Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 4230/MRP M-Audio
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T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 What’ s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Sonica Featur es . . . . .
Introduction Thank you f or purchasing the Sonica b y M-Audio. Sonica is y our audio upgrade for an y PC or Macintosh computer*, utilizing the conv enience of y our computer’ s USB port—no tools, computer disassembly , or power supply is needed.
3 What’ s in the Box? The following items ar e included with your Sonica: • Sonica audio interface • One (1) standard USB cable • Midiman/M-Audio driver CD (includes driv er installation softw.
4 System Requirements W indows: Minimum: • 200 MHz Pentium with MMX • 64 MB RAM • CD-R OM Drive •A vailable USB 1.1 port • Windows® Me, 2000, or XP Recommended: • 500 mHz Pentium III • 128 MB RAM •D VD-R OM Drive and D VD Pla y er application (F or Dolby Digital Pla yback) •A vailable USB 1.
A Closer Look... The following is an illustration of y our Sonica, with a description of its connectors and components. Please see the section, “Hooking Up Y our Sonica, ” f or more information. 1. USB Connector : Connect the “device end” of the USB cable that came with your Sonica to this USB connector .
Software Installation Y our Sonica comes with software that allows it to communicate with y our particular operating system and platform (PC or Mac). Please locate the operating system for y our computer in this section and follow those instructions.
6. The Hardwar e Installation window appears with a warning that the driver has not passed Windows Logo testing. Press the button "Continue An ywa y ." 7. After the installation, the M-Audio Sonica Control Panel icon appears in the System T ra y of your Windows T askbar .
W indows Me 1. Place the Sonica Software CD in y our CD-R OM Drive. 2. Plug the Sonica into your computer’ s USB port. 3. The New Har dware Wizard will appear , and state that "This wizard helps you install softwar e for : Unknown." Select "Install the softwar e automatically (Recommended).
Mac OS 9.2.2 1. Insert Sonica Software CD into your CD-R OM drive. AutoRun will open the CD and allow y ou to view its contents. 2. Double click the “M-Audio Sonica Installer . ” 3. Click "Continue" at the M-P ow ered Scr een. 4. Read the "Instructions for using M-Audio Sonica.
Mac OS X (10.1.3 or later) 1. Insert the Sonica Software CD into your CD-R OM Drive and open the CD to view its contents. 2. Double click "M-Audio Sonica Installer .dmg" file . An Icon will appear on y our desktop mark ed "Sonica." 3.
Hooking Up Y our Sonica Y our Sonica has an 1/8” mini jack. This is an “analog” audio output that you can connect to your po wer ed speak ers. Y ou ma y also connect this output to the stereo analog inputs of a home ster eo or surr ound receiv er .
Using Analog Connection: Using Optical Digital Connection: NO TE: For those who ha ve a coaxial digital connector ra ther than optical connector on y our surround r eceiver or other digital de vice, y ou may use the CO2 Coaxial/Optical Con v er ter from M-Audio to connect y our Sonica.
Using the Sonica with a Software DVD Player The Sonica will work with an y software D VD pla yer . What type of audio signal your D VD pla y er sends to the Sonica depends on the setting in y our D VD pla yer software. Generally , your D VD play er software will pr ovide a series of audio setup options or pref erences.
Using the SRS T ruSurround XT™ Software T ruSurr ound XT is a patented SRS technolog y that solv es the problem of pla ying 5.1 multi-channel content ov er tw o speakers. T ruSurr ound XT delivers a compelling, vir tual surr ound sound experience thr ough any two-speak er pla yback system.
(Stereo) Cinema Mode: If you ar e using a D VD softwar e a pplication that only supports a 2-channel output and you wish to pla y a Dolby Digital or DTS movie (or DTS m usic CD), then choose this mode.
WOW : WOW is an awar d winning stereo enhancement technology that significantly improv es the performance of ster eo (non-surr ound sound encoded material) signals through an y tw o- speak er system. It extends the sound image in both the horizontal and vertical planes well be yond the speak ers themselv es.
Sonica and the Windows Sound System The Sonica’ s Windows Multimedia drivers will allo w you to use the Sonica as your Windows system sound de vice. If the Sonica is the only audio device installed in y our computer , then Windows will “select” it automatically .
Sonica W arranty MIDIMAN/ M-AUDIO war rants this pr oduct, under normal use , to be free of defects in materials and w orkmanship for a period of One (1) Y ear from date of pur chase, so long as: the .
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