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1. 01 Audio card User manual E7810 Revised Edition V2 October 2012 Copyright 2012 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL U2. 13 3 4 Connecting a TV tuner 14 4 Iistallihd SOBWALFQ adito po 15 5 Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 16 5 1 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems Home Theater 16 5 2 Connecting Headphones 17 5 3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 19 5 4 Connecting 24 5 5 Connecting Line In Audio Sources 24 6 Xonar D1 Driver GUNG tieniti tao eh cnn tmi nen coss 25 6 1 Introduction to the Xonar D1 Audio Center GUI 25 6 2 27 6 3 Mixer Volume 440000 0 35 6 4 ccc 38 6 5 Karaoke Magic Voice 40 6 6 FN m 41 6 7 AEC Acoustic Echo Cancellation 42 6 8 Smart Volume Normalization eeessesss 43 6 9 0530 GX and DSP 45 6 10 46 6 11 ASIO 50 r TOS GGG e M 54 7 1 Setting Up Xonar D1 Audio
3. Lith RR oosracrano O00 Description Optical adapter Plug the optical TOSLINK adapter into the S PDIF Out connector Optical cable Connect your decoder s S PDIF In port to the optical adapter with the TOSLINK optical cable 16 ASUS Xonar D1 5 2 Connecting Headphones 5 2 1 Connecting Stereo Headphones 1 ad 9 o uer E E y TEI 1 f i fF i 3 L d i i JI ee x In ME ed Ta j hi T a Item Description The Front Out jack has a built in high quality amplifier to Jack drive headphones Connect your stereo headphones directly to this jack ASUS Xonar D1 17 5 2 2 Connecting 5 1 channel Headphones No Item Description 1 Front Out Connect the front channel 3 5mm plug of your 5 1 headphones into this jack 2 Side Surround Out Connect the surround channel 3 5mm plug of your 5 1 headphone into this jack Connect the Center Bass channel 3 5mm plug of your 5 1 headphone into this jack 18 ASUS Xonar D1 5 3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 5 3 1 Connecting Analog Power Amplifier Description Connects to the left front and right front input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini jack to RCA cable Side Surround Out Connects to the left surround an
4. It enables a single digital connection to carry high quality Dolby Digital surround audio from your PC to digital speakers and AV Receivers S PDIF Out enable disable S PDIF Output Formats Functions Dobly Digital Live advanced upmixing option Description Click this check box to enable S PDIF output Note Ensure that you enable S PDIF output when using the S PDIF out header onboard This pull down menu allows you to select one of the following four formats PCM Pulse Code Modulation which is a typical raw audio data format Dolby Digital Live real time 5 1ch encoding This advanced setting will automatically upmix stereo 2ch content to 5 1 channel surround with Dolby Pro Logic Il when using Dolby Digital Live output ASUS Xonar D1 29 6 2 4 Audio Channels For Vista only This setting only appears in Windows Vista Vista will deliver the audio channels to the audio driver according to this setting no matter what the original audio content is or how many channels they have Therefore you need to set this in accordance with your audio content before you play it Please note that this setting is synchronized with Vista s system speaker configuration and changing the setting during playback will cease the audio playback program You may have to restart the program after the change It s recommended that you close all playing programs before you change the setting Tu amem Dx Audin Centr P
5. Yes Xonar D1 can support EAX2 0 not only on Windows XP but also on Vista through innovative DirectSound3D Game EXtensions v1 0 0530 GX 1 0 technology Q5 Why do I need Dolby for PC games Answer 1 Dolby Digital Pro Logic IIx and DTS are available on the latest game consoles like XBOX360 PS3 and Wii Dolby and DTS can provide the best gaming sound experience and compatibility with home theater or TV systems 2 Dolby Headphone and Dolby Virtual Speaker are the best 3D sound positioning spatial modeling and 5 1 channel virtualization technology for regular stereo headphones and speakers Q6 What s the most important benefit of the Xonar D1 for musicians Answer 1 Ultimate Fidelity Xonar D1 has the highest quality of audio in out for the cleanest sound production 2 Duplex HD Supports audio sampling rates up to 24bit 192KHz for all inputs and outputs 3 ASIO 2 0 Xonar D1 includes an ASIO 2 0 driver for low latency low distortion music creation application 4 Xonar D1 contains the Portable Music Processor Lite to convert and process regular music with Dolby Headphone Dolby Virtual Speaker and Smart Volume Normalization effects ASUS Xonar D1 T1 Q7 Will PCM sound output through S PDIF be just 2 channels even with different analog output channels Answer The S PDIF protocol specification IEC 60958 can only carry 2 channel PCM data or non PCM AC3 DTS data So when a user selects PCM output for S PDIF
6. DTS Neo PC are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc EAX and A3D are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd Microsoft DirectSound3D Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated ASIO is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH License Dolby Master Studio driver is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories DTS Connect driver is manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc 6 ASUS Xonar D1 1 Introduction 1 1 Package contents ASUS Xonar D1 audio card ASUS Xonar D1 support CD including RMAA V6 0 6 utility Additional low profile bracket S PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x1 Quick Installation Guide 1 2 System requirements One PCI compatible slot for the audio card Microsoft Windows Vista XP 32 64bit MCE2005 Intel Pentium 4 1 4GHz or AMD Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU 256 MB DRAM system memory 60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive for software installation High quality headphones powered analog speakers or digital speakers with Dolby Digital decoder to enjoy the Ultra High Fidelity sounds of the card ASUS Xonar D1 1 3 Specifications summary Items Description 116 dB for Front out Output Signal to Noise Ratio A Weighted 112dB for other channels Input Signal to Noise Ratio A Weight
7. Instructions 1 Please go to the mixer recording page in the Audio Center and select the correct input as the recording source If you are using Windows Vista please also go to system audio control panel to see the current default recording input device is right Please remember to turn on the digital monitoring button for that recording source ASUS Xonar D1 69 can t hear the TV tuner audio from my speakers Instructions 1 If you are using a traditional TV tuner card which has analog audio output please connect it to the Aux In header on the audio card 2 Select Aux In as the recording source and remember to turn on the digital monitoring button on the recording mixer page 3 If you are using a TV tuner card which has digital audio output instead of analog please check that the sound is not muted and whether other applications can play sound out If you still have problem please read the TV tuner card s software user guide found no sound effects when playing 96K or 192KHz sound sources Instructions 1 Currently Xonar D1 effects including Dolby support common 44 1K 48KHz sound sources processing and will assure high definition audio 96K 192KHz in hi fidelity playback 2 Ifyou still want to have the effects you can use some editing software Ableton Live Cakewalk CoolEdit Soundforge etc to convert the sounds into 48KHz files 3 Please note that the frequency meter on Xonar D1 Audio Center panel wil
