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...4 2.1 Xonar Phoebus Audio Processing Card 4 3. Xonar Phoebus Driver Guide 23 6.1 Introduction to Phoebus Control Box 11 5.2 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater)..... 13 5.3 Connecting stereo headphones 14 5.4 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 16 5.5 Connecting Microphone 21 5.6 Connecting Line-In audio sources 21 6. Introduction 1 1.1 Package Contents 1 1.2 System Requirements 1 1.3 General Specification 2 2. Installing the Xonar Hardware 6 3.1 Preparing Your Computer 6 3.2 Installing the Audio Processing Card 6 3.3 Connecting TV tuner card...
...4 2.1 Xonar Phoebus Audio Processing Card 4 3. Xonar Phoebus Driver Guide 23 6.1 Introduction to Phoebus Control Box 11 5.2 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater)..... 13 5.3 Connecting stereo headphones 14 5.4 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 16 5.5 Connecting Microphone 21 5.6 Connecting Line-In audio sources 21 6. Introduction 1 1.1 Package Contents 1 1.2 System Requirements 1 1.3 General Specification 2 2. Installing the Xonar Hardware 6 3.1 Preparing Your Computer 6 3.2 Installing the Audio Processing Card 6 3.3 Connecting TV tuner card...
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... limits for radio noise emissions from that may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. If you require assistance please call ASUS Customer Service 1300 2787 88 or visit us at http://support.asus.com v Australia statement notice From 1 January 2012 updated warranties apply to Part 15 of the...
... limits for radio noise emissions from that may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. If you require assistance please call ASUS Customer Service 1300 2787 88 or visit us at http://support.asus.com v Australia statement notice From 1 January 2012 updated warranties apply to Part 15 of the...
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... surface. • If you detect any area where it by yourself. DTS Connect driver is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. "DTS" and "DTS CONNECT", "DTS Interactive", "DTS Neo: PC" are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. ASIO is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories; vi "Dolby" and "Dolby Digital Live", "Dolby Pro Logic IIx", "Dolby Virtual Speaker", "Dolby Headphone" are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. License Dolby Master Studio driver is broken, do not...
... surface. • If you detect any area where it by yourself. DTS Connect driver is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. "DTS" and "DTS CONNECT", "DTS Interactive", "DTS Neo: PC" are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. ASIO is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories; vi "Dolby" and "Dolby Digital Live", "Dolby Pro Logic IIx", "Dolby Virtual Speaker", "Dolby Headphone" are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. License Dolby Master Studio driver is broken, do not...
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1. Introduction 1.1 Package Contents • XonarTM Phoebus 7.1 Channel PCI Express Audio Card • Phoebus Control Box • Driver CD • S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adaptor x1 • ATX 4P-to- 6P Power Cable x1 • Quick Start Guide 1.2 System Requirements • One PCI Express 1.0 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card • 6-pin peripheral power cable connector from your computer's power supply unit (PSU) • Microsoft® Windows® 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 (32/64bit) / XP(32/64bit) / Vista / MCE2005 • Intel®...
1. Introduction 1.1 Package Contents • XonarTM Phoebus 7.1 Channel PCI Express Audio Card • Phoebus Control Box • Driver CD • S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adaptor x1 • ATX 4P-to- 6P Power Cable x1 • Quick Start Guide 1.2 System Requirements • One PCI Express 1.0 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card • 6-pin peripheral power cable connector from your computer's power supply unit (PSU) • Microsoft® Windows® 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 (32/64bit) / XP(32/64bit) / Vista / MCE2005 • Intel®...
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.../176.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit Resolution Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution 44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit S/PDIF Digital Output 44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit, Dolby Digital (continued on the next page) 2 ASUS Xonar Phoebus PCI Express Rev.1.0a specification compatible - Max. full 2.5Gbps bandwidth per direction and optimized latency for high-definition audio processing -
.../176.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit Resolution Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution 44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit S/PDIF Digital Output 44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit, Dolby Digital (continued on the next page) 2 ASUS Xonar Phoebus PCI Express Rev.1.0a specification compatible - Max. full 2.5Gbps bandwidth per direction and optimized latency for high-definition audio processing -
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...pin header on the card) Tuner or CD-ROM): Driver Features Operating System Windows® 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 (32/64bit) / XP(32/64bit) / Vista / MCE2005 Dolby® Digital Live Dolby Digital Live encodes any audio signal on Windows Vista/Win 7 & XP. (DirectX/ DirectSound 3D compatible) Smart Volume NormalizerTM Normalizes the volume of stereo headphones. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 3 Items Description I/O Ports Analog Output Jack 3.5mm jack * 1 (Headphone out) Analog Input Jack 3.5mm jack * 1 (Shared by Line-In / Mic-In) Digital S/PDIF Output High-bandwidth TOS-Link combo port supports...
