Asus XONAR User Manual
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Xonar Xense Premium Gaming Audio Set User Manual - Asus XONAR | 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 | User Manual - Page 3
contents 1 System requirements 1 Specifications summary 2 Xonar Xense card layout 5 Gaming headset 6 Chapter 2 Getting started Before you proceed 7 Installing the audio card 7 Connecting to a TV tuner card 9 Installing the audio card driver 10 Chapter 3 Connecting speakers and peripherals - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 4
Appendices Troubleshooting and FAQs Troubleshooting 33 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs 35 ASUS Contact information 38 iv - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 5
in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://green.asus.com/ english/REACH. and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 6
Australian Consumer Law. For the latest product warranty details, please visit http://support.asus.com. Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the falure. If you require assistance, please call ASUS Customer Service at 1300 2787 88 or visit us at �http://support.asus.com. vi - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 7
uncontrolled environment.End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. To maintain compliance with requirements, please follow operation instuction as documented in this manual. Safety Information To maintain compliance with FCC's RF exposure - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 8
a qualified service technician or your retailer. This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. Trademarks Xonar and ASUS logo are - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 9
of the Xonar Essense ST. • Chapter 2: Getting started This chapter tells how to install the audio card and its driver. • Chapter 3: Connecting speakers and peripherals This chapter tells how to connect the speakers and peripherals to the audio card. • Chapter 4: Xonar Xense Audio Center This - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 10
higher) DRAM system memory • 60 MB (or higher) 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 decoder, to enjoy the ultra-high fidelity sound ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 11
(5.65 Vp-p) Headphone Output Full-Scale Voltage Up to 6.8Vrms (supports headphones with up to 600ohms impedance) Bus Compatibility PCI Express Rev.1.0a @ 16/24bit, Dolby Digital ASUS AV100 High-Definition Sound Processor (Max. 192KHz/24bit) (continued on the next page) ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 12
or CD-ROM) Front Panel Driver Features Operating System Dolby® Digital supports 192KHz/24bit Aux-In (4-pin header on the card) Shared by Headphone out / 2 channels out / Microphone in Windows® sound listening environment from as few as two speakers. (continued on the next page) ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 13
Virtual Speaker Shifter Other Effects 3D Gaming Sound Engines/APIs ASIO 2.0 Driver Support DESCRIPTION Dolby Pro-Logic IIx is sounds processing capability Supports 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @16/24bit with very low latency Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 14
Xonar Xense card layout 56 7 1 8 2 3 4 9 1 Microphone In port connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players, music synthesizers, and other line-level sound sources to this 6.3mm port for audio recording or processing. 2 Headphone Out port Digital, DTS, and WMA-Pro. ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 15
output of a TV tuner card or another sound source inside your computer. To monitor your TV tuner card's audio from this Aux-In, you must enable the "monitor" function for Aux-In in the Xonar Xense Audio Center's recording mixer. 7 S/PDIF Header Connects to supported graphics card. 8 Power connector - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 16
sound cards on your computer. • For BIOS setting or uninstallation of other sound cards, refer to the user manuals of your motherboard and sound cards card into the PCI Express slot. Ensure that the audio card sits properly in place. DO NOT force the audio card into the slot. ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 17
of your power supply unit (PSU) to the power connector of the audio card. Ensure that the power cable is connected properly. Otherwise, the audio card will not work. 6. Replace the chassis cover. 7 Plug the computer's power cord into a power outlet. 8. Turn on your computer. ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 18
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. This gives you a better TV audio quality on your computer compared to that of your TV. ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 19
card driver: 1. From the Windows® desktop, click Start > Control Panel. 2 Double-click Add or Remove Programs. 3. Click Change or Remove Programs. 4. Select the audio card driver. 5. Click Remove to uninstall the audio card driver. If you are prompted, restart your computer. 10 ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 20
3 Connecting speakers and peripherals Connecting analog speaker systems Surround Sound (Black) Front Speaker Out (Lime) Side Speakers Out (Grey) Center/Subwoofer (Orange) Audio Splitter Cable (included) Connecting the gaming headset Mic In/ Line In port Headphone Out port ASUS Xonar Xense 11 - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 21
Connecting Line-in audio sources Mic In/ Line-In port CD Player MP3 Player 12 ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 22
functions and features of Xonar Xense. To launch the Xonar Xense Audio Center, double-click the Xonar Audio Center icon on the taskbar. If the icon is not shown on the taskbar, go to the Windows® Control Panel and double-click the Xonar Xense Audio Center icon. 8 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 ASUS Xonar Xense 13 - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 23
Area This display area shows the 10-band signal meter, volume level playback is muted. 6 DSP Mode These five buttons give access to quick sound effects combinations for Movie, GX, Hifi, Racing and FPS modes. 7 Setting this icon to launch the driver's information window. 14 ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 24
. Your audio card supports sample rates up to 192KHz (44.1K, 48K, 96K, 192KHz). Typical values are: • 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 Xense 15 - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 25
in the right pane. Click Play to test each speaker one by one or click each speaker to test them individually. 3 Headphone Advanced Setting Click this button to select the appropriate headphone impedance. Select High Grain when you are using the bundled Sennheiser headset. 16 ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 26
