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TURTLE BEACH TROPEZ
Installation Utility for Windows95 (Version 4.00.31)
07 18 96
SOFTWARE PACKAGE CONTENTS
The Windows95 Tropez software package contains (2) 3.5" 1.44M diskettes,
for the installation of DOS mode and Windows95 drivers.
INSTALLATION PROCESS
It is recommended that you print this out and have a hard copy in
front of you while installing the drivers.
While the installation of the new drivers should remove the older
drivers, it is highly recommended that you follow these steps to
avoid any type of conflicts and speed up installation.
If this is a fresh installation (the Tropez is not currently installed)
then proceed to "Section III - Installing Drivers". If the Tropez is
already installed on your Windows95 system, then please continue to
uninstall the current Tropez setup before proceeding. "Section I" is
for uninistalling the Tropez drivers you received from Turtle Beach.
"Section II" is for uninstalling previous versions of the beta Tropez
drivers from David Gasior.
SECTION I
UNINSTALLING WINDOWS3/WINDOWS95 DRIVERS
(provided by Turtle Beach Systems)
If the Tropez uninstall feature is available, don't use it as
it will uninstall all the applets (like Mouse Player) in add-
ition to all the drivers. This driver package includes only
the drivers.
1. Within Windows95, click on the START button, and select RUN. In
the filename box, type SYSEDIT.EXE (System Editor). If you do not
have this program installed, then you can use Notepad or any other
text editor to do this.
2. Let's attack the SYSTEM.INI file first. Scroll down to the [386Enh]
section and remove the line that reads
device=vsndsys.386
Then scroll down to the [drivers] section and remove the lines
midi*=tropmidi.drv
midi*=opl3.drv
wave*=tropez.drv
aux*=tropez.drv
mixer=tropez.drv
The * means that there may be a number after the device. Then
scroll down toward the end of the file and entirely remove the
following sections (both the header and the lines beneath that
header).
[sndsys.drv]
[opl3.drv]
[tropmidi.drv]
3. Next, the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Remove the lines
SETUPSND.EXE /a??? /i? OSWF.MOT
SET BLASTER=a??? i?? d? t?
where the ??? would be numerical settings. Then remove any lines
pertaining to the following programs
TZHKMIX.EXE
TZACMIX.EXE
TZMODE.EXE
4. And finally, the CONFIG.SYS file. Remove the line
device=C:\TZMODE.EXE
5. The Tropez is now uninstalled. Go to the Device Manager, and check
to see what is listed under 'Sound, Video, and Game Controllers'.
If the Tropez is listed, then highlight it, and remove it. Then
proceed to "Section III".
SECTION II
UNINSTALLING WINDOWS95 BETA DRIVERS
(provided by David Gasior)
1. In Windows95 (NOT Safe Mode), go to the Device Manager and double
click on 'Sound, Video, and Game Controllers'. Highlight the
'Turtle Beach Tropez' and remove it. It should remove the 'Turtle
Beach Tropez', the 'Turtle Beach Tropez Digital Audio' and the
'Gameport Joystick' if it was installed. Once the references to
the Tropez are removed, exit the Device Manager.
2. Click on the START button, and select RUN. In the filename box,
type SYSEDIT.EXE (System Editor). If you do not have this program
installed, then you can use Notepad or any other text editor to do
this.
3. In the SYSTEM.INI file, scroll down to the [drivers] section and
remove the line
midi*=tropmidi.drv
where the * may be a number after the device. Then scroll down the
file toward the end and remove the section (the header and all lines
beneath it)
[tropmidi.drv]
4. Next, the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Remove the lines
SET BLASTER=a??? i?? d? t?
SET SOUND16=\SOUND16
SNDINIT /b
where the ??? would be numerical settings. Then remove any lines
pertaining to the following programs
VOLTSR.EXE
5. And finally, the CONFIG.SYS file. Remove the line
device=C:\CDSETUP.SYS
6. Next, start the Windows Explorer and choose 'View' from the menu,
then select 'Options' at the bottom of the list. On the 'View'
tab, select 'Show all files' from the 'Hidden Files' section (if
not already selected) and click OK.
7. Now select 'Tools' from the Explorer menu, then 'Find', then
'Files or Folders'. A new dialog box will open titled "Find:
All Files". On the 'Name & Location' tab, change the box that
reads 'Look in:' to the hard drive which Windows95 is installed
on to.
