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Xonar U5 

5.1-Channel USB Audio Card

User Guide

Summary of Contents for Xnar U5

Page 1: ...Xonar U5 5 1 Channel USB Audio Card User Guide ...

Page 2: ...RTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICA...

Page 3: ... requirements 4 1 3 General Specification 5 2 Hardware 7 3 Driver Installation 9 3 1 Installing the Xonar U5 Card Driver 9 3 2 Uninstalling or Reinstalling the Xonar U5 Card Driver 9 4 Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 10 4 1 Input connection 10 4 2 Output connection 13 5 Software Utilities 18 ...

Page 4: ... a successful installation of the Xonar U5 audio card make sure that your computer meets the following requirements IBM compatible PC with one USB1 1 or higher compatible port for the USB audio device 32 64bit Microsoft Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8 1 Intel Pentium 4 1 4GHz AMD Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU 256MB system memory 60MB available storage space for driver installation CD ROM drive or DV...

Page 5: ...ut 1 Vrms 3 677 Vp p for line in Bus Compatibility USB audio class USB audio class 2 0 for all functions USB audio class 1 0 for playback Main Chipset Audio Processor Cmedia 6631A High Performance Sound Processor Max 192kHz 24bit D A Converter of Digital Sources Cmedia CM9882A x1 108dB SNR Max 192kHz 24bit A D Converter for Analog Inputs Cmedia CM9882A x1 104dB SNR Max 192kHz 24bit Sample Rate and...

Page 6: ... Front Center Subwoofer Rear out 3 50mm mini jack x1 Headphone out Analog Input Jack 3 50mm mini jack x1 Shared by Line In Mic In Button Output volume Output selection Microphone Volume Digital S PDIF Output High bandwidth coaxial optical port supports 192kHz 24bit Driver Features As SW specifications Version 1 01 ...

Page 7: ...7 ASUS Xonar U5 User Guide English 2 Hardware Xonar U5 Audio Card 3 2 1 Front 6 5 4 7 8 9 10 Top view Rear view Bottom view 11 ...

Page 8: ...1 powered analog speakers 8 Rear Out port Connects to the rear subwoofer input on 5 1 powered analog speakers 9 S PDIF Out port Coaxial digital output port Connects to an external digital decoder or digital speaker systems Home Theater systems AV receivers for outputting digital audio including PCM Dolby Digital DTS WMA Pro etc Connects to the surround channel input on 4 5 1 powered analog speaker...

Page 9: ...ed on the optical drive 4 Click Driver to start the installation 5 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Read understand and accept the END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT before continuing the installation 6 When the installation finishes you may be prompted to restart your computer You can choose to restart the computer at a later time 3 2 Uninstalling or Reinstalling the Xonar U...

Page 10: ...sh Front Desktop PC Laptop Portable USB 4 Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 4 1 Input connection 4 1 1 Connecting to a USB 2 0 port on your computer No Item Description 1 USB Port Connects to your computer using a USB Type B A lead 1 ...

Page 11: ...11 ASUS Xonar U5 User Guide English AVR Front S PDIF 4 1 2 Connecting digital audio systems 1 No Item Description 1 S PDIF Out port Connect an AVR Audio Video Receiver to this S PDIF output port ...

Page 12: ...ophone Line In 1 No Item Description 1 Microphone In Line In port Connect the microphone s 3 5mm plug into this Mic In port for voice communication recording or karaoke Connect the 3 5mm plug of the CD MP3 Player or any other Line level analog audio sources into this Line In port for sound recording ...

Page 13: ...ront 4 2 Output connection 4 2 1 Connecting Stereo Headphones 1 No Item Description 1 Headphone Out Port The Headphone Out port has a built in high quality amplifier to drive headphones Connect your stereo headphones directly to this port ...

Page 14: ...mm plug of your 5 1 channel headphone into this jack 2 Center Subwoofer Out port Connect the Center Bass channel 3 5mm plug of your 5 1 channel headphone into this jack 3 Rear Surround Out port Connects to the rear surround input port of your 5 1 channel headphone 4 2 2 Connecting 5 1 channel headphones 1 2 3 ...

Page 15: ...U5 User Guide English Front 4 2 3 Connecting analog speaker systems Connecting 2 channel speakers No Item Description 1 Front Out port Connect the Front channel 3 5mm plug of 2 channel speakers using a 3 5mm cable 1 ...

Page 16: ...Speaker Connecting 4 1 channel speakers power amplifier No Item Description 1 Front Out port Connect the Front channel 3 5mm plug of your 5 1 channel headphone into this jack 2 Rear Surround Out port Connects to the rear surround input port of 4 1 channel speakers 1 2 ...

Page 17: ...t Out port Connect the Front channel 3 5mm plug of your 5 1 channel headphone into this jack 2 Center Subwoofer Out port Connects to the Center and Subwoofer input ports of 5 1 channel speakers 3 Rear Surround Out port Connects to the rear surround input port of 5 1 channel speakers Front 1 2 3 ...

Page 18: ...tware Utilities For more details about using Sonic Studio refer to the Sonic Studio manual Sonic Studio overview Sonic Studio comes with advanced sound algorithms and virtual surround effects to enhance your gaming and entertainment experience ...

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