WARNING: This information is provided "as is" with no warranty. Use at your own risk!
This site is NOT affiliated with PB.

Rocky I Bundled Software

Dos Based	Windows Based
AZCAL	AUDIOSTATION
CDPLAY	AUDIOCALENDAR
CONFIG.EXE	JUKEBOX
DIAGNOSE.EXE	MICMODE.EXE
EASYSTAR	MIDIORCHESTRATOR
ENDPLAY	SAYIT
HWSET.EXE	SOUNDEVENT
MIC3D.EXE	VOICENET
MIDPLAY	WINDAT
MIXTSR	WINMIXW.EXE
SETMODE.EXE
VOLSET.EXE
WAVPLAY/WAVREC
FILE LISTING

Sound 144 AM/AMSP Bundled Software

1. DOS Utilities
   1. EASYSTAR.EXE
      Easy Start is menu-driven program that allows you to launch DIAGNOSE.EXE, CONFIG.EXE, MIXTSR.EXE, and CDPLAY.EXE.
   2. CONFIG.EXE
      This is a utility to change different configuration settings on the sound card.
   3. HWSET.EXE
      This is a command line configuration program that allows the sound card's settings to be set from a DOS prompt.
   4. DIAGNOSE.EXE
      This is the diagnostic software. This will test the 8-bit sound, 16-bit sound, Sound Blaster compatibility, FM Synthesizer, and MIDI capabilities of the card.
   5. CDPLAY.EXE
      This is the DOS Audio CD Player. This is used to play audio CD's.
   6. MIXTSR.EXE
      This is a memory-resident mixer utility. When loaded, you can modify the mixer settings while another application is running.
   7. AZCAL.EXE
      The AZCAL.EXE program pre-initializes the sound card for Windows.
2. Windows Utilities
   1. SAY IT!
      This icon is used to record and paste sound into other Windows applications.
   2. WINDAT
      This icon records .WAV files as the Windows' Sound Recorder does. Unlike Sound Recorder, WinDAT writes to the HDD while recording. WinDAT does not restrict potential duration of .WAV files to available RAM.
   3. JUKEBOX
      This icon is used to setup a play list of sounds and music that includes .WAV files, .MID files, and CD audio track.
   4. AudioStation
      This is an integrated audio control program. In the various modules of this program, .WAV, .MID and CD audio can be played. This program will also control the mixer functions of the card.
   5. Mixer Control
      This is the FORTE-16 Windows Mixer utility.
   6. Sound Events
      Sound Events is a utility that allows you to trigger digital audio (.WAV) files with Windows events.
   7. MIDI Orchestrator
      MIDI Orchestrator is used to play or edit .MID files.
   8. Audio Calendar
      Audio Calendar changes the Windows background to a "desktop calendar." Double clicking a day displays a screen that allows message recording.

Issues

Setup

Layout

1. OVERVIEW
   Audio Calendar changes the Windows background to a "desktop calendar." When a day is double-clicked, a screen will display allowing a message to be recorded. Below is the background that Audio Calendar creates:
   

2. MONTH VIEW MENU COMMANDS
   To display the Month View Menu, Right-Click anywhere on the Month View.

       ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
       ³ Next          Ctrl+N ³
       ³ Prev          Ctrl+P ³
       ³ Go To...      Ctrl+G ³
       ³ Today         Ctrl+T ³
       ³ Show Day View F3     ³
       ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
       ³ Customize Title      ³
       ³ Start Week On...     ³
       ³ Clear Events...      ³
       ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
       ³ Blotter              ³
       ³ Exit          Alt+F4 ³
       ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
   

   1. NEXT
      Changes the month display to the next month.
   2. PREV
      Changes the month display to the previous month.
   3. GO TO...
      Allows you to select a specific month and year.

              ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
              ³-³       Go To...        ³
              ÃÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
              ³                         ³
              ³ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿  ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³
              ³ ³January  ³_³  ³1994 _³ ³
              ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ  ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³
              ³                         ³
              ³                         ³
              ³  ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿  ³
              ³  ³   OK   ³ ³ Cancel ³  ³
              ³  ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ  ³
              ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
      

   4. TODAY
      Changes the month display from any date to current date.
   5. SHOW DAY VIEW
      Launches the day view window for the current day.

       ÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
      ³-³                         Audio Calendar                        ³
      ÃÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
      | File  View  Alarm  Help                                         ³
      ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
      ³                                                                 ³
      | ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÂÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³
      ³ ³Wednesday, December 01 ³_³_³ ³ ÚÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÂÄÄÄ¿   ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³³
      ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÅÄ´ ³ ³ Û ³ _ ³ ()³   ³ 01:14 ³³³
      ³ ³ 7:00 AM ____________________  ³_³ ³ ÀÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÙ   ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ³³
      ³ ³ 7:30 AM ____________________  ÃÄ´ ³ Message Recorder Clock   ³³
      ³ ³ 8:00 AM ____________________  ³Û³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ³
      ³ ³ 8:30 AM ____________________  ³ ³ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³
      ³ ³ 9:00 AM ____________________  ³ ³ ³Notes:                    ³³
      ³ ³ 9:30 AM ____________________  ³ ³ ³                          ³³
      ³ ³10:00 AM ____________________  ³ ³ ³                          ³³
      ³ ³10:30 AM ____________________  ³ ³ ³                          ³³
      ³ ³11:00 AM ____________________  ³ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ³
      ³ ³11:30 AM ____________________  ³ ³ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³
      ³ ³12:00 PM ____________________  ÃÄ´ ³Calendar Event:           ³³
      ³ ³12:30 PM ____________________  ³_³ ³                          ³³
      ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ³
      ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
      

   6. CUSTOMIZE TITLE
      Presents a dialog box which lets you customize the title on the calendar's month view.

              ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
              ³-³      Customize Title          ³
              ÃÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
              ³                                 ³
              ³              ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³
              ³ Title Line 1 ³Voyetra         ³ ³
              ³              ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³
              ³              ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³
              ³ Title Line 2 ³Audio Calendar  ³ ³
              ³              ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³
              ³                                 ³
              ³                                 ³
              ³      ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿      ³
              ³      ³   OK   ³ ³ Cancel ³      ³
              ³      ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ      ³
              ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
      

   7. START WEEK ON...
      Prompts a dialog box which lets you select which day the week starts on in the month display.

              ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
              ³-³  Start Week On...    ³
              ÃÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
              ³                        ³
              ³  ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿  ³
              ³  ³Sunday          ³_³  ³
              ³  ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ  ³
              ³                        ³
              ³                        ³
              ³ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿  ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³
              ³ ³   OK   ³  ³ Cancel ³ ³
              ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ  ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³
              ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
      
