Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Xonar DGX del fabbricante Asus
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Xonar DGX PCIE 5.1 & Headphone Amp Audio Card User manual.
ii E7798 Second Edition (V2) Oct. 2012 Copyright © 2012 ASUST eK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, tra.
iii Contents Notices ......................................................................................................... iv Safety information ....................................................................................... v T rademarks .
iv 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.
v 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.
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1 ASUS Xonar DGX 1. Introduction 1.1 Package contents • ASUS Xonar DGX PCIE audio card • Support CD x1 • Quick Start Guide x1 1.
2 ASUS Xonar DGX 1.3 Specications summary (continued on the next page) Items Description Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): 105dB for 5.
3 ASUS Xonar DGX *Specications are subject to change without notice. Other Effects 3D Gaming Sound Engines/APIs 7: DirectSound3D ® GX 2.
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5 ASUS Xonar DGX 2. Xonar DGX card layout 1 2 3 4 5 Audio ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8.
6 ASUS Xonar DGX No Item Description 1 Microphone In port Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm port for .
7 ASUS Xonar DGX 3. Installing the hardware 3.1 Installing the audio card .
8 ASUS Xonar DGX 3.2 Connecting to a TV tuner card 1. If you have a PCIE TV tuner card on your PC, you may need to connect it to 2.
9 ASUS Xonar DGX 4. Installing software Installing the card driver Ensure that you have installed the audio card driver before installing the Xonar DGX driver . Otherwise, driver installation error may occur . 1. After you have installed the Xonar DGX card, turn on your computer .
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1 1 ASUS Xonar DGX 5. Connecting speakers and peripherals 5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) The Xonar DGX makes playback through your home theater system possible, creating an immersive and impressive cinema surround sound experience.
12 ASUS Xonar DGX 5.2 Connecting stereo headphones 5.2.1 Connecting Stereo Headphones No Item Description 1 Front Out/Headphone Jack drive headphones.
13 ASUS Xonar DGX 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 headphone into this jack. 2 Side Surround Out Connect the surround-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1 headphone into this jack.
14 ASUS Xonar DGX 5.3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 5.3.1 Connecting Analog Power Amplier 1 2 3 No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the “left front” and “right front” input port.
15 ASUS Xonar DGX 5.3.2 Connecting 2/2.1 channel speakers No Item Description 1 Front Out/Headphone Jack Out jack.
16 ASUS Xonar DGX 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.
17 ASUS Xonar DGX 5.3.4 Connecting 5.1 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 5.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable.
18 ASUS Xonar DGX 5.4 Connecting microphone Mic In 1 2 1 1 2 Headphone Out No Item Description 1 Microphone Input Jack for voice communication, recording, or karaoke.
19 ASUS Xonar DGX 5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources Line In 1 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 (See the “Mixer” section of the driver guide).
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21 ASUS Xonar DGX 6. Xonar Audio Center 6.1 Xonar Audio Center GUI 1. After the driver installation is complete and your computer has been rebooted, you will system tray on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
22 ASUS Xonar DGX 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.
23 ASUS Xonar DGX 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.
24 ASUS Xonar DGX 6.2.2 Analog Out mode 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, Front Panel Headphone and Front Panel 2 speakers (or 2.
25 ASUS Xonar DGX 1 2 2 Speakers & 4 Speakers 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, Front Panel Headphone and Front Panel 2 speakers (or 2.
26 ASUS Xonar DGX 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, Front Panel Headphone and Front Panel 2 speakers (or 2.
27 ASUS Xonar DGX 6.2.3 SPDIF Out It enables a single digital connection to carry high quality audio from your PC to digital speakers and A V Receivers.
28 ASUS Xonar DGX 6.2.4 Audio Channels (For V ista 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.
29 ASUS Xonar DGX 6.2.5 7.1 V irtual Speaker Shifter The 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter has the following major features: • Expanding/upmixing audio to 7.
30 ASUS Xonar DGX 6.2.6 Dolby Headphone No Item Description 1 Dolby Headphone enable/disable T ick this checkbox to enable Dolby Headphone. Click the textbar to switch the right window to Dolby Headphone page for manual adjusting. * 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter and Dolby Pro-Logic IIx can be selected only when Dolby Headphone is enabled.
