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1. 57 Cakewalk Production Plus Pack Software Guide 57 RMAA Test Guide m E 58 10 1 Setting Up Xonar D2 Audio Card 58 10 2 Configuration and Test with RMAA 61 10 3 RMAA Testing Hesulte sese 66 Troubleshooting and FAQS eese 72 Troubleshooting EE 72 IS ei NEE 75 Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC 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 turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to cor
2. Lbs ul at are aie SGT nam Ba Perri hann len ka beem lir mirum Li jonn d kanna mum Y Tg sar duncrigs 1 C P dread Gime Pel Has vd kaa Don sg Bes l anye w Oph mh gi Ar Lo Soka dt edeg kn oke kass Ej e s bm ou 7 Juan D z Frequency response Noise level Cynamic range lw Total harmonic distortion THO w Intermod distortion IMD Noise Iw Stereo crosstalk w IMD Noise swept frequency jw Check uncheck all Run tests dust playback recording levels ASUS Xonar D2 6 Check if the levels shown in the Adjusting level window are OK the level meter will be green AC Rt ies Lak Lor H m Cries Les m Let P i in s m If the recording volume level is not enough check and make the WAVE and Master volume have been at the maximum level Instead if the recording volume level is too high lower the WAVE and Master volume gradually until the level is ok ASUS Xonar D2 63 8 Begin the test by clicking the Done button If you cannot get the level to be ok anyway click Done anyway and proceed Adjusting levels e Krees kari iria than kal eg Lali Ash L A L A m m S Divsartion cipping Td Let Fight i15 SUMMARY sel E m Thon Erali ee CK Playback and recording TU Ty SE 9 Enter Xonar D2 Audio Card in the New slot name and select one Empty slot Then click OK Select slot Please select th
3. m pm pm rs rm zm o 10 dB Music2 SVN Off 46 ASUS Xonar D2 Description SVN On Off Click this button to enable SVN This button is outlined blue when active 1 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 ASUS Xonar D2 47 6 8 DSP Modes Besides the abundant sound effects described above the Xonar D2 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 D2 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 D2 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 D A Tri Pei ei EO LE Description 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
4. ASUS Xonar D2 2 2 MIDI Board Cable Mini DIN MIDI port 6 pin Mini DIN MIDI connector 5 pin DIN MIDI input output connectors Female Description Connects to the MIDI I O header on the main Xonar D2 audio card Connects to the 6 pin mini DIN connector of the MIDI Y cable adaptor to 5 pin DIN standard MIDI I O connectors Connects to the 2 6 pin mini DIN port on the MIDI board Connects to the input and output DIN male connector of the standard MIDI instrument cable ASUS Xonar D2 cH Installing the Xonar Hardware 3 1 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 Power off your computer and disconnect the power cord 2 Open the computer s case 3 X Remove the metal brackets from two unused PCI slots You can just remove one if you don t need to use the MIDI board in the package ASUS Xonar D2 3 2 Installing the Audio Processing Card 1 Face the bracket of the Xonar D2 audio card toward the back panel of your computer and insert the audio card gently into an available PCI slot Make sure it s completely inserted into the PCI slot Warning Do not force the audio card into th
5. 3 ASIO 2 0 Xonar D2 includes an ASIO 2 0 driver for low latency low distortion music creation application 4 Bundled Music Creation Software Professional grade Ableton Live and Cakewalk Production Plus Pack Sonar LE Dimension LE Project5 LE 5 Xonar D2 comes with an additional MIDI bracket board for music creators to connect dedicated MIDI devices 6 Xonar D2 contains the Portable Music Processor to convert and process regular music with Dolby Headphone Dolby Virtual Speaker and Smart Volume Normalization effects Q7 Does PMP software decrypt and violate the DRM of the copyright content What s ALT technology in PMP software Answer No PMP software is not able nor intended to decrypt DRMed content It s just a software tool used to record the analog output signal from the line out and then convert it into WMA and MP3 files If you have Windows Media Player 10 or iTunes DRMed music you are required to have the valid digital rights to play it so that PMP can record it from analog output just as any other software recorders Xonar D2 provides Analog Loopback transformation ALT technology to accelerate the playback speed 2X only on Windows XP and record the accelerated analog signal PMP will convert the signal back to the normal speed with very high quality 118dB SNR low distortion 108dB time scaling algorithm ALT technology can shorten the total conversion process Please refer to the graph below 2X Analog
6. Original Output icit Signal Converted D a Data Digital Da Playback Record ken a ET 76 ASUS Xonar D2 Q8 What s the application of S PDIF in loopback Answer SPDIF in loopback is the process of looping back the sound card s S PDIF digital input signal directly to the S PDIF output It s useful mainly for two purposes transforming electrical signals from coaxial cable to a fiber optical cable or vice versa using the PC as a SPDIF bridge typically as a media center for example connect other devices like DVD players to the Xonar D2 s S PDIF input and then connect its SPDIF output to an AV receiver or decoder When you would like to send the player device s audio to the AV receiver you need to have the Xonar sound card s S PDIF in loopback enabled to redirect the player s input signal to output to the AV receiver Since SPDIF In Loopback is the hardware s high fidelity pass through path not all sound effects will be applied to the signals Q9 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 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 or DTS Interactive encoding output from the S
7. Select both of the playback recording devices as ASUS Xonar D2 Audio 2 Select 24bit and 48KHz for the test signals If you change the format here remember to go back to set the same sample rate output in the Xonar D2 Audio Center a U RightMark Audio Analyzer 5 6 Et o Plapback recording settings el AUS Xonar D2 Audio Wl LASS Xonar D2 Audio a M Select types of tests to perform Frequency response Noise level Dynamic range Total harmonic distortion THD Intermad distortion IMD Notze JG Test options Stereo crosstalk IMD Noise swept frequency lw Check uncheck all rd lw m w jw v lw L Load results Run tests j EH Spectrum analysis W Adjust playback recording levels 3 Click Test options button in RMAA and check Analyze noise and distortion only in 20Hz 20KHz range audio in band for human hearing in the General tab a re ee op pan Lakay an n afi iat Loes E py ae pror Fann cro kan ime vi iem sp OU ia fennen el iy FR emi Ga ree CH bie d Loes oman F WR List Lat eer k Ke Ri ki SW LU d lag zb unm yy be P cho P Ve ASUS Xonar D2 61 4 62 Go to the Sound Card tab and select DirectSound as the Driver Model because Windows MME mode doesn t support high resolution 24bit and192KHz audio playback _ _ _ _ _ _ Pahari eg
