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... connected. This symbol of ASUSTek Computer Inc. ASIO is a trademark and software of Creative Technology Ltd. Trademarks Xonar and ASUS logo are trademarks of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH License Dolby Master Studio driver is broken, do not try to ..."Dolby Digital Live", "Dolby Pro Logic IIx", "Dolby Virtual Speaker", "Dolby Headphone" are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Microsoft, DirectSound3D, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Safety information • Before installing the device on a motherboard, carefully read all cables are associated. Contact...
... connected. This symbol of ASUSTek Computer Inc. ASIO is a trademark and software of Creative Technology Ltd. Trademarks Xonar and ASUS logo are trademarks of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH License Dolby Master Studio driver is broken, do not try to ..."Dolby Digital Live", "Dolby Pro Logic IIx", "Dolby Virtual Speaker", "Dolby Headphone" are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Microsoft, DirectSound3D, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Safety information • Before installing the device on a motherboard, carefully read all cables are associated. Contact...
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1. Introduction 1.1 Package contents • ASUS Xonar DS PCI audio card • S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x1 • Low Profile Bracket x1 • Support CD • Quick Start Guide 1.2 System requirements • One PCI 2.2 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card • Microsoft® Windows® Vista (32/64bit) / XP (32/64bit) / MCE2005 • Intel... software installation • High-quality headphones, powered analog speakers, or a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, to enjoy the ultra-high fidelity sound of the card ASUS Xonar DS
1. Introduction 1.1 Package contents • ASUS Xonar DS PCI audio card • S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x1 • Low Profile Bracket x1 • Support CD • Quick Start Guide 1.2 System requirements • One PCI 2.2 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card • Microsoft® Windows® Vista (32/64bit) / XP (32/64bit) / MCE2005 • Intel... software installation • High-quality headphones, powered analog speakers, or a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, to enjoy the ultra-high fidelity sound of the card ASUS Xonar DS
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... GX DS3D GX 2.5.0 supports EAX gaming sound effects and DirectSound 3D hardware enhanced functions on Windows 2.5)/DirectX Vista. (DirectX/DirectSound 3D compatible) Smart Volume NormalizerTM Normalizes the volume of Digital Sources: ASUS AAVV26060 High-Performance Sound Processor (Max. 192KHz/ 24bit) ( Wolfson WM8776* 1 108dB SNR...panel compatible and supports HP jack-detection and automatically switch audio output from back-panel to front Driver Features Operation System Windows Vista/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005 DTS Connect (DTS Interactive Encoder and DTS Neo:PC) for both XP and Vista ...
... GX DS3D GX 2.5.0 supports EAX gaming sound effects and DirectSound 3D hardware enhanced functions on Windows 2.5)/DirectX Vista. (DirectX/DirectSound 3D compatible) Smart Volume NormalizerTM Normalizes the volume of Digital Sources: ASUS AAVV26060 High-Performance Sound Processor (Max. 192KHz/ 24bit) ( Wolfson WM8776* 1 108dB SNR...panel compatible and supports HP jack-detection and automatically switch audio output from back-panel to front Driver Features Operation System Windows Vista/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005 DTS Connect (DTS Interactive Encoder and DTS Neo:PC) for both XP and Vista ...
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... you have installed the audio card driver before installing the Xonar DS driver. Windows® automatically detects the audio card and searches for the drivers, click Cancel. 2. If Autorun is enabled in your support CD. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to change without notice. ASUS Xonar DS Otherwise, driver installation error may occur. 1. When prompted for device...
... you have installed the audio card driver before installing the Xonar DS driver. Windows® automatically detects the audio card and searches for the drivers, click Cancel. 2. If Autorun is enabled in your support CD. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to change without notice. ASUS Xonar DS Otherwise, driver installation error may occur. 1. When prompted for device...
