MSI K9a2 Cff Manual

							A-3 Realtek ALC888 Audio
3.Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver.Click hereSelect this
option4.Click Finish to restart the system.Click here 
						

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A-4After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio
feature now. Click the audio icon  from the system tray at the lower-right corner of
the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration. It is also available to enable the
audio driver by clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager from the Control Panel.Double clickSoftware Configuration 
						

							A-5 Realtek ALC888 Audio
Sound Effect
Environment Simulation
You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow,
totally 23 kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection. Realtek HD Audio Sound
Manager also provides five popular settings “Stone Corridor”, “Bathroom”, “Sewer
pipe”, “Arena” and “Audio Corridor” for quick enjoyment.
You may choose the provided sound effects, and the equalizer will adjust automatically.
If you like, you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer setting to
save as an new one by using the “Load EQ Setting” and “Save Preset” button,
click “Reset EQ Setting” button to use the default value, or click “Delete EQ Set-
ting” button to remove a preset EQ setting.
There are also other pre-set equalizer models for you to choose by clicking “Others”
under the Equalizer part. Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list. 
						

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A-6Save
The settings are saved
permanently for future
useReset
10 bands of equalizer
would go back to the de-
fault setting
Enable / Disable
To disable, you can tem-
porarily stop the sound
effect without losing the
settingsLoad
Whenever you would like to
use preload settings, simply
click this, the whole list will
be shown for your selection.
Delete
To delete the pre-saved settings which are created from previous steps.Equalizer Selection
Equalizer frees users from default settings; users may create their owned preferred
settings by utilizing this tool.
10 bands of equalizer, ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz. 
						

							A-7 Realtek ALC888 AudioRaise the key
Lower the key Remove the
human voice Frequently Used Equalizer Setting
Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have. By leveraging our long experience
at audio field, Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equal-
izer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment.
[How to Use It]
Other than the buttons “Pop” “Live” “Club” & “Rock” shown on the page, to pull down
the arrow in “Others”, you will find more optimized settings available to you.
Karaoke Mode
Karaoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home. Simply using the music you usually
play, Karaoke mode can help you eliminate the vocal of the song or adjust the key to
accommodate your range.
1.Vocal Cancellation: Single click on “Voice Cancellation”, the vocal of the song would
   be eliminated, while the background music is still in place, and you can be that
   singer!
2.Key Adjustment: Using “Up / Down Arrow” to find a key which better fits your vocal
   range. 
						

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A-8Mixer
In the Mixer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels individually.
1. Adjust Volume
You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged in front or rear panel by
select the Realtek HD Audio rear output or Realtek HD Audio front output
items.
2. Multi-Stream Function
ALC888 supports an outstanding feature called Multi-Stream, which means you may
play different audio sources simultaneously and let them output respectively from the
indicated real panel or front panel. This feature is very helpful when 2 people are
using the same computer together for different purposes.
Click the  button and the Mixer ToolBox menu will appear. Then check the Enable
playback multi-streaming and click OK to save the setup.Important
Before set up, please make sure the playback devices are well plugged in the
jacks on the rear or front panel. The Realtek HD Audio front output item
will appear after you pluging the speakers into the jacks on the front panel.Important
If you use AC97 front panel, the device have to be plugged into the jacks on
the panel before enable the multi-stream function. 
						

							A-9 Realtek ALC888 Audio
When you are playing the first audio source (for example: use Windows Media
Player to play DVD/VCD), the output will be played from the rear panel, which is the
default setting.
Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio front output from the scroll list
first, and use a different program to play the second audio source (for example: use
Winamp to play MP3 files). You will find that the second audio source (MP3 music) will
come out from the Line-Out audio jack of Front Panel. 
						

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A-103. Playback controlPlayback device
This function is to let you freely decide which ports to
output the sound. And this is essential when multi-
streaming playback enabled.
- Realtek HD Audio Rear Output
- Realtek HD Audio Front Output Tool          MuteMute
You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute
sound output.
Tool
- Show the following volume controls
This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed.
- Advanced controls
- Enable playback multi-streaming
With this function, you will be able to have an audio chat with your friends via
headphone (stream 1 from front panel) while still have music (stream 2 from back
panel) in play. At any given period, you can have maximum 2 streams operating
simultaneously. 
						

							A-11 Realtek ALC888 Audio4. Recording controlRecording device
-Back Line in/Mic, Front Lin in
-Realtek HD Audio InputMute
You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute
sound input.
Tool
- Show the following volume controls
This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed.
- Enable recording multi-streamingTool        MuteImportant
ALC888 allows you to record the CD, Line, Mic and Stereo Mix channels
simultaneously, frees you from mixing efforts. At any given period, you may
choose 1 of the following 4 channels to record. 
						

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A-12Audio I/O
In this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers.
You can choose a desired multi-channel operation here.
a.Headphone for the common headphone
b.2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Output
c.4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Output
d.6CH Speaker for 5.1-Speaker Output
e.8CH Speaker for 7.1-Speaker Output
Speaker Configuration:
1. Plug the speakers in the corresponding jack.  
2. Dialogue “connected device” will pop up for your selection. Please select the
device you have plugged in.
    - If the device is being plugged into the correct jack, you will be able to find the icon
      beside the jack changed to the one that is same as your device.
    - If not correct, Realtek HD Audio Manager will guide you to plug the device into the
     correct jack.