8. Hi Fi Mode 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 48 ASUS Xonar D2 6 9 ASIO 2 Driver ASIO Audio Stream Input Output is a proprietary audio driver architecture and a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH The Xonar D2 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 D2 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 Lef NES ca repr keng CS ES HEEN Soe DEIER Description Step 1 is to open the 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 Step 3 is to choose ASUS Xonar D2 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 5 Sample Rate Step 5 is to select the sample rate from 44 1 48 96 192KHz ASUS Xonar D2 49 When Using Sonar LE B57 L1 LI oa Ley De au La SIS E Wa Li FER eNA a bp re o
9. 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 1 Introduction 1 1 Package Contents Xonar D2 7 1 Channel PCI Audio Card Driver Support CD including Portable Music ProcessorTM utility AbletonTM Live software CD CakewalkTM Production Plus Pack CD Sonar LE Dimension LE and Project5 LE PowerDVD 7 0 software DVD player CD Additional MIDI bracket and adaptor cable 1 S PDIF TOSLINK optical adaptors 2 S PDIF TOSLINK optical cable 1 Four 3 5mm to RCA cables for 8 channel output Dolby Demo CD Quick Start Guide 1 2 System Requirements IBM compatible PC with one PCI 2 1 or higher compatible slot for the audio card Microsoft Windows Vista XP 32 64bit MCE2005 Intel Pentium 4 1 4GHz or AMD K7 1400 CPU or faster CPU 256 MB DRAM system memory 60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package gt 200MB space available for Ableton Live and 320MB for Cakewalk package CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive for software installation High quality headphones powered analog speakers or a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder to enjoy the Ultr
10. PDIF out menu which will allow the Xonar D2 to deliver 5 1 surround sound for games DVD movies and even stereo music Q10 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 ASUS Xonar D2 77 78 ASUS Xonar D2
11. complete the installation Please read the SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT and make sure you understand and accept it before you continue the installation 4 You may be prompted to select the language installed components and associated file types and to run the VST Adapter Configuration Wizard After the installation is complete click Finish TE Installation Completa OH SONAR L BiGIFNTAL AUB WORST A apa F retallation has aded Tents to your myulern ome Tons in thes he Laurch SOMAR LE Dr omg arm miy not display eat ecu rg after a reboot ouka Fain Kis Please make rure pou read the esime CG Add Shni io Pe oct to Dektop hie t cet aer realiai Fr Stesel a Chek Freh 16 Cool enun 14 ASUS Xonar D2 4 4 2 Installing Dimension LE 1 Insert the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack installation CD into your CD DVD ROM drive 2 Choose to install the Dimension LE program 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Please read the SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT and make sure you understand and accept it before you continue the installation 4 You may be prompted to select the language and installed components After the installation is complete click Finish Setup Caborwalk Dimencion Li A Installation complete 5 ep Tas fee inier are Coenen LE ons exa compis Chek Firaih l ant Setup Lei E H 3 x ata Hee aze Mole ASUS Xonar D2 15 4 4 3 Installing Proj
12. select the default file sample rate 44 1 48 96 or 192KHZ for your Sonar project 6 Bit depth Step 6 is to select the default file bit depth 16 24bit for your project 7 ASIO Panel If you would like to configure bit depth 16 24bit and latency 1ms 300ms of the Xonar D2 ASIO driver click this ASIO panel to reset them The changes will take effect the next time you start 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 D2 51 7 Portable Music ProcessorTM Soft ware Guide 7 1 Introduction Xonar D2 provides the Portable Music Processor referred to as PMP hereafter software tool that contains the following features Converts MP3 WMA AAC iTunes required Audio CD WAVE into WMA or MP3 files with the same ID3 information and post processor effects Adds Dolby Headphone processing to regular music content for a better listening experience over stereo headphones Adds Dolby Virtual Speaker w Pro Logic II effect to regular music for virtual 5 1 surround over stereo speakers Normalizes the volume level of your music collection with Smart Volume Normalization SVN effect Provides Analog Loopback Transformation ALT technology for high quality 118dB SNR accelerated analog recording Supports MP3 and WMA encoding formats for 128 320Kbps data rates Windows Media Player 10 or later ver
13. 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 all settings to the defaults Movie Mode Movie mode is optimized for movie audio 36 ASUS Xonar D2 6 2 8 Dolby Headphone Dolby Headphone creates a stunning multi channel surround experience over ordinary stereo headphones for playing 3D games 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 D2 37 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
14. 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 POM LIZ kHz Description s AULAE 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 page 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 DH3 Larger Room Larger room than DH1 more distant and diffused effect 38 ASUS Xonar D2 6 3 Mixer Volume The mixer page is designed to control the volume for playback and recording on the Xonar D2 In addition the Xonar D2 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 and DTS technologies 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 f
15. with the TOSLINK optical cable Va You can also use a coaxial cable for a S PDIF connection Just plug the coaxial RCA male connector to the S PDIF Out combo jack and connect the other end into the coaxial S PDIF input on your decoder 18 ASUS Xonar D2 5 2 Connecting Headphones 5 2 1 Connecting Stereo Headphones Front Ellis Head pater Sida Ged C nlar A P Eezzier Bast irpiri lt BPO ir SPDIF Cet No Item Description 1 xen The Front Out jack has a built in high quality amplifier to Jack drive headphones Please connect your stereo headphones directly to this jack ASUS Xonar D2 19 5 2 2 Connecting 5 1 channel Headphones Item Description No 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 ER ETN ele Connect the Center Bass channel 3 5mm plug of your 5 1 headphone into this jack 20 ASUS Xonar D2 5 3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 5 3 1 Connecting Analog Power Amplifier Amplifier ee 999995 Description Connects to the left front and right front input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini jack to RCA cable Connects to the left surround and right surround input Side Surround Out Center Subwoofer Back Surround Out Connects to the left back and right back input po
