Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Xonar D2 del fabbricante Asus
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ASUS ® Xonar D2 audio card User Manual.
ii E3255 First Edition V1 May 2007 Copyright © 2007 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmi.
iii Contents Contents ..................................................................................................... -iii Notices .......................................................................................................... v Safety information .
iv Contents 6.4 Effects .............................................................................. 42 6.5 Karaoke/Magic V oice ....................................................... 44 6.6 FlexBass ................................................
v Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
vi 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. Safety information • Before installing the device on a motherboard, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package.
1 ASUS Xonar D2 1. Introduction 1.1 Package Contents • Xonar D2 7.1 Channel PCI Audio Card • Driver Support CD (including Portable Music ProcessorTM utility) • AbletonTM Live software CD • CakewalkTM Production Plus Pack CD (Sonar LE, Dimension LE, and Project5 LE) • PowerDVD 7.
2 ASUS Xonar D2 1.3 Specications summary Category Item Description Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A- Weighted): 1 18dB Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A- Weighted): 1 18 dB Output T otal Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz : 0.0004% (-108dB) Input T otal Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz : 0.
3 ASUS Xonar D2 Driver Features Operation System Windows ® Vista/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005 Dolby ® T echnologies Dolby ® Headphone , Dolby ® Vi rtual Speaker , Dolby ® Pro-Logic IIx, Dolby ® Digital .
4 ASUS Xonar D2 2. About Hardware 2.1 Xonar D2 Audio Processing Card 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 13 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 1 1.
5 ASUS Xonar D2 No Item Description 1 Microphone Jack Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm jack for voice input. Built-in high-quality Microphone pre-amplier . 2 Line Input Jack Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players, music synthesizers and other line-level sound sources to this 3.
6 ASUS Xonar D2 2.2 MIDI Board/Cable 1 2 3 4 No Item Description 1 MIDI I/O Header Connects to the MIDI I/O header on the main Xonar D2 audio card 2 Mini-DIN MIDI port Connects to the 6-pin mini-DIN c.
7 ASUS Xonar D2 3. Installing the Xonar Hardware 3.1 Preparing Y our Computer Before you proceed with the following installation steps, it’s recommended that you disable your onboard audio device in your BIOS settings, or uninstall any other sound cards on your PC.
8 ASUS Xonar D2 3.2 Installing the Audio Processing Card 1. Face the bracket of the Xonar D2 audio card toward the back panel of your computer and insert the audio card gently into an available PCI slot. Make sure it’s completely inserted into the PCI slot.
9 ASUS Xonar D2 3.4 Connecting CD/DVD-ROM Drive (with the analog header) 1. If you would like to use the physical playback buttons on your CD-ROM drive to control audio CD playback on your PC, you need to connect the analog cable between the CD-ROM drive and the audio card.
10 ASUS Xonar D2 3.5 Connecting TV T uner Card 1. If you have a traditional PCI TV tuner card on your PC, you may need to connect it to the audio card to send the tuner card’s sound to your PC speakers. 2. Secure the PCI TV tuner card in one PCI slot and screw it into the back-panel 3.
1 1 ASUS Xonar D2 4. Installing 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” button.
12 ASUS Xonar D2 4.2 Installing the PMP software (Portable Music Processor) 1. From the installation CD menu, select the option to install the PMP software. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. After the installation is complete, click Finish.
13 ASUS Xonar D2 4.3 Installing the Ableton Live 1. Insert the Ableton Live installation CD into the CD/DVD-ROM drive. 2. The installation program will start automatically . If it does not, double click the setup program. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
14 ASUS Xonar D2 4.4 Installing the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack 4.4.1 Installing SONAR LE 1. Insert the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack installation CD into your CD/DVD- ROM drive. 2. The installation program will start automatically . If it does not, double click the setup program.
15 ASUS Xonar D2 4.4.2 Installing Dimension LE 1. Insert the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack installation CD into your CD/DVD- ROM drive. 2. Choose to install the Dimension LE program. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
16 ASUS Xonar D2 4.4.3 Installing Project5 LE 1. Insert the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack installation CD into your CD/DVD- ROM drive. 2. Choose to install the Project5 LE program. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
17 ASUS Xonar D2 2. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 3. Double-click the “Add/Remove Programs” icon. 4. Click the “Change or Remove Programs” button. 5. Select each program you would like to remove, and then click the “Add/ Remove (or Change/Remove)” button.
18 ASUS Xonar D2 5. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 5.1 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater) The Xonar D2 supports Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive technologies, which transcode any audio, including games and music, into industry-standard Dolby Digital or DTS 5.
