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Xonar DX Audio Card User's manual - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 2
for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 3
Speaker Systems (Home Theater)..... 12 5.2 Connecting Headphones 13 5.3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 15 5.4 Connecting Microphone 20 5.5 Connecting Line-In Audio Sources 20 6. Xonar DX Driver Guide 21 6.1 Introduction to the Xonar DX Audio Center GUI 21 6.2 Main Setting 23 6.3 Mixer - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 4
DSP Modes 41 6.10 VocalFX 42 6.11 ASIO 2 Driver 46 7. Portable Music Processor™ Software Guide 50 7.1 Introduction 50 7.2 Converting music in "Main Setting" Page 52 7.3 Find Converted Music in "PMP Music" Page 54 8. RMAA Test Guide 55 8.1 Setting Up Xonar DX Audio Card 55 8.2 Configuration - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 5
tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 6
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 or your retailer. • Before using the product - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 7
• ASUS Xonar DX audio card • ASUS Xonar DX support CD (including Portable Music Processor™ Lite and RMAA V6.0.6 utilities) • Additional low-profile bracket • S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adaptor x1 • Quick Installation Guide 1.2 System Requirements • One PCI Express 1.0 (or higher) compatible slot - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 8
latency for high-definition audio processing -Compatible with X1, X4, X8, X16 PCI Express slots ASUS AV100 High-Definition Sound Processor (Max. 192KHz/24bit) Cirrus-Logic CS4398*1 for Front-Out (120dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit) Cirrus-Logic CS4362A*1 for other 6 channels (114dB SNR, Max. 192kHz - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 9
Smart Volume Normalization processing (Windows Media Player 10 or above is required) Software kit with 10-ft GUI for Windows Media Center Edition Easy but powerful software intended for testing the quality of audio equipments *Specifications are subject to change without notice. ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 10
2. About Hardware 2.1 Xonar DX Audio Processing Card 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 9 8 1 2 3 4 5 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 11
Item 1 Microphone jack 1 Line Input jack 1 S/PDIF Output jack 2 Headphone/Front Output jack 3 Side Surround Output jack 4 Center/Subwoofer Output jack 5 Rear/back Surround Output Jack 6 Front panel audio header 7 Aux Input Header 8 PCI Express Bus Golden Fingers 9 Main Audio Processor Description - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 12
! Do not force the audio card into the slot. Make sure that the gold pins of the card's PCI Express connector are aligned with the motherboard's PCI Express connector before you insert the card into the PCI Express slot. If it does not fit properly, gently remove it and try again.) ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 13
power supply to the power connector on the Xonar DX audio card. The PCI Express high-quality audio card requires additional power from your computer. If the power cable is not connected properly, the audio card will not work at all. 3 3 When removing the power cable from the Xonar DX audio card - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 14
card to send the tuner card's sound to your PC speakers. 2. Secure the PCI/PCI Express TV tuner card and screw it into the back-panel. 3. Connect the audio output header from the TV tuner card to the Aux-In header of the audio card, as shown in the figure below. For optimum TV audio quality, Xonar - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 15
Audio Card Driver 1. After you have installed your audio card, turn on your computer. Windows automatically detects your audio card and searches for device drivers. When prompted for the audio drivers, click the "Cancel" button. 2. Insert the driver the computer later if desired. ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 16
4.2 Installing the PMP software (Portable Music Processor) 1. From the installation CD menu, select the option to install the PMP software. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. After the installation is complete, click Finish. 10 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 17
4.3 Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software 4.3.1 Uninstalling Software 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 2. Double-click the "Add/Remove Programs" icon. 3. Click the "Change or Remove follow the installation process again to reinstall the same or updated software. ASUS Xonar DX 11 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 18
or AV Receivers with Dolby Digital decoding capabilities. 1 2 No Item 1 Optical adapter 2 Optical cable Description Plug the optical TOSLINK adapter into the S/PDIF-Out connector. Connect your decoder's S/PDIF-In port to the optical adapter with the TOSLINK optical cable 12 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 19
5.2 Connecting Headphones 5.2.1 Connecting Stereo Headphones 1 No Item 1 Front Out/Headphone Jack Description The Front Out jack has a built-in high-quality amplifier to drive headphones. Connect your stereo headphones directly to this jack. ASUS Xonar DX 13 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 20
Connect the front-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1 headphones 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. 14 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 21
of the analog amplifier with the mini-jack to RCA cable. Connects to the "Center" and "subwoofer" input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini-jack to RCA cable. Connects to the "left back" and "right back" input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini-jack to RCA cable. ASUS Xonar DX 15 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 22