16. 0 IK OK K K Uk Hz 70 ASUS Xonar D2 Parameter Crosstalk at 100 Hz dB Crosstalk at 1 kHz dB Crosstalk at 10 kHz dB IMD swept tones ARK BSL 4000 BD eun 10000 12000 16000 Hz Parameter IMD Noise at 5 kHz 0 0008 IMD Noise at 10 kHz 0 0006 IMD Noise at 15 kHz 0 0006 This report was generated by RightMark Audio Analyzer 5 6 ASUS Xonar D2 71 11 Troubleshooting and FAQs Troubleshooting The audio card driver could not be installed on my PC Instructions 1 Make sure that you have plugged the audio card in the PCI slot on your motherboard 2 Check that the Windows hardware device manager has discovered a PCI audio device If no device is found please try scanning for new hardware or restart Windows 3 Remove the card plug it into another PCI slot and try again The PMP software could not be installed on my PC Instructions Check the following points 1 The Xonar D2 Audio Card has been installed in your PC 2 The Xonar D2 audio card driver has been installed successfully 3 Windows Media Player Ver 10 or above has been installed in your PC If it hasn t the Xonar D2 installer will provide a guide to downloading WMP V 10 Please follow that guide and install WMP V 10 or above before you install PMP 4 PMP will also need an MP3 encoder installed to encode music into MP3 format If you don t have it yet the Xonar D2 installer will provide a guide messa
17. 1 7 1 speakers with the mini jack cable Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 6 1 7 1 speakers with the mini jack cable Center Subwoofer Connects to the Center Subwoofer input port of the 6 1 7 1 speakers with the mini jack cable Back Surround Out Connects to the Back Surround input port of the 6 1 7 1 speakers with the mini jack cable ASUS Xonar D2 25 5 5 Connecting Microphone No Item Description 1 Microphone Input Connect the microphone s 3 5mm plug into this Mic In jack Jack for voice communication recording or karaoke 5 6 Connecting Line In Audio Sources Line In CD Player D li en l o e EA num o 7h Gei j fi a MPI Player C No Item Description 1 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 DTS sound processing through the Monitoring path See the Mixer section of the driver guide 26 ASUS Xonar D2 5 7 Connecting Digital Audio Sources SPDIF In CD MD Player E t Pi Di t 8 A D a w fax No Item Description 1 Optical adaptor Plug the optical TOSLINK adaptor into the S PDIF In combo connector Optical cable Connect your MD CD DVD player s S PDIF out port to the opti
18. 2 Audio Converter is the driver for PMP music converting not for normal playback If it s not please set it to Xonar D2 Audio Device and restart your applications Restart your Windows can t hear any sound from the S PDIF output Instructions 1 Ensure that you have enabled S PDIF output in the Audio Center GUI Main page Ensure that you are connecting the correct S PDIF output jack on the card to the decoder s AV receiver S PDIF input jack You may need to select the correct input and mode of your decoder or AV receiver For Dolby Digital or DTS output you may have to double check that the AV receiver is in that decoding mode If you are using 192KHz PCM output please make sure your decoder can support 192KHz decoding Try changing it to 44 1K or 48KHz first can t hear audio input Mic Line in CD in etc from my speakers Instructions 1 Go to the mixer recording page in the Audio Center and select the correct input as the recording source Xonar D2 uses high quality 118dB digital recording and monitoring to route the input signal through to the output If you are using Windows Vista please also go to system audio control panel to see the current default recording input device is right Remember to turn on the digital monitoring button for that recording source ASUS Xonar D2 73 can t hear the TV tuner audio from my speakers Instructions 1 If you are using a traditional TV tuner card which has analog
19. AZ RA J LUZ ASUS Xonar D2 audio card User Manual E7807 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 USE
20. E Step 2 is to set the conversion settings you would like There are three tabs for different settings 1 Format select MP3 or WMA to be the converted format you would like to have You can also choose the bitrate from 128Kbps 192Kbps and 320Kbps the higher bitrate the higher quality but bigger file size 2 Effect You can choose to add three effects into the converted files Smart Volume Normalization to normalize all volume of your music files to a constant level Dolby Headphone natural spatial effect for headphones and Dolby Virtual Speaker with Pro Logic II virtual surround effect for stereo speakers 3 Destination This tab allows you to choose to save converted music to the default PMP Music folder or to Other folder by clicking E53 Convert Stop The final step is to click the button to start Converting Clicking this button again while PMP is converting files will stop the process Please note that the audio card will suspend operation while PMP is converting music to ensure conversion quality and stability It s best to close other audio applications before you start converting AO Ree This display window will tell you the music being converted status file type bitrate spent time converted percentage and speed Information page Clicking the information button will display the version of PMP that you have installed ASUS Xonar D2 55 7 2 Find Convert
21. 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 Contents INQU COS f V Safety MON NA AN NO AA kaa kk ak it is a ent vi IESELEN vi L K CT SO Vi 1 Miodu UMass 1 1 1 Package Contents essere 1 1 2 System Heourements Au 1 1 3 Specifications summary ccsescceesseesssteesseessseessneeesereeeaes 2 2 About e El UTC 4 2 1 Xonar D2 Audio Processing Card 4 2 2 MIDI Board GCable u ctii katkat Edge 6 3 Installing the Xonar Hardware ss 7 3 1 Preparing Your Computer 7 3 2 Installing the Audio Processing Card 8 3 3 Installing the MIDI Doan 8 3 4 Connecting CD DVD ROM Drive with the analog header 9 3 5 Connecting TV Tuner Card seesssss 10 4 Installing Software E 11 4 1 Instal
22. US Xonar Audio Installation is complete Y ou must restart pour computer f es want En restart my computer now Ha I will restart my computer later ASUS Xonar D2 11 4 2 Installing the PMP software Portable Music Processor 1 From the installation CD menu select the option to install the PMP software 2 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation After the installation is complete click Finish EAN PRF EIE rss EE Ba Qipao kj SEIEN sr 12 ASUS Xonar D2 4 3 Installing the Ableton Live Insert the Ableton Live installation CD into the CD DVD ROM drive The installation program will start automatically If it does not double click the setup program Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Please read the END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT and make sure you understand and accept it before you continue the installation After the installation is complete click Finish Live 6 0 3 has been ruccersiully mctalied Ci the Firizh button In ret this inslalstion Mui Creation Free Deen and Perfore ter kat CS and Windewi ASUS Xonar D2 13 4 4 Installing the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack 4 4 1 Installing SONAR LE 1 Insert the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack installation CD into your CD DVD ROM drive 2 The installation program will start automatically If it does not double click the setup program 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to
