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Xonar Phoebus PCI Express 7.1-Channel Gaming Soundcard User’s manual.
ii E7799 Second Edition V2 Oct. 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, trans.
iii Contents Notices .......................................................................................................... v Safety information ...................................................................................... vi T rademarks .
iv Contents 7. T roubleshooting and F AQs .......................................................... 69 7.1 T roubleshooting ..........................
v 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.
vi This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. Safety information • Before installing the device on a motherboard, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package.
1 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 1. Introduction 1.1 Package Contents • Xonar TM Phoebus 7.1 Channel PCI Express Audio Card • Phoebus Control Box • Driver CD • S/PDIF T OSLINK optical adaptor x1 • A TX 4P-to- 6P Power Cable x1 • Quick Start Guide 1.2 System Requirements • One PCI Express 1.
2 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 1.3 General Specication (continued on the next page) Items Description Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A- Weighted) 1 18dB for Front channel of Line-out 1 12dB .
3 ASUS Xonar Phoebus *Specications are subject to change without notice. Items Description I/O Ports Analog Output Jack 3.5mm jack * 1 (Headphone out) Analog Input Jack 3.
4 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 1 2 3 4 5 2. About Hardware 2.1 Xonar Phoebus Audio Processing Card 1 2 3 4 5 Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out 9 12 6 7 8 6 7 8 10 1 1.
5 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 Microphone Input Port Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm jack for voice input. Built-in high-quality Microphone pre-amplier . 2 Headphone Output Port Connect your headphones to this jack. 3 Box Link Connect the Xonar Phoebus Control Box to this 2.
6 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 3. Installing the Xonar Hardware 3.1 Preparing Y our 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.
7 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 2. Secure the audio card bracket to the back of your computer with the screw that you removed. Refer to section 3.1. 3. Connect the power cable of your power supply to the power connector on the Xonar Phoebus audio card. The PCI Express high-quality audio card requires additional power from your computer .
8 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 3.3 Connecting TV tuner card 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. 1. Secure the PCI/PCI Express TV tuner card and screw it into the back-panel.
9 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 4. Installing Software 4.1 Installing the Audio Card Driver 1. 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 .
10 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 4.2.2 Reinstalling Software T o reinstall the Xonar Phoebus card driver: 1. Before reinstalling any software, it’s recommended to uninstall the existing software rst. 2. After nishing the uninstallation of the software, please follow the installation process again to reinstall the same or updated software.
1 1 ASUS Xonar Phoebus Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out 5. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 5.1 Connecting to Phoebus Control Box 5.1.1 Connecting Phoebus Box 1 2 3 No Item Description 1 Microphone Input Port Connect the microphone’s 3.
12 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 5.1.2 Connecting Phoebus Box with external headphone and microphone Mic In Headphone Out No Item Description 1 Headphone Port Connect headphone to headphone port on Phoebus Control box 2 Microphone Input Port Connect microphone’s 3.
13 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 5.2 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater) Xonar Phoebus makes playback through your home theater system possible, creating an impressive surround sound experience. A single digital cable connection can carry high-quality digital audio from any of your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or A V Receivers.
14 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 5.3 Connecting stereo headphones 5.3.1 Connecting stereo headphones Connecting stereo hadphones Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Headphone Out Port The Headphone Out Port has a built-in high-quality amplier to drive headphones.
15 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 Front Out Connect the front-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1 headphones into this jack. 2 Back Surround Out Connects to the Back Surround input port with the mini- jack cable. 3 Center/Subwoofer Out Connect the Center/Bass-channel 3.
16 ASUS Xonar Phoebus Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out 5.4 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 5.4.1 Connecting Analog Power Amplier 1 3 2 No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the “left front” and “right front” input ports of the analog amplier with the mini-jack to RCA cable.
17 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 5.4.2 Connecting 2/2.1 Channel Speakers 2 Speakers No Item Description 1 Front Out Port Connect the 2 channel speaker set’s 3.5mm plug into this Front Out jack.
18 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 4 Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Side AUDIO INPUTS Front Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out 1 2 No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 4/4.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable.
19 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 5.1 Speakers Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out Side Front Center/ Subwoofer AUDIO INPUTS No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 5.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable.
20 ASUS Xonar Phoebus Connecting 7.1 channel speakers 7.1 speakers Rear Side Front Center/ Subwoofer AUDIO INPUTS AUDIO INPUTS Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 7.
21 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 5.5 Connecting Microphone 1 1 2 1 2 Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Microphone Input Port Connect the microphone’s 3.5mm plug into this Mic-In port for voice communication, recording, or karaoke.
