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  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 1
    Xonar HDAV 1.3 (Deluxe) Audio/Video enhanced combo card User manual
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 2
    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
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 3
    Xonar HDAV 1.3 card 8 3.3 Connecting to a TV tuner card 10 4. Installing software 11 4.1 Installing the card driver 11 4.2 Installing the TotalMedia Theatre software 12 In Audio Sources 24 5.6 Connecting Digital Audio Sources 25 6. Xonar HDAV Center 26 6.1 Xonar HDAV Center GUI 26 6.2 Audio-
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 4
    Broadcasting games with ASUS GamerOSD 75 8. RMAA Test Guide 79 8.1 Setting Up Xonar HDAV 1.3 card 79 8.2 Configuration and Test with RMAA 82 8.3 RMAA Testing Results 85 8.4 ASUS Xonar HDAV RightMark Audio Analyzer test......... 86 9. Troubleshooting and FAQs 90 [Troubleshooting 90 [FAQs 92
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 5
    . This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 6
    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 DirectSound3D, Windows are
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 7
    Xonar HDAV 1.3 card • ASUS Xonar H6 DAC extension board (ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 Deluxe only) • H6 extension board cable x1 • HDMI cable x1 • DVI-to-HDMI cable x1 • Stereo RCA-to-3.5mm cable x4 • S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x1 • Support CD (including ASUS Gamer OSD and RMAA V6.0.6 utilities) • Quick
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 8
    /24bit Driver Features Operation System (continued on the next page) Windows Vista/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005 Dolby Digital Live Dolby Headphone Dolby Virtual Speaker Dolby Pro-Logic IIx Dolby Digital Live encodes any audio signal on PC in realtime to Dolby Digital (AC3) 5.1 surround sounds to
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 9
    intended for testing the quality of audio equipments -H6 Extension Board cable (for connecting HDAV card and extension board) *1 -DVI-to-HDMI cable *1 -Stereo RCA-to-3.5mm cable * 4 -S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adaptor *2 *Specifications are subject to change without notice. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 10
    Out port of an HDMI graphics card using an HDMI cable. Connects to a device with HDMI support. Coaxial and optical TOSLINK combo sound sources to this 3.5mm port for audio recording or processing. (Through Ultra-high fidelity 115dB SNR A-D converter) (continued on the next page)  ASUS Xonar HDAV
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 11
    . (To monitor your TV tuner card's audio from this Aux-In, you must enable the "monitor" function for Aux-In in the Xonar HDAV Center software's recording mixer.) Connects to the power cable of your power supply. Connects to the extension board with the bundled bridge cable. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 12
    . Connects to the Right Back Surround input on 6.1/7.1 powered analog speakers. Connects to the Left Back Surround input on 6.1/7.1 powered analog speakers. Connects to the Xonar HDAV card with the bundled H6 extension board cable.  ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 13
    user manuals of your motherboard and sound card.) 1. Power off your computer and disconnect the power cord. 2. Open the computer chassis. 3. Remove the metal brackets from one unused PCI Express x1 slot for the Xonar HDAV card and its adjacent slot for the H6 DAC extension board. ASUS Xonar HDAV
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 14
    extension board. 2. Connect a 4-pin ATX power cable to the ATX power connector on the card. The Xonar HDAV 1.3 card requires additional power to work. Ensure that you connect the ATX power cable to the card to provide ample power. ATX power cable 1 2 Extension board cable  ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 15
    cable for normal video signal transmission. Otherwise, there might be no display on your HDMI display device. • Some LCD TVs with HDMI output do not support PC resolutions and may lose audio output, excepting on following video resolutions: 480i/p, 720p, and 1080i/p. 2 1 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 16
    the monitoring button to pass this signal to the audio output. Using this setup, you can even turn on sound effects such as Pro-Logic IIx to expand the stereo TV audio to 5.1 or 7.1 channel surround sound. TV audio on your PC will become even better than on your TV set. 10 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 17
    Xonar HDAV card, turn on your computer. Windows® automatically detects the HDAV 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
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 18
    drive. If Autorun is enabled in your system, the setup starts automatically. If not, run setup. exe from the installation CD. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. 3. When prompted, enter the license key located on the installation CD sleeve. 12 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 19
    cinema surround sound experience. A single digital cable connection can carry highquality Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 digital audio from any of your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers with Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 decoding capabilities. (Xonar HDAV card) 1 2 SPDIF Out