19 ASUS Xonar D2 5.2 Connecting Headphones 5.2.1 Connecting Stereo Headphones 1 No Item Description 1 Front Out/Headphone Jack The Front Out jack has a built-in high-quality amplier to drive headphones. Please connect your stereo headphones directly to this jack.
20 ASUS Xonar D2 5.2.2 Connecting 5.1 channel Headphones 1 2 3 No Item Description 1 Front Out 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.
21 ASUS Xonar D2 5.3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 5.3.1 Connecting Analog Power Amplier 1 2 3 4 No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the “left front” and “right front” input ports of the analog amplier with the mini-jack to RCA cable.
22 ASUS Xonar D2 5.3.2 Connecting 2/2.1 Channel Speakers No Item Description 1 Front Out/Headphone Jack Connect the 2/2.1 speaker set’s 3.5mm plug into this Front Out jack.
23 ASUS Xonar D2 5.3.3 Connecting 4/4.1 Channel Speakers No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 4/4.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 4/4.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable.
24 ASUS Xonar D2 5.3.4 Connecting 5.1 Channel Speakers 5.3.5 Connecting 6.1/7.1 Channel Speakers No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 5.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 5.
25 ASUS Xonar D2 No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 6.1/7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 6.1/7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 3 Center/Subwoofer Connects to the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 6.
26 ASUS Xonar D2 5.5 Connecting Microphone 5.6 Connecting Line-In Audio Sources No Item Description 1 Microphone Input Jack Connect the microphone’s 3.5mm plug into this Mic-In jack for voice communication, recording, or karaoke. 1 No Item Description 1 Line Input Jack Connect the 3.
27 ASUS Xonar D2 5.7 Connecting Digital Audio Sources Y ou can also use a coaxial cable for a S/PDIF digital connection. Just plug the coaxial RCA male connector to the S/PDIF-In combo jack and connect the other end into the coaxial S/PDIF output on the player .
28 ASUS Xonar D2 6. Xonar D2 Driver Guide 6.1 Introduction to the Xonar D2 Audio Center GUI 1. After the driver installation is complete and your computer has been rebooted, you will nd the Xonar D2 Audio Center’s icon in the system tray on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
29 ASUS Xonar D2 No Item Description 1 Display Area This display area shows the 10-band signal meter , volume level, and the status of the Dolby/DTS technologies, EQ, and DSP modes. Note: this area just displays information, but is not used to alter settings.
30 ASUS Xonar D2 6.2 Main Setting 6.2.1 Sample Rate The Sample rate determines the number of audio samples per second that the Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC) and S/PDIF digital interface will output. The Xonar D2 audio card can support sample rates up to 192KHz (44.
31 ASUS Xonar D2 6.2.2 Analog Out/Speaker T est No Item Description 1 Analog Out The Analog Out setting is used to match your actual speaker setting, such as headphones, 2 speakers (or 2.1), 4 speakers (or 4.1), 5.1 speakers, and 7.1 speakers. Xonar D2 will play the channels and do the proper 3D/Dolby/DTS sound processing accordingly .
32 ASUS Xonar D2 6.2.3 SPDIF Out/DDL/DTS Interactive Xonar D2 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.
33 ASUS Xonar D2 6.2.4 Audio Channels (For Vista only) This setting only appears in Windows Vista. V ista will deliver the audio channels to the audio driver according to this setting, no matter what the original audio content is or how many channels they have.
34 ASUS Xonar D2 6.2.5 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter The 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter has the following major features: • Expanding/upmixing audio to 7.
35 ASUS Xonar D2 6.2.6 Dolby Pro-Logic IIx Dolby Pro-Logic IIx is a 7.1 surround upmixing technology and is widely used in home theater systems, TVs, game consoles, and car audio systems. It can expand stereo audio, such as MP3, CD, and TV programs into immersive 5.
36 ASUS Xonar D2 6.2.7 DTS Neo:PC DTS Neo:PC is another 2-to-7.1 channel upmixing technology , using a sophisticated algorithm from DTS Labs. It can spread stereo audio such as MP3, CD, and TV programs into an immersive 5.1 or 7.1-channel surround sound environment.
37 ASUS Xonar D2 6.2.8 Dolby Headphone Dolby Headphone creates a stunning multi-channel surround experience over ordinary stereo headphones for playing 3D games, watching 5.
38 ASUS Xonar D2 6.2.8 Dolby Virtual Speaker Dolby Virtual Speaker technology simulates a 5.1-speaker surround sound listening environment from as few as two speakers.
