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Xonar DX Audio CardUser’s manual

4ASUS Xonar DX 123452. About Hardware2.1 Xonar DX Audio Processing Card712345986

5ASUS Xonar DX No Item Description1 Microphone jackConnect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm jack for voice input. Built-in high-quality Micro

6ASUS Xonar DX 3. Installing the Xonar Hardware3.1 Preparing Your ComputerBefore you proceed with the following installation steps, it’s recommended

7ASUS Xonar DX 2. Secure the audio card bracket to the back of your computer with the screw that you removed. Refer to section 3.1.3. Connect the po

8ASUS Xonar DX 3.3 Connecting TV Tuner Card1. If you have a traditional PCI or PCI Express TV tuner card on your PC, you may need to connect it to t

9ASUS Xonar DX 4. Installing Software4.1 Installing the Audio Card Driver1. After you have installed your audio card, turn on your computer. Window

10ASUS Xonar DX 4.2 Installing the PMP software (Portable Music Processor)1. From the installation CD menu, select the option to install the P

11ASUS Xonar DX 4.3 Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software4.3.1 Uninstalling Software1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.2. Double-cl

12ASUS Xonar DX 5. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals5.1 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater)The Xonar DX supports Dolby Digital Live

13ASUS Xonar DX 5.2 Connecting Headphones5.2.1 Connecting Stereo HeadphonesNo Item Description1 Front Out/Headphone JackThe Front Out jack has a bui

iiE3859Second Edition V2 April 2008Copyright © 2008 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.No part of this manual, including the products and softw

14ASUS Xonar DX 5.2.2 Connecting 5.1 channel Headphones123No Item Description1 Front OutConnect the front-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1 headphones i

15ASUS Xonar DX 5.3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems5.3.1 Connecting Analog Power Amplier1234No Item Description1 Front OutConnects to the “left f

16ASUS Xonar DX 5.3.2 Connecting 2/2.1 Channel SpeakersNo Item Description1 Front Out/Headphone JackConnect the 2/2.1 speaker set’s 3.5mm plug into t

17ASUS Xonar DX 5.3.3 Connecting 4/4.1 Channel SpeakersNo Item Description1 Front OutConnects to the Front input port of the 4/4.1 speakers with the

18ASUS Xonar DX 5.3.4 Connecting 5.1 Channel Speakers5.3.5 Connecting 6.1/7.1 Channel SpeakersNo Item Description1 Front OutConnects to the Front in

19ASUS Xonar DX No Item Description1 Front OutConnects to the Front input port of the 6.1/7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable.2 Side Surround OutCon

20ASUS Xonar DX 5.4 Connecting Microphone5.5 Connecting Line-In Audio SourcesNo Item Description1 Microphone Input JackConnect the microphone’s 3.5m

21ASUS Xonar DX 6. Xonar DX Driver Guide6.1 Introduction to the Xonar DX Audio Center GUI1. After the driver installation is complete and your comp

22ASUS Xonar DX No Item Description1 Display AreaThis display area shows the 10-band signal meter, volume level, and the status of the Dolby technolog

23ASUS Xonar DX 6.2 Main Setting6.2.1 Sample RateThe Sample rate determines the number of audio samples per second that the Digital-to-Analog Conver

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24ASUS Xonar DX 6.2.2 Analog Out/Speaker TestNo Item Description1 Analog OutThe Analog Out setting is used to match your actual speaker setting, such

25ASUS Xonar DX 6.2.3 SPDIF Out/DDLXonar DX is capable of outputting Dolby Digital Live, which are real-time encoders that transcode any audio, inclu

26ASUS Xonar DX 6.2.4 Audio Channels (For Vista only) This setting only appears in Windows Vista. Vista will deliver the audio channels to the audio

27ASUS Xonar DX 6.2.5 7.1 Virtual Speaker ShifterThe 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter has the following major features:• Expanding/upmixing audio to 7.1-

