1、UNIT 15Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Setup What You Need UNIT 151.Preparing Your Computer(1)Uninstall the drivers and software of any audio card or onboard audio chipset in your computer.(2)Turn off your computer.(3)Disconnect your computers power cord from the wall outlet,shown as Fig.15-1(a).(4)Touch a m
2、etal plate on your computer to ground yourself and to discharge any static electricity.(5)Remove the computer cover,shown as Fig.15-1(b).(6)Remove any audio card in your computer.UNIT 15Fig.15-1Disconnect Power and Remove Cover UNIT 152.Installing Hardware(1)Remove a metal bracket,shown as Fig.15-2(
3、a).(2)1Align the audio card with the PCI slot(shown as Fig.15-2(b)and press the card gently but firmly into the slot(shown as Fig.15-3).Do not force the audio card into the slot.If it does not fit properly,gently remove it and try again.UNIT 15Fig.15-2Remove metal bracketUNIT 15Fig.15-3Press Audio C
4、ard UNIT 153.Installing Software Installing Sound Blaster Audigy 4 drivers and applications(1)After you have installed your audio device,turn on your computer.Windows automatically detects your audio device and searches for device drivers.(2)When prompted for the audio drivers,click the Cancel butto
5、n.UNIT 15(3)Insert the Installation and Applications CD into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive.Your CD should start automatically.If it does not,follow the steps below:i Start Windows Explorer.ii On the left pane,click the My Computer icon.iii Right-click the CDROM/DVDROM drive icon,and then click Autoplay.
6、(4)To complete the installation,follow the instructions on the screen.(5)When prompted,restart your computer.UNIT 154.Connecting Speakers Your speaker should come with the necessary cables shown in all the following diagrams.Some speaker systems are available only in certain regions.Consult your loc
7、al dealers for details.For Analog speakers,look at Fig.15-4.For Digital speakers,look at Fig.15-5.UNIT 15Fig.15 4 Analog SpeakersUNIT 15Fig.15 5 Digital speakersUNIT 155.Using Your Creative Applications Creative MediaSource Creative MediaSource is a software suite for creating,playing,organizing and
8、 transferring music or data files.2Designed to complement Sound Blaster,it features EAX ADVANCED HD for the ultimate digital entertainment experience.UNIT 15Creating MP3 songs from your music CDs 3With Creative MediaSource Organizer,you can easily create high quality MP3 songs from music CDs that yo
9、u own.(1)Insert an audio CD into your computers CDROM drive.(2)Click Start Pragrams/All Programs Creative Creative MediaSource Creative Mediasource Organizer.(3)If your audio CD is not selected,in the Sources window,select your audio CD.UNIT 15(4)4In the Task bar,click the Get Info button if you wan
10、t your Music Information Provider to find the track details for your CD.(5)In the Task bar,click the Rip Now button.5Register with your Music Information Provider to retrieve disc information for your audio CDs via the Internet.For more information,refer to the Creative MediaSource Help file.UNIT 15
11、Listening to audio in multichannel surround Stereo MP3,WMA,CD music,and other digital audio may only play back on the two front speakers in a multichannel speaker system.With Creative MultiSpeaker Surround Sound(CMSS)you can enjoy stereo music and movies in captivating surround sound.6You can,howeve
12、r,choose to“upmix”the audio so that it is heard from all your surround speakers.UNIT 15To upmix audio to all your surround speakers:(1)Click Start Pragrams/All Programs Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4EAX Console.(2)Click the CMSS 3D Surround option to enable CMSS 3D Surround.(3)Select CMSS,CMSS 2 or
13、 Stereo Surround.7CMSS delivers rich 3D virtual surround sound with headphones or 2speaker system,and multichannel audio playback with 5.1,6.1 or 7.1 speaker systems(shown as Fig.15-4).CMSS 2 is similar to CMSS,but is optimized for movie soundtracks.Stereo Surround duplicates the front channel audio
