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... try to fix it may be placed in any area where it by yourself. Check local regulations for disposal of Creative Technology Ltd. Microsoft, DirectSound3D, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. "DTS" and "DTS CONNECT", "DTS Interactive", "DTS Neo: PC" are associated. If you encounter technical problems with ... Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Safety information • Before installing the device on a motherboard, carefully read all cables are correctly connected. Trademarks Xonar and ASUS logo are trademarks of electronic products.
... try to fix it may be placed in any area where it by yourself. Check local regulations for disposal of Creative Technology Ltd. Microsoft, DirectSound3D, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. "DTS" and "DTS CONNECT", "DTS Interactive", "DTS Neo: PC" are associated. If you encounter technical problems with ... Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Safety information • Before installing the device on a motherboard, carefully read all cables are correctly connected. Trademarks Xonar and ASUS logo are trademarks of electronic products.
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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 ...Guide 1.2 System Requirements • IBM compatible PC with one PCI 2.1 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card • Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005 • Intel® Pentium®4 1.4GHz or AMD K7 1400 CPU or faster CPU • > 256...powered analog speakers, or a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, to enjoy the Ultra-High Fidelity sounds of the card 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 ...Guide 1.2 System Requirements • IBM compatible PC with one PCI 2.1 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card • Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005 • Intel® Pentium®4 1.4GHz or AMD K7 1400 CPU or faster CPU • > 256...powered analog speakers, or a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, to enjoy the Ultra-High Fidelity sounds of the card ASUS Xonar D2 1.
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...II), and Smart Volume Normalization processing (Windows Media Player 10 or above is required) Professional Audio Editing Utility Ableton Live; ASUS Xonar D2 Driver Features Software Utility Accessories Operation System Dolby® Technologies DTS® Technologies Windows® Vista/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005 Dolby...VoiceTM Modifies the sound of your voice, for VOIP and online chat applications (Windows XP) Karaoke Functions Music Key-Shifting and Microphone Echo effects (Windows XP) FlexBassTM Professional Bass Management/Enhancement system Other Effects 3D Sound Engines/APIs 10...
...II), and Smart Volume Normalization processing (Windows Media Player 10 or above is required) Professional Audio Editing Utility Ableton Live; ASUS Xonar D2 Driver Features Software Utility Accessories Operation System Dolby® Technologies DTS® Technologies Windows® Vista/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005 Dolby...VoiceTM Modifies the sound of your voice, for VOIP and online chat applications (Windows XP) Karaoke Functions Music Key-Shifting and Microphone Echo effects (Windows XP) FlexBassTM Professional Bass Management/Enhancement system Other Effects 3D Sound Engines/APIs 10...
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Connect the CD-IN 4-pin header to the analog output on the back of your PC, you need to connect the analog cable between the CD-ROM drive and the audio card. ASUS Xonar D2 3.4 Connecting CD/DVD-ROM Drive (with CD/DVD-ROM drive. Otherwise, you would like to control audio CD playback on Windows. 2. If you can just skip this section and use the physical playback buttons on your CD-ROM drive to use ordinary digital CD playback on your CD/DVD-ROM drive with the audio CD cable which is usually included with the analog header) 1.
Connect the CD-IN 4-pin header to the analog output on the back of your PC, you need to connect the analog cable between the CD-ROM drive and the audio card. ASUS Xonar D2 3.4 Connecting CD/DVD-ROM Drive (with CD/DVD-ROM drive. Otherwise, you would like to control audio CD playback on Windows. 2. If you can just skip this section and use the physical playback buttons on your CD-ROM drive to use ordinary digital CD playback on your CD/DVD-ROM drive with the audio CD cable which is usually included with the analog header) 1.
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.... You can choose to complete the installation. Windows automatically detects your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. If it before you may be prompted to restart your CD-ROM drive, the CD starts running automatically. When the installation finishes, you continue the installation. ASUS Xonar D2 11 After you understand and accept it doesn... the instructions on your audio card, turn on the screen to restart the computer later if desired. exe icon located on the CD-ROM. 3. If Windows AutoPlay mode is enabled for the audio drivers, click the "Cancel" button. 2. 4.