23. a High Fidelity sounds of the card ASUS Xonar D2 1 1 3 Specifications summary Category Description UDINE sfera Output Signal to Noise Ratio A Weighted Input Signal to Noise Ratio A 118 dB Weighted Output Total Harmonic Distortion Noise 0 0004 108dB at 1kHz Input Total Harmonic Distortion Noise 0 000426 108dB at 1kHz Frequency Response 3dB 24 10Hz to 46kHz bit 96kHz input Frequency Response 3dB 24 10Hz to 90kHz bit 192kHz input Output Input Full Scale Voltage 2 Vrms 5 65 Vp p Sample Rate Conversion Quality Almost lossless high fidelity floating point filters which has 1408B typical value for 44 1K gt 48KHz 24bit 145dB Dynamic Range typical value for 44 1K gt 48KHz 24bit Main Chipset Audio Processor ASUS AV200 High Definition Sound Processor Max 192KHz 24bit 24 bit D A Converter of Digital Sources Burr Brown PCM1796 4 123dB SNR Max 192kHz 24bit 24 bit A D Converter for Analog Inputs Cirrus Logic CS5381 1 120dB SNR Max 192kHz 24bit Sample Rate and Analog Playback Sample Rate and 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit Resolution Resolution Analog Recording Sample Rate and 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit Resolution S PDIF Digital Output 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit Dolby Digital DTS WMA Pro S PDIF Digital Input 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit ASIO 2 0 Driver Support 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit Analog Output Jack 3 50mm mini j
24. ack 4 Front Side Center Subwoofer Back Analog Input Jack 3 50mm mini jack 2 Line In Mic In Other line level analog input for CD CD In Aux In 4 pin header on the card IN TV Tuner Digital S PDIF Output Coaxial and High bandwidth Optical Combo Connector Supports 192KHz 24bit Digital S PDIF Input Coaxial and High bandwidth Optical Combo Connector Supports 192KHz 24bit MIDI Ports Additional MPU 401 MIDI I O bracket and converter cable continued on the next page 2 ASUS Xonar D2 Driver Features Operation System Windows Vista XP 32 64bit MCE2005 Dolby Technologies Dolby Headphone Dolby Virtual Speaker Dolby Pro Logic IIx Dolby Digital Live DTS Technologies DTS Connect DTS Interactive Encoder and DTS Neo PC Smart Volume NormalizerTM Normalizes the volume of all audio sources into a constant level Xear 3DTM Virtual Speaker Shifter Virtual 7 1 speaker positioning Magic VoiceTM Modifies the sound of your voice for VOIP and online chat applications Windows XP Karaoke Functions Music Key Shifting and Microphone Echo effects Windows XP FlexBassTM Professional Bass Management Enhancement System Other Effects 10 band Equalier 27 Environment Effects 3D Sound Engines APIs EAX 2 0 amp 1 0 A3D 1 0 DirectSound HW amp SW DirectX DirectX 9 0 or above required for 7 1ch output Software Utility Portable Music Processor utility Converts digital music content or CD audio into
25. akers and wires Description sucia le olla 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 Drag speaker or You can drag each speaker or listener to a different relative listener position virtually using only your mouse The Xonar D2 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 Reset all Speaker Shifter settings to the defaults Increase decrease Click to increase volume move speakers closer click to volume decrease volume move speakers further away Counter clockwise Make all speakers except Subwoofer rotate counter clockwise Make all speakers except Subwoofer rotate clockwise Manually drag and rotate all speakers except Subwoofer Manual Drag Mode This is the default mode that allows you to manually drag each speaker or the listener with your mouse 34 ASUS Xonar D2 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 Es 5 Sonera d X vir EN DN Dose Pro Logic Tin a Description Dolby Pro Logic IIx Click this c
26. all T1 get Jd RE pH ETE Aa ay ETEN moun H SEH i e d RES dg mak A i ie freee SEN in um iar rna 4 eee heteni ASID Ge EZ L es 1 Enable Raci Castera L Enatie aie Cachan WO Bye Sue Et LS OITTUETICTTTEN wo LJ Ion LF Beet rdum poral card ban rite cook Tou C Full Dome Loch len i E T aha Ger Stepper Hive din i Teng De basch Dm 50 ASUS Xonar D2 E Audio Options ASK ene Greg Devers Sa Pebxk Treg Mint SSUES REET Ee pesed Tira Matter 1 KOUS Xonar 2 ASID INOU Be ades Drees Bt Deg Stoen Panning Lar D I comin avon apes rtl per Dale ie TA Fi heap 24 H ITITO UE Due e Phak C uas Bulle Sige TO Fact tile E Bactras leery pi DU mee ASI Fel No Item n Description 1 Audio Options Step 1 is to open the Audio Options window from the Options tab Driver Mode Step 2 is to select ASIO as the driver mode in Advanced 3 tab WDM and MME are Windows driver types The changes will take effect after you restart the program next time Playback Timing Timing After step 2 Sonar LE will display 4 output drivers ASUS Master Xonar D2 ASIO Out 00 06 Make sure you are using 00 or another one A Recording Timing After step 2 Sonar LE will display 1 input driver ASUS Master Xonar D2 ASIO In 00 Make sure you are using it 5 Sample Rate Step 5 is to
27. all the manuals that came with the package To prevent electrical shock hazard or short circuits switch off the power supply before installing the device on a motherboard or connecting any singal cables to the device If the 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 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 i Y This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product electrical ff and electronic equipment should not be placed in municipal waste Check local regulations for disposal of electronic 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 DTS Neo PC are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc EAX and A3D are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd
28. area and reveal the configuration area below Clicking it again will move the display area back down Master Volume This rotary knob controls the master playback volume Drag the small circle inside it to change the volume level 4 SVN Button 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 Mute Button Click this button to mute audio playback it will display a red light when playback is muted DSP Mode These 4 buttons give access to quick sound effects combinations for Music Games DVD Video and effect free Hi Fi modes 7 Application Links These 4 buttons give quick access to ASUS PMP PowerDVD Sonar 6 LE and Ableton Live Setting Menu Panel This panel gives access to setting tabs including Main Settings Mixer volume Effects Karaoke MagicVoice and FlexBass see the following details 9 Information icon Clicking this icon will pop up driver s Information window ASUS Xonar D2 29 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 D2 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 othe
29. 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 don t see MIDI device MPU 401 on Windows Vista How could I use it Instructions Windows Vista doesn t show MPU 401 MIDI port on system However Xonar D2 did support MIDI I O and you can directly use it to connect MIDI instruments on Vista without any setting found no sound effects when playing 96K or 192KHz sound sources Instructions 1 Currently Xonar D2 effects including Dolby DTS support common 44 1K 48KHz sound sources processing and will assure high definition audio 96K 192KHz in hi fidelity playback This is also usually the behavior that professional audiophiles and musicians prefer 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 D2 Audio Center panel will not take effect either when the playback source is 96KHz or 192KHz sample rate to prevent any processing distortion Why couldn t PMP convert some mus
