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- Avance Logic ALS100/007SP/007 Sound System
- Software Installation and Setup
-
- DOS and Windows 3.1 Installation for ALS100/007SP/007:
-
- Setup.exe for Windows 3.1:
-
- The Setup.exe is a Windows 3.1 setup program that installs DOS and Windows
- 3.1 drivers and utilities.
-
- The user can run Setup.exe by selecting File \ Run... and typing "A:SETUP" on
- the command line under Windows 3.1 Program Manager or by typing "A:SETUP" at
- DOS prompt if Windows directory is in the PATH. The Setup.exe copies all the
- DOS drivers and utilities to the directory that user specifies during the
- setup program. All the Windows 3.1 drivers and VxDs are copied to the
- Windows system directory. When the user installs the Avance Sound System
- for the first time the Alsetup.exe is started to configure the board setting
- after the Setup program is finished.
-
- Install.exe for DOS:
-
- The Install.exe is a DOS installation program that copies all the DOS drivers
- and utilities to the directory that user specifies. When the user installs
- the Avance Sound System for the first time the Alsetup.exe is started to
- configure the board setting after the Setup program is finished. Install.exe
- can be installed by typing A:Install.exe at the DOS prompt. The user can
- install Windows 3.1 drivers too but it is not recommended.
-
- Windows 95 installation procedure for ALS100/007:
-
- 1. After user installs the ALS100/007 sound card and power
- on the system, Windows 95 will prompt user a "New Hardware Found"
- dialog box since the ALS100/007 sound card is ISA plug and play. To install the
- Windows 95 drivers, select "Driver from disk provided by
- hardware manufacturer" and click on OK.
- 2. Insert the "ALS100/ALS007SP/007 DOS/Win3.1/Win 95 Drivers and
- Utilities" diskette into the appropriate drive and select that
- drive from the prompted dialog box and click on OK. Windows 95
- will copy all the needed files and set up all the logic devices
- on the board automatically.
-
- Windows 95 installation procedure for ALS007SP:
-
- 1. Install ALS007SP sound card and power up machine. After Windows
- 95 starts up, go to the Control Panel and select "Add New Hardware".
- 2. Follow the instructions provided by Windows 95 for adding new
- hardware, selecting "NO" when Windows 95 asks if you want to
- scan for new hardware. (ALS007SP is not hardware ISA Plug and
- Play and therefore, Win 95 will not detect it). Push "Next".
- 3. Select "Sound, Video and Game Port" Device from menu and push
- "Next".
- 4. To install the Windows 95 drivers, push "Have Disk..." button
- and insert the "ALS100/ALS007SP/007 DOS/Win3.1/Win95 Drivers and
- Utilities" diskette into the appropriate drive and select that
- drive from the prompted dialog box and click on OK.
- 5. If user wishes to install all drivers, including those for the
- on-board IDE CD ROM Controller and game port, select "ALS007SP
- Device Drivers (enable on-board IDE CD ROM)."
- 6. If user wishes to install all drivers (including on-board game
- port), but disable those for the on-board IDE CD ROM Controller
- (CD ROM interface will not be used), select "ALS007SP Device
- Drivers (disable on-board IDE CD ROM)."
- 7. If user wishes to install only the sound card audio drivers,
- and disable the on-board game port and CD ROM, select "ALS007SP
- Device Drivers (disable on-board IDE CD ROM Controller and game
- port)."
- 8. Windows 95 will then copy all the needed files and set up all
- the logic devices on the board automatically.
- 9. If user encounters conflicts during installation, cancel the
- installation. The best solution is to install each device
- separately, by choosing each of the 5 device drivers individually
- in the dialog box. The device drivers are: Logic Device 0 =
- Wav Audio Device; Logic Device 1 = Internal Midi (OPL-3) Device;
- Logic Device 2 = Joy Stick/Game Port Device; Logic Device 3 =
- External Midi (MPU-401) Device; Logic Device 4 = IDE CD ROM
- Controller.
-
-
- Troubleshooting:
-
- This appendix provides some tips and information for some of the
- problems you might encounter with your ALS100 ALS007SP and ALS007 sound
- card either during installation or normal use.
