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DFX Adapter Quick Installation Guide � 2006 Power Technology. All rights reserved.
DFX, the DFX logo, and DFX Adapter are trademarks of Power Technology.
Software, specifications, and documentation subject to change without notice.
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DFX Adapter Quick Installation Guide
Installing the DFX Adapter with Stereo Sound Systems
If you are using your DFX Adapter for Stereo playback only, i.e. you only have stereo speakers
or headphones, setup of the adapter is very simple:
1. First plug the DFX Adapter into a USB port on your PC.
2. Then disconnect your speaker plug from the PC audio output jack and plug it into the jack labeled
Front Audio
on the DFX
Adapter.
3. Your PC will now automatically setup the DFX Adapter as the default audio device that will be used for all audio playback on
your PC. You dont need to install any drivers in this case as they are automatically installed by Windows.
Suggestion: For the highest audio quality, its best to have the Volume control on the DFX Adapter turned all the way up, then use
your speakers volume control to adjust your audio playback level. To turn the Volume all the way up on the DFX Adapter, click
the black
VOL+
button on the right top side of the adapter until the volume is at maximum, then adjust your speaker volume
control to set the playback level.
Installing the DFX Adapter with Surround Sound Speaker Systems or
Surround Sound Headphones
1. Connect the Front, Rear, and Center/Sub connectors from your Surround Sound speaker system to the
Front Audio
,
Rear
Audio
and
Center/Sub Woofer
jacks on the DFX Adapter.
2. Plug the DFX Adapter into a USB port on your PC and follow the directions below to install the special Surround Sound
Audio Driver.
Installing the DFX Adapter Surround Sound Audio Driver
Unfortunately the installation instructions included with some versions of the DFX Adapter are not correct, please refer to the
following.
If you have 5.1 Surround Sound speakers or special Surround Sound headphones, please do the following:
A. Insert the CD supplied with your DFX Adapter (titled USB 5.1 CH Audio Adapter) into your CD-ROM drive.
B. After a few seconds a file window should appear showing the contents of the CD. If the window doesnt appear, go to
your Desktop, double-click on the My Computer icon and then double-click on the CD-ROM drive labeled
AA1500AP
.
C. In the file window, double-click on the folder labeled
AA1500AP
driver, and then double-click on the file named
SnxUA161
.
D. This will install the special driver than enables 5.1 Surround Sound playback on your DFX Adapter. At the end of the
installation procedure, at the Dialog Box labeled
Sound Station Setup
, click OK to the question
Launch Sound
Station? E. A blue icon with the letter
S
in the center will now appear at the far right bottom of your computer screen. This opens
your Surround Sound control panel.
F. To get the best audio playback quality with your system, click on the
S
icon and then select
Open Setting
. In the
Surround Sound Control panel that appears, in the Volume Control tab, move the left two Volume faders labeled
Speaker
and
Wave
all the way to the top. Then use the volume control knob mounted on your speaker system to adjust
your audio playback level. � 2006 Power Technology. All rights reserved.
DFX, the DFX logo, and DFX Adapter are trademarks of Power Technology.
Software, specifications, and documentation subject to change without notice.
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Recording with the DFX Adapter
The DFX Adapter includes a very high quality recording section that has both Microphone and Line Level Inputs. To use these
recording capabilities please follow the instructions below.
Selecting the DFX Adapter as the Default Recording Device
After you have plugged the DFX Adapter into an active USB port on your PC, follow the instructions below to make the DFX
Adapter your default recording device.
1. Click the
START
button on the lower left corner of Windows, then select
Settings

Control Panel
.
2. In the panel that appears, double-click
Sounds and Audio Devices
, and click on the
Audio
tab at the top of that panel.
3. In the
Sound Recording
section, click on the arrow at the right of the field, and select
USB Audio
as the default recording
device. (If that device does not appear as a selection, refer to the troubleshooting notes on the DFX Adapter website).
Setting the Recording Input Level
1. Repeat steps 1-2 above to bring up the
Audio
tab of the
Sounds and Audio Devices
panel.
2. In the
Sound Recording
section, click on the
Volume
button. At the bottom of that panel, click the Select box next to the
input you wish to use (
Line
or
Microphone
). Then turn the Volume control all the way up for that selected input (your
recording application will also let you adjust this volume level).
3. Click the X in the upper right hand corner to close the Volume panel, then click OK on the
Sounds and Audio Devices
panel to apply the settings.
4. Your DFX Adapter is now ready to make high quality recordings.
Technical Support
You can find additional help with the DFX Adapter
including troubleshooting and tips on the web:
http://www.fxsound.com/dfxadapter