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Xonar U1 External USB Audio Station User's manual R - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | 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 Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 3
summary 2 2. About Hardware 4 2.1 Xonar U1 Audio Station 4 3. Installing the Xonar Hardware 5 3.1 Installing Xonar U1 5 4. Installing Software 6 4.1 Installing the Audio Station Driver 6 4.2 Installing the PMP Lite software (Portable Music Processor™ Lite 7 4.3 Uninstalling or Reinstalling - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 4
Contents 8. Troubleshooting and FAQs 39 [Troubleshooting 39 [FAQ 42 iv - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 5
received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 6
manuals that came with the package. • If the device is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician products. Trademarks Xonar and ASUS logo are driver is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. vi - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 7
1. Introduction 1.1 Package Contents • Xonar™ U1 Audio USB dongle • Driver Support CD (including Portable Music Processor™ Lite utility) • S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adaptor *1 • Array Microphone *1 • Dolby Demo CD • Quick Start Guide 1.2 System Requirements • IBM compatible PC with one USB1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 8
Driver Features Operation System Dolby® Technologies Smart Volume Normalizer™ Xear 3D™ Virtual Speaker Shifter Magic Voice™ Karaoke Functions Array Microphone Other Effects 3D Sound Engines/APIs S/PDIF Digital Output Description ASUS UA100 USB Audio Chip USB on the next page) ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 9
Music Processor Lite Audio Performance audio into regular MP3/WMA files with Dolby Headphone, Dolby Virtual Speaker (w/ Pro-Logic II), and Smart Volume Normalization processing (Windows Media Player 10 or above is required) 100dB 96dB -104dB < 20Hz to 20KHz 1.2 Vrms / 1.1 Vrms ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 10
2.1 Xonar U1 Audio Station R audio including PCM, Dolby Digital, WMA-Pro, etc. Rotate this knob to adjust the volume. Short push this knob to mute the music, and long push to turn to the Hi-Fi mode. Red light --> Mute blue light --> Hi-Fi mode Flashing blue light --> User mode ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 11
3. Installing the Xonar Hardware 3.1 Installing Xonar U1 Connect the USB connector to any USB 2.0 port on your notebook or PC as the following drawing shows. ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 12
Audio Station Driver 1. After you have installed your audio station, turn on your computer. Windows automatically detects your audio station and searches for device drivers. When prompted for the audio drivers, click the "Cancel" button. 2. Insert the driver later if desired. ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 13
the installation CD menu, select the option to install the PMP Lite software. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. After the installation is complete, click . Otherwise, you'll need to use the Windows control panel for uninstallation as follows. ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 14
the existing software first. 2. After you finish the uninstallation of the software, please follow the installation process again to reinstall the same or updated software. ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 15
5. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 5.1 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater) The Xonar U1 supports Dolby Digital Live technologies, which transcode any audio, including games and music, into industry-standard Dolby Digital surround bit-streams. This makes playback through your - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 16
5.2 Connecting speakers 5.2.1 Connecting 2/2.1 Channel Speakers 2 Speakers R 1 2.1 Speakers R 1 No Item 1 Headphone Jack Description Connect the 2/2.1 speaker set's 3.5mm plug into this Headphone jack. 10 ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 17
Microphone / Array Microphone R R 1 No Item 1 Microphone Input Jack Description Connect the microphone's 3.5mm plug into this Mic-In jack for voice communication, recording, or karaoke. ASUS Xonar U1 11 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 18
Input/Microphone Connect the 3.5mm plug of the CD/MP3 Player or any other Jack Line level analog audio sources into this Line-In/Microphone jack for sound recording or real-time Dolby sound processing through the Monitoring path (See the "Mixer" section of the driver guide). 12 ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 19
the Xonar U1 driver. You can control the functions and features of the Xonar U1 driver on the Audio Center. The following picture shows a basic overview of the Xonar U1 Audio Center. The following sections of this manual will describe its functions in more detail. 1 23 8 5 6 7 4 ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 20
feature for constant volume from all playback sources. It will display a blue light when enabled. Click this button to mute audio playback; it will display a red light when playback is muted. . (see the following details) Clicking this icon will pop up driver's Information window. 14 ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 21
rates up to 48KHz. Even if your setting differs from the audio source's sample rate, the Xonar U1 engine will do super high fidelity sample-rate-conversion with a double floating-point filter. 1 No Item 1 Sample Rate Description The Xonar U1 supports sample rates up to 48KHz. ASUS Xonar U1 15 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 22
. 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.) 16 ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 23
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 IIx when using Dolby Digital Live output. ASUS Xonar U1 17 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 24
programs before you 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 => 6 channels -DVD-Video with Dolby Digtial EX => 8 channels -3D games => 8 channels 18 ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 25
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 U1 audio station will process it and virtualize each speaker position in real-time. The - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 26
