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...v License...v 1. Installing software 7 Installing the card driver 7 5. Connecting speakers and peripherals 8 5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater)......... 8 5.2 Connecting stereo headphones 9 5.3 Connecting analog speaker systems 10 5.4 Connecting a microphone 14 5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources 15 6. Xonar Audio Center 16 6.1 Xonar Audio Center GUI 16 6.2 Xonar D-Kara Audio Center Icon 18 6.3 Music Main Settings 19 6.4 Mixer/Volume 20 6.5 Effects 22 6.6 FlexBass 24 6.7 Karaoke Main Settings 25 6.8 Mixer 32 6.9 Enhancer...
...v License...v 1. Installing software 7 Installing the card driver 7 5. Connecting speakers and peripherals 8 5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater)......... 8 5.2 Connecting stereo headphones 9 5.3 Connecting analog speaker systems 10 5.4 Connecting a microphone 14 5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources 15 6. Xonar Audio Center 16 6.1 Xonar Audio Center GUI 16 6.2 Xonar D-Kara Audio Center Icon 18 6.3 Music Main Settings 19 6.4 Mixer/Volume 20 6.5 Effects 22 6.6 FlexBass 24 6.7 Karaoke Main Settings 25 6.8 Mixer 32 6.9 Enhancer...
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.... • To prevent electrical shock hazard or short circuits, switch off the power supply before installing the device on a motherboard or connecting any signal cables to the device. • If the device is broken, do not try to fix it may be trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. "Dolby" and "Dolby Digital Live", "Dolby Pro Logic IIx", "Dolby Virtual Speaker", "Dolby Headphone" are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. e7404_xonarkara.indd 5 7/4/12 3:33:53 PM...
.... • To prevent electrical shock hazard or short circuits, switch off the power supply before installing the device on a motherboard or connecting any signal cables to the device. • If the device is broken, do not try to fix it may be trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. "Dolby" and "Dolby Digital Live", "Dolby Pro Logic IIx", "Dolby Virtual Speaker", "Dolby Headphone" are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. e7404_xonarkara.indd 5 7/4/12 3:33:53 PM...
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...) / Vista (32/64bit) / XP (32/64bit) / MCE2005 • 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 e7404_xonarkara.indd 1 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12...
...) / Vista (32/64bit) / XP (32/64bit) / MCE2005 • 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 e7404_xonarkara.indd 1 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12...
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...+ Noise at 1 kHz (AWeighted): Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input): Output/Input Full-Scale Voltage Bus Compatibility PCI Main Chipset Audio Processor D-A Converter of Digital Sources: A-D Converter for Analog Inputs: Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution S / PDIF Digital Output: ASIO 2.0 Driver Support: 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 S / PDIF Header Driver Features Operation System Software...
...+ Noise at 1 kHz (AWeighted): Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input): Output/Input Full-Scale Voltage Bus Compatibility PCI Main Chipset Audio Processor D-A Converter of Digital Sources: A-D Converter for Analog Inputs: Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution S / PDIF Digital Output: ASIO 2.0 Driver Support: 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 S / PDIF Header Driver Features Operation System Software...
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... PCM, DTS Digital, DTS, WMA-Pro, etc. e7404_xonarkara.indd 3 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:54 PM 2. Xonar D-Kara card layout 7 89 1 2 3 4 5 6 No Item 1 Microphone In port 2 Line In port 3 Headphone/Front Out port 4 Side Surround Out port 5 Center/Subwoofer Out port 6 S/PDIF Out port Description Connect an external PC microphone to the center/subwoofer input on 4/5.1 powered analog speakers. This optical TOSLINK digital output port connects to external digital decoders or digital speaker systems, home theater systems, and AV receivers for audio recording...
... PCM, DTS Digital, DTS, WMA-Pro, etc. e7404_xonarkara.indd 3 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:54 PM 2. Xonar D-Kara card layout 7 89 1 2 3 4 5 6 No Item 1 Microphone In port 2 Line In port 3 Headphone/Front Out port 4 Side Surround Out port 5 Center/Subwoofer Out port 6 S/PDIF Out port Description Connect an external PC microphone to the center/subwoofer input on 4/5.1 powered analog speakers. This optical TOSLINK digital output port connects to external digital decoders or digital speaker systems, home theater systems, and AV receivers for audio recording...
