepaid to the Philips repair center listed below. If you do not have the original carton and packaging material, call the number above. Philips will advise you on proper packaging and shipping procedures.
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Page 35: Appendix A
Philips Sound Solutions 6. Appendix A Useful Tips For Speaker set-up, And More Following is some suggestions to help you set up your audio hardware for best results. 6.1.1. Ideal Listening Scenario (Speakers) The ideal way to experience proper imaging, whether stereo, surround, or 3D, is to begin by arranging each pair of speakers as symmetrically as possible. - Page 36 Philips Sound Solutions If each speaker has separate volume controls, try to set them as equally as possible. You can use the Philips Sound Agent 2 test utility to help you judge the volumes. This practice applies to headphones as well.
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Page 37: Appendix B
Philips Sound Solutions 7. Appendix B Uninstalling the Old Drivers and the Soundcard Regardless of which one of the supported operating systems you have, the following general steps are used to remove the old drivers. It is recommended that you remove the drivers before you take the old soundcard out of your computer. -
Page 38: Appendix C
Philips Sound Solutions 8. Appendix C Disabling the Integrated Sound To disable the on-board audio you need to enter the system BIOS setup. Most computers only allow you to enter the setup right after power up and just before the operating system starts loading. A message may appear briefly to inform you that you can enter the setup.