28ASUS Xonar DX 6.2.6 Dolby Pro-Logic IIxDolby Pro-Logic IIx is a 7.1 surround upmixing technology and is widely used in home theater systems, TVs, g

29ASUS Xonar DX 6.2.7 Dolby HeadphoneDolby Headphone creates a stunning multi-channel surround experience over ordinary stereo headphones for playing

30ASUS Xonar DX 6.2.8 Dolby Virtual SpeakerDolby Virtual Speaker technology simulates a 5.1-speaker surround sound listening environment from as few

31ASUS Xonar DX 6.3 Mixer/VolumeThe mixer page is designed to control the volume for playback and recording on the Xonar DX. In addition, the Xonar D

32ASUS Xonar DX 6.3.2 Recording/Monitoring Volume8No Item Description1 Recording Volume TabClick this button to show the recording volume page.2 Sour

33ASUS Xonar DX 4 Recording Selector buttonClick this button to select the path/source you are going to record. Please note that the recording functio

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34ASUS Xonar DX 6.4 Effects6.4.1 Environment EffectsEnvironment effects can be used to create realistic listening experiences that mimic different e

35ASUS Xonar DX 6.4.2 10-Band EqualizerThe equalizer can modify the audio output for different frequencies, and be used to compensate for deficiencie

36ASUS Xonar DX 6.5 Karaoke/Magic VoiceThe Xonar DX provides powerful features for Karaoke, including Key-Shifting, Vocal Cancellation and Microphone

37ASUS Xonar DX 6.6 FlexBassFlexBass, an advanced bass management and enhancement mechanism, allows you to select each satellite speaker’s type for o

38ASUS Xonar DX 6.7 AEC (Acoustic Echo Cancellation)Xonar DX provides advanced Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) for best voice communication

39ASUS Xonar DX 6.8 Smart Volume NormalizationSmart Volume NormalizationTM (SVN) automatically keeps all music or video/TV audio output at a constant

40ASUS Xonar DX No Item Description1 SVN On/OffClick this button to enable SVN. This button is outlined blue when active.2 SVN DisplayWhen SVN is enab

41ASUS Xonar DX 6.9 DS3D GX and DSP ModesXonar DX is introducing an innovative technology –DirectSound 3D Game Extensions v1.0 (DS3D GX 1.0)- to rest

42ASUS Xonar DX No Item Description1 GX ModeDirectSound 3D Game Extensions mode to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for lots of Dire

43ASUS Xonar DX No Item Description1 VoiceEXIt produces realistic and dynamic environmental reverberation for your voice in 3D gaming communication.2

vNoticesFederal Communications Commission StatementThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two condi

44ASUS Xonar DX 3. Look for the application’s location and Open it.4. Your VOIP application has been added into list.

45ASUS Xonar DX 5. Check the check box of ChatEX and Magic Voice.6. You can use ChatEX and Magic Voice when you chat online.Click the checkbox to en

46ASUS Xonar DX 6.11 ASIO 2 DriverASIOTM (Audio Stream Input Output) is a proprietary audio driver architecture and a trademark of Steinberg Media Te

47ASUS Xonar DX No Item Description1 PreferencesStep 1 is to open the “Preferences” window from the Options tab.2 Driver TypeStep 2 is to select “ASIO

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49ASUS Xonar DX For other applications that support ASIO, such as WaveLab, Cubase, Reason, Winamp, etc, the setup will be very similar to the above.No

50ASUS Xonar DX 7. Portable Music Processor™ Software Guide7.1 IntroductionXonar DX provides the Portable Music ProcessorTM (referred to as PMP

51ASUS Xonar DX No Item Description1 Main Setting pageDefault page to setup and start the music conversion2 PMP Music pageThis page will display the c

52ASUS Xonar DX 7.2 Converting music in “Main Setting” PageClick the main setting page to start the PMP music conversion process.No Item Description1

53ASUS Xonar DX 2 Conversion settingsStep 2 is to set the conversion settings you would like. There are three tabs for different settings:1) Format: s

