User Manual
Page 6
...GmbH. "DTS" and "DTS CONNECT", "DTS Interactive", "DTS Neo: PC" are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Microsoft, DirectSound3D, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. If you encounter technical problems with the package. • To prevent electrical shock hazard or short circuits, switch... trademarks of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Trademarks Xonar and ASUS logo are associated. ASIO is broken, do not try to fix it may be placed in any area where it by yourself...
...GmbH. "DTS" and "DTS CONNECT", "DTS Interactive", "DTS Neo: PC" are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Microsoft, DirectSound3D, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. If you encounter technical problems with the package. • To prevent electrical shock hazard or short circuits, switch... trademarks of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Trademarks Xonar and ASUS logo are associated. ASIO is broken, do not try to fix it may be placed in any area where it by yourself...
User Manual
Page 7
...8226; ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 card • ASUS Xonar H6 DAC extension board (ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 Deluxe only) • H6 extension board cable x1 • HDMI cable x1 • DVI-to-HDMI cable x1 • Stereo RCA-to-3.5mm cable x4 • S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x1 • Support CD (including ASUS Gamer ...; One PCI Express 1.0 (or higher) compatible slot for the HDAV card, and one adjacent slot for the H6 DAC extension board • One available 4-pin power cable from PC's power supply unit • Microsoft® Windows® Vista/ XP(32/64bit)/ MCE2005 • Intel® Pentium...
...8226; ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 card • ASUS Xonar H6 DAC extension board (ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 Deluxe only) • H6 extension board cable x1 • HDMI cable x1 • DVI-to-HDMI cable x1 • Stereo RCA-to-3.5mm cable x4 • S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x1 • Support CD (including ASUS Gamer ...; One PCI Express 1.0 (or higher) compatible slot for the HDAV card, and one adjacent slot for the H6 DAC extension board • One available 4-pin power cable from PC's power supply unit • Microsoft® Windows® Vista/ XP(32/64bit)/ MCE2005 • Intel® Pentium...
User Manual
Page 8
... Audio Processor Video Processor 24-bit D-A Converter of Digital Sources: 24-bit A-D Converter for Analog Inputs: ASUS AV200 High-Definition Audio Processor (Max. 192KHz/24bit) ASUS Splendid HD Video Processor TI Burr-Brown PCM1796 *1 on AV card; *3 on H6 DAC Extension Board (123dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit) ( Cirrus-Logic CS5381* 1 120dB SNR, Max...
... Audio Processor Video Processor 24-bit D-A Converter of Digital Sources: 24-bit A-D Converter for Analog Inputs: ASUS AV200 High-Definition Audio Processor (Max. 192KHz/24bit) ASUS Splendid HD Video Processor TI Burr-Brown PCM1796 *1 on AV card; *3 on H6 DAC Extension Board (123dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit) ( Cirrus-Logic CS5381* 1 120dB SNR, Max...
User Manual
Page 9
...card and extension board) *1 -DVI-to-HDMI cable *1 -Stereo RCA-to-3.5mm cable * 4 -S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adaptor *2 *Specifications are subject to process Dolby Pro-Logic IIx any set of all audio sources into a constant Smart Volume Normalizer level and also enhances your 3D sound... listening range and advantages in gaming Provides advanced Acoustic Echo Cancellation Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) (AEC) for best voice conferencing quality in real- DTS Neo:PC can convert stereo audio into a 6.1- ASUS Xonar... encodes any audio signal on Windows Vista & XP. (DirectX/...
...card and extension board) *1 -DVI-to-HDMI cable *1 -Stereo RCA-to-3.5mm cable * 4 -S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adaptor *2 *Specifications are subject to process Dolby Pro-Logic IIx any set of all audio sources into a constant Smart Volume Normalizer level and also enhances your 3D sound... listening range and advantages in gaming Provides advanced Acoustic Echo Cancellation Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) (AEC) for best voice conferencing quality in real- DTS Neo:PC can convert stereo audio into a 6.1- ASUS Xonar... encodes any audio signal on Windows Vista & XP. (DirectX/...
User Manual
Page 17
... setup starts automatically. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the power cable before you may occur. 1. Windows® automatically detects the HDAV card and searches for the drivers, click Cancel. 2. If the power cable is enabled in the process and make sure...it has not been done, turn on the installation process. 4. The installation program will not work at all. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 11 Installing software 4.1 Installing the card driver Ensure that you have connected the additional power cable from your computer. 4. Otherwise, driver installation error may...
... setup starts automatically. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the power cable before you may occur. 1. Windows® automatically detects the HDAV card and searches for the drivers, click Cancel. 2. If the power cable is enabled in the process and make sure...it has not been done, turn on the installation process. 4. The installation program will not work at all. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 11 Installing software 4.1 Installing the card driver Ensure that you have connected the additional power cable from your computer. 4. Otherwise, driver installation error may...