30. cal adaptor with the TOSLINK optical cable You can also use a coaxial cable for a S PDIF digital connection Just plug the coaxial RCA male connector to the S PDIF In combo jack and connect the other end into the coaxial S PDIF output on the player ASUS Xonar D2 27 6 6 1 1 Xonar D2 Driver Guide Introduction to the Xonar D2 Audio Center GUI After the driver installation is complete and your computer has been rebooted you will find the Xonar D2 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 Panel and double click the Xonar D2 Audio Center icon fF If the icon could not be found in the system tray go to the Windows Control 28 The Xonar D2 Audio Center is the Graphic User Interface GUI for the Xonar D2 driver You can control the functions and features of the Xonar D2 driver on the Audio Center The following picture shows a basic overview of the Xonar D2 Audio Center The following sections of this manual will describe its functions in more detail ERUIT m ASUS Xonar D2 Item Description Display Area This display area shows the 10 band signal meter volume level and the status of the Dolby DTS technologies EQ and DSP modes Note this area just displays information but is not used to alter settings Menu Open Close Clicking this button will move the display
31. e Aux In header of the audio card as shown in the figure below LA 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 Ilx to expand the stereo TV audio to 5 1 or 7 1 channel surround sound TV audio on your PC will become even better than on your TV set 10 ASUS Xonar D2 4 4 1 1 Installing Software Installing the Audio Card Driver After you have installed your audio card turn on your computer Windows automatically detects your audio card and searches for device drivers When prompted for the audio drivers click the Cancel button Insert the driver installation CD into your CD ROM or DVD ROM drive If Windows AutoPlay mode is enabled for your CD ROM drive the CD starts running automatically If it doesn t start the installation double click the setup exe icon located on the CD ROM Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Please 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 AS
32. e destinatian slot for results 1 Empty Mew slot name Konar D2 Audio Card Cancel 64 ASUS Xonar D2 10 RMAA will pop up the Test results window You can click Select checkbox and click ID to make an HTML report Test merali E3 Dee ons Di Asien Emo Es Eme Card sampAngiode Ma A0 kil Freuercy muon a ei Am m Mowe level dA ihe Dynamic range dit fins m THO X E g IMD Noire Die m Sena insta cf 116 58 E IMDGM frap hea X Om 11 Check and key in the report name options as follows Then click OK HTML report options HTML Titles and Headings Snundcard device name konar D2 Audio Card Sampling mode 24 bit 48 kHz Testing conditions Extemal loopback line out linen Comments a Report options Report language English Report style White backgroum Y z Cancel ASUS Xonar D2 65 10 3 RMAA Testing Results Open the html file you created and saved in the test above then 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 Xonar D2 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 to test the performance for other sample rates and bit depths with the same procedure 66 ASUS Xonar D2 Xonar D2 Audio Card RightMark Audio Analyzer test Testing cha
33. e slot Make sure that the gold pins of the card s PCI connector are aligned with the motherboard s PCI connector before you insert the card into the PCI slot If it does not fit properly gently remove it and try again 2 Secure the audio card bracket to the back of your computer with the screw that you removed Refer to section 3 1 3 3 Installing the MIDI board 1 Secure the MIDI bracket to another slot on the back of your computer case 2 Connect the 4 pin MIDI header on the audio card to the MIDI bracket with the MIDI cable as the figure below 8 ASUS Xonar D2 3 4 Connecting CD DVD ROM Drive with the analog header 1 If you would like to use the physical playback buttons on your CD ROM drive to control audio CD playback on your PC you need to connect the analog cable between the CD ROM drive and the audio card Otherwise you can just skip this section and use ordinary digital CD playback on Windows 2 Connect the CD IN 4 pin header to the analog output on the back of your CD DVD ROM drive with the audio CD cable which is usually included with CD DVD ROM drive ASUS Xonar D2 9 3 5 Connecting TV Tuner Card 1 If you have a traditional PCI 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 TV tuner card in one PCI slot and screw it into the back panel 3 Connect the audio output header from the TV tuner card to th
34. ect5 LE 1 Insert the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack installation CD into your CD DVD ROM drive 2 Choose to install the Project5 LE program 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Please read the SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT and make sure you understand and accept it before you continue the installation 4 You may be prompted to select the language installed components and associated file types and to run the VST Adapter Configuration Wizard After the installation is complete click Finish A Installation Complete Installation complete Project LE has been successfully installed Please make sure pou read the Readme file It contains important information W Launch Frajecth LE jw View Readme file w Add Shortcut to Desktop Version 2 ar ojecT MUSIC IMSPIRED er Click Finish to complete Setup 4 5 Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software 4 5 1 X Uninstalling Software 1 Select the corresponding uninstallation program under the All Programs section of the Start menu Otherwise you ll need to use the Windows control panel for uninstallation as follows 16 ASUS Xonar D2 E reg La Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel Double click the Add Remove Programs icon Click the Change or Remove Programs button Select each program you would like to remove and then click the Add Remove or Change Remove button E spe SS Za 6 I
35. ed Music in PMP Music Page The default conversion destination folder is C Program Files ASUSPMP PMP Music You can easily click the PMP Music page to find the converted music library The new file name will be copied and suffixed with the data rate and DH ie Dolby Headphone or DVS ie Dolby Virtual Speaker if the effect is applied For example Original file name ABCD mp3 Converted file name ABCD_192K_DH mp3 meaning the data rate is 192Kbps with Dolby Headphone post processing applied Spr mum Bi en TAT JA ea Description PMP Music page This page shows the converted music library stored in the PMP Music folder Music Information This window will display the song name and its artist length and size in the PMP Music folder 56 ASUS Xonar D2 8 Ableton Live Software Guide Please refer to the separate manual for Ableton Live 9 Cakewalk Production Plus Pack Software Guide Please refer to the Help manual for these Cakewalk programs ASUS Xonar D2 57 10 RMAA Test Guide Xonar D2 driver CD includes RightMark Audio Analyzer RMAA v5 6 which is a popular software intended for testing the quality of analog and digital sound sections of any 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 as well as using frequency analysis algorithms The following provides a step by step and ea
