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Xonar DGX PCIE 5.1 & Headphone Amp Audio Card User manual - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 2
the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 3
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 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 4
B digital device, instructions, digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Australia statement notice From 1 January 2012 updated warranties apply to all ASUS products, consistent with the Australian Consumer Law. For the latest product warranty details please visit http://support.asus - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 5
Xonar and ASUS logo are trademarks of ASUSTek Computer Inc. "Dolby" and "Dolby Digital Live", "Dolby Pro Logic IIx", "Dolby Virtual Speaker", "Dolby Headphone" are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. EAX and A3D are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. Microsoft, DirectSound3D, Windows are - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 6
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1.1 Package contents • ASUS Xonar DGX PCIE audio card • Low Profile Bracket x1 • Support CD x1 • Quick Start Guide x1 1.2 System requirements • One PCIE 1.0 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card • Microsoft® Windows® 7 (32/64bit) / Vista (32/64bit) / XP (32/64bit) / MCE2005 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 8
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 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 9
®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 -Low-profile bracket *Specifications are subject to change without notice. ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 10
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2. Xonar DGX card layout 6 78 1 2 3 4 5 Audio ports 1 2 3 4 5 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 12
digital audio including PCM, DTS Digital, DTS, WMA-Pro, etc. 9-pin Intel AC'97 / HDA front-panel which supports audio jack-detection and audio FP Headphone selection for Analog Out on the Audio Center. 4-pin header. Usually connects to the Analog Audio output of TV tuner card or other sound - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 13
that you disable your onboard audio device in your BIOS settings, or uninstall any other audio cards on your PC. (For BIOS setting or uninstallation of other sound cards, refer to the user manuals of your motherboard and audio card.) Installing the Xonar DGX card 1. Power OFF the computer, the - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 14
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 stereo TV audio to 5.1 channel surround sound in any set of headphones. TV audio on your PC will become even better than on your TV set. ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 15
error may occur. 1. After you have installed the Xonar DGX 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 in your system - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 16
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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. 1 SPDIF Out No Item 1 Optical cable Description Plug your decoder's TOSLINK optical cable into the S/PDIFOut connector. ASUS Xonar DGX 11 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 18
5.2 Connecting stereo 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. 12 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 19
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. ASUS Xonar DGX 13 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 20
Connecting Analog Power Amplifier 1 2 3 No Item 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out 3 Center/Subwoofer Description Connects to the "left front" and "right front" input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini-jack ports of the analog amplifier with the mini-jack to RCA cable. 14 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 21
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. ASUS Xonar DGX 15 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 22
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. 16 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 23
Center/Subwoofer Description Connects to the Front input port of 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. ASUS Xonar DGX 17 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 24
Input Jack 2 Headphone Jack Description Connect the microphone's 3.5mm plug into this Mic-In jack for voice communication, recording, or karaoke. The Front Out jack has a built-in high-quality amplifier to drive headphones. Connect your stereo headphones directly to this jack. 18 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 25
5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources 1 Line In No Item 1 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 (See the "Mixer" section of the driver guide). ASUS Xonar DGX 19 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 26
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Xonar Audio Center from the Windows desktop by clicking Start > All Programs > ASUS Xonar DGX Audio > Xonar DGX Audio Center. 2. The Xonar Audio Center is the Graphic User Interface (GUI) for the Xonar DGX driver. You can control the functions and features of the Xonar DGX driver on the Xonar Audio - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 28
2 buttons give access to quick gaming surround sound effect (GX2.5) and effect-free (Hi-Fi) modes. This panel gives access to setting tabs, including Main Settings, Mixer/volume, Effects, Karaoke, FlexBass, and VocalFX. Clicking this icon will pop up driver's Information window. 22 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 29
6.2 Main Setting 6.2.1 Sample Rate The Sample rate determines the number of audio samples per second that the Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC) and S/PDIF digital interface will output. The Xonar DGX audio card can support sample rates up to 96KHz (44.1K, 48K, 96KHz). Usually audio CDG and MP3 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 30
is used to match your actual speaker setting, such as headphones, 2 speakers (or 2.1), 4 speakers (or 4.1), 5.1 speakers, Front Panel Headphone and Front Panel 2 speakers (or 2.1). Xonar DGX will play the channels and do the proper 3D surround sound processing accordingly. Select the correct speaker - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 31
