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Xonar D-kara User's 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...
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... contents 1
1.2
System requirements 1
1.3
Specifications summary 2
2. Xonar D-Kara 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...
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... 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...
Xonar D-kara User's 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...
Xonar D-kara User's Manual - Page 7
...32/64bit) / MCE2005 • 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
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Xonar D-kara User's Manual - Page 8
...Voltage Bus Compatibility PCI Main Chipset Audio Processor
D-A Converter of Digital Sources: A-D Converter for Analog Inputs: Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution S / PDIF Digital Output: ASIO 2.0 Driver Support: I/O Ports Analog Output Jack: Analog Input Jack: Other line-level analog input (for CD-In / TV Tuner): Digital...
Xonar D-kara User's Manual - Page 10
... 4-pin header connects to the Analog Audio output of TV tuner cards or other sound devices inside your PC.*
*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 a graphics card with HDMI support
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Xonar D-kara User's 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-Kara card
1. Power OFF the computer, the monitor, and all other peripheral devices connected to your computer.
2. Unplug the computer power cord from...
Xonar D-kara User's Manual - Page 13
... for the drivers, click Cancel.
2. Insert the support CD into the optical drive. If Autorun is enabled on your system, the setup starts automatically. If not, run setup.exe from your support CD.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation.
The version and content of the support CD are subject to change without notice.
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Xonar D-kara User's Manual - Page 22
...the Windows desktop by clicking Start > All Programs > ASUS Xonar D-Kara > Xonar D-Kara Audio Center.
2. The Xonar Audio Center is the Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the Xonar D-Kara driver. You can control the functions and features of the Xonar DKara driver on the Xonar Audio Center. The following picture shows a basic overview of the Xonar Audio Center. The following sections of this manual...
Xonar D-kara User's Manual - Page 24
... driver options. Double-click the icon to launch the Xonar D-Kara 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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Xonar D-kara User's Manual - Page 27
... slider:
6 Reset
FP MIC: Recording from MIC front panel jack RP MIC: Recording from MIC rear panel jack Aux: Recording from Aux-In sources such as TV-
tuner audio cards or other audio sources Line-In: Recording from Line-In jack for external audio
devices
Click to reset all volume controls to the default settings.
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Xonar D-kara User's Manual - Page 39
... 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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Xonar D-kara User's Manual - Page 42
... motherboard.
2. Run Windows hardware Device Manager and check if a multimedia audio device is listed. If no device is detected, scan manually for hardware changes.
3. Reboot Windows.
4. If Windows still fails to detect the audio card, insert the audio card in a different PCI slot.
Q2. I cannot find the Xonar D-Kara Audio Center.
1. Make sure you have installed the driver.
2. Locate the Xonar...
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... on 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.
7.2
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q1. Does the Xonar D-Kara support Windows 7/Vista?
Yes, the Xonar D-Kara driver package...
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... 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-Kara Audio Center will not take effect when the playback source is at a 96KHz sample rate to prevent any processing distortion.
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