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 20
    5.2 Connecting Headphones 5.2.1 Connecting Stereo Headphones (Xonar HDAV card) Stereo RCA-to-3.5mm cable SPDIF Out Front Right Out Front Left Out The Left/Right Front Out , and then connect the Left/Right ends to the to Front Left/Right Out ports on the Xonar HDAV card. 14 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 21
    5mm cable, and then connect the Left/Right ends to the to Front Left/Right Out ports on the Xonar HDAV card. 2 Left/Right Side Surround Out Connect the side surround-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1 headphones to the the to Center/Subwooder Out ports on the extension board. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 15
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 22
    5.3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 5.3.1 Connecting Analog Power Amplifier 1 2 3 4 (Xonar HDAV card) 1 16 Front Right Out Front Left Out (H6 DAC extension board) 2 Right Side Out Left Side Out 3 Center Out Subwoofer Out 4 Right Back Out Left Back Out ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 23
    -to-3.5mm cable. Finally, connect the Left/Right ends to the Front Left/ Right Out ports on the Xonar HDAV card. Connects to the "left surround" and "right surround" input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini- the to Left/Right Back Out ports on the extension board. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 17
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 24
    5.3.2 Connecting 2/2.1 Channel Speakers 2 Speakers 2.1 Speakers 1 1 (Xonar HDAV card) 1 Front Right Out Front Left Out No Item 1 Front Left/Right Out Description The Left/ then connect the Left/Right ends to the Front Left/Right Out ports on the Xonar HDAV card. 18 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 25
    5.3.3 Connecting 4/4.1 Channel Speakers 4 Speakers 4.1 Speakers 1 1 2 2 (Xonar HDAV card) 2 (H6 DAC extension board) Right Side Out Left Side Out 1 Front Right Out Front Left Out connect the Left/Right ends to the Left/Right Side Out ports on the extension board. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 19
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 26
    RCA-to-3.5mm cable. Finally, connect the Left/Right ends to the Front Left/Right Out ports on the Xonar HDAV card. 2 Left/Right Side Surround Out Connects to the Side Surround input port of the 5.1 speakers with the to the Center/Subwoofer Out ports on the extension board. 20 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 27
    5.3.5 Connecting 6.1 / 7.1 Channel Speakers 6.1 Speakers 7.1 Speakers 1 2 3 4 (Xonar HDAV card) 1 2 3 4 1 Front Right Out Front Left Out (H6 DAC extension board) 2 Right Side Out Left Side Out 3 Center Out Subwoofer Out 4 Right Back Out Left Back Out ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 21
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 28
    RCA-to-3.5mm cable. Finally, connect the Left/Right ends to the Front Left/Right Out ports on the Xonar HDAV card. Connects to the Side Surround input port of the 6.1/7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable, and then to the Left/Right Back Out ports on the extension board. 22 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 29
    to the bundled stereo RCA-to-3.5mm cable, and then connect the Left/Right ends to the to Front Left/Right Out ports on the Xonar HDAV card. Connect the microphone's 3.5mm plug to the Mic-In port on the Xonar HDAV card for voice communication, recording, or karaoke. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 23
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 30
    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/DTS sound processing through the Monitoring path (See the "Mixer" section of the driver guide). 24 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 31
    5.6 Connecting Digital Audio Sources (Xonar HDAV card) 1 SPDIF In 2 No Item 1 Optical adapter 2 Optical cable Description Plug the optical TOSLINK adapter into the S/PDIF-In the S/PDIF-In combo jack and connect the other end into the coaxial S/PDIF output on the player. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 25
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 32
    of the Xonar HDAV 1.3 driver on the Xonar HDAV Center. The following picture shows a basic overview of the Xonar HDAV Center. The following sections of this manual will describe its functions in more detail. 6 Minimize button 1 Close button 2 7 8 3 9 10 4 11 5 12 26 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 33
    No Item 1 Support link 2 Display Area 3 HDMI mode 4 Sound Card mode 5 Setting Menu Panel 6 Information icon 7 Menu Open/Close 8 Audio/Video configuration switch 9 Master Volume 10 Mute Button 11 SVN Button 12 DSP Mode Description Clicking this button will lead you to the ASUS official website. This
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 34
    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/Surroud outputs for 7.1-speaker set ups Check the box if your speakers are outputting the incorrect channel. Otherwise, leave them blank. 28 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 35
    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/Surroud outputs for 7.1-speaker set ups Check the box if your speakers are outputting the incorrect channel. Otherwise, leave them blank. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 29
