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Contents • XonarTM Phoebus 7.1 Channel PCI Express Audio Card • Phoebus Control Box • Driver CD • S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adaptor x1 • ATX 4P-to- 6P Power Cable x1 • Quick Start Guide 1.2 System Requirements • One PCI Express 1.0 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card • 6-pin peripheral
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(supports headphones with up to 600ohms impedance) - PCI Express Rev.1.0a specification compatible - Max. full 2.5Gbps bandwidth per direction and optimized latency for high-definition audio processing Main Chipset Audio PCI Express slots ASUS CM8888 HDT High-Definition Sound ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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3DTM Virtual Speaker Shifter Virtual 7.1 speaker positioning Other Effects 10-band Equalier / 27 Environment Effects ASIO 2.0 Driver Support: Supports 44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @16/24bit with very low latency *Specifications are subject to change without notice. ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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2. About Hardware 2.1 Xonar Phoebus Audio Processing Card 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 1 Mic in 2 HP out 3 Box link 4 Line in 5 Front 6 Ctr / Sbw 7 Rear 8 Side / SPDIF out ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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software's recording mixer.) 10 S/PDIF Out Header Connects to the graphics card with HDMI support. 11 Power connector Connects to the 6-pin power cable of your power supply unit. 12 PCI Express Bus Golden Fingers Inserts into the PCI Express slot on your motherboard. ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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the metal bracket from an available PCIE slot for the Xonar Phoebus audio card. 3.2 Installing the Audio Processing Card 1. Face the bracket of the Xonar Phoebus audio card toward the back panel of your computer and insert the audio card gently into an available PCI Express slot. Make sure it
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3.1. 3. Connect the power cable of your power supply to the power connector on the Xonar Phoebus 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. ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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enable 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! ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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Software 4.1 Installing the 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. 2. Insert the Support CD into the optical
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the Xonar Phoebus card driver: 1. Before reinstalling any software, it's recommended to uninstall the existing software first. 2. After finishing the uninstallation of the software, please follow the installation process again to reinstall the same or updated software. 10 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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for voice communication, recording or karaoke. 2 Headphone Port The headphone port has a built-in high-quality amplifier to drive headphones. Connect the Phoebus Control box directly to this port. 3 Box Link Port Connect the Phoebus Control box directly to this port. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 11
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Phoebus Box with external headphone and microphone 1 Headphone Out Mic In 2 No Item Description 1 Headphone Port Connect headphone to headphone port on Phoebus Control box 2 Microphone Input Port Connect microphone's 3.5mm plug to Phoebus Control Box Mic-In port. 12 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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Xonar Phoebus makes playback through your home theater system possible, creating an impressive surround sound 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 2 Mic In Headphone Out Box
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hadphones Mic in 1 HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Headphone Out Port The Headphone Out Port has a built-in high-quality amplifier to drive headphones. Please connect your stereo headphones directly to this jack. 14 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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Connecting 5.1 channel hadphones Mic in HP out Box link Line in 1 Front 3 Ctr / Sbw 2 Rear Side / SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Front Out Connect the cable. 3 Center/Subwoofer Connect the Center/Bass-channel 3.5mm plug of your Out 5.1 headphone into this jack. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 15
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5.4 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 5.4.1 Connecting Analog Power Amplifier Mic in HP out Box link Line in 1 Front 3 Ctr / Sbw 2 Rear Side / SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Front Out "subwoofer" input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini-jack to RCA cable. 16 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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5.4.2 Connecting 2/2.1 Channel Speakers 2 Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Mic in HP out Box link Line in 1 Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out No Item 1 Front Out Port Description Connect the 2 channel speaker set's 3.5mm plug into this Front Out jack. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 17
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HP out Box link Line in 1 Front Ctr / Sbw 2 Rear Side / SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 4/4.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 2 Back Surround Out Connects to the Back Surround input port with the mini- jack cable. 18 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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5.1 Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Front Side Center/ Subwoofer Mic in HP out Box link Line in 1 Front 3 Ctr / Sbw 2 Rear Side / SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Front Out /Subwoofer Connects to the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 5.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable.. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 19