...pin header on the card) Tuner or CD-ROM): Driver Features Operating System Windows® 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 (32/64bit) / XP(32/64bit) / Vista / MCE2005 Dolby® Digital Live Dolby Digital Live encodes any audio signal on Windows Vista/Win 7 & XP. (DirectX/ DirectSound 3D compatible) Smart Volume NormalizerTM Normalizes the volume of stereo headphones. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 3 Items Description I/O Ports Analog Output Jack 3.5mm jack * 1 (Headphone out) Analog Input Jack 3.5mm jack * 1 (Shared by Line-In / Mic-In) Digital S/PDIF Output High-bandwidth TOS-Link combo port supports...
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.... 2 Headphone Output Port Connect your headphones to this jack. 3 Box Link Connect the Xonar Phoebus Control Box to this 2.5mm port. 4 Line Input Port Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players, music synthesizers, and other sound source inside 9 Aux Input Header your PC system. (To monitor your TV tuner card's audio from this Aux-In, you must enable the "monitor" function for outputting digital audio including PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA-Pro, etc. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 5 Usually connects to the Analog Audio output of your power supply unit. 12 PCI Express Bus...
.... 2 Headphone Output Port Connect your headphones to this jack. 3 Box Link Connect the Xonar Phoebus Control Box to this 2.5mm port. 4 Line Input Port Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players, music synthesizers, and other sound source inside 9 Aux Input Header your PC system. (To monitor your TV tuner card's audio from this Aux-In, you must enable the "monitor" function for outputting digital audio including PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA-Pro, etc. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 5 Usually connects to the Analog Audio output of your power supply unit. 12 PCI Express Bus...
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... motherboard and sound card) 1. Face the bracket of the Xonar Phoebus audio card toward the back panel of other peripheral devices connected to avoid static electricity. 4. Make sure that you insert the card into the slot. 3. Do not force the audio card into the PCI Express slot. Power OFF the computer, the monitor, and all other sound cards, refer to the user manuals of the card's PCI Express connector are aligned with the following installation steps...
... motherboard and sound card) 1. Face the bracket of the Xonar Phoebus audio card toward the back panel of other peripheral devices connected to avoid static electricity. 4. Make sure that you insert the card into the slot. 3. Do not force the audio card into the PCI Express slot. Power OFF the computer, the monitor, and all other sound cards, refer to the user manuals of the card's PCI Express connector are aligned with the following installation steps...
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Connect the power cable of your power supply to the power connector on the Xonar Phoebus audio card. Refer to the back of your computer with the screw that you removed. Secure the audio card bracket to section 3.1. 3. The PCI Express high-quality audio card requires additional power from your computer. 2. If the power cable is not connected properly, the audio card will not work at all. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 7
Connect the power cable of your power supply to the power connector on the Xonar Phoebus audio card. Refer to the back of your computer with the screw that you removed. Secure the audio card bracket to section 3.1. 3. The PCI Express high-quality audio card requires additional power from your computer. 2. If the power cable is not connected properly, the audio card will not work at all. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 7
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... the audio card, as the recording source in the figure below. Using this signal to your TV set! 8 ASUS Xonar Phoebus Secure the PCI/PCI Express TV tuner card and screw it to the audio card to send the tuner card's sound to the audio output. Connect the audio output header from the TV tuner card to DAC playback. Please select Aux-In as shown in the Xonar Audio Center's recording mixer and enable the monitoring button to pass this setup, you may need to connect...
... the audio card, as the recording source in the figure below. Using this signal to your TV set! 8 ASUS Xonar Phoebus Secure the PCI/PCI Express TV tuner card and screw it to the audio card to send the tuner card's sound to the audio output. Connect the audio output header from the TV tuner card to DAC playback. Please select Aux-In as shown in the Xonar Audio Center's recording mixer and enable the monitoring button to pass this setup, you may need to connect...