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 36
    audio fidelity. The Xonar HDAV 1.3 card supports sample rates up to 192KHz (44.1K, 48K, 96K, 192KHz). Typical values: -Audio CD, MP3, WMA, Wave files are 44.1KHz; -The audio of DVD-Video is 48KHz; -DVD-Audio or other HD media may contain 96KHz or 192KHz high-definition audio content. 30 ASUS Xonar
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 37
    and impressive cinema surround sound experience. It enables a single digital connection to carry high quality Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 surround audio from your PC to digital speakers and AV Receivers. 2 3 1 with Dolby Pro-Logic II when using Dolby Digital Live output. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 31
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 38
    only) This setting only appears in Windows Vista. Vista will deliver the audio channels to the audio driver according to this setting, no matter what the original audio content is or how many channels they have. Therefore, you need to set this in accordance with your audio content before you play it
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 39
    Shifter. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to the Speaker Shifter page for manual adjustments. You can drag each speaker or listener to a different relative position "virtually" using only your mouse. The Xonar HDAV 1.3 card will process it and virtualize each speaker position in
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 40
    right window to the Pro-Logic IIx page for manual sounds to the front or rear of the listener. Music mode is the default mode for regular music playback. In this mode, you can adjust the Center Width and Dimension parameters. Movie mode is a preset optimized for movie audio. 34 ASUS Xonar HDAV
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 41
    to the defaults. The dimension parameter fades sounds to the front or rear of the listener. Music mode is the default mode for regular music playback. In this mode, you can adjust the Center Width and Dimension parameters. Movie mode is a preset optimized for movie audio. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 35
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 42
    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. DH2-Livelier Room: More acoustically live than DH1 DH3-Larger Room: Larger room than DH1; more distant and diffused effect. 36 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 43
    Virtual Speaker technology simulates a 5.1-speaker surround sound listening environment from as few as two speakers the text bar will switch the right window to a Dolby Virtual Speaker page for manual adjusting. Dolby Virtual Speaker provides two modes the following picture. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 37
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 44
    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 doesn't support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD-In volume controls. Reset all volume controls to the default settings 38 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 45
    recording function on Windows is a one-path Note: On Vista, some audio validity bit of S/PDIF input stream to prevent recording or monitoring non-PCM/not recordable audio (such as AC3, etc.), which will become unrecognizable sounds from your speakers. (continued on the next page) ASUS Xonar HDAV
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 46
    : 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: recording from digital wave audio you are playing on PC (Note: Windows Vista doesn't support WAVE recording.) Click this button to open the advanced
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 47
    environments. There are a total of 27 environment options, which can be applied to all 2D sound sources, like music. 3 1 2 No Item 1 Default environments 2 More options 3 Environment size menu. There are three size settings for each environment: Large, Medium, and Small. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 41
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 48
    10-Band Equalizer The equalizer can modify the audio output for different frequencies, and be used to compensate for deficiencies in your speakers/systems. There are 12 default patterns and you can also make your "-" button to delete the parameters from User Defined list 42 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 49
    6.5 Karaoke The Xonar HDAV 1.3 provides powerful features for Karaoke, including KeyShifting, Vocal Cancellation, and Microphone Echo. Key-Shifting can change the pitch the Mic Echo function and adjust the gain for echo signals (30~16KHz) Reset all settings to the default. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 43
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 50
    management and enhancement mechanism, allows you to select each satellite speaker's type for optimal sound performance from the speakers. (Small: common speaker that cannot produce low frequencies; Large speakers are different. Orange: large speakers Green: small speakers 44 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 51
