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ActiMates: Turtle Beach Malibu Does Not Detect Transmitter

PSS ID Number: 191486

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2002

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This article was previously published under Q191486

SYMPTOMS

When you use one of the Microsoft programs listed in the applies to section of this article on a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based computer with a Turtle Beach Malibu Surround 64 sound card, the sound card may not detect the PC Pack Transmitter, even if the MIDI driver is installed.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the external MIDI port on the sound card is disabled.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, enable the external MIDI port. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Multimedia.
  3. On the Devices tab, click Add.
  4. Click MPU-401-Compatible Driver, and then click OK. Insert your Windows NT CD-ROM if you are prompted to do so.
  5. Verify that the MIDI For CrystalWare Audio Driver settings match the MIDI For MPU-401-Compatible Driver settings. To do this, follow these steps:

    1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
    2. Double-click Multimedia.
    3. On the Devices tab, double-click MIDI Driver And Instruments.
    4. Double-click MIDI For CrystalWare Audio Driver, and then click Settings
    5. On the MPU-401 tab, note the IRQ and Port Address settings.
    6. Click OK.
    7. Double-click MIDI For MPU-401-Compatible Driver, and then click Settings.
    8. Change the IRQ and Port Address settings to match the IRQ and Port Addresssettings for MIDI For CrystalWare Audio Driver if they do not already match.
    9. Click OK. If you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

MORE INFORMATION

For information about how to solve problems related to Microsoft ActiMates characters, use the ActiMates Troubleshooter located at the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/actimates/actitshoot/

For additional information about how to configure your sound card, contact Turtle Beach technical support at (510) 624-6200. or at the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.tbeach.com

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