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Connecting 7.1 channel speakers 7.1 speakers Rear AUDIO INPUTS Side Front AUDIO INPUTS Center/ Subwoofer Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front 1 3 Ctr / Sbw 4 Rear 2 Side / SPDIF out No Item Center/Subwoofer input port of the 7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 20 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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CD Player Mic in HP out Box link 1 Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out MP3 Player No Item Description 1 Line Input Jack 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. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 21
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, go to the Windows Control Panel and double click the "Xonar Phoebus Audio Center" icon. 6.1.1 Function Pop-up Menu Xear Audio Center provides serveral sound effects. There is a pop menu for each output / input device and you can enter the sound effect page to enjoy music, movie and gaming. To open
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volume of all audio sources into a constant level and also enhances your 3D sound listening range and advantages in gaming. Click to increase or decrease volume. Click to mute or unmute a device. Click to enable SonarMax with amplified 3D/2D sounds. Click to enable GX 2.0. 24 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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(EQ, EM etc...) settings and click "+" to create a user-defined mode. Click to delete a user-defined mode. Click to switch between the Profile panel and Audio Status Panel. 6.2 Speaker Function Introduction Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 25
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Theater (Windows® 7 Only) Function Introduction • The following items will be replaced by Dolby® Home Theater V4 under Windows® 7 Operating System. - 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter - 10-Band Equalizer • Refer to Dolby's official manual for Dolby® Home Theater V4 functions. 26 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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Function Introduction 1 2 3 4 The function allows you to control the volume of the Speaker. No Item 1 Volume Control bar 2 Left/ Right Channel Lock 3 Mute / Un-mute 4 dB Input Area or ummute all channels. Key in a dB value in this field to set the volume level. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 27
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7.1 surround). No Item 1 LFE / Center Channel Swap 2 Surround Max Description When enabled, the function can swap the audio stream between Center/LFE. (Available for 5.1 and above) When enabled, the function allows the stereo to have the benefits of multi-surround effects. 28 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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.2 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 88.2K 96 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 96K 176.4 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 176K 192 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 192K 16bit - set the playback bit depth to 16bit 24bit - set the playback bit depth to 24bit ASUS Xonar Phoebus 29
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input field and then click save to add your new setting. New setting will appear in the Manual Mode List. Click trash to delete settings. Select a preset mode for equalizer that is designed accordingly. There are 12 preset modes such as Bass, Treble, Live, Rock, Jazz, etc. 30 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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2 Environment Effect mode 3 Room Size Description Click on the check box to enable / disable Environment Effect. Click on an Environment Effect button or drop the dropdown list to choose an Environment Effect. Change the Room Size icon to simulate a larger or smaller space. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 31
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Rb/C/W) 3 Volume Control 4 Volume indicator Description Click on the check box to enable / disable Manually Rotation Mode Use mouse to rotate the virtual speakers on the screen manually. 8 Auto Rotation Mode The virtual speakers rotate clockwise or counterclockwise slowly. 32 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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,WMA, CD Audio) and transfer to this check box to enable / set to small, you can hear the sound resonance more obvious and reverberation from subwoofer. You can also check the speaker size from this home theater diagram. The cut off range of low frequency is from 50Hz to 250Hz. ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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the vocal removing function for any stereo music content (eg. Mp3, WMA and CD). Use the slide bar to change the vocal fading level. 34 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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6.2.10 Xear Surround Speaker Function Introduction 1 2 3 No Item 1 Xear Surround Speaker enable/ disable switch 2 Surround Max 3 Sound Field Expansion & Speaker Angle Description The Xear Surround Speaker the Surround Max. Change to simulate a larger or smaller space. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 35
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6.3 Headphone Function Introduction Function Introduction Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu. 36 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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Theater (Windows® 7 Only) Function Introduction • The following items will be replaced by Dolby® Home Theater V4 under Windows® 7 Operating System. - 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter - 10-Band Equalizer • Refer to Dolby's official manual for Dolby® Home Theater V4 functions. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 37