    (50~250Hz) for LFE (lowfrequency effects) signals. Xonar HDAV 1.3 will filter out the bass signals below the crossover frequency from small speaker channels and forward them to the subwoofer. The higher the crossover frequency, the more bass signals will be subtracted. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 45
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 52
    feature to make Xonar HDAV 1.3 the best sound card choice for online audio effects will be suspended and those controls on audio center will be frozen.). After you finish the voice-overIP applications, please remember to turn it off for normal high-fidelity audio playback mode. 46 ASUS Xonar HDAV
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 53
    implies that the speaker configuration will be set to 2 speakers and all sound effect processors will be suspended except AEC function. Click "OK" to accept it or "Cancel" if you want to enable it later. Checking "Don't remind me again" will not display this message again. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 47
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 54
    NormalizationTM (SVN) automatically keeps all music or video/TV audio output at a constant level to reduce manual adjustment hassles inherent with sound sources of different loudness. It allows you to listen to Music 1 0dB (Full-scale) Music 2 SVN Off SVN On T -10 dB - 48 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 55
    . 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. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 49
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 56
    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. (Note: no sound effects will be applied to high-definition 96KHz/192KHz content.) 50 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 57
    on Windows Vista. 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. This mode is set for Music playback. This mode is set for DVD Movie playback. This mode is set for Games. ASUS Xonar HDAV
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 58
    to different types for disguising your real voice or just for fun in online chatting. You can add VOIP application into VOIP application List. 52 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 59
    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. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 53
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 60
    " 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. 54 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 61
    is an LCD monitor Click if your display is an LCD TV 2. Click the Splendid On button on the Xonar HDAV Center; clicking this button again will disable this feature. 3. Click the LCD monitor / LCD TV icon depending on ON / OFF to enable or disable the mode you select. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 55
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 62
    5. You can also set hotkeys for each mode, which enables you to switch modes quickly. Follow the steps below to set a hotkey. a. Click the Hotkey textbox following: to display the b. screen and the right side the color-enhanced screen. Click Cancel to stop scanning. 56 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 63
    customize settings screen, adjust the brightness, saturation, hue, contrast, and sharpness according to your desired settings and name your customized setting. Click OK when done. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 57
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 64
    settings from the two default color-enhanced settings: Action Movie and Theater Mode. You can customize two more settings based on your configuration. Follow the instructions in the Photo Mode section on how to create customized settings. 58 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 65
    have the following two items installed before using Game Mode: 1. ASUS graphics card 2. ASUS GamerOSD utility. To enable the Game Mode, click the corresponding ON based on your needs. Follow the instructions in the Photo Mode section on how to create customized settings. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 59
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 66
    DDL/Multiple Analog Speakers 6.12.1 Under Windows XP Dolby Headphone (Viertualized 5.1 surround sounds over stereo headphone) 1. Open TotalMedia Theatre > Setup > Audio. 2. Select 5.1 Channels in Audio Output Mode. 3. Press Apply first, and then press OK. 4. Open the Xonar HDAV Center. 5. Select
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 67
    5.1 surround sounds over stereo speakers) 1. Open TotalMedia Theatre > Setup > Audio. 2. Select 5.1 Channels in Audio Output Mode. 3. Press Apply first, and then press OK. 4. Open the Xonar HDAV Center. 5. Select 2 Speakers in Analog Out. 6. Check Dolby Virtual Speaker. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 61
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 68
    DVD/Blu-ray playback by SPDIF/HDMI (Dolby Digital/DTS digital audio passthrough) 1. Open TotalMedia Theatre > Setup > Audio. 2. Select S/PDIF in Audio Output Mode. 3. Press Apply first, and then press OK. 4. Open the Xonar HDAV Center 5. Enable SPDIF Out. 62 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 69
    DVD/Blu-ray playback by SPDIF/HDMI (Add Sound effects w/ DDL encoding) 1. Open TotalMedia Theatre > Setup > Audio. 2. Select 5.1 Channels in Audio Output Mode. 3. Press Apply first, and then press OK. 4. Open the Xonar HDAV Center. 5. Enable SPDIF Out. 6. Select Dolby Digital Live in SPDIF Out. 7.