14、 to all surround speakers without any artificial enhancements.UNIT 15New Words Installation n.安装module n.模块screwdriver n.螺丝刀uninstall vt.卸载driver n.驱动程序disconnect vt.断开ground vt.接地discharge vt.释放align vi.排列;vt.使结盟,使成一行available adj.可用到的,可利用的,有用的separately adv.分离地UNIT 15application n.应用程序prompt n.提示符
15、;vt.提示extraction n.抽出,取出diagnostics n.诊断speaker n.音箱rear n.背面,后部;adj.后面的subwoofer n.低音炮connector n.接插件interactive adj.交互式的complement n.补足物;vt.补助,补足 UNIT 15entertainment n.款待,娱乐,娱乐表演captivating adj.迷人的,有魅力的headphone n.双耳式耳机optimize vt.使最优化duplicate vt.复制artificial adj.人工的,人造的enhancement n.增强,加强,提高,充实
16、 UNIT 15Phrases and Expressions audio card 声卡onboard audio chipset 板载音频芯片组static electricity 静电audio cable 音频线Windows Explorer Windows 资源管理器Control Panel 控制面板System icon 系统图标System Properties 系统属性Hardware tab 硬件标记Device Manager 设备管理器 UNIT 15Properties tab 属性标签come with 附带line out 线性输出digital speaker
17、 数字音箱associated components 相关元件coaxial cable 同轴缆线optical cable 光纤线register with 向登记in multichannel surround 以多通道环绕方式CMSS(creative multispeaker surround sound)Creative 多音箱环绕声refer to 参阅UNIT 15The Explanation of Difficult Statements 1.Align the audio card with the PCI slot and press the card gently bu
18、t firmly into the slot.分析分析:本句为祈使句,包含两个动作:“align”和“press”;“align.with.”译为“使与对齐,使与排成一排”。句意句意:将声卡对准PCI插槽,将声卡轻轻地按入插槽,但是要插牢。UNIT 152.Designed to complement Sound Blaster,it features EAX ADVANCED HD for the ultimate digital entertainment experience.分析分析:“it”指代文中上一句中的“Creative MediaSource”,“Designed”解释为“被
19、设计”,逻辑主语是“it”,“feature”作动词,表示“具有特征”。句意句意:Creative MediaSource被设计成Sound Blaster的辅助工具,它具有EAX ANVANCED HD播放功能,带给您最佳的数码娱乐体验。3.With Creative MediaSource Organizer,you can easily create high quality MP3 songs from music CDs that you own.分析分析:“that you own”作“music CDs”的定语。句意句意:使用Creative MediaSource Organi
20、zer,您能够轻松地把您拥有的音乐CD创建成高品质的MP3歌曲。UNIT 154.In the Task bar,click the Get Info button if you want your Music Information Provider to find the track details for your CD.分析分析:“if you want your Music Information Provider to find the track details for your CD”为if引导的条件状语从句。句意句意:如果您希望音乐信息提供器找到CD曲目信息,请在任务栏中单击
21、,获取信息按钮。5.Register with your Music Information Provider to retrieve disc information for your audio CDs via the Internet.分析分析:“register with”解释为“注册”,“to”引导动词不定式,表示目的。句意句意:注册音乐信息提供器允许您通过Internet 重新获取音乐CD的光盘信息。UNIT 156.You can,however,choose to“upmix”the audio so that it is heard from all your surroun
22、d speakers.分析分析:“so that”是连词,此处引导结果状语从句,解释为“所以,因此”。句意句意:然而,您可以选择“上混”音频,这样,所有的环绕音箱都能播放音频。UNIT 157.CMSS delivers rich 3D virtual surround sound with headphones or 2speaker system,and multichannel audio playback with 5.1,6.1 or 7.1 speaker systems(shown as Fig.15-4).分析分析:后半句由于主语和谓语与前半句相同,所以省略,将其补充完整是“a
23、nd CMSS delivers multichannel audio playback with 5.1,6.1 or 7.1 speaker systems.”句意句意:CMSS通过耳机或双音箱系统呈送饱满的3D虚拟环绕声音,通过 5.1、6.1或7.1音箱系统(如图15-4所示)呈送多声道音频播放。UNIT 15Exercises.Fill in the blanks according to the text:(1)Uninstall _ of any audio card or _ in your computer.(2)Align _ with _ and press the ca
24、rd gently but firmly into the slot.(3)Insert the Installation and Applications CD into your _.(4)_ is a software suite for creating,playing,organizing and transferring music or data files.(5)Stereo MP3,WMA,CD music,and other digital audio may only play back on the two front speakers in _.UNIT 15.Dec
25、ide whether each of the following statements is true or false according to the text:(1)When preparing your computer,you should connect your computers power cord from the wall outlet.(2)When you press the audio card into the PCI slot,you should not force the card into the slot.If it does not fit prop
26、erly,gently remove it and try again.(3)When you install the drivers and applications of the audio card,you should follow the instructions on the screen.(4)You can choose to“downmix”the audio so that it is heard from all your surround speakers.(5)CMSS delivers rich 3D virtual surround sound with head