      

   8. CLEAR EVENTS...
      Presents a dialog box which lets you clear dated audio and text events from your hard drive.

              ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
              ³-³    Start Week On...     ³
              ÃÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
              ³                           ³
              ³ From:                     ³
              ³  ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿  ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³
              ³  ³January   ³_³  ³1920 _³ ³
              ³  ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ  ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³
              ³ Thru:                     ³
              ³  ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿  ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³
              ³  ³January   ³_³  ³1994 _³ ³
              ³  ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ  ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³
              ³                           ³
              ³    ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿    ³
              ³    ³Audio Msgs. Onlyø³    ³
              ³    ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ    ³
              ³                           ³
              ³   ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿  ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿  ³
              ³   ³   OK   ³  ³ Cancel ³  ³
              ³   ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ  ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ  ³
              ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
      

   9. BLOTTER
      Toggles the month view between Windows mode and Blotter mode.
   10. EXIT
       Quits the Audio Calendar application.
3. DAY VIEW MENU COMMANDS
   

      ÚÄÄÄÄ¿                  ÚÄÄÄÄ¿           ÚÄÄÄÄÄ¿         ÚÄÄÄÄ¿
      ³File³                  ³View³           ³Alarm³         ³Help³
      ÃÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ÃÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ÃÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ÃÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
      ³ Data Directory...    ³³ Next    Ctrl+N³³ Set        F2³³ Contents...³
      ³ Clear Events...      ³³ Prev    Ctlr+P³³ Defaults...  ³³ About      ³
      ³ Remove Audio Messages³³ Go to...Ctrl+G³ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
      ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´³ Today   Ctrl+T³
      ³ Close                ³ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
      ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
   

   1. FILE

1. DATA DIRECTORY
   Prompts Data Directory Dialog Box which allows you to change the directory where Audio Calendar stores its data.
2. CLEAR EVENTS
   Presents a dialog which lets you clear dated audio and text events from your hard drive.
3. CLOSE
   Closes the Day View window.
   1. VIEW
      These menu commands are the same as the Month View Menu commands. See previous section for an explanation of these commands.
   2. ALARM
      1. SET
         Sets the alarm for the currently selected time.
      2. DEFAULTS...
         Prompts a dialog box which allows you to change the alarm sound and set the pre-alarm time.
   3. HELP
      1. CONTENTS
         Displays the Help Program.
      2. ABOUT AUDIO CALENDAR
         Displays the Audio Calendar About Box with version and date information.
4. PROCEDURES
   1. ACCESSING THE MENU FROM MONTH VIEW
      To access the month view's menu, right click anywhere on the calendar screen.
   2. ACCESSING THE DAY VIEW SCREEN
      Double click on any calendar day in the month view. This will display the day view for the selected day.
   3. ADDING A SPECIAL EVENT TO A DAY IN MONTH VIEW
      The Audio Calendar lets you display special events in each day of the month view to remind you of birthdays and appointments, etc. To insert a special calendar event:
      1. Choose the day by double clicking on the desired day. This will launch the day view.
      2. Click in the Calendar Event box.
      3. Type in the text you wish to appear in the month view.
      4. Close the day view by selecting Close from the Files menu or by double clicking in the upper left hand corner of the day view window.
      5. The text will appear in the desired date.
   4. CHANGING THE ALARM SOUND
      The alarm for the Audio Calendar is a standard .WAV file. You can change this to any .WAV file you choose.
      1. Select the Default item from the Alarm menu in the day view. This will present a dialog with the alarm presets.
      2. Press the "Change Wave" button and select a file from any directory.
      3. Press "OK" to accept the new file. The new file will be inserted in the Wave File display.
   5. CHANGING FROM BLOTTER MODE TO WINDOW MODE
      The month view can be displayed full screen or in a window. The full screen mode is called "blotter" mode because it resembles a traditional desktop blotter calendar. When in blotter mode the month view is always the bottom window. This allows you to easily see the month view by minimizing the programs you are working on. To change between views:
      1. Call up the month view menu by right clicking your mouse anywhere on the month view.
      2. Choose Restore Window to toggle from blotter mode to window mode. Or if you are already in window mode, choose Blotter to toggle from window mode to blotter mode.
   6. CHANGING THE DATA DIRECTORY
      The directory where Audio Calendar stores its audio and text data can be changed.
      1. From the day view, choose the Data Directory item in the Files menu.
      2. Type in the full path of the new directory.
      3. Press OK to accept the change.
   7. ENTERING APPOINTMENTS
      To enter an appointment in the day view , select the day you want to add an appointment to and click on the desired time slot. Type in the name of the appointment. The up and down arrow keys move the cursor through the appointment times You can also associate an alarm, audio voice message or a text Note with each appointment.
   8. FORMATTING THE MONTH VIEW
      The format of the month view can be changed so that the "week" starts on any desired day. For example, you can start the week on Sunday and end it on Saturday or start the week on Monday and show Saturday and Sunday at the end of the week.
      1. From the month view, right click to display the month view menu.
      2. Choose the item Start Week On... This will display a dialog box for choosing the day that you want the week to start on.
      3. Select the desired day from the combo box and press OK to accept the change.
   9. Listening to a Audio Message
      A speaker icon located next to a time slot in the Audio Calendar day view indicates that there is an audio message associated with that time. To play the message, click on the time slot with the icon and press the play button on the record message transport.
   10. RECORDING A VOICE MESSAGE
       To record an audio voice message you must have your sound card properly installed and a microphone hooked up to it. You also must configure your sound card's Windows mixer so that you can record from its microphone input at a reasonable level.
       1. Click on a time slot to select the time that you wish to associate your audio message with. After you record your message a speaker icon will appear next to the selected time, indicating that there is an audio message.
       2. Press the "record" button. The red LED will begin blinking, indicating that the recorder is in record/standby mode.
       3. To begin recording, press "play" and speak into the microphone.
       4. When you have completed your message press stop. The speaker icon will appear next to the selected time slot.
       5. To hear the message, press "play."
   11. SETTING THE ALARM
       To set an alarm, double click on the time slot indicating the time you want the alarm to ring. An icon of a bell will appear next to the selected time. If you want the alarm to sound at a time before the appointments you can adjust the pre-alarm time.
   12. SETTING THE PRE-ALARM TIME
       The pre-alarm time allows you to trigger the alarm at a desired time before the selected appointment. This provides early warning for up and coming appointments or meetings. You can set the pre-alarm to trigger up to 60 minutes before the appointment time. To set the pre-alarm time:
       1. Select the Default item from the Alarm menu in the day view screen.
       2. Increase or decrease the pre-alarm time by clicking in the upper or lower half of the pre-alarm numerical.
       3. Press OK to accept the new setting.

