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ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card

1. Introduction

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Package contents

•  ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe audio card
•  Driver/User Manual CD x1
•  Quick Start Guide x1
•  S/PDIF adapter x1

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System requirements

•  One PCIe v1.0 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card
•  Microsoft

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 Windows

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 10 / 8 / 7 / XP (32/64bit) / Vista (32/64bit)

•  Intel

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 Pentium

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4 1.4 GHz or AMD

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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

Summary of Contents for Xonar D-KARAX

Page 1: ...Xonar D KARAX PCIe 7 1 Karaoke Audio Card User Manual ...

Page 2: ... MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 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...

Page 3: ...Connecting speakers and peripherals 8 5 1 Connecting digital speaker systems Home Theater 8 5 2 Connecting stereo headphones 9 5 3 Connecting analog speaker systems 10 5 4 Connecting a microphone 15 5 5 Connecting Line In audio sources 16 6 Xonar Audio Center 17 6 1 Xonar Audio Center GUI 17 6 2 Xonar D KARAX Audio Center Icon 19 6 3 Music Main Settings 20 6 4 Mixer Volume 21 6 5 Effects 24 6 6 Fl...

Page 4: ...ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving an...

Page 5: ...oisture Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer 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 Trademarks Xonar and ASUS logo are trad...

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Page 7: ...ystem requirements One PCIe v1 0 or higher compatible slot for the audio card Microsoft Windows 10 8 7 XP 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 ...

Page 8: ...irrus Logic CS47028 1 105dB DNR Max 192KHz 24 bit Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution 44 1K 48K 96KHz 192KHz 16 24 bit for all channels Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution 44 1K 48K 96KHz 192KHz 16 24 bit for all channels S PDIF Digital Output 44 1K 48K 96KHz 192KHz 16 24 bit for all channels I O Ports Analog Output Jack 3 50mm mini jack 4 Front Side Cente...

Page 9: ...3 ASUS Xonar D KARAX PCIe 7 1 Karaoke Audio Card 2 Xonar D KARAX card layout Audio ports ...

Page 10: ...he center subwoofer input on 5 1 7 1 powered analog speakers 6 Rear Surround and S PDIF Optical TOSLINK Combo Out Port Rear surround output port Connects to the rear input on 7 1 powered analog speakers S PDIF Optical digital output port Connects to external decoder or digital speaker sets home theater systems and AV receivers 7 Front panel audio header This 9 pin Intel AC 97 HDA front panel port ...

Page 11: ...er 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 outlet 3 Touch the metal back or side panel of the computer to avoid static electricity 4 Remove the chassis cover 5 Remove the metal bracket from an available PCIe slot for the Xonar D KARAX audio card 6 Carefully insert the audio card into the ...

Page 12: ...uner card to the Aux In header of the Xonar D KARAX card For optimum TV audio quality Xonar D KARAX uses ADC recording to digitize the signal and loop it back for DAC playback Select Aux In as the recording source in the Xonar D KARAX Center s recording mixer and enable the monitoring button to pass this signal to the audio output Using this setup you can even turn on sound effects such as Dolby h...

Page 13: ...r 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 starts automatically If not run setup exe from your support CD 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation The version and content ...

Page 14: ...gh your home theater system possible A single digital cable connection can carry high quality digital audio from any of your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers No Item Description 1 2 Optical cable and S PDIF adapter Plug your decoder s S PDIF optical cable into the S PDIF Out connector using the included S PDIF adapter Rear Surround and S PDIF Optical TOSLINK Combo Out ...

Page 15: ...stereo headphones 5 2 1 Connecting Stereo Headphones Front Out Headphones No Item Description 1 Front Out Headphones The Front Out Headphones port has a built in high quality amplifier to drive headphones Connect your stereo headphones directly to the Front Out port ...

Page 16: ... Front Out port 2 Side Surround Out Connect the left surround and right surround input ports of the analog amplifier to the Side Surround Out port 3 Center Subwoofer Connect the Center and subwoofer input ports of the analog amplifier to the Center Subwoofer Out port 4 Rear Surround Out Connect the Rear input port of the analog amplifier to the Rear Surround port RL RL Rear RR RR Front Out Side Su...

