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Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 1 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the PSC 805, Aurilium 5.1 USB Sound Processor! You now own the ultimate in quality and flexibility for your PC sound. Your new external sound processor offers all the advanced features of ...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 4 2. The Philips Aurilium Hardware 2.1. Getting Started To fully benefit from all the features of your Aurilium Sound Processor, please take a moment and familiarize yourself with this guide in its entirety. The diagrams in the nex...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 5 2.1.1. Front Panel Features and Controls Figure 1. Front view Features See next page for brief description of features 2 - (Mute Button) 4 – (QSurround LED) 6 – (QXpander LED) 7 – (3D Effects Control Button) 8 – (3D Effects LED) ...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 6 The following is a brief description of all controls and indicators located in the front of the Aurilium Sound Processor. For an in-depth explanation of each control or indicator refer to the Using the Hardware Controls chapter o...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 7 2.1.2. Rear Panel Connectors Figure 2 Back Panel See next page for brief description of features A - Optical S/PDIF Out B - Coax S/PDIF Out C - Line IN D - Front Speakers E - Rear Speakers F - Center / LFE Speakers G - USB Connec...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 8 This is a brief description of all the audio connectors located on the back panel of the Aurilium sound processor. For an in-depth explanation of each audio connector, please refer to the Using the Hardware Controls section of th...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 9 Fastening screw Horizontal Position Vertical Position 2.2. Quick Installation Guide Installing the Aurilium is very simple and can be done in three easy steps. However, if you need more information, please refer to the Detailed I...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 10 2.3. Detailed Installation Guide Your new Aurilium sound processor is a standard USB audio device. This means even if you don’t install PSA2, you will still be able to play all your PC audio streams just by connecting the Aurili...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 11 2.3.3. USB Connection The included USB cable has different connectors on each end. Connect the appropriate end to its respective port. A USB port on a PC may be located in the front, in the back, or both. On laptops, it may be o...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 12 a. Diagram of USB ports in the back of PC b. Pictures of USB ports in front of PC Figure 5 Typical Locations for USB Ports The Aurilium is compatible with both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0. If your PC has both, you can connect to either ...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 13 Windows XP: When you first connect the Aurilium (or any USB device), Windows detects the connection and displays he message “Found new hardware” at the lower right corner of your screen (see Figure 5). The message may be followe...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 14 If you want to install any or all of the included free applications, reinsert the CD or follow the above direction to bring up the Autolauncher panel again. When installation is complete, it is a good idea to run the speaker tes...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 15 3. Using the Hardware Controls The Aurilium Sound Processor has a number of controls on the front panel that enable various audio features. The Aurilium automatically detects how many speakers are connected. It also detects if h...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 16 Level Indicator Bar Graph LED’s This set of seven LED’s display the level of the volume as a bar graph. They also display the level for Fader, subwoofer, and microphone input gain, depending on which function is selected by the ...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 18 When you first launch the PSA2 it appears in the fully expanded form as shown in Figure 12. The panel contains three distinct sections, Compact, Main and Visual. You can reduce the expanded form to a compact form using the Resiz...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 19 4.2. Compact Control Panel The Compact Control Panel contains the following controls: Figure 13 Master Volume Master Volume controls the overall output level of the sound system. This volume control is synchronized with the volu...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 20 the environment changes. The applied intensity of reverb is controllable by a slider in the Visualization panel. If the level of Reverb is not as expected, check the slider in the Visualization panel and adjust properly. QSizzle...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 21 4.3. Main Control Panel The Main Control Panel is in the center of the expanded mode, and it provides access to advanced settings for most PSA2 controls, which are grouped in five separate tabs. See Figure 14. If only the Compac...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 22 QRumble responds in real time to the varying nature of the input signal, automatically adjusting itself accordingly. This is very different from the Equalizer, which is a static frequency processor. The Equalizer does not monito...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 23 4.3.2. Equalizer Tab The Equalizer (EQ) controls the frequency response of the system by increasing or decreasing the frequency response of ten independent frequency bands. This Equalizer works very much the same as the equalize...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 24 4.3.3. Setup Tab Located under the setup tab is a speaker configuration panel and other critical audio controls. The speaker configuration panel graphically displays the existing speaker or headphone configuration. Speaker detec...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 25 Speaker Test Utility The Speaker Test Utility can be used to test the current speaker configuration for proper connection to the Aurilium case. Testing each speaker channel ensures each speaker is positioned and connected proper...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 26 AC3/DTS Pass Trough The S/PDIF digital outputs (both optical and RCA) normally supply the digital equivalent of the signal present at the analog (front speakers or headphones) outputs. However, when this button is selected, Dolb...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 27 4.3.4. Mixer Tab Mixer controls allow you to select and control playback and recording input sources. 4.3.4.1. Playback source controls You can individually mute or un-mute as many playback sources as you wish. Volume sliders se...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 28 4.3.4.2. Recording Source Control The Philips Aurilium allows you to record sounds and music from multiple input sources. Select the “mixer” tab, go to the bottom of the panel and click on the “recording” tab. This panel enables...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 29 Figure 19 The Preset system enables you to save the state of PSA2 controls once you have made adjustments to customize your listening experience, so you can recall settings for any source and playback environment. For example, i...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 30 Load Clicking on this button loads an existing preset. To load another preset, highlight it on the list and click the Load. Save When you load one of your presets and make changes to it, you can save it by clicking on the Save b...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 32 5. Uninstalling PSA2 If for any reason it becomes necessary to uninstall the PSA2 drivers, you can choose one of two available methods. You may go to the system control panel and launch the “Add/Remove Programs” utility as shown...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 34 6. Technical Support And Warranty Before calling the technical support number please make sure you have the following information available: •••• Model number and date of purchase. •••• Computer type, processor speed, and memory...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 35 7. Appendix A, Useful Tips For Speaker setup Following is some suggestions to help you set up your speakers for best results. 7.1.1. Ideal Listening Scenario (Speakers) The ideal way to experience proper imaging, whether stereo,...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 36 8. Appendix B, USB Hub Considerations 8.1. Introduction to USB Hub A hub is a USB device that uses one USB port for connection to a PC and typically provides four additional ports for connection to USB devices. The function is s...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 37 9. Appendix C, Trouble Shooting This appendix covers some of the basic mistakes and pitfalls you might encounter. No Sound is coming out 1. Check the speakers. a. Ensure the speakers are plugged into the back of the Aurilium. b....

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 38 This error message is generated due to lack of sufficient bandwidth on the USB hub that the Aurilium is plugged into. If you have a USB imaging device (such as a webcam or a scanner) and you have an imaging application open, and...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 39 •••• If none of the above exists, it means the Aurilium is not recognized by the OS and you need to unplug and plug the Aurilium again. Every time you plug the Aurilium, you should monitor the PSA2 icon in the System Tray to mak...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 40 Figure 26 CD Player Control in the mixer playback tab dose not have any effects on the output when Playing Audio CD in the CD Drive Because the CD player sends the audio streams via the digital data lines, Windows treats this so...

Philips Sound Solutions PSC805 Aurilium™ Sound Processor Users Guide 41 Error message appears on the screen The error message in Figure 27 is displayed when the speaker configuration is not correct. Check to ensure that front speakers are connected to the right connector in the back of the Aurilium....