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TMSEGA SATURNSound Box
User’s ManualDoc. # ST-193-091394

SEGA© 1994 SEGA. All rights reserved.

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REFERENCES

In translating/creating this document, certain technical words and/or phrases wereinterpreted with the assistance of the technical literature listed below.
1.

KenKyusha New Japanese-English Dictionary
1974 Edition

2.

Nelson's Japanese-English Character Dictionary
2nd revised version

3.

Microsoft Computer Dictionary

4.

Japanese-English Computer Terms Dictionary
Nichigai Associates
4th version

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History
Version 1:(September 7, 1994)• New version to be used with the Sound Box

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PrefaceThis manual describes the functions and uses of the SEGA SATURN Sound
Box made by SEGA Enterprises, Ltd. This manual has been adapted to the
SEGA SATURN Sound Box. The Sound Box product and productspecifications may change without notification. For more information about
specifications, inquiries can be made to the Support Centers listed in section
4.1

Terminology
Some of the terms used in this manual are explained below.
Sound Box
The abbreviated term for the SEGA SATURN sound box. It is the device ormechanism for the SEGA SATURN Game Machine sound development. In
addition to having functions equal to those of the sound custom chip used in
the SEGA SATURN, sound development environment function has been
added to enable more efficient development.
Sound Development Environment
The environment for developing game sounds is loaded on to a sound board.
The functions below can be used in developing sounds.
• SCSP function• Sound board control CPU MC68EC000• On-board emulator function• Sound development environment function
Sound Board
This board is for providing a sound development environment. A circuit forrealizing a sound development environment function is loaded on the board.

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Table of Contents
Preface...................................................................................................................(i)Terminology ...........................................................................................(i)List of Figures...................................................................................................(iv)
List of Tables..................................................................................................... (iv)
Chapter 1 Appearance........................................................................................1
1.1 Appearance and Names of Each Part.............................................2
Front View .......................................................................................2
Rear View.........................................................................................3
Chapter 2 Unpacking and Installation (Setup).............................................5
2.1 Unpacking and Checking Accessories...........................................6
2.2 Sound Box Installation Method .....................................................7
Installation Environment.............................................................7
2.3 Power ON/OFF...................................................................................8
Connecting the AC Cable ..............................................................8Power ON .........................................................................................8Power OFF ........................................................................................8
Chapter 3 Description of Parts..........................................................................9
3.1 Panel Switches..................................................................................10
Reset Switch...................................................................................10
Sound Monitor Switch................................................................11
3.2 Sound Development Environment Relationship...................12
Connector Names.........................................................................12SCSI ID Setting...............................................................................13
How to Set the SCSI ID ................................................................14
Chapter 4 Customer Support Service...........................................................15
4.1 Customer Support Service.............................................................16
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List of Figures(Chapter 1 Appearance)
Figure 1.1 Sound Box Front View.......................................................2
Figure 1.2 Sound Box Rear View.........................................................3(Chapter 2 Unpacking and Installation)
Figure 2.1 List of Package Contents .....................................................6(Chapter 3 Description of Parts)
Figure 3.1 Panel Switch Names .........................................................10
Figure 3.2 Sound Connector Names.................................................12
Figure 3.3 Sound SCSI ID Set Switch Position................................13
Figure 3.4 Removing the Sound Box Cover...................................14

List of Tables(Chapter 3 Description of Parts)
Table 3.1 Sound SCSI ID Settings.......................................................13iv(RDJ, 9/27/94)

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Chapter 1

Appearance

Chapter 1 Appearance
1.1 Appearance and Names of Each Part............2
Front View .............................................2
Rear View...............................................3

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1.1

Appearance and Names of Each Part

The appearance of the Sound Box is shown in Figures 1.1 and 1.2. Moreinformation about each part can be found in chapter 3.

