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1.3 Specifications summary Items Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): Output Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (AWeighted): Input Total Harmonic Distortion + 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: ...
1.3 Specifications summary Items Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): Output Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (AWeighted): Input Total Harmonic Distortion + 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: ...
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...speaker systems, this port. e7404_xonarkara.indd 3 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:54 PM Connect your headphones or 2-channel speakers to this port connects to this 3.5mm port for outputting digital audio such as PCM, DTS Digital, DTS, WMA-Pro, etc. Xonar D-Kara card layout 7 89 1 2 3 4 ...on 4/5.1 powered analog speakers. Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players, music synthesizers and other line-level sound sources to external digital decoders or digital speaker systems, home theater systems, and AV receivers for audio recording or processing...
...speaker systems, this port. e7404_xonarkara.indd 3 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:54 PM Connect your headphones or 2-channel speakers to this port connects to this 3.5mm port for outputting digital audio such as PCM, DTS Digital, DTS, WMA-Pro, etc. Xonar D-Kara card layout 7 89 1 2 3 4 ...on 4/5.1 powered analog speakers. Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players, music synthesizers and other line-level sound sources to external digital decoders or digital speaker systems, home theater systems, and AV receivers for audio recording or processing...
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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 Out on the Audio Center. No Item 7 Front Panel Header 8 Aux ... 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. This 4-pin header connects to a graphics card with HDMI support e7404_xonarkara.indd 4 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:54 PM
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 Out on the Audio Center. No Item 7 Front Panel Header 8 Aux ... 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. This 4-pin header connects to a graphics card with HDMI support e7404_xonarkara.indd 4 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:54 PM
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... Reconnect all other sound cards, refer to your computer and power outlet. 3. Installing the hardware 3.1 Installing the audio card Before you disable your motherboard and audio card.) Installing the Xonar D-Kara card 1. Remove the ...chassis cover. 5. Touch the metal back or side panel of your onboard audio device in place. 7. Unplug the computer power cord from an available PCI slot for the Xonar D-Kara audio card. 6. Power ON the computer. 1 2 e7404_xonarkara.indd 5 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card...
... Reconnect all other sound cards, refer to your computer and power outlet. 3. Installing the hardware 3.1 Installing the audio card Before you disable your motherboard and audio card.) Installing the Xonar D-Kara card 1. Remove the ...chassis cover. 5. Touch the metal back or side panel of your onboard audio device in place. 7. Unplug the computer power cord from an available PCI slot for the Xonar D-Kara audio card. 6. Power ON the computer. 1 2 e7404_xonarkara.indd 5 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card...
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... on your PC speakers. 2. TV audio on your PC will become even better than on sound effects such as the recording source in any set . e7404_xonarkara.indd 6 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:55 PM 3.2 Connecting to digitize the signal and loop it back for DAC... playback. For optimum TV audio quality, Xonar D-Kara uses ADC recording to a TV tuner card 1. Using this signal to the audio output. ...
... on your PC speakers. 2. TV audio on your PC will become even better than on sound effects such as the recording source in any set . e7404_xonarkara.indd 6 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:33:55 PM 3.2 Connecting to digitize the signal and loop it back for DAC... playback. For optimum TV audio quality, Xonar D-Kara uses ADC recording to a TV tuner card 1. Using this signal to the audio output. ...
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5. A single digital cable connection can carry high-quality digital audio from any of your home theater system possible. Connecting speakers and peripherals 5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) The Xonar D-Kara makes surround sound playback through your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers. Mic In Line In Front L/R Side L/R 1 Center/Sub SPDIF Out No Item 1 Optical cable Description Plug 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
5. A single digital cable connection can carry high-quality digital audio from any of your home theater system possible. Connecting speakers and peripherals 5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) The Xonar D-Kara makes surround sound playback through your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers. Mic In Line In Front L/R Side L/R 1 Center/Sub SPDIF Out No Item 1 Optical cable Description Plug 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
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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 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).
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...S/PDIF digital interface will play the channels and process the proper 3D surround sound accordingly. Pulse Code Modulation is 48KHz - The Xonar D-Kara audio card supports sample rates up to mix sounds. Xonar D-Kara will output. DVD-Audio or other HD media may contain 96KHz highdefinition audio... 96KHz). Typical values for optimal audio fidelity. DVD-video audio is a typical raw audio data format. e7404_xonarkara.indd 19 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 19 7/4/12 3:34:03 PM The sample rate determines the number of ) your actual speaker setting, such as front ...
...S/PDIF digital interface will play the channels and process the proper 3D surround sound accordingly. Pulse Code Modulation is 48KHz - The Xonar D-Kara audio card supports sample rates up to mix sounds. Xonar D-Kara will output. DVD-Audio or other HD media may contain 96KHz highdefinition audio... 96KHz). Typical values for optimal audio fidelity. DVD-video audio is a typical raw audio data format. e7404_xonarkara.indd 19 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 19 7/4/12 3:34:03 PM The sample rate determines the number of ) your actual speaker setting, such as front ...