5.3.2 Connecting 2/2.1 Channel Speakers 2 Speakers 1 2.1 Speakers 1 No Item 1 Front Out/Headphone Jack Description Connect the 2/2.1 speaker set's 3.5mm plug into this Front Out jack. 16 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 23
4/4.1 Channel Speakers 4 Speakers 1 2 4.1 Speakers 1 2 No Item 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out Description Connects to the Front input port of the 4/4.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. Connects to the Surround input port of the 4/4.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. ASUS Xonar DX 17 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 24
the 5.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. Connects to the Surround input port of the 5.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. Connects to the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 5.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable.. 5.3.5 Connecting 6.1/7.1 Channel Speakers 6.1 Speakers 1 2 3 4 18 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 25
-jack cable. Connects to the Surround input port of the 6.1/7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. Connects to the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 6.1/7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. Connects to the Back Surround input port of the 6.1/7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 26
No Item 1 Line Input Jack 20 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). ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 27
the Xonar DX driver. You can control the functions and features of the Xonar DX driver on the Audio Center. The following picture shows a basic overview of the Xonar DX Audio Center. The following sections of this manual will describe its functions in more detail. 1 23 8 5 6 7 4 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 28
for Music, Games, DVD Video, and effect-free (Hi-Fi) modes. This panel gives access to setting tabs, including Main Settings, Mixer/volume, Effects, Karaoke/MagicVoice, and FlexBass. (see the following details) Clicking this icon will pop up driver's Information window. 22 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 29
audio fidelity. The Xonar DX audio 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. ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 30
5.1 speakers, 7.1 speakers, Front Panel Headphone and Front Panel 2 speakers (or 2.1). Xonar DX will play the channels and do the proper 3D/Dolby sound processing accordingly. Please select the correct speaker type for your connected speakers. Click this button to show the speaker test window in the - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 31
formats: -PCM (Pulse Code Modulation, which is a typical raw audio data format.) -Dolby Digital Live real-time 5.1ch encoding This advanced setting will automatically upmix stereo (2ch) content to 5.1 channel surround with Dolby Pro-Logic II when using Dolby Digital Live output. ASUS Xonar DX 25 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 32
change the setting. 1 No Item 1 Audio Channels Description Here are some typical suggestions: -MP3, WMA, AAC, CD, VCD, 2D games => 2 channels -DVD-Video with Dolby Digtial or DTS 5.1 => 6 channels -DVD-Video with Dolby Digtial EX or DTS ES => 8 channels -3D games => 8 channels 26 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 33
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 DX audio card will process it and virtualize each speaker position in - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 34
. Drag the scroll bar to the left to centralize the vocal signal. Drag to the right side to widen the vocal sound range. The dimension parameter fades sounds to the front or rear of the listener. Reset all settings to the defaults. Movie mode is a preset optimized for movie audio. 28 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 35
Description Click this check box to enable Dolby Headphone. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to Dolby Headphone page for manual adjusting. 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 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 36
surround sound listening environment from as few as two speakers. Dolby Virtual Speaker also creates a wider two-channel environment the text bar will switch the right window to a Dolby Virtual Speaker page for manual adjusting. Dolby Virtual Speaker provides two modes picture. 30 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 37
for each speaker/ channel. Note: Windows® Vista does not support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD Player volume controls. Click this button to mute or unmute the audio channel. Drag this slider down between the left and right channels. Reset all volume controls to the default settings ASUS Xonar DX 31 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 38
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.) 3 Monitoring button Click this button - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 39
the advanced settings for the You can check with "Front Panel Microphone" to enable microphone of front panel. Enabling "Microphone Boost" will increase a volume gain to boost microphone input signals. For typical low-cost PC microphone, it's recommended to enable this function. ASUS Xonar DX 33 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 40
different environments. There are a total of 27 environment options, which can be applied to all 2D sound sources, like music. 1 2 3 No Item 1 Default Environments 2 More Option 3 Environment Size . There are three size settings for each environment: Large, Medium, and Small. 34 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 41