8. Preferences window from the Options tab Driver Type Step 2 is to select ASIO as the driver type WDM and MME are other Windows driver types Audio Device Step 3 is to choose ASUS Xonar D1 ASIO as the Audio Device Hardware Setup Step 4 is to click the Hardware Setup to configure the Bit depth 16 24bit and latency 1ms 300ms Sample Rate Step 5 is to select the sample rate from 44 1 48 96 192KHz ASUS Xonar D1 51 Boer See c 2 E tam ASUS Xonar D1 No Description 1 Audio Options Step 1 is to open the Audio Options window from the Options tab 2 Driver Mode Step 2 is to select ASIO as the driver mode in Advanced tab WDM and MME are Windows driver types The changes will take effect after you restart the program next time Playback Timing After step 2 Sonar LE will display 4 output drivers ASUS Master Xonar D1 ASIO Out 00 06 Make sure you are using 00 or another one Recording Timing After step 2 Sonar LE will display 1 input driver ASUS Master Xonar D1 ASIO In 00 Make sure you are using it 5 Sample Rate Step 5 is to select the default file sample rate 44 1 48 96 or 192KHz for your Sonar project 6 ASIO Panel If you would like to configure bit depth 16 24bit and latency 1ms 300ms of the Xonar D1 ASIO driver click this ASIO panel to reset them The changes will take effect the next time you s
9. the Xonar sound card will always deliver 2 channel PCM data through the S PDIF output port For attaining 5 1 channel surround sounds you can select Dolby Digital Live encoding output from the S PDIF out menu which will allow the Xonar D1 to deliver 5 1 surround sound for games DVD movies and even stereo music Q8 Why is it that while playing audio CD cannot adjust volume from the path Mixer page gt Playback gt CD Answer If you are using the Microsoft Windows Media Player to play audio files you have to change the playback setting of your CD optical drive to Analog Open the Windows Media Player and do the following to change the setting Tools Options Device CD Properties Playback Analog 72 ASUS Xonar D1
10. Audio Center icon in the system tray on the bottom right hand corner of the screen Double click the icon to open the Xonar D1 Audio Center utility 3 Ifthe icon could not be found in the system tray go to the Windows Control Panel and double click the Xonar D1 Audio Center icon to make it visible in the system tray again 4 After the driver installation is complete it s recommended that you reboot your computer to complete the setup If the icon still doesn t appear please try installing the driver package again can t hear any sound from my analog speakers Instructions 1 Please ensure that you have connected speakers properly and have powered on your speakers 2 Please ensure that the device master volume or the software player has NOT been muted on the Xonar D1 Audio Center 3 Ifyou are using Dolby Digital Live encoder through the S PDIF output the analog output will be muted to get rid of the interference between your digital speaker system and analog speakers or headphones Please check if this is the case 68 ASUS Xonar D1 5 Please go to the sound and audio device of Windows Control Panel to check if the playback default device is set to Xonar D1 Audio Device instead of other onboard AC97 or HDA codec device If it s not please set it to Xonar D1 Audio Device and restart your applications Please try restart your Windows can t hear audio input Mic Line in AUX etc from my speakers
11. Card 54 ASUS Xonar D1 Contents 7 2 Configuration and Test with RMAA 57 7 3 RMAA Testing Results eese 62 8 RightMark Audio Analyzer 63 9 Troubleshooting and FAQS eese 68 Troubleshooting 68 e E 70 4 ASUS Xonar D1 Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turni
12. Make all speakers except Subwoofer rotate clockwise Manually drag and rotate all speakers except Subwoofer This is the default mode that allows you to manually drag each speaker or the listener with your mouse ASUS Xonar D1 31 6 2 6 Dolby Pro Logic IIx Dolby Pro Logic IIx is a 7 1 surround upmixing technology and is widely used in home theater systems TVs game consoles and car audio systems It can expand stereo audio such as MP3 CD and TV programs into immersive 5 1 or 7 1 channel surround Dolby Pro Logic IIx enable disable Center Width Description Click this check box to enable Dolby Pro Logic IIx Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to the Pro Logic IIx page for manual adjustments Music mode is the default mode for regular music playback In this mode you can adjust the Center Width and Dimension parameters This parameter is used to set the spread of the center mainly for the vocal signals of songs and music Drag the scroll bar to the left to centralize the vocal signal Drag to the right side to widen the vocal sound range The dimension parameter fades sounds to the front or rear of the listener Reset Reset all settings to the defaults Movie Mode 32 Movie mode is a preset optimized for movie audio ASUS Xonar D1 6 2 7 Dolby Headphone Dolby Headphone creates a stunning multi channel surround experience over ordinary stereo headphones for playing 3D games
13. become even better than on your TV set 14 ASUS Xonar D1 4 Installing Software Installing the audio card driver 1 After you have installed the audio card turn on your computer Windows automatically detects the audio card and searches for device drivers When prompted for the drivers click Cancel 2 Insert the support CD into the optical drive If Autorun is enabled in your system the setup starts automatically If not run setup exe from your support CD 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Read the END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT in the process and make sure you understand and accept it before you continue the installation When the installation finishes you may be prompted to restart your computer You can choose to restart the computer later if desired ASUS Xonar D1 15 5 Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 5 1 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems Home Theater The Xonar D1 supports Dolby Digital Live technology which transcode any audio including games and music into industry standard Dolby Digital surround bit streams This makes playback through your home theater system possible creating an immersive and impressive cinema surround sound experience A single digital cable connection can carry high quality Dolby Digital digital audio from any of your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers with Dolby Digital decoding capabilities
