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...Connecting analog speaker systems 10 5.4 Connecting a microphone 15 5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources 16 6. Introduction 1 1.1 Package contents 1 1.2 System requirements 1 1.3 Specifications summary 2 2. Contents Notices...iv Safety information v Trademarks v License...v 1. Xonar D-KARAX card layout 3 3. Xonar Audio Center 17 6.1 Xonar Audio Center GUI 17 6.2 Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center Icon 19 6.3 Music Main Settings 20 6.4 Mixer/Volume 21 6.5 Effects 24 6.6 FlexBass 26 6.7 Karaoke Main Settings 27 6.8 Enhancer 33 7. Installing software...
...Connecting analog speaker systems 10 5.4 Connecting a microphone 15 5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources 16 6. Introduction 1 1.1 Package contents 1 1.2 System requirements 1 1.3 Specifications summary 2 2. Contents Notices...iv Safety information v Trademarks v License...v 1. Xonar D-KARAX card layout 3 3. Xonar Audio Center 17 6.1 Xonar Audio Center GUI 17 6.2 Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center Icon 19 6.3 Music Main Settings 20 6.4 Mixer/Volume 21 6.5 Effects 24 6.6 FlexBass 26 6.7 Karaoke Main Settings 27 6.8 Enhancer 33 7. Installing software...
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... or short circuits, switch off the power supply before installing the device on a stable surface. • If you detect any signal cables to the device. • If the device is broken, do not try to moisture. • Place the product on a motherboard or connecting any damage, contact your retailer. • Before using the product, make sure all the manuals that the product (electrical...
... or short circuits, switch off the power supply before installing the device on a stable surface. • If you detect any signal cables to the device. • If the device is broken, do not try to moisture. • Place the product on a motherboard or connecting any damage, contact your retailer. • Before using the product, make sure all the manuals that the product (electrical...
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...® Windows® 10 / 8 / 7 / XP (32/64bit) / Vista (32/64bit) • Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4 GHz or AMD® Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU • 256 MB (or above) DRAM system memory • 60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package • CD-ROM drive (or DVD-ROM drive ) for software installation • High-quality headphones or powered analog speakers ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 1
...® Windows® 10 / 8 / 7 / XP (32/64bit) / Vista (32/64bit) • Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4 GHz or AMD® Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU • 256 MB (or above) DRAM system memory • 60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package • CD-ROM drive (or DVD-ROM drive ) for software installation • High-quality headphones or powered analog speakers ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 1
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...) Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) Output Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) Input Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input) Output/Input Full-Scale Voltage Bus Compatibility PCIe Main Chipset Audio Processor Audio CODEC Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution S / PDIF Digital Output I/O Ports Analog Output Jack Analog Input Jack Other line-level analog input (for CD-In / TV Tuner) Digital S/PDIF Output Front-Panel Audio Header Driver...
...) Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) Output Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) Input Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input) Output/Input Full-Scale Voltage Bus Compatibility PCIe Main Chipset Audio Processor Audio CODEC Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution S / PDIF Digital Output I/O Ports Analog Output Jack Analog Input Jack Other line-level analog input (for CD-In / TV Tuner) Digital S/PDIF Output Front-Panel Audio Header Driver...
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... Optical TOSLINK Combo Out Port Rear surround output port: Connects to the center/subwoofer input on 5.1/7.1 powered analog speakers. S/PDIF Optical digital output port: Connects to external decoder or digital speaker sets, home theater systems and AV receivers. This 9-pin Intel® AC'97/HDA front-panel port supports 7 Front panel audio header auto jack-detection and auto FP Headphone selection for Aux-In in the Xonar Audio Center software's recording mixer. 9 S/PDIF Out header Connects to a graphics card with HDMI support 4 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card...
... Optical TOSLINK Combo Out Port Rear surround output port: Connects to the center/subwoofer input on 5.1/7.1 powered analog speakers. S/PDIF Optical digital output port: Connects to external decoder or digital speaker sets, home theater systems and AV receivers. This 9-pin Intel® AC'97/HDA front-panel port supports 7 Front panel audio header auto jack-detection and auto FP Headphone selection for Aux-In in the Xonar Audio Center software's recording mixer. 9 S/PDIF Out header Connects to a graphics card with HDMI support 4 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card...