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Power Bar
The Power Bar launches the various Audiostation components. Each component is launched by pressing the appropriate icon button. To close a component, press the icon button again. Components are stacked from the top down, in the order they are launched.

Power
Terminates the Audiostation application.

Mixer
Launches or closes the Mixer Component.

CD
Launches or closes the CD Player Component.

Digital Audio Transport
Launches or closes the DAT Component.

Help
Launches Audiostation Help. Mixer Component The Mixer Component controls the volume and tone levels on the sound card. Because each sound card supports different mixer functions, not all Audiostation mixers look the same. Buttons And Controls Lock Locks the stereo pairs of sliders together so you can quickly adjust their volume while preserving their relative volumes. Default Sets all mixer levels to a reasonable starting volume. This is helpful for setting up a quick mix. Fader Modules The Fader Modules control the left and right stereo volumes for the function labeled at the bottom of the module. The "lock" button locks the stereo pairs together for easy mixing. CD Component The CD Component plays regular audio CDs in the CD-ROM drive. It features the same type of functionality as a home CD player, including looping and shuffle play. You can also make playlists of your favorite songs and save the lists for future listening sessions. Buttons And Controls Transport

Next/Previous

The Next/Previous buttons jump playback to the next or previous track in the playlist. Holding down the <Shift> Key and clicking on Next or Previous will bring you to the first or last track. Power Closes the component. Eject Ejects the CD from the CD-ROM drive. Mode Selects one of the following CD playback modes:

PLAYLIST
Plays the CD tracks selected in the currently loaded playlist. The tracks are played in the order they are listed in.

SHUFFLE
Plays the CD tracks in random order.

LOOP
Plays the CD tracks in the order they are listed on the CD. After the last track it loops back to the beginning of the CD.

SINGLE
Plays the CD tracks in the order they are listed on the CD one time through and stops. CD Playlist This option allows you to create lists of your favorite tracks on a CD. You can play these tracks in any order. These lists are automatically saved and loaded when you insert a new CD. The playlist also lets you name the CD and its tracks.

Procedures
Playing A CD
To play a CD insert an audio CD in your CD-ROM drive. Press the "Mode" button to select the desired Mode, then press "play" to begin playing. If you select the playlist mode, you must first make a playlist.

Creating A CD Playlist
To create a CD Playlist you first should name the CD and the CD Tracks. This will make it easier to identify the songs as you are creating the list. To name the CD press the "Name CD" button. This will bring up a dialog box which will let you type in the name of the CD. When you press "OK," the name will appear in the caption bar at the top of the playlist window.

To name a track
Press the "Name Track" button. Select the track with the track number numerical and type in the name of the track. The "Next" button advances to the next track in the list. Since the focus is on the "Next" button, pressing <Enter> will automatically advance to the next track, allowing you to quickly type in a number of track names. Once you have named the CD tracks, you can add them to your playlist. Double click on each song you want to add, or highligh them and press the "Add" button. The "Add All" button adds the entire CD to the list. This is helpful if you want to hear all but a few songs on the CD.

To remove Songs from the list
Highlight the song and press the Delete button. Digital Audio Transport Component Buttons And Controls Transport

Next/Previous

Creating A Text Message
Text messages can be created in Voice Net and sent to any number of users. To create a message click in the text box and type in your message. Press the Clear button to delete old text left in the text box. Reading A Message If you have messages the minimized Voice Net icon will begin to blink or a message box will appear notifying you that you have messages. To read your messages press the Read button after activating Voice Net. This will display the message in the text area and play the audio message. If you want to hear the audio message again press the play button. For more than one message, press the Read button again to receive the next message.

Note
Messages are written over permanently when you read in the next message. To save the text, highlight the text and choose Copy from the Edit menu to copy it to the clipboard. The message can then be pasted into any word processor.

To Record A Voice Message
To record an audio voice message you must have a microphone hooked up to your sound card. You also must configure your sound card's Windows mixer so that you can record from its microphone input at a reasonable level.

1. Press the Record button. The red LED will begin blinking, indicating that the recorder is in Record/Standby mode.
2. To begin recording press Play and speak into the microphone.
3. When you have completed your message press Stop. The Audio message indicator will change to YES.
4. To hear the message press Play. The message can be sent with a text message, or by itself. To Send A Message To send a message you must first create a text or audio message. Once you have a message, press the Send button. The program will prompt you with a list of users. Select one or more users and press "Send" to send the message. Screen Areas And Buttons.

AUDIO TRANSPORT BUTTONS
Stop, Play, Record and Pause.

CLEAR BUTTON
Clears the text message screen and the current audio message.

SEND BUTTON
Displays the Send To... dialog box where the user selects where the message is to be sent.

MESSAGES NUMERIC DISPLAY
Displays the number of incoming messages.

READ BUTTON
Displays the incoming text message and plays the audio message. Messages are read in the order they were received.

TEXT AREA
Displays incoming text messages and allows you to type in your own messages.

STATUS DISPLAY
Provides feedback on the current operation or status of Voice Net.

AUDIO DISPLAY
Tells the user if there is an audio message.

Edit Menu
COPY
Copies the selected text or a picture on a card and places it onto the Clipboard, leaving the original intact and deleting the previous Clipboard contents.

CUT
Deletes the selected text or a picture on a card and places it onto the Clipboard, replacing the previous Clipboard contents.

PASTE
Embeds or copies the text information from the Clipboard into the text area.