Page 17: ...onar D KARAX PCIe 7 1 Karaoke Audio Card 5 3 2 Connecting 2 channel Speakers No Item Description 1 Front Out Headphones Connect the 2 channel speaker set s 3 5mm plug to the Front Out port AUDIO INPUTS Front Out ...

Page 18: ...rs No Item Description 1 Front Out Connect the Front input port of the 4 channel speakers to the Front Out port 2 Side Surround Out Connect the Surround input port of the 4 channel speakers to the Side Surround Out port AUDIO INPUTS Side AUDIO INPUTS Front Front Out Side Surround Out ...

Page 19: ...rt of the 5 1 speakers to the Front Out port 2 Side Surround Out Connect the Surround input port of the 5 1 speakers to the Side Surround Out port 3 Center Subwoofer Connect the Center Subwoofer input port of the 5 1 speakers to the Center Subwoofer Out port Side Front Center Subwoofer AUDIO INPUTS Front Out Side Surround Out Center Subwoofer Out ...

Page 20: ... No Item Description 1 Front Out Connect the Front input port of the 7 1 speakers to the Front Out port 2 Side Surround Out Connect the Surround input port of the 7 1 speakers to the Side Surround Out port 3 Center Subwoofer Out Connect the Center Subwoofer input port of the 7 1 speakers to the Center Subwoofer Out port 4 Rear Surround Out Connect the Rear Surround input of the 7 1 speakers to the...

Page 21: ...ption 1 Microphone Input Connect the microphone s 3 5mm plug into the Mic In port for voice communication recording or karaoke 2 Front Out The Front Out jack has a built in high quality amplifier to drive headphones Connect your stereo headphones directly to the Front Out port Front Out Mic In ...

Page 22: ...io Card 5 5 Connecting Line In audio sources Line In CD Player MP3 Player 1 No Item Description 1 Line Input Jack Connect the 3 5mm plug of the CD MP3 Player or any other Line level analog audio sources into the Line In port for sound recording ...

Page 23: ...ter utility If the icon does not appear on the system tray launch the Xonar Audio Center from the Windows desktop by clicking Start All Programs ASUS Xonar D KARAX Xonar D KARAX Audio Center 2 The 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 ...

Page 24: ...nge the volume level 4 SVN Button Click this button to enable the Smart Volume Normalization feature for consistent volume levels from all playback sources It will display a blue light when enabled 5 Mute Button Click this button to mute audio playback It will display a red light when playback is muted 6 Settings Tab Two tabs are available for quick access to Music Playback and Karaoke features 7 ...

Page 25: ...D KARAX Audio Center 2 Restore Click to restore Xonar Audio Center application window 3 About AsusAudio Center Click to find out more about Audio Center version 4 Edit Hot Keys Click to edit shortcut keys for volume control master presets sampling rate and analog out 5 Master Preset Click to apply a master preset 6 Exit Click to exit 6 2 Xonar D KARAX Audio Center Icon 1 6 ...

Page 26: ...that corresponds to or exceeds that of your playback sources for optimal audio fidelity The Xonar D KARAX audio card supports sample rates up to 192KHz 44 1K 48K 96KHz 192KHz Typical values for sample rates are Audio CD MP3 WMA Wave files are 44 1 KHz DVD video audio is 48KHz DVD Audio or other HD media may contain 192KHz high definition audio content 3 Analog Out The analog out setting defines yo...

Page 27: ... speakers 6 4 1 Playback Volume No Item Description 1 Playback Volume Tab Click this button to show the playback volume page 2 Source Path Name Left and Right volume controls for each speaker channel 3 Mute Unmute button Click this button to mute or unmute the audio channel 4 Volume Slider Drag this slider down to decrease the volume drag it up to increase the volume The tool tip displays percenta...

Page 28: ...o record The recording function on Windows is a one path selector Only one default recording source can be used at a time You may have to restart the recorder program if you switch to a different source On Windows Vista some application programs allow you to select the recording device path in the application itself 4 Monitoring button Click this button to monitor and loopback recording audio to o...

Page 29: ...ards or other audio sources Line In Recording from Line In jack for external audio devices 6 Advanced Settings button Click this button to access advanced settings 7 Reset Click to reset all volume controls to the default settings 8 Use mono microphone Select check box if you are using a mono microphone to balance the audio output 9 Mic Boost On Select check box to boost the microphone audio by 20...