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 70
    6.12.2 Under Windows Vista Dolby Headphone (Viertualized 5.1 surround sounds over stereo headphone) 1. Open TotalMedia Theatre > Setup > Audio. 2. Select 5.1 Channels in Audio Output Mode. 3. Press Apply first, and then press OK. 4. Open the Xonar HDAV Center. 5. Select 6 Channels in Audio Channel.
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 71
    ) 1. Open TotalMedia Theatre > Setup > Audio. 2. Select 5.1 Channels in Audio Output Mode. 3. Press Apply first, and then press OK. 4. Open the Xonar HDAV Center. 5. Select 6 Channels in Audio Channel. 6. Select 2 Speakers in Analog Out. 7. Check Dolby Virtual Speaker. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 65
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 72
    DVD/Blu-ray playback by SPDIF/HDMI (Dolby Digital/DTS digital audio passthrough) 1. Open TotalMedia Theatre > Setup > Audio. 2. Select S/PDIF in Audio Output Mode. 3. Press Apply first, and then press OK. 4. Open the Xonar HDAV Center 5. Enable SPDIF Out. 66 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 73
    Blu-ray playback by SPDIF/HDMI (Add Sound effects w/ DDL encoding) 1. Open TotalMedia Theatre > Setup > Audio. 2. Select 5.1 Channels in Audio Output Mode. 3. Press Apply first, and then press OK. 4. Open Xonar HDAV Center. 5. Select 6 Channels in Audio Channel. 6. Enable SPDIF Out. 7. Select Dolby
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 74
    window. 3. Click the Enable ASUS OSD check box. 4. Click on the Hotkey textbox then press desired keys. Ctrl and Alt keys are the default keys. 5. Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to apply settings then exit. Click Cancel if you want to discard settings and exit. 68 ASUS Xonar HDAV
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 75
    selected, the broadcasting icon appears on the Windows® taskbar. This item is disabled when you select Movie. For detailed instructions on how to broadcast games and the related Internet Explorer security settings, refer to section 7.4 Broadcasting games with ASUS GamerOSD. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 69
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 76
    the ScreenShot folder where the captured images are saved. Double-click an item to view. The Movie and Screenshot folders are stored in \\My Documents\ASUS\GamerOSD. 70 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 77
    GamerOSD In a full-screen game, launch ASUS GamerOSD using the GamerOSD hotkeys. 7.3.1 3D Display Setting Show FPS Allows you to show/hide FPS on your of the game. Brightness Adjusts the current brightness of the game. Contrast Adjusts the current contrast of the game. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 71
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 78
    of connected viewers watching your broadcast. Capture Size Shows the resolution of the captured videos. This item is set in Advanced Setting in the GamerOSD setup menu. 72 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
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    the GamerOSD setup menu. Start detailed instructions on how ASUS GamerOSD. 7.3.3 Screenshots Screenshot Mode Allows you to shift the image capturing mode between Single and Multiple. Files Format Allows you to select the image files format. Configuration options: bmp, gif, jpg. ASUS Xonar HDAV
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    the hotkeys for capturing screens. Press the hotkeys to capture screens. The images are automatically saved in the ScreenShot folder and named by date. 74 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 81
    Options dialog box, select the Security tab then click the Trusted Sites icon. 4. Click Sites to display the Trusted sites window. 5. Key in the Internet Protocol (IP) of the broadcast host on the text box then click Add. 6. Click OK when done or Cancel to discard changes. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 75
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 82
    7. Click Custom Level to display the Security Settings window. 8. Enable all items then click OK. 9. Click OK to exit the Internet Options dialog box. 76 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 83
    on the Windows® taskbar. 3. Start a full-screen game. Launch the GamerOSD using the hotkeys. 4. Press the Page Up/Down key to go to the Video Capturing menu and use the Up/Down arrow key to highlight Start Capturing. 5. Press the right arrow key to start broadcasting. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 77
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 84
    7.4.3 Watching broadcasts Remote clients can watch the game you're playing via live broadcast on the Internet. To watch broadcasts: 1. From the IE Address box, key in the IP address of the computer that is broadcasting a game. 2. Click the play button to start preview. 78 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 85