Front View

Figure 1.1 Sound Box Front View

<Name of Parts>
1) Sound Box
2) Panel Switch
3) Power Switch

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Rear View

Figure 1.2 Sound Box Rear View

Figure 1.2 shows the name of each part. Details of each part are given inchapter 3.
1)
2)

AC inletSound Development Environment Relational Connector• MIDI Connector• Audio Signal Output Connector• Optical Digital Audio Signal Input Connector• Sound Board Status Display LEDs
• Sound SCSI Connector
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Chapter 2

Unpacking and Installation (Setup)

Chapter 2 Unpacking and Installation (Setup)
2.1 Unpacking and Checking Accessories.................6
2.2 Sound Box Installation (Setup) Method.............7
Installation (Setup) Environment .................7
2.3 Power ON/OFF.........................................................8
Connecting the AC Cable .................................8Power ON ............................................................8Power OFF ...........................................................85(RDJ, 9/27/94)

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2 . 1 Unpacking and Checking Accessories
First, remove all of the contents inside the box and check the list package
contents in Figure 2.1 to make sure that nothing is missing. Contact ourCustomer Support Group if anything is damaged or missing. See chapter 4"Customer Support Service" for more information.

(1) Sound Box(2) AC Cable(3) Sound Box
User's Manual

Figure 2.1 List of Package Contents

Item1) Sound Box
2) AC Cable
3) SEGA SATURN Sound Box User's Manual (this manual)

Qnty
1
1
1

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2 . 2 Sound Box Installation (Setup) Method
Installation (Setup) Environment
Observe the following items when installing the Sound Box.
• Do not place in direct sunlight or near a heater.
• Do not install in an area of extremely high or low temperatures, and avoid
use in areas subject to violent vibration.
• To avoid external signal noise, do not plug the Sound Box into the same
AC outlet that is being used by other devices.
• Because the Sound Box generates a large amount of heat, a 5 cm spacearound the Sound Box must be maintained.
• Never place anything on top of the Sound Box.

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2 . 3 Power On / OFF
Connecting the AC Cable
Observe the following items when connecting the AC cable.
1) Turn off the Sound Box power switch.
2) Plug the female side (end) of the AC cable into the Sound Box AC inlet.
3) Plug the AC grounded cable plug into an AC outlet.
Sound Box Input Specification are:• AC85 V ~ 132 V• 47 Hz ~ 63 Hz• Maximum power consumption: 50 W
Power ON
1) Turn on the power by turning the Sound Box power switch to ON.
The power switch is a light which flashes whenever the power isturned on.
2) This turns on the power of the host (such as a Mac) as well as peripheraldevices connected to the sound box.
Note:

If the light does not flash, turn off the power, recheck the connections of the AC cableas well as other cables, then turn the power on again. If it still does not flash contact a
Support Centers.

Power OFF
Following the steps above in the reverse order shuts off the power.

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Chapter 3

Description of Parts

Chapter 3 Description of Parts
3.1 Panel Switches....................................................................10
Reset Switch..................................................................10
Sound Monitor Switch...............................................11
3.2 Sound Development Environment Relationship.....12
Connector Names........................................................12SCSI ID Setting..............................................................13
How to Set the SCSI ID ...............................................14

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3 . 1 Panel Switches
The panel switches have the following functions.
• Resets the sound board• Sound debug mode setting

Figure 3.1 Panel Switch Names

Reset Switch
This switch resets the entire sound board.

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Sound Monitor Switch
This switch determines whether the monitor program on the sound board isused or not. The setting for using the monitor program is normally used.
Alive

This status allows the sound monitor program to be used. Pressing the resetswitch or turning on the power of the Sound Box with the sound monitor
switch set to Alive begins the operation of the sound board monitor programand allows control of the sound board from the host machine (Macintosh, forexample) through the SCSI. This is the setting normally used.
Kill

This status prevents the sound monitor program from being used. Be awarethat in this status the Sound Box unit is not operational.

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3 . 2 Sound Development Environment Issues
Connector Names
Figure 3.2 explains names and simple functions of the sound development
relational connector (called sound connector below).
For connector positions, see rear view in chapter 1.

Figure 3.2

Sound Connector Names

1)

MIDI Connector
A dual system, each with an IN, OUT, and THRU connectors.

2)

OPT - IN
Enables the input of an optical digital audio signal.

3)

Audio - OUT
Has two channels: Rch and Lch.
An amplifier is required to boost the output.

4)Sound Status Display LEDs
Various types of information are displayed via LEDs. See the soundsoftware manual for the display content.

5)Sound SCSIThis is a SCSI connector. This is used when connecting with a SCSI
interface of the host machine such as a Macintosh. This SCSI supports
SCSI-I. Because this is a terminal process, make sure that it is the final
connector in the SCSI daisy chain cable.