Page 30: ...hat be can be applied to music and other 2D sound sources No Item Description 1 Default environments There are four default environments available Bathroom Concert hall Underwater and Music Pub 2 More options Clicking this button will apply the environment effect selected from the pull down menu 23 additional options are available in this menu 3 Environment size Three size settings are available f...

Page 31: ...1 Default equalizer options There are 12 available equalizer patterns Click an item to apply a pattern to audio playback 2 User Defined You can click this button to apply a selected User Defined setting 3 Equalizer slider Adjusts the gain for each band 30 16KHz 4 Save name Type a name for your own User Defined equalizer setting in the text box 5 Add save Click the button to add the defined paramet...

Page 32: ...l speaker type Xonar D KARAX will filter out the bass signals and send them to the subwoofer channel If the speakers support full range signals you can select the Large speaker type In most cases low cost desktop PC 2 channel speakers are small type speakers Refer to speaker s specifications or consult your speaker vendor to identify correct speaker type However common 2 1 speakers with a subwoofe...

Page 33: ...er out bass signals below the crossover frequency from small speaker channels and forward them to the subwoofer Higher crossover frequency values would result in reduced bass signals 6 7 Karaoke Main Settings 4 3 To start using the Karaoke features of the Xonar D KARAX plug in your microphone and click the Karaoke tab in the Xonar D KARAX Audio Center Click the Mixer option and select microphone ...

Page 34: ...elect all Unselect all Click this checkbox to select all or unselect all presets 3 Preset Checkbox Click desired checkbox to apply a sound effect to playback audio 4 Preset Click dropdown box to select presets or switch to Manual Mode 5 Advanced Setting Click this button to access advanced controls and customize presets 6 Bypass Click this button to temporarily disable all sound effects to compare...

Page 35: ...eate a new master preset You may also choose to adjust settings for the current master preset 3 Edit Click edit to delete rename import or export master preset 6 7 1 Master Preset The Master Preset is a quick way to save your preset combinations 6 7 2 HPF LPF High Pass Filter affects frequency ranges below the set cutoff frequency Low Pass Filter applies to frequency ranges above the set cutoff fr...

Page 36: ...old level The expander reduces the dynamic range below the threshold This effect is used to add versatility to your audio tracks No Item Description 1 Preset Click the dropdown box to view current preset parameters or select Manual Mode to change parameters under the Advanced Settings Panel 2 Threshold This setting determines the Threshold level when an effect is applied to audio playback Signals ...

Page 37: ... gain of each frequency band 3 Reset Click to reset settings to default The reset option is only available under Manual Mode No Item Description 5 Release Time Amount of time before effect is applied after the signal level falls below the threshold 6 Soft Knee Indicates the strength of an audio effect as sound reaches threshold Higher values result in gentler compression expansion 7 Reset Click to...

Page 38: ...rst reflection 6 Decay Time Reverbation decay time at low frequencies 7 Decay Ratio Ratio of high frequency delay time relative to low frequency delay time 8 HF Reference High frequency threshold reference point 9 Diffusion Echo density in late reverbation decay High diffusion represents regular density with an evenly spread out signal Low diffusion represents irregular and grainy sound 10 Density...

Page 39: ...aoke background music Vocal Cancellation can reduce the original vocals in songs while retaining the music and symphony for karaoke No Item Description 1 On Off Click this button to disable or enable all functions on this page 2 Key Shifting This checkbox is used to enable or disable key shifting for music playback This feature can adjust the pitch from 4 semitones below to 4 semitones above the a...

Page 40: ...o open the Xonar D KARAX Audio Center 3 If the icon is not displayed on the System Tray go to Windows Control Panel and double click the Xonar D KARAX Audio Center icon to make it visible in the system tray again 4 After driver installation is complete it s recommended that you reboot your computer to complete the setup If the icon is still not available reinstall the device driver Q3 I cannot hea...

Page 41: ...ner audio from my speakers 1 If you are using a TV tuner card with an analog audio output connect the analog audio output to the Aux In header on the audio card 2 Select Aux In as the recording source and on the digital monitoring button 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 ...

Page 42: ...lied 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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