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...EAX and A3D are correctly connected. If you encounter technical problems with which they are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Trademarks Xonar and ASUS logo are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. ASIO is manufactured under license from connectors, sockets and circuitry. • Avoid dust...If you detect any area where it by yourself. Do not place the product in municipal waste. Microsoft, DirectSound3D, Windows are associated. Check local regulations for disposal of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH License Dolby Master Studio driver is a trademark and software...
...EAX and A3D are correctly connected. If you encounter technical problems with which they are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Trademarks Xonar and ASUS logo are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. ASIO is manufactured under license from connectors, sockets and circuitry. • Avoid dust...If you detect any area where it by yourself. Do not place the product in municipal waste. Microsoft, DirectSound3D, Windows are associated. Check local regulations for disposal of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH License Dolby Master Studio driver is a trademark and software...
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... To ensure a successful installation of the Xonar U3 external USB audio card, your ASUS Xonar U3 external USB audio card package for the following requirements: • IBM compatible PC with one USB1.1 (or higher) compatible port for the USB audio device • Microsoft® Windows® 7 / Vista / XP(32... (or DVD-ROM drive) for 32ohms 3.50mm mini shared jack *1 (Line-In/Mic-In) (continued on the next page) ASUS Xonar U3 Specifications summary Category Item Audio Controller and Codec Audio Chipset Bus Interface USB Bus USB Audio Class Analog Output Jack & Digital S/...
... To ensure a successful installation of the Xonar U3 external USB audio card, your ASUS Xonar U3 external USB audio card package for the following requirements: • IBM compatible PC with one USB1.1 (or higher) compatible port for the USB audio device • Microsoft® Windows® 7 / Vista / XP(32... (or DVD-ROM drive) for 32ohms 3.50mm mini shared jack *1 (Line-In/Mic-In) (continued on the next page) ASUS Xonar U3 Specifications summary Category Item Audio Controller and Codec Audio Chipset Bus Interface USB Bus USB Audio Class Analog Output Jack & Digital S/...
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Idle: LED on Mute: LED off Operation System Windows® 7/Vista/XP(32/64bit) Dolby® Technologies Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Virtual Speaker, Dolby® Pro-Logic IIx, Dolby® Digital Live Smart ... Speaker Shifter Virtual 7.1speaker positioning Magic Voice™ 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) Other Effects 10-band Equalizer/27 Environment Effects 3D Sound Engines/APIs EAX® 2.0&1.0, A3D® 1.0, DirectSound® HW...
Idle: LED on Mute: LED off Operation System Windows® 7/Vista/XP(32/64bit) Dolby® Technologies Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Virtual Speaker, Dolby® Pro-Logic IIx, Dolby® Digital Live Smart ... Speaker Shifter Virtual 7.1speaker positioning Magic Voice™ 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) Other Effects 10-band Equalizer/27 Environment Effects 3D Sound Engines/APIs EAX® 2.0&1.0, A3D® 1.0, DirectSound® HW...
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Card Installation Connect the USB connector to work with Windows operating system. To install the device driver: 1. If Autorun is not enabled in the process and make sure that enables the Xonar U3 audio card to any USB 2.0 port on your optical drive. Double-click the setup.exe icon located ... Driver screen appears automatically. The version and content of the support CD are subject to restart the computer later if desired. Insert the ASUS Xonar U3 support CD into your notebook or PC as the following drawing shows. 5. Click My Computer on your desktop and double-click the optical ...
Card Installation Connect the USB connector to work with Windows operating system. To install the device driver: 1. If Autorun is not enabled in the process and make sure that enables the Xonar U3 audio card to any USB 2.0 port on your optical drive. Double-click the setup.exe icon located ... Driver screen appears automatically. The version and content of the support CD are subject to restart the computer later if desired. Insert the ASUS Xonar U3 support CD into your notebook or PC as the following drawing shows. 5. Click My Computer on your desktop and double-click the optical ...
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... User Interface (GUI) for the Xonar U3 driver. The following sections of the Xonar U3 Audio Center. 8. Xonar Audio Center 8.1 Xonar Audio Center GUI 1. Double click this manual will find the Xonar Audio Center's icon in the system tray, launch the Xonar Audio Center from the Windows desktop by clicking Start > All Programs > ASUS Xonar U3 Audio > Xonar U3 Audio Center. 2. The following picture...
... User Interface (GUI) for the Xonar U3 driver. The following sections of the Xonar U3 Audio Center. 8. Xonar Audio Center 8.1 Xonar Audio Center GUI 1. Double click this manual will find the Xonar Audio Center's icon in the system tray, launch the Xonar Audio Center from the Windows desktop by clicking Start > All Programs > ASUS Xonar U3 Audio > Xonar U3 Audio Center. 2. The following picture...