parameters saved in the pull-down menu. Adjust the gain for each band (30~16KHz) Key in a name for your own "User Defined" equalizer setting Click this + button to save the parameters into User Defined list Click this - button to delete the parameters from User Defined list ASUS Xonar DX 35 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 42
6.5 Karaoke/Magic Voice The Xonar DX provides powerful features for Karaoke, including Key-Shifting, Vocal Cancellation and Microphone Echo. Microphone Echo can generate natural echo effects on your singing voice just for echo signals (30~16KHz) Reset all settings to the default. 36 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 43
allows you to select each satellite speaker's type for optimal sound performance from the speakers. (Small: common speaker that cannot produce channels to the subwoofer speaker automatically. Colors for small/large speakers are different. Orange: large speakers Green: small speakers ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 44
and distortion. Enable "microphone boost" on Xonar DX audio center mixer to get proper input signal level. 6. It's suggested to disable original AEC function residing in some of the softphones or voice communication programs to get best performance from Xonar DX audio card. AEC function will be - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 45
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 you turn on SVN; and for higher volume music 1, it will become quieter. ASUS Xonar DX 39 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 46
Music 1 Music 2 SVN Off SVN On 0dB (Full-scale) T -10 dB - 2 3 1 No Item 1 SVN On/Off 2 SVN Display 3 SVN Blue Light Description Click this button to enable SVN. This button the master volume knob will be illuminated by a blue light. It will be lit red if the volume is muted. 40 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 47
the Xonar DX audio center, and disable the function after the games. Supports latest DS3D GX 2.0 for gaming on Vista & XP DS3D GX 2.0 not only revives EAX and DirectSound HW effects, but also allows you to run EAX HD 5.0 games on both XP and Vista. It provides the best compatibility with existing - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 48
Game Extensions mode to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for lots of DirectX/ DirectSound3D games on Windows Vista and XP. This for DVD Movie playback. This mode is set for Games. 6.10 VocalFX VocalFX is an innovative voice processing technology to let your 4 42 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 49
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) ASUS Xonar DX 43 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 50
3. Look for the application's location and Open it. 4. Your VOIP application has been added into list. 44 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 51
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 messsage pop up next time. ASUS Xonar DX 45 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 52
on PCs, which is very important for professional music creation and editing. The Xonar DX package also provides Ableton Live and Sonar LE audio editing software, which all support ASIO output. The setup reference is described below. When Using Ableton Live... 2 3 4 1 5 46 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 53
4 Hardware Setup Description Step 1 is to open the "Preferences" window from the Options tab. Step 2 is to select "ASIO" as the driver type. (WDM and MME are other Windows driver types) Step 3 is to choose "ASUS Xonar DX ASIO" as the Audio Device. Step 4 is to click the Hardware Setup to configure - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 54
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the "Audio Options" window from the Options tab. Step 2 is to select "ASIO" as the driver mode in Advanced tab. (WDM and MME are Windows driver types) The changes will take effect after you restart the program next time. After step 2, Sonar LE will display 4 output drivers: "ASUS Xonar DX ASIO Out - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 56
PC's performance and the sound effects you choose to add. Before you use PMP software, make sure the following items have been completed: 1. Xonar DX Audio Card has been installed in your PC. 2. The Xonar DX driver has been installed (Xonar DX audio converter driver is installed for PMP utility - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 57
display the converted music files saved in the "PMP Music" folder This button is used to check online for upgrades to the PMP software and download it for upgrade (make sure your computer is connected to the Internet before you click the button) ASUS Xonar DX 51 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 58
My Documents\My Music but can be designated to other folder by clicking . In the right side of the window, you will see all of the music files from the selected folders that can be converted by PMP. You been converted during the process will show a check mark in the status column. 52 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 59
that the audio card will suspend operation while PMP is window will tell you the music being converted, status file type, bitrate, spent time, converted percentage, and speed. 5 Information page Clicking the information button will display the version of PMP that you have installed. ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 60
Dolby Headphone post-processing applied) 1 2 No Item 1 PMP Music page 2 Music Information Description This page shows the converted music library stored in the PMP Music folder. This window will display the song name and its artist, length, and size in the PMP Music folder. 54 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 61
output to 2-speaker mode (to get rid of any channel processing over RMAA stereo signals in the driver) 3. Turn off all sound effects including Dolby, 7.1 speaker shifter, EQ, Environment, etc. A quick way to do so is to enable the "Hi-Fi mode" button in the Audio Center. 1 2 ASUS Xonar DX 3 55 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 62