36. ge to download a free MP3 encoder couldn t find the Xonar D2 Audio Center Instructions 1 Make sure you have installed the driver 2 Find the Xonar D2 Audio Center icon in the system tray on the bottom right hand corner of the screen Double click the icon to open the Xonar D2 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 D2 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 72 ASUS Xonar D2 can t hear any sound from my analog speakers Instructions 1 5 Make sure that you have connected speakers properly and have powered on your speakers Make sure that the device master volume or the software player has NOT been muted on the Xonar D2 Audio Center If you are using Dolby Digital Live or DTS Interactive encoders 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 Check if this is the case Go to the sound and audio device of Windows Control Panel to check if the playback default device is set to Xonar D2 Audio Device instead of other onboard AC97 or HDA codec device or Xonar D2 Audio Converter Xonar D
37. heck box to enable Dolby Pro Logic IIx Clicking enable disable 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 Center Width 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 all settings to the defaults Movie Mode Movie mode is a preset optimized for movie audio ASUS Xonar D2 35 6 2 7 DTS Neo PC DTS Neo PC is another 2 to 7 1 channel upmixing technology using a sophisticated algorithm from DTS Labs It can spread stereo audio such as MP3 CD and TV programs into an immersive 5 1 or 7 1 channel surround sound environment Description DTS Neo PC enable Click this check box to enable DTS Neo PC Clicking the text disable bar will switch the right window to a DTS Neo PC 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 Center Width 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
38. ic files successfully Instructions 1 Please make sure you have installed Windows Media Player 10 or above version and MP3 encoder in your PC following the pop up downloading information to finish the installation To download free MP3 encoder go to http www elecard com download Zfreeware 2 PMP supports MP3 WMA WAVE CD source formats AAC formats requires iTunes installed Please check your source formats 3 If you were converting DRM protected content please make sure you have the valid digital right ownership 4 Currently PMP only support common 16 bit audio sources If you have 24 bit sources please try converting it into 16bit formats first with some software editing tool Ableton Live Cakewalk CoolEdit Soundforge etc 74 ASUS Xonar D2 FAQ Q1 Does the Xonar D2 support Windows Vista Answer Yes the Xonar D2 driver package does support Windows Vista and most key features are available Q2 Why does the Xonar D2 support Dolby and DTS technologies Answer Dolby amp DTS are the ONLY brands and technologies 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 Q3 Why is Xonar D2 the best audio card for HTPC and multi channel speakers Answer The Xonar D2 supports Dolby Digital Live and DTS Connect which allow a single digital connection to your AV receiver to carry Dolby Digtia
39. ick one to apply Options it User Defined You can click this button to apply your own defined parameters saved in the pull down menu Equalier Slider Adjust the gain for each band 30 16KHz Save Name Key in a name for your own User Defined equalizer setting Add Save Click this button to save the parameters into User Defined list Delete Click this button to delete the parameters from User Defined list ASUS Xonar D2 43 6 5 Karaoke Magic Voice The Xonar D2 provides powerful features for VOIP and Karaoke including Magic Voice Microphone Echo Key Shifting and Vocal Cancellation Magic Voice is a great feature for disguising your voice using monster cartoon male female effects for VOIP and online gaming applications 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 Description The switch to turn on or off the functions on this page Mic Effect On Off Check the box to enable or disable mic effects including Microphone Echo for voice or Magic Voice for changing your voice s sound Select the Mic Echo function and adjust the gain for echo signals 30 16KHZ Select Magic Voice and choose a mode from 5 options default Monster Cartoon Male and Female styles Key Shifting Check the box
40. igital Live This advanced setting will automatically upmix stereo 2ch SEU NIHU MEM content to 5 1 channel surround with Dolby Pro Logic Il when SE using Dolby Digital Live output 32 ASUS Xonar D2 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 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 8 channels 3D games gt 8 channels ASUS Xonar D2 33 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 e 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 spe
41. iles 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 number 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 D2 39 6 3 2 Recording Monitoring Volume DO batey Plasback Click this button to show the recording volume page This shows the source name for each volume control slider including S PDIF In S PDIF digital input source Mix Stereo Mix which will record all analog inputs and digital wave audio you are playing on PC ALT high quality analog loop back recording from front line out CD In recording from CD In for CD ROM player 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
42. in External loopback line out line in Sampling mode 24 bit 48 kHz Summary 0 04 0 03 Excellent 116 6 Excellent 116 6 Excellent 0 0004 Excellent 0 0008 Excellent 116 5 Excellent 0 0007 Excellent General performance Excellent Frequency response ARK EREZ IN eir lili 30 50 100 200 300 500 From 20 Hz to 20 kHz dB 0 10 0 04 From 40 Hz to 15 kHz dB 0 03 0 04 ASUS Xonar D2 67 Noise level ARK BRE IA LCL LLA 30 AU h 60 ZU DU AN 100 110 120 130 140 RMS power dB 115 5 115 2 RMS power A weighted dB 116 7 116 5 Peak level dB FS 92 9 92 4 DC offset 0 00 0 00 Dynamic range SO ool Asl held mass Lo Akeyi ED M n BP m PON FA A PWI APYE AE wi 30 DU 100 200 300 450 1E ak 3E 5K 10K Hz 68 ASUS Xonar D2 Parameter Dynamic range dB 115 4 115 3 Dynamic range A weighted dB 4116 6 1116 4 Dynamic range A weighted dB 0 00 0 00 THD Noise at 3 dB FS ARKEREZISEIDI 50 100 200 300 500 1E 2E FK DE TOK Parameter THD 0 0005 THD Noise 0 0006 0 0007 THD Noise A weighted 0 0007 0 0008 ASUS Xonar D2 69 intermodulation distortion ARK ELSALTI LLL Am Yo Lal EI oT FN Me A KAL ee eain 30 50 100 200 300 500 IK ek 3k ak 10K Hz IMD Noise 0 0009 0 0007 IMD Noise A weighted 0 0005 0 0005 Stereo crosstalk ARK BREZLe IT HEIL 30 50 100 200 300 50