39 ASUS Xonar D2 6.3 Mixer/V olume The mixer page is designed to control the volume for playback and recording on the Xonar D2. In addition, the Xonar D2 also provides a high-quality digital monitoring function for hearing the recorded audio from the speakers.
40 ASUS Xonar D2 6.3.2 Recording/Monitoring V olume 8 No Item Description 1 Recording V olume T ab Click this button to show the recording volume page.
41 ASUS Xonar D2 4 Recording Selector button Click this button to select the path/source you are going to record. Please note that the recording function on Windows is a one-path selector . So, you can select only one default recording source at a time.
42 ASUS Xonar D2 6.4 Effects 6.4.1 Environment Effects Environment effects can be used to create realistic listening experiences that mimic different environments. There are a total of 27 environment options, which can be applied to all 2D sound sources, like music.
43 ASUS Xonar D2 6.4.2 10-Band Equalizer The equalizer can modify the audio output for different frequencies, and be used to compensate for deciencies in your speakers/systems. There are 12 default patterns and you can also make your own settings. No Item Description 1 Default Equalizer Options There are 12 available equalizer patterns.
44 ASUS Xonar D2 6.5 Karaoke/Magic V oice The Xonar D2 provides powerful features for VOIP and Karaoke, including Magic V oice, Microphone Echo, Key-Shifting, and V ocal Cancellation. Magic V oice is a great feature for disguising your voice (using monster/cartoon/male/female effects) for VOIP and online gaming applications.
45 ASUS Xonar D2 6.6 FlexBass FlexBass, an advanced bass management and enhancement mechanism, allows you to select each satellite speaker’s type for optimal sound performance from the speakers. (Small: common speaker that cannot produce low frequencies; Large: wide-band speakers that can produce low frequencies well).
46 ASUS Xonar D2 6.7 Smart V olume Normalization Smart V olume 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.
47 ASUS Xonar D2 No Item Description 1 SVN On/Off Click this button to enable SVN. This button is outlined blue when active. 2 SVN Display When SVN is enabled, “Smart V olume” will be lit up at the bottom of the volume meter and the volume meter will show the level.
48 ASUS Xonar D2 6.8 DSP Modes Besides the abundant sound effects described above, the Xonar D2 also provides quick Digital Sound Processing modes which are congured for typical applications including Music, Movies, and Games over different output speaker types.
49 ASUS Xonar D2 6.9 ASIO 2 Driver ASIO TM (Audio Stream Input Output) is a proprietary audio driver architecture and a trademark of Steinberg Media T echnologies GmbH. The Xonar D2 driver package has included an ASIO2 compatible driver for application programs that have ASIO or ASIO2 output.
50 ASUS Xonar D2 When Using Sonar LE… 1 2.
51 ASUS Xonar D2 For other applications that support ASIO, such as W aveLab, Cubase, Reason, Winamp, etc, the setup will be very similar to the above. 3 4 5 7 6 No Item Description 1 Audio Options Step 1 is to open the “Audio Options” window from the Options tab.
52 ASUS Xonar D2 7. Portable Music ProcessorTM Soft-ware Guide 7.1 Introduction Xonar D2 provides the Portable Music Processor TM (referred to as PMP hereafter) software tool that contains the followi.
53 ASUS Xonar D2 4. Y ou will also need an MP3 encoder installed to encode music into MP3 format (If you don’t have this already , the Xonar D2 installer will provide a guide message to download a free MP3 encoder) After PMP is installed, you will nd a PMP shortcut icon on the desktop.
54 ASUS Xonar D2 7.2 Converting music in “Main Setting” Page Click the main setting page to start the PMP music conversion process. No Item Description 1 Select Music Sources Step 1 is to prepare the music sources that you are going to convert.
55 ASUS Xonar D2 2 Conversion settings Step 2 is to set the conversion settings you would like. There are three tabs for different settings: 1) Format: select MP3 or WMA to be the converted format you would like to have.
56 ASUS Xonar D2 7.2 Find Converted Music in “PMP Music” Page The default conversion destination folder is C:Program FilesASUSPMPPMP Music. Y ou can easily click the PMP Music page to nd the converted music library . The new le name will be copied and sufxed with the data rate and DH (ie.
57 ASUS Xonar D2 8 Ableton Live Software Guide Please refer to the separate manual for Ableton Live. 9. Cakewalk Production Plus Pack Software Guide Please refer to the Help manual for these Cakewalk programs.
58 ASUS Xonar D2 10. RMAA Test Guide Xonar D2 driver CD includes RightMark Audio Analyzer (RMAA) v5.6, which is a popular software intended for testing the quality of analog and digital sound sections of any audio equipment, be it a sound card, portable MP3 player , consumer CD/DVD player , or a speaker system.
