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- Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 1
Xonar DSX 7.1 PCIE Audio card User manual - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 2
INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 3
software 8 Installing the card driver 8 5. Connecting 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 17 5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources 18 6. Xonar - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 4
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 to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 5
regulations for disposal of electronic products. Trademarks 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. "DTS" and "DTS CONNECT", "DTS Interactive - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 6
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) 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, powered analog speakers, or a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, to enjoy the ultra-high fidelity sound of the card ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 8
and Resolution 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit for all channels Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution 44.1K/48K/96K @ 16/24bit S/PDIF Digital Output 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit, Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA-Pro ASIO 2.0 Driver Support: 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit I/O Ports Analog - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 9
Environment Effects Windows Vista: DirectSound3D® GX 2.5, EAX® 2.0&1.0, DirectSound® HW, DirectSound® SW, A3D® 10, OpenAL generic modes, 128 3D sounds processing capability - Low profile bracket -S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter *Specifications are subject to change without notice. ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 10
2. Xonar DSX card layout 1 2 3 4 5 9 Audio ports 678 1 2 3 4 5 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 11
your PC system. (To monitor your TV tuner card's audio from this Aux-In, you must enable the "monitor" function for Aux-In in the Xonar DSX Audio Center's recording mixer.) Connects to the graphics card with HDMI support. Insert into the PCI Express slot on your motherboard. ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 12
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 DSX card 1. Power OFF the computer, the - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 13
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 ProLogic 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. ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 14
installing the Xonar DSX driver. Otherwise, driver installation error may occur. 1. After you have installed the Xonar DSX 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 - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 15
and peripherals 5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) The Xonar DSX supports DTS Interactive technologies, which transcode any audio, including games and music, into industry-standard DTS surround bitstreams. This makes playback through your home theater system possible, creating - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 16
5.2 Connecting stereo headphones 5.2.1 Connecting Stereo Headphones Headphone Out 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. 10 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 17
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. ASUS Xonar DSX 11 - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 18
5.3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 5.3.1 Connecting Analog Power Amplifier 1 2 3 4 No Item 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out 3 Center/Subwoofer 4 Back Surround Out Description Connects to the "left front" and "right of the analog amplifier with the mini-jack to RCA cable. 12 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 19
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 DSX 13 - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 20
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 minijack cable. Connects to the Surround input port of the 4/4.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 14 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 21
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 ASUS Xonar DSX 1 2 3 4 15 - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 22
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. 16 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 23
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. ASUS Xonar DSX 17 - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 24
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 or real-time Dolby sound processing through the Monitoring path (See the "Mixer" section of the driver guide). 18 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 25
Xonar Audio Center from the Windows desktop by clicking Start > All Programs > ASUS Xonar DSX Audio > Xonar DSX Audio Center. 2. The Xonar Audio Center is the Graphic User Interface (GUI) for the Xonar DSX driver. You can control the functions and features of the Xonar DSX driver on the Xonar Audio - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 26
"Smart Volume Normalization" feature for constant volume from all playback sources. It will display a blue light when enabled. These 2 buttons give access to quick gaming surround sound effect (GX2.5) and effect-free (Hi-Fi) modes. 20 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 27
audio fidelity. The Xonar DSX 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 highdefinition audio content. ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 28
(or 4.1), 5.1 speakers, 7.1 speakers, Front Panel Headphone and Front Panel 2 speakers (or 2.1). Xonar DSX will play the channels and do the proper 3D/DTS sound processing accordingly. Select the correct speaker type for your connected speakers. Click this button to show the speaker test window in - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 29
and impressive cinema surround sound experience. It enables a single digital connection to carry high quality DTS surround audio from your PC to digital speakers and AV Receivers. Modulation, which is a typical raw audio data format.) -DTS Interactive, real-time 5.1ch encoding ASUS Xonar DSX 23 - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 30
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 24 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 31
will switch the right window to the Speaker Shifter page for manual adjustments. Note: The setting will remain when a different Analog Output is selected. You can drag each speaker or listener to a different relative position "virtually" using only your mouse. The Xonar DSX card will process it and - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 32
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. 26 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 33
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. Reset all volume controls to the default settings ASUS Xonar DSX 27 - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 34
. Note that the recording function on Windows is a one-path selector. So, select the recording device/path in the recording audio module, enable "Front Panel Microphone". For typical low-cost PC microphone, it's recommended to enable this function. (continued on the next page) 28 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 35
WAVE audio 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 DSX 29 - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 36
different 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 . There are three size settings for each environment: Large, Medium, and Small. 30 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 37
6.4.2 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 this "-" button to delete the parameters from User Defined list ASUS Xonar DSX 31 - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 38
6.5 Karaoke The Xonar DSX provides powerful features for Karaoke, including Key-Shifting, Vocal Cancellation, and Microphone Echo. Microphone Echo can generate natural echo the Mic Echo function and adjust the gain for echo signals (30~16KHz) Reset all settings to the default. 32 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 39
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 DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 40
-off frequency (50~250Hz) for LFE (low-frequency effects) signals. Xonar DSX 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. 34 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 41
(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 DSX 35 - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 42
SVN is enabled, "Smart Volume" will be lit up at the bottom of the volume meter and the volume meter will show the level. 36 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 43
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 DSX 37 - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 44
to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for lots of DirectX/ DirectSound3D games on Windows Vista and 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. 38 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 45
can hear your voice form speakers) It emulates different background environment effects when you chat online. Changes your voice pitch to different types for disguising your real voice or just for fun in online chatting. You can add VOIP application into VOIP application List. ASUS Xonar DSX 39 - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 46
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. 40 ASUS Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 47
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. ASUS Xonar DSX 41 - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 48
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 DSX Audio Center Instructions: 1. Make sure you have installed the driver 2. Locate the Xonar DSX - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 49
button on the recording mixer page 3. If you are using a TV tuner 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. ASUS Xonar DSX 43 - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 50
DTS Digital Surround 5.1 audio could deliver more high-quality sound even than Dolby Digital does. Xonar includes these features to make your PC a powerful media and entertainment center. Q3: Why is Xonar DSX the best audio card for HTPC and multi-channel speakers? Answer: The Xonar DSX supports DTS - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 51
cleanest sound production. 2. Duplex HD: Supports audio sampling rates up to 24bit/192KHz for outputs and 24bit/96KHz for inputs. 3. ASIO 2.0: Xonar DSX includes an ASIO 2.0 driver for low-latency, lowdistortion music creation application. Q7: Will PCM sound output through S/PDIF be just 2 channels - Asus Xonar DSX | User Manual - Page 52
Live, Cakewalk, CoolEdit, Soundforge, etc.) to convert the sounds into 48KHz files. Please note that the frequency meter on Xonar DSX Audio Center panel will not take effect either when the playback source is 96KHz or 192KHz sample rate to prevent any processing distortion. 46 ASUS Xonar DSX
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Xonar DSX
7.1 PCIE Audio card
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