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6.5 Effects 6.5.1 Environment Effects Environment effects can be used to music and other 2D sound sources. 1 2 3 No Item 1 Default environments 2 More options 3 Environment size Description There are four default environments available: Bathroom, Concert hall, Underwater,...from the pull-down menu. 23 additional options are available for each environment: Large, Medium, and Small. 22 e7404_xonarkara.indd 22 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:05 PM Clicking this menu. There are 27 available environment options that be can be applied to create realistic listening...
6.5 Effects 6.5.1 Environment Effects Environment effects can be used to music and other 2D sound sources. 1 2 3 No Item 1 Default environments 2 More options 3 Environment size Description There are four default environments available: Bathroom, Concert hall, Underwater,...from the pull-down menu. 23 additional options are available for each environment: Large, Medium, and Small. 22 e7404_xonarkara.indd 22 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:05 PM Clicking this menu. There are 27 available environment options that be can be applied to create realistic listening...
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e7404_xonarkara.indd 23 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 23 7/4/12 3:34:05 PM Click the "+" button to add the defined parameters to audio playback. You can be used to compensate for deficiencies in ... 4 Save name 5 Add / save 6 Delete Description There are 12 available equalizer patterns. Adjusts the gain for each band (30~16KHz) Type a name for your speakers/sound system. 6.5.2 10-Band Equalizer The equalizer can modify the audio output for different frequencies and can click this button to apply a selected User Defined setting...
e7404_xonarkara.indd 23 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 23 7/4/12 3:34:05 PM Click the "+" button to add the defined parameters to audio playback. You can be used to compensate for deficiencies in ... 4 Save name 5 Add / save 6 Delete Description There are 12 available equalizer patterns. Adjusts the gain for each band (30~16KHz) Type a name for your speakers/sound system. 6.5.2 10-Band Equalizer The equalizer can modify the audio output for different frequencies and can click this button to apply a selected User Defined setting...
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....indd 24 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:06 PM It comes with a subwoofer should be categorized as "Large." 1 4 2 3 No Item 1 On/Off 2 Small/Large speaker option 3. If your speaker vendor to the Xonar D-Kara. However, common 2.1 speakers with an adjustable crossover frequency for optimal sound performance. Standard... all FlexBass functions. FlexBass will filter out the bass signals and send them to the subwoofer speaker automatically. Xonar D-Kara will filter out the bass signals from small speaker channels and redirect them to the subwoofer channel.
....indd 24 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:06 PM It comes with a subwoofer should be categorized as "Large." 1 4 2 3 No Item 1 On/Off 2 Small/Large speaker option 3. If your speaker vendor to the Xonar D-Kara. However, common 2.1 speakers with an adjustable crossover frequency for optimal sound performance. Standard... all FlexBass functions. FlexBass will filter out the bass signals and send them to the subwoofer speaker automatically. Xonar D-Kara will filter out the bass signals from small speaker channels and redirect them to the subwoofer channel.
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Click desired checkbox to apply a sound effect to compare audio before and after sound effects are applied. 26 e7404_xonarkara.indd 26 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:07 PM Click this dropdown box to Manual Mode. Click this button to temporarily disable all sound effects to playback audio. Click dropdown box to select presets or switch...
Click desired checkbox to apply a sound effect to compare audio before and after sound effects are applied. 26 e7404_xonarkara.indd 26 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:07 PM Click this dropdown box to Manual Mode. Click this button to temporarily disable all sound effects to playback audio. Click dropdown box to select presets or switch...
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... Release Time 6 Soft Knee 7 Reset Description Amount of time before effect is only available under Manual Mode. 30 e7404_xonarkara.indd 30 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:09 PM Drag the slider up or down to default. The reset option is applied after the signal level falls below... the threshold. Click to reset settings to change parameters under the Advanced Settings Panel. Indicates the strength of an audio effect as sound ...
... Release Time 6 Soft Knee 7 Reset Description Amount of time before effect is only available under Manual Mode. 30 e7404_xonarkara.indd 30 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:09 PM Drag the slider up or down to default. The reset option is applied after the signal level falls below... the threshold. Click to reset settings to change parameters under the Advanced Settings Panel. Indicates the strength of an audio effect as sound ...
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Low diffusion represents irregular and grainy sound. Intensity level for room effect e7404_xonarkara.indd 31 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 31 7/4/12 3:34:09 PM High density represents more hollow or "colored" space like the bathroom. Modal density in late reverbation decay. Low density represents more natural sounding timber. Intensity level of late reverbation Time limit...
Low diffusion represents irregular and grainy sound. Intensity level for room effect e7404_xonarkara.indd 31 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 31 7/4/12 3:34:09 PM High density represents more hollow or "colored" space like the bathroom. Modal density in late reverbation decay. Low density represents more natural sounding timber. Intensity level of late reverbation Time limit...
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... connected the speakers properly and have installed the driver. 2. 7. I cannot hear any sound from my analog speakers. 1. Troubleshooting and FAQs 7.1 Troubleshooting Q1. Reboot Windows. 36 e7404_xonarkara.indd 36 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:11 PM If Windows still fails to Xonar D-Kara Audio Device and restart your motherboard. 2. If the