Voyetra Turtle Beach Montego II Quadzilla User's Guide

1Turtle BeachMontego IIUser’s Guide

10 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSTHE MONTEGO II SOUND CARDHere is a look at the Montego II sound card, to help you identify thevarious connectors and ports.

11INSTALLING THEMONTEGO IIThis chapter takes you through the installation process step-by-step.If you have another sound card in your system that you

12 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSOVERVIEW OF THE STEPSThere is a specific sequence of steps that you need to take when installingthe Montego II sound card.HERE

13YES!16-bit ISA slot – DO NOT USE!8-bit ISA slot – DO NOT USE!PCI slots – use this type!3. Select an unused PCI expansion slot for the card. It shou

14 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSINSTALLING THE CD-ROM AUDIO CABLEThe Montego II comes with an audio connector cable — one end is keyed(MPC-2), the other is not

15WINDOWS 95 & 98INSTALLATIONNow that the hardware is installed, it is time to configure the drivers.The Plug and Play installation process uses y

16 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSTO INSTALL THE DRIVERS IN WINDOWS 98:The following outlines the driver and applications installation process forWindows 98 driv

174. Windows will search thesystem for the correctdriver which will belocated on the CD-ROMdrive. Click next tocontinue the installation.5. The app

18 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSTO INSTALL THE DRIVERS IN WINDOWS 95:WHICH VERSION OF WINDOWS 95 DO YOU HAVE?Microsoft issued a maintenance release of Windows

19At this point, the install program will check for Direct X, version6 or later. If Direct X is already on your system the installationwill proceed.

2 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSThis documentation and the accompanying software are copyright © 1999by Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. All rights reserved. No part

20 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSTo test the system, you need to connect headphones or speakers to theMontego’s output. For more information on hooking up speak

21process is explained below). If the problem persists, please call TurtleBeach technical support for help in diagnosing the problem.TO BOOT IN SAFE M

22 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMS6. Select Montego II Applications from the list and click the Add/Removebutton.7. Select Montego II Drivers from the list and

23 WINDOWS NT 4.0INSTALLATIONBEFORE YOU INSTALL THE DRIVERS, NOTE … Your BIOS should be in non Plug-and-Play mode. For instructions onchanging the BI

24 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSINSTALLING THE MONTEGO II APPLICATIONS ANDDRIVERS IN WINDOWS NT 4.0To install the Montego II applications in Window NT 4.0, run

25SETTING THE MONTEGO II AS THE DEFAULTDEVICEIf you have more than one sound card in your system you will need to setthe Montego II as the default MID

26 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSTO DISABLE OR ENABLE A DEVICE:1. In the Windows NT Control Panel double-click on the Devices icon.2. From here you can disabl

27MAKING CONNECTIONSThis section covers hooking up the Montego II to the rest of your audiosystem.THE BACK PANELThe back panel of the Montego II has M

28 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSJOYSTICK CONTROLLERThe joystick connection on the back of the Montego II also serves as aMIDI port. The optional cable availabl

29USING THE MONTEGO IIGRAPHIC EQA 10-band graphic EQ, located in the AudioStation 32 applicationprovides tone control over the wave output and synth o

3TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS3WELCOME…5Remember to Register! 6Our Website 6THE MONTEGO II 7Resource Usage 7The required resources are as follows

30 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSAUDIOSTATION 32AudioStation® 32 integrates control of your multimedia files in oneconvenient and useful location. AudioStation®

31AUDIOSTATION MIXERAudioStation 32’s Audio Mixer provides a convenient way to view theavailable mixer functions for all sources at one time.SYSTEM TR

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33THE TBS MONTEGO IICONTROL PANELThe TBS Montego II Control Panel allows you to configure the features ofyour Montego II. It lets you easily adjust wa

34 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSWINDOWS 95/98 TBS MONTEGO II CONTROLPANELMIDI TABDESTINATION FOR DOS BOX MIDI OUTThis list box lets you select how MIDI is hand

35WAVETABLE EFFECTSThe Montego II offers advanced global effects. These controls allow fine-tuning of the effects. Effects Checkbox – You can disable

36 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSDISABLE DIRECTSOUND HARDWARE ACCELERATIONSome games using DirectSound do not check the hardware resourcescorrectly. If no sound

37WAVETABLE EFFECTSThe Montego II offers advanced global reverb and chorus effects. Thesecontrols allow fine-tuning of the chorus and reverb effects.

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39 TECHNICAL SUPPORTThis Getting Started Guide, the SoundCheck utilities and the various helpand PDF files should be all you need to get the Montego I

4 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSUSING THE MONTEGO II 29Graphic EQ 29Included Software 29MIDI Orchestrator Plus 29AudioStation 32 30AudioView 32 30MIDI Orchestra

40 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSIF YOU CALL: You must be registered or have your product ID at hand. If possible, use a telephone near your computer. The te

41WARRANTY ANDLICENSING INFORMATIONThis Appendix includes the warranty for the Montego II sound card, theVoyetra End-User License Agreement for the so

42 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSHARDWARE WARRANTYVoyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. ("Voyetra") warrants to the original end-userpurchaser ("Purchaser&q

43VOYETRA END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENTBy installing this Software you acknowledge that you have read,understood and agree to abide by the terms and cond

44 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSVOYETRA MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITHREGARD TO THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING BUTNOT LIMITED TO THE IM

45FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITYPRODUCT NAME: Internal PCI Sound CardModel Number: TB400-3356-01FCC RULES: TESTED TO COMPLY WITH FCC PART 15, CLASS BOP

46 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSDECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (EMC)Manufacturer’s Name: Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.Manufacturer’s Address: 5 Odell PlazaYonkers, NY

47INDEXCcable connections · 28CD-Audio Connector · 10CD-ROM audio cableconnecting · 14Hheadphones · 8II/O addresses · 8installing the sound card · 11o

48 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSWwarranty · 42website · 2, 6white wire · 14Windows 3.xinstalling the drivers · 23resources · 8Windows 95common conflicts · 20in

5WELCOME…And thank you for choosing Turtle Beach! The ultimate in PC audioquality is here, with the Turtle Beach Montego II PCI sound card.Whether you

6 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMSREMEMBER TO REGISTER!You can register by mail, fax, phone or on the Web — whichever is easiestfor you. Refer to the front of thi

7CHAPTERONETHE MONTEGO IIThe Montego II has many significant features, including: A3D 2.0 positional audio >97 dB Signal to Noise Ratio 18-bit a

8 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMS In Windows 95 and 98, the resources are set automatically by theConfiguration Manager, but can be adjusted using the WindowsDev

93-D LISTENING MODEThe Montego II is capable of reproducing 3D sound through two speakersor headphones. To achieve the best 3D listening experience yo