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4 Speakers
Select this if you have a 4 or 5 piece speaker system (stereo front left and right and
rear/surround left and right speakers and optional subwoofer). 3D sounds generat-
ed by compatible applications will processed to the appropriate speaker and stereo
sounds from applications will be expanded to four distinct channels using QMSS.
Stereo sources from external inputs (CD In, Line In . . .) will not be expanded to the
rear speakers unless the source is selected in the "Apply Reverb/QXpander/QMSS
to External Input Source:". Similarly the "Apply QXpander/QMSS" box must be
checked under "S/PDIF In" on the "S/PDIF" tab in order for S/PDIF In sources to be
expanded to all 4 speakers.
If your front or rear speakers are digital (S/PDIF) rather than analog then see the
"S/PDIF" section of this manual for additional instructions.
5.1 Speakers:
Select this mode if you have a 5.1 speaker system (front left, front center, front right,
surround left and right speakers and LFE/subwoofer). 3D sounds generated by com-
patible applications will processed to the appropriate speaker and stereo sounds
from applications will be expanded to 5.1 distinct channels using QMSS.
Stereo sources from external inputs (CD In, Line In . . .) will not be expanded to the
rear, center and LFE speakers unless the source is selected in the "Apply
Reverb/QXpander/QMSS to External Input Source:". Similarly the "Apply
QXpander/QMSS" box must be checked under "S/PDIF In" on the "S/PDIF" tab in
order for S/PDIF In sources to be expanded to all speakers.
If your front or rear speakers are digital (S/PDIF) rather than analog then see the
instructions in the "S/PDIF" section of this manual.
Expand All (Windows
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2000/WDM drivers only)
Select "Expand All" before starting the application to transform stereo applications to
4 or 5.1 speaker playback. This occurs automatically in other operating systems.
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Balance Slider
Use this slider to adjust the relative volume of the right vs. left speaker. The overall
volume will not be affected.To center the balance slider automatically, right click on
the balance slider, and choose "Center".
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Fade Slider
Use the slider to adjust the relative volume of the front vs. rear speaker.
To center the fade slider automatically, right click on the fade slider, and
choose "Center".
Volume Sliders
Center:
To adjust the volume output for the center channel in
5.1-Speaker mode.
Master:
To adjust the volume output for the master volume
(all speakers affected).
LFE:
To adjust the volume output for the Low Frequency Effects
channel in 5.1-Speaker mode.
Tone Control
Treble and/or Bass level can by emphasized by checking the "Enable" box and adjust-
ing the Treble and/or Bass sliders. Uncheck the "Enable" box or adjust the sliders to
the bottom for a flat response.
Default Button
The default button will disable tone control and set Tone Control sliders to
minimum (flat). All other sliders under "Output Control" are centered.
Apply Reverb/QXpander/QMSS to External Input Source
Reverb, QXpander (when enabled), and expansion of stereo to 4 or 5.1 channels
(QMSS) are automatically applied to all sounds generated by applications running on
your PC however they are not applied to inputs such as analog "CD In" and "Line In"
unless that input is selected on the "Apply Reverb/QMSS/QXpander to External
Input Source " selector pull-down menu.
For example if you are using the Microsoft "CD player" which uses the analog "CD
In" connector to play CD's or if you are using a tape deck or other external device
connected to "Line In" you must select the input here to enable conversion of these
stereo sources to 4 or 5.1 channels using QMSS. However if you are using an appli-
cation that is not dependent on these connections such as a game, MP3 player, or a
CD player that uses digital extraction rather than analog "CD In" (such as the includ-
ed Siren JukeBox application) then QMSS is used to automatically convert these
sources to 4 or 5.1 channels (when in 4 or 5.1 speaker mode).
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