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SCSI ID Setting
When a host machine (PC/AT, Mac, etc.) is connected to the SCSI, the SCSI ID
must be set. The SCSI ID can use the numbers 1 through 6. The ID is changedby the switch on the sound board to a setting not used by another SCSI device,
such as a hard disk drive, already connected. The switch is set to an ID of 6 at
the time of shipment. To change switches, first remove the Sound Box cover,then make the desired setting.
ID SETTING SWITCH
MIDI CONNECTORSCSI CONNECTOR

SOUND BOARD

ON
SW2
OFF
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Figure 3.3 Sound SCSI ID set Switch Position

Table 3.1 Sound SCSI ID Settings
Switch No.

1

2

3

0

OFF

OFF

OFF

1

ON

OFF

OFF

2

OFF

ON

OFF

3

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

5

ON

OFF

ON

6

OFF

ON

ON

7

ON

ON

ON

4

5

6

7

8

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

ID No.

4

Note: Settings at the time of shipment are shown within the double lines

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How to Set the SCSI ID
Follow the steps below when changing the SCSI ID. You do not need tofollow these steps if using ID=6 setting.
1. Remove the Sound Box cover.
• Make sure the power of all peripheral devices connected to the Sound
Box is off.
• Remove the Sound Box cover. There are five screws. See Figure 3.4.

BODY COVER

Figure 3.4

Removing the Sound Box Cover

2. Set the SCSI ID.
• Set the ID switch on the sound board according to Figure 3.4 andTable 3.1.
3. Install the Sound Box cover.
• Cover the casing with the main cover and secure with five screws. See
Figure 3.4. Refer to "Remove the Sound Box cover."

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Chapter 4

Customer Support Service

Chapter 4 Customer Support Service
4.1 Customer Support Service Information.......................16

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4 . 1 Customer Support Service Information
Inquiries about the SEGA SATURN Sound Box can be made to the following
centers.
1)

SEGA Technical Inquiries
Company:
Department:
Address:
Fax:
Hours:

2)

SEGA Enterprises, Ltd.
Technical Support
275 Shoreline Dr./Redwood City/CA/94065
415-802-3963
10:00 am ~ 11:45 am, 12:45 pm ~ 7:00 pm(Open Monday through Friday except on holidays.)

Sophia System Technical Inquiries
Company:
Department:
Address:
Tel:
Fax:
Hours:

Sophia Systems, Ltd.
Technical Support Center6 - 2 Minami Kurogawa, Asabu-Ku
Kawasaki-Shi, Kanagawa-Ken, 215
044-989-7239 (direct)
044-989-7005
10:00 am ~ 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm ~ 5:00 pm(Open Monday through Friday except on holidays.)

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INDEXAC Inlet........................................................................................................................3
Accessories...................................................................................................................6
ALIVE.........................................................................................................................11
Amplifier...................................................................................................................12
Audio Signal Output Connector ............................................................................3
Audio-Out .................................................................................................................12
Customer Support Service.......................................................................................6
Daisy Chain Cable ....................................................................................................12
Front View ..................................................................................................................2
Host Machine (Host) ...........................................................................................8, 13
ID .................................................................................................................................13
Input Specifications...................................................................................................8
KILL.............................................................................................................................11
Lch...............................................................................................................................12
Mac................................................................................................................................8
Maximum Consumption Power............................................................................8
MC68E000..................................................................................................................... i
MIDI Connector..........................................................................................................3
Monitor Program.....................................................................................................11
On-board Emulator Function.................................................................................. i
OPT-IN .......................................................................................................................12
Optical Digital Audio Signal Input Connector....................................................3
Panel Switches............................................................................................................2
Power Switch ..............................................................................................................2
Rch ..............................................................................................................................12
Rear View....................................................................................................................3
Reset Switch..............................................................................................................10
SCSI.............................................................................................................................11
SCSI-I ..........................................................................................................................12SCSP Function............................................................................................................ iSound Board ............................................................................................................... iSound Board Control CPU....................................................................................... iSound Board Status Display LED............................................................................3
Sound Box ................................................................................................................... iSound Custom Chip.................................................................................................. iSound Development Environment...................................................................... iSound Development Environment Relational Connector .............................3
Sound Development Environment Function.................................................... iSound Monitor Program........................................................................................11
Sound Monitor Switch...........................................................................................11
Sound SCSI Connector .............................................................................................3
Terminal Process......................................................................................................1217