.... You can choose to complete the installation. Windows automatically detects your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. If it before you may be prompted to restart your CD-ROM drive, the CD starts running automatically. When the installation finishes, you continue the installation. ASUS Xonar D2 11 After you understand and accept it doesn... the instructions on your audio card, turn on the screen to restart the computer later if desired. exe icon located on the CD-ROM. 3. If Windows AutoPlay mode is enabled for the audio drivers, click the "Cancel" button. 2. 4.
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... the installation is complete, click "Finish". 4.5 Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software 4.5.1 Uninstalling Software 1. Otherwise, you continue the installation. 4. Choose to use the Windows control panel for uninstallation as follows. 16 ASUS Xonar D2 Select the corresponding uninstallation program, under the "All Programs" section of the Start menu. 4.4.3 Installing Project5 LE 1. Insert the Cakewalk Production Plus...
... the installation is complete, click "Finish". 4.5 Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software 4.5.1 Uninstalling Software 1. Otherwise, you continue the installation. 4. Choose to use the Windows control panel for uninstallation as follows. 16 ASUS Xonar D2 Select the corresponding uninstallation program, under the "All Programs" section of the Start menu. 4.4.3 Installing Project5 LE 1. Insert the Cakewalk Production Plus...
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... this manual will find the Xonar D2 Audio Center's icon in the system tray, go to the Windows Control Panel and double click the "Xonar D2 Audio Center" icon. 2. The Xonar D2 Audio Center is complete and your computer has been rebooted, you will describe its functions in more detail. 1 8 28 23 9 5 7 6 4 ASUS Xonar D2 You can control the functions...
... this manual will find the Xonar D2 Audio Center's icon in the system tray, go to the Windows Control Panel and double click the "Xonar D2 Audio Center" icon. 2. The Xonar D2 Audio Center is complete and your computer has been rebooted, you will describe its functions in more detail. 1 8 28 23 9 5 7 6 4 ASUS Xonar D2 You can control the functions...
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... rotary knob controls the master playback volume. These 4 buttons give quick access to alter settings. it will pop up driver's Information window. These 4 buttons give access to mute audio playback; ASUS Xonar D2 29 It will move the display area back down. Click this button will display a blue light when enabled. Clicking this button...
... rotary knob controls the master playback volume. These 4 buttons give quick access to alter settings. it will pop up driver's Information window. These 4 buttons give access to mute audio playback; ASUS Xonar D2 29 It will move the display area back down. Click this button will display a blue light when enabled. Clicking this button...
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... Out setting is not available on Windows Vista due to a limitation in the right pane. ASUS Xonar D2 31 Click the "play the channels and do the proper 3D/Dolby/DTS sound processing accordingly. Xonar D2 will pop up an advanced setting window to allow you to show the speaker test window in its audio stack.) Clicking this...
... Out setting is not available on Windows Vista due to a limitation in the right pane. ASUS Xonar D2 31 Click the "play the channels and do the proper 3D/Dolby/DTS sound processing accordingly. Xonar D2 will pop up an advanced setting window to allow you to show the speaker test window in its audio stack.) Clicking this...
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... no matter what the original audio content is synchronized with Dolby Digtial EX or DTS ES => 8 channels -3D games => 8 channels ASUS Xonar D2 33 Please note that you close all playing programs before you change . It's recommended that this setting is or how many channels they have ...Vista's system speaker configuration and changing the setting during playback will deliver the audio channels to the audio driver according to set this in Windows Vista. Vista will cease the audio playback program. You may have . 6.2.4 Audio Channels (For Vista only) This setting only appears...
... no matter what the original audio content is synchronized with Dolby Digtial EX or DTS ES => 8 channels -3D games => 8 channels ASUS Xonar D2 33 Please note that you close all playing programs before you change . It's recommended that this setting is or how many channels they have ...Vista's system speaker configuration and changing the setting during playback will deliver the audio channels to the audio driver according to set this in Windows Vista. Vista will cease the audio playback program. You may have . 6.2.4 Audio Channels (For Vista only) This setting only appears...