14. finish the voice over IP applications please remember to turn it off for normal high fidelity audio playback mode 42 ASUS Xonar D1 Enable AEC Description Click AEC function page Click the checkbox to enable AEC function A alert message will pop up Ae a 14 pe Fe Teer nine hee fw Se ar rt remarks wes mompaey ars uarie oun 9 in ame SP t O e emini e Lu This message implies the speaker configuration will be set to 2 speakers and all sound effect processors will suspended except AEC function Click OK to accept it Click Cancel if you want to enable it later Check Don t remind me again will not show this message again 6 8 Smart Volume Normalization Smart Volume NormalizationTM SVN automatically keeps all music or video TV audio output at a constant level to reduce manual adjustment hassles inherent with sound sources of different loudness It allows you to listen to various content like MP3 TV program DVD video and even games with consistent sound level The following graph shows how different signals 1 amp 2 will become the same level for example 10dB below full scale after you turn on SVN Please note that for lower volume music 2 it will become louder when you turn on SVN and for higher volume music 1 it will become quieter ASUS Xonar D1 43 OdB Full scale ee eee ee ee eee
15. p LIA m 1483 PLI Cusa zd i If the recording volume level is not high enough please check and make the WAVE and Master Volume have been at the maximum level Instead if the recording volume level is too high please lower the WAVE and Master volumes gradually until the level is ok ASUS Xonar D1 59 8 Begin the test by clicking the Done button If you cannot get the level to be after the previous step click Done anyways and proceed LIES Let SURMAT Playback and recording 25 9 Enter ASUS Xonar D1 Audio in the New slot name and select one Empty slot Then click OK Select slot Please select the destination slat for results New slot name BSUS onar DX Audio 60 ASUS Xonar D1 10 will pop up the Test results window You can click the Select checkbox and click 09 to Make html report Deae Empty Fiequercy sponse di 01 005 E level Wa m Dyname 1128 B THD X au B IHD amp m trm En 1024 cid IMEN fre JL 00080 m M 11 HTML report options HTML Titles and Headings Soundcard device
16. the abundant sound effects described above the Xonar D1 also provides quick Digital Sound Processing modes which are configured for typical applications including Music Movies and Games over different output speaker types In addition Xonar D1 also offers a Hi Fi mode for hi fidelity playback without any effect processing to keep the original audio fidelity Every time you turn on Hi Fi mode Xonar D1 will clear all sound effects It s also recommended to use Hi Fi mode for audio quality tests using RMAA software or another machine based measurement Use the DSP mode button as the quick setup if you don t wish to know the details of the effect setup Note no sound effects will be applied to high definition 96KHz 192KHz content ASUS Xonar D1 45 Description GX Mode DirectSound 3D Game Extensions mode to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for lots of DirectX DirectSound3D games on Windows Vista and XP This mode is set for Hi Fidelity playback where all effects will be cleared to keep the original digital data and analog output quality as high as possible Music Mode This mode is set for Music playback Movie Mode This mode is set for DVD Movie playback Game Mode This mode is set for Games 6 10 VocalFX VocalFX is an innovative voice processing technology to let your voice get into the realistic game landscape VoiceEX or to emulate the background scenes in online chat ChatEX It also allows yo
17. watching 5 1 DVD movies and listening to music Dolby Headphone produces surround sound cues so realistic that you will believe you are listening over speakers in a well controlled studio Dolby Headphone can also improve listening comfort and reduce listener fatigue from long listening over headphones Description Dolby Headphone Click this check box to enable Dolby Headphone Clicking enable disable the text bar will switch the right window to Dolby Headphone page for manual adjusting Dolby Headphone DH provides three room filters that may be used with any type of audio They differ in the sense of the spatial dimension they impart DH1 Reference Room Small acoustically damped room DH2 Livelier Room More acoustically live than DH1 DH3 Larger Room Larger room than DH1 more distant and diffused effect ASUS Xonar D1 33 6 2 8 Dolby Virtual Speaker Dolby Virtual Speaker technology simulates a 5 1 speaker surround sound listening environment from as few as two speakers Dolby Virtual Speaker also creates a wider two channel environment during playback of stereo CDs and MP3 content and when combined with Dolby Pro Logic Il processing delivers a virtual 5 1 channel surround listening experience from any high quality stereo source Description PT AEE Click this check box to enable Dolby Virtual Speaker Clicking enable disable the text bar will switch the right window to a Dolby Virtual Speaker pa
18. Dynamic range dB 1111 4 1111 8 Dynamic range A weighted dB 4112 4 1112 8 DC offset 96 0 00 0 00 THD Noise at 3 dB FS 50 100 200 300 500 8 Parameter THD 0 0006 THD Noise 0 0008 THD Noise A weighted 0 0009 ASUS Xonar D1 10K 65 66 Intermodulation distortion 30 50 100 200 3 D 500 ee 355 K 10K Hz C ey IMD Noise 0 0010 0 0009 IMD Noise A weighted 0 0008 40 0007 Stereo crosstalk 30 50 100 200 300 500 1K KO K K UK Hz ASUS Xonar D1 Parameter Crosstalk at 100 Hz dB Crosstalk at 1 KHz dB Crosstalk at 10 KHz dB 4000 00 10000 12000 16000 Hz Parameter IMD Noise at 5 KHz 0 0011 IMD Noise at 10 KHz 0 0009 IMD Noise at 15 KHz 0 0009 ASUS Xonar D1 67 9 Troubleshooting and FAQs Troubleshooting The audio card driver could not be installed on my PC Instructions 1 Please make sure that you have properly installed the audio card in the PCI slot on your motherboard 2 Check that the Windows hardware device manager has discovered a multimedia audio device If no device is found please try scanning for new hardware 3 Please try soft reboot restart your Windows 4 Remove the card install it into another PCI slot and try again couldn t find the Xonar D1 Audio Center Instructions 1 Make sure you have installed the driver 2 Find the Xonar D1
19. SE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe 2 ASUS Xonar D1 Contents INQ COS D 5 Salety nier e 6 6 Noo 6 1 m 7 1 1 Package 7 1 2 System 7 1 3 Specifications 8 2 Hardware 10 3 Installing the Xonar Hardware 12 3 1 Preparing your computer 12 3 2 Installing the audio 12 3 9 Connecting to a graphics card with HDMI support
20. ation 40 Description The switch to turn on or off the functions on this page Check the box to enable or disable the key shifting feature for music playback from 4 semitones below to 4 semitones above Checkbox to enable or disable the vocal cancellation function and adjust the voice cancellation level from O to 100 100 will eliminate most original vocals default value is 50 Select the Mic Echo function and adjust the gain for echo signals 30 16KHz Reset all settings to the default ASUS Xonar D1 6 6 FlexBass FlexBass an advanced bass management and enhancement mechanism allows you to select each satellite speaker s type for optimal sound performance from the speakers Small common speaker that cannot produce low frequencies Large wide band speakers that can produce low frequencies well It comes with an adjustable crossover frequency for the boundary of the bass signals FlexBass will filter out the bass signals from small speaker channels and redirect them all to the subwoofer or Large speakers Description The switch to turn on or off all functions on this FlexBass page 07 71 8 Select the speaker type that you connected If your speaker option type cannot perform low frequency signals bass please select Small speaker type and Xonar D1 will filter out the bass signals and send them to the subwoofer channel If those speakers are full range you can select the Large speak
