The following topics describes the single steps wich are necessary to install the PRODIF24 Soundcard into your computer. In order to get the installation to a successful end, it is absolutely necessary to proceed by means of the topics below in the given order.
You can setup the PRODIF24 in a I/O range of 000h-3F8h.
· First find a free I/O address in your computer, wich provides a free range of 8 bytes. You can use the Device Manager of Windows 95™ to find out this.
· Now setup the PRODIF24 with the desired I/O address. This happened by using the switcher at the upper side of the PRODIF24, which is labeled with A3-A9. The following table shows a selection of the most common I/O addresses and its corresponding settings at the PRODIF24.
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Adr. |
A3 |
A4 |
A5 |
A6 |
A7 |
A8 |
A9 |
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100h |
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ñ |
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108h |
ñ |
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ñ |
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110h |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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118h |
ñ |
ñ |
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ñ |
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120h |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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128h |
ñ |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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130h |
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ñ |
ñ |
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ñ |
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138h |
ñ |
ñ |
ñ |
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ñ |
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140h |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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148h |
ñ |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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150h |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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158h |
ñ |
ñ |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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160h |
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ñ |
ñ |
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ñ |
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168h |
ñ |
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ñ |
ñ |
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ñ |
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210h |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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218h |
ñ |
ñ |
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ñ |
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220h |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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228h |
ñ |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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230h |
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ñ |
ñ |
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ñ |
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238h |
ñ |
ñ |
ñ |
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ñ |
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240h |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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248h |
ñ |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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250h |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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258h |
ñ |
ñ |
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ñ |
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ñ |
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260h |
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ñ |
ñ |
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ñ |
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268h |
ñ |
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ñ |
ñ |
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ñ |
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270h |
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ñ |
ñ |
ñ |
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ñ |
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300h |
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ñ |
ñ |
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308h |
ñ |
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ñ |
ñ |
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310h |
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ñ |
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ñ |
ñ |
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318h |
ñ |
ñ |
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ñ |
ñ |
empty field: Switcher
off (upper position)
ñ Switcher on (lower
position)
· Secure, that your computer is disconnected from power.
· Open the cover.
· Find a free ISA slot.
· Remove the corresponding slot plate.
· Insert the PRODIF24 Soundcard into the ISA slot carefully.
· Fix the soundcard with a screw at the slot plate.
· Close the cover of the computer.
With the PRODIF24 Soundcard you are able to connect one external, digital Play-Device and one external, digital Record-Device by using the optical or electrical inputs.
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Jack
(left Þ right) |
Function |
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1. TOS-Link Jack |
Optical Input |
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1. 1/4'' TRS Jack |
Electrical Input |
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2. 1/4'' TRS Jack |
Electrical Output |
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2. TOS-Link Jack |
Optical Output |
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3. 1/4'' TRS Jack |
Analog Output |
· Insert the PRODIF24 Driver Disc into a drive.
· Open the start menu Windows 95™ and choose Settings Þ Control Panel.
· Open the dialog for installing new hardware components by double clicking the icon Hardware
· Click at the button Next to start the installation.
· Now you will get the opportunity to search automatically for new hardware components. Choose No and click at the button Next
· In the appearing list of hardware types choose Audio-, Video- und Gamecontroller and click at the button Next
· In the following dialog click the button Disc to get Windows 95™ to install the PRODIF24 drivers from disc. Now click at Browse and select the directory English to install the english driver version. Click OK to confirm the selected directory and click OK once more to finish the source directory dialog.
· Now you have the choice of all available models of the PRODIF24. Just click at the button OK and start the copy process in the next dialog by clicking the button Next.
· After the drivers were copied, a dialog appears with the settings of I/O address and the available DMA channels for the PRODIF24 driver (called PRODIF24 Driver Control Panel). Now carry out the same setting you have chosen in the hardware configuration and confirm your settings by clicking the button OK.
· At the conclusion of the installation process Windows 95™ suggests you to restart the operating system. That is unconditionally necessary to activate the PRODIF24 driver. Therefor click at the button Yes
· After Windows 95™ has restarted, the PRODIF24 Soundcard is ready to operate.
· If the driver reports at start of Windows 95™ that it could not initialize the PRODIF24 hardware, this often is caused by a discrepancy of the I/O addresses of the driver and the soundcard or a collision of the I/O address of the PRODIF24 with another system component.
Þ Check the I/O settings of the driver and the soundcard.
· While you playing a sound, you can hear noting.
Þ Please check whether your sampling program is using the PRODIF24 driver or not. If this program is not able to specify a definite driver, the choose in the Control Panel under Multimedia the PRODIF24 driver as the privileged driver.
Þ Check the cable connections between the PRODIF24 Soundcard and the
external audio devices by using the notes provided in the paragraph Connection
external audio devices.
Þ Check if the option Switch Input to Output at PRODIF24 Driver Control Panel is present. In this case you can hear only the record audio signal.
· Although a audio source was playing while a recording session, you have got only silence.
Þ Please check whether your sampling program is using the PRODIF24 driver or not. If this program is not able to specify a definite driver, the choose in the Control Panel under Multimedia the PRODIF24 driver as the privileged driver.
Þ Check the cable connections between the PRODIF24 Soundcard and the external audio devices by using the notes provided in the paragraphs Connecting audio devices at the PRODIF24 and Connecting the CDROM Drive
· The recording of a sound goes well but you can not hear anything while recording.
Þ Use the option Switch Input to Output at PRODIF24 Driver Control Panel.