27、phones or 2speaker system,and multichannel audio playback with 2.1,4.1,6.1 or 7.1 speaker systems.UNIT 15.Point out separation in each of the following sentences and explain what cause the separation:(1)He has good judgment who relies not wholly on his own.(2)The time will come when man can fly to w
28、herever he likes in the universe.(3)Mary is the only girl I know who can play the guitar.(4)Any kind of cameras will do that has a shutter that can be made to remain open for a time exposure.(5)There is no way in which,if the society of which we are a part begins to go to pieces,we can help going to
29、 pieces ourselves.UNIT 15.Translate the following paragraphs into Chinese:Education.The essence of multimedia is to make computer more interesting.It doesnt mater if a child is in grade school or an adult is getting a maters degree.Do you think making the learning process more interesting will help
30、the learning process?You bet it will.Unfortunately,many school know this is the case,but they lack funds to implement multimedia educational systems.Edutainment.This is a new type of software category that mixes education with entertainment.The idea is to make learning fun while providing some type
31、of entertainment.Several companies are becoming leaders in this new field,creating some striking applications.UNIT 15Reading Materials Uses for MultimediaYou may be getting excited about the promise of multimedia,but you could still be skeptical.After all,why do we need fullmotion video in a spreads
32、heet?Well,what is being advocated here is not necessarily just going crazy and adding audio sound,images,animation,and full-motion video to every application currently available.That certainly wouldnt be practical and would be a waste of resources.UNIT 15 What is being advocated is using multimedia
33、to expand the use of computers.Lets take a look at certain areas where multimedia could have a direct impact:Computer-Based Training(CBT).Many corporations are turning to multimedia applications to train their employees.A major telephone company has put together a multimedia application that simulat
34、es major emergencies and trains the employees on what to do in these situations.By using a multimedia application,the company found it has saved expenses and trained employees more effectively than anything else it had tried.UNIT 15 Education.The essence of multimedia is to make computers more inter
35、esting.It doesnt matter if a child is in grade school or an adult is getting a masters degree.Do you think making the learning process more interesting will help the learning process?You bet it will.Unfortunately,many school know this is the case,but they lack funds to implement multimedia education
36、al systems.Edutainment.This is a new type of software category that mixes education with entertainment.The idea is to make learning fun while providing some type of entertainment.The idea is to make learning fun while providing some type of entertainment.Several companiesare becoming leaders in this
37、 new field,creating some striking applications.UNIT 15 Entertainment.There is absolutely nothing wrong with a little fun.In many cases,the graphic technology used in todays best games will show up in tomorrows business applications.If that is a way to expand technology to the next level,it definitel
38、y deserves attention from multimedia developers.Besides,writing entertainment applications(that is,games)can be a lot of fun.Information Access.It is often said that this is the age of information.We are literally being overwhelmed with an overload of information.This abundance of information makes
39、it difficult to access.Multimedia provides effective ways to organize information and search for specific facts quickly and efficiently.UNIT 15New Words and Expressions skeptical adj.怀疑的fullmotion 全活动advocate vt.提倡,主张crazy adj.疯狂的,狂热的emergency n.紧急事件ComputerBased Training(CBT)基于计算机的培训literally adv.逐字地,严格地,不夸张地 UNIT 15Questions(1)What are the areas where multimedia could have a direct impact?(2)Why do people like multimedia education?(3)Which benefit does multimedia provide to information access?