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54ASUS Xonar DX 7.3 Find Converted Music in “PMP Music” PageThe default conversion destination folder is C:\Program Files\ASUS PMP Lite\PMP Music\. Y

55ASUS Xonar DX 8. RMAA Test GuideThe Xonar DX driver CD includes RightMark Audio Analyzer (RMAA) v5.6, a popular software intended for testing the q

56ASUS Xonar DX 4. Go to the Mixer Recording page and select “Line In” as the recording source. Click “Reset” to make sure the recording volume is on

57ASUS Xonar DX 5. Click “Reset” on the playback volume mixer page to keep the volume setting on default.6. Turn the master volume to the MAX level

58ASUS Xonar DX 8.2 Conguration and Test with RMAAStart RMAA and follow the setup procedure below.1. Select both of the playback/recording devices

59ASUS Xonar DX 4. Go to the Sound Card tab and select “DirectSound” as the Driver Model (because Windows MME mode doesn’t support high-resolution 24

60ASUS Xonar DX 6. Check if the levels shown in the Adjusting level window are OK (the level meter will be green).7. If the recording volume level i

61ASUS Xonar DX 8. Begin the test by clicking the “Done” button. If you cannot get the level to be “OK” after the previous step, click “Done” anyways

62ASUS Xonar DX 10. RMAA will pop up the Test results window. You can click the “Select” checkbox and click to “Make html report”.11. Check and ke

63ASUS Xonar DX 8.3 RMAA Testing ResultsOpen the html file you created and saved in the test above, and it will display the report with both data and

1ASUS Xonar DX 1. Introduction1.1 Package Contents• ASUS Xonar DX audio card• ASUS Xonar DX support CD (including Portable Music Processor™ Lite a

64ASUS Xonar DX Frequency range ResponseFrom 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB-0.11, +0.01From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB-0.05, +0.019. RightMark Audio Analyzer testTesti

65ASUS Xonar DX Noise levelDynamic rangeParameter Left RightRMS power, dB:-111.4 -112.0RMS power (A-weighted), dB:-112.4 -113.0Peak level, dB FS:-87.5

66ASUS Xonar DX THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)Parameter Left RightDynamic range, dB:+111.4 +111.8Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB:+112.4 +112.8DC offset, % -

67ASUS Xonar DX Intermodulation distortionStereo crosstalkParameter Left RightIMD + Noise, %:+0.0010+0.0009IMD + Noise (A-weighted), %:+0.0008+0.0007

68ASUS Xonar DX IMD (swept tones)Parameter Left RightCrosstalk at 100 Hz, dB:-109 -107Crosstalk at 1 KHz, dB-101 -101Crosstalk at 10 KHz, dB-82 -82Par

69ASUS Xonar DX 10. Troubleshooting and FAQs[Troubleshooting]The audio card driver could not be installed on my PC. Instructions: 1. Please make sur

70ASUS Xonar DX I can’t hear any sound from my analog speakersInstructions: 1. Xonar DX PCI Express audio card needs the power cable to supply additi

71ASUS Xonar DX I can’t hear the TV tuner audio from my speakersInstructions: 1. If you are using a traditional TV tuner card which has analog audio

72ASUS Xonar DX Why couldn’t PMP convert some music les successfully?Instructions: 1. Please make sure you have installed Windows Media Player 9 or

73ASUS Xonar DX Q4: Does the Xonar DX support EAX on Vista?Answer:Yes, Xonar DX can support EAX2.0 not only on Windows XP but also on Vista through in

2ASUS Xonar DX 1.3 Specications summary(continued on the next page)ItemsDescriptionAudio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted):116 d

74ASUS Xonar DX Q8: Why is it that while playing audio CD, I cannot adjust volume from the path: Mixer page > Playback > CD?Answer:If you are us

3ASUS Xonar DX *Specications are subject to change without notice.ItemsDescriptionAudio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted):116 dB