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... support e7404_xonarkara.indd 4 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:54 PM No Item 7 Front Panel Header 8 Aux Input Header 9 S/PDIF Out Header Description This 9-pin Intel® AC'97/HDA front-panel port supports auto jack-detection and auto FP Headphone selection for Aux-In in the Xonar Audio Center software's recording mixer. Connects to the Analog Audio output of TV tuner cards or other sound devices inside your PC.* *To monitor your TV tuner card's audio from this Aux-In, you must enable the "monitor" function for Analog...
... support e7404_xonarkara.indd 4 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:54 PM No Item 7 Front Panel Header 8 Aux Input Header 9 S/PDIF Out Header Description This 9-pin Intel® AC'97/HDA front-panel port supports auto jack-detection and auto FP Headphone selection for Aux-In in the Xonar Audio Center software's recording mixer. Connects to the Analog Audio output of TV tuner cards or other sound devices inside your PC.* *To monitor your TV tuner card's audio from this Aux-In, you must enable the "monitor" function for Analog...
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... playback. For optimum TV audio quality, Xonar D-Kara uses ADC recording to a TV tuner card 1. Using this setup, you may need to connect it into the back-panel. 3. If you have a traditional PCI TV tuner card on your PC, you can even turn on your PC speakers. 2. Select Aux-In as Dolby headphone to expand the stereo TV audio to 5.1 channel surround sound in the Xonar D-Kara Center's recording mixer and enable the monitoring button to pass this signal to the Aux-In header of headphones...
... playback. For optimum TV audio quality, Xonar D-Kara uses ADC recording to a TV tuner card 1. Using this setup, you may need to connect it into the back-panel. 3. If you have a traditional PCI TV tuner card on your PC, you can even turn on your PC speakers. 2. Select Aux-In as Dolby headphone to expand the stereo TV audio to 5.1 channel surround sound in the Xonar D-Kara Center's recording mixer and enable the monitoring button to pass this signal to the Aux-In header of headphones...
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... of the support CD are subject to finish the installation. When prompted for device drivers. If Autorun is enabled on your computer. e7404_xonarkara.indd 7 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:55 PM After you have installed the Xonar D-Kara card, turn on your support CD. 3. Insert the support CD into the optical drive. Otherwise, driver installation error may occur. 1. Follow the onscreen instructions to change without notice. Installing software Installing the card driver Install the audio card driver before installing the Xonar D-Kara driver. 4.
... of the support CD are subject to finish the installation. When prompted for device drivers. If Autorun is enabled on your computer. e7404_xonarkara.indd 7 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:55 PM After you have installed the Xonar D-Kara card, turn on your support CD. 3. Insert the support CD into the optical drive. Otherwise, driver installation error may occur. 1. Follow the onscreen instructions to change without notice. Installing software Installing the card driver Install the audio card driver before installing the Xonar D-Kara driver. 4.
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Mic In Line In Front L/R Side L/R 1 Center/Sub SPDIF Out No Item 1 Optical cable Description Plug your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers. 5. A single digital cable connection can carry high-quality digital audio from any of your decoder's TOSLINK optical cable into the S/PDIFOut connector. e7404_xonarkara.indd 8 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:56 PM Connecting speakers and peripherals 5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) The Xonar D-Kara makes surround sound playback through your home theater system possible.
Mic In Line In Front L/R Side L/R 1 Center/Sub SPDIF Out No Item 1 Optical cable Description Plug your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers. 5. A single digital cable connection can carry high-quality digital audio from any of your decoder's TOSLINK optical cable into the S/PDIFOut connector. e7404_xonarkara.indd 8 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:56 PM Connecting speakers and peripherals 5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) The Xonar D-Kara makes surround sound playback through your home theater system possible.
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Connect "center" and "subwoofer" input ports of the analog amplifier to the Side L/R port. Connect "left front" and "right front" input ports of the analog amplifier to the Front L/R port. 5.3 Connecting analog speaker systems 5.3.1 Connecting an analog power amplifier Mic In 1 Line In Front L/R 2 Side L/R 3 Center/Sub SPDIF Out No Item 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out 3 Center/Subwoofer Description Connect "left surround" and "right surround" input ports of the analog amplifier to the Center/Sub port. 10 e7404_xonarkara.indd 10 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33...