UNDO
Undoes the last text edit or format command. Undo is grayed out when there is nothing to undo. Holding down the <Shift> Key and clicking on Next or Previous will bring you to the first or last track. Power Closes the component. Playlist The playlist window lets you audition and create lists of files for playback. You can save and load playlists during a different session. To create a list:

1. Select the file type.
2. Select the drive and directory with the desired files.
3. Highlight the file(s) you wish to add to the list and press the Add button, or double click on the file. The Add All button will add all of the files in the current directory to the playlist.
4. Once you have a completed list, save the list by pressing the save button. This will present the file save dialog box which will let you name and save your playlist. Edit (Windat) The Edit button on the Digital Audio Transport launches WinDAT with the current file loaded. WinDAT is a digital audio wave editor/recorder which allows you to perform common edit functions such as copy, cut, and paste. It also offers more sophisticated editing such as mix paste for making composite files from two or more files and wave level adjustments for customizing playback volumes. Procedures Playing A Digital Audio File To play a .WAV or .VOC digital audio file, you must first insert the files in the playlist . Once you have created a playlist press "OK" to close the playlist. Press "play" to hear the files in the playlist. Recording A Digital Audio File To record a digital audio file, you must have your source hooked up to your sound card.
5. Set the mixer source volume to a moderate level.
6. Press the "record" button. This will put the Digital Audio Transport in record/standby mode and start the red light blinking.
7. Press the "play" button to start recording.
8. When you are done recording, press the "stop" button.
9. To hear the file press "play." If the record level is too low or too high, adjust the source volume and try recording it again.
10. To edit or save the file, press the "Edit" button. Editing A Digital Audio File To edit the current file press the "Edit" button. This launches the WinDAT program with the current file loaded. Midi Component The MIDI Component plays and records standard MIDI files (.MID). A playlist lets you create lists of your favorite MIDI songs and play them in any order. MIDI files can also be mixed and edited in the MIDI Orchestrator which is launched from the "Edit" button. Buttons And Controls Transport.

Next/Previous

Creating A Text Message
Text messages can be created in Voice Net and sent to any number of users.
To create a message click in the text box and type in your message.
Press the Clear button to delete old text left in the text box.

Reading A Message
If you have messages the minimized Voice Net icon will begin to blink or a message box will appear notifying you that you have messages. To read your messages press the Read button after activating Voice Net. This will display the message in the text area and play the audio message. If you want to hear the audio message again press the play button. For more than one message, press the Read button again to receive the next message.

Note
Messages are written over permanently when you read in the next message. To save the text, highlight the text and choose Copy from the Edit menu to copy it to the clipboard. The message can then be pasted into any word processor.

To Record A Voice Message
To record an audio voice message you must have a microphone hooked up to your sound card. You also must configure your sound card's Windows mixer so that you can record from its microphone input at a reasonable level.

1. Press the Record button. The red LED will begin blinking, indicating that the recorder is in Record/Standby mode.
2. To begin recording press Play and speak into the microphone.
3. When you have completed your message press Stop. The Audio message indicator will change to YES.
4. To hear the message press Play. The message can be sent with a text message, or by itself. To Send A Message To send a message you must first create a text or audio message. Once you have a message, press the Send button. The program will prompt you with a list of users. Select one or more users and press "Send" to send the message. Screen Areas And Buttons.

AUDIO TRANSPORT BUTTONS
Stop, Play, Record and Pause.

CLEAR BUTTON
Clears the text message screen and the current audio message.

SEND BUTTON
Displays the Send To... dialog box where the user selects where the message is to be sent.

MESSAGES NUMERIC DISPLAY
Displays the number of incoming messages.

READ BUTTON
Displays the incoming text message and plays the audio message. Messages are read in the order they were received.

TEXT AREA
Displays incoming text messages and allows you to type in your own messages.

STATUS DISPLAY
Provides feedback on the current operation or status of Voice Net.

AUDIO DISPLAY
Tells the user if there is an audio message.

Edit Menu

COPY
Copies the selected text or a picture on a card and places it onto the Clipboard, leaving the original intact and deleting the previous Clipboard contents.

CUT
Deletes the selected text or a picture on a card and places it onto the Clipboard, replacing the previous Clipboard contents.

PASTE
Embeds or copies the text information from the Clipboard into the text area.

UNDO
Undoes the last text edit or format command. Undo is grayed out when there is nothing to undo. Holding down the <Shift> Key and clicking on Next or Previous will bring you to the first or last track. Power Closes the component. Playlist The playlist window lets you audition and create lists of files for playback. Playlists can be saved then loaded again during a different session. To create a list:

1. Select the file type.
2. Select the drive and directory with the desired files.
3. Highlight the file(s) you wish to add to the list and press the Add button, or double click on the file. The Add All button will add all of the files in the current directory to the playlist.
4. Once you have a completed list, save the list by pressing the save button. This will present the file save dialog box which will let you name and save your playlist. Edit The "edit" button launches the MIDI Orchestrator with the current MIDI song loaded. The MIDI Orchestrator allows you to mix and record your own multi-track MIDI files. Procedures Playing A Midi File To play a MIDI file from the MIDI Component:
5. Press the "Playlist" button to call up the MIDI file playlist.
6. In the "Files" section, select the Drive and Directory where you know there are .MID files.
7. Highlight the files you want to listen to and press the "Add" button. This will insert the files into the playlist.
8. Press "OK" to close the playlist and return to the MIDI Component.
9. Press the "Play" button in the transport.
10. If you have multiple files in your playlist, pressing the Next/Previous buttons will advance or jump back to the previous song in the playlist. Recording A MIDI File Note To record a MIDI file you must have a MIDI interface installed in your computer and a MIDI keyboard hooked up to the MIDI interface. The MIDI Component can record MIDI information from your keyboard and play it back through your keyboard. The MIDI component receives on all or any of 16 MIDI channels. When it plays back the song, it sends the MIDI data out the MIDI interface to the keyboard on MIDI channel 1. (Most MIDI keyboards default to channel 1.) If you cannot hear your song when you play it back, make sure your keyboard is set to receive MIDI on channel 1.

To Record

1. Press the "record" button. The red light will start blinking.
2. Press the "play" button to begin recording.
3. Play the MIDI keyboard. When you are finished recording press the "stop" button.
4. To hear what you have recorded, press "play."

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note
This program is in the C:\SOUND144\UTILITY directory.
This is the DOS Audio CD Player.
Use this file to play audio CDs. CD Controls Press the <Down Arrow> to use the CD controls.
Pressing the <Left Arrow> and <Right Arrow> cycles through the CD controls:
PAUSE PLAY STOP NEXT TRACK PREVIOUS TRACK FAST FORWARD REWIND SELECT
Mixer Controls Press <Enter> on the SELECT button to change which mixer option will be controlled: VOLUME BALANCE BASS TREBLE
Press the <Up Arrow> to set CDPLAY to modify the selected mixer option. Press the <Left Arrow> and <Right Arrow> to modify the selected mixer function.