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... Xonar D-KARAX Center's recording mixer and enable the monitoring button to pass this signal to 7.1 channel surround sound in any set . 6 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card Select Aux-In as Dolby headphone to expand the stereo TV audio to the audio output. If you may need to connect it to the Xonar D-KARAX card to send the tuner card's sound to the Aux-In header of headphones. 3.2 Connecting to digitize the signal and loop it back for DAC playback. For optimum TV audio quality, Xonar D-KARAX uses ADC recording to a TV tuner card 1. TV audio...
... Xonar D-KARAX Center's recording mixer and enable the monitoring button to pass this signal to 7.1 channel surround sound in any set . 6 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card Select Aux-In as Dolby headphone to expand the stereo TV audio to the audio output. If you may need to connect it to the Xonar D-KARAX card to send the tuner card's sound to the Aux-In header of headphones. 3.2 Connecting to digitize the signal and loop it back for DAC playback. For optimum TV audio quality, Xonar D-KARAX uses ADC recording to a TV tuner card 1. TV audio...
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... Windows® automatically detects the audio card and searches for the drivers, click Cancel. 2. If not, run setup.exe from your computer. Follow the onscreen instructions to change without notice. Insert the support CD into the optical drive. After you have installed the Xonar D-KARAX card, turn on your system, the setup starts automatically. If Autorun is enabled on your support CD. 3. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 7 Installing software Installing the card driver Install the audio card driver before installing the Xonar D-KARAX driver. Otherwise, driver...
... Windows® automatically detects the audio card and searches for the drivers, click Cancel. 2. If not, run setup.exe from your computer. Follow the onscreen instructions to change without notice. Insert the support CD into the optical drive. After you have installed the Xonar D-KARAX card, turn on your system, the setup starts automatically. If Autorun is enabled on your support CD. 3. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 7 Installing software Installing the card driver Install the audio card driver before installing the Xonar D-KARAX driver. Otherwise, driver...
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5. Rear Surround and S/PDIF Optical TOSLINK Combo Out No Item 1-2 Optical cable and S/ PDIF adapter Description Plug your PC audio sources to any of your decoder's S/PDIF optical cable into the S/PDIF-Out connector using the included S/PDIF adapter. 8 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card A single digital cable connection can carry high-quality digital audio from any digital speakers or AV Receivers. Connecting speakers and peripherals 5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) The Xonar D-KARAX makes surround sound playback through your home theater ...
5. Rear Surround and S/PDIF Optical TOSLINK Combo Out No Item 1-2 Optical cable and S/ PDIF adapter Description Plug your PC audio sources to any of your decoder's S/PDIF optical cable into the S/PDIF-Out connector using the included S/PDIF adapter. 8 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card A single digital cable connection can carry high-quality digital audio from any digital speakers or AV Receivers. Connecting speakers and peripherals 5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) The Xonar D-KARAX makes surround sound playback through your home theater ...
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... to the Rear Surround port. 10 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 5.3 Connecting analog speaker systems 5.3.1 Connecting an analog power amplifier RL RR Rear Front Out Side Surround Out Center/Subwoofer Out Rear Surround RL RR No Item 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out 3 Center/Subwoofer 4 Rear Surround Out Description Connect the "left surround" and "right surround" input ports of the analog amplifier to the Side Surround Out port. Connect the "Rear" input port of the analog amplifier to the Front Out port. Connect the "left front" and "right front" input ports of...
... to the Rear Surround port. 10 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 5.3 Connecting analog speaker systems 5.3.1 Connecting an analog power amplifier RL RR Rear Front Out Side Surround Out Center/Subwoofer Out Rear Surround RL RR No Item 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out 3 Center/Subwoofer 4 Rear Surround Out Description Connect the "left surround" and "right surround" input ports of the analog amplifier to the Side Surround Out port. Connect the "Rear" input port of the analog amplifier to the Front Out port. Connect the "left front" and "right front" input ports of...