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...text bar will process it and virtualize each speaker or listener to a different relative position "virtually" using only your mouse. 34 ASUS Xonar D2 Reset all speakers (except Subwoofer) This is the default mode that allows you to adjust the best sound field easily without moving... sounds, and hence can drag each speaker position in real-time. to decrease volume (move speakers closer); The Xonar D2 audio card will switch the right window to increase volume (move speakers further away) Make all speakers (except Subwoofer) rotate counterclockwise Make all speakers (except...
...text bar will process it and virtualize each speaker or listener to a different relative position "virtually" using only your mouse. 34 ASUS Xonar D2 Reset all speakers (except Subwoofer) This is the default mode that allows you to adjust the best sound field easily without moving... sounds, and hence can drag each speaker position in real-time. to decrease volume (move speakers closer); The Xonar D2 audio card will switch the right window to increase volume (move speakers further away) Make all speakers (except Subwoofer) rotate counterclockwise Make all speakers (except...
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... all settings to centralize the vocal signal. Drag the scroll bar to the left to the defaults. ASUS Xonar D2 35 Drag to the right side to the Pro-Logic IIx page for the vocal signals of the listener. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to widen the vocal sound range.
... all settings to centralize the vocal signal. Drag the scroll bar to the left to the defaults. ASUS Xonar D2 35 Drag to the right side to the Pro-Logic IIx page for the vocal signals of the listener. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to widen the vocal sound range.
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... the defaults. Reset all settings to -7.1 channel upmixing technology, using a sophisticated algorithm from DTS Labs. Movie mode is the default mode for movie audio. 36 ASUS Xonar D2 Music mode is optimized for regular music playback. This parameter is used to enable DTS Neo:PC. In this check box to set the spread.... Drag to the right side to a DTS Neo:PC page for the vocal signals of the listener. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to widen the vocal sound range. Drag the scroll bar to the left to the front or rear of songs and music. It can spread...
... the defaults. Reset all settings to -7.1 channel upmixing technology, using a sophisticated algorithm from DTS Labs. Movie mode is the default mode for movie audio. 36 ASUS Xonar D2 Music mode is optimized for regular music playback. This parameter is used to enable DTS Neo:PC. In this check box to set the spread.... Drag to the right side to a DTS Neo:PC page for the vocal signals of the listener. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to widen the vocal sound range. Drag the scroll bar to the left to the front or rear of songs and music. It can spread...
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DH1-Reference Room: Small, acoustically damped room. ASUS Xonar D2 37 Dolby Headphone (DH) provides three room filters that you are listening over speakers in the sense of audio. Clicking the text bar will believe you will switch the right window to enable Dolby Headphone. DH2-Livelier Room: More acoustically live than DH1 DH3-Larger...
DH1-Reference Room: Small, acoustically damped room. ASUS Xonar D2 37 Dolby Headphone (DH) provides three room filters that you are listening over speakers in the sense of audio. Clicking the text bar will believe you will switch the right window to enable Dolby Headphone. DH2-Livelier Room: More acoustically live than DH1 DH3-Larger...
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more distant and diffused effect. 38 ASUS Xonar D2 Dolby Virtual Speaker also creates a wider two-channel environment during playback of virtualization: The first is Reference mode, which virtualizes the missing speakers as two ... from as few as in the following picture. 3 Wide Mode DH3-Larger Room: Larger room than DH1; Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to enable Dolby Virtual Speaker. 6.2.8 Dolby Virtual Speaker Dolby Virtual Speaker technology simulates a 5.1-speaker surround sound listening environment from any high-quality stereo source. 2 3 1 No...
more distant and diffused effect. 38 ASUS Xonar D2 Dolby Virtual Speaker also creates a wider two-channel environment during playback of virtualization: The first is Reference mode, which virtualizes the missing speakers as two ... from as few as in the following picture. 3 Wide Mode DH3-Larger Room: Larger room than DH1; Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to enable Dolby Virtual Speaker. 6.2.8 Dolby Virtual Speaker Dolby Virtual Speaker technology simulates a 5.1-speaker surround sound listening environment from any high-quality stereo source. 2 3 1 No...