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Note: this icon will pop up driver's Information window. ASUS Xonar U3 This rotary knob controls the master playback volume. it will move the display area back down. Clicking this area just displays information, but is muted. ...
Note: this icon will pop up driver's Information window. ASUS Xonar U3 This rotary knob controls the master playback volume. it will move the display area back down. Clicking this area just displays information, but is muted. ...
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Xonar U3 will play " button to test each speaker one by one or click each speaker manually to your connected speakers/ Headphone. Click the "play the channels and does the proper 3D/Dolby sound processing accordingly. Select the correct speaker/ Headphone type for Clicking this button to show the speaker test window...Headphone 1 2 3 No Item 1 Analog Out 2 Speaker Test 3 HP Advanced Setting Description The Analog Out setting is not available on Windows Vista due to a limitation in the right pane. Note: The Speaker Test function is used to match your actual speaker setting, such as...
Xonar U3 will play " button to test each speaker one by one or click each speaker manually to your connected speakers/ Headphone. Click the "play the channels and does the proper 3D/Dolby sound processing accordingly. Select the correct speaker/ Headphone type for Clicking this button to show the speaker test window...Headphone 1 2 3 No Item 1 Analog Out 2 Speaker Test 3 HP Advanced Setting Description The Analog Out setting is not available on Windows Vista due to a limitation in the right pane. Note: The Speaker Test function is used to match your actual speaker setting, such as...
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It's recommended that this setting is or how many channels they have to this in Windows Vista / Windows 7. You may have . DVD-Video with Dolby Digtial EX or DTS ES => 8 channels - 3D games => 8 channels 12 ASUS Xonar U3 Therefore, you need to set this setting, no matter what the original audio content is ... only appears in accordance with your audio content before you change . Please note that you close all playing programs before you play it. Windows Vista / Windows 7 will cease the audio playback program. DVD-Video with Dolby Digtial or DTS 5.1 => 6 channels -
It's recommended that this setting is or how many channels they have to this in Windows Vista / Windows 7. You may have . DVD-Video with Dolby Digtial EX or DTS ES => 8 channels - 3D games => 8 channels 12 ASUS Xonar U3 Therefore, you need to set this setting, no matter what the original audio content is ... only appears in accordance with your audio content before you change . Please note that you close all playing programs before you play it. Windows Vista / Windows 7 will cease the audio playback program. DVD-Video with Dolby Digtial or DTS 5.1 => 6 channels -
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You can be moved only closer or further away. to decrease volume (move speakers closer); The Xonar U3 audio card will switch the right window to the Speaker Shifter page for manual adjustments. The Subwoofer has no directional sounds, and hence can drag each speaker or the listener with your ... (except Subwoofer) rotate counterclockwise Make all speakers (except Subwoofer) rotate clockwise Manually drag and rotate all Speaker Shifter settings to enable the 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter. ASUS Xonar U3 13
You can be moved only closer or further away. to decrease volume (move speakers closer); The Xonar U3 audio card will switch the right window to the Speaker Shifter page for manual adjustments. The Subwoofer has no directional sounds, and hence can drag each speaker or the listener with your ... (except Subwoofer) rotate counterclockwise Make all speakers (except Subwoofer) rotate clockwise Manually drag and rotate all Speaker Shifter settings to enable the 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter. ASUS Xonar U3 13
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Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to the defaults. Reset all settings to the Pro-Logic IIx page for the vocal signals of the listener. 14 ASUS Xonar U3 8.2.6 Dolby Pro-Logic IIx Dolby Pro-Logic IIx is a 7.1 surround upmixing technology and is used in home theater systems, TVs, game consoles, and...
Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to the defaults. Reset all settings to the Pro-Logic IIx page for the vocal signals of the listener. 14 ASUS Xonar U3 8.2.6 Dolby Pro-Logic IIx Dolby Pro-Logic IIx is a 7.1 surround upmixing technology and is used in home theater systems, TVs, game consoles, and...
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Click the textbar to switch the right window to Dolby Headphone page for playing 3D games, watching 5.1 DVD movies, and listening to enable Dolby Headphone. Dolby Headphone (DH) provides three room filters that ... diffused effect. 8.2.7 Dolby Headphone Dolby Headphone creates a stunning multi-channel surround experience over speakers in the sense of audio. They differ in a well-controlled studio. ASUS Xonar U3 15 Dolby Headphone produces surround sound cues so realistic that may be selected only when Dolby Headphone is enabled. Dolby Headphone can be used with...
