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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... (or DVD-ROM drive) for software installation • High-quality headphones, powered analog speakers, or a Dolby Digital decoder, to enjoy the audio card's high fidelity ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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... (or DVD-ROM drive) for software installation • High-quality headphones, powered analog speakers, or a Dolby Digital decoder, to enjoy the audio card's high fidelity ASUS Xonar Phoebus
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Compatible with x1, x4, x8, x16 PCI Express slots ASUS CM8888 HDT High-Definition Sound Processor (Max. 192KHz / 24bit) Texas Instruments PCM1796 * 1 for Front-Out (123dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit) Cirrus-Logic CS4362A * 1 for.../48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit, Dolby Digital (continued on the next page) ASUS Xonar Phoebus 1.3 General Specification Items Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (AWeighted) Input Signal-to 600ohms impedance) - PCI Express Rev.1.0a specification compatible - Max. full 2.5Gbps bandwidth per direction and optimized latency for high-definition...
Compatible with x1, x4, x8, x16 PCI Express slots ASUS CM8888 HDT High-Definition Sound Processor (Max. 192KHz / 24bit) Texas Instruments PCM1796 * 1 for Front-Out (123dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit) Cirrus-Logic CS4362A * 1 for.../48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit, Dolby Digital (continued on the next page) ASUS Xonar Phoebus 1.3 General Specification Items Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (AWeighted) Input Signal-to 600ohms impedance) - PCI Express Rev.1.0a specification compatible - Max. full 2.5Gbps bandwidth per direction and optimized latency for high-definition...
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Digital output jack. Usually connects to the Analog Audio output of your power supply unit. 12 PCI Express Bus Golden Fingers Inserts into the PCI Express slot on 5.1 powered analog speakers. 4-pin header. ASUS Xonar Phoebus Connect to the surround channel input on your TV tuner card's audio from this 3.5mm 1 Microphone Input Port jack for...
Digital output jack. Usually connects to the Analog Audio output of your power supply unit. 12 PCI Express Bus Golden Fingers Inserts into the PCI Express slot on 5.1 powered analog speakers. 4-pin header. ASUS Xonar Phoebus Connect to the surround channel input on your TV tuner card's audio from this 3.5mm 1 Microphone Input Port jack for...
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... sure that the gold pins of the card's PCI Express connector are aligned with the following installation steps, it's recommended that you insert the card into an available PCI Express slot. 3. Make sure it and try again.) ASUS Xonar Phoebus Touch the metal back or side panel of other... peripheral devices connected to your motherboard and sound card) 1. Face the bracket of the Xonar Phoebus audio card toward the back panel of...
... sure that the gold pins of the card's PCI Express connector are aligned with the following installation steps, it's recommended that you insert the card into an available PCI Express slot. 3. Make sure it and try again.) ASUS Xonar Phoebus Touch the metal back or side panel of other... peripheral devices connected to your motherboard and sound card) 1. Face the bracket of the Xonar Phoebus audio card toward the back panel of...
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The PCI Express high-quality audio card requires additional power from your computer with the screw that you removed. Secure the audio card bracket to the power connector on the Xonar Phoebus audio card. Connect the power cable of your power supply to the back of your computer. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 2. If the power cable is not connected properly, the audio card will not work at all. Refer to section 3.1. 3.
The PCI Express high-quality audio card requires additional power from your computer with the screw that you removed. Secure the audio card bracket to the power connector on the Xonar Phoebus audio card. Connect the power cable of your power supply to the back of your computer. ASUS Xonar Phoebus 2. If the power cable is not connected properly, the audio card will not work at all. Refer to section 3.1. 3.
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... playback. Connect the audio output header from the TV tuner card to 5.1 or 7.1 channel surround sound. 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 it into the back-panel. 2. For optimum... the signal and loops it back to the audio output. TV audio on your PC will become even better than on your TV set! 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 your PC speakers. 1. 3.3 Connecting TV ...
... playback. Connect the audio output header from the TV tuner card to 5.1 or 7.1 channel surround sound. 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 it into the back-panel. 2. For optimum... the signal and loops it back to the audio output. TV audio on your PC will become even better than on your TV set! 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 your PC speakers. 1. 3.3 Connecting TV ...
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... again. 3. If no device is complete, it visible in addition to launch the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center utility. (3). The Xonar Phoebus PCI Express audio card needs the power cable to supply additional power in the system tray again. (4). ASUS Xonar Phoebus 69 Instructions: (1). Find the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center icon in the system tray, go to the Windows Control Panel...
... again. 3. If no device is complete, it visible in addition to launch the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center utility. (3). The Xonar Phoebus PCI Express audio card needs the power cable to supply additional power in the system tray again. (4). ASUS Xonar Phoebus 69 Instructions: (1). Find the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center icon in the system tray, go to the Windows Control Panel...