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  • Asus Xonar HDAV1.3 Slim | User Manual - Page 1
    Xonar HDAV Slim AVcard User manual
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    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will not be manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe.  ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim
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    summary 7 2. Hardware overview 9 Xonar HDAV Slim card layout 9 3. Installing the hardware 10 3.1 Preparing your computer 10 3.2 Card installation 11 3.3 Connecting to a TV tuner card 12 4. Installing software 13 4.1 Installing the card driver 13 4.2 Installing the TotalMedia Theatre
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    that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim
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    which they are associated. ASIO is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. License Dolby Master Studio driver is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories; DTS Connect driver is manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim 
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    Low profile PCI card bracket x1 • Support CD (including ASUS Gamer OSD and RMAA V6.0.6 utilities) • Quick Start Guide • ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre Blu-Ray Disc / HD-DVD Software Player CD 1.2 System requirements To ensure a successful installation of the Xonar HDAV 1.3 Slim AV card, your computer
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    HDMI Transceiver 24-bit DAC of Digital Sources: 24-bit ADC for Analog Inputs: ASUS AV200 High-Definition Audio Processor (Max. 192KHz/24bit) CAT 6023 and 6613 (HDMI v1.3a compatible) Wolfson WM8776 on AV card (Max. 192kHz/24bit) ( Wolfson WM8776 Max. 96kHz/24bit) Bus Compatibility PCI -PCI
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    Theatre 7.1-ch Blu-ray disc/HD-DVD/DVD movie player supports HD video/audio decoding Accessories Accessories -HDMI cable*1 -DVI-to-HDMI cable *1 -S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adaptor *1 -Low profile PCI bracket *1 *Specifications are subject to change without notice.  ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim
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    device with HDMI support. Connect one end of the front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header on the Xonar HDAV 1.3 Slim card, with the other end to the chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module. Usually connects to the Analog Audio output of TV tuner card or other sound source inside
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    or uninstallation of other sound cards, refer to the user manuals of your motherboard and audio card.) 1. Power off your computer and disconnect the power cord. 2. Open the computer chassis. 3. Remove the metal bracket from one unused PCI slot for the Xonar HDAV Slim card. 10 ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim
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    an available PCI slot for the Xonar HDAV Slim card. 6. Carefully insert the Xonar HDAV Slim card into the PCI slot. Ensure the Xonar HDAV Slim card sits properly in place. 7. Secure the Xonar HDAV Slim card with screws. Connecting to a discrete graphics card and an HDMI display device: 1. Install
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    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. 12 ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim
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    After you have installed the Xonar HDAV Slim 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
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    Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) The Xonar HDAV Slim supports Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive technologies, which transcode any audio, including games and music, into industry-standard Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 surround bit-streams. This makes playback through your home
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    of the Xonar HDAV Slim 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 3 8 9 4 10 5 11 ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim 15
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    enable the "Smart Volume Normalization" feature for constant volume from all playback sources. It will display a blue light when enabled. These 4 buttons give access to quick sound effects combinations for Music, Games, DVD Video, and effect-free (Hi-Fi) modes. 16 ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim
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    this button will pop up an advanced setting window to allow you to: -Swap center/bass outputs for 5.1/7.1-speaker setups -Swap Side/Surroud outputs for 7.1-speaker setups Check the box if your speakers are outputting the incorrect channel. Otherwise, leave them blank. ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim 17
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    . Click this button to show the speaker test window in the right pane. Click the "play" button to test each speaker one by one or click each speaker manually to test. Note: the Speaker Test function is not available on Windows Vista due to a limitation in its audio stack. 18 ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim
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    . The Xonar HDAV Slim 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 HDAV Slim 19
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    6.2.3 SPDIF Out/DDL/DTS Interactive Xonar HDAV Slim is capable of outputting Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive, which are real-time encoders that transcode any audio, including games and music, into industry-standard Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 bit-streams on-the-fly. This is ideal for playback
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    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 ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim 21
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    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 Slim card will process it and virtualize each speaker position in real-time. The Subwoofer has no directional sounds
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    of songs and music. Drag the scroll bar to the left to centralize the vocal signal. Drag to the right side to widen the vocal sound range. Reset all settings to the defaults. The dimension parameter fades sounds to the front or rear of the listener. ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim 23
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    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. 24 ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim
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    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. ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim 25