-
- Problems in DOS
- Problem: Cannot load IDE CD-ROM drive.
- Cause: IDE port is not enabled. Check the config.sys file under
- C: root directory and you should see "device=c:\alsound
- \cdsetup.sys" before loading your CD-ROM driver. The
- cdsetup.sys enables the IDE port.
- Solution: Run c:\alsound\alsetup.exe again and select the CD-ROM
- IDE. When you leave the alsetup program, device=c:\alsound
- \cdsetup.sys will be added to config.sys. Make sure
- that this line is before loading the CD-ROM driver.
-
- Problem: No sound in the DOS game
- Cause: There could have some conflicts in the SB16 settings.
- Solution: Rerun the c:\alsound\alsetup.exe and try another Port,
- DMA, or IRQ.
-
- Problems in Windows 3.1
- Problem: There is no "Sound..." or "MIDI Sequencer..." item
- under the menu "Device" in the Media Player. Or
- Almixer.exe application doesn't work.
- Cause: Because the driver is not loaded.
- Solution: Open the SYSTEM.INI file with any file editor. You
- should see the following:
- [drivers]
- Wave=alsndsys.drv
- Aux=alsndsys.drv
- Mixer=alsndsys.drv
- Midi=alopl.drv
- Midi1=almpu401.drv
-
- [386Enh]
- device=alsndsys.386
- device=alopl.386
- device=almpu401.386
-
- [boot]
- drivers=mmsystem.dll msmixmgr.dll
-
- Problems in full duplex
- Problem: can not play and record at same time
- Cause: 1. the sound card is not ALS100 sound card
- 2. in ALS.ini, full duplex function was disable
- 3. only one DMA channel was allocated
- 4. the parameters of playback are not the same as
- that of recording.
- Solution: for 1, sorry, no solution.
- for 2, in ALS.ini, make sure the following setting
- [Option]
- FullDuplexFunction = 1 ---- enable full duplex
- for 3. in order to enable full duplex function in ALS100
- two DMA channel must be allocated.
- In Windows3.1, run alconfig.exe to select two DMA
- channels, one is from 0,1,3 and the other is from 5,6,7
- (By default, we provide 2 channels)
- In Windows95, generally system should automatically
- provide two DMA channels for ALS100 sound card, if it
- did not, that means either all of 8 bit DMA channel or
- all of 16 bit DMA channel have been allocated to other
- devices, remove the other devices and try again.
- for 4. following conditions must be satisfied with full duplex
- <a> the format for playback and recording must be 16 bit
- <b> the channels for playback and recording must be same
- <c> the sample rate for playback and recording must be same
-
- Problem: Some third party mixer application with Sound Blaster compatible
- would not run with Avance Sound System.
- Cause: Avance Sound System is Microsoft Sound System compatible. Avance
- Logic, Inc. doesn't support old Sound Blaster Mixer Interface.
- Solution: Use ALSRACK.EXE application that is shipped with this disk.
-
-
- Problem: CD audio would not play after the ALS drivers are installed.
- Cause: The user didn't install the [MCI]CD-AUDIO driver.
- Solution: Manually added [MCI]CD-AUDIO driver via Control Panel.
-
-
-
- Problems in Windows 95 installation for ALS007SP:
- Problem: Resources always conflict when a user tries to upgrade
- Windows 95 audio device drivers over the Windows 3.1
- audio device drivers.
- Cause: There are two cases: user could run install.exe to
- install Windows 3.1 audio device drivers onto Windows
- 95 and user could install Windows 3.1 audio device
- drivers onto Windows 3.1 and later on upgrade the
- operating system to Windows 95. The Windows 3.1 audio
- device drivers work under Windows 3.1 but it wouldn't
- be software plug and play. The problem would happen
- when the user tries to upgrade to Windows 95 audio
- device drivers because all the resources have been
- taken by Windows 3.1 audio device drivers.
- Solution: Install the Windows 95 drivers with conflict and then
- delete the Windows 95 drivers in the "Device Manager"
- in Control Panel \ System. Or manually remove all the
- driver entries (listed in "problem in Windows 3.1") at
- section [386Enh] and [drivers] in SYSTEM.INI file.
- Reinstall Windows 95 audio device driver after restart
- Windows 95.