8. Next, click on the 'Advanced' tab, and use the drop down list box
marked 'Of type:' to bring up the setting "Setup Information".
Then, in the box that reads 'Containing text:', type in "Tropez".
It should look like ...
Containing text: Tropez
Then click on the 'Find Now' button to begin searching.
Since Windows95 keeps a record of everything you have ever
installed, we want to make sure that it "forgets" about the older
Tropez installations, so we are going to remove their references.
9. One or more OEM?.INF files will appear in the search box below.
Delete them by clicking on the <DELETE> key on your keyboard, or
by dragging them into the Recycle Bin.
If the search finds nothing, be sure that you have the following
search conditions:
Of type: Setup Information
Containing text: Tropez
Also make sure that you are searching the entire drive and not
just a single directory (see step 6).
10. Once those files are deleted, you can go ahead and continue with
Section III - Installing the Drivers.
SECTION III
INSTALLING THE DRIVERS
1. Make sure you have the driver disks handy. If you downloaded this
driver package, then you need to copy all the files from the ZIP
file onto two floppy disks. The files in the DISK1 directory should
go on to a floppy disk marked "Disk 1" and the files in the DISK2
directory should go on to a floppy disk marked "Disk 2". The
driver should not be installed from a hard disk directory.
2. If Windows95 is running, select the START button and select SHUT
DOWN, then 'Shut Down the Computer'. When you are clear to do so,
power off the computer, and plug the Tropez card into a slot.
Even if the card is already installed, powering down is still a
good idea. Leave the computer off for about a minute. Turning
the computer off and then right back on can damage the peripherals
inside.
3. Power on the computer. While it is booting up, hit the F8 key as
soon as you see the message "Starting Windows95...". From the menu,
select 'Safe Mode'. It will take a few minutes, but once you've
entered Safe Mode, go to the Device Manager and double-click on
'Sound, Video, and Game Controllers'. Make sure that there is
nothing listed there (aside from sound peripherals that you may
still have in the system).
Even though you may have uninstalled them before, Windows95 has
the nasty habit of letting some drivers hang around.
When you are finished, close the Device Manager. Click on the
START button, then SHUT DOWN. Select 'Restart the computer' and
let it reboot.
4. Once you enter Windows95 again, double-click on the My Computer
icon and then on the Control Panel icon. Then double-click on
the Add New Hardware icon.
5. When Windows95 asks you to search for new hardware, select 'no'
and proceed to the next window.
6. Windows 95 will display a list of device categories that you can
install from. Select 'Sound, Video, and Game Controllers', and
then 'Next' to proceed.
7. Windows 95 will display another list of manufacturers and their
products. Place Disk 1 (of this driver package) in your floppy
drive, and click on the 'Have Disk...' button. It may bring up
a dialog box asking which drive the disk is in. Select the drive
the disk is in.
8. Once the disk is read, Windows95 will bring up a list of devices
you can install. This list will have four options. Each must be
installed individually, though all four do not have to be installed
for the Tropez to operate.
Turtle Beach Tropez
This option is for the digital audio portion of the Tropez. This
is what provides the sounds for system events and sound effects in
games.
Turtle Beach Tropez CD ROM Controller
This option is for those who are using the Tropez as the controller
for their CD ROM drive. If your CD ROM drive is hooked up to the
motherboard or another EIDE card, do not install this option.
Turtle Beach Tropez Joystick Port
This option is for hooking a joystick up to the Tropez. This will
work only once the SNDINIT program has run to enable the joystick
port.
Turtle Beach Tropez MPU-401 Port
This option is for those people who want to activate the internal,
second MIDI port on the Tropez. This will work only once the
SNDINIT program has run to enable the MPU-401 port. This is not
needed for wavetable synthesis.
Turtle Beach Tropez WaveFront Synthesizer
This option is for the wavetable MIDI chip on the Tropez. This is
what provides the realistic instrument sounds when playing MIDI
files and games.
9. Click on the Turtle Beach Tropez and then click on 'Next' to install
the drivers. Windows95 will allow you to view the settings (via the
'Details' button) that it has determined will work for your system.
Don't worry; you can change those later if you want to. Windows95
will then copy some files from the floppy disk then prompt you to
finish. Click on 'Finish' and you will be asked to restart your
system. Select 'yes' and restart.
