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Xonar DG

PCI 5.1 & Headphone Amp Audio Card

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Page 1: ...Xonar DG PCI 5 1 Headphone Amp 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: ...ting speakers and peripherals 9 5 1 Connecting digital speaker systems Home Theater 9 5 2 Connecting stereo headphones 10 5 3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 12 5 4 Connecting microphone 16 5 5 Connecting Line In audio sources 17 6 Xonar Audio Center 18 6 1 Xonar Audio Center GUI 18 6 2 Main Setting 20 6 3 Mixer Volume 28 6 4 Effects 31 6 5 Karaoke 33 6 6 FlexBass 35 6 7 AEC Acoustic Echo Cancel...

Page 4: ...ng measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that 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 n...

Page 5: ... To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Trademarks Xonar and ASUS logo are trademar...

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Page 7: ...lot for the audio card Microsoft Windows 7 32 64bit Vista 32 64bit XP 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 to enjoy the ultra high fidelity sound of the card ...

Page 8: ...4 pin header on the card Digital S PDIF Output High bandwidth Optical Connector supports 96KHz 24bit additional SPDIF out header for HDMI audio output Front Panel Audio Header Supports headphone jack detection automatically switch audio output from back panel to front Driver Features Operation System Windows7 Vista XP 32 64bit MCE2005 Dolby Headphone Dolby Headphone technology allows users to list...

Page 9: ...und HW DirectSound SW A3D 1 0 OpenAL generic modes 128 3D sounds processing capability Vista DirectSound3D GX 2 5 EAX 2 0 1 0 DirectSound HW DirectSound SW A3D 1 0 OpenAL generic modes 128 3D sounds processing capability XP DirectSound3D GX 2 5 EAX 2 0 1 0 DirectSound HW DirectSound SW A3D 1 0 OpenAL generic modes 128 3D sounds processing capability Accessories Accessories Low profile bracket ...

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Page 11: ... ASUS Xonar DG 2 Xonar DG card layout 1 2 3 4 5 Audio ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 12: ... Center Subwoofer Out port Connects to the center subwoofer input on 5 1 powered analog speakers 5 S PDIF Out port Optical TOSLINK digital output port Connects to external digital decoder or digital speaker systems Home Theater systems AV receivers for outputting digital audio including PCM DTS Digital DTS WMA Pro etc 6 Front panel audio header 9 pin Intel AC 97 HDA front panel which supports audi...

Page 13: ... 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 PCI slot for the Xonar DG audio card 6 Carefully insert the audio card into the PCI slot Ensure the audio...

Page 14: ... the Aux In header of the Xonar DG card For optimum TV audio quality Xonar DG uses ADC recording to digitize the signal and loops it back to DAC playback Select Aux In as the recording source in the Xonar DG 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 Headphone to expand the ster...

Page 15: ...ard 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 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 supp...

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Page 17: ...eater system possible creating an immersive and impressive cinema surround sound experience 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 Optical cable Plug your decoder s TOSLINK optical cable into the S PDIF Out connector 1 SPDIF Out ...

Page 18: ... stereo headphones 5 2 1 Connecting Stereo Headphones No Item Description 1 Front Out Headphone Jack The Front Out jack has a built in high quality amplifier to drive headphones Connect your stereo headphones directly to this jack 1 ...

Page 19: ...1 Front Out Connect the front channel 3 5mm plug of your 5 1 headphone into this jack 2 Side Surround Out Connect the surround channel 3 5mm plug of your 5 1 headphone into this jack 3 Center Subwoofer Out Connect the Center Bass channel 3 5mm plug of your 5 1 headphone into this jack ...

Page 20: ...ft front and right front input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini jack to RCA cable 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the left surround and right surround input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini jack to RCA cable 3 Center Subwoofer Connects to the Center and subwoofer input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini jack to RCA cable ...

Page 21: ...15 ASUS Xonar DG 5 3 2 Connecting 2 2 1 channel speakers No Item Description 1 Front Out Headphone Jack Connect the 2 2 1 speaker set s 3 5mm plug into this Front Out jack 1 2 Speakers 2 1 Speakers 1 ...

Page 22: ...akers No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 4 4 1 speakers with the mini jack cable 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 4 4 1 speakers with the mini jack cable 4 Speakers 4 1 Speakers 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 23: ... to the Front input port of the 5 1 speakers with the mini jack cable 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 5 1 speakers with the mini jack cable 3 Center Subwoofer Connects to the Center Subwoofer input port of the 5 1 speakers with the mini jack cable 5 1 Speakers 1 2 3 ...

Page 24: ...escription 1 Microphone Input Jack Connect the microphone s 3 5mm plug into this Mic In jack for voice communication recording or karaoke 2 Headphone Jack The Front Out jack has a built in high quality amplifier to drive headphones Connect your stereo headphones directly to this jack ...

Page 25: ...In audio sources Line In 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 this Line In jack for sound recording See the Mixer section of the driver guide ...