for the Xonar DX audio card. 4 You should 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, please select "Line In" as the recording source on the mixer page. 3.5mm Line Cable 56 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 63
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 DX 57 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 64
below. 1. Select both of the playback/recording devices as "ASUS Xonar DX Audio". 2. Select 24bit and 48KHz for the test signals. (If you change the format here, please remember to go back to set the same sample rate output in the Xonar DX Audio Center) 1 2 3. Click "Test options" button in RMAA - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 65
Sound Card tab and select "DirectSound" as the Driver Model (because Windows MME mode doesn't support high-resolution 24bit audio playback and the data may be manipulated by Windows so that the real hardware quality can not be measured properly.) 4 5. Click loop-back mode test button 5 ASUS Xonar - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 66
6. Check if the levels shown in the Adjusting level window are OK (the level meter will be green). 6 7. If the recording volume level is not high enough, please check recording volume level is too high, please lower the WAVE and Master volumes gradually until the level is ok. 7 60 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 67
8. Begin the test by clicking the "Done" button. If you cannot get the level to be "OK" after the previous step, click "Done" anyways and proceed. 8 9. Enter "ASUS Xonar DX Audio" in the New slot name and select one Empty slot. Then click "OK". 9 ASUS Xonar DX 61 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 68
10. RMAA will pop up the Test results window. You can click the "Select" checkbox and click to "Make html report". 10 11. Check and key in the report name/options as follows and then click "OK". 11 62 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 69
see how high-fidelity and crystal-clean the Xonar DX audio 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 and bit-depths with the same procedure. ASUS Xonar DX 63 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 70
Audio Analyzer test Testing chain: External loopback (line-out - line-in) Sampling mode: 24-bit, 48 kHz Summary Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB: Noise level, dB (A): Dynamic range, dB (A): THD, %: IMD + Noise, %: Stereo crosstalk, dB: IMD at 10 11, +0.01 -0.05, +0.01 64 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 71
Noise level Parameter RMS power, dB: RMS power (A-weighted), dB: Peak level, dB FS: DC offset, %: Left -111.4 -112.4 -87.5 -0.00 Right -112.0 -113.0 -88.4 -0.00 Dynamic range ASUS Xonar DX 65 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 72
Parameter Dynamic range, dB: Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB: DC offset, % Left +111.4 +112.4 -0.00 Right +111.8 +112.8 -0.00 THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS) Parameter THD, %: THD + Noise, %: THD + Noise (A-weighted), %: Left 0.0006 0.0008 0.0010 Right 0.0006 0.0008 0.0009 66 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 73
Intermodulation distortion Parameter IMD + Noise, %: IMD + Noise (A-weighted), %: Left +0.0010 +0.0008 Right +0.0009 +0.0007 Stereo crosstalk ASUS Xonar DX 67 - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 74
Parameter Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB: Crosstalk at 1 KHz, dB Crosstalk at 10 KHz, dB Left Right -109 -107 -101 -101 -82 -82 IMD (swept tones) Parameter IMD + Noise at 5 KHz, IMD + Noise at 10 KHz, IMD + Noise at 15 KHz, Left 0.0011 0.0009 0.0009 Right 0.0011 0.0009 0.0009 68 ASUS Xonar DX - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 75
10. Troubleshooting and FAQs [Troubleshooting] The audio card driver could not be installed on my PC. Instructions: 1. Please make sure that you have properly plugged the audio card in the PCI Express slot on your motherboard. 2. Check that the Windows hardware device manager has discovered a - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 76
Instructions: 1. Xonar DX PCI Express audio card needs the power cable to supply addition power in addition to the basic PCI Express bus power. Please double check you have plugged the small 4-pin power plug onto Xonar DX power connector. If you did not plug the internal power, Xonar DX audio center - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 77
applications can play sound out. If you still have problem, please read the TV tuner card's software user guide. I don't see MIDI device (MPU-401) on Windows Vista. How could I use it? Instructions: Windows Vista doesn't show MPU-401 MIDI port on system. However, Xonar DX did support MIDI I/O and - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 78
CE industry and available on a wide range of audio equipment. Xonar includes these features to make your PC a powerful media and entertainment center. Q3: Why is Xonar DX the best audio card for HTPC and multi-channel speakers? Answer: The Xonar DX supports Dolby Digital Live, which allow a single - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 79
benefit of the Xonar DX for musicians? Answer: 1. Ultimate Fidelity: Xonar DX has the highest quality of audio in/out for the cleanest sound production 2. Duplex HD: Supports audio sampling rates up to 24bit/192KHz for all inputs and outputs 3. ASIO 2.0: Xonar DX includes an ASIO 2.0 driver for low - Asus XONAR DX 7 | Xonar DX user's manual - Page 80
are using the Microsoft® Windows Media Player to play audio files, you have to change the playback setting of your CD optical drive to Analog. Open the Windows Media Player and do the following to change the setting: Tools > Options > Device > CD Properties > Playback > Analog. 74 ASUS Xonar DX
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