10. When the computer reboots, a new program called SND4DOS will run
before Windows95 loads. This is a one time only occurrence. It
will ask you if you want to set up the Tropez for Real Mode DOS.
This is if you have a game or other program requiring sound that
refuses to play under Windows95. Select 'Yes' to install these
drivers.
11. When it comes time to pick the CD ROM attached to your Tropez, you
have many options. If your CD ROM drive is listed, you can either
select it from the list (and have a driver installed for it) or if
it is already installed, select 'Other (IDE)' (and have the Tropez
IDE interface activated, but no specific driver installed).
Even if you will never use your CD ROM drive in Real Mode DOS, you
must select 'Other (IDE)' as your choice, or the IDE interface on
the Tropez will not be activated and therefore, will not work in
Windows95.
If your CD ROM is being controlled by something other than the
Tropez (such as a motherboard IDE or an EIDE controller) select
'None' from the list to disable the IDE interface of the Tropez.
12. Once the SND4DOS program completes, it will reboot the computer and
go back into Windows95. You can then use the Device Manager to
make any changes to the digital audio settings that you need to.
13. To install any of the other Tropez options, follow the above steps
4 - 8 again. This time, though, you will highlight whichever option
you desire and click on 'Next' to install the drivers. When you are
prompted to restart (or shut down) the computer, select 'no' and you
can continue to add the other options. Once you are done adding,
select 'yes' to restart the computer.
The WaveFront port address is based on the hardware jumper settings
on the Tropez sound card. This port address must match what you
have the Tropez set to in order to work. Windows95 cannot determine
the jumper settings and will default to port 330 (if it does not
conflict with another device). You can change this after restarting
the computer to whatever your jumpers are set at.
SECTION IV
CHANGES TO YOUR SYSTEM
Once the SND4DOS programs runs and reboots the computer, your
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files will be changed. These are
the lines that have been added/modified.
CONFIG.SYS
DEVICE=C:\SOUND16\CDSETUP.SYS /T:I
(if the Tropez is acting as the CD ROM controller)
DEVICE=C:\SOUND16\CDROM.SYS /D:MSCD000
(if you selected your CD ROM from the list - file name
will be different depending on CD ROM selected)
You can manually edit the CDSETUP.SYS line if you ever change the
Tropez's status. The "/T:I" parameter enables the IDE interface
on the Tropez. Changing it to "/T:X" will disable the interface
If you are using an IDE CD ROM drive attached to another controller,
make sure the Tropez's interface is disabled or they may conflict.
AUTOEXEC.BAT:
PATH=C:\SOUND16 (appended)
SET SOUND16=C:\SOUND16
C:\SOUND16\SNDINIT /B
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
(settings may differ from these)
SYSTEM.INI
All changes to Windows will be made in the Registry, and nothing
will appear in the SYSTEM.INI file. All previous entries will be
deleted, hopefully.
SECTION V
SNDINIT.EXE - WHAT IT DOES
SNDINIT is the new initialization/configuration program. This
program runs at bootup to initialize the Tropez. You can also
run the program from the command line to change the Tropez's
settings.
You can type the following command at the DOS prompt to get a
list of parameters for the SNDINIT program.
SNDINIT /?
SNDINIT replaces TZMODE. TZMODE (and TZSETUP) should no longer
be used. Your TZACDOS.INI file is also no longer needed.
SECTION VI
VOLTSR.EXE - WHAT IT DOES
The volume control memory resident program, VOLTSR.EXE, allows
you to change volume using hot keys while you are in Real Mode
DOS. The program must be run first for the hot keys to be act-
ivated. The hot keys are
Ctrl-Alt-U Raises the volume
Ctrl-Alt-D Lowers the volume
Ctrl-Alt-M Mute
SECTION VII
KNOWN PROBLEMS AND WORKAROUNDS
1) The original code download configuration file (OSWF.MOT) has been
renamed to WFTROP.MOT to conincide with the driver name. When
running SETUPSND in DOS mode, please point it toward the new MOT
file, and not the older one.
2) This installation copies a new WFPATCH.INI into your Windows95
directory. This file lists the locations of the WaveFront banks
(which you may or may not have all installed). You may need to use
Notepad (or another text editor) to edit the file to change the
directory to where the file(s) actually is/are.
