CMD SID Symphony Stereo Cartridge Manuals

Page 1 The SID Symphony Stereo Cartridge Instructions Creative Micro Designs, Inc. P.O. Box 646 East Longmeadow, MA 01028 Support: (413) 525-0023 Congratulations on your purchase of a SID Symphony Stereo Cartridge'. This cartridge contains a SID (Sound Interface Device) chip, like the one inside your Commodore computer, and support circuitry. When used with an appropriate player program such as Mark Dickenson's Stereo Player, this cartridge allows you to play Sidplayer songs with six voices in stereo. These instructions: • give you operating guidelines, • tell you how to set up the cartridge for use, • provide troubleshooting tips, • suggest where to find stereo SID music and information, • explain how to create stereo Sidplayer songs, and • state warranty information. We strongly suggest that you read all of these instructions before using your SID Symphony Stereo Cartridge, and especially the next section, Operating Precautions. Operating Precautions Your SID Symphony Stereo Cartridge contains a SID chip, an integrated circuit which is much more sensitive to handling than some other cartridges which you may own or use. The SID chip is especially susceptible to damage caused by static electricity on your person. For this reason, please observe the following: • NEVER insert or remove the cartridge when your computer is on, even if you have a cartridge expander device. This kind of treatment will certainly damage your cartridge. • NEVER open the cartridge. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Opening the cartridge can discharge static electricity onto the SID chip—which can destroy it. The cartridge has circuitry to protect the SID chip from static and short circuit damage while its case is closed and it is used in a reasonable manner. As long as you observe the two precautions above, you are in no danger of damaging your cartridge. Using the Cartridge The SID Symphony Stereo Cartridge is easy to use. Just follow these instructions: 1) Turn off the power to your Commodore 64,64c, 128,128D, or SX-64 computer. 2) Plug the cartridge into the computer's cartridge port, label side up. 3) Turn your computer back on. The cartridge is now ready to provide three more voices of sound for true stereo SID music. Since the cartridge gives you stereo sound capabilities, you have audio outputs for both the left and right channels. The left channel, as defined by the stereo player for Sidplayer songs, consists of the three voices