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23 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6. Xonar Phoebus Driver Guide 6.1 Introduction to the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center GUI 1. After nishing the driver installation and rebooting your computer , you will nd the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center ’s icon in the system tray on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
24 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 Playback (Speaker Out) Indicates the output default device. 2 Capture (Mic In) Indicates the input default device. 3 Speaker Numbers Indicates the speaker numbers for Speaker device only . 4 Sample Rate Indicates the sample rate of playback sources.
25 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2 Speaker Function Introduction No Item Description 1 Prole Mode Click to select the presets in prole mode. 2 Add Prole Adjust specic sound effects (EQ, EM etc…) settings and click “+” to create a user-dened mode.
26 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.1 Dolby ® Home Theater (Windows ® 7 Only) F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n • The following items will be replaced by Dolby ® Home Theater V4 under Windows ® 7 Operating System. - 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter - 10-Band Equalizer • Refer to Dolby’s ofcial manual for Dolby ® Home Theater V4 functions.
27 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.2 V olume Control F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 V olume Control bar Master – Adjust the volume level for all channels. Front - Adjust the volume level for the front channel. 2 Left/ Right Channel Lock Click to lock the left / right channel to sync L/R channel.
28 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.3 Speaker Setting F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 LFE / Center Channel Swap When enabled, the function can swap the audio stream between Center/LFE. (Available for 5.1 and above) 2 Surround Max When enabled, the function allows the stereo to have the benets of multi-surround effects.
29 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.4 Sample Rate F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Sample Rate button 44.1 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 44.1K 48 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 48K 88.2 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 88.
30 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.5 Equalizer F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 EQ enable/disable switch Click to enable / disable EQ. 2 EQ band controller Change the gain setting for each band (30/ 60/ 120/ 250/ 500/ 1K/ 2K/ 4K/ 8K/ 16K).
31 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.6 Environment Effect F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Environment Effect enable/disable switch Click on the check box to enable / disable Environment Effect. 2 Environment Effect mode Click on an Environment Effect button or drop the dropdown list to choose an Environment Effect.
32 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.7 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 7.1 Virtual speaker shifter enable/disable switch Click on the check box to enable / disable 7.1 Virtual Speaker to simulate the speaker direction and distance.
33 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.8 Flex Bass II F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Flex Bass II enable/ disable switch Click on this check box to enable / disable Flex Bass II. 2 Bass Level The bass level range is from -12 to 12dB.
34 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.9 Xear SingFX F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Key Shifting switch It provides the key change function. There are four steps to shift up or down. Use the slide bar to change the key level. 2 V ocal Fading It provides the vocal removing function for any stereo music content (eg.
35 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.10 Xear Surround Speaker F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Xear Surround Speaker enable/ disable switch The Xear Surround Speaker allows you to enjoy the multichannel effects on stereo. Click the checkbox to enable or disable it.
36 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.3 Headphone Function Introduction F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu.
37 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.3.1 Dolby ® Home Theater (Windows ® 7 Only) F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n • The following items will be replaced by Dolby ® Home Theater V4 under Windows ® 7 Operating System. - 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter - 10-Band Equalizer • Refer to Dolby’s ofcial manual for Dolby ® Home Theater V4 functions.
38 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 1 2 6.3.2 V olume Control F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n 3 No Item Description 1 V olume control bar Adjust the volume level for all channels. 2 Left/ Right Channel Lock Click the lock/ unlock button to lock / unlock the left channel and right channel to sync L/R channel.
39 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 Normal Gain High Gain Extra High Gain 0dB for < 64 ohms 6dB for 64 ~150 ohms 12dB for > ohms 1 6.3.3 Headphone Settings F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n Y ou can set the gain setting based on your headphone impedance.
40 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 Sample Rate button 44.1 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 44.1K 48 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 48K 88.2 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 88.2K 96 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 96K 176.
41 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 EQ enable/disable switch Click on this check box to enable / disable the Equalizer . 2 EQ band controller Change the gain setting for each band (30/ 60/ 120.
42 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 Environment Effect enable/disable switch Click on this check box to enable / disable the Environment Effects. 2 Environment Effect mode Click on an Environment effect button or drop the dropdown list to choose an Environment effect.
43 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.3.7 Virtual Speaker Shifter F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter enable/disable switch The 7.1 Virtual Speaker simulates the speaker direction and distance. Click the check box to enable / disable it.
44 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.3.8 Xear SingFX F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Key Shifting switch It provides the key change function. There are four steps to shift up or down. Use the slide bar to change the key level. 2 V ocal Fading It provides the vocal removing function for any stereo music content (eg.
45 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.3.9 Xear Surround Headphone F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Xear Surround Headphone enable/ disable switch The Xear Surround Headphone allows you to enjoy multichannel effects on stereo. Click the check box to enable or disable it.