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.... 3. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 9 When prompted for device drivers. If Windows® AutoPlay mode is enabled in your computer when prompted. Click the Change or Remove Programs button. 4. Restart your system, the setup starts automatically. If not, double-click the setup.exe from your audio card and searches for the audio drivers, click the Cancel. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation. Windows automatically detects your Support CD. 3. 4. Installing Software 4.1 Installing the Audio Card Driver 1. Insert...
.... 3. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 9 When prompted for device drivers. If Windows® AutoPlay mode is enabled in your computer when prompted. Click the Change or Remove Programs button. 4. Restart your system, the setup starts automatically. If not, double-click the setup.exe from your audio card and searches for the audio drivers, click the Cancel. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation. Windows automatically detects your Support CD. 3. 4. Installing Software 4.1 Installing the Audio Card Driver 1. Insert...
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5. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 5.1 Connecting to Phoebus Control Box 5.1.1 Connecting Phoebus Box 1 Mic in 2 HP out 3 Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Microphone Input Port Connect the microphone's 3.5mm plug from the Phoebus Control Box into this Mic-In port for voice communication, recording or karaoke. 2 Headphone Port The headphone port has a built-in high-quality amplifier to this port. 3 Box Link Port Connect the Phoebus Control box directly to drive headphones. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 11 Connect the Phoebus Control...
5. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 5.1 Connecting to Phoebus Control Box 5.1.1 Connecting Phoebus Box 1 Mic in 2 HP out 3 Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Microphone Input Port Connect the microphone's 3.5mm plug from the Phoebus Control Box into this Mic-In port for voice communication, recording or karaoke. 2 Headphone Port The headphone port has a built-in high-quality amplifier to this port. 3 Box Link Port Connect the Phoebus Control box directly to drive headphones. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 11 Connect the Phoebus Control...
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5.1.2 Connecting Phoebus Box with external headphone and microphone 1 Headphone Out Mic In 2 No Item Description 1 Headphone Port Connect headphone to headphone port on Phoebus Control box 2 Microphone Input Port Connect microphone's 3.5mm plug to Phoebus Control Box Mic-In port. 12 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
5.1.2 Connecting Phoebus Box with external headphone and microphone 1 Headphone Out Mic In 2 No Item Description 1 Headphone Port Connect headphone to headphone port on Phoebus Control box 2 Microphone Input Port Connect microphone's 3.5mm plug to Phoebus Control Box Mic-In port. 12 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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... Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater) Xonar Phoebus makes playback through your PC audio sources to the optical adapter with the TOSLINK optical cable. Connect your decoder's S/PDIF-In port to any digital speakers or AV Receivers. 1 2 Mic In Headphone Out Box Link Line In Front Center / Sub Rear SPDIF / Side No Item 1 Optical adapter 2 Optical cable Description Plug the optical TOSLINK adapter into the S/PDIF-Out connector. A single digital cable connection can carry high-quality digital audio from any of your home theater system possible, creating an impressive surround sound...
... Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater) Xonar Phoebus makes playback through your PC audio sources to the optical adapter with the TOSLINK optical cable. Connect your decoder's S/PDIF-In port to any digital speakers or AV Receivers. 1 2 Mic In Headphone Out Box Link Line In Front Center / Sub Rear SPDIF / Side No Item 1 Optical adapter 2 Optical cable Description Plug the optical TOSLINK adapter into the S/PDIF-Out connector. A single digital cable connection can carry high-quality digital audio from any of your home theater system possible, creating an impressive surround sound...