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Page 27: ...f the icon could not be found in the system tray launch the Xonar Audio Center from the Windows desktop by clicking Start All Programs ASUS Xonar DG Audio Xonar DG Audio Center 2 The Xonar Audio Center is the Graphic User Interface GUI for the Xonar DG driver You can control the functions and features of the Xonar DG driver on the Xonar Audio Center The following picture shows a basic overview of ...

Page 28: ...yback volume Drag the small circle inside it to change the volume level 4 SVN Button 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 5 Mute Button Click this button to mute audio playback it will display a red light when playback is muted 6 DSP Mode These 2 buttons give access to quick gaming...

Page 29: ...Audio or other HD media may contain 96KHz high definition audio content Please select the corresponding sample rate for your playback sources to get the best audio fidelity No Item Description 1 Sample Rate Select the sample rate that corresponds to or exceeds that of your playback sources for optimal audio fidelity The Xonar DG card supports sample rates up to 96KHz 44 1K 48K 96K Typical values A...

Page 30: ...o test each speaker one by one or click each speaker manually to test 3 HP Advanced Setting Clicking this button allows you to select the gain tuning according to your usage scenario or matching headphone impedance The setting is also available for FP Headphone Usage scenario or Headphone impedance DAC setting Exciter Mode or for 64ohms headsets 16 dB boost Pro gaming Mode or for 32 64ohms headset...

Page 31: ... 1 5 1 speakers Front Panel Headphone and Front Panel 2 speakers or 2 1 Xonar DG will play the channels and do the proper 3D surround sound processing accordingly Select the correct speaker type for your connected speakers 2 Speaker Test Click this button to show the speaker test window in the right pane Click the play button to test each speaker one by one or click each speaker manually to test ...

Page 32: ...processing accordingly Select the correct speaker type for your connected speakers 2 Speaker Test Click this button to show the speaker test window in the right pane Click the play button to test each speaker one by one or click each speaker manually to test 3 Speaker Swap Clicking this button will pop up an advanced setting window to allow you to Swap center bass outputs for 5 1 speaker set ups C...

Page 33: ...o carry high quality audio from your PC to digital speakers and AV Receivers 2 No Item Description 1 S PDIF Out enable disable Click this check box to enable S PDIF output 2 S PDIF Output Formats Functions PCM Pulse Code Modulation which is a typical raw audio data format 1 ...

Page 34: ... it Please note that this setting is synchronized with Vista s system speaker configuration and changing the setting during playback will cease the audio playback program You may have to restart the program after the change It s recommended that you close all playing programs before you change the setting No Item Description 1 Audio Channels Here are some typical suggestions MP3 WMA AAC CD VCD 2D ...

Page 35: ...ag each speaker or listener to a different relative position virtually using only your mouse The Xonar DG card will process it and virtualize each speaker position in real time The Subwoofer has no directional sounds and hence can be moved only closer or further away 3 Reset Reset all Speaker Shifter settings to the defaults 4 Increase decrease volume Click to increase volume move speakers closer ...

Page 36: ...l Speaker Shifter and Dolby Pro Logic IIx can be selected only when Dolby Headphone is enabled 2 DH1 Dolby Headphone DH provides three room filters that may be used with any type of audio They differ in the sense of the spatial dimension they impart DH1 Reference Room Small acoustically damped room 3 DH2 DH2 Livelier Room More acoustically live than DH1 4 DH3 DH3 Larger Room Larger room than DH1 m...

Page 37: ...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 3 Mute button Click this button to mute the audio channel click this button again to restore the audio output 4 Volume slider Drag this slider down to decrease ...

Page 38: ...u are going to record Note that the recording function on Windows is a one path selector So you can select only one default recording source at a time You may have to restart the recorder program if you switch to a different source Note On Vista some application programs may allow you to select the recording device path in the recording programs themselves 5 Microphone In Advanced Setting Click th...

Page 39: ...d to the source too 7 Source path name This shows the source name for each volume control slider including Mix Stereo Mix which will record analog inputs MIC and Aux and digital wave audio Wave you are playing on PC MIC recording from MIC jack Aux recording from Aux In for typically TV tuner card audio or other sound sources Line In recording from Line in jack for external audio devices WAVE recor...

Page 40: ... sound sources like music No Item Description 1 Default environments These four buttons activate Bathroom Concert hall Underwater and Music Pub environments respectively 2 More options Clicking this button will apply the environment effect that you select from the pull down menu on the right side There are another 23 options in this menu 3 Environment size There are three size settings for each en...

Page 41: ... equalizer options There are 12 available equalizer patterns Click one to apply it 2 User Defined You can click this button to apply your own defined parameters saved in the pull down menu 3 Equalier slider Adjust the gain for each band 30 16KHz 4 Save name Key in a name for your own User Defined equalizer setting 5 Add save Click this button to save the parameters into User Defined list 6 Delete ...