21. au of tether deizeas 256 e Pire lees msg E e _ C fee beeen Lad mud gd m ar dem lace pd eju aH ASUS Xonar D1 57 4 Goto the Sound Card tab and select DirectSound as the Driver Model because Windows MME mode doesn t support high resolution 24bit audio playback and the data may be manipulated by Windows so that the real hardware quality can not be measured properly eit mata FTTT m Pry Eeim yen pue Rc een Mice A retard canon MD heus ee etd eel eee Vig tun Piles art nenne dee enm RightMark Audio Analyzer 5 6 Playback recording settings ASUS Sonar D Audio 24 bit Modes ASUS Sonar D Audio 48 kHz Ping Select types of tests to perform Vo 7 WIZARD Frequency response Noise level Dynamic range Total harmonic distortion THD Intermod distortion IMD Stereo crosstalk ID Marge swept frequency X 41 lt XI lt 1 Eheck uncheck all Run tests Adjust playback recording levels 58 ASUS Xonar D1 6 Check if the levels shown in the Adjusting level window are OK the level meter will be green Loft rg
22. ble to the front panel audio header on the D1 card the other end to the chassis mounted front panel audio I O module on your motherboard 4 pin header Usually connects to the Analog Audio output of TV tuner card or other sound source inside your PC system To monitor your TV tuner card s audio from this Aux In you must enable the monitor function for Aux In in the Xonar Audio Center software s recording mixer Connects to the graphics card with HDMI support ASUS Xonar D1 11 3 3 1 Installing the Xonar Hardware Preparing your computer Before you proceed with the following installation steps it s recommended that you disable your onboard audio device in your BIOS settings or uninstall any other sound cards on your PC For BIOS setting or uninstallation of other sound cards refer to the user manuals of your motherboard and sound card 1 2 3 3 2 2 Power off your computer and disconnect the power cord Open the computer s case Remove the metal brackets from one unused PCI slot for the audio card Installing the audio card Face the bracket of the Xonar D1 audio card toward the back panel of your computer and insert the audio card gently into an available PCI Express slot Make sure it s completely inserted into the PCI Express slot Warning Do not force the audio card into the slot Make sure that the gold pins of the card s PCI Express connector are aligned with the motherboar
23. ces when others talk to you on line Minimize the playback sound echoes into your microphone during gaming or music playback Effectively suppress background or system noises into your microphone e 32 bit floating point algorithm providing precisely adaptive echo cancellation performance up to 40dB Supports all VOIP applications and online games To achieve the best performance of AEC function the ideal system requirements are as follows Speakers and microphone are low distortion max THD lt 2 Flat frequency response between 300 4KHz Use omni direction electret microphone with gt 40dB sensitivity The microphone is more than 30cm far from PC s speakers fix the distance and do NOT turn your speakers too loud 5 Put your microphone 20 30cm away from you fix the distance and do NOT speak too close or too loud into the microphone to avoid signal clipping and distortion Enable microphone boost on Xonar D1 audio center mixer to get proper input signal level 6 It s suggested to disable original AEC function residing in some of the soft phones or voice communication programs to get best performance from Xonar D1 audio card peo Iw s Z AEC function will be only suitable for bi direction voice communication applications The speaker type will be set as 2 speakers and special voice processing mode while AEC is applied all audio effects will be suspended and those controls on audio center will be frozen After you
24. d right surround input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini jack to RCA cable Center Subwoofer Connects to the Center and subwoofer input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini jack to RCA cable Back Surround Out Connects to the left back and right back input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini jack to RCA cable ASUS Xonar D1 19 5 3 2 Connecting 2 2 1 Channel Speakers 2 Speakers 2 1 Speakers Description auae SE Connect the 2 2 1 speaker set s 3 5mm plug into this Front Jack Out jack 20 ASUS Xonar D1 5 3 3 Connecting 4 4 1 Channel Speakers 4 Speakers Description Connects to the Front input port of the 4 4 1 speakers with the mini jack cable Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 4 4 1 speakers with the mini jack cable ASUS Xonar D1 21 5 3 4 Connecting 5 1 Channel Speakers 5 1 Speakers Description Connects to the Front input port of the 5 1 speakers with the mini jack cable Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 5 1 speakers with the mini jack cable Center Subwoofer Connects to the Center Subwoofer input port of the 5 1 speakers with the mini jack cable 5 3 5 Connecting 6 1 7 1 Channel Speakers 6 1 Speakers 22 ASUS Xonar D1 7 1 Speakers Front Out Side Su
25. d s PCI Express connector before you insert the card into the PCI Express slot If it does not fit properly gently remove it and try again Secure the audio card bracket to the back of your computer with the screw that you removed Refer to section 3 1 ASUS Xonar D1 3 3 Connecting to a graphics card with HDMI support Install a graphics card with HDMI output support Using the bundled S PDIF cable connect one end to the 3 pin S PDIF Out header on the Xonar D1 audio card and connect the other end to the 2 pin S PDIF In header on the graphics card S PDIF cable ASUS Xonar D1 3 4 Connecting a TV tuner card 1 If you have a traditional PCI or PCI Express TV tuner card on your PC you may need to connect it to the audio card to send the tuner card s sound to your PC speakers 2 Secure the PCI PCI Express TV tuner card and screw it into the back panel 3 Connect the audio output header from the TV tuner card to the Aux In header of the audio card as shown in the figure below For optimum TV audio quality Xonar uses ADC recording to digitize the signal and loops it back to DAC playback Please select Aux In as the recording source in the Xonar Audio Center s recording mixer and enable the monitoring button to pass this signal to the audio output Using this setup you can even turn on sound effects such as Pro Logic IIx to expand the stereo TV audio to 5 1 or 7 1 channel surround sound TV audio on your PC will