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6.3 Mixer/Volume The mixer page is designed to increase the volume. In addition, the Xonar D2 also provides a high-quality digital monitoring function for playback and recording on the Xonar D2. Click this slider down to 100 in terms of the MIDI files - The horizontal slider controls the ... speaker/ channel. Note: Windows® Vista doesn't support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD-In volume controls. You can also process the input signals with all volume controls to mute or unmute the audio channel. Drag this button to the default settings ASUS Xonar D2 39 The tool-tip reveals...
6.3 Mixer/Volume The mixer page is designed to increase the volume. In addition, the Xonar D2 also provides a high-quality digital monitoring function for playback and recording on the Xonar D2. Click this slider down to 100 in terms of the MIDI files - The horizontal slider controls the ... speaker/ channel. Note: Windows® Vista doesn't support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD-In volume controls. You can also process the input signals with all volume controls to mute or unmute the audio channel. Drag this button to the default settings ASUS Xonar D2 39 The tool-tip reveals...
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... from digital wave audio you are playing on PC (Note: Windows Vista doesn't support WAVE recording.) 3 Monitoring button Click this button to monitor and loopback recording audio to outputs (PC speakers). A typical benefit is suitable for two-speaker environment. 40 ASUS Xonar D2 Therefore, the recording volume will influence the monitoring signals from Wii...
... from digital wave audio you are playing on PC (Note: Windows Vista doesn't support WAVE recording.) 3 Monitoring button Click this button to monitor and loopback recording audio to outputs (PC speakers). A typical benefit is suitable for two-speaker environment. 40 ASUS Xonar D2 Therefore, the recording volume will influence the monitoring signals from Wii...
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... to open the advanced settings for the Microphone-In: Enabling "Microphone Boost" will check out the PCM audio validity bit of the full scale level. ASUS Xonar D2 41 You may have to restart the recorder program if you switch to a different source. (Note: On Vista, some application programs may allow you are... controls the volume between the left and right channels. Reset all volume controls to increase the recording volume. Please note that the recording function on Windows is a one default recording source at a time.
... to open the advanced settings for the Microphone-In: Enabling "Microphone Boost" will check out the PCM audio validity bit of the full scale level. ASUS Xonar D2 41 You may have to restart the recorder program if you switch to a different source. (Note: On Vista, some application programs may allow you are... controls the volume between the left and right channels. Reset all volume controls to increase the recording volume. Please note that the recording function on Windows is a one default recording source at a time.
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... package has included an ASIO2 compatible driver for professional music creation and editing. The Xonar D2 package also provides Ableton Live and Sonar LE audio editing software, which is to open the "Preferences" window from 44.1, 48, 96, 192KHz. Step 2 is to select "ASIO" as the ...setup reference is to select the sample rate from the Options tab. ASUS Xonar D2 49 6.9 ASIO 2 Driver ASIOTM (Audio Stream Input Output) is to choose "ASUS Xonar D2 ASIO" as the driver type. (WDM and MME are other Windows driver types) Step 3 is very important for application programs that have...
... package has included an ASIO2 compatible driver for professional music creation and editing. The Xonar D2 package also provides Ableton Live and Sonar LE audio editing software, which is to open the "Preferences" window from 44.1, 48, 96, 192KHz. Step 2 is to select "ASIO" as the ...setup reference is to select the sample rate from the Options tab. ASUS Xonar D2 49 6.9 ASIO 2 Driver ASIOTM (Audio Stream Input Output) is to choose "ASUS Xonar D2 ASIO" as the driver type. (WDM and MME are other Windows driver types) Step 3 is very important for application programs that have...
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After step 2, Sonar LE will display 4 output drivers: "ASUS Xonar D2 ASIO Out -00~06". ASUS Xonar D2 51 Make sure you are using it. If you start the program. Step 2 is to open the "Audio Options" window from the Options tab. After step 2, Sonar LE will display 1 input driver: "ASUS Xonar D2 ASIO In -00". The changes will take effect...
After step 2, Sonar LE will display 4 output drivers: "ASUS Xonar D2 ASIO Out -00~06". ASUS Xonar D2 51 Make sure you are using it. If you start the program. Step 2 is to open the "Audio Options" window from the Options tab. After step 2, Sonar LE will display 1 input driver: "ASUS Xonar D2 ASIO In -00". The changes will take effect...