-Logic IIx. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to the Pro-Logic IIx page for manual adjustments. Music mode is the default mode for regular music playback. In this mode, you can adjust the settings to the defaults. Movie mode is a preset optimized for movie audio. 20 ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 27
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. ASUS Xonar U1 21 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 28
. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to a Dolby Virtual Speaker page for manual adjusting. Dolby Virtual Speaker provides two modes of virtualization: The first is Reference mode, which speakers and enhances the surround experience as in the following picture. 22 ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 29
the Xonar U1. In addition, the Xonar U1 also provides a high-quality digital monitoring function for hearing the recorded audio from ® Vista does not support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD Player volume controls. Click this button to mute or unmute the audio channel. Drag this slider ASUS Xonar U1 23 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 30
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 you to select the recording device/path in the recording programs themselves.) 24 ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 31
of the full scale level. This horizontal slider controls the volume between the left and right channels. Reset all volume controls to the default settings ASUS Xonar U1 25 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 32
on the right side. There are another 23 options in this menu. There are three size settings for each environment: Large, Medium, and Small. 26 ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 33
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 save the parameters into User Defined list Click this - button to delete the parameters from User Defined list ASUS Xonar U1 27 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 34
6.5 Karaoke/Magic Voice The Xonar U1 provides powerful features for VOIP and Karaoke, including Magic Voice, Microphone Echo, Key-Shifting, and Vocal Cancellation. Magic to +100. +100 will eliminate most original vocals (default value is 50). Reset all settings to the default. 28 ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 35
6.6 Mic Array It can reduce environmental background sounds and noises as well as keeping your front side voice input as clean as possible. 1 No Item 1 On/Off Description Check the box to enable or disable array microphone. ASUS Xonar U1 29 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 36
Smart Volume 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 Music 1 0dB (Full-scale) Music 2 SVN Off SVN On T -10 dB - 30 ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 37
blue when active. 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. 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. ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 38
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 highdefinition 96KHz/192KHz content.) 2 4 5 3 2 1 32 ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 39
-Fi Mode 3 Music Mode 4 Movie Mode 5 Game Mode Description DirectSound 3D Game Extensions mode to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for lots of DirectX/ DirectSound3D games on Windows Vista. This mode is is set for DVD Movie playback. This mode is set for Games. ASUS Xonar U1 33 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 40
you choose to add. Before you use PMP Lite software, make sure the following items have been completed: 1. Xonar U1 Audio Station has been installed in your PC 2. The Xonar U1 driver has been installed (Xonar U1 audio converter driver is installed for PMP Lite utility) 3. You will also need an MP3 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 41
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 U1 35 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 42
Click the main setting page to start the PMP Lite music conversion process. 5 4 1 2 3 Lite. You can select all or click each check box to choose which file to be converted later. The files that have been converted during the process will show a check mark in the status column. 36 ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 43
Converting. Clicking this button again while PMP Lite is converting files will stop the process. Please note that the audio card will suspend operation while PMP Lite is converting music to ensure conversion quality will display the version of PMP Lie that you have installed. ASUS Xonar U1 37 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 44
Find Converted Music in "PMP Music" Page The default conversion destination folder is C:\Program Files\ASUS PMP Lite\PMP Music\. You can easily click the PMP Music page to find the converted music library. the song name and its artist, length, and size in the PMP Music folder. 38 ASUS Xonar U1 - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 45
and FAQs [Troubleshooting] The Xonar U1 driver could not be installed on my PC. Instructions: 1. Make sure that you have plugged the Xonar U1 into USB port. 2. Check that the Windows hardware device manager has discovered a USB audio device. If no device is found, try scanning for new - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 46
I can't hear any sound from my analog speakers Instructions: 1. Make sure that you have connected speakers properly and have powered on your speakers 2. Make sure that the device master volume or the software player has NOT been muted on the Xonar U1 Audio Center. 3. If you are using Dolby Digital - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 47
device by using the WaveCyclic miniport driver. 2. For more detail information, refer to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936225/ en-us Xonar U1 audio center or the driver did not run up when i plugged U1 into the USB port Instructions: 1. If you installed a beta driver, you need to make sure you - Asus Xonar U1 Lite | User Manual - Page 48
Yes, the Xonar U1 driver package does support Windows Vista and most key features are available. Q2: Why does the Xonar U1 support Dolby technologies? Answer: Dolby is the ONLY brand and technologies recognized by the CE industry and available on a wide range of audio equipment. Xonar includes these
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