-
-
-
- Appendix - Driver Reference:
-
- Windows drivers
- ALS100/007SP/007 has three sets of driver and VxD for Windows 95 and Windows
- 3.1. They are listed below:
-
- Sound System Driver OPL3 Driver MPU401 Driver
- Windows 95 Drivers Alsndsys.drv Alopl.drv Almpu401.drv
- Windows 95 VxDs Alsndsys.vxd Alopl.vxd Almpu401.vxd
- Windows 3.1 Drivers Alsndsys.drv Alopl.drv Almpu401.drv
- Windows 3.1 VxDs Alsndsys.386 Alopl.386 Almpu401.386
-
- The Avance Sound System, OPL3, and MPU401 drivers are binary compatible with
- Windows 95 and Windows 3.1 but the VxDs have different binaries for Windows 95
- and Windows 3.1. The Windows 3.1 VxDs have their externsion .386 and the
- Windows 95 VxDs have their externsion .vxd.
-
- The Windows 95 joystick drivers are the Msjstick.drv and Vjoyd.vxd
- that are Microsoft drivers shipped with Windows 95. Besides these
- eight Windows 95 drivers and VxDs, a Als107sp.inf file is needed for
- Windows 95 installation.
-
- For Windows 3.1, drivers and VxDs have to be specified in the system.ini
- file and be loaded when the Windows 3.1 starts. The entries listed in below
- should be added to system.ini file by the setup program.
-
- [386Enh] [drivers]
- device = alsndsys.386 wave = alsndsys.drv
- device = alopl.386 mixer = alsndsys.drv
- device = almpu401.386 aux = alsndsys.drv
- midi = alopl.drv
- midi1 = almpu401.drv
-
- DOS drivers:
- The DOS drivers include Cdsetup.sys, Alsinit.exe, and Alsetup.exe.
-
- Cdsetup.sys
- The Cdsetup.sys initializes the CD-ROM IDE port before the CD-ROM driver is
- loaded if the user has a CD-ROM drive attached to the IDE port on the Avance
- sound board. The Cdsetup.sys is specified in the Config.sys file as below.
- device = C:\Alsound\Cdsetup.sys
- device = C:\Sony\Atapi_cd.sys /D:SNIDE01
- The Cdsetup.sys is not a TSR program. There is no harm in running this
- program if there is no CD-ROM drive attached to the IDE port on the Avance
- sound board.
-
- Alsinit.exe
- The Alsinit.exe initializes the Avance sound chip ALS100/007SP. It is
- specified in the Autoexec.bat file followed by a path name as below.
- C:\Alsound\Alsinit.exe C:\Win31
- Alsinit.exe and Alsetup.exe use the path that follows the Alsinit.exe
- in the Autoexec.bat to find the initial data file Als.ini. The Alsdos.ini
- has been renamed to Als.ini and the format has been changed to standard
- Windows ini file format. The Als.ini file will be copied to the Windows
- directory or the same directory as Alsinit.exe for DOS-only installation.
- The Windows sound system driver Alsndsys.drv and the Windows sound rack
- application Alsrack.exe also share Als.ini file for initial values.
-
- If the OEM or an end user want to hear or not hear playing a sound this
- initialization time. he can change a option value at ALS.INI file
- [Option]
- PlaySoundAtInitial=No/Yes
-
-
- Alsetup.exe
- The Alsetup.exe is a DOS program to help users change the IO, IRQ,
- and DMA resource for the Avance sound system on board devices and to
- test the new settings through playing the Stest8.wav, Stest16.wav,
- and Fmtest.mid test files. The new settings are saved in the Als.ini
- file which will be used when Alsinit.exe initializes the board.
-
- ALS107SP.INF for Windows 95:
-
- The ALS107SP.INF is a Windows 95 installation information file.
- It tells the Windows 95 to where the drivers should be copied.
- See the instructions above for ALS100/007SP/007 Windows 95 installation.
-
- AlsRack for ALS100/007SP/007
- 1. Structure and component.
- ALSRACK consists of MIXER control panel, MIDI panel, WAVE panel, and CD
- panel.
- 1.1 Enable or disable a panel.