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4 Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Side AUDIO INPUTS Front Mic in HP out Box link Line in 1 Front Ctr / Sbw 2 Rear Side / SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 4/4.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 2 Back Surround Out Connects to the Back Surround input port with the mini- jack cable. 18 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
4 Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Side AUDIO INPUTS Front Mic in HP out Box link Line in 1 Front Ctr / Sbw 2 Rear Side / SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 4/4.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 2 Back Surround Out Connects to the Back Surround input port with the mini- jack cable. 18 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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... HP out Box link Line in 1 Front 3 Ctr / Sbw 4 Rear 2 Side / SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 3 Back Surround Out Connects to the Back Surround input port of the 7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 4 Center/Subwoofer Connects to the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 20 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
... HP out Box link Line in 1 Front 3 Ctr / Sbw 4 Rear 2 Side / SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 3 Back Surround Out Connects to the Back Surround input port of the 7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 4 Center/Subwoofer Connects to the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 20 ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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...enable the SVN function. Indicates the playback sound effect status. Click to enable SonarMax with amplified 3D/2D sounds. Indicates the sample rate of Sound effect: SF: Xear SingFX for microphone echo SF: Xear SingFX for Speaker device only. Click to increase or decrease volume. Indicates the input default device. 6.1.2 Audio Status Panel 1 2 34 5 6 78 9 10 12 11 No Item 1 Playback (Speaker Out) 2 Capture (Mic In) 3 Speaker Numbers 4 Sample Rate 5 Audio Output effect indicator 6 In effect indicator 7 Switch to Profile Panel button 8 Smart Volume Normalizer (SVN) (Vista...
...enable the SVN function. Indicates the playback sound effect status. Click to enable SonarMax with amplified 3D/2D sounds. Indicates the sample rate of Sound effect: SF: Xear SingFX for microphone echo SF: Xear SingFX for Speaker device only. Click to increase or decrease volume. Indicates the input default device. 6.1.2 Audio Status Panel 1 2 34 5 6 78 9 10 12 11 No Item 1 Playback (Speaker Out) 2 Capture (Mic In) 3 Speaker Numbers 4 Sample Rate 5 Audio Output effect indicator 6 In effect indicator 7 Switch to Profile Panel button 8 Smart Volume Normalizer (SVN) (Vista...
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... you did not plug the internal power, the Xonar Phoebus audio center will remind you have plugged the small 6-pin power plug into another PCI Express slot. 2: I cannot find the icon in the system tray, go to the Windows Control Panel and double click the "Xonar Phoebus Audio Center" icon to launch the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center utility. (3). Troubleshooting and FAQs 7.1 Troubleshooting 1: I can't hear any sound from my analog speakers Instructions: (1). Instructions: (1). Check that you cannot find the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center. If the...
... you did not plug the internal power, the Xonar Phoebus audio center will remind you have plugged the small 6-pin power plug into another PCI Express slot. 2: I cannot find the icon in the system tray, go to the Windows Control Panel and double click the "Xonar Phoebus Audio Center" icon to launch the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center utility. (3). Troubleshooting and FAQs 7.1 Troubleshooting 1: I can't hear any sound from my analog speakers Instructions: (1). Instructions: (1). Check that you cannot find the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center. If the...
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... tuner card which has analog audio output, please connect it 's not, please set to the Aux-In header on the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center. (4). Please go to system audio control panel to see the current default recording/input device is in the card to check if the playback default device is the case. (5). Please ensure that your speakers. (3). For Dolby Digital or DTS output, you have enabled S/PDIF output in , AUX, etc.) from the S/PDIF output Instructions: (1). Try changing it to turn on the digital monitoring button...
... tuner card which has analog audio output, please connect it 's not, please set to the Aux-In header on the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center. (4). Please go to system audio control panel to see the current default recording/input device is in the card to check if the playback default device is the case. (5). Please ensure that your speakers. (3). For Dolby Digital or DTS output, you have enabled S/PDIF output in , AUX, etc.) from the S/PDIF output Instructions: (1). Try changing it to turn on the digital monitoring button...
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... the best gaming sound experience and compatibility with home theater or TV systems. (2). Dolby Headphone is the best 3D sound positioning, spatial modeling and 5.1-channel virtualization technology for a lot of analog, please check that the sound is available in the recording mixer page. (3). Select Aux as the recording source and remember to make your PC a powerful media and entertainment center. In addition, the Xonar Phoebus supports unique GX on Windows Vista / Win 7, which has digital audio output...
... the best gaming sound experience and compatibility with home theater or TV systems. (2). Dolby Headphone is the best 3D sound positioning, spatial modeling and 5.1-channel virtualization technology for a lot of analog, please check that the sound is available in the recording mixer page. (3). Select Aux as the recording source and remember to make your PC a powerful media and entertainment center. In addition, the Xonar Phoebus supports unique GX on Windows Vista / Win 7, which has digital audio output...