26. dia may contain 96KHz or 192KHz high definition audio content ASUS Xonar D1 27 6 2 2 Analog Out Speaker Test F Headphone Dr 2 Spare The Analog Out setting is used to match your actual speaker setting such as headphones 2 speakers or 2 1 4 speakers or 4 1 5 1 speakers 7 1 speakers Front Panel Headphone and Front Panel 2 speakers or 2 1 Xonar D1 will play the channels and do the proper 3D Dolby sound processing accordingly Please select the correct speaker type for your connected speakers Click this button to show the speaker test window in the right pane Click the play button to test each speaker one by one or click each speaker manually to test note the Speaker Test function is not available on Windows Vista due to a limitation in its audio stack Clicking this button will pop up an advanced setting window to allow you to Swap center bass outputs for 5 1 7 1 speaker set ups Swap Side Surroud outputs for 7 1 speaker set ups Check the box if your speakers are outputting the incorrect channel Otherwise leave them blank 28 ASUS Xonar D1 6 2 3 SPDIF Out DDL Xonar D1 is capable of outputting Dolby Digital Live which are real time encoders that transcode any audio including games and music into industry standard Dolby Digital bit streams on the fly This is ideal for playback through a home theater system creating an immersive and impressive cinema surround sound experience
27. e 7i virtual Speaker Description Audio Channels Here are some typical suggestions MP3 WMA AAC CD VCD 2D games gt 2 channels DVD Video with Dolby Digtial or DTS 5 1 gt 6 channels DVD Video with Dolby Digtial EX or DTS ES gt 8 channels 3D games gt 8 channels 30 ASUS Xonar D1 6 2 5 7 1 Virtual Speaker Shifter The 7 1 Virtual Speaker Shifter has the following major features Expanding upmixing audio to 7 1 channel surround sound Virtualizing 7 1 surround sound over any set of speakers Shiftable virtual speaker positioning allows you to adjust the best sound field easily without moving physical speakers and wires Pal TTE YS Shifter enable disable Drag speaker or listener Manual Drag Mode Description Click this check box to enable the 7 1 Virtual Speaker Shifter Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to the Speaker Shifter page for manual adjustments You can drag each speaker or listener to a different relative position virtually using only your mouse The Xonar D1 audio card will process it and virtualize each speaker position in real time The Subwoofer has no directional sounds and hence can be moved only closer or further away Reset all Speaker Shifter settings to the defaults Click to increase volume move speakers closer click to decrease volume move speakers further away Make all speakers except Subwoofer rotate counter clockwise
28. ed 112dB aay Harmonic Distortion Noise at 1kHz 0 00056 105dB for Front out pd Harmonic Distortion Noise at 1kHz 0 000496 108dB for Line in Frequency Response 3dB 24 bit 96kHz format 10Hz to 48KHz Output Input Full Scale Voltage 2 Vrms 5 65 Vp p ASUS AV100 High Definition Sound Processor Max 192KHZz 24bit Cirrus Logic CS4398 1 for Front Out 120dB SNR Max 192kHz 24bit Cirrus Logic CS4362A 1 for other 6 channels 114dB SNR Max 192kHz 24bit Audio Processor 24 bit D A Converter of Digital Sources 24 bit A D Converter for Analog Inputs Cirrus Logic CS5361 1 114dB SNR Max 192kHz 24bit Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit S PDIF Digital Output 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit Dolby Digital DTS TEREE T z _ Analog Output Jack 3 50mm mini jack 4 Front Side Center Subwoofer Back Analog Input Jack 3 50mm mini jack 1 Shared by Line In Mic In o m analog input for TV Tuner or CD Aux In 4 pin header on the card High bandwidth TOS Link optical transmitter shared with Line In Mic In jack supports 192KHz 24bit S PDIF header on card for connection with supported VGA card Digital S PDIF Output Operation System Windows Vista 32 64bit XP 32 64bit MCE2005 Dolby Digital Live encodes any audio signal on PC in real time to Dolby Digital AC3 5 1 surround sounds to your home
29. ee gt 10 dB Music2 SVN Off 11 DTE EA 11 LA slag E Description SVN On Off Click this button to enable SVN This button is outlined blue when active SVN Display When SVN is enabled Smart Volume will be lit up at the bottom of the volume meter and the volume meter will show the level SVN Blue Light When SVN is enabled the master volume knob will be illuminated by a blue light It will be lit red if the volume is muted 44 ASUS Xonar D1 6 9 DS3D GX and DSP Modes Xonar 01 is introducing an innovative technology DirectSound 3D Game Extensions v1 0 DS3D GX 1 0 to restore DirectSound 3D Hardware acceleration mode and its subsidiary EAX effects on Windows Vista for 3D games Unlike some proprietary API like OpenAL DS3D GX doesn t require games to support OpenAL API All existing games compatible with Microsoft DirectX and DirectSound 2D 3D will be supported with 0530 GX technology Before you start EAX 0530 HW games please enable DS3D GX on the Xonar D1 audio center and disable the function after the games Supports latest DS3D GX 2 0 for gaming on Vista amp XP DS3D GX 2 0 not only revives EAX and DirectSound HW effects but also allows you to run EAX HD 5 0 games on both XP and Vista It provides the best compatibility with existing DirectX games GX2 0 also adds innovative VocalFX voice effects for existing EAX games or VOIP applications Besides
30. er type Note Common cheap PC s 2 channel speakers are usually small type speakers Please refer to the speaker s specification If you have any questions please consult your speaker vendor However common 2 1 speakers with a subwoofer should be categorized as Large speakers because the subwoofer can redirect the bass signals inside the two channels to the subwoofer speaker automatically Picture for Small Colors for small large speakers are different Large speaker Orange large speakers Green small speakers ASUS Xonar D1 41 LFE Crossover Adjusts the cut off frequency 50 250Hz for LFE low Frequency frequency effects signals Xonar D1 will filter out the bass signals below the crossover frequency from small speaker channels and forward them to the subwoofer The higher the crossover frequency the more bass signals will be subtracted 6 7 AEC Acoustic Echo Cancellation Xonar D1 provides advanced Acoustic Echo Cancellation AEC for best voice communication quality over your speakers AEC technology can eliminate up to 40dB speaker echo return and suppress noises into your microphone for easier conversation experience AEC is an innovative feature to make Xonar D1 the best sound card choice for online chatting in VOIP applications Skype MSN Google QQ etc or online gaming AEC provides the following benefits to you Reduce the voice acoustic echoes like speakerphone devi
31. erwater and Music Pub environments respectively Clicking this button will apply the environment effect that you select from the pull down menu on the right side There are another 23 options in this menu Environment Size There are three size settings for each environment Large Medium and Small 38 ASUS Xonar D1 6 4 2 10 Equalizer The equalizer can modify the audio output for different frequencies and be used to compensate for deficiencies in your speakers systems There are 12 default patterns and you can also make your own settings Item Delete There are 12 available equalizer patterns Click one to apply it You can click this button to apply your own defined parameters saved in the pull down menu Adjust the gain for each band 30 16 2 Key in a name for your own User Defined equalizer setting Click this button to save the parameters into User Defined list Click this button to delete the parameters from User Defined list ASUS Xonar D1 39 6 5 Karaoke Magic Voice The Xonar D1 provides powerful features for Karaoke including Key Shifting Vocal Cancellation and Microphone Echo Microphone Echo can generate natural echo effects on your singing voice just like a karaoke machine Key Shifting can change the pitch of Karaoke background music and Vocal Cancellation can reduce the original vocal in songs and keep the music and symphony for karaoke Key Shifting Vocal Cancell
