readme.txt for Crystal Semiconductor Corp. 2.01 Windows* 95 Drivers
This Document contains the following:
1.0 Introduction
2.0 File Version Numbers
3.0 List of files
4.0 Revision History
5.0 Installing Crystal Audio Drivers / Retail Version of Windows 95
6.0 Installing Crystal Audio Drivers / OEM Version of Windows 95
7.0 Uninstalling Crystal Audio Drivers
8.0 DOS Mode
9.0 Crystal 3D Audio -- CS4237B and CS4238B only
10.0 Playback Mixer Options
11.0 Record Mixer Options
12.0 New Features
13.0 Known Issues
14.0 Copyright and Trademarks
1.0 Introduction:
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This file contains last-minute updates. Please read this file before
proceeding with the installation.
Supported Hardware:
CS4232, CS4236, CS4236B, CS4237B, CS4238B
2.0 File Version Numbers:
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2.01 T2 CWBINIT.EXE
4.03.2010 CWBAUDIO.DRV
4.03.2010 CWBAUDIX.VXD
4.03.2010 CWBFM.DRV
4.03.2010 CWB3DSND.EXE
4.03.2010 CWBJOY.VXD
4.03.2010 CWBMIDI.DRV
4.03.2010 CWBMIDI.VXD
4.03.2010 CWBMIX.EXE
4.03.2010 CWBPCPLE.DLL
0.01.000 MSGLOOP.EXE
4.03.2010 SETUP.EXE
0.01.000 VWSTREAM.VXD
0.01.000 WSTREAM.DLL
Version 55 CWAUDIO.BIN
3.0 List of Files:
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CWBPCPLE.DLL 59,392 02-13-97 2:01a
CWBAUDIO.BIN 8,225 02-13-97 2:01a
CWBMIDI.VXD 29,326 02-13-97 2:01a
CWBAUDIO.INF 25,641 02-13-97 2:01a
CWBAUDIO.INI 774 02-13-97 2:01a
CWBAUDIX.VXD 98,840 02-13-97 2:01a
CWBFM.DRV 21,776 02-13-97 2:01a
CWBMIDI.DRV 9,392 02-13-97 2:01a
CWBJOY.VXD 10,157 02-13-97 2:01a
CWBAUDIO.DRV 205,904 02-13-97 2:01a
CWBMIX.EXE 234,858 02-13-97 2:01a
CWB3DSND.EXE 283,136 02-13-97 2:01a
MSGLOOP.EXE 4,112 02-13-97 2:01a
SETUP.EXE 305,664 02-13-97 2:01a
VWSTREAM.VXD 5,175 02-13-97 2:01a
WSTREAM.DLL 9,712 02-13-97 2:01a
WSTRM.DOC 10,752 02-13-97 2:01a
CWBINIT.EXE 94,912 02-13-97 2:01a
README.TXT
4.0 Revision History:
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May 14, 1996: V1.24
August 20, 1997: V1.51
February 18, 1997: V1.80
May 1, 1997: V2.01
5.0 Installing Crystal Audio Drivers / Retail Version of Windows 95
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Note: These installation instructions assume that you have correctly
installed Windows 95 on your computer and that your system is able to boot
and run without errors. If not, refer to the Windows 95 User Manual for
instructions before continuing.
1. Insert the driver diskette into the diskette drive.
2. Click Start, and then click Run....
3. In the Run dialog box type "X:SETUP.EXE", where X is the letter of the
diskette drive.
4. Click the Install Driver button.
5. When the Complete Installation dialog box appears, remove the driver
diskette from the diskette drive, and click Restart.
6. After your computer reboots and when prompted, reinsert the driver
diskette into the diskette drive.
7. Select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer" and click OK.
8. A new window will appear saying "Install From Disk". Type "X:\",
where X is the letter of your diskette drive and click OK.
9. Insert the Windows 95 CD/diskette if prompted and click OK. Type
"X:\win95", where X is the letter of your disk drive.
Note: Installation of ALL Windows 95 multimedia components may be required.
6.0 Installing Crystal Audio Drivers / OEM Version of Windows 95
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Note: These installation instructions assume that you have correctly
installed Windows 95 on your computer and that your system is able to boot
and run without errors. If not, refer to the Windows 95 User Manual for
instructions before continuing.
1. Insert the driver diskette into the diskette drive.
2. Click Start, and then click Run....
3. In the Run dialog box type "X:SETUP.EXE", where X is the letter of the
diskette drive.
4. Click the Install Driver button.
5. When the Complete Installation dialog box appears, remove the driver
diskette from the diskette drive, and click Restart.
6. After your computer reboots the Update Device Driver Wizard Window
appears. Insert the Device Driver Diskette into the diskette drive
and click on the Next button.
7. The Device Driver Wizard finds the Crystal PnP Audio System CODEC.
Click the Finish button to complete the installation.
8. The Device Driver Wizard will then say that the "cs321ba11.drv"
file could not be found. Repoint to the diskette drive by typing
"X:\", where X is the letter of your diskette drive and click OK.
9. Insert the Windows 95 CD/diskette if prompted and click OK. Type
"X:\win95", where X is the letter of your disk drive.
Note: Installation of ALL Windows 95 multimedia components may be required.
7.0 Uninstalling Crystal Audio Drivers
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1. From Win95, run setup.exe provided in the Crystal installation diskette.