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channels. Click the lock/ unlock button to lock / unlock the left channel and right channel to sync L/R channel. Key in a dB value in this text box to set the volume level. Click this button to enable / disable the mute function 38 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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6.3.3 Headphone Settings Function Introduction 1 You can set the gain setting based on your headphone impedance. No Item 1 Normal Gain High Gain Extra High Gain Description 0dB for < 64 ohms 6dB for 64 ~150 ohms 12dB for > ohms ASUS Xonar Phoebus 39
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.2 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 88.2K 96 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 96K 176.4 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 176K 192 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 192K 16bit - set the playback bit depth to 16bit 24bit - set the playback bit depth to 24bit 40 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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, and then click save to add your new setting. The new setting will appear in the Manual Mode List. Click trash to delete settings. Select a preset mode for equalizer that is designed accordingly. There are 12 preset modes, such as Bass, Treble, Live, Rock, Jazz and so on. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 41
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for you to enjoy different sound reflection and reverberation. No box to enable / disable the Environment Effects. Click on an Environment effect button or drop the dropdown list to choose an Environment effect. Change the "Room Size" to simulate a larger or smaller space. 42 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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to click and drag to move the location of Moving Mode) individual virtual headphones. 7 Manually Rotation Mode Use the mouse to rotate the virtual speakers on the screen manually. 8 Auto Rotation Mode The virtual speakers rotate clockwise or counterclockwise slowly. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 43
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the vocal removing function for any stereo music content (eg. Mp3, WMA and CD). Use the slide bar to change the vocal fading level. 44 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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Max 3 Room Size Description The Xear Surround Headphone allows you to enjoy multichannel effects on stereo. Click the check box to enable or disable it. Click the check box to enable or disenable the Surround Max. Change the "Room Size" to simulate a larger or smaller space. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 45
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6.4 S/PDIF Function Introduction Function Introduction Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu. 46 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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channels. Click the lock/ unlock button to lock / unlock the left channel and right channel to sync L/R channel. Key in a dB value in this text box to set the volume level. Click the button to enable / disable the mute function. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 47
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.2 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 88.2K 96 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 96K 176.4 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 176K 192 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 192K 16bit - set the playback bit depth to 16bit 24bit - set the playback bit depth to 24bit 48 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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, and then click save to add your new setting. The new setting will appear in the Manual Mode List. Click trash to delete settings. Select a preset mode for equalizer that is designed accordingly. There are 12 preset modes, such as Bass, Treble, Live, Rock, Jazz and so on. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 49
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for you to enjoy different sound reflection and reverberation. No box to enable / disable the Environment Effects. Click on an Environment Effect button or drop the dropdown list to choose an Environment Effect. Change the "Room Size" to simulate a larger or smaller space. 50 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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to click and drag to move the location of Moving Mode) individual virtual headphones. 7 Manually Rotation Mode Use the mouse to rotate the virtual speakers on the screen manually. 8 Auto Rotation Mode The virtual speakers rotate clockwise or counterclockwise slowly. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 51
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the vocal removing function for any stereo music content (eg. Mp3, WMA and CD). Use the slide bar to change the vocal fading level. 52 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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6.5 Microphone Function Introduction Function Introduction Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 53
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1 Volume Control bar 2 dB Input Area 3 Mute / Un-mute 4 Monitor Description Adjust the volume level of all channels. Key in a dB value in this text box to set the volume level. Click the button to enable / disable the mute function. Click the checkbox to enable monitoring. 54 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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44.1 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 44.1K 48 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 48K 96 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 96K 192 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 192K 16bit - set the playback bit depth to 16bit 24bit - set the playback bit depth to 24bit ASUS Xonar Phoebus 55
