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ECTIVA(tm) Audio 5.1
Readme File for Microsoft(r) Windows(r) Operating Systems
February 2004
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This document provides late-breaking or other information that
supplements the ECTIVA Audio 5.1 documentation.
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CONTENTS
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1. ENABLING COMPACT DISC DIGITAL AUDIO (CDDA)
1.1 For Windows 2000 and Windows XP
1.2 For Windows Millennium (Me)
1.3 For Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
2. WINDOWS 98 SE PATCH INSTALLATION
2.1 Installing the Patch
3. NOTES ON AUDIO PLAYBACK THROUGH ANALOG 5.1 SPEAKER SYSTEMS
3.1 Stereo Audio Files
3.2 5.1 DVD Movie Audio
3.3 3D Audio in Games
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1. ENABLING COMPACT DISC DIGITAL AUDIO (CDDA)
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With CDDA extraction enabled on your computer's operating
system, you do not have to use an audio cable to connect
your drive to your audio card. To enable CDDA, follow the
steps for your operating system below.
1.1 For Windows 2000 and Windows XP
1) Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2) In the Control Panel window, double-click the System
icon.
3) In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware
tab.
4) Click the Device Manager button.
5) Double-click the DVD/CD-ROM drives icon.
Your computer drives will appear.
6) Right-click the disk drive icon. A menu will appear.
7) Click Properties.
8) In the Digital CD Playback box of the next dialog box,
click the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device
check box to select it.
1.2 For Windows Millennium (Me)
1) Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2) In the Control Panel window, double-click the System
icon.
3) In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device
Manager tab.
4) Double-click the DVD/CD-ROM drives icon.
Your computer drives will appear.
5) Right-click the disk drive icon. A menu will appear.
6) Click Properties.
7) In the Digital CD Playback box of the next dialog box,
click the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device
check box to select it.
8) Click the OK button.
1.3 For Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
1) Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2) In the Control Panel window, double-click the Multimedia
icon.
3) In the Multimedia Properties dialog box, click the CD
Music tab.
4) Click the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device
check box to select it.
5) Click the OK button.
2. WINDOWS 98 SE PATCH INSTALLATION
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2.1 Installing the Patch
Perform the following steps after installing the ECTIVA
Audio 5.1 audio drivers in Windows 98 SE, and after
restarting your system.
1) Click Start --> Run.
2) Type d:\os patch\setup.exe in the Open box and then
click the OK button (replace d:\ with the drive letter
of your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive).
3. NOTES ON AUDIO PLAYBACK THROUGH ANALOG 5.1 SPEAKER SYSTEMS
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3.1 Stereo Audio Files
Stereo (two-channel) audio files in WAV or MP3 format will
only be played back through two speaker channels (Front L/R)
even if your analog 5.1 speaker system is connected to all
three of the ECTIVA Audio 5.1 card's Line Out jacks.
3.2 5.1 DVD Movie Audio
In order to play back 5.1 movie audio through all speaker
channels in an analog 5.1 speaker setup, your software DVD
decoding application has to support 5.1 output.
3.3 3D Audio in Games
3D audio in games will be played back according to the
positional audio properties inherent in the game's
audio track.
Copyright ｩ 2004 Creative Technology Ltd. ECTIVA is a trademark
of Creative Technology Ltd. in the United States and/or other
countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation. All rights reserved. Information in this document
is subject to change without notice and does not represent a
commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd.
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End of Readme File
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