Xonar Xense is capable of outputting Dolby Digital Live audio, which is audio transcoded real-time into industry-standard Dolby Digital bit-streams on-the-fly. This is ideal for playback through a home theater system, creating an immersive and impressive cinema surround sound one ASUS Xonar Xense 17 - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 27
Channels (For Windows® Vista / Windows® 7 only) This setting only appears in Windows® Vista / Windows® 7. Windows® Vista / Windows® 7 delivers the audio channels to the audio driver according to DVD-Video with Dolby Digtial EX or DTS ES => 8 channels • 3D games => 8 channels 18 ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 28
the right window to the Speaker Shifter page for manual adjustments. Settings will be retained even when a different Analog Output is selected. 2 Drag speaker or listener You can drag each speaker or listener to a different position "virtually" using only your mouse. The Xonar Xense card will - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 29
the textbar to switch the right window to the Pro-Logic IIx page for manual adjustments. 2 Center Width This parameter sound range. 3 Reset This resets all settings to the default settings. 4 Dimension The dimension parameter fades sounds to the front or rear of the listener. 20 ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 30
, and listening to music. Dolby Headphone produces surround sound cues so realistic that you will believe you are Headphone. Click the textbar to switch the right window to Dolby Headphone page for manual adjusting. 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter and Dolby Pro- diffused effect. ASUS Xonar Xense 21 - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 31
manual adjustment. 2 Reference Mode Dolby Virtual Speaker provides two modes of virtualization: Reference Mode and Wide Mode. Reference mode virtualizes the missing speakers. 3 Wide Mode Wide mode virtualizes the necessary speakers and enhances the surround experience. 22 ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 32
Xonar Xense also provides a high-quality digital monitoring function for hearing the recorded audio from the speakers. You can also process the input signals with all playback sound channel Windows® Vista / Windows®7 does not support WAVE, Synthesizer, and CDIn volume controls. ASUS Xonar Xense 23 - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 33
, you can select only one default recording source at a time. You may have to restart the recorder program if you switch to a different source. On Windows® Vista / Windows® 7, some programs may allow you to select the recording device/path in the recording programs themselves. 24 ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 34
from Line-in jack for external audio devices. • Aux: Recording from Aux-In for typical TV-tuner card audio or other sound sources. • WAVE: Recording from digital wave audio that you are playing on your PC. • Mix: -cost PC microphone, we recommend that you enable this function. ASUS Xonar Xense 25 - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 35
environments. There are a total of 27 environment options that can be applied to all 2D sound sources such as music. 1 2 3 1 Default environments These four buttons activate Bathroom, Concert There are three size settings for each environment: Large, Medium, and Small. 26 ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 36
10-Band Equalizer The equalizer modifies the audio output for different frequencies, and is used to compensate for deficiencies in in a name for your own "User Defined" equalizer setting. 6 User Defined Click this button to view your existing customized equalizer setting. ASUS Xonar Xense 27 - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 37
bass management and enhancement mechanism, allows you to select each satellite speaker's type for optimal sound performance from the speakers. The Speaker types are: • Small: common speaker that cannot bass signals inside the two channels to the subwoofer speaker automatically. 28 ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 38
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 to various content, like it becomes quieter. Music 1 0dB (Full-scale) Music 2 SVN Off SVN On T -10 dB - ASUS Xonar Xense 29 - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 39
light if the volume is muted. 3 SVN On/Off Click this button to enable SVN. When enabled, this button is illuminated by a blue light. 30 ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 40
its subsidiary EAX effects on Windows® Vista/Win 7 for 3D games. Unlike some proprietary API like OpenAL, GX does not require games to support OpenAL API. All existing to know the details of the effect setup. No sound effects are applied to high-definition 96KHz/192KHz content. ASUS Xonar Xense 31 - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 41
DirectX/DirectSound3D games on Windows® XP/Vista/7. 4 Hi-Fi Mode This mode is set for Hi-Fidelity playback, where all effects are cleared to keep the original digital data and analog output quality as high as possible. 5 Racing Mode This mode is set for Racing Games. 32 ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 42
Audio Center utility. • If the icon is not shown on the taskbar, go the Windows® Control Panel and double-click the Xonar Xense Audio Center icon. • Try installing the driver again. I cannot hear any sound from my analog speakers. • Ensure that the power cable of your power supply unit is properly - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 43
mixer page. • IIf you are using a TV tuner card which has a digital audio output instead of an analog output, check that the sound is not muted and whether other applications can play sound out. If you still have problems, read the TV tuner card's software user manual. 34 ASUS Xonar Xense - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 44
Xonar Xense card support Windows® Vista? Yes, the Xonar Xense driver package supports Windows® Vista 32/64 bit and most key features are available. In addition, Xonar Xense supports unique DS3D GX on Windows® Vista, which can recover DirectSound 3D hardware and EAX gaming sound effects on Windows - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 45
UI controls do not work. For Xonar sound cards on Windows® Vista, there are usually two audio devices: Speakers and Digital Out Device such as S/PDIF. Speakers is the default device. Use this device to fully control the sound effects on the Xonar Audio Center, the driver's GUI. Digital Out Device is - Asus XONAR | User Manual - Page 46
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asus.de/sales Technical Support Telephone (Component) +49-1805-010923* Telephone (System/ Notebook/Eee/LCD) +49-1805-010920* Support Fax +49-2102-959911 Online support support.asus.com * EUR 0.14/minute from a German fixed landline; EUR 0.42/minute from a mobile phone. 38 ASUS Xonar Xense
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