59 ASUS Xonar D2 4. Go to Mixer Recording page and select “AL T” as the recording source. Click “Reset” to make sure the recording volume is on the default highest level (0dB). This is actually a high-quality onboard path from the Line-Out directly to the Line-In.
60 ASUS Xonar D2 5. Click “Reset” on the playback volume mixer page to keep the volume setting on default. 6. T urn the master volume to the MAX level (0dB) 5 6.
61 ASUS Xonar D2 10.2 Conguration and T est with RMAA Start RMAA and follow the setup procedure below . 1. Select both of the playback/recording devices as “ASUS Xonar D2 Audio”.
62 ASUS Xonar D2 4. Go to the Sound Card tab and select “DirectSound” as the Driver Model (because Windows MME mode doesn’t support high-resolution 24bit and192KHz audio playback.
63 ASUS Xonar D2 6. Check if the levels shown in the Adjusting level window are OK (the level meter will be green). 7. If the recording volume level is not enough, check and make the W A VE and Master.
64 ASUS Xonar D2 8. Begin the test by clicking the “Done” button. If you cannot get the level to be “ok” anyway , click “Done” anyway and proceed. 9. Enter “Xonar D2 Audio Card” in the New slot name and select one Empty slot. Then click “OK”.
65 ASUS Xonar D2 10. RMAA will pop up the T est results window . Y ou can click “Select” checkbox and click to make an HTML report. 1 1. Check and key in the report name/options as follows.
66 ASUS Xonar D2 10.3 RMAA T esting Results Open the html le you created and saved in the test above, then it will display the report with both data and plots in your browser .
67 ASUS Xonar D2 Xonar D2 Audio Card RightMark Audio Analyzer test T esting chain: External loopback (line-out - line-in) Sampling mode: 24-bit, 48 kHz Summary General performance: Excellent Frequency response Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB: +0.
68 ASUS Xonar D2 Noise level Dynamic range Parameter Left Right RMS power , dB: -1 15.5 -1 15.2 RMS power (A-weighted), dB: -1 16.7 -1 16.5 Peak level, dB FS: -92.
69 ASUS Xonar D2 THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS) Parameter Left Right Dynamic range, dB: +1 15.4 +1 15.3 Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB: +1 16.6 +1 16.4 Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB: 0.00 -0.00 Parameter Left Right THD, %: 0.0004 0.0005 THD + Noise, %: 0.
70 ASUS Xonar D2 Intermodulation distortion Stereo crosstalk Parameter Left Right IMD + Noise, %: 0.0009 0.0007 IMD + Noise (A-weighted), %: 0.0005 0.0005.
71 ASUS Xonar D2 IMD (swept tones) *This report was generated by RightMark Audio Analyzer 5.6 Parameter Left Right Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB: -1 13 -1 14 Crosstalk at 1 kHz, dB: -1 16 -1 15 Crosstalk at 10 kHz, dB: -1 14 -1 13 Parameter Left Right IMD + Noise at 5 kHz, %: 0.
72 ASUS Xonar D2 11. Troubleshooting and FAQs [T roubleshooting] The audio card driver could not be installed on my PC. Instructions: 1. Make sure that you have plugged the audio card in the PCI slot on your motherboard. 2. Check that the Windows hardware device manager has discovered a PCI audio device.
73 ASUS Xonar D2 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 D2 Audio Center 3.
74 ASUS Xonar D2 I can’t hear the TV tuner audio from my speakers Instructions: 1. If you are using a traditional TV tuner card which has analog audio output, please connect it to the Aux-In header on the audio card 2. Select Aux-In as the recording source and remember to turn on the digital monitoring button on the recording mixer page 3.
75 ASUS Xonar D2 [F AQ] Q1: Does the Xonar D2 support Windows V ista? Answer: Y es, the Xonar D2 driver package does support Windows Vista and most key features are available.
76 ASUS Xonar D2 Q6: What’s the most important benet of the Xonar D2 for musicians? Answer: 1. Ultimate Fidelity: Xonar D2 has the highest quality of audio in/out (1 18dB SNR, -108dB THD+N) for the cleanest sound production 2. Duplex HD: Supports audio sampling rates up to 24bit/192KHz for all inputs and outputs 3.
77 ASUS Xonar D2 Q8: What's the application of "S/PDIF in loopback"? Answer: "SPDIF in loopback" is the process of looping back the sound card's S/PDIF digital input signal directly to the S/PDIF output.
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