Audio: Dell Dimension XPS Dxxx Systems
Audio: Dell™ Dimension™ XPS Dxxx Systems
Connecting Audio Devices
| Adjusting Volume | Enabling/Adjusting
the Yamaha OPL3-SA3 Enhanced 3D Audio Controller |Yamaha
S-YXG50 Wave-Table Software (Microsoft� Windows� 95 Operating
System Only) | Audio
Drivers for Windows 95 | Audio
Drivers for the Microsoft Windows NT� 4.0 Operating System
For Dell Dimension XPS Dxxx systems with integrated
sound, there are 3 audio device connectors on the back panel of the
computer:
- A line-out jack (green-colored) for connecting the audio
cable from speakers with integrated amplifiers
- A line-in jack (blue-colored) for connecting the line-out
cable from record/playback devices such as cassette
players, CD players, and VCRs
- A microphone jack (red-colored) for connecting the audio
cable from a personal computer microphone
To adjust the volume for both Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0,
perform the following steps:
- Either double-click on the speaker icon in the task bar
or, from the task bar, select the following in sequence:
Programs, Accessories, Multimedia, and Volume Control.
- In the Volume Control column, move the vertical slide
switch up or down to raise or lower the volume; use the
horizontal slide switch to adjust the balance.
The Yamaha OPL3-SA3 Enhanced 3D Audio controller provides
sound functions compatible with a Sound Blaster Pro expansion
card.
Enabling enhanced 3D audio:
- Click on the speaker icon in the task bar to display the
OPL3-SA Mixer Volume Control screen.
- From the Options menu at the top of the screen, click on
Advanced Controls to display the Advanced button in the
lower left corner of the screen.
- Click on the Advanced button to display the Advanced
Controls for Volume Control screen.
- Click the 1 3D Enhancement checkbox to enable (or
disable) 3D audio. You can also adjust the slide switches
to control the bass and treble tones.
Fine-Tuning 3D audio:
To enable finer adjustment of your enhanced 3D audio, you can
add 3D enhanced audio to the OPL3-SA Mixer Volume Control screen.
To do so, select Properties from the Options menu, and then
select 3D Enhanced Wide.
Under 3D Enhanced on the Volume Control screen, you can widen
or narrow the stereo sound field by moving the 3D Enhanced slide
switch up or down, respectively. (When 3D audio is first enabled,
the switch defaults to about � of the way to the top.) Use the
Mute checkbox to turn 3D audio all the way down.
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NOTES: Under the Microsoft Windows 95 operating
system only, the 3D Enhanced properties section of the
Volume Control screen is linked to the 3D Enhanced
Ymersion slide switch available through the OPL3-SAX
Configuration icon on the Windows 95 Control Panel. A
change made at one location is reflected at the other. If
you have Dolby Surround sound included with your system,
you should not enable both the Dolby and the Yamaha
Ymersion sound system at the same time.
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Yamaha S-YXG50 wave-table software is included on Dell
Dimension XPS Dxxx systems running the Windows 95
operating system. The wave-table software enhances your system's
MIDI sound capabilities beyond those provided with the integrated
audio controller. For more information about the wave-table
software and its utilities, refer to the help file in the Yamaha
S-YXG50 program folder.
To reinstall the audio drivers, follow these steps:
- If diskette copies of the audio drivers do not already
exist, use the Program Diskette Maker (in the Dell�
Accessories folder) to make copies from the diskette
images on the hard-disk drive. One blank diskette is
required.
- Start Windows 95.
- To uninstall the old drivers, insert the audio driver
diskette into drive A, type a:\sauninst,
and then follow the instructions on the screen. When the
message Now restarting the computer
appears, remove the driver diskette and click OK.
- At the New Hardware Found screen, make sure Driver from disk provided by hardware
manufacturer is checked.
- Reinsert the audio driver diskette (if not already in)
and click OK.
- At the Install From Disk dialog box, make sure that a:/ appears in the dialog field.
Then click OK. Messages indicate that files are being
installed; then the New Hardware Found screen reappears.
- Repeat steps 4, 5, and 6 twice more, as the install
program installs additional groups of files. After all
the drivers are installed, the system starts Windows 95.
- Remove the audio driver diskette.
To reinstall the audio drivers, follow these steps:
- If diskette copies of the audio drivers do not already
exist, use the Program Diskette Maker (in the Dell
Accessories folder) to make copies from the diskette
images on the hard-disk drive. One blank diskette is
required.
- Start Windows NT 4.0.
- To uninstall the old drivers: from the Start menu select
Control Panel and then select the Multimedia icon. On the
Multimedia Properties screen, select the Devices tab,
expand Audio Properties, and highlight Audio for OPL3_SA
Sound Systems (language). Click Remove, then Yes, then
Restart Now.
- Insert the audio driver diskette into drive A.
- From the Start menu, select Settings and then Control
Panel.
- Double-click on the Multimedia icon.
- From the Multimedia Properties window, click the Devices
tab, click Audio Devices, and then click Add.
- From the Add dialog box, select Unlisted or Updated
Driver and click OK.
- From the Install Driver dialog box, type a:\ and click OK.
- From the Add Unlisted or Updated Driver dialog box,
select OPL3SA Sound System (in the appropriate language)
and click OK.
- If a dialog box with the message Driver
exists. Do you want to use current driver or install new
one? appears, click New. The driver files are
copied from the diskette to the hard-disk drive.
- At the Yamaha OPL3-SA3 Drivers screen, click the Enable
MIDI checkbox and then click OK.
- Remove the audio driver diskette and then, at the System
Settings dialog box, click Restart Now to restart Windows
NT.
After the drivers have been installed, there will be a new
Audio Control folder containing 2 programs—Audio Mixer and
Audio Input.
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