- Push the button of MIDI, WAVE, or CD in MIXER control panel will cause
- the corresponding panel disappear, push it again, the corresponding panel
- will appear.
- 1.2 Change channel.
- Use channel LEFT or RIGHT button to change to the channel you want.
- 1.3 Volume and balance control.
- Change to the channel you want, then push volume UP or DOWN button to
- change the volume, or push balance LEFT or RIGHT to change balance.
- 1.4 Mute.
- Change to the channel you want, then push button MUTE to disable sound,
- push it again to enable sound.
-
-
- 2. MIDI panel.
- 2.1 Open or close a MIDI file.
- Push the button of the MIDI sign on MIDI panel, choose OPEN to open a
- MIDI file, or choose CLOSE to close the MIDI file which is open.
- 2.2 Auto repeat and show information.
- Push the button of the MIDI sign on MIDI panel, click on AUTO REPEAT or
- SHOW INFORMATION will enable or disable the selection. When AUTO REPEAT is
- selected, the MIDI file will be played again when it is played to the end.
- When SHOW INFORMATION is selected, the MIDI window will open and the
- information of the MIDI file will appear on the MIDI window. When a MIDI
- file is opened, you can also push MIDI window to show the information of the
- MIDI file.
- 2.3 Other operation
- When a MIDI file is opened, you can push PLAY to play it, or push PAUSE
- or STOP or FF or RW to do what you want. You can also use the volume control
- buttons on MIDI panel to control the volume directly.
-
-
- 3. WAVE panel
- 3.1 Select TAPEI or TAPEII to playback
- There are two TAPE boxes on the WAVE panel. TAPEI can only play wave
- file. TAPEII can not only play wave file but also record wave file. There is
- only one set of control buttons on the right of WAVE panel. When you select
- TAPEI, the control buttons will take effect for TAPEI. When you select
- TAPEII, the control buttons will work for TAPEII. You can push the button
- TAPEI/TAPEII to select TAPEI or TAPEII, or you can push the button TAPEI
- PLAYBACK on TAPEI box to select TAPEI, while push the button TAPEII REC/PLAY
- on TAPEII box to select TAPEII. But, recording button only works for TAPEII.
-
- Note: When you want to playback a wave file, you need to select a TAPE first.
- 3.2 Open a wave file to play
- Push the button of OPEN sign, select OPEN on the menu, select a wave
- file you want to play. When a wave file is opened, the TAPE contains this
- file is automaticlly selected, you can push the PLAY button to play it.
- 3.3 Record a wave file
- When you want to record a wave file, first you should push the button
- REC.INPUT to select the input media(Line in, MIDI, Audio CD, or MIC), then
- you need to push the the button OPEN on TAPEII then select NEW to new a wave
- file, after that the TAPEII selecting indicator will be red flash to show it
- is waiting for recording, at this time you can play the source media, then
- push recording button on TAPEII to begin recording. After recording you can
- save it as the name you specified.
- When you finish the recording, push the recording button(now it is a
- red square) to stop it.
- 3.4 Full-duplex
- For sound card supporting full-duplex, TAPEI and TAPEII can work at the
- same time. It means while TAPEI is playing TAPEII can do recording, or while
- TAPEII is recording TAPEI can do playing.
- When you using full-duplex, the control buttons will work like this:
- playback button and stop button only take effect for TAPEI, recording button
- certainly only working for TAPEII, push recording button once will begin
- recording, push it again will stop recording.
- 3.5 Synchronic recording
- After you select a INPUT media and new a wave file for recording, you
- can push button SYNC.REC to begin a synchronic recording. It means it will
- automaticlly play the source file and begin recording at the same time.
-
-
- 4. CD
- 4.1 EDIT and Program
- You can push EDIT to select which track(a song or a piece of music) you
- want to play by adding it. After that you can push Program button to begin
- play the selected tracks.
- 4.2 Random play
- When you push Random button, the track order will be rearranged
- randomly to play.
- 4.3 Repeat
- When you push Repeat button, a repeat once sign will appear, it means
- this track will be repeat once. When you push Repeat button again, a full
- repeat sign will appear, it means this tract will be played again and again.
- When you push Repeat button again, the repeat sign disappears.
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