PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT First Edition Oct, 2004 Index 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Introduction What’s in the Box Key Features System Requirements Exterior Features 2 2 3 4 5 1. PCI Card 5 6. Hardware Installation 7 1. Preparation for hardware installation 7 2. Installing the Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT PCI card 8 7. Software Installation 8. Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT Control Panel 9. DirectWIRE 3.0 9 15 22 1. What is DirectWIRE? 22 2. DirectWIRE Panel 22 3. DirectWIRE Examples 24 10. Configuring Prodigy 7.1/5.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the AUDIOTRAK Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT. Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT is a powerful PCI multimedia digital audio interface ideal for Home Theater PCs and designed for many powerful functions that will satisfy both beginners and professionals looking for high quality digital audio solutions. Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT is designed to fit even mini PCs and supports PCI-X (3.3) interface for future chipsets. 2. What’s in the Box Your Prodigy 7.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 3. Key Features 1. Highest quality audio with anti-pop and muting circuit Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT supports full 24-bit/192kHz audio providing superb audio quality and clarity. Audiotrak has succeeded in reducing noise as much as possible by removing the AC97 codec on board and by receiving MIC input directly at 24 Bit/192KHz. Despite the small PCB board, Prodigy 7.1/5.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 4. System Requirements Prodigy 7.1/5.1LT is a multimedia digital audio interface with many functions, not just a simple soundcard. So although Prodigy 7.1/5.1LT has low CPU dependability, to take full advantage of Prodigy 7.1/5.1LT, your computer needs to meet the minimum system requirements. Faster CPU, faster hard disk, and larger amounts of RAM are generally recommended. Minimum System Requirements 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 5. Exterior Features 1.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT Pin Map for 10 ~ 14 connector Pin# #1(top) #2(middle) #3(bottom) MIC IN- (10) Mic input signal GND Mic bias LINE IN- (11) Line in left GND Line in right FRONT– (12) Front left GND Front right REAR- (13) Rear left GND Rear right CEN/LFE- (14) Center GND LFE BS(HP)– (15) BS left (HP left) GND BS right (HP right) NOTE: These internal pins are for computer cases.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 6. Hardware Installation Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT requires following installation steps: · PCI card installation · Driver installation Also you need to understand is how to connect Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT to other external devices such as MIC, amp, mixer, and recording devices such as MD or DAT players. 1. Preparation for hardware installation Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT PCI card and other components in the computer can easily be damaged by electrical shock.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 2. Installing Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT PCI card 1) Look for an empty PCI slot. If you do not know which one is a PCI slot, please read the following: 2) The PCI slot is the most common and is used for a wide range of devices from the soundcard to the modem. Usually, the PCI slot is the white-colored slot. It should not be too hard to find the PCI slot for Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT. 3) If there is a guide blocking the empty slot, please remove the guide using the proper screwdriver.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 7. Software Installation After completing the hardware installation, you need to install the Windows driver. The installation steps in Windows 2000 and Windows XP vary, but they are similar between the different versions of Windows. The installation steps shown below are based on Windows XP installation. Note: Depending on your system, you may need the Windows installation CD. Note: Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT installs several drivers during its installation process.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 3. During installation in Windows 2000 and Windows XP, you will be prompted with a message warning that the driver software has not passed Windows Logo testing. Select Continue Anyway and proceed with the installation. The driver is completely tested and verified by AUDIOTRAK, and safe to use. 4. When you see the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, click Finish to complete the installation. 5, Windows will automatically continue to install the Prodigy 7.1/5.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 6. Again, choose “Search for the best driver in these locations” and specify the location of the driver. Select “Include this location in the search” and click Browse button to find the driver’s location. For example, it is E:\AUDIOTRAK\PRODIGY71LT\, if E:\ is your CD-Rom drive. (E:\AUDIOTRAK\PRODIGY51LT\” for Prodigy5.1LT card) 7. During installation in Windows 2000 and Windows XP, you will again be prompted with the Windows Digital Signature warning screen.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 9. Windows will automatically continue to install the QVE 96-24 driver for QSound. 10. Again, choose “Search for the best driver in these locations” and specify the location of the driver. Select “Include this location in the search” and click Browse button to find the driver’s location. For example, it is E:\AUDIOTRAK\PRODIGY71LT\, if E:\ is your CD-Rom drive. (E:\AUDIOTRAK\PRODIGY51LT\” for Prodigy 5.1 LT card) 11.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 12. Once the installer has finished copying the files. You will see the Installation Complete screen. Click Finish. 13. After you complete both driver installations, you should restart your computer. 14. After restarting Windows, you will see the Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT panel icon in your system tray (lower right corner of your desktop). Click on the icon to open the Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT panel. 15. Go to Device Manager, check the devices under ‘Sound, video and game controllers’.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 17. Go to Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Device Properties → Audio tab. You can choose each stereo device or multi channel device for your use on Sound playback or Sound recording. 18. Jet Audio program – You can install Jet Audio multimedia program on installation CD \UAT\JET_Audio\ setup.exe .
