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User Manual - Page 2
... 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...
User Manual - Page 3
... contents 1
1.2 System requirements 1
1.3 Specifications summary 2
2. Xonar D-KARAX card layout 3
3. Installing the hardware 5
3.1 Installing the audio card 5
3.2 Connecting to a TV tuner card 6
4. Installing software 7
Installing the card driver 7
5. Connecting speakers and peripherals 8
5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater)......... 8
5.2 Connecting stereo...
User Manual - Page 4
... 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...
User Manual - Page 5
...; Before installing the device on a motherboard, carefully read 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 signal cables to the device.
• If the device is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician...
User Manual - Page 7
...32/64bit) / Vista (32/64bit) • Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4 GHz or AMD® Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU • 256 MB (or above) DRAM system memory • 60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package • CD-ROM drive (or DVD-ROM drive ) for software installation • High-quality headphones or powered analog speakers
ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card...
User Manual - Page 8
...Full-Scale Voltage Bus Compatibility PCIe Main Chipset Audio Processor
Audio CODEC Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution S / PDIF Digital Output I/O Ports Analog Output Jack Analog Input Jack Other line-level analog input (for CD-In / TV Tuner) Digital S/PDIF Output Front-Panel Audio Header
Driver Features Operating System...
User Manual - Page 10
... connects to the Analog Audio output of TV tuner cards or other sound devices inside your PC.*
8 Aux Input Header
*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.
9 S/PDIF Out header
Connects to a graphics card with HDMI support
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User Manual - Page 11
... disable your onboard audio device in your BIOS settings, or uninstall any other audio cards on your PC. (For BIOS settings or uninstallation of other sound cards, refer to the user manuals of your motherboard and audio card.)
Installing the Xonar D-KARAX card
1. Power OFF the computer, the monitor, and all other peripheral devices connected to your computer.
2. Unplug the computer power cord from...
User Manual - Page 13
... driver before installing the Xonar D-KARAX driver. Otherwise, driver installation error may occur.
1. After you have installed the Xonar D-KARAX card, turn on your computer. Windows® automatically detects the audio card and searches for device drivers. When prompted for the drivers, click Cancel.
2. Insert the support CD into the optical drive. If Autorun is enabled on your system, the setup...
User Manual - Page 23
... Xonar Audio Center is the Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the Xonar D-KARAX driver. You can control the functions and features of the Xonar D-KARAX driver on the Xonar Audio Center. The following picture shows a basic overview of the Xonar Audio Center. The following sections of this manual will describe its functions in more detail.
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User Manual - Page 25
... icon to display driver options. Double-click the icon to launch the Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center. Click to restore Xonar Audio Center application window. Click to find out more about Audio Center version.
Click to edit shortcut keys for volume control, master presets, sampling rate, and analog out. Click to apply a master preset. Click to exit.
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User Manual - Page 28
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Click this button to monitor and loopback recording audio to output speakers. The recording volume will affect monitoring signals from speaker output. The audio will be mixed into the streams from your PC and all DGP effects will be applied to both the source and the output.
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User Manual - Page 40
... the software player is not set to mute on the Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center.
3. Go to the sound and audio device settings found in Windows Control Panel to check if the playback default device is set to Xonar D-KARAX Audio Device. If it's set to another onboard AC97 or HDA codec device, set it to Xonar D-KARAX Audio Device and restart your application.
4. Reboot Windows.
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User Manual - Page 41
...the recording mixer page.
3. If you are using a TV tuner card with a digital audio output, check that the sound is not set to mute and whether other applications can playback sound. If you still have a problem hearing audio, refer to the TV tuner card's user guide.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q1. Does the Xonar D-KARAX support Windows® 8 / 7 / XP (32/64bit)?
Yes, the Xonar D-KARAX...
User Manual - Page 42
Vocal effects can still be applied by using commercial or free audio editing software to convert the sound files to 48KHz. Please note that the frequency meter on the Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center will not take effect when the playback source is at a 96KHz or 192KHz sample rate to prevent any processing distortion.
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