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5.3.3 Connecting 4-channel Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Side AUDIO INPUTS Front Front Out Side Surround Out No Item 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out Description Connect the Front input port of the 4 channel speakers to the Front Out port. Connect the Surround input port of the 4 channel speakers to the Side Surround Out port. 12 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card
5.3.3 Connecting 4-channel Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Side AUDIO INPUTS Front Front Out Side Surround Out No Item 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out Description Connect the Front input port of the 4 channel speakers to the Front Out port. Connect the Surround input port of the 4 channel speakers to the Side Surround Out port. 12 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card
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5.3.4 Connecting 5.1-channel Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Front Side Center/ Subwoofer Front Out Side Surround Out Center/Subwoofer Out No Item 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out 3 Center/Subwoofer Description Connect the Front input port of the 5.1 speakers to the Side Surround Out port. Connect the Surround input port of the 5.1 speakers to the Center/Subwoofer Out port. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 13 Connect the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 5.1 speakers to the Front Out port.
5.3.4 Connecting 5.1-channel Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Front Side Center/ Subwoofer Front Out Side Surround Out Center/Subwoofer Out No Item 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out 3 Center/Subwoofer Description Connect the Front input port of the 5.1 speakers to the Side Surround Out port. Connect the Surround input port of the 5.1 speakers to the Center/Subwoofer Out port. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 13 Connect the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 5.1 speakers to the Front Out port.
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...AUDIO INPUTS Center/ Subwoofer 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out 3 Center/Subwoofer 4 Out Rear Surround Out No Item Description 1 Front Out Connect the Front input port of the 7.1 speakers to the Front Out port. 2 Side Surround Out Connect the Surround input port of the 7.1 speakers to the Side Surround Out port. 3 Center/Subwoofer Out Connect the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 7.1 speakers to the Center/Subwoofer Out port. 4 Rear Surround Out Connect the Rear Surround input of the 7.1 speakers to the Rear Surround Out port. 14 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card
...AUDIO INPUTS Center/ Subwoofer 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out 3 Center/Subwoofer 4 Out Rear Surround Out No Item Description 1 Front Out Connect the Front input port of the 7.1 speakers to the Front Out port. 2 Side Surround Out Connect the Surround input port of the 7.1 speakers to the Side Surround Out port. 3 Center/Subwoofer Out Connect the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 7.1 speakers to the Center/Subwoofer Out port. 4 Rear Surround Out Connect the Rear Surround input of the 7.1 speakers to the Rear Surround Out port. 14 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card
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Connect your stereo headphones directly to drive headphones. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 15 The Front Out jack has a built-in high-quality amplifier to the Front Out port. 5.4 Connecting a microphone Mic In Front Out No Item 1 Microphone Input 2 Front Out Description Connect the microphone's 3.5mm plug into the Mic-In port for voice communication, recording, or karaoke.
Connect your stereo headphones directly to drive headphones. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 15 The Front Out jack has a built-in high-quality amplifier to the Front Out port. 5.4 Connecting a microphone Mic In Front Out No Item 1 Microphone Input 2 Front Out Description Connect the microphone's 3.5mm plug into the Mic-In port for voice communication, recording, or karaoke.
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5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources 1 CD Player Line In MP3 Player No Item 1 Line Input Jack Description Connect the 3.5mm plug of the CD/MP3 Player or any other Line level analog audio sources into the Line-In port for sound recording. 16 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card
5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources 1 CD Player Line In MP3 Player No Item 1 Line Input Jack Description Connect the 3.5mm plug of the CD/MP3 Player or any other Line level analog audio sources into the Line-In port for sound recording. 16 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card
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Click to find out more about Audio Center version. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 19 Click to edit shortcut keys for volume control, master presets, sampling rate, and analog out. 6.2 Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center Icon 1 6 No Item 1 Information icon 2 Restore 3 About AsusAudio Center 4 Edit Hot Keys 5 Master Preset 6 Exit Description Click this icon to restore Xonar Audio Center application window. Click to display driver options. Click to launch the Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center. Double-click the icon to exit. Click to apply a master preset.
Click to find out more about Audio Center version. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 19 Click to edit shortcut keys for volume control, master presets, sampling rate, and analog out. 6.2 Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center Icon 1 6 No Item 1 Information icon 2 Restore 3 About AsusAudio Center 4 Edit Hot Keys 5 Master Preset 6 Exit Description Click this icon to restore Xonar Audio Center application window. Click to display driver options. Click to launch the Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center. Double-click the icon to exit. Click to apply a master preset.