Click the textbar to switch the right window to Dolby Headphone page for playing 3D games, watching 5.1 DVD movies, and listening to enable Dolby Headphone. Dolby Headphone (DH) provides three room filters that ... diffused effect. 8.2.7 Dolby Headphone Dolby Headphone creates a stunning multi-channel surround experience over speakers in the sense of audio. They differ in a well-controlled studio. ASUS Xonar U3 15 Dolby Headphone produces surround sound cues so realistic that may be selected only when Dolby Headphone is enabled. Dolby Headphone can be used with...
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Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to enable Dolby Virtual Speaker. 8.2.8 Dolby Virtual Speaker Dolby Virtual Speaker technology simulates a 5.1-speaker surround sound listening environment from any high-quality stereo source. 23 1 ... creates a wider two-channel environment during playback of virtualization: The first is Reference mode, which virtualizes the missing speakers as in the following picture. 16 ASUS Xonar U3
Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to enable Dolby Virtual Speaker. 8.2.8 Dolby Virtual Speaker Dolby Virtual Speaker technology simulates a 5.1-speaker surround sound listening environment from any high-quality stereo source. 23 1 ... creates a wider two-channel environment during playback of virtualization: The first is Reference mode, which virtualizes the missing speakers as in the following picture. 16 ASUS Xonar U3
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... provides a high-quality digital monitoring function for playback and recording on the Xonar U3. control the playback volume of the full scale level. CD: CD-ROM ...terms of the MIDI files - The horizontal slider controls the volume between the left and right channels. (On Windows XP only) Reset all volume controls to decrease the volume; Drag this button again to control the volume ... SW: Software Synthesizer; LEFT, RIGHT...: the volume control for each speaker/ channel NOTE: Windows® Vista does not support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD-In volume controls. ASUS Xonar U3 17
... provides a high-quality digital monitoring function for playback and recording on the Xonar U3. control the playback volume of the full scale level. CD: CD-ROM ...terms of the MIDI files - The horizontal slider controls the volume between the left and right channels. (On Windows XP only) Reset all volume controls to decrease the volume; Drag this button again to control the volume ... SW: Software Synthesizer; LEFT, RIGHT...: the volume control for each speaker/ channel NOTE: Windows® Vista does not support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD-In volume controls. ASUS Xonar U3 17
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...all DGP effects will be applied to the source, too. 4 Recording Selector button Click this button to select the path/source you are playing on Windows is a one default recording source at a time. So, you to select the recording device/path in the recording programs themselves.) 5 Recording Volume...recording from Line-in jack for external audio devices WAVE: recording from your PC and all volume controls to the default settings. 18 ASUS Xonar U3 The audio will be mixed into the streams you are playing out from digital wave audio you are going to increase the recording volume.
...all DGP effects will be applied to the source, too. 4 Recording Selector button Click this button to select the path/source you are playing on Windows is a one default recording source at a time. So, you to select the recording device/path in the recording programs themselves.) 5 Recording Volume...recording from Line-in jack for external audio devices WAVE: recording from your PC and all volume controls to the default settings. 18 ASUS Xonar U3 The audio will be mixed into the streams you are playing out from digital wave audio you are going to increase the recording volume.
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... vocals (default value is 50). ASUS Xonar U3 21 Key-Shifting can change the pitch of Karaoke background music, and Vocal Cancellation can generate natural echo effects on this page. 8.5 Karaoke / Magic Voice The Xonar U3 provides powerful features for karaoke. *** Microphone Echo and Magic voice features are not available on Windows Vista. 5 1 2 3 4 No Item 1 On...
... vocals (default value is 50). ASUS Xonar U3 21 Key-Shifting can change the pitch of Karaoke background music, and Vocal Cancellation can generate natural echo effects on this page. 8.5 Karaoke / Magic Voice The Xonar U3 provides powerful features for karaoke. *** Microphone Echo and Magic voice features are not available on Windows Vista. 5 1 2 3 4 No Item 1 On...
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...effects will be supported with Microsoft DirectX and DirectSound 2D/3D will clear all sound effects. ASUS Xonar U3 27 8.8 DS3D GX2.5 and DSP Modes Xonar U3 is introducing an innovative technology -DirectSound 3D Game Extensions v2.5 (DG3D GX2.5)- All existing...use Hi-Fi mode for hi-fidelity playback without any effect processing to support OpenAL API. In addition, Xonar U3 also offers a Hi-Fi mode for audio quality tests (using RMAA software or another machine-based measurement)....3D Hardware acceleration mode and its subsidiary EAX effects on Windows 7/Vista for 3D games.