31 ASUS Xonar DGX 6.3 Mixer/V olume The mixer page is designed to control the volume for playback and recording on the Xonar DGX. In addition, the Xonar DGX also provides a high-quality digital monitoring function for hearing the recorded audio from the speakers.
32 ASUS Xonar DGX 6.3.2 Recording/Monitoring V olume No Item Description 1 Recording V olume T ab Click this button to show the recording volume page. 2 Left/Right balance .
33 ASUS Xonar DGX 6 Monitoring button Click this button to monitor and loopback recording audio to outputs (PC speakers). Therefore, the recording volume will .
34 ASUS Xonar DGX 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.
35 ASUS Xonar DGX 6.4.2 10-Band Equalizer .
36 ASUS Xonar DGX 6.5 Karaoke The Xonar DGX provides powerful features for Karaoke, including Key-Shifting, V ocal Cancellation, and Microphone Echo. Microphone Echo can generate natural echo effects on your singing voice just like a karaoke machine.
37 ASUS Xonar DGX The following message appears when Mic Echo is selected: This message implies that the recording device will be set according to your requirement.
38 ASUS Xonar DGX 6.6 FlexBass FlexBass, an advanced bass management and enhancement mechanism, allows .
39 ASUS Xonar DGX 6.7 AEC (Acoustic Echo Cancellation) Xonar DGX provides advanced Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) for best voice communication quality over your speakers. AEC technology can eliminate up-to- 40dB speaker echo return and suppress noises into your microphone for easier conversation experience.
40 ASUS Xonar DGX No Item Description 1 AEC Click AEC function page. 2 Enable AEC Click the checkbox to enable AEC function. A alert message will pop up: .
41 ASUS Xonar DGX 0dB (Full-scale) - -10 dB Music 1 Music 2 SVN Off SVN On T 6.8 Smart V olume Normalization .
42 ASUS Xonar DGX 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.
43 ASUS Xonar DGX 6.9 DS3D GX and DSP Modes Xonar DGX is introducing an innovative technology –DirectSound 3D Game Extensions v2.5 (DS3D GX 2.5)- to restore DirectSound 3D Hardware acceleration mode and its subsidiary EAX effects on Windows V ista for 3D games.
44 ASUS Xonar DGX No Item Description 1 GX Mode DirectSound 3D Game Extensions mode to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for lots of DirectX/ DirectSound3D games on Windows 7 / Vista / XP .
45 ASUS Xonar DGX 6.10 V ocalFX V ocalFX is an innovative voice processing technology to let your voice g et into the realistic game landscape (V oiceEX) or to emulate the background scenes in online chat (ChatEX). It also allows you to change your voice pitch to disguise who you are (Magic V oice).
46 ASUS Xonar DGX For 3D Games 1. Check the check box of V oiceEX and Local V oiceEX. 2. Make sure you and your team member can talk to each other in the game.
47 ASUS Xonar DGX 4. Y our VOIP application has been added into list. 5. Check the check box of ChatEX and Magic V oice. 6. Y ou can use ChatEX and Magic V oice when you chat online. * Click the checkbox to enable V ocalFX function, then a prompt message will pop up: This message implies the record device will be set to microphone.
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49 ASUS Xonar DGX 7. Troubleshooting and FAQs [T roubleshooting] The audio card driver could not be installed on my PC. Instructions: 1. Make sure that you have properly plugged the audio card in the PCIE slot on your motherboard. 2. Check that the Windows hardware device manager has discovered a multimedia audio device.
50 ASUS Xonar DGX I cannot hear any sound from the S/PDIF output Instructions: 1. Ensure that you have enabled S/PDIF output in the Audio Center GUI (Main page).
51 ASUS Xonar DGX Q2: Why does the Xonar DGX support Dolby ® Headphone? Answer: available on a wide range of audio equipment.
52 ASUS Xonar DGX Q7: Why can I hear and record sound from other recording devices when W ave/Digital is selected in Record on Vista? Answer: Different from Windows XP , Vista has a multiple devices/s.
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