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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
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1.1 Package contents 1 1.2 System requirements 1 1.3 Specifications summary 2 2. Xonar DSX card layout 4 3. Installing the hardware 6 3.1 Installing the audio card 6 3.2 Connecting to a TV tuner card 7 4. Installing software 8 Installing the card driver 8 5. Connecting speakers and peripherals 9 5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater 9 5.2 Connecting stereo headphones 10...
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
...® 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, powered analog speakers, or a Dolby Digital or DTS
decoder, to enjoy the ultra-high fidelity sound of the card
ASUS Xonar DSX
User Manual - Page 8
..., WMA-Pro
ASIO 2.0 Driver Support:
44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit
I/O Ports
Analog Output Jack:
3.50mm mini jack*4 (Front/Side/Center-Subwoofer/Back)
Analog Input Jack:
3.50mm mini jack*1 (Line-In/Mic-In)
Other line-level analog input (for CDIN/TV Tuner):
Aux-In (4-pin header on the card)
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User Manual - Page 9
... system Adjustable virtual 7.1-speaker positioning 10-band Equalizer/27 Environment Effects Windows Vista: DirectSound3D® GX 2.5, EAX® 2.0&1.0, DirectSound® HW, DirectSound® SW, A3D® 10, OpenAL generic modes, 128 3D sounds processing capability
- Low profile bracket -S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter
*Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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User Manual - Page 12
... audio device in your BIOS settings, or uninstall any other audio cards on your PC. (For BIOS setting or uninstallation of other sound cards, refer to the user manuals of your motherboard and audio card.)
Installing the Xonar DSX card
1. Power OFF the computer, the monitor, and all other peripheral devices connected to your computer.
2. Unplug the computer power cord from your computer and power...
User Manual - Page 14
... card driver before installing the Xonar DSX driver. Otherwise, driver installation error may occur.
1. After you have installed the Xonar DSX 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 in your system, the setup...
User Manual - Page 24
5.5
Connecting Line-In audio sources
1 Line In
No Item 1 Line Input Jack
Description 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 sound processing through the Monitoring path (See the "Mixer" section of the driver guide).
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User Manual - Page 25
... the Windows desktop by clicking Start > All Programs > ASUS Xonar DSX Audio > Xonar DSX Audio Center.
2. The Xonar Audio Center is the Graphic User Interface (GUI) for the Xonar DSX driver. You can control the functions and features of the Xonar DSX 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...
User Manual - Page 26
... audio playback; it will display a red light when playback is muted. 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. These 2 buttons give access to quick gaming surround sound effect (GX2.5) and effect-free (Hi-Fi) modes.
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User Manual - Page 28
... one or click each speaker manually to test. 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/Back Surroud outputs for 7.1-speaker set ups Check the box if your speakers are outputting the incorrect channel. Otherwise, leave them blank.
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User Manual - Page 30
... change. It's recommended that you close all playing programs before you change the setting.
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No Item 1 Audio Channels
Description Here are some typical suggestions: -MP3, WMA, AAC, CD, VCD, 2D games => 2 channels -DVD-Video with Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 => 6 channels -DVD-Video with Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES => 8 channels -3D games => 8 channels
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User Manual - Page 33
... - WAVE: All digital audio sources except MIDI files - SW: Software Synthesizer; control the playback volume of
the MIDI files - CD: CD-ROM digital playback (CD-DA) volume control - LEFT, RIGHT...: the volume control for each speaker/
channel NOTE: Windows® Vista does not support WAVE, Synthesizer
and CD-In volume controls. Reset all volume controls to the default settings
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User Manual - Page 43
.... 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.
No sound effects will be applied to high-definition 96KHz/192KHz content.
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User Manual - Page 48
... motherboard. 2. Check that the Windows hardware device manager has discovered a
multimedia audio device. If no device is found, please try scanning for new hardware. 3. Try soft reboot (restart) your Windows. 4. Remove the card, plug it into another PCIE slot, and try again.
I cannot find the Xonar DSX Audio Center
Instructions: 1. Make sure you have installed the driver 2. Locate the Xonar DSX...
User Manual - Page 49
... 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, check that the sound is not muted and whether other applications can play sound out. If you still have problem, read the TV tuner card's software user guide.
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User Manual - Page 50
... to make your PC a powerful media and entertainment center.
Q3: Why is Xonar DSX the best audio card for HTPC and multi-channel speakers?
Answer:
The Xonar DSX supports DTS Interactive, which allow a single digital connection to your AV receiver to carry DTS Digtial Surround audio. In addition, Xonar DSX also provides DTS Neo:PC to upmix TV and other music to multi...
User Manual - Page 51
... out menu, which will allow the Xonar DSX to deliver upto 7.1 surround sound for games, DVD movies, and even stereo music.
Q8: Why can I hear and record sound from other recording devices when Wave/Digital is selected in Record on Vista?
Answer:
Different from Windows XP, Vista has a multiple devices/streams concept in audio structure, in which the concept can...