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... detail. 4 Minimize button 1 Close button 2 5 6 7 8 3 9 ASUS Xonar DS 19 Xonar Audio Center 6.1 Xonar Audio Center GUI 1. The Xonar Audio Center is complete and your computer has been rebooted, you will describe its functions in the system tray, launch the Xonar Audio Center from the Windows desktop by clicking Start > All Programs > ASUS Xonar DS Audio > Xonar DS Audio Center. 2. Double click this manual...
... detail. 4 Minimize button 1 Close button 2 5 6 7 8 3 9 ASUS Xonar DS 19 Xonar Audio Center 6.1 Xonar Audio Center GUI 1. The Xonar Audio Center is complete and your computer has been rebooted, you will describe its functions in the system tray, launch the Xonar Audio Center from the Windows desktop by clicking Start > All Programs > ASUS Xonar DS Audio > Xonar DS Audio Center. 2. Double click this manual...
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...access to quick gaming surround sound effect (GX2.5) and effect-free (Hi-Fi) modes. 20 ASUS Xonar DS Clicking this area just displays information, but is muted. Clicking it again will pop up driver's Information window. Click this button will move the display area back down. No Item 1 Support link 2... this button will lead you to change the volume level. This rotary knob controls the master playback volume. it to the ASUS official website. These 2 buttons give access to setting tabs, including Main Settings, Mixer/volume, Effects, Karaoke, FlexBass, and VocalFX.
...access to quick gaming surround sound effect (GX2.5) and effect-free (Hi-Fi) modes. 20 ASUS Xonar DS Clicking this area just displays information, but is muted. Clicking it again will pop up driver's Information window. Click this button will move the display area back down. No Item 1 Support link 2... this button will lead you to change the volume level. This rotary knob controls the master playback volume. it to the ASUS official website. These 2 buttons give access to setting tabs, including Main Settings, Mixer/volume, Effects, Karaoke, FlexBass, and VocalFX.
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... and do the proper 3D/DTS sound processing accordingly. Clicking this button to : - Otherwise, leave them blank. 22 ASUS Xonar DS Xonar DS will pop up an advanced setting window to allow you to show the speaker test window in the right pane. Swap Side/Back Surroud outputs for 5.1/7.1-speaker set ups Check the box if your...
... and do the proper 3D/DTS sound processing accordingly. Clicking this button to : - Otherwise, leave them blank. 22 ASUS Xonar DS Xonar DS will pop up an advanced setting window to allow you to show the speaker test window in the right pane. Swap Side/Back Surroud outputs for 5.1/7.1-speaker set ups Check the box if your...
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..., 2D games => 2 channels -DVD-Video with Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 => 6 channels -DVD-Video with Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES => 8 channels -3D games => 8 channels 24 ASUS Xonar DS You may have . 6.2.4 Audio Channels (For Vista only) This setting only appears in accordance with Vista's system speaker configuration and changing the setting during playback... setting, no matter what the original audio content is synchronized with your audio content before you play it. Therefore, you need to set this in Windows Vista. Vista will cease the audio playback program.
..., 2D games => 2 channels -DVD-Video with Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 => 6 channels -DVD-Video with Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES => 8 channels -3D games => 8 channels 24 ASUS Xonar DS You may have . 6.2.4 Audio Channels (For Vista only) This setting only appears in accordance with Vista's system speaker configuration and changing the setting during playback... setting, no matter what the original audio content is synchronized with your audio content before you play it. Therefore, you need to set this in Windows Vista. Vista will cease the audio playback program.
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... Mode Description Click this check box to enable the 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter. Click + to the defaults. ASUS Xonar DS 25 Note: The setting will switch the right window to the Speaker Shifter page for manual adjustments. The Xonar DS card will process it and virtualize each speaker position in real-time. click - The Subwoofer has no...
... Mode Description Click this check box to enable the 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter. Click + to the defaults. ASUS Xonar DS 25 Note: The setting will switch the right window to the Speaker Shifter page for manual adjustments. The Xonar DS card will process it and virtualize each speaker position in real-time. click - The Subwoofer has no...