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... playback sources for sample rates are: - DVD-video audio is a typical raw audio data format. 20 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card Xonar D-KARAX will output. Audio CD, MP3, WMA, Wave files are some typical suggestions: 2 Sample Rate - Here are 44.1 KHz - DVD-Audio or other HD media may contain 192KHz highdefinition audio content 3 Analog Out The analog out setting defines your PC to digital speakers and AV receivers via PCM.* *PCM - DVD-video with Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1: 6-channel - Please select the sample rate...
... playback sources for sample rates are: - DVD-video audio is a typical raw audio data format. 20 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card Xonar D-KARAX will output. Audio CD, MP3, WMA, Wave files are some typical suggestions: 2 Sample Rate - Here are 44.1 KHz - DVD-Audio or other HD media may contain 192KHz highdefinition audio content 3 Analog Out The analog out setting defines your PC to digital speakers and AV receivers via PCM.* *PCM - DVD-video with Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1: 6-channel - Please select the sample rate...
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... down to show the playback volume page. The tool-tip displays percentage increments. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 21 Drag this button to decrease the volume; Click to reset all volume controls to mute or unmute the audio channel. Left and Right volume controls for playback and recording on the Xonar D-KARAX. Click this button to the default settings. drag it up to control the volume for each speaker/channel. 6.4 Mixer/Volume The mixer page is designed to...
... down to show the playback volume page. The tool-tip displays percentage increments. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 21 Drag this button to decrease the volume; Click to reset all volume controls to mute or unmute the audio channel. Left and Right volume controls for playback and recording on the Xonar D-KARAX. Click this button to the default settings. drag it up to control the volume for each speaker/channel. 6.4 Mixer/Volume The mixer page is designed to...
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... source name for external audio devices Click this button to access advanced settings. Select check box if you are using a mono microphone to the default settings. No Item 5 Source/Path Name 6 Advanced Settings button 7 Reset 8 Use mono microphone 9 Mic Boost On 10 Mix with your voice. tuner audio cards or other audio sources Line-In: Recording from Line-In jack for each volume control slider: FP MIC: Recording from MIC front panel jack RP MIC: Recording from MIC rear panel jack Aux: Recording from Aux-In sources...
... source name for external audio devices Click this button to access advanced settings. Select check box if you are using a mono microphone to the default settings. No Item 5 Source/Path Name 6 Advanced Settings button 7 Reset 8 Use mono microphone 9 Mic Boost On 10 Mix with your voice. tuner audio cards or other audio sources Line-In: Recording from Line-In jack for each volume control slider: FP MIC: Recording from MIC front panel jack RP MIC: Recording from MIC rear panel jack Aux: Recording from Aux-In sources...
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.... 4. After driver installation is detected, scan manually for hardware changes. 3. If no device is complete, it visible in Windows Control Panel to Xonar D-KARAX Audio Device and restart your speakers. 2. Check that you reboot your computer to mute on your application. 4. I cannot hear any sound from my analog speakers. 1. Make sure you have connected the speakers properly and have installed the driver. 2. Check that you have powered on the Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center. 3. Reboot Windows. 34 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card If...
.... 4. After driver installation is detected, scan manually for hardware changes. 3. If no device is complete, it visible in Windows Control Panel to Xonar D-KARAX Audio Device and restart your speakers. 2. Check that you reboot your computer to mute on your application. 4. I cannot hear any sound from my analog speakers. 1. Make sure you have connected the speakers properly and have installed the driver. 2. Check that you have powered on the Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center. 3. Reboot Windows. 34 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card If...
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... a problem hearing audio, refer to the decoder's (AV receiver) S/PDIF input port. 3. Q6. Yes, the Xonar D-KARAX driver package does support Windows 8 / 7 / XP (32/64bit) with an analog audio output, connect the analog audio output to 192K sound sources. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 35 If you are assured of your output device supports a lower value. Does the Xonar D-KARAX support Windows® 8 / 7 / XP (32/64bit)? The vocal effects feature in the Audio Center, select the correct input as the recording source and on the digital monitoring...
... a problem hearing audio, refer to the decoder's (AV receiver) S/PDIF input port. 3. Q6. Yes, the Xonar D-KARAX driver package does support Windows 8 / 7 / XP (32/64bit) with an analog audio output, connect the analog audio output to 192K sound sources. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 35 If you are assured of your output device supports a lower value. Does the Xonar D-KARAX support Windows® 8 / 7 / XP (32/64bit)? The vocal effects feature in the Audio Center, select the correct input as the recording source and on the digital monitoring...