43. installed you will find a PMP shortcut icon on the desktop Double Description Main Setting page Default page to setup and start the music conversion PMP Music page This page will display the converted music files saved in the PMP Music folder Software Update This button is used to check online for upgrades to the PMP software and download it for upgrade make sure your computer is connected to the Internet before you click the button ASUS Xonar D2 53 7 2 Converting music in Main Setting Page Click the main setting page to start the PMP music conversion process Description Tite elle Step 1 is to prepare the music sources that you are going to convert You can select 3 music source folders which can be multiply checked 1 My Music This path is locked and refers to C Documents and Settings My Documents My Music 2 iTunes Music The path is locked and refers to C Documents and Settings My Documents iTunes Music 3 Others The default path refers to C Documents and Settings My Documents My Music but can be designated to other folder by clicking E3 In the right side of the window you will see all of the music files from the selected folders that can be converted by PMP You can select all or click each check box to choose which file to be converted later The files that have been converted during the process will show a check mark in the status column 54 ASUS Xonar D2 I TIERE E
44. l and DTS 5 1 audio In addition Xonar D2 also provides Dolby Pro Logic IIx and DTS Neo PC to upmix TV and other music to multi channel surround sound in Home Theater environments Xonar D2 also has Ultra High Fidelity SNR118dB on ALL 7 1 channel analog output at 192K 24bit which is the best 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 D2 support EAX on Vista Answer Currently Xonar supports DS3D HW acceleration and EAX2 0 on Windows XP Vista will be supported soon with an updated driver Q5 Why do I need Dolby and DTS 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 ASUS Xonar D2 15 Q6 What s the most important benefit of the Xonar D2 for musicians Answer 1 Ultimate Fidelity Xonar D2 has the highest quality of audio in out 118dB SNR 108dB THD N for the cleanest sound production 2 Duplex HD Supports audio sampling rates up to 24bit 192KHz for all inputs and outputs
45. ling the Audio Card Driver n se 11 4 2 Installing the PMP software Portable Music Processor 12 4 3 Installing the Ableton ne A 13 4 4 Installing the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack 14 4 5 Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software 16 5 Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 18 5 1 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems Home Theater 18 5 2 Connecting Headphones sssssssessreseesrnsrsereerrerrrrrrnernn 19 5 3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 21 5 5 Connecting Mcrophone 26 5 6 Connecting Line In Audio Sources 26 5 7 Connecting Digital Audio Sources 27 6 Xonar D2 Driver SIE eege 28 6 1 Introduction to the Xonar D2 Audio Center GUI 28 6 2 Main Setting BEE 30 6 3 MiveriVolume nnne 39 Contents 10 11 6 4 SC DRE 42 6 5 Karaoke Magic Voice ssssssseseesresrresrnsrresrrrsrrnsrrnsrrnses 44 6 6 FEX ASS MNT TTE 45 6 7 Smart Volume Normalization s naennennnnennnnnennnneenennennena 46 6 8 Rid T 48 6 9 ASIO ADT M 49 Portable Music ProcessorTM Soft ware Guide 52 7 1 MOJON WE 52 7 2 Converting music in Main Setting Page 54 7 2 Find Converted Music in PMP Music Page 56 Ableton Live Software Guide
46. nthe InstallShield Wizard dialog box select the Remove option 7 Restart your computer when prompted 4 5 2 Reinstalling Software 1 Before you reinstall any software it s recommended to uninstall the existing software first 2 After you finish the uninstallation of the software please follow the installation process again to reinstall the same or updated software ASUS Xonar D2 17 5 Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 5 1 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems Home Theater The Xonar D2 supports Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive technologies which transcode any audio including games and music into industry standard Dolby Digital or DTS 5 1 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 or DTS 5 1 digital audio from any of your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers with Dolby Digital or DTS 5 1 decoding capabilities Decode men SPDIF Out Amplifier Surround PLIE EEC OGCOG6B OL TO O00 ocasessasenzo OO O x ic ple piis Lum zia Sor pnd Carnie amp Subwocter da med Back Sistound ae SPD dn ee pret Dui Description Optical adaptor Plug the optical TOSLINK adaptor into the S PDIF Out combo connector Optical cable Connect your decoder s S PDIF In port to the optical adaptor
47. ote 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 ASUS Xonar D2 31 6 2 3 SPDIF Out DDL DTS Interactive Xonar D2 is capable of outputting Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive which are real time encoders that transcode any audio including games and music into industry standard Dolby Digital or DTS 5 1 bit streams on the fly This is ideal for playback through a home theater system creating an immersive and impressive cinema surround sound experience It enables a single digital connection to carry high quality Dolby Digital or DTS 5 1 surround audio from your PC to digital speakers and AV Receivers RIDE bier CS SUTCHF 1n Licpisaci Description S PDIF Out enable Click this check box to enable S PDIF output disable S PDIF Output This pull down menu allows you to select one of the following Formats Functions four formats PCM Pulse Code Modulation which is a typical raw audio data format Dolby Digital Live real time 5 1ch encoding DTS Interactive real time 5 1ch encoding S PDIF In Loopback to output typically useful for coaxial optical connection transformation Dobly D
48. peakers 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 Coaxial and optical TOSLINK combo digital input jack Connects to external digital audio sources such as MD players CD players or DVD players for audio recording or loopback Coaxial and optical TOSLINK combo digital output jack Connects to external digital decoder or digital speaker systems Home Theater systems AV receivers for outputting digital audio including PCM Dolby Digital DTS WMA Pro etc 4 pin header Connects to the Analog Audio output on the back panel of CD DVD ROM drive using an Analog CD audio cable which is usually available with your CD DVD ROM drive You can still play CD audio through the Xonar driver without connecting this We recommend playing audio through the driver to take advantage of the Xonar s high quality D A converter but this header is provided in case you need it 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 additional MIDI board bracket available in the package ASUS Xonar AV200 Audio Processing Unit DuplexHD 192K 24bit Connects to the PCI slot on your motherboard
49. r 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 D2 engine will do super high fidelity sample rate conversion with a double floating point filter which can reduce total harmonic distortion THD N by 140aB Description Sample Rate Please select the sample rate that corresponds to or exceeds that of your playback sources for optimal audio fidelity The Xonar D2 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 media may contain 96KHz or 192KHz high definition audio content 30 ASUS Xonar D2 6 2 2 Analog Out Speaker Test Ewen senes MERN Analog Out Speaker Test Speaker Swap Description 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 and 7 1 speakers Xonar D2 will play the channels and do the proper 3D Dolby DTS 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 n