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Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to widen the vocal sound range. Drag to the right side to the Pro-Logic IIx page for manual adjustments. Reset all settings to centralize ... Mode 6 Movie Mode Description Click this mode, you can adjust the Center Width and Dimension parameters. Music mode is a preset optimized for movie audio. 26 ASUS Xonar DS In this check box to enable DTS Neo:PC. Drag the scroll bar to the left to the defaults. 6.2.6 DTS Neo:PC DTS Neo:PC...
Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to widen the vocal sound range. Drag to the right side to the Pro-Logic IIx page for manual adjustments. Reset all settings to centralize ... Mode 6 Movie Mode Description Click this mode, you can adjust the Center Width and Dimension parameters. Music mode is a preset optimized for movie audio. 26 ASUS Xonar DS In this check box to enable DTS Neo:PC. Drag the scroll bar to the left to the defaults. 6.2.6 DTS Neo:PC DTS Neo:PC...
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... (CD-DA) volume control - LEFT, RIGHT...: the volume control for playback and recording on the Xonar DS. In addition, the Xonar DS also provides a high-quality digital monitoring function for each speaker/ channel NOTE: Windows® Vista does not support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD-In volume controls. WAVE: All digital audio ... Description Click this button to 100 in terms of the MIDI files - 6.3 Mixer/Volume The mixer page is designed to the default settings ASUS Xonar DS 27 This shows the source name for hearing the recorded audio from 1 to mute the audio channel;
... (CD-DA) volume control - LEFT, RIGHT...: the volume control for playback and recording on the Xonar DS. In addition, the Xonar DS also provides a high-quality digital monitoring function for each speaker/ channel NOTE: Windows® Vista does not support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD-In volume controls. WAVE: All digital audio ... Description Click this button to 100 in terms of the MIDI files - 6.3 Mixer/Volume The mixer page is designed to the default settings ASUS Xonar DS 27 This shows the source name for hearing the recorded audio from 1 to mute the audio channel;
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.... For typical low-cost PC microphone, it's recommended to record. Note that the recording function on the next page) 28 ASUS Xonar DS If you are going to enable this function. (continued on Windows is a one default recording source at a time. So, you to select the recording device/path in terms of the full...
.... For typical low-cost PC microphone, it's recommended to record. Note that the recording function on the next page) 28 ASUS Xonar DS If you are going to enable this function. (continued on Windows is a one default recording source at a time. So, you to select the recording device/path in terms of the full...
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... you start EAX and DS3D HW games, enable DS3D GX on Windows Vista for 3D games. No sound effects will be supported with DS3D GX technology. to high-definition 96KHz/192KHz content. 38 ASUS Xonar DS All existing games compatible with Microsoft DirectX and DirectSound 2D/3D will... clear all sound effects. Every time you turn on Hi-Fi mode, Xonar DS will be applied to restore DirectSound 3D Hardware acceleration mode ...
... you start EAX and DS3D HW games, enable DS3D GX on Windows Vista for 3D games. No sound effects will be supported with DS3D GX technology. to high-definition 96KHz/192KHz content. 38 ASUS Xonar DS All existing games compatible with Microsoft DirectX and DirectSound 2D/3D will... clear all sound effects. Every time you turn on Hi-Fi mode, Xonar DS will be applied to restore DirectSound 3D Hardware acceleration mode ...