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note

1. This program is in the C:\SOUND144\UTILITY directory.
2. Default values are subject to change. Check the end-user's hard drive format for the correct default values. Overview The CONFIG.EXE program consists of a series of menu options. Each of these menu options contain user-configurable hardware settings for the SOUND 144 AM/AMSP sound card. The following is the Main Menu for CONFIG.EXE:

Main Menu Options This section describes each of the menu options in the CONFIG.EXE program and its various user-configurable hardware settings. Sound Blaster

        ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
        º            HARDWARE CONFIGURATION             º
        ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
        º                Sound Blaster                  º
        ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
        º   Description              ³  Current Setting º
        ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
        º                            ³                  º ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
        º   Port Address             ³>     220H       <º º >  220H  <º
        º                            ³                  º º    240H   º
        ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ1/4
        º                            ³                  º
        º   Interrupt                ³      IRQ5        º
        º                            ³                  º
        ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
        º                            ³                  º
        º   DMA Channel              ³      DMA 1       º
        º                            ³                  º
        ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
        º                            ³                  º
        º   Game Port                ³      Enabled     º
        º                            ³                  º
        ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÏÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ1/4

Port Address Available values are "220H" and "240H." The SB compatibility module on the SOUND144 requires a range of the system's I/O port address for data and command transfers. The two available I/O port address ranges include 220H-22FH and 240H-24FH. To select an I/O port address range, specify the base address of the particular range (220H or 240H). Interrupt Available values are "IRQ 2," "IRQ 3," "IRQ 5," and "IRQ

" This setting is used to select an interrupt for use by the SB compatibility module. DMA Channel Available values are "DMA 0", "DMA 1", and "DMA 3" Game Port Available values are "Enable" and "Disable." This setting is used to enable or disable the game port on the SOUND144 AM/SP sound card. Microsoft Windows Sound System (MWSS)

        ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
        º            HARDWARE CONFIGURATION             º
        ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
        º     Microsoft Windows Sound System (MWSS)     º
        ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
        º   Description              ³  Current Setting º
        ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
        º                            ³                  º ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
        º   Use MWSS                 ³>     YES        <º º >  YES   <º
        º                            ³                  º º    NO     º
        ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ1/4
        º                            ³                  º
        º   Port Address             ³      530H        º
        º                            ³                  º
        ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÏÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ1/4

Use MWSS Available values are "Yes" and "No." This setting is used to enable or disable the MWSS compatibility module on the SOUND144 AM/SP. Port Address Available values are "530H," "604H," "E80H," and "F40H." The MWSS compatibility module requires a range of the PC's I/O port address for data and command transfers. The four available I/O port address ranges include 530H-537H, 604H-60BH, E80H-E87H, and F40H-F47H. To select an I/O port address range, specify the base address of the particular range: 530H, 604H, E80H, or F40H.

MPU401 (MIDI)

        ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
        º            HARDWARE CONFIGURATION             º
        ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
        º                MPU401 (MIDI)                  º
        ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
        º   Description              ³  Current Setting º
        ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
        º                            ³                  º
        º   MPU401 Enabled           ³      YES         º
        º                            ³                  º
        ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
        º                            ³                  º
        º   Port Address             ³      330H        º
        º                            ³                  º ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
        ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ º >  IRQ2  <º
        º                            ³                  º º    IRQ5   º
        º   Interrupt                ³>     IRQ2       <º º    IRQ7   º
        º                            ³                  º º    IRQ10  º
        ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÏÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ1/4 ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ1/4

MPU401 Enabled Available values are "Yes" and "No." This setting is used to enable or disable the MIDI module on the SOUND144 AM/SP. Port Address Available values are "300H" and "330H." The MIDI module requires a range of the PC's I/O port address and command transfers. The two available I/O port address ranges include 300H-301H and 330H-331H.
To select an I/O port address range, specify the base address of the particular range: 300H or 330H. Interrupt Available values are "IRQ 2," "IRQ 5," "IRQ 7," and "IRQ10." This setting is used to select an interrupt for the MIDI module.

CD-ROM Drive

        ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
        º            HARDWARE CONFIGURATION             º
        ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
        º               CD-ROM Module                   º
        ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
        º   Description              ³  Current Setting º
        ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
        º                            ³                  º
        º   CD-ROM Model             ³> Panasonic      <º
        º                            ³                  º
        ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÏÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ1/4

CD-ROM Model Available values are "Panasonic," and "Disabled." Use this setting to specify the type of CD-ROM drive connected to the SOUND 144 AM/AMSP.
Disabling The EEPROM
The changes made to the hardware settings with the CONFIG.EXE program are saved onto the memory chip (EEPROM) of the SOUND 144 AM/AMSP. This allows the sound card to start operations with the required hardware setting values every time. Use the JMPCFG jumper to configure the SOUND 144AM/AMSP sound card to ignore all the current hardware setting values.

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note
This program is in the C:\SOUND144\UTILITY directory.

DIAGNOSE.EXE is the diagnostic software. This will test the 8-bit sound, 16-bit sound, FM Synthesizer, and MIDI IN/OUT capabilities of the card.

FM Music
This is a hardware test for the FM module.

    ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
    º             SOUND TEST              º
    ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
    º                                     º
    º   Now Playing FM Music...           º
    º                                     º
    º   IMPORTANT:                        º
    º                                     º
    º   If no sound is heard, please      º
    º   check speakers/headphones         º
    º   connection                        º
    º                                     º
    º   Refer to Troubleshooting Guide    º
    º   in the User's Manual              º
    º                                     º
    ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ1/4

Sound Blaster 8 Bit .Voc
This is a hardware test for the Sound Blaster compatibility module.

    ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
    º             SOUND TEST              º
    ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
    º    LEFT    ³>  BOTH   <³   RIGHT    º
    º  SPEAKER   ³ SPEAKERS  ³  SPEAKER   º
    ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
    º                                     º
    º   Now Playing 8-Bit .VOC File       º
    º   (both speakers)...                º
    º                                     º
    º   IMPORTANT:                        º
    º                                     º
    º   If no sound is heard, please      º
    º   check speakers/headphones         º
    º   connection                        º
    º                                     º
    º   Refer to Troubleshooting Guide    º
    º   in the User's Manual              º
    º                                     º
    ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ1/4

16-Bit .WAV
This is a hardware test for the 16-bit "Wave" audio output.

    ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
    º             SOUND TEST              º
    ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
    º    LEFT    ³>  BOTH   <³   RIGHT    º
    º  SPEAKER   ³ SPEAKERS  ³  SPEAKER   º
    ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
    º                                     º
    º   Now Playing 16-Bit .WAV File      º
    º   (both speakers)...                º
    º                                     º
    º   IMPORTANT:                        º
    º                                     º
    º   If no sound is heard, please      º
    º   check speakers/headphones         º
    º   connection                        º
    º                                     º
    º   Refer to Troubleshooting Guide    º
    º   in the User's Manual              º
    º                                     º
    ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ1/4

MIDI-Out
This is a hardware test for the MIDI output.

    ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
    º             SOUND TEST              º
    ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
    º                                     º
    º   ÚÚ¿Ú¿¿ ÚÚ¿Ú¿Ú¿¿ ÚÚ¿Ú¿¿ ÚÚ¿Ú¿Ú¿¿   º
    º   ³³³³³³ ³³³³³³³³ ³³³³³³ ³³³³³³³³   º
    º   ³³³³³³ ³³³³³³³³ ³³³³³³ ³³³³³³³³   º
    º   ³ÀÙÀÙ³ ³ÀÙÀÙÀÙ³ ³ÀÙÀÙ³ ³ÀÙÀÙÀÙ³   º
    º   ÀÙÀÙÀÙ ÀÙÀÙÀÙÀÙ ÀÙÀÙÀÙ ÀÙÀÙÀÙÀÙ   º
    º                                     º
    ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
    º                                     º
    º   IMPORTANT:                        º
    º                                     º
    º   If no sound is heard, please      º
    º   check speakers/headphones         º
    º   connection                        º
    º                                     º
    º   Refer to Troubleshooting Guide    º
    º   in the User's Manual              º
    º                                     º
    ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ1/4

MIDI-In
This is a hardware test for the MIDI input.

    ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
    º             SOUND TEST              º
    ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
    º                                     º
    º   ÚÚ¿Ú¿¿ ÚÚ¿Ú¿Ú¿¿ ÚÚ¿Ú¿¿ ÚÚ¿Ú¿Ú¿¿   º
    º   ³³³³³³ ³³³³³³³³ ³³³³³³ ³³³³³³³³   º
    º   ³³³³³³ ³³³³³³³³ ³³³³³³ ³³³³³³³³   º
    º   ³ÀÙÀÙ³ ³ÀÙÀÙÀÙ³ ³ÀÙÀÙ³ ³ÀÙÀÙÀÙ³   º
    º   ÀÙÀÙÀÙ ÀÙÀÙÀÙÀÙ ÀÙÀÙÀÙ ÀÙÀÙÀÙÀÙ   º
    º                                     º
    º   Press the keys of the MIDI        º
    º   instrument to test.               º
    º                                     º
    ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
    º                                     º
    º   IMPORTANT:                        º
    º                                     º
    º   If no sound is heard, please      º
    º   check speakers/headphones         º
    º   connection                        º
    º                                     º
    º   Refer to Troubleshooting Guide    º
    º   in the User's Manual              º
    º                                     º
    ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ1/4

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note
This program is in the C:\SOUND144\UTILITY\ directory.
EASYSTAR.EXE is a program that allows you to execute certain bundled programs or utilities from a main menu.

To Execute The Easy Start Program:

1. At the DOS prompt, change to the C:\SOUND144\UTILITY directory on the hard disk.
2. Type in the following filename: EASYSTAR <Enter> The EASY START main screen is displayed.

There are four program options available in the EASY START menu. These are listed below:

Sound Card Testing Executes the diagnostics program DIAGNOSE.EXE.
Sound Card Configuration Executes the configuration program. CONFIG.EXE.
Sound Card Mixer Control Executes the DOS mixer utility program.

MIXTSR.EXE.
Application Allows you to select the execution of the CDPLAY.EXE, Sound Script, or Windows programs.

CD Play Executes CDPLAY.EXE.
Sound Script Invokes a DOS jukebox that plays several tunes. You can skip a tune and go to the next one by pressing the <Enter> key.

Windows

1. If Windows is not running, this option will launch Windows. When you exit from Windows, Easy Start will reappear on the screen.
2. Move the mouse cursor, or use the arrow keys to highlight the option of your choice.
3. At the selected option, double-click the left mouse button or press the <Enter> key.

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note

Overview

PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION
/S or /?	This parameter is used to display the various options of HWSET.EXE in a single, simplified help screen.
/MR	This parameter restores the SOUND 144 AM/AMSP to its factory default settings. This parameter is ignored when the EEPROM chip is disabled.
/MS	This parameter stores the current values of SOUND 144 AM/AMSP's hardware settings to the EEPROM. This parameter is ignored when the EEPROM is disabled.

Mixer Options And Values Listed below are the valid Mixer options and values to use. For example, to set the Sound Blaster compatibility module's left channel volume to 10 and the right channel volume to 12, type: HWSET /VV:10,12 <Enter>

Note

OPTION	VALUE	DESCRIPTION
VV	0-16,0-16	Sets the left channel (0-16) and right channel (0-16) volume for the Sound Blaster compatibility module.
VF	0-16,0-16	Sets the left channel (0-16) and right channel (0-16) volume for the FM Music Synthesizer and Wave Table Synthesizer modules.
VL	0-16,0-16	Sets the left channel (0-16) and right channel (0-16) volume for the Line-in and CD-audio sources.
VM	0-16	Sets the volume for the microphone.

Hardware Options And Values Listed below are the valid Hardware options and values that can be used.
For example, to set the CD-ROM drive type to PANASONIC and the CD-ROM drive's IRQ to 15, type:

HWSET /CD:P /CDIRQ:15 <Enter>

OPTION	VALUE	DESCRIPTION
/SBA:X	220 or 240	Sets the Sound Blaster compatibility module's I/O port address range.
/SBDMA:X	0,1,3	Set Sound Blaster DMA Channel
/MPUA:X	300 or 330	Sets the MPU401 (MIDI) module's I/O port address range.
/MSSA:X	530, 604, E80 or F40	Sets the Microsoft Windows Sound System compatibility module's I/O port address range.
/SBIRQ:X	2,5,7 or 10	Sets the Sound Blaster compatibility module's interrupt.
/MPUIRQ	2,5,7 or 10	Sets the MPU401 (MIDI) module's interrupt.
/CD:X	P(anasonic) or D	This option sets the type of CD-ROM drive you have connected to your sound card. You would set this option to "D" if there is no CD-ROM drive.
/GPA:X	D or E	Enables (E) or disables (D) the SOUND 144 AM/AMSP's game port.
/MSS:X	D or E	Enables (E) or disables (D) the Microsoft Windows Sound System compatibility module.
/MPU:X	D or E	Enables (E) or disables (D) the MPU401 (MIDI) module.
/COMP:X	1, 2, 3, 4, D--Disable	Set Comm Port
/COMI:X	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11	Set Comm Port Interrupt

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note	This is a Windows Application. It is in the SOUND 144 Utilities Group.