32. fects combinations for Music Games DVD Video and effect free Hi Fi modes This panel gives access to setting tabs including Main Settings Mixer volume Effects Karaoke MagicVoice and FlexBass see the following details Clicking this icon will pop up driver s Information window ASUS Xonar D1 6 2 Main Setting 6 2 1 Sample Rate The Sample rate determines the number of audio samples per second that the Digital to Analog Converters DAC and S PDIF digital interface will output The Xonar D1 audio card can support sample rates up to 192KHz 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz Usually audio CDs and MP3 files are 44 1KHz DVD Video uses 48KHz DVD Audio or other HD media may contain 96KHz or 192KHz high definition audio content Please select the corresponding sample rate for your playback sources to get the best audio fidelity Even if your setting differs from the audio source s sample rate the Xonar D1 engine will do super high fidelity sample rate conversion with a double floating point filter which can reduce total harmonic distortion THD N by 140dB Description Sample Rate Please select the sample rate that corresponds to or exceeds that of your playback sources for optimal audio fidelity The Xonar D1 audio card supports sample rates up to 192KHz 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz Typical values Audio CD MP3 WMA Wave files are 44 1KHz The audio of DVD Video is 48KHz DVD Audio or other HD me
33. fety information Before installing the device on a motherboard carefully read all the manuals that came with the package o prevent electrical shock hazard or short circuits switch off the power supply before installing the device on a motherboard or connecting any signal cables to the device Ifthe device is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors sockets and circuitry e Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer electronic equipment and mercury containing button cell battery should not be placed in municipal waste Check local regulations for disposal of electronic This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product electrical mm products Trademarks Xonar and ASUS logo are trademarks of ASUSTek Computer Inc Dolby and Dolby Digital Live Dolby Pro Logic IIx Dolby Virtual Speaker Dolby Headphone are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS and DTS CONNECT DTS Interactive
34. ge for manual adjusting Reference Mode Dolby Virtual Speaker provides two modes of virtualization The first is Reference mode which virtualizes the missing speakers as in the following picture Wide Mode Wide mode virtualizes the necessary speakers and enhances the surround experience as in the following picture 34 ASUS Xonar D1 6 3 Mixer Volume The mixer page is designed to control the volume for playback and recording on the Xonar D1 In addition the Xonar D1 also provides a high quality digital monitoring function for hearing the recorded audio from the speakers You can also process the input signals with all playback sound effects such as Dolby technology 6 3 1 Playback Volume Playback Volume Tab Source Path Name Mute Unmute button Volume Slider Left Right Balance Description Click this button tto show the playback volume page This shows the source name for each volume control slider including WAVE All digital audio sources except MIDI files SW Software Synthesizer control the playback volume of the MIDI files CD CD ROM playback CD DA volume control LEFT RIGHT the volume control for each speaker channel Note Windows Vista does not support WAVE Synthesizer and CD Player volume controls Click this button to mute or unmute the audio channel Drag this slider down to decrease the volume drag it up to increase the volume The tool tip reveals the percentage numbe
35. ing Click this button to select the path source you are going to record Please note that the recording function on Windows is a one path selector So you can select only one default recording source at a time You may have to restart the recorder program if you switch to a different source Note On Vista some application programs may allow you to select the recording device path in the recording programs themselves Drag this slider down to decrease the recording volume drag up to increase the recording volume The tool tip reveals the percentage number from 1 to 100 in terms of the full scale level This horizontal slider controls the volume between the left and right channels Reset all volume controls to the default settings Click this button fil to open the advanced settings for the Microphone In You can check with Front Panel Microphone to enable microphone of front panel Enabling Microphone Boost will increase a volume gain to boost microphone input signals For typical low cost PC microphone it s recommended to enable this function ASUS Xonar D1 37 6 4 Effects 6 4 1 Environment Effects Environment effects can be used to create realistic listening experiences that mimic different environments There are a total of 27 environment options which can be applied to all 2D sound sources like music PEW 1 These four buttons activate Bathroom Concert hall Und
36. l not take effect either when the playback source is 96KHz or 192KHz sample rate to prevent any processing distortion FAQs Q1 Does the Xonar D1 support Windows Vista Answer Yes the Xonar D1 driver package does support Windows Vista 32 64 bit and most key features are available In addition Xonar D1 supports unique DS3D GX 1 0 on Windows Vista which can recover DirectSound 3D hardware and EAX gaming sound effects on Vista for a lot of existing DirectX games Q2 Why does the Xonar D1 support Dolby technology Answer Dolby is the ONLY brands and technology recognized by the CE industry and available on a wide range of audio equipment Xonar includes these features to make your PC a powerful media and entertainment center 70 ASUS Xonar D1 Q3 Why is Xonar D1 the best audio card for HTPC and multi channel speakers Answer The Xonar D1 supports Dolby Digital Live which allow a single digital connection to your AV receiver to carry Dolby Digtial audio In addition Xonar D1 also provides Dolby Pro Logic IIx to upmix TV and other music to multi channel surround sound in Home Theater environments Xonar D1 also has Ultra High Fidelity SNR at 192K 24bit which is the high quality consumer audio card in the world Therefore it s also the best card to deliver the high quality audio through an analog connection to your home theater system or high end multi channel speakers Q4 Does the Xonar D1 support EAX on Vista Answer
