M-Audio EQMan [13/31] Advanced driver setup

Occasionally some users may need to make fine adjustments or

customizations in the Windows drivers. This is accomplished through

the Windows Control Panel. Within the Control Panel is a Drivers

applet (in Windows 95 choose the Multimedia applet) that allows you

to select an installed Windows driver and modify its settings. Open the

applet, highlight the Midiman EQMan driver selection and click on the

Setup button. This will open the Driver Setup dialog box.

Driver Setup from Windows Control Panel

The EQMan Driver Setup dialog box is shown below. It allows you to

set the Base Address the driver expects to find the card at, as well as

enable/disable the driver and driver warning messages. The Base

Address in this dialog must be set to match the jumper configuration of

your board or else the driver will not be able to control your card. If

you choose to disable the MIDI driver, the EQMan driver will not load

when you enter Windows. This may be handy in case you remove the

card from your machine but don’t want to go to the trouble of

uninstalling the EQMan drivers and then reinstalling them when the

card is placed back into the computer. Disable Warning Messages

allows you to squelch any warning messages that the EQMan driver will

display, such as “card not found” when entering Windows.

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EQMan Driver Setup Dialog Box

Selecting the “Advanced...” button will pop up the Advanced Driver

Setup dialog box. Selecting the “About...” button, on the other hand,

will display the driver software version, the virtual driver software

version (a “hidden” component of the Windows driver), and copyright

information.

IMPORTANT: The Virtual Driver version will not be displayed if you

are running Windows 3.1/3.11 in Standard Mode. Otherwise, if you are

running Windows 95, or Windows 3.1/3.11 in 386 Enhanced Mode,

you should see the virtual driver version displayed. If not, then the

Base Address is probably not set properly or the card is not properly

installed.

Advanced Driver Setup

The Advanced Driver Setup dialog box pictured below is used to setup

some of the more specific information about the EQMan. Users who are

using the Remote Control Software to set the EQ manually need not

concern themselves with this dialog box (unless the Hardware Speed

requires adjustment). This dialog box applies mainly to those who will

be controlling the EQ via MIDI programs.