    8. RMAA Test Guide The Xonar HDAV 1.3 driver CD includes RightMark Audio Analyzer (RMAA), a popular software intended for testing the quality of audio equipment, be it a sound card, portable MP3 player, consumer CD/DVD player, or a speaker system. The measurements are conducted by playing and
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 86
    for the Xonar HDAV 1.3 card. 4 You may also choose to use an external 3.5mm line cable as follows (as short as possible) to connect the Front-Out jack to the Line-In jack for loop-back testing. In that case, select "Line In" as the recording source on the mixer page. 80 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 87
    5. Click "Reset" on the playback volume mixer page to keep the volume setting on default. 6. Turn the master volume to the MAX level (0dB) 5 6 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 81
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 88
    Test with RMAA Start RMAA and follow the setup procedure below. 1. Select playback devices as "[DirectSound] ASUS Xonar HDAV Audio". (As Windows MME mode does not support high-resolution 24bit audio playback and the data may be manipulated by Windows, the real hardware quality can not be measured
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    by clicking the "Start test" button. If you cannot get the level to be "OK" after the previous step, click "Start test" anyways and proceed. 7 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 83
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 90
    ASUS Xonar HDAV Audio" in the New slot name and select one Empty slot. Click "OK" when done. 9. RMAA will pop up the Test results window. You can click the "Select" checkbox and click to "Make html report". 9 10. Check and key in the report name/options as follows and then click "OK" 84 ASUS Xonar
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    your browser. The following report is a sample and you can see how high-fidelity and crystal-clean the Xonar HDAV 1.3 card is for both output and input (one of the world's finest sound cards, it has higher quality than most CE devices.) You can also try testing the performance for other sample rates
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 92
    8.4 ASUS Xonar HDAV RightMark Audio Analyzer test Testing chain: External loopback (line-out - line-in) Sampling mode: 24-bit, 48 kHz Summary Frequency response response Frequency range From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB Response -0.12, +0.03 -0.04, +0.03 86 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 93
    Dynamic range Right -114.3 -115.9 -89.8 -0.00 Parameter Dynamic range, dB: Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB: DC offset, % Left +115.1 +116.5 -0.00 Right +114.2 +115.6 -0.00 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 87
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 94
    + Noise (A-weighted), %: Left +0.0002 +0.0006 +0.0006 Right +0.0004 +0.0006 +0.0007 Intermodulation distortion Parameter IMD + Noise, %: IMD + Noise (A-weighted), %: Left +0.0006 +0.0004 Right +0.0008 +0.0005 88 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 95
    Hz, IMD + Noise at 10000 Hz, IMD + Noise at 15000 Hz, Left 0.0006 0.0005 0.0005 Right 0.0007 0.0009 0.0011 *This report was generated by RightMark Audio Analyzer 6.0.6 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 89
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 96
    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 PCI Express slot, and try again. I couldn't find the Xonar HDAV Center Instructions: 1. Make sure you have installed the driver
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 97
    mixer page 3. If you are using a TV tuner card which has digital audio output instead of analog, please check that the sound is not muted and whether other applications can play sound out. If you still have problem, please read the TV tuner card's software user guide. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 91
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 98
    the Xonar HDAV 1.3 support Windows Vista? Answer: Yes, the Xonar HDAV 1.3 driver package does support Windows Vista 32/64 bit and most key features are available. In addition, Xonar HDAV 1.3 supports unique DS3D GX 2.0 on Windows Vista, which can recover DirectSound 3D hardware and EAX gaming sound
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 99
    , connect other devices like DVD players to the Xonar HDAV 1.3's S/PDIF input and then connect its SPDIF output to an AV receiver or decoder. When you would like to send the player device's audio to the AV receiver, you need to have the Xonar sound card's "S/PDIF in loopback" enabled to redirect the
  • Asus HDAV1.3 | User Manual - Page 100
    the Xonar sound card will always deliver 2 channel PCM data through the S/PDIF output port. For attaining 5.1 channel surround sounds, you can select Dolby Digital Live or DTS Interactive encoding output from the S/PDIF out menu, which will allow the Xonar HDAV 1.3 to deliver 5.1 surround sound for
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Xonar HDAV 1.3
(Deluxe)
Audio/Video enhanced combo card
User manual