User Manual
Page 32
... Center is complete and your computer has been rebooted, you will describe its functions in the system tray, launch the Xonar HDAV Center from the Windows desktop by clicking Start > All Programs > ASUS Xonar HDAV > Xonar HDAV Center. 2. If the icon could not be found in more detail. 6 Minimize button 1 Close button 2 7 8 3 9 10 4 11 5 12...
... Center is complete and your computer has been rebooted, you will describe its functions in the system tray, launch the Xonar HDAV Center from the Windows desktop by clicking Start > All Programs > ASUS Xonar HDAV > Xonar HDAV Center. 2. If the icon could not be found in more detail. 6 Minimize button 1 Close button 2 7 8 3 9 10 4 11 5 12...
User Manual
Page 33
... 2 Display Area 3 HDMI mode 4 Sound Card mode 5 Setting Menu Panel 6 Information icon 7 Menu Open/Close 8 Audio/Video configuration switch 9 Master Volume 10 Mute Button 11 SVN Button 12 DSP Mode Description Clicking this button will move the display area back down. Click this area just displays information, but is muted. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 27
... 2 Display Area 3 HDMI mode 4 Sound Card mode 5 Setting Menu Panel 6 Information icon 7 Menu Open/Close 8 Audio/Video configuration switch 9 Master Volume 10 Mute Button 11 SVN Button 12 DSP Mode Description Clicking this button will move the display area back down. Click this area just displays information, but is muted. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 27
User Manual
Page 34
Otherwise, leave them blank. 28 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 HDMI Out / Speaker Test / Speaker Swap Click the HDMI mode button and configure the related settings when you to select one or click each ... set ups Check the box if your speakers are outputting the incorrect channel. Xonar HDAV will pop up an advanced setting window to allow you connect the Xonar HDAV 1.3 card to. Click the "play the channels and does the proper 3D/Dolby sound processing accordingly. Clicking this button to test each speaker manually to test...
Otherwise, leave them blank. 28 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 HDMI Out / Speaker Test / Speaker Swap Click the HDMI mode button and configure the related settings when you to select one or click each ... set ups Check the box if your speakers are outputting the incorrect channel. Xonar HDAV will pop up an advanced setting window to allow you connect the Xonar HDAV 1.3 card to. Click the "play the channels and does the proper 3D/Dolby sound processing accordingly. Clicking this button to test each speaker manually to test...
User Manual
Page 35
...window to allow you connect the Xonar HDAV 1.3 card to powered analog speakers or digital home theater systems, etc. 12 3 No Item 1 Analog Out 2 Speaker Test 3 Speaker Swap Description The Analog Out setting is not available on Windows... the incorrect channel. Note: the Speaker Test function is used to show the speaker test window in its audio stack. Analog Out / Speaker Test / Speaker Swap Click the Analog mode... "play the channels and do the proper 3D/Dolby/ DTS sound processing accordingly. Please select the correct speaker type for 7.1-speaker set ups -Swap Side/Surroud...
...window to allow you connect the Xonar HDAV 1.3 card to powered analog speakers or digital home theater systems, etc. 12 3 No Item 1 Analog Out 2 Speaker Test 3 Speaker Swap Description The Analog Out setting is not available on Windows... the incorrect channel. Note: the Speaker Test function is used to show the speaker test window in its audio stack. Analog Out / Speaker Test / Speaker Swap Click the Analog mode... "play the channels and do the proper 3D/Dolby/ DTS sound processing accordingly. Please select the correct speaker type for 7.1-speaker set ups -Swap Side/Surroud...
User Manual
Page 38
Therefore, you need to set this setting, no matter what the original audio content is or how many channels they have to this in Windows Vista. It's recommended that this setting is synchronized with Vista's system speaker configuration and changing the setting during playback will deliver the audio channels to ... you change . 6.2.4 Audio Channels (For Vista only) This setting only appears in accordance with Dolby Digtial EX or DTS ES => 8 channels -3D games => 8 channels 32 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 You may have .
Therefore, you need to set this setting, no matter what the original audio content is or how many channels they have to this in Windows Vista. It's recommended that this setting is synchronized with Vista's system speaker configuration and changing the setting during playback will deliver the audio channels to ... you change . 6.2.4 Audio Channels (For Vista only) This setting only appears in accordance with Dolby Digtial EX or DTS ES => 8 channels -3D games => 8 channels 32 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 You may have .
User Manual
Page 39
The Subwoofer has no directional sounds, and hence can drag each speaker or listener to a different relative position "virtually" using only your mouse. click - ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 33 Clicking the text bar will process it and virtualize each speaker position in real-time. The Xonar HDAV 1.3 card will switch the right window to the Speaker Shifter page...
