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Xonar DG PCI 5.1 & Headphone Amp Audio Card User manual.
ii E7802 Second Edition (V2) October 2012 Copyright © 2012 ASUST eK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, .
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iv 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.
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1 ASUS Xonar DG 1. Introduction 1.1 Package contents • ASUS Xonar DG PCI audio card • Support CD x1 • Quick Start Guide x1 1.
2 ASUS Xonar DG 1.3 Specications summary (continued on the next page) Items Description Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): 105dB for 5.
3 ASUS Xonar DG *Specications are subject to change without notice. Other Effects 3D Gaming Sound Engines/APIs 7: DirectSound3D ® GX 2.
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5 ASUS Xonar DG 2. Xonar DG card layout 1 2 3 4 5 Audio ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8.
6 ASUS Xonar DG No Item Description 1 Microphone In port Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm port for .
7 ASUS Xonar DG 3. Installing the hardware 3.1 Installing the audio card 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 audio cards on your PC.
8 ASUS Xonar DG 3.2 Connecting to a TV tuner card 1. If you have a traditional PCI TV tuner card on your PC, you may need to connect it to the Xonar DG card to send the tuner card’s sound to your PC speakers. 2. Secure the PCI TV tuner card and screw it into the back-panel.
9 ASUS Xonar DG 4. Installing software Installing the card driver Ensure that you have installed the audio card driver before installing the Xonar DG driver . Otherwise, driver installation error may occur . 1. After you have installed the Xonar DG card, turn on your computer .
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1 1 ASUS Xonar DG 5. Connecting speakers and peripherals 5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) The Xonar DG makes playback through your home theater system possible, creating an immersive and impressive cinema surround sound experience.
12 ASUS Xonar DG 5.2 Connecting stereo headphones 5.2.1 Connecting Stereo Headphones No Item Description 1 Front Out/Headphone Jack drive headphones.
13 ASUS Xonar DG 5.2.2 Connecting 5.1 channel Headphones 1 2 3 No Item Description 1 Front Out Connect the front-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1 headphone into this jack. 2 Side Surround Out Connect the surround-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1 headphone into this jack.
14 ASUS Xonar DG 5.3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 5.3.1 Connecting Analog Power Amplier 1 2 3 No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the “left front” and “right front” input ports.
15 ASUS Xonar DG 5.3.2 Connecting 2/2.1 channel speakers No Item Description 1 Front Out/Headphone Jack Connect the 2/2.1 speaker set’s 3.5mm plug into this Front Out jack.
16 ASUS Xonar DG 5.3.3 Connecting 4/4.1 Channel Speakers No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 4/4.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 4/4.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable.
17 ASUS Xonar DG 5.3.4 Connecting 5.1 Channel Speakers No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 5.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 5.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable.
18 ASUS Xonar DG 5.4 Connecting microphone Mic In 1 2 1 1 2 Headphone Out No Item Description 1 Microphone Input Jack Connect the microphone’s 3.5mm plug into this Mic-In jack for voice communication, recording, or karaoke.
19 ASUS Xonar DG 5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources Line In 1 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 (See the “Mixer” section of the driver guide).
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21 ASUS Xonar DG 6. Xonar Audio Center 6.1 Xonar Audio Center GUI 1. After the driver installation is complete and your computer has been rebooted, you will system tray on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
22 ASUS Xonar DG No Item Description 1 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.
23 ASUS Xonar DG 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.
24 ASUS Xonar DG 6.2.2 Analog Out mode No Item Description 1 Analog Out 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, Front Panel Headphone and Front Panel 2 speakers (or 2.
25 ASUS Xonar DG 1 2 2 Speakers & 4 Speakers No Item Description 1 Analog Out 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, Front Panel Headphone and Front Panel 2 speakers (or 2.
26 ASUS Xonar DG No Item Description 1 Analog Out 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, Front Panel Headphone and Front Panel 2 speakers (or 2.1).
27 ASUS Xonar DG 6.2.3 SPDIF Out It enables a single digital connection to carry high quality audio from your PC to digital speakers and A V Receivers.
28 ASUS Xonar DG 6.2.4 Audio Channels (For V ista only) This setting only appears in Windows Vista. V ista 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.
29 ASUS Xonar DG 6.2.5 7.1 V irtual Speaker Shifter The 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter has the following major features: • Expanding/upmixing audio to 7.