3) Full Duplex mode is available using these drivers. EnchancedFull
Duplex mode is not available. This means that the WAV files you
are working with must have the same sample settings (kHz, bit depth,
and mono/stereo).
4) If you play a DOS game from within Windows95, and it uses the Tropez
as a General MIDI card, there is a good chance that Windows95 will
"lose" the WaveFront synthesizer on return to Windows95. You must
restart Windows95 to get it back.
SECTION VIII
SOUND BLASTER SUPPORT UNDER WINDOWS 95 DOS BOX
With these drivers, the Tropez can now act as both a Sound Blaster
and Windows Sound System card under Windows. When setting up your
DOS games, be sure that the sound card settings are the same as
the settings that Windows95 assigns if this game will be played in
a DOS window.
You can have different settings for SB in Windows95 and Real Mode
DOS if you wish, but games played under Windows95 will use the
settings defined in the Device Manager. These may be configured
at any time, and maybe changed as often as necessary for games
that require different settings.
Many DOS games have a difficult time running under Windows95. They
were not designed to do it. To ensure the most ideal environment
for these games, it is recommended you modify the Properties of
the shortcuts that you create for each DOS game. On the "Misc" tab
of the properties sheet, you can adjust the Idle Sensitivity
property to High, and deselect all other options that may be
checked.
You can control the volume of sound in DOS programs running in a
window. These will not work on some games, notably the ones that
run in protected mode, such as DOOM and Rise of the Triad. The
following are the hot keys to use.
<CTRL>+<ALT>+M = Decrease Master Volume
<SHIFT>+<ALT>+M = Increase Master Volume
<CTRL>+<SHIFT>+M = Mute Master Volume
<CTRL>+<ALT>+V = Decrease Digital Sound Volume
<SHIFT>+<ALT>+V = Increase Digital Sound Volume
<CTRL>+<SHIFT>+V = Mute Digital Sound Volume
<CTRL>+<ALT>+F = Decrease FM Music Volume
<SHIFT>+<ALT>+F = Increase FM Music Volume
<CTRL>+<SHIFT>+F = Mute FM Music Volume
SECTION IX
WINDOWS95 BASIC CONFIGURATIONS
The Tropez can use one of three different basic configurations for the
digital audio. Basic Configuration 0 is the default and provides both
native 16bit audio support and Sound Blaster Pro support as well as FM
synthesis within Windows95. Basic Configuration 1 provides only native
16bit audio support and FM synthesis. Basic Configuration 2 provides
only native 16bit audio support.
Why would you need to change these? Well, you shouldn't, unless you are
running into conflicts or need to free up resources. By removing the
SB compatibility, you only free up one port which is not a big deal; your
computer has hundreds of ports available. However, theoretically (we
have not tested it; please don't call with support questions on it), you
could install both a SB16 and Tropez in your system if you were to use
Basic Configuration 2. By removing the SB compatibility and FM synthesis,
you remove any chance for conflicts. This would mean using the Tropez
for its clean audio playback and recording capabilities, and the SB16
for native DOS game support.
But for optimal configuration of the sound card, just leave it at the
default of Basic Configuration 0.
SECTION X
FULL DUPLEX SUPPORT
The Tropez is an excellent sound card to use for applications like
InternetPhone(tm), because of its full duplex capabilities. To
enable Full Duplex mode, go to the Control Panel and select the
Multimedia icon. Select the Advanced tab, and click on the Tropez
under Audio Devices, and then Properties, then settings. Be sure
that the "Single Mode DMA" option is not checked.
You must also make sure that you have selected a configuration that
has two DMA channels being used. They must be different and paired
as follows.
Playback DMA: 0 1 3
Recording DMA: 1 0 0
This driver also does not allow EnhancedFull duplex mode. It will
only work as Full duplex mode.
The difference between the two is that Full duplex mode allows you
simultaneous record and playback when the two files in use are set
to the same sampling rate. In other words, both files would need
to be 22kHz/16bit/stereo or both would need to be 44kHz/8bit/mono,
etc.
EnhancedFull duplex mode allows you simultaneous record and playback
with the files being at differing sampling rates. Since the Tropez
does not have a DSP, this puts an enormous amount of work on the
system's CPU. It has not been implemented in this driver release,
and may or may not be implemented in an upcoming release.
There is no futher information at this time.