...effects will be supported with Microsoft DirectX and DirectSound 2D/3D will clear all sound effects. ASUS Xonar U3 27 8.8 DS3D GX2.5 and DSP Modes Xonar U3 is introducing an innovative technology -DirectSound 3D Game Extensions v2.5 (DG3D GX2.5)- All existing...use Hi-Fi mode for hi-fidelity playback without any effect processing to support OpenAL API. In addition, Xonar U3 also offers a Hi-Fi mode for audio quality tests (using RMAA software or another machine-based measurement)....3D Hardware acceleration mode and its subsidiary EAX effects on Windows 7/Vista for 3D games.
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This mode is set for Hi-Fidelity playback, where all effects will be cleared to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for lots of DirectX/ DirectSound3D games on Windows Vista. This mode is set for DVD Movie playback. No Item 1 Music Mode 2 Movie Mode 3 GX Mode 4 Hi-Fi Mode 5 Game Mode 1 2 3 54 Description This mode is set for Games. 28 ASUS Xonar U3 This mode is set for Music playback. DirectSound 3D Game Extensions mode to keep the original digital data and analog output quality as high as possible.
This mode is set for Hi-Fidelity playback, where all effects will be cleared to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for lots of DirectX/ DirectSound3D games on Windows Vista. This mode is set for DVD Movie playback. No Item 1 Music Mode 2 Movie Mode 3 GX Mode 4 Hi-Fi Mode 5 Game Mode 1 2 3 54 Description This mode is set for Games. 28 ASUS Xonar U3 This mode is set for Music playback. DirectSound 3D Game Extensions mode to keep the original digital data and analog output quality as high as possible.
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...you have connected speakers properly and have powered on the bottom right-hand corner of the interference between your Windows. I cannot find the Xonar U3 Audio Center Instructions: 1. 9. Remove Xonar U3, plug it visible in the system tray on your computer to make it into a USB port. 2. ...try scanning for new hardware or restart Windows. 3. Try restarting your digital speaker system and analog speakers or headphones. Ensure that the device master volume or the software player has NOT been muted on my PC. Instructions: 1. ASUS Xonar U3 29 Check that you are using Dolby...
...you have connected speakers properly and have powered on the bottom right-hand corner of the interference between your Windows. I cannot find the Xonar U3 Audio Center Instructions: 1. 9. Remove Xonar U3, plug it visible in the system tray on your computer to make it into a USB port. 2. ...try scanning for new hardware or restart Windows. 3. Try restarting your digital speaker system and analog speakers or headphones. Ensure that the device master volume or the software player has NOT been muted on my PC. Instructions: 1. ASUS Xonar U3 29 Check that you are using Dolby...
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... output jack on the card to the decoder's (AV receiver) S/PDIF input jack. 3. Q3: Does the Xonar U3 support EAX on Windows 7/ Vista /XP through innovative DirectSound3D Game EXtensions v2.5 (DG3D GX 2.5) technology. 30 ASUS Xonar U3 Answer: Yes, Xonar U3 can support the latest EAX on Vista? Remember to select the correct input and mode of audio...
... output jack on the card to the decoder's (AV receiver) S/PDIF input jack. 3. Q3: Does the Xonar U3 support EAX on Windows 7/ Vista /XP through innovative DirectSound3D Game EXtensions v2.5 (DG3D GX 2.5) technology. 30 ASUS Xonar U3 Answer: Yes, Xonar U3 can support the latest EAX on Vista? Remember to select the correct input and mode of audio...
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... channel PCM data through S/PDIF be just 2 channels even with home theater or TV systems. 2. Headphone amplifier: Enables accurate sound positioning in Windows Vista/7 without additional software. Q6: Will PCM sound output through the S/PDIF output port. Dolby Digital and Pro-Logic IIx are the best 3D.... 2. GX 2.5: Enables the latest EAX gaming audio and restore surround gaming in superb quality for regular stereo headphones and speakers. ASUS Xonar U3 31 Dolby headphone: Delivers a realistic and spacious 2-to-5.1 surround and 3D positional sound field over any set of the...
... channel PCM data through S/PDIF be just 2 channels even with home theater or TV systems. 2. Headphone amplifier: Enables accurate sound positioning in Windows Vista/7 without additional software. Q6: Will PCM sound output through the S/PDIF output port. Dolby Digital and Pro-Logic IIx are the best 3D.... 2. GX 2.5: Enables the latest EAX gaming audio and restore surround gaming in superb quality for regular stereo headphones and speakers. ASUS Xonar U3 31 Dolby headphone: Delivers a realistic and spacious 2-to-5.1 surround and 3D positional sound field over any set of the...