30 ASUS Xonar DG 6.2.6 Dolby Headphone No Item Description 1 Dolby Headphone enable/disable T ick this checkbox to enable Dolby Headphone. Click the textbar to switch the right window to Dolby Headphone page for manual adjusting. * 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter and Dolby Pro-Logic IIx can be selected only when Dolby Headphone is enabled.
31 ASUS Xonar DG 6.3 Mixer/V olume The mixer page is designed to control the volume for playback and recording on the Xonar DG. In addition, the Xonar DG also provides a high-quality digital monitoring function for hearing the recorded audio from the speakers.
32 ASUS Xonar DG 6.3.2 Recording/Monitoring V olume No Item Description 1 Recording V olume T ab Click this button to show the recording volume page. 2 Left/Right balance .
33 ASUS Xonar DG 6 Monitoring button Click this button to monitor and loopback recording audio to outputs (PC speakers). Therefore, the recording volume will .
34 ASUS Xonar DG 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.
35 ASUS Xonar DG 6.4.2 10-Band Equalizer .
36 ASUS Xonar DG 6.5 Karaoke The Xonar DG provides powerful features for Karaoke, including Key-Shifting, V ocal Cancellation, and Microphone Echo. Microphone Echo can generate natural echo effects on your singing voice just like a karaoke machine.
37 ASUS Xonar DG The following message appears when Mic Echo is selected: This message implies that the recording device will be set according to your requirement.
38 ASUS Xonar DG 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 .
39 ASUS Xonar DG 6.7 AEC (Acoustic Echo Cancellation) Xonar DG 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.
40 ASUS Xonar DG No Item Description 1 AEC Click AEC function page. 2 Enable AEC Click the checkbox to enable AEC function. A alert message will pop up: .
41 ASUS Xonar DG 0dB (Full-scale) - -10 dB Music 1 Music 2 SVN Off SVN On T 6.8 Smart V olume Normalization .
42 ASUS Xonar DG No Item Description 1 SVN On/Off Click this button to enable SVN. This button is outlined blue when active. 2 SVN display When SVN is enabled, “Smart V olume” will be lit up at the bottom of the volume meter and the volume meter will show the level.
43 ASUS Xonar DG 6.9 DS3D GX and DSP Modes Xonar DG is introducing an innovative technology –DirectSound 3D Game Extensions v2.5 (DS3D GX 2.5)- to restore DirectSound 3D Hardware acceleration mode and its subsidiary EAX effects on Windows V ista for 3D games.
44 ASUS Xonar DG No Item Description 1 GX Mode DirectSound 3D Game Extensions mode to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for lots of DirectX/ DirectSound3D games on Windows 7 / Vista / XP .
45 ASUS Xonar DG 6.10 V ocalFX V ocalFX is an innovative voice processing technology to let your voice g et into the realistic game landscape (V oiceEX) or to emulate the background scenes in online chat (ChatEX). It also allows you to change your voice pitch to disguise who you are (Magic V oice).
46 ASUS Xonar DG For 3D Games 1. Check the check box of V oiceEX and Local V oiceEX. 2. Make sure you and your team member can talk to each other in the game. For VOIP 1. Press App List 2. If you don’t see the VOIP application of yours in the list, press Add.
47 ASUS Xonar DG 4. Y our VOIP application has been added into list. 5. Check the check box of ChatEX and Magic V oice. 6. Y ou can use ChatEX and Magic V oice when you chat online. * Click the checkbox to enable V ocalFX function, then a prompt message will pop up: This message implies the record device will be set to microphone.
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49 ASUS Xonar DG 7. Troubleshooting and FAQs [T roubleshooting] The audio card driver could not be installed on my PC. Instructions: 1. Make sure that you have properly plugged the audio card in the PCI slot on your motherboard. 2. Check that the Windows hardware device manager has discovered a multimedia audio device.
50 ASUS Xonar DG I cannot 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). 2. Ensure that you are connecting the correct S/PDIF output jack on the card to the decoder’s (A V receiver) S/PDIF input jack.
51 ASUS Xonar DG Q2: Why does the Xonar DG support Dolby ® Headphone? Answer: available on a wide range of audio equipment.
52 ASUS Xonar DG Q7: Why can I hear and record sound from other recording devices when W ave/Digital is selected in Record on Vista? Answer: Different from Windows XP , Vista has a multiple devices/st.
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