WordPerfect 6.1 Dos Readme.ars File Contents

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Symptoms: The Contents of the WordPerfect 6.1 for Dos Readme.ars file. Solutions: ================================================================= README.ARS 08/08/95 ================================================================= This README file contains information about the sound card drivers currently available with WordPerfect. You must have a sound card and select a sound card driver in order to use WordPerfect's sound capabilities. Sound cards are listed below, along with the name of the .ARS file and .COM file(s) that are designed to support them. Each sound card requires a sound driver (a .COM file written specifically for that card) and VMP.COM, in addition to the .ARS file that you select inside WordPerfect. For example, if you have a Sound Blaster Pro, you would need TAPISB.COM, VMP.COM, and SB.ARS. Before selecting a sound card, make sure the .ARS and .COM files have been installed into the same directory where you installed WordPerfect. The WordPerfect program will find the files and automatically display the menu choices associated with the driver in the Sound Card Type dialog box. You can delete any .ARS and .COM files that do not pertain to your hardware to free up disk space. However, do not delete VMP.COM, since it is necessary for the other .COM files to run. SELECTING A SOUND CARD ================================================================= To select a sound card, 1 Choose Sound Clip from the Tools menu, then choose Sound Setup. 2 Choose Type. 3 Highlight the correct sound device, then choose Select. 4 Choose Hardware Setup and change any settings as necessary. Choose OK when finished. 5 Choose Close until you return to the main screen. The following sound drivers ship with WordPerfect. For a list of additional .ARS files, call Customer Support. Sound Card .ARS File .COM File(s) ================================================================= Compaq Business Audio* CMPQ.ARS VAPINUL.COM AAPICMPQ.COM MediaVision Spectrum MV.ARS TAPIMV.COM MediaVision Spectrum-16 MV2.ARS TAPIMV2.COM MediaVision Spectrum-Plus MV2.ARS TAPIMV2.COM MediaVision Thunder Board TB.ARS VAPINUL.COM AAPISB.COM Microsoft Sound System MSW.ARS TAPIMSW.COM Sound Blaster SB.ARS TAPISB.COM Sound Blaster Pro SB.ARS TAPISB.COM Sound Blaster 16ASP SB16.ARS TAPISB16.COM VocalTec CAT VTPP.ARS VAPINUL.COM AAPIVTPP.COM *Due to memory restrictions associated with the Compaq Business Audio card, it is recommended that you load this sound card driver externally (outside of WordPerfect). Please see LOADING A SOUND DRIVER EXTERNALLY below for more information. LOADING SOUND DRIVERS INTO HIGH MEMORY ================================================================= If you need more memory to run WordPerfect, you can load sound drivers into high memory using a memory manager. These drivers must be loaded into high memory before starting WordPerfect. You can automatically load sound drivers each time you turn on your computer by placing the commands for loading a sound driver externally in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file (see LOADING A SOUND DRIVER EXTERNALLY below). For more information on loading your sound drivers into high memory, see your memory manager manual. For more information on editing the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, see your DOS manual. LOADING A SOUND DRIVER EXTERNALLY ================================================================= All sound drivers can be loaded externally (outside of WordPerfect), if necessary. To load sound drivers externally, 1 Change to the directory containing WordPerfect by typing CD C:\WP61 (or the correct name of the directory where you installed WordPerfect), then press Enter. 2 If using an AAPI driver, type VAPINUL, then press Enter. 3 Type the name of the .COM file that corresponds with your sound card, followed by /IRQ:x /ADDR:x (where x is the Interrupt Request Level first and the Base Address (Hexadecimal) second), then press Enter. For example, if you have the Sound Blaster card, type TAPISB.COM /IRQ:7 /ADDR:220, then press Enter. 4 Type VMP, then press Enter. 5 Type WP and press Enter to start WordPerfect. After you have loaded the sound driver externally, be sure to select the corresponding driver from within WordPerfect. WordPerfect will recognize that the drivers have been loaded and will not try to load them again. See steps under SELECTING A SOUND CARD above for details. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ================================================================= If you've changed the factory default settings of your sound card, change the settings in WordPerfect to match. You will receive a hardware error if your WordPerfect settings don't match your sound card settings. When listening to a sound clip, you must have a card that supports the sample rate of the recorded clip. For example, if a sound clip was recorded at a sample rate of 44.1kHz, it cannot be played with a card that only supports up to 11kHz.

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