1.	OVERVIEW In Jukebox, you can create a list of "songs" to be played. These "songs" can be a mixture of .WAV files, .MID files, and CD Audio tracks. To add more songs to the current playlist, press the ADD button. The following screen will appear:

2.

MENU COMMANDS ÚÄÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³File³ ³Edit³ ³Options³ ÃÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ÃÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ New ³³ Undo Ctrl+Z³³ Auto-Audition³ ³ Open... Ctrl+O³ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´³ Loop ³ ³ Save... Ctrl+S³³ Cut Ctrl+X³ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³ Save As... ³³ Copy Ctrl+C³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´³ Paste Ctrl+V³ ³ Exit ³ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ About Jukebox...³³ Delete All '.WAV' ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´³ Delete All '.MID' ³ ³ 1 ³³ Delete All 'CD' ³ ³ 2 ³ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ 3 ³³ Deselect All Ctrl+D³ ³ 4 ³ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note

Record

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note

Note

/AMEM:xx	to specify the Kbytes of digital Audio Memory reserved
/CLP or /CLP:xx	to reserve memory for the Command Line Player
/CD:x	to specify which CD-ROM to use
/NETFIX	for issues with non-NOVELL networks
/LINE or /MIC	to force default record source
/MPORT	to use the port options in MIDI files
/LOOP	to make MIDI files play continuously
/HILO:x	to override channel steering logic
/RES:x	to set the Vapi timer to an x msec period
/REM	to remove

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note

2.	ASSIGNING SOUNDS TO WINDOWS EVENTS The following is a procedure to assigning sounds to system events.

1.	Select one of the Event Categories. This will display the list of events from that category.

2.	In the Events: list, select the event to which you want to attach a sound.

3.	In the Sounds: area, choose a drive letter and directory where your sound files (.WAV) are located.

4.	Audition the sound files and choose the sound file you want to be associated with the currently selected event. Your choices are automatically saved as you make them.

5.	Repeat steps 1-4 for each event.

6.	When you are finished, minimize Sound Events or press the OK button.

3.	EVENT CATEGORIES For organization, the Windows events are broken down into the following categories:

A.	SYSTEM The System events category provides a way to alternate sounds to your Start Up and Shut Down Windows events. Start Up: When the Windows environment is booted up. Shut Down: When the Windows environment is closed.

B.	WINDOW The Window events category lets you assign sounds to generic Windows events such as "resize" window, "move" window, "scroll bar" and "more..."

C.	BUTTONS The Buttons category allows you to assign sounds to a number of common buttons found in Windows including "OK," "Cancel," "Browse," "Help" and "more..."

D.	PROGRAMS The Programs category lets you assign a sound to the startup and close of each Windows application. To assign a sound to a program:

1.	Press the "Program" button. This will display a files dialog box.

2.	Select the program you want to assign a sound to and press the "OK" button.

3.	To assign the sound, choose the event and the sound.

E.	KEYBOARD The Keyboard events category allows you to assign a different sound to each key on your PC's keyboard.

4.	AUDITIONING A WAV FILE To audition a .WAV file, select a sound file and press the Audition button. If you want to audition a number of files, press the "Auto" button. This will automatically play each file as you click on them.

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note

9.

TRIM Deletes all data except the selected range. The contents of the Clipboard remain unchanged. Trim is useful for eliminating unwanted data at the beginning and end of a recently recorded file. 10. INSERT SILENCE Inserts a specified amount of silence at the Start Marker, shifting everything after the Start Marker to the right.

Note

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note

Overview

Issues

Setup

Layout

Note

Use the 3D button to enable or disable the 3D sound effects capablility on the SOUND 144AMSP. Pressing the PLAY button (picture of two arrows chasing each other) will expand the mixer to allow modifications to the output mixer controls:

Pressing the REC. button (picture of a cassette) will expand the mixer to allow modifications to the input mixer controls:

Rocky I File Listing

 Volume in drive C has no label
 Volume Serial Number is 083E-0FDD

Directory of C:\SOUND142

.              <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a .
..             <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a ..
SETUP    EXE       234,496  07-17-95  4:14p SETUP.EXE
SETUP    INF         2,834  07-17-95  3:59p SETUP.INF
SETUP    BMP        14,426  02-08-93  4:07p SETUP.BMP
README   COM        16,430  09-28-94  2:00p README.COM
README   TXT           307  07-17-95  9:13a README.TXT
UTILITY        <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a UTILITY
VOYETRA        <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a VOYETRA
ROCKY1FL TXT             0  01-30-97  1:14p rocky1fl.txt
         6 file(s)        268,493 bytes

Directory of C:\SOUND142\UTILITY

.              <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a .
..             <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a ..
EASYSTAR EXE        47,010  07-13-95 12:34p EASYSTAR.EXE
CDPLAY   EXE        52,722  07-04-94  4:44p CDPLAY.EXE
CONFIG   EXE       134,964  08-25-94 11:29a CONFIG.EXE
DEMO16   WAV       275,516  03-01-93  8:10p DEMO16.WAV
DEMO8    EXE        22,792  01-14-94  6:10p DEMO8.EXE
DEMOFM   EXE        24,462  03-03-93 10:48a DEMOFM.EXE
DIAGNOSE EXE        59,432  07-16-95 11:29a DIAGNOSE.EXE
MICMODE  EXE        75,632  07-03-95 10:42a MICMODE.EXE
HWSET    EXE        28,418  10-31-94  1:11p HWSET.EXE
MIC3D    EXE        15,650  12-22-94 11:39a MIC3D.EXE
MIXTSR   EXE        52,458  11-21-94  9:40a MIXTSR.EXE
WINMIXW  EXE       140,288  01-06-95  2:54p WINMIXW.EXE
SAMPLE   VOC        50,833  06-28-94 11:23p SAMPLE.VOC
SETMODE  EXE        15,714  10-27-94  1:26p SETMODE.EXE
VOLSET   EXE        19,458  08-30-94 11:02a VOLSET.EXE
DEMO16   EXE        13,685  07-14-95 11:12a DEMO16.EXE
AZCAL    EXE        10,029  01-17-95  9:24a AZCAL.EXE
DIAGNOSE PIF           967  01-29-97  1:23p DIAGNOSE.PIF
        18 file(s)      1,040,030 bytes