46 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.4 S/PDIF Function Introduction F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu.
47 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 V olume Control bar Adjust the volume level for all channels. 2 Left/ Right Channel Lock Click the lock/ unlock button to lock / unlock the left channel and right channel to sync L/R channel. 3 dB Input Area Key in a dB value in this text box to set the volume level.
48 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 Sample Rate button 44.1 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 44.1K 48 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 48K 88.2 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 88.2K 96 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 96K 176.
49 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 EQ enable/disable switch Click on this check box to enable / disable the Equalizer . 2 EQ band controller Change the gain setting for each band (30/ 60/ 120.
50 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 Environment Effect enable/disable switch Click on this check box to enable / disable the Environment Effects. 2 Environment Effect mode Click on an Environment Effect button or drop the dropdown list to choose an Environment Effect.
51 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.4.5 Virtual Speaker Shifter F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 7.1 Virtual speaker shifter enable/disable switch The 7.1 Virtual Speaker simulates the speaker direction and distance. Click the check box to enable / disable it.
52 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.4.6 Xear SingFX F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Key Shifting switch It provides the key change function. There are four steps to shift up or down. Use the slide bar to change the key level. 2 V ocal Fading It provides the vocal removing function for any stereo music content (eg.
53 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.5 Microphone Function Introduction F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu.
54 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 1 2 6.5.1 V olume Control F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n 3 No Item Description 1 V olume Control bar Adjust the volume level of all channels. 2 dB Input Area Key in a dB value in this text box to set the volume level. 3 Mute / Un-mute Click the button to enable / disable the mute function.
55 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 Sample Rate button 44.1 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 44.1K 48 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 48K 96 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 96.
56 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.5.3 Xear SingFX F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Microphone Echo Click the check box to enable / disable the Microphone Echo function. Use the slide bar to adjust the echo level. The Xear SingFX function provides two features for karaoke applications.
57 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.5.4 Xear Magic V oice F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Xear Magic V oice Click this check box to enable / disable the Microphone Magic V oice function. 2 Magic V oice mode (Monster/Carton/Male/ Female) Click to choose a magic voice mode.
58 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.5.5 ROG Command Beam Forming F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Beaming Forming Click the check box to enable / disable the Beam Forming function. 1 Beam Forming function is available only when the Control Box is connected to the audio card without any other external microphones.
59 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.5.6 ROG Command ENC (Environmental Noise Cancellation) F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Environmental Noise Cancellation Click the check box to enable / disable the Environmental Noise Cancellation function.
60 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.5.7 Microphone Boost F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Microphone Boost Drag the slide bar to boost microphone volume and sensitivity 1.
61 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.6 Line-in Device Function Introduction F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu.
62 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.6.1 V olume Control F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 V olume Control bar Adjust the volume level of all channels. 2 Left/ Right Channel Lock Click the lock/ unlock button to lock / unlock the left channel and right channel to sync L/R channel.
63 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 Sample Rate button 44.1 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 44.1K 48 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 48K 88.2 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 88.2K 96 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 96K 176.
64 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.7 Aux-in Device Function Introduction F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu.
65 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.7.1 V olume Control F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 V olume Control bar Adjust the volume level for all channels. 2 Left/ Right Channel Lock Click the lock/ unlock button to lock / unlock the left channel and right channel to sync L/R channel.
66 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 Sample Rate button 44.1 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 44.1K 48 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 48K 96 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 96.
67 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.8 Information Page Introduction This page lists the driver information and the technologies’ trademark logo. Y ou can get both hardware/software details and legal information references here. Click the device icon on the left side to open the pop-up menu.
68 ASUS Xonar Phoebus (2) Click the Advanced tab and click the dropdown list to open default format support list as shown in the diagram below . (3) Follow the same step to change the sample rate & bit rate for Microphone device. 6. Open ASIO : Click to open ASIO.
69 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 7. Troubleshooting and FAQs 7.1 T roubleshooting 1: I cannot install the audio card driver in my PC. Instructions: (1). Make sure that you have properly plugged the audio card into the PCI Express slot on your motherboard. (2). Check that the Windows hardware Device Manager has discovered a multimedia audio device.
70 ASUS Xonar Phoebus (2). Please ensure that you have connected speakers properly and have powered on your speakers. (3). Please ensure that the device master volume or the software player has NOT been muted on the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center .
71 ASUS Xonar Phoebus (2). Select Aux as the recording source and remember to turn on the digital monitoring button in 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 normally .
72 ASUS Xonar Phoebus Q6: Will PCM sound output through S/PDIF be just 2 channels even with different analog output channels? Answer: The S/PDIF protocol specication (IEC-60958) can only carry 2-channel PCM data or non-PCM AC3/DTS data.
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