50. rect 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 Vi Safety information Before installing the device on a motherboard carefully read
51. regular MP3 WMA files with Dolby Headphone Dolby Virtual Speaker w Pro Logic II and Smart Volume Normalization processing Windows Software DVD player with Dolby Digital 5 1 decoder Accessories mM S PDIF optical adaptors 2 S PDIF optical cable 1 Additional MIDI card cable and external standard MIDI adaptor Y cable 1 Dolby Demo CD Specifications are subject to change without notice ASUS Xonar D2 3 2 About Hardware 2 1 Xonar D2 Audio Processing Card DO GoLEY e dts 000000090 eeeseeesg 4 ASUS Xonar D2 No Item 1 Microphone Jack Line Input Jack Headphone Front Output Jack Side Surround Output Jack Center Subwoofer Output Jack Rear Back Surround Output Jack 7 S PDIF Input S PDIF Output CD Input Header Aux Input Header MIDI I O Header Main Audio Processor PCI Bus Golden Fingers 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 118dB SNR A D converter 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 s
52. rts of the analog amplifier with the mini jack to RCA cable ports of the analog amplifier with the mini jack to RCA cable Connects to the Center and subwoofer input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini jack to RCA cable ASUS Xonar D2 21 5 3 2 Connecting 2 2 1 Channel Speakers 2 Speakers m e 9999 95 9 2 1 Speakers Wu en i j am ki ei j a T n Description auae SHE Connect the 2 2 1 speaker set s 3 5mm plug into this Front Jack Out jack 22 ASUS Xonar D2 5 3 3 Connecting 4 4 1 Channel Speakers 4 Speakers e9929999 4 1 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 D2 23 5 3 4 Connecting 5 1 Channel Speakers 5 1 Speakers mil 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 A C Se EI 85959958 24 ASUS Xonar D2 7 1 Speakers OG sssese Description Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 6
53. siest loop back test guide for your Xonar D2 audio card 10 1 Setting Up Xonar D2 Audio Card Open Xonar D2 Audio Center Do the settings below 1 Select 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 DTS 7 1 speaker shifter EQ Environment etc A quick way to do so is to enable Hi Fi mode button in the Audio Center 58 ASUS Xonar D2 4 Go to Mixer Recording page and select ALT as the recording source Click Reset to make sure the recording volume is on the default highest level OdB This is actually a high quality onboard path from the Line Out directly to the Line In This allows you to get realistic output and input quality ratings for the Xonar D2 audio card Va You may also choose to use an external 3 5mm line cable as follows as short as possible to connect the Front Out jack to Line ln jack for loop back testing In that case please select Line In as the recording source on the mixer page ee 3 5mm Line Cable ASUS Xonar D2 59 60 Click Reset on the playback volume mixer page to keep the volume setting on default Turn the master volume to the MAX level 0dB ASUS Xonar D2 10 2 Configuration and Test with RMAA Start RMAA and follow the setup procedure below
54. sion and MP3 WMA codecs are required Supports transformation speed up to a maximum of 40 times of the normal playback speed High Speed mode The maximum speed is just for your reference because it s related to your PC s performance and the sound effects you choose to add Using ALT recording technology will be limited up to 2X speed on Windows XP On Vista the speed will be currently limited to normal 1X all the time Asofthis writing iTunes is not available for Windows Vista As a result converting iTunes music on Vista is not supported If you are going to convert copyright protected music with ALT you must have valid and legal right to access and play the content PMP is just a software tool to record the playback analog output signal Please be careful to abide by the agreement with your content provider Before you use PMP software make sure the following items have been completed 1 Xonar D2 Audio Card has been installed in your PC 2 The Xonar D2 driver has been installed Xonar D2 audio converter driver is installed for PMP utility 3 Windows Media Player Ver 10 or above has been installed on your PC If it hasn t Xonar D2 installer will provide a guide to downloading WMP 10 52 ASUS Xonar D2 4 You will also need an MP3 encoder installed to encode music into MP3 format If you don t have this already the Xonar D2 installer will provide a guide message to download a free MP3 encoder After PMP is
55. 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 Ilx 7 1 ch spreading for your TV audio CD MP3 or stereo game console audio from Wii Xbox PS2 PS3 PSP etc To apply Dolby Virtual Speaker is suitable for two speaker environment 40 ASUS Xonar D2 Recording Selector button Recording Volume Slider 6 Left Right Balance 7 Reset Reset 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 8 S PDIF In Advanced Setting 9 Microphone ln Advanced Setting Click this button to open the advanced settings for the S PDIF In Enabling Validity Check will check o
56. 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 D2 45 LFE Crossover Adjusts the cut off frequency 50 250Hz for LFE low Frequency frequency effects signals Xonar D2 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 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 OdB Full scale T wem eee wm
57. to enable or disable the key shifting feature for music playback from 4 semitones below to 4 semitones above Key Shifting Checkbox to enable or disable the vocal cancellation function and adjust the voice cancellation level from 0 to 100 100 will eliminate most original vocals default value is 50 Reset all settings to the default 44 ASUS Xonar D2 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 eo Pap TELE LEE Cris POL e Liat cp mme B mi e nn R Description The switch to turn on or off all functions on this FlexBass page UE elms 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 D2 will filter out the bass signals and send them to the subwoofer channel If those speakers are full range you can select the Large speaker type Note Common cheap PC s 2 channel speakers are usually small type
58. ut the PCM audio validity bit of S PDIF input stream to prevent recording or monitoring non PCM not recordable audio such as AC3 etc which will become unrecognizable sounds from your speakers Click this button to open the advanced settings for the Microphone In 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 D2 41 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 sicui These four buttons activate Bathroom Concert hall Underwater and Music Pub environments respectively More Option 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 42 ASUS Xonar D2 6 4 2 10 Band 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 Description Default Equalizer There are 12 available equalizer patterns Cl

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