Directory of C:\SOUND142\VOYETRA

.              <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a .
..             <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a ..
CMDPLAY        <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a CMDPLAY
SOUNDS         <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a SOUNDS
JUKEBOX        <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a JUKEBOX
WINDAT         <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a WINDAT
SONGS          <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a SONGS
         0 file(s)              0 bytes

Directory of C:\SOUND142\VOYETRA\CMDPLAY

.              <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a .
..             <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a ..
VAPIP16  COM        11,653  06-27-94 11:43a VAPIP16.COM
AAPIP16  COM         9,073  07-18-94 10:07a AAPIP16.COM
VMP16    COM        25,982  06-06-94 11:27a VMP16.COM
SAPI!P16 COM        17,708  02-21-94  5:23p SAPI!P16.COM
TAPI16   BAT           323  07-13-94  1:14p TAPI16.BAT
ENDPLAY  EXE        12,865  05-26-93  9:27a ENDPLAY.EXE
MIDPLAY  EXE        20,172  05-26-93  9:22a MIDPLAY.EXE
WAVPLAY  EXE        10,259  10-01-93  2:28p WAVPLAY.EXE
WAVREC   EXE        10,467  10-01-93  3:05p WAVREC.EXE
         9 file(s)        118,502 bytes

Directory of C:\SOUND142\VOYETRA\JUKEBOX

.              <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a .
..             <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a ..
VCTL     DLL        97,520  06-12-95 11:25a VCTL.DLL
PICTBTN  DLL         9,216  12-01-92 10:02a PICTBTN.DLL
SAMPLE   JUK           216  10-21-92 12:36p SAMPLE.JUK
VYIOSVC2 DLL         8,952  11-23-92  4:52p VYIOSVC2.DLL
VMP_MM   DLL        19,616  04-22-94 10:04a VMP_MM.DLL
WJUKE    EXE       109,056  11-29-94  3:11p WJUKE.EXE
         6 file(s)        244,576 bytes

Directory of C:\SOUND142\VOYETRA\SONGS

.              <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a .
..             <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a ..
MOOD2    MID        25,729  07-28-93  1:00a MOOD2.MID
SAINTSGO MID        10,235  07-28-93  1:00a SAINTSGO.MID
HELLOMYB MID         9,361  07-28-93  1:00a HELLOMYB.MID
AMERICA  MID         3,643  07-28-93  1:00a AMERICA.MID
CANNON_D MID        29,096  07-28-93  1:00a CANNON_D.MID
PRELUE#3 MID        12,800  07-28-93  1:00a PRELUE#3.MID
PETE&WLF MID        12,373  07-28-93  1:00a PETE&WLF.MID
MINWLTZ  MID        20,858  07-28-93  1:00a MINWLTZ.MID
MAPLERAG MID        19,224  07-28-93  1:00a MAPLERAG.MID
ENTRTANR MID        23,136  07-28-93  1:00a ENTRTANR.MID
        10 file(s)        166,455 bytes

Directory of C:\SOUND142\VOYETRA\SOUNDS

.              <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a .
..             <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a ..
ALARM    WAV        42,461  09-04-92  2:25p ALARM.WAV
CAMRA    WAV        43,598  09-04-92  2:25p CAMRA.WAV
DOGBRK   WAV        13,345  09-04-92  2:25p DOGBRK.WAV
DOORBL   WAV        27,602  09-04-92  2:25p DOORBL.WAV
GLASBK   WAV        26,975  09-04-92  2:25p GLASBK.WAV
SINKDR   WAV        45,725  09-04-92  2:25p SINKDR.WAV
SLDWST   WAV        23,956  09-04-92  2:25p SLDWST.WAV
SPACE    WAV        44,669  09-04-92  2:26p SPACE.WAV
TRAINW   WAV        59,142  09-04-92  2:26p TRAINW.WAV
WHIP     WAV        12,556  09-04-92  2:26p WHIP.WAV
        10 file(s)        340,029 bytes

Directory of C:\SOUND142\VOYETRA\WINDAT

.              <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a .
..             <DIR>        01-29-97 10:14a ..
AUDIOSTA EXE       475,568  07-11-95 10:10a AUDIOSTA.EXE
NWCALLS  DLL       145,120  12-30-92  2:37p NWCALLS.DLL
AUDIOSTA HLP        43,470  11-12-93  1:59p AUDIOSTA.HLP
CAL      INI         2,283  01-26-94  2:16p CAL.INI
CALHELP  HLP        23,144  02-16-95 12:27p CALHELP.HLP
GENMIDI  INI         2,109  01-26-93 10:05a GENMIDI.INI
ORCHENG  DLL        28,832  07-10-95  2:50p ORCHENG.DLL
SAYIT    EXE        96,256  04-05-95  9:26a SAYIT.EXE
SNDEVENT EXE       115,200  12-15-94  9:57a SNDEVENT.EXE
ORCH     EXE       260,928  07-10-95  3:00p ORCH.EXE
ORCH     HLP        82,180  04-05-93  1:17a ORCH.HLP
SAYIT    HLP        21,707  02-07-95 11:17a SAYIT.HLP
SNDEVENT HLP        12,506  06-15-95 11:09a SNDEVENT.HLP
NWLOCALE DLL        38,608  12-22-92  2:52p NWLOCALE.DLL
CAL      EXE       165,792  07-11-95  5:19p CAL.EXE
NWNET    DLL       194,784  12-30-92  2:46p NWNET.DLL
VCTL     DLL        97,520  06-12-95 11:25a VCTL.DLL
VHOOK    DLL        15,360  04-21-94 11:42a VHOOK.DLL
VMP_MM   DLL        19,712  07-07-95  5:21p VMP_MM.DLL
VOICENET EXE       115,760  02-10-94  5:18p VOICENET.EXE
VOICENET HLP        10,045  05-12-93 10:58a VOICENET.HLP
VOY      SCR        28,320  06-28-93  2:29p VOY.SCR
VOYHOOK  DLL         4,096  05-05-93  1:45p VOYHOOK.DLL
WINDAT   EXE       184,176  05-23-94 11:06a WINDAT.EXE
WINDAT   HLP        73,233  01-17-94  4:27p WINDAT.HLP
        25 file(s)      2,256,709 bytes

Total files listed:
        84 file(s)      4,434,794 bytes
        23 dir(s)      99,057,664 bytes free