37. lation AEC Smart Volume Normalizer Karaoke Functions FlexBass Xear 3D Virtual Speaker Shifter Other Effects 3D Gaming Sound Engines APIs ASIO 2 0 Driver Support Provides advanced Acoustic Echo Cancellation AEC eliminates up to 40dB speaker echo return and noise suppression technologies for best voice communication quality in VOIP applications or online gaming Normalizes the volume of all audio sources into a constant level and also enhances your 3D sound listening range and advantages in gaming Music Key Shifting and Microphone Echo effects like professional Karaoke machine Professional Bass Management Enhancement system Virtual 7 1 speaker positioning 10 band Equalier 27 Environment Effects DirectSound3D GX 2 0 amp 1 0 EAX 2 0 amp 1 0 DirectSound HW DirectSound SW A3D 1 0 OpenAL generic modes 128 3D sounds processing capability Supports 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit with very low latency Portable Music Processor Lite utility MCE Software Kit RightMark Audio Analyzer 6 0 6 Converts digital music content or CD audio into regular MP3 WMA files with Dolby Headphone Dolby Virtual Speaker w Pro Logic II and Smart Volume Normalization processing Windows Media Player 10 or above is required Software kit with 10 ft GUI for Windows Media Center Edition Easy but powerful software intended for testing the quality of audio equipments Specifications are subject to change with
38. le as follows as short as possible to connect the Front Out jack to the Line In jack for loop back testing In that case please select Line In as the recording source on the mixer page 3 5mm Line Cable ASUS Xonar D1 55 5 Click Reset on the playback volume mixer page to keep the volume setting on default 6 the master volume to the MAX level OdB 56 ASUS Xonar D1 7 2 Configuration and Test with RMAA Start RMAA and follow the setup procedure below Select both of the playback recording devices as ASUS Xonar D1 Audio 2 Select 24bit and 48KHz for the test signals If you change the format here please remember to go back to set the same sample rate output in the Xonar D1 Audio Center o RightMark Audio Analyzer 5 6 z Flauback recordina setti e Select types of tests to perform Frequency response Noise level Dynamic range Adjust 10 levels Total harmonic distortion THD Intermad distortion IMD JB Test options Stereo crosstalk IMD Noise swept frequency Check uncheck all x amp amp amp x x lt Load results Run tests Spectrum analysis Adjust playback recording levels 3 Test options button in and check Analyze noise and distortion only in 20Hz 20KHz range audio in band for human hearing in the General tab Seder am od ily be ee qu i Hoa liar Ja r
39. name ASUS Sonar D Audio Sampling mode 24 bit 48 kHz Testing conditions Extemal loopback line out line in Comments Report options Report language English 7 Report style White backgroum Y Cancel ASUS Xonar D1 7 3 RMAA Testing Results Open the html file you created and saved in the test above and it will display the report with both data and plots in your browser The following report is a sample and you can see how high fidelity and crystal clean the Xonar D1 audio card is for both output and input one of the world s finest sound cards it has higher quality than most CE devices You can also try testing the performance for other sample rates and bit depths with the same procedure 62 ASUS Xonar D1 8 RightMark Audio Analyzer test Testing chain External loopback line out line in Sampling mode 24 bit 48 kHz Summary 0 01 0 05 Excellent 112 7 Excellent 112 6 Excellent 0 0006 Excellent 0 0009 Excellent 102 4 Excellent 0 0010 Excellent General performance Excellent Frequency response 30 AD 100 200 300 500 28 BK 106 Hz From 20 Hz to 20 kHz dB 0 11 0 01 From 40 Hz to 15 kHz dB 0 05 0 01 ASUS Xonar D1 63 Noise level 30 50 100 200 300 500 1k Ok 3k 10K Hz RMS power dB 111 4 112 0 RMS power A weighted dB 112 4 113 0 Peak level dB FS 87 5 88 4 DC offset 0 00 0 00 Dynamic range 64 ASUS Xonar D1 3l Parameter
40. ndows Control Panel and double click the Xonar D1 Audio Center icon 2 The Xonar D1 Audio Center is the Graphic User Interface GUI for the Xonar D1 driver You can control the functions and features of the Xonar D1 driver on the Audio Center The following picture shows a basic overview of the Xonar D1 Audio Center The following sections of this manual will describe its functions in more detail 1i Fainal ASUS Xonar 01 25 1 6 26 Item Display Area Menu Open Close Master Volume SVN Button Mute Button DSP Mode Setting Menu Panel Information icon Description This display area shows the 10 band signal meter volume level and the status of the Dolby technologies EQ and DSP modes Note this area just displays information but is not used to alter settings Clicking this button will move the display area and reveal the configuration area below Clicking it again will move the display area back down This rotary knob controls the master playback volume Drag the small circle inside it to change the volume level Click this button to enable the Smart Volume Normalization feature for constant volume from all playback sources It will display a blue light when enabled Click this button to mute audio playback it will display a red light when playback is muted These 4 buttons give access to quick sound ef
41. ng the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Australia statement notice From 1 January 2012 updated warranties apply to all ASUS products consistent with the Australian Consumer Law For the latest product warranty details please visit http support asus com Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure If you require assistance please call ASUS Customer Service 1300 2787 88 or visit us at http support asus com ASUS Xonar D1 5 Sa
42. our VOIP application has been added into list VOIP Application List Skype MIST Messenger VYahooMessenger Remove 48 ASUS Xonar D1 5 6 Check the check box of ChatEX and Magic Voice You can use ChatEX and Magic Voice when you chat online Click the checkbox to enable VocalFX function then a prompt message will pop up Lae rumes d mer Bib ELEM This message implies the record device will be set to microphone Make sure the GX function is enabled Click OK to accept it or Cancel if you want to enable it later Check Don t remind me again if you don t want to see this messsage pop up next time ASUS Xonar D1 49 6 11 ASIO 2 Driver ASIOTM Audio Stream Input Output is a proprietary audio driver architecture and a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH The Xonar D1 driver package has included an ASIO2 compatible driver for application programs that have ASIO or ASIO2 output ASIO can ensure lower latency during playback and recording on PCs which is very important for professional music creation and editing The Xonar D1 package also provides Ableton Live and Sonar LE audio editing software which all support ASIO output The setup reference is described below When Using Ableton Live Bl a iem Lem jm f 4 IZE 452 SS Lea 50 ASUS Xonar D1 No Item Description Preferences Step 1 is to open the
43. out notice ASUS Xonar D1 9 2 Hardware overview Xonar D1 layout 00000 10 ASUS Xonar 01 1 Microphone jack Line Input jack S PDIF Output jack Output jack Side Surround Output jack Center Subwoofer Output jack Rear back Surround Output Jack Front panel audio header Aux Input Header S PDIF Out Header Description Connect your external PC microphone to this 3 5mm jack for voice input Built in high quality Microphone pre amplifier Connect analog devices like MP3 players CD players music synthesizers and other line level sound sources to this 3 5mm jack for audio recording or processing Through Ultra high fidelity 115dB SNR A D converter Optical S PDIF output jack Connects to an external digital decoder or digital speaker systems Home Theater systems AV receivers for outputting digital audio including PCM Dolby Digital DTS WMA Pro etc Connect your headphones or 2 2 1 channel speakers to this jack For multi channel speaker systems connects to the front left right input on the powered speakers Connects to the surround channel input on 4 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 powered analog speakers Connects to the front center subwoofer input on 5 1 6 1 7 1 powered analog speakers Connects to the Back Surround input on 6 1 7 1 powered analog speakers Connect one end of the front panel audio ca