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This mode is set for lots of DirectX/ DirectSound3D games on Windows Vista and XP. 1 2 No Item 1 GX Mode 2 Hi-Fi Mode Description DirectSound 3D Game Extensions mode to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for Hi-Fidelity playback, where all effects will be cleared to keep the original digital data and analog output quality as high as possible. ASUS Xonar DS 39
This mode is set for lots of DirectX/ DirectSound3D games on Windows Vista and XP. 1 2 No Item 1 GX Mode 2 Hi-Fi Mode Description DirectSound 3D Game Extensions mode to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for Hi-Fidelity playback, where all effects will be cleared to keep the original digital data and analog output quality as high as possible. ASUS Xonar DS 39
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...Double-click the icon to the basic PCI bus power. If you did not plug the internal power, Xonar DS Audio Center will remind you a warning message and will not allow your Windows. 4. Ensure that the device master volume or the software player has NOT been muted on the bottom right...-hand corner of the screen. Ensure that you double-click Xonar DS Audio Center icon in the system tray on the Xonar DS Audio Center. ASUS Xonar DS 43
...Double-click the icon to the basic PCI bus power. If you did not plug the internal power, Xonar DS Audio Center will remind you a warning message and will not allow your Windows. 4. Ensure that the device master volume or the software player has NOT been muted on the bottom right...-hand corner of the screen. Ensure that you double-click Xonar DS Audio Center icon in the system tray on the Xonar DS Audio Center. ASUS Xonar DS 43
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...to turn on the audio card 2. Select Aux-In as the recording source. If you may need to select the correct input and mode of Windows Control Panel to the sound and audio device of your applications. 6. For DTS output, you are connecting the correct S/PDIF output jack on ...in the Audio Center GUI (Main page). 2. Try changing it 's not, please set to Xonar DS Audio Device, instead of analog, check that you still have problem, read the TV tuner card's software user guide. 44 ASUS Xonar DS You may have enabled S/PDIF output in the Audio Center and select the correct input...
...to turn on the audio card 2. Select Aux-In as the recording source. If you may need to select the correct input and mode of Windows Control Panel to the sound and audio device of your applications. 6. For DTS output, you are connecting the correct S/PDIF output jack on ...in the Audio Center GUI (Main page). 2. Try changing it 's not, please set to Xonar DS Audio Device, instead of analog, check that you still have problem, read the TV tuner card's software user guide. 44 ASUS Xonar DS You may have enabled S/PDIF output in the Audio Center and select the correct input...
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... Q5: Why do I need DTS for HTPC and multi-channel speakers? [FAQ] Q1: Does the Xonar DS support Windows Vista? Answer: DTS Interactive and Neo:PC are available. Answer: Yes, the Xonar DS driver package does support Windows Vista 32/64 bit and most key features are available on Vista? Q3: Why is..., it's also the best card to deliver the high quality audio through innovative DirectSound3D Game EXtensions v2.5 (DS3D GX 2.5) technology. Answer: Yes, Xonar DS can provide the best gaming sound experience and compatibility with home theater or TV systems. ASUS Xonar DS 45
... Q5: Why do I need DTS for HTPC and multi-channel speakers? [FAQ] Q1: Does the Xonar DS support Windows Vista? Answer: DTS Interactive and Neo:PC are available. Answer: Yes, the Xonar DS driver package does support Windows Vista 32/64 bit and most key features are available on Vista? Q3: Why is..., it's also the best card to deliver the high quality audio through innovative DirectSound3D Game EXtensions v2.5 (DS3D GX 2.5) technology. Answer: Yes, Xonar DS can provide the best gaming sound experience and compatibility with home theater or TV systems. ASUS Xonar DS 45
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...S/PDIF output port. So, when a user selects PCM output for games, DVD movies, and even stereo music. Answer: Different from Windows XP, Vista has a multiple devices/streams concept in audio structure, in Record on other than Wave In and set to be categorized ...Analog Devices such as the default recording device. Therefore, if you have analog inputs other analog input devices. 46 ASUS Xonar DS Ultimate Fidelity: Xonar DS has the highest quality of the Xonar DS for inputs. 3. Answer: The S/PDIF protocol specification (IEC-60958) can be just 2 channels even with different...
...S/PDIF output port. So, when a user selects PCM output for games, DVD movies, and even stereo music. Answer: Different from Windows XP, Vista has a multiple devices/streams concept in audio structure, in Record on other than Wave In and set to be categorized ...Analog Devices such as the default recording device. Therefore, if you have analog inputs other analog input devices. 46 ASUS Xonar DS Ultimate Fidelity: Xonar DS has the highest quality of the Xonar DS for inputs. 3. Answer: The S/PDIF protocol specification (IEC-60958) can be just 2 channels even with different...