M-AUDIO Dman PCI - Manual (Page 10)

Installing a Daughterboard
The DMAN PCI comes with a built-in General MIDI compatible wavetable
synthesizer. However, a (26-pin header) daughterboard connector is provided
for installation of an optional third-party synthesizer daughterboard. The
daughterboard header is compatible with most industry-standard daughter-
boards.
To install a daughterboard on the DMAN PCI daughterboard header, follow
these steps:
1. With the DMAN PCI in front of you, remove the daughterboard from its
anti-static bag.
2. Carefully align the daughterboard header socket with the DMAN PCI
header pins. Make sure that the daughterboard is properly oriented so it is
“inboard” to the DMAN PCI card.
IMPORTANT: Pin 1 of the header is marked on the DMAN PCI in white
ink. Be sure that DMAN PCI pin 1 will match up with the daughterboard
pin 1 when installed.
3. Press the daughterboard and DMAN PCI together until the header and
socket mate firmly.
Connecting to External Devices
Once the DMAN PCI card is installed in your computer, you are ready to make
connections to external devices. While reading this section, please refer to the
diagram “Typical DMAN PCI Setup.”
1. Connect the DMAN PCI Line Out jacks to your amplifier, multimedia
speakers, the channel or monitor inputs of your mixer, or whatever else
you may be using to listen with. To avoid a potential audio “pop” it is a
good idea to turn off the amplifier or self-powered speakers before con-
necting to Line Out.
2. Connect the buss, aux, direct, or alt out of your mixer, or Line Out of
another audio source, to the DMAN PCI Line In jacks. In order to use a
microphone with the DMAN PCI, the microphone must be connected to
the DMAN PCI through a mic preamp or mixer.
3. If you plan on using external MIDI, connect the supplied MIDI Interface
Cable to the matching DMAN PCI connector at the back of the computer.
Use the cable assembly thumbscrews to attach it securely to the DMAN
PCI connector.
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