Setup will do an automatic cleaning up of the Win95 Crystal Audio
registry entries. Many problems with reinstallation occur because of
existing registry entries from previous installations and because of
the \WINDOWS\INF\OEMx.INF files. After running Setup, the various
Crystal devices from the Control Panel should disappear. It is
recommended that prior to running Setup, remove the device entries in
the Sound, Video, and Game Controller of the System Device Manager, and
Crystal entries (if any) in the Other Detected Devices section of the
Device Manager.
2. Shutdown and turn off your PC.
3. Turn the PC on to reboot Windows 95.
4. Windows 95 will now detect new hardware, create an information database,
and proceed with the installation of Crystal Device Drivers as directed
in either section 6.0 or 7.0 above.
8.0 DOS Mode
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A. Restarting the computer in MS-DOS mode.
Shutting down to MS-DOS mode from the Shutdown Win95 Menu will automatically
run the CWBINIT.EXE /A in dosstart.bat. Therefore, shutting down to MS-DOS
mode will automatically configure the audio device for DOS games.
B. Enabling DOS support in DOS prompt icon.
To enable real DOS mode with CS4232/36/36b/37b/38b support:
1. Select a DOS prompt icon.
2. Select Properties.
3. Go to the Program tab.
4. Select the Advanced... button.
5. Click MS-DOS Mode.
6. Click "Specify a new MS-DOS configuration."
7. The following line will be automatically placed into the new MS-DOS
configuration (with correct path):
DEVICE=C:\WIN95\CWBINIT.EXE /A
9.0 Crystal 3D Audio -- CS4237B and CS4238B audio devices only
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The 3D audio accessory allows you to control the 3D audio features of your
audio system. Depending on the specific audio device in your system you may
have SRS(r)* 3D Audio or QSound(tm)* 3D Audio. The accessory runs each time
you start your computer where it appears in the notification area of the
task bar. The task bar is where the start button resides. The notification
area is where the clock normally appears on the task bar. The accessory is
activated by clicking with the left mouse button on the SRS or QSound logo
in the notification area (If you have trouble finding the accessory, move
the mouse over each icon in the notification area until you find the icon
with a tool tip that says "Crystal SRS 3D Audio" or "Crystal QSound 3D
Audio"). You can also click on the logo with the right mouse button to see
a menu with options for activating the control "Settings", viewing the about
box "About", or exiting the accessory "Exit".
Note: If for some reason the Crystal 3D Audio icon is missing, you can run
it by choosing START | Programs | Accessories | Multimedia| Crystal 3D Audio
Control. If you still do not see the 3D audio Icon it may be that the chip
you have installed does not support 3D. Only the CS4237B and CS4238B chips
support 3D audio.
Controlling your 3D audio
There are two sliders for controlling the sound of your 3D audio: on SRS
systems they are labeled "Center" and "Space", on QSound systems they are
labeled "Volume" and "Space". Moving the slider toward the plus sign
increases the effect, moving the slider toward the minus sign decreases the
effect. You may find that you prefer different settings for different types
of music. You can save up to 3 configurations using the preset buttons. You
can disable your 3D audio by un-checking the "Enabled" check box at the
bottom of the accessory.
Preset Buttons
The 3D audio accessory provides three preset buttons, labeled "1", "2", and
"3", that allow you to save your favorite 3D audio settings. To activate the
settings click on the preset button with the left mouse button. To store your
settings, change the description of the button that appears in the tool tip,
or to restore the button to the factory defaults click with the right mouse
button on the preset button to see the menu of options.
10.0 Playback Mixer Options:
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1. To open the Input Mixer go to START | Programs | Accessories |
Multimedia and click on Volume Control to bring up the Mixer applet.
2. Click on Options in the Menu bar of the Mixer application.
3. Click on Properties.
4. Select Playback and click on the check boxes in which you want the
playback sliders to appear. Deselect the check boxes for those sliders
that you do not wish to appear when the Mixer application is started.
5. Click on the OK button when finished.
11.0 Record Mixer Options:
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1. To open the Input Mixer go to START | Programs | Accessories |
Multimedia and click on Volume Control to bring up the Mixer applet.
2. Click on Options in the Menu bar of the Mixer application.
3. Click on Properties.
4. Select Recording and click on the check boxes in which you want the
playback sliders to appear. Deselect the check boxes for those sliders
that you do not wish to appear when the Mixer application is started.
5. Click on the OK button when finished.
6. By default, all audio sources can be recorded except for Mic. To enable
Mic recording, unmute the Mic slider. To disable recording of an audio
source, select mute on the appropriate slider.
7. To record, go to START | Programs | Accessories | Multimedia and click
on Media Player. Play audio using Media Player. Go to START | Programs
| Accessories | Multimedia and click Sound Recorder. Click on the Record
button to start recording.
12.0 New Features:
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1. Independent Sample Rates: Record and playback at different sample rates
is now allowed.
2. Digital Assisted Joystick: Standard analog joysticks require a large
overhead in processing due to a need for continual polling for updated
positional information. Driver version 2.01 implements a digital assist
feature that offloads the continal polling requirement for the joystick,
thereby freeing up a large amount of the processing needed by a standard
joystick. The Crystal Digital Assisted Joystick must be manually enabled
for proper Digital Joystick configuration and operation. This can easily
be done by opening the Joystick Properties in the Control Panel and
selecting the Joystick configuration to Crystal Digital Assisted Joystick.
13.0 Known Issues:
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14.0 Copyright and Trademarks
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* Other brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.