Connect "center" and "subwoofer" input ports of the analog amplifier to the Side L/R port. Connect "left front" and "right front" input ports of the analog amplifier to the Front L/R port. 5.3 Connecting analog speaker systems 5.3.1 Connecting an analog power amplifier Mic In 1 Line In Front L/R 2 Side L/R 3 Center/Sub SPDIF Out No Item 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out 3 Center/Subwoofer Description Connect "left surround" and "right surround" input ports of the analog amplifier to the Center/Sub port. 10 e7404_xonarkara.indd 10 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33...
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e7404_xonarkara.indd 11 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 11 7/4/12 3:33:58 PM 5.3.2 Connecting 2 Channel Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Mic In 1 Line In Front L/R Side L/R Center/Sub SPDIF Out No Item 1 Front Out/Headphone Jack Description Connect the speaker set's 3.5mm plug to Front L/R port.
e7404_xonarkara.indd 11 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 11 7/4/12 3:33:58 PM 5.3.2 Connecting 2 Channel Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Mic In 1 Line In Front L/R Side L/R Center/Sub SPDIF Out No Item 1 Front Out/Headphone Jack Description Connect the speaker set's 3.5mm plug to Front L/R port.
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5.3.3 Connecting 4 Channel Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Side AUDIO INPUTS Front Mic In Line In 1 Front L/R 2 Side L/R Center/Sub SPDIF Out No Item 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out Description Connect the front input port of the 4 channel speakers with the 3.5mm plug. Connect the Surround input port of the 4 channel speakers with the 3.5mm plug. 12 e7404_xonarkara.indd 12 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:59 PM
5.3.3 Connecting 4 Channel Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Side AUDIO INPUTS Front Mic In Line In 1 Front L/R 2 Side L/R Center/Sub SPDIF Out No Item 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out Description Connect the front input port of the 4 channel speakers with the 3.5mm plug. Connect the Surround input port of the 4 channel speakers with the 3.5mm plug. 12 e7404_xonarkara.indd 12 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:59 PM
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Connect the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 5.1 speakers with the 3.5mm plug. 5.3.4 Connecting 5.1 Channel Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Front Side Center/ Subwoofer Mic In 1 Line In Front L/R 2 Side L/R 3 Center/Sub SPDIF Out No Item 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out 3 Center/Subwoofer Description Connect the front input port of the 5.1 speakers with the 3.5mm plug. Connect the Surround input port of the 5.1 speakers with the 3.5mm plug. e7404_xonarkara.indd 13 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 13 7/4/12 3:34:00 PM
Connect the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 5.1 speakers with the 3.5mm plug. 5.3.4 Connecting 5.1 Channel Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Front Side Center/ Subwoofer Mic In 1 Line In Front L/R 2 Side L/R 3 Center/Sub SPDIF Out No Item 1 Front Out 2 Side Surround Out 3 Center/Subwoofer Description Connect the front input port of the 5.1 speakers with the 3.5mm plug. Connect the Surround input port of the 5.1 speakers with the 3.5mm plug. e7404_xonarkara.indd 13 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 13 7/4/12 3:34:00 PM
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5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources 1 Mic In CD Player Line In Front L/R Side L/R Center/Sub SPDIF Out 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 (See the "Mixer" section of this User Manual). e7404_xonarkara.indd 15 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 15 7/4/12 3:34:01 PM
5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources 1 Mic In CD Player Line In Front L/R Side L/R Center/Sub SPDIF Out 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 (See the "Mixer" section of this User Manual). e7404_xonarkara.indd 15 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 15 7/4/12 3:34:01 PM
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... apply a master preset. Click to exit. 18 e7404_xonarkara.indd 18 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:03 PM Double-click the icon to edit shortcut keys for volume control, master presets, sampling rate, and analog out. Click to launch the Xonar D-Kara Audio Center. Click to restore Xonar Audio Center application window. Click to find out more about Audio Center version. 6.2 Xonar D-Kara Audio Center Icon 2 3 4 5 1 6 No Item 1 Information icon 2 Restore 3 About AsusAudio...
... apply a master preset. Click to exit. 18 e7404_xonarkara.indd 18 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:03 PM Double-click the icon to edit shortcut keys for volume control, master presets, sampling rate, and analog out. Click to launch the Xonar D-Kara Audio Center. Click to restore Xonar Audio Center application window. Click to find out more about Audio Center version. 6.2 Xonar D-Kara Audio Center Icon 2 3 4 5 1 6 No Item 1 Information icon 2 Restore 3 About AsusAudio...
