Computer Installation Guide - Dragon Clan Series/CD1.iso/SOUND/ALS100/README.TXT

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                Avance Logic ALS100 Sound System    ver. ALS10.A1.9A
                  Software Installation and Setup
                                                   Release Date: AUG. 28, 1997

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. 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 Alconfig.exe is started to configure the board setting
after the Setup program is finished.

Dosinst.exe for DOS Only installation:

DOS Installation for ALS100/007SP/007.

The Dosinst.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 Alconfig.exe is started to
configure the board setting after the Setup program is finished.  Dosinst.exe
can be installed by typing A:Dosinst.exe at the DOS prompt.

Windows 95 installation procedure for ALS100/007:

1. After user installs the ALS100/007 sound card into the ISA slot in the computer
   and powers on the system, Windows 95 will prompt user with 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.

3. Install the ALSRACK player by running the Setup.exe file (also provided
   on the "ALS100/ALS007SP/007 DOS/Win3.1/Win 95 Drivers and Utilities" disk)
   from the Windows 95 Start menu.  This will create the Avance Sound Program
   Group with the ALSRACK utility icon.  (See Appendix below for full description
   of ALSRACK functions).

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, Windows 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, and repeat the installation process, but install
   each device separately:
   Choose 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\alconfig.exe again and select the CD-ROM
                IDE. When you leave the alconfig 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 a DOS application
Cause:          There could be conflicts in the SB16 settings.
Solution:       Rerun the c:\alsound\alconfig.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:          ALmixer 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 with ALS100 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, only ALS100 chip supports simultaneous record
                        and playback.
                For 2.  In ALS.ini, make sure the following setting is enabled:
                        [Option]
                        FullDuplexFunction = 1  ---- to enable full duplex
                For 3.  To enable full duplex function in ALS100
                        two DMA channel must be allocated.

                        In Windows 3.1, run alconfig.exe to select two DMA
                        channels, one from 0,1,3 and the other from 5,6,7
                        (By default, we provide 2 channels).

                        In Windows 95, system should automatically
                        provide two DMA channels for ALS100 sound card. If it
                        did not, either all of 8 or 16-bit DMA channels have
                        been allocated to other devices.
                        The user must remove the other devices and try again.
                for 4.  The following conditions must be satisfied for 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:        Third party mixer application with Sound Blaster compatibility
                will not run with Avance Sound System.
Cause:          Avance Sound System is Microsoft Sound System compatible. Avance
                Logic, Inc. does not support previous Sound Blaster Mixer Interface.
Solution:       Use ALSRACK.EXE application that is shipped with this disk.


Problem:        CD audio will not play after the ALS drivers are installed.
Cause:          The user did not install the [MCI]CD-AUDIO driver.
Solution:       Manually add [MCI]CD-AUDIO driver via Control Panel.



Problems in Windows 95 installation for ALS007SP:

Problem:        Resources conflict when user upgrades system to
                Windows 95 audio device drivers over pre-installed Windows 3.1
                audio device drivers.
Cause:          The ALS007SP is not hardware Plug and Play, therefore the
                device does not automatically upgrade when system is upgraded
                from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95.  This may cause conflicts
                with fixed IRQ, DMA and interrupts in the Windows 3.1 drivers.
Solution:       Manually remove all the drivers from Windows 3.1 (listed in
                "problems in Windows 3.1" section above) at
                section [386Enh] and [drivers] in SYSTEM.INI file.
                Restart Windows 95, and follow the installation instructions
                for the ALS007SP in Windows 95 above.



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 Alconfig.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 Alconfig.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 user wishes to enable or disable sound during
initialization, it may be changed using the option
value in the ALS.ini file:
                [Option]
                PlaySoundAtInitial=No/Yes


Alconfig.exe
The Alconfig.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.

Information Files:

This is a Windows 95 installation information file for each Avance Logic
sound chip product:
     ALS100.INF
     ALS007.INF
     ALS007SP.INF
They tell Windows 95 where the drivers should be copied during installation.
See the instructions above for ALS100/007SP/007 Windows 95 installation.