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 8. PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT Control Panel The Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT’s driver software provides a simple yet powerful interface with your computer. The Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT’s driver provides two driver modes. One is Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT for digital recording and audio output. And the other is QVE96-24 for 3D sound effect QSound Engine for multi sound or gaming. The panel gives you control over both driver functions. This is the table for comparison between Prodigy 7.1/5.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT The Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT panel features pull down menus for configuration. 1. Main You can control input and output on “MAIN”. It is also the default screen you see when you first launch the panel. Basic functions of Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT are controlled from this screen. 1) Input: You can change the input level on channels 1/2 by clicking and dragging the fader bar. The number on the bottom shows the relative amount in dB. Clicking this number enables you to mute the channel.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT NOTE: MAS (Master) - This is control for Audio output level. WAV (Wave) - This is control for Sound frequency. So you can control PCM digital output 4) Digital: It shows digital output signal monitor. DMA is for internal data output and CD is pass thru S/PDIF signal from CD-digital input on CD – digital in connector. NOTE: CD mode is for only S/PDIF digital input from CD-ROM drive. So please use DMA mode when you are not using CD-Digital input.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT ⓐ QSound Multi Speaker System (QMSS™): It is for multi-channel synthesis from mono and stereo content* Outputs: 3, 4 and 5.1-channel speaker systems QXpander™: It is for mono-to-3D and stereo-to-3D stereo sound stage synthesis and enhancement* Outputs: headphones or stereo speakers. ⓑ QSizzle™, ⓒ QRumble™: It is for Dynamic spectral emphasis. Especially valuable for restoring compressed audio. (MP3, internet broadcast etc.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 4.QEM QSound Environmental Modeling (QEM™) is an acoustic environment simulation. Outputs are headphones, 2 to 5.1-channel speaker systems. ⓐ QSound Environmental Modeling: You can select your acoustic environment simulation from the choices ⓑ Intensity: It is the intensity control for QEM™ 5. Equalizer It is the Equalizer for QSound ⓐ EQ On: It is On/Off switch for the EQ effect.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 6. QEM QSound Environmental Modeling (QEM™) on/off. 7. QSizzle QSizzle™ on/off. 8. QRumble™ QRumble™ on/off. 9. QNormalize QNormalize on/off. 10. 3D effect QMSS and QXpander, QRumble™ on/off. 11. QRumble™ QRumble™ panel on/off. 12. DirectWIRE 3.0 Clicking this menu will open the DirectWIRE 3.0 screen. DirectWIRE 3.0 is a unique feature of the E-WDM driver that transfers digital audio data internally within different applications.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 14. Config 1) Mouse Wheel: Configures the mouse wheel for volume change adjustment. Default value is ±1.5dB per step. You can configure the steps to your preference. Configuration Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Change/Step ±1.5dB ±3.0dB ±6.0dB ±12.0dB 2) Latency: Configures the latency setting for Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT. Generally, for multi-track recording we recommend higher latency for stability. For software synthesizers and mastering software, we recommend lower latency.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 9. DirectWIRE 3.0 1. What is DirectWIRE? DirectWIRE is a 100% purely digital wire! DirectWIRE is a driver technology, developed by AUDIOTRAK, which can be used for routing audio streams internally within applications using E-WDM Audio MIDI drivers, exclusively developed by AUDIOTRAK. With the DirectWIRE router, an application can record from other application’s audio outputs without external wiring or any loss of data while they are running at the same time.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT ⓐ INPUT column is a new feature of DirectWIRE 3.0. It's used to route signals from the card's hardware inputs. With Prodigy 7.1/5.1LT, from INPUT 1 to 8 are identical to the each left and right channels of the analog input signal. And INPUT 9 and 10 are the left and right channels of the digital input. ⓑ MME column represents general application's I/O: Ex.) WinAmp, WaveLab (non ASIO mode), Cakewalk, Audition, Vegas, etc. ⓒ WDM column represents Multi-MME application’s I/O: Ex.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 3. DirectWIRE Examples NOTE: Please set up DirectWIRE first before starting application program. 1) STERO MIX type Recording: for internet broadcasting with WinAMP Note: If you set up like above then you can send Microphone and MP3 play signal during broadcasting via WinAmp. If you want to send only MP3 play signal then just remove INPUT line on DirectWIRE panel.
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PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 6) Recording from GigaStudio(GSIF) to Cubase(ASIO) 7) Let's say you want to quickly dub some vocal over an audio track. It's very simple with DirectWIRE 3.0. You just have to make connections similar to these.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 10. Configuring PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT is a premium multimedia audio device for professional audio. It is simple to configure Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT for use in games to DVD surround sound. NOTE: Only the basic setup options for the applications are shown in this chapter. For more detailed setup options please refer to the software manual. 1. Windows Multimedia Setup To configure Prodigy 7.1/5.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT PowerDVD 5.0 supports 8 channel surround speaker outputs as shown below. However, most of DVD titles only have 5.1 surround sounds. You can enjoy Dolby Digital DVD with just 6 speaker setting.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 11. Specifications Analog Audio Sample rate supports : 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, (176.4, 192)kHz *Playback only Analog Input : Connector Type : 3.5mm phone jack(Line in, Mic in) Nominal Level : -10dBV (0dBFS @ +6dBV) Impedance : 10K ohm Analog Output : Connector Type : 3.5mm mini phone jack via break-out cable(out 1-8, H.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT 12. Warranty Trademarks AUDIOTRAK and Prodigy 7.1/5.1 LT are trademarks of Ego Systems Inc. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. End User Warranty Ego Systems, Inc.
PRODIGY 7.1/5.1 LT The FCC and CE Regulation Warning This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
