1. Introduction

The Model # 23013 / 23063 ESS ES1868 Cost Saver 3D Sound Card is a 16-bit Full Duplex sound card based on the ESS integrated digital sound controller chip which is compatible with Sound Blaster PRO. This sound card provides an integrated audio solution for business audio, education/entertainment, and multimedia applications.

The ESS ES1868 Sound Card will let you run thousands of Sound Blaster and Sound Blaster PRO compatible games and applications, including a rapidly growing number of Windows business applications that are compatible with the Windows Sound System.

Included with full support for these PC popular sound standards, the ESS ES1868 includes multiple audio cable interface for SONY, Mitsumi and Panasonic CD-ROM drives. Also, it has multiple input and output ports for recording and playback of stereo sound.

1.1 The ESS ES1868 Cost Saver 3D Sound Card Features
The ESS ES1868 is a fully featured sound card which includes the following :

• 16 bit full duplex stereo sound
• Record, compress and playback voice, sound and music simultaneously
• Integrated 16-bit A/D and D/A converters
• Supports on board 3D Sound Effect (Model # 23063 only)
• ADPCM as well as patented ESPCM compreassion for lower bit rates
• Maximum sampling rate up to 44.1KHz for recording and playback
• 6 channel mixer
• Software volume control for both record and playback (64 steps)
• Built in 2 watts per channel stereo power amplifier
• Connector for mic in, line in, line out, speaker out and wave table connector
• Game port for joystick or MIDI device
• Plug and Play Features

1.2 What is in your package ?
You should have the following items in your package :

• Model # 23013 or 23063 ESS ES1868 Cost Saver Sound Card
• MMCD CD-ROM with installation drivers, software utilities and manuals
• Hardware Installation, product layout & troubleshooting manual

• IBM-compatible computer models and compatibles with PnP BIOS
• At least 2MB RAM (4MB RAM for Windows 3.1 Applications)
• VGA or SVGA graphics adapter and monitor
• 2MB free on hard disk for installing all ESS ES1868 software
• MS DOS version 3.3 or later
• Windows 3.1 for games and applications in Windows
• External speakers, microphone and headphones (optional)

1.5 Jumpers and Connectors Description
JP1 & JP2 : On Board amplifier and Speaker Out / Line Out settings
1-2 = Enable on board amplifier
This directs the signal through the on board amplifier to turn P3 connector in to a speaker out. This on board amplifier will also drive non-powered speakers .

2-3 = Disable on board amplifier
This disables the onboard amplifier and directs the signal to the P3 connector to act as a LINE OUT, where you can connect a cable to your home HI-FI or external amplifier.

Note :
i) The factory default setting is 1-2
ii) Uses 1-2 setting - when connect the sound card to normal computer speakers
iii) Uses 2-3 setting - when connect the sound card to self-power devices (e.g. Hi-Fi system, amplifier)

JP6 : Speaker In settings
The ESS1868 chipset has a unique feature whereby you can connect the cable from your motherboard here (this cable would usually connect to the system case internal speaker), and any system ‘beeps’ or sound messages can be routed through this sound card to the speakers or amplifier connected to P3.

GSGS / SGGS : CDROM to Sound Card Audio Cable connections
This card has audio connectors for Panasonic, Sony & Mitsumi standard Audio Cables...

Panasonic	=	connect to GSGS
Sony	=	connect to SGGS
Mitsumi (reverse cable on Panasonic)	=	connect (reverse) to GSGS

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