ALSRACK for ALS100/007SP/007
1.   Structure and components:
     The ALSRACK consists of a MIXER control panel, MIDI panel, WAVE panel,
     and CD panel.
1.1  To enable or disable a panel:
     Clicking the mouse button on the MIDI, WAVE, or CD in MIXER control panel
     will cause the corresponding panel to disappear, another click will cause the
     corresponding panel to re-appear.
1.2  To change a channel:
     Click channel LEFT or RIGHT button to change to the channel you want.
1.3  To activate volume and balance control:
     Change to the channel you want (see 1.2), then click up or down arrow buttons
     to change the volume, or click balance LEFT or RIGHT arrow buttons to change balance.
1.4  To mute system:
     Change to the channel you want, then click MUTE check mark to disable sound,
     click again to re-enable sound.


2.   MIDI panel
2.1  To open or close a MIDI file:
     Click the button of the MIDI sign on the MIDI panel, choose OPEN to open a
     MIDI file, or choose CLOSE to close a file.
2.2  Auto repeat and show information:
     Click the button of the MIDI sign on MIDI panel.  Clicking 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 reaches the end.
     When SHOW INFORMATION is selected, the MIDI window will open and the
     information from the MIDI file will appear on the MIDI window. When a MIDI
     file is opened, you can also click the MIDI window to show the information of
     that file.
2.3  Other operations:
     When a MIDI file is opened, you can click PLAY to play it, or click PAUSE,
     STOP, FF or RW to manipulate the selection. You can also use the volume control
     buttons on the MIDI panel to control the volume directly.


3.   WAVE panel
3.1  Select TAPE I or TAPE II to playback:
     There are two TAPE boxes on the WAVE panel. TAPE I can only play wave
     files. TAPE II can play and record wave files. There is one set of
     control buttons on the right of WAVE panel. When Tape I is selected,
     the control buttons will take effect for TAPE I. When Tape II is selected,
     the control buttons will work for TAPE II. Click the button
     TAPEI/TAPEII to select between TAPEI or TAPEII, or push the button TAPEI
     PLAYBACK on TAPE I box to select TAPE I, while pushing the button TAPEII REC/PLAY
     on TAPE II box to select TAPEII.

Note: When you want to playback a wave file, you need to select TAPE I/TAPE II first.

3.2  Open a wave file to play:
     Push the OPEN button, select OPEN on the menu, select a wave
     file to play. When the wave file is opened, the TAPE containing the
     file is automatically selected, just push the PLAY button to play it.
3.3  Record a wave file:
     Push the button REC.INPUT to select the input media (Line in, MIDI,
     Audio CD, or MIC), then push the the button OPEN on TAPE II and select NEW
     to create a new wave file.  The TAPEII indicator will be red to show it
     is waiting to record.  Play the source media, and push recording button on TAPEII
     to begin recording. When finished recording, push the record button (now it is a
     red square) to stop.  After finished, save the file as the name you specified.
3.4  Full-duplex:
     For sound card supporting full-duplex, TAPEI and TAPEII can work at the
     same time. This means while TAPEI is playing, TAPEII can record, or while
     TAPEII is recording, TAPEI can play.
     When using full-duplex, the control buttons work like this:
     Playback button and stop button only take effect for TAPEI, record button
     works only for TAPEII. Push record button once to begin
     recording, and push it again to stop recording.
3.5  Synchronous recording (record and play simultaneously):
     After selecting an INPUT media and new wave file for recording, push button
     SYNC.REC to begin a synchronous recording. The mixer will automatically
     play the source file and begin recording at the same time.


4.   CD
4.1  EDIT and Program:
     Push EDIT to select which tracks (selections on the CD) to play
     and add it to the Playlist. Then click the Program button to play the selected tracks.
4.2  Random play:
     The Random button plays tracks in a random order.
4.3  Repeat:
     To repeat one track of a CD, select the track and push the repeat button one time.
     A single repeat signal will appear in the CD player window.
     To repeat the full CD, push the repeat button 2 times.
     A full repeat signal will appear in the CD player window.

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