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6.5.3 Xear SingFX Function Introduction 1 The Xear SingFX function provides two features for karaoke applications. No Item 1 Microphone Echo Description Click the check box to enable / disable the Microphone Echo function. Use the slide bar to adjust the echo level. 56 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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simulate funny voices. Choose one type of voice only at one time. No Item Description 1 Xear Magic Voice Click this check box to enable / disable the Microphone Magic Voice function. 2 Magic Voice mode Click to choose a magic voice mode. (Monster/Carton/Male/ Female) ASUS Xonar Phoebus 57
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Beam Forming Function Introduction 1 Beam Forming function is available only when the Control Box is connected to the audio card without any other external microphones. No Item 1 Beaming Forming Description Click the check box to enable / disable the Beam Forming function. 58 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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) Function Introduction 1 ENC is available only when the Control Box is connected to the audio card with an external microphones. No Item 1 Environmental Noise Cancellation Description Click the check box to enable / disable the Environmental Noise Cancellation function. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 59
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6.5.7 Microphone Boost Function Introduction 1 No Item 1 Microphone Boost Description Drag the slide bar to boost microphone volume and sensitivity 60 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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6.6 Line-in Device Function Introduction Function Introduction Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 61
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all channels. Click the lock/ unlock button to lock / unlock the left channel and right channel to sync L/R channel. Key in a dB value intthis text box to set the volume level. Click the button to enable / disable the mute function. Click the checkbox to enable monitoring. 62 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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.2 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 88.2K 96 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 96K 176.4 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 176K 192 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 192K 16bit - set the playback bit depth to 16bit 24bit - set the playback bit depth to 24bit ASUS Xonar Phoebus 63
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6.7 Aux-in Device Function Introduction Function Introduction Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu. 64 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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channels. Click the lock/ unlock button to lock / unlock the left channel and right channel to sync L/R channel. Key in a dB value in this text box to set the volume level. Click the button to enable / disable the mute function. Click the checkbox to enable monitoring. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 65
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44.1 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 44.1K 48 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 48K 96 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 96K 192 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 192K 16bit - set the playback bit depth to 16bit 24bit - set the playback bit depth to 24bit 66 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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Sound Recorder: Click the Sound Recorder item to open the Windows Sound recorder. 5. Multimedia Properties: Launch the Multimedia Properties page of Windows OS to select the working sample rate & bit rate. (1) Select the Speakers device and then click the properties button. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 67
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Language Select: Change the UI language. (2) UI Transparent: Adjust the UI vision of transparent. (3) Show System Tray Icon: Check Show System Tray Icon box to show the Xear Audio center icon in the system tray. 8. Exit: Click Exit to exit the tray Icon from the system tray. 68 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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the Windows Control Panel and double click the "Xonar Phoebus Audio Center" icon to make it visible in the system tray again. (4). After the driver the driver package again. 3. I can't hear any sound from my analog speakers Instructions: (1). The Xonar Phoebus PCI Express audio card needs
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of other onboard AC97 or HDA codec device. If it's not, please set it to Xonar Phoebus Audio Device and restart your applications. (6). Please try restart your Windows. 4. I can't hear any sound from the S/PDIF output Instructions: (1). Please ensure that you have enabled S/PDIF output in the
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that the sound is not muted and whether other applications can play normally. If you still have problem, please read the TV tuner card's software user guide. 7.2 FAQ Q1: Does the Xonar Phoebus support Windows Vista / Win 7? Answer: Yes, the Xonar Phoebus driver package does support Windows Vista
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for S/ PDIF, the Xonar Phoebus audio card will always deliver 2 channel PCM data through the S/PDIF output port. To attain the 5.1 channel surround sound, you can select DDO, which allows the Xonar Phoebus to deliver 5.1 surround sound for DVD movies, and even stereo music. 72 ASUS Xonar Phoebus