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O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S
Sound Card 7.1 PCIe
Item-No. 87 24 41
Intended Use
The product is intended to be installed in a PCI Express slot on a computer, where it provides
inputs and outputs for audio signals (line level). Furthermore, the plug-in card has a digital
(optical) audio output.
This product complies with the applicable National and European requirements. All names of
companies and products are the trademarks of the respective owner. All rights reserved.
Package Contents
• Plug-in card
• Adapter cable (mini DIN plug on 4x jack plug)
• Data carrier with driver
• Operating Instructions
Features
• Intended for installation in a PCI Express slot
• 7.1 audio output
• Optical digital output
• Internal connection for the analogue audio signal from a CD/DVD drive.
Safety Instructions
The warranty will be void in the event of damage caused by failure to observe
these safety instructions. We do not assume any liability for any consequential
damage!
We do not accept liability for damage to property or personal injury caused by
improper handling or non-compliance with the safety instructions! The warranty
will be null and void in such cases.
• If in doubt about how to install the device correctly, please contact an EXPERT or
a specialist workshop and let them do the installation!
Incorrect installation can cause damage to the plug-in card and also to your
computer and all connected devices.
Caution, lethal hazard!
Switch off the computer in which the plug-in card is to be installed, and all connected
devices, and disconnect all devices from the mains voltage, remove the plug from
the mains! Just turning off at the on/off switch is not enough!
• The product is only intended for installation and use in a computer housing.
• The unauthorised conversion and/or modification of the product is inadmissible
because of safety and approval reasons (CE).
• The product is not a toy and should be kept out of the reach of children.
• Do not leave packing materials unattended. They may become dangerous play-
things for children.
• Handle the product with care, it can be damaged by impacts, blows, or accidental
drops, even from a low height.
Installation
• Open your computer's housing and carefully remove the cover.
• Locate a free PCI Express slot, remove this slot's cover and insert the card into the PCI
Express slot. Screw the plug-in card firmly into place and make sure it is positioned correctly
in the slot!
• There are two differently sized four-pin connectors on the plug-in card. With an appropriate
adapter cable (not enclosed with the sound card; the cable is either delivered with the CD/DVD
drive or can be purchased separately), you can connect the analogue audio output from a
CD/DVD drive. Please refer to the section „Connection".
If necessary, secure the cable with cable ties so it cannot obstruct the fan in your computer.
• Then, close the housing of your computer.
• Connect your computer and monitor to the mains voltage and switch on all of the devices.
• If your computer does not start correctly, switch it off immediately and check all the settings
and cable connections.
It must be disconnected from the mains power supply before restarting, see above!
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Driver Installation
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After Windows has started, it recognises the plug-in card automatically as new hardware. Cancel
the automatic recognition.
Version 05/10
Place the enclosed CD into an appropriate drive on your computer.
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Start the Windows file manager and start the installation programme in the directory mentioned
above.
It might be necessary to restart Windows, before the sound card is recognised correctly.
Connection
Connection Audio signal
Line IN
MIC IN
FRONT
REAR
SURR
C/SUB
Digital OUT Digital output
(*) Not possible in Windows Vista/Windows 7
The analogue audio output from a CD/DVD drive can be connected to the the connectors J3 or
J5. Pay attention to the signal allocation printed on the plug-in card:
J3 = L-G-G-R
J5 = G-R-G-L
(L = left audio signal, R = right audio signal, G = GND/signal level)
Disposal
© Copyright 2010 by Conrad Electronic SE.
At the time of issuing this operating manual, the driver was located as an installation
programme in the directory „Sound" and there, in the folder „VT1723".
Pay attention to the labelling on the connector for the plug-in card and the adapter
cable.
For playback of the specific analogue outputs, not only is an appropriate audio sig-
nal necessary but also software that can play this signal (e.g. DVD player software).
Audio signal Audio signal
for 2 channels for 4 channels (*) for 6 channels
Line-In Line-In Line-In
Mic-In Mic-In Mic-In
Line-Out Front-Out Front-Out
Surround-Out Surround-Out
Centre-/Subwoofer-Out
Digital output Digital output
Audio signals are only present at the analogue audio output from a CD/DVD player
when a standard audio CD is played.
When DVDs, videos, MP3s or similar are played, no audio signal is present at the
output!
Electrical and electronic products do not belong in the household waste!
Please dispose of the device when it is no longer of use, according to the current
statutory requirements.
These operating instructions are a publication by Conrad Electronic SE, Klaus-Conrad-Str. 1, D-92240
Hirschau (www.conrad.com).
All rights including translation reserved. Reproduction by any method, e.g. photocopy, microfilming, or
the capture in electronic data processing systems require the prior written approval by the editor.
Reprinting, also in part, is prohibited.
These operating instructions represent the technical status at the time of printing. Changes in
technology and equipment reserved.
Audio signal
for 8 channels
Line-In
Mic-In
Front-Out
Rear-Out
Surround-Out
Centre-/Subwoofer-Out
Digital output