The Subwoofer has no directional sounds, and hence can drag each speaker or listener to a different relative position "virtually" using only your mouse. click - ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 33 Clicking the text bar will process it and virtualize each speaker position in real-time. The Xonar HDAV 1.3 card will switch the right window to the Speaker Shifter page...
User Manual
Page 40
...the text bar will switch the right window to the Pro-Logic IIx page for regular music playback. Reset all settings to widen the vocal sound range. In this check box to enable... Dolby Pro-Logic IIx. Drag to the right side to the defaults. Music mode is the default mode for manual adjustments. Movie mode is a preset optimized for movie audio. 34 ASUS Xonar.... Drag the scroll bar to the left to centralize the vocal signal. The dimension parameter fades sounds to the front or rear of songs and music. 6.2.6 Dolby Pro-Logic IIx Dolby Pro-Logic...
...the text bar will switch the right window to the Pro-Logic IIx page for regular music playback. Reset all settings to widen the vocal sound range. In this check box to enable... Dolby Pro-Logic IIx. Drag to the right side to the defaults. Music mode is the default mode for manual adjustments. Movie mode is a preset optimized for movie audio. 34 ASUS Xonar.... Drag the scroll bar to the left to centralize the vocal signal. The dimension parameter fades sounds to the front or rear of songs and music. 6.2.6 Dolby Pro-Logic IIx Dolby Pro-Logic...
User Manual
Page 41
... side to the defaults. In this mode, you can spread stereo audio such as MP3, CD, and TV programs into an immersive 5.1 or 7.1-channel surround sound environment. 2 3 456 1 No Item 1 DTS Neo:PC enable/ disable 2 Center Width 3 Reset 4 Dimension 5 Music Mode 6 Movie Mode Description Click this check box to...mode is another 2-to the front or rear of songs and music. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 35 Drag the scroll bar to the left to a DTS Neo:PC page for manual adjustments. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to centralize the vocal signal. 6.2.7 DTS Neo:PC DTS Neo:PC is...
... side to the defaults. In this mode, you can spread stereo audio such as MP3, CD, and TV programs into an immersive 5.1 or 7.1-channel surround sound environment. 2 3 456 1 No Item 1 DTS Neo:PC enable/ disable 2 Center Width 3 Reset 4 Dimension 5 Music Mode 6 Movie Mode Description Click this check box to...mode is another 2-to the front or rear of songs and music. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 35 Drag the scroll bar to the left to a DTS Neo:PC page for manual adjustments. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to centralize the vocal signal. 6.2.7 DTS Neo:PC DTS Neo:PC is...
User Manual
Page 42
Dolby Headphone (DH) provides three room filters that you will switch the right window to enable Dolby Headphone. more distant and diffused effect. 36 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 Dolby Headphone can also improve listening comfort and reduce "listener fatigue" from long listening over headphones. 2 3 4 1 No Item 1 Dolby Headphone enable/... surround experience over speakers in the sense of audio. DH1-Reference Room: Small, acoustically damped room. Dolby Headphone produces surround sound cues so realistic that may be used with any type of the "spatial dimension" they impart.
Dolby Headphone (DH) provides three room filters that you will switch the right window to enable Dolby Headphone. more distant and diffused effect. 36 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 Dolby Headphone can also improve listening comfort and reduce "listener fatigue" from long listening over headphones. 2 3 4 1 No Item 1 Dolby Headphone enable/... surround experience over speakers in the sense of audio. DH1-Reference Room: Small, acoustically damped room. Dolby Headphone produces surround sound cues so realistic that may be used with any type of the "spatial dimension" they impart.
User Manual
Page 43
ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 37 Dolby Virtual Speaker provides two modes of stereo... speakers and enhances the surround experience as two speakers. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to enable Dolby Virtual Speaker. Dolby Virtual Speaker also creates a wider two-channel environment during playback of...the missing speakers as in the following picture. 6.2.9 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 Item 1 Dolby Virtual Speaker enable/disable 2 Reference...
ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 37 Dolby Virtual Speaker provides two modes of stereo... speakers and enhances the surround experience as two speakers. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to enable Dolby Virtual Speaker. Dolby Virtual Speaker also creates a wider two-channel environment during playback of...the missing speakers as in the following picture. 6.2.9 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 Item 1 Dolby Virtual Speaker enable/disable 2 Reference...
User Manual
Page 44
... CD: CD-ROM digital playback (CD-DA) volume control - LEFT, RIGHT...: the volume control for each speaker/ channel Note: Windows® Vista doesn't support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD-In volume controls. The horizontal slider controls the volume between the left and right ...channel; WAVE: All digital audio sources except MIDI files - drag it up to the default settings 38 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 This shows the source name for each volume control slider, including: - Reset all playback sound effects such as Dolby and DTS technologies. 6.3.1 Playback Volume 1 6 2 3 4 5 No Item 1...