44. r from 1 to 100 in terms of the full scale level The horizontal slider controls the volume between the left and right channels Reset all volume controls to the default settings ASUS Xonar D1 35 6 3 2 Recording Monitoring Volume Click this button to show the recording volume page This shows the source name for each volume control slider including Mix Stereo Mix which will record all analog inputs and digital wave audio you are playing on PC MIC recording from MIC jack Aux recording from Aux In for typically TV tuner card audio or other sound sources Line In recording from Line in jack for external audio devices WAVE recording from digital wave audio you are playing on PC Note Windows Vista doesn t support WAVE recording Click this button to monitor and loopback recording audio to outputs PC speakers Therefore the recording volume will influence the monitoring signals from speaker outputs The audio will be mixed into the streams you are playing out from your PC and all DSP effects will be applied to the source too A typical benefit is to apply Dolby Pro Logic 7 1 ch spreading for your TV audio CD or stereo game console audio from Wii Xbox PS2 PS3 PSP etc To apply Dolby Virtual Speaker is suitable for two speaker environment 36 ASUS Xonar D1 4 7 8 Recording Selector button Recording Volume Slider Left Right Balance i Reset Microphone In Advanced Sett
45. rround Out Center Subwoofer 4 Back Surround Out 0000 5325 the mini jack cable Connects to the Front input port of the 6 1 7 1 speakers with Connects to the Surround input port of the 6 1 7 1 speakers with the mini jack cable Connects to the Center Subwoofer input port of the 6 1 7 1 speakers with the mini jack cable Connects to the Back Surround input port of the 6 1 7 1 speakers with the mini jack cable ASUS Xonar D1 23 5 4 Connecting Microphone Description 1 Microphone Input Connect the microphone s 3 5mm plug into this Mic In jack Jack for voice communication recording or karaoke 5 5 Connecting Line In Audio Sources m MP3 Player Description Line Input Jack Connect the 3 5mm plug of the CD MP3 Player or any other Line level analog audio sources into this Line In jack for sound recording or real time Dolby sound processing through the Monitoring path See the Mixer section of the driver guide 24 ASUS Xonar D1 6 Xonar D1 Driver Guide 6 1 Introduction to the Xonar D1 Audio Center GUI 1 After the driver installation is complete and your computer has been rebooted you will find the Xonar D1 Audio Center s icon in the system tray on the bottom right hand corner of the screen Double click this icon to open the Xonar Audio Center utility LA If the icon could not be found in the system tray go to the Wi
46. tart the program For other applications that support ASIO such as WaveLab Cubase Reason Winamp etc the setup will be very similar to the above ASUS Xonar D1 53 7 RMAA Test Guide The Xonar D1 driver CD includes RightMark Audio Analyzer RMAA v5 6 a popular software intended for testing the quality of audio equipment be it a sound card portable MP3 player consumer CD DVD player or a speaker system The measurements are conducted by playing and recording test signals and using frequency analysis algorithms The following provides a step by step loop back test guide for your Xonar D1 audio card 7 1 Setting Up Xonar D1 Audio Card Open the Xonar D1 Audio Center Use the settings below 1 Select the sample rate you will be using with RMAA here we set 48KHz for testing 48KHz 24bit signals 2 Setanalog output to 2 speaker mode to get rid of any channel processing over RMAA stereo signals in the driver 3 Turn off all sound effects including Dolby 7 1 speaker shifter EQ Environment etc A quick way to do so is to enable the Hi Fi mode button in the Audio Center 54 ASUS Xonar D1 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 the default highest level OdB This allows you to get realistic output and input quality ratings for the Xonar D1 audio card LA You should use an external 3 5mm line cab
47. theater environment through one single S PDIF connection Dolby Headphone technology allows users to listen to music watch movies or play games with the dramatic 5 1 channel surround or realistic 3D spacious effects through any set of stereo headphones Dolby Virtual Speaker technology simulates a highly Dolby Virtual Speaker realistic 5 1 speaker surround sound listening environment from as few as two speakers Dolby Pro Logic II is the well known technology to process any native stereo or 5 1 channel audio into a 6 1 or 7 1 channel output creating a seamless natural surround soundfield DS3D GX 2 0 supports EAX gaming sound effects and DirectSound 3D hardware enhanced functions for more DirectSound3D Game EXtensions 2 0 amp 1 0 DS3D games on Windows Vista amp XP DirectX DirectSound 3D GX 2 0 compatible DS3D GX 2 0 adds latest VocalFX voice effects for online gaming or chatting Xonar D1 provides VocalFX the latest vocal effect technologies for gaming and VoIP including VoiceEX produces vivid environmental reverberation for your voice in EAX games VocalFX ChatEX emulates different background environment effects when you chat online Magic Voice changes your voice pitch to different types Monster Cartoon for disguising your real voice or just for fun in online chatting Dolby Digital Live Dolby Headphone Dolby Pro Logic IIx continued on the next page ASUS Xonar 01 Acoustic Echo Cancel
48. u to change your voice pitch to disguise who you are Magic Voice These features dramatically increase the fun for voice communication on PC 46 ASUS Xonar D1 Description VoiceEX It produces realistic and dynamic environmental reverberation for your voice in 3D gaming communication Local VoiceEX It produces realistic and dynamic environmental reverberation for your voice in 3D gaming communication You can hear your voice form speakers You can add VOIP application into VOIP application List ChatEX It emulates different background environment effects when you chat online Magic Voice Changes your voice pitch to different types for disguising your real voice or just for fun in online chatting For 3D Games 1 Check the check box of VoiceEX and Local VoiceEX 2 sure you and your team member can talk each other in the game For VOIP 1 Press App List 2 Ifyou don t see the VOIP application of yours in the list press Add Make sure the Skype and MSN Messenger are the latest version VOIP Application List Skype MISH Messenger E Add MhRemove ASUS Xonar D1 47 3 Look for the application s location and Open it exe P e uis BLINWISE EXE logs msgr ext lyserver exe Cache io skins File name YahooM essenger exe Files of type Application Files Cancel Open as read only 4 Y
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