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    surround sound listening environment from as few as two speakers. Dolby Virtual Speaker also creates a wider two-channel environment box to enable Dolby Virtual Speaker. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to a Dolby Virtual Speaker page for manual picture. 26 ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim
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    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 HDAV Slim 27
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    TV audio, CD, MP3, or stereo game console audio from Wii, Xbox, PS2/PS3/PSP, etc. To apply Dolby Virtual Speaker is suitable for two-speaker environment. Note: When the monitoring function is enabled, audio output from HDMI output is disabled. (continued on the next page) 28 ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim
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    Windows Vista doesn't support WAVE recording.) Click this button to open the advanced settings for the Microphone-In: 8 Reset Enabling "Microphone Boost" will increase a volume gain to boost microphone input signals. Click to reset all volume controls to the default settings. ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim
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    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 HDAV Slim
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    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. the parameters into User Defined list Click this "-" button to delete the parameters from User Defined list ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim 31
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    6.5 Karaoke The Xonar HDAV Slim provides powerful features for Karaoke, including Click the switch to turn on or off the functions on this page. Check the box to enable or disable the key shifting feature for music playback from 4 semitones below, to to the default. 32 ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim
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    allows you to select each satellite speaker's type for optimal sound performance from the speakers. (Small: common speaker that cannot channels to the subwoofer speaker automatically. Colors for small/large speakers are different. Orange: large speakers Green: small speakers ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim
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    4 LFE Crossover Frequency Adjusts the cut-off frequency (50~250Hz) for LFE (lowfrequency effects) signals. Xonar HDAV Slim 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
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    audio output at a constant level to reduce manual adjustment hassles inherent with sound sources of different loudness. It allows you to listen to various content, like MP3, TV program, DVD video and even games with consistent sound ) Music 2 SVN Off SVN On T -10 dB - ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim 35
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    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 HDAV Slim
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    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.) ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim 37
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    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. 38 ASUS Xonar HDAV
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    VocalFX VocalFX is an innovative voice processing technology to let your voice get into the realistic game landscape (VoiceEX) or to emulate the background scenes in online chat (ChatEX). It fun in online chatting. You can add VOIP application into VOIP application List. ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim 39
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    and your team member can talk to each other in the game. For VOIP 1. Press App List 2. If you don't see the VOIP application of yours in the list, press Add.(Make sure the Skype and MSN Messenger are the latest version) 3. Look for the application's location and Open it. 40 ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim
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    4. Your VOIP application has been added into list. 5. Check the check box of ChatEX and Magic Voice. 6. You can use ChatEX and Magic Voice when you chat online. Click the checkbox later. Check "Don't remind me again" if you don't want to see this message pop up next time. ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim 41
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    10.1 Under Windows XP 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. 42 ASUS Xonar HDAV
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    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. In this mode, you are able to adjust the DVD sound volume
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    6.10.2 Under Windows Vista Dolby Headphone (Virtualized 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.
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    ) 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 FP 2 Speakers in Analog Out. 7. Check Dolby Virtual Speaker. ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim 45
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    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. 46 ASUS Xonar HDAV Slim
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    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 Xonar HDAV Center. 5. Select 6 Channels in Audio Channel. 6. Enable SPDIF Out. 7. Select
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    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 slot, and try again. I cannot find the Xonar HDAV Center Instructions: 1. Make sure you have installed the driver 2. Locate the Xonar
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    have problem, please read the TV tuner card's software user guide. I found no sound effects when playing 96K or 192KHz sound sources. Instructions: 1. Currently Xonar HDAV Slim effects including Dolby/DTS support common 44.1K, 48KHz sound sources processing and will assure high-definition audio (96K
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    Xonar HDAV Slim support Windows Vista? Answer: Yes, the Xonar HDAV Slim driver package does support Windows Vista 32/64 bit and most key features are available. In addition, Xonar HDAV Slim supports unique DS3D GX 2.0 on Windows Vista, which can recover DirectSound 3D hardware and EAX gaming sound
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    production 2. Duplex HD: Supports audio sampling rates up to 24bit/192KHz for all inputs and outputs 3. ASIO 2.0: Xonar HDAV Slim 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 even with different
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