... CD: CD-ROM digital playback (CD-DA) volume control - LEFT, RIGHT...: the volume control for each speaker/ channel Note: Windows® Vista doesn't support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD-In volume controls. The horizontal slider controls the volume between the left and right ...channel; WAVE: All digital audio sources except MIDI files - drag it up to the default settings 38 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 This shows the source name for each volume control slider, including: - Reset all playback sound effects such as Dolby and DTS technologies. 6.3.1 Playback Volume 1 6 2 3 4 5 No Item 1...
User Manual
Page 45
...record. The tool-tip reveals the percentage number from your speakers. (continued on Windows is a one default recording source at a time. So, you can select only one -path selector. Please note that the recording function on the next page) ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 39 6.3.2 Recording/Monitoring Volume 1 8 9 2 3 4 5 ... this slider down to prevent recording or monitoring non-PCM/not recordable audio (such as AC3, etc.), which will become unrecognizable sounds from 1 to 100 in the recording programs themselves.) 5 S/PDIF-In Advanced Setting Click this button to select the path/source...
...record. The tool-tip reveals the percentage number from your speakers. (continued on Windows is a one default recording source at a time. So, you can select only one -path selector. Please note that the recording function on the next page) ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 39 6.3.2 Recording/Monitoring Volume 1 8 9 2 3 4 5 ... this slider down to prevent recording or monitoring non-PCM/not recordable audio (such as AC3, etc.), which will become unrecognizable sounds from 1 to 100 in the recording programs themselves.) 5 S/PDIF-In Advanced Setting Click this button to select the path/source...
User Manual
Page 46
...audio you are playing on PC Aux: recording from Aux-In for typically TV-tuner card audio or other sound sources Line-In: recording from HDMI output is to the source, too. NOTE:...Therefore, the recording volume will be mixed into the streams you are playing on PC (Note: Windows Vista doesn't support WAVE recording.) Click this button to boost microphone input signals. To apply Dolby... Virtual Speaker is suitable for your microphone to the default settings. 40 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 If you are playing out from your PC and all volume controls to the front ...
...audio you are playing on PC Aux: recording from Aux-In for typically TV-tuner card audio or other sound sources Line-In: recording from HDMI output is to the source, too. NOTE:...Therefore, the recording volume will be mixed into the streams you are playing on PC (Note: Windows Vista doesn't support WAVE recording.) Click this button to boost microphone input signals. To apply Dolby... Virtual Speaker is suitable for your microphone to the default settings. 40 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 If you are playing out from your PC and all volume controls to the front ...
User Manual
Page 56
...and its subsidiary EAX effects on Windows Vista for gaming on Vista & XP DS3D GX 2.0 not only revives EAX and DirectSound HW effects, but also allows you start EAX and DS3D HW games, enable DS3D GX on Hi-Fi mode, Xonar HDAV 1 will be applied to... latest DS3D GX 2.0 for 3D games. Before you to high-definition 96KHz/192KHz content.) 50 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 Besides the abundant sound effects described above, the Xonar HDAV 1.3 also provides quick Digital Sound Processing modes which are configured for audio quality tests (using RMAA software or another machine-based measurement...
...and its subsidiary EAX effects on Windows Vista for gaming on Vista & XP DS3D GX 2.0 not only revives EAX and DirectSound HW effects, but also allows you start EAX and DS3D HW games, enable DS3D GX on Hi-Fi mode, Xonar HDAV 1 will be applied to... latest DS3D GX 2.0 for 3D games. Before you to high-definition 96KHz/192KHz content.) 50 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 Besides the abundant sound effects described above, the Xonar HDAV 1.3 also provides quick Digital Sound Processing modes which are configured for audio quality tests (using RMAA software or another machine-based measurement...
User Manual
Page 57
This mode is set for Games. This mode is set for DVD Movie playback. 3 4 2 5 1 No Item 1 GX Mode 2 Hi-Fi Mode 3 Music Mode 4 Movie Mode 5 Game Mode Description DirectSound 3D Game Extensions mode to keep the original digital data and analog output quality as high as possible. This mode is set for lots of DirectX/ DirectSound3D games on Windows Vista. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 51 This mode is set for Hi-Fidelity playback, where all effects will be cleared to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for Music playback.
This mode is set for Games. This mode is set for DVD Movie playback. 3 4 2 5 1 No Item 1 GX Mode 2 Hi-Fi Mode 3 Music Mode 4 Movie Mode 5 Game Mode Description DirectSound 3D Game Extensions mode to keep the original digital data and analog output quality as high as possible. This mode is set for lots of DirectX/ DirectSound3D games on Windows Vista. ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 51 This mode is set for Hi-Fidelity playback, where all effects will be cleared to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for Music playback.