is used to match your actual speaker setting, such as headphones, 2 speakers (or 2.1), 4 speakers (or 4.1), 5.1 speakers, Front Panel Headphone and Front Panel 2 speakers (or 2.1). Xonar DGX will play the channels and do the proper 3D surround sound processing accordingly. Select the correct speaker - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 32
is used to match your actual speaker setting, such as headphones, 2 speakers (or 2.1), 4 speakers (or 4.1), 5.1 speakers, Front Panel Headphone and Front Panel 2 speakers (or 2.1). Xonar DGX will play the channels and do the proper 3D surround sound processing accordingly. Select the correct speaker - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 33
high quality audio from your PC to digital speakers and AV Receivers. 1 2 No Item 1 S/PDIF Out enable/ disable 2 S/PDIF Output Formats/Functions Description Click this check box to enable S/PDIF output. PCM (Pulse Code Modulation, which is a typical raw audio data format.) ASUS Xonar DGX 27 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 34
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 Digital or DTS 5.1 => 6 channels -DVD-Video with Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES => 8 channels -3D games => 8 channels 28 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 35
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 DGX card will process it and virtualize each speaker position in real-time. The Subwoofer has no directional sounds - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 36
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. DH2-Livelier Room: More acoustically live than DH1 DH3-Larger Room: Larger room than DH1; more distant and diffused effect. 30 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 37
WAVE: All digital audio sources except MIDI files - SW: Software 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 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 38
and right channels. 3 the recording function on Windows is a one-path device/path in the recording programs themselves.) 5 Microphone-In Advanced Setting Click this button to open the advanced settings Front Mic" to enable microphone of front panel. (continued on the next page) 32 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 39
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: recording from digital wave audio you are playing on PC Click to reset all volume controls to the default settings. ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 40
. 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 options 3 another 23 options in this menu. There are three size settings for each environment: Large, Medium, and Small. 34 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX 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 DGX 35 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 42
6.5 Karaoke The Xonar DGX provides powerful features for Karaoke, including Key-Shifting, Vocal will eliminate most original vocals (default value is 50). Select the Mic Echo function and adjust the gain for echo signals (30~16KHz) Reset all settings to the default. 36 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 43
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. ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 44
speaker's type for optimal sound performance from the speakers. Xonar DGX 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. 38 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 45
feature to make Xonar DGX the best sound card choice for online chatting in VOIP applications (Skype, MSN, Google, QQ, etc.) or online gaming. AEC provides the following benefits to you: • Reduce the voice acoustic echoes like speakerphone devices when others talk to you on line • Minimize the - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 46
: 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. 40 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 47
(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 become quieter. Music 1 0dB (Full-scale) Music 2 SVN Off SVN On T -10 dB - ASUS Xonar DGX 41 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 48
. 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. 42 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 49
to use Hi-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. No sound effects will be applied to high-definition 96KHz/192KHz content. ASUS Xonar DGX 43 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 50
to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for lots of DirectX/ DirectSound3D games on Windows 7 / Vista / XP. 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. 44 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 51
6.10 VocalFX VocalFX is an innovative voice processing technology to let your voice get into the realistic game landscape (VoiceEX) or to emulate when you chat online. Changes your voice pitch to different types for disguising your real voice or just for fun in online chatting. ASUS Xonar DGX 45 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 52
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. 46 ASUS Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 53
enable VocalFX 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 source must be selected from advanced setting under MIC volume control slider in Mixer page. ASUS Xonar DGX 47 - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 54
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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 PCIE slot, and try again. I cannot find the Xonar DGX Audio Center Instructions: 1. Make sure you have installed the driver 2. Locate the Xonar DGX - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 56
card which has digital audio output instead of analog, check that the sound is not muted and whether other applications can play sound out. If you still have problem, read the TV tuner card's software user guide. [FAQ] Q1: Does the Xonar DGX support Windows 7/Vista? Answer: Yes, the Xonar DGX driver - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 57
2-to-5.1 surround and 3D positional sound field over any set of stereo headphones. 3. GX 2.5: Enables the latest EAX gaming audio and restore surround gaming in Windows Vista/7 without additional software. Q6: Will PCM sound output through S/PDIF be just 2 channels even with different analog output - Asus Xonar DGX | Xonar DGX User's Manual - Page 58
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
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