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...surround sound accordingly. The sample rate determines the number of ) your speaker system ( 2CH, 4 CH, 5.1 CH, or 7.1 CH). S/PDIF output enables a single digital connection to mix sounds. e7404_xonarkara.indd 19 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 19 7/4/12 3:34:03 PM Please select the sample rate that corresponds to (or exceeds that of audio samples per second that can be used to carry high quality audio from your actual speaker setting, such as front headphones, rear headphones, Dolby headphones, Dolby rear headphones, 2 speakers, 4 speakers, or 5.1 speakers. DVD-Audio...
...surround sound accordingly. The sample rate determines the number of ) your speaker system ( 2CH, 4 CH, 5.1 CH, or 7.1 CH). S/PDIF output enables a single digital connection to mix sounds. e7404_xonarkara.indd 19 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 19 7/4/12 3:34:03 PM Please select the sample rate that corresponds to (or exceeds that of audio samples per second that can be used to carry high quality audio from your actual speaker setting, such as front headphones, rear headphones, Dolby headphones, Dolby rear headphones, 2 speakers, 4 speakers, or 5.1 speakers. DVD-Audio...
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Click this button to the default settings. 20 e7404_xonarkara.indd 20 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:04 PM Click to reset all volume controls to mute or unmute the audio channel. Left and Right volume controls for playing the recorded audio from the speakers. 6.4.1 Playback Volume 1 5 4 3 2 No Item 1 Playback Volume Tab 2 Source/Path Name 3 Mute/Unmute button 4 Volume Slider 5 Reset Description Click this slider down to increase the volume. The tool-tip displays percentage...
Click this button to the default settings. 20 e7404_xonarkara.indd 20 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:04 PM Click to reset all volume controls to mute or unmute the audio channel. Left and Right volume controls for playing the recorded audio from the speakers. 6.4.1 Playback Volume 1 5 4 3 2 No Item 1 Playback Volume Tab 2 Source/Path Name 3 Mute/Unmute button 4 Volume Slider 5 Reset Description Click this slider down to increase the volume. The tool-tip displays percentage...
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... set it 's recommended that the audio card is complete, it to Xonar D-Kara Audio Device and restart your computer to check if the playback default device is not displayed on your speakers. 2. Run Windows hardware Device Manager and check if a multimedia audio device is detected, scan manually for hardware changes. 3. If no device is listed. The audio card driver could not be installed on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. Check that the device master volume...
... set it 's recommended that the audio card is complete, it to Xonar D-Kara Audio Device and restart your computer to check if the playback default device is not displayed on your speakers. 2. Run Windows hardware Device Manager and check if a multimedia audio device is detected, scan manually for hardware changes. 3. If no device is listed. The audio card driver could not be installed on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. Check that the device master volume...
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... Xonar D-Kara support Windows 7/Vista? Change the PCM output to 44.1K or 48KHz to the decoder's (AV receiver) S/PDIF input port. 3. On the mixer recording page in the Audio Center, select the correct input as the recording source and on the digital monitoring button on the card to check if your decoder or AV receiver. 4. Check that the sound is correct. 2. If you are using a TV tuner card with an analog audio output, connect the analog audio output to the Aux...
... Xonar D-Kara support Windows 7/Vista? Change the PCM output to 44.1K or 48KHz to the decoder's (AV receiver) S/PDIF input port. 3. On the mixer recording page in the Audio Center, select the correct input as the recording source and on the digital monitoring button on the card to check if your decoder or AV receiver. 4. Check that the sound is correct. 2. If you are using a TV tuner card with an analog audio output, connect the analog audio output to the Aux...
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... analog devices even if Wave In / SPDIF-In is at a 96KHz sample rate to run simultaneously in use and set to be applied by using commercial or free audio editing software to convert the sound files to hear and even record sound from Analog Devices such as either Digital Input or Analog Input. Please note that the frequency meter on Windows Vista? Why can still be monitored, you have analog inputs other recording devices when Wave/Digital is selected in the Xonar D-Kara currently supports...
... analog devices even if Wave In / SPDIF-In is at a 96KHz sample rate to run simultaneously in use and set to be applied by using commercial or free audio editing software to convert the sound files to hear and even record sound from Analog Devices such as either Digital Input or Analog Input. Please note that the frequency meter on Windows Vista? Why can still be monitored, you have analog inputs other recording devices when Wave/Digital is selected in the Xonar D-Kara currently supports...