Page 42: ... symphony for karaoke No Item Description 1 On Off Click the switch to turn on or off the functions on this page 2 Key Shifting Check the box to enable or disable the key shifting feature for music playback from 4 semitones below to 4 semitones above 3 Vocal Cancellation Check the box to enable or disable the vocal cancellation function and adjust the voice cancellation level from 0 to 100 100 wil...

Page 43: ...ccording to your requirement With Mic you will only record audio source from microphone with echo effects but you are able to record all audio sources from Wave Aux and Mic with microphone echo effect Click OK to accept it or Cancel if you want to enable it later Checking Don t remind me again and this message will not show up again ...

Page 44: ... speaker type and Xonar DG will filter out the bass signals and send them to the subwoofer channel If those speakers are full range you can select the Large speaker type Note Usually low cost PC s 2 channel speakers are small type speakers Refer to the speaker s specification If you have any questions consult your speaker vendor However common 2 1 speakers with a subwoofer should be categorized as...

Page 45: ...C function the ideal system requirements are as follows 1 Speakers and microphone are low distortion max THD 2 2 Flat frequency response between 300 4KHz 3 Use omni direction electret microphone with 40dB sensitivity 4 The microphone is more than 30cm far from PC s speakers fix the distance and do NOT turn your speakers too loud 5 Put your microphone 20 30cm away from you fix the distance and do N...

Page 46: ...AEC function A alert message will pop up This message implies the speaker configuration will be set to 2 speakers and all sound effect processors will suspended except AEC function Click OK to accept it Click Cancel if you want to enable it later Check Don t remind me again will not show this message again 1 2 ...

Page 47: ...sles inherent with sound sources of different loudness It allows you to listen to various content like MP3 TV program DVD video and even games with consistent sound level The following graph shows how different signals 1 2 will become the same level for example 10dB below full scale after you turn on SVN Please note that for lower volume music 2 it will become louder when you turn on SVN and for h...

Page 48: ...ined blue when active 2 SVN display When SVN is enabled Smart Volume will be lit up at the bottom of the volume meter and the volume meter will show the level 3 SVN blue light When SVN is enabled the master volume knob will be illuminated by a blue light It will be lit red if the volume is muted 3 1 2 ...

Page 49: ... DS3D GX technology Before you start EAX and DS3D HW games enable DS3D GX on the Xonar Audio Center and disable the function after the games In addition Xonar DG also offers a Hi Fi mode for hi fidelity playback without any effect processing to keep the original audio fidelity Every time you turn on Hi Fi mode Xonar DG will clear all sound effects It s also recommended to use Hi Fi mode for audio ...

Page 50: ... support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for lots of DirectX DirectSound3D games on Windows 7 Vista XP 2 Hi Fi Mode This mode is set for Hi Fidelity playback where all effects will be cleared to keep the original digital data and analog output quality as high as possible 1 2 ...

Page 51: ...m Description 1 VoiceEX It produces realistic and dynamic environmental reverberation for your voice in 3D gaming communication 2 Local VoiceEX It produces realistic and dynamic environmental reverberation for your voice in 3D gaming communication You can hear your voice form speakers 3 App List You can add VOIP application into VOIP application List 4 ChatEX It emulates different background envir...

Page 52: ...X 2 Make sure you and your team member can talk to each other in the game For VOIP 1 Press App List 2 If you don t see the VOIP application of yours in the list press Add Make sure the Skype and MSN Messenger are the latest version 3 Look for the application s location and Open it ...

Page 53: ...calFX function then a prompt message will pop up This message implies the record device will be set to microphone Make sure the GX function is enabled Click OK to accept it or Cancel if you want to enable it later Check Don t remind me again if you don t want to see this message pop up next time Microphone input source must be selected from advanced setting under MIC volume control slider in Mixer...

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Page 55: ...r utility 3 If the icon could not be found in the system tray go to the Windows Control Panel and double click the Xonar DG Audio Center icon to make it visible in the system tray again 4 After the driver installation is complete it s recommended that you reboot your computer to complete the setup If the icon still doesn t appear please try installing the driver package again I cannot hear any sou...

Page 56: ...is right 2 Remember to turn on the digital monitoring button for that recording source I cannot hear the TV tuner audio from my speakers Instructions 1 If you are using a traditional TV tuner card which has analog audio output please connect it to the Aux In header on the audio card 2 Select Aux In as the recording source and remember to turn on the digital monitoring button on the recording mixer...

Page 57: ... regular stereo headphones and speaker headphones Q5 What is the most important benefit of the Xonar DG for gamers Answer 1 Headphone amplifier Enables accurate sound positioning in superb quality for unparalleled gaming experience 2 Dolby headphone Delivers a realistic and spacious 2 to 5 1 surround and 3D positional sound field over any set of stereo headphones 3 GX 2 5 Enables the latest EAX ga...

Page 58: ...ces can be used and working at the same time In this case Wave In or SPDIF In considered as a Digital Input is an independent recording device from Analog Devices such as Mic In Line In or Aux In Therefore if you have analog inputs other than Wave In and set to be monitored you are able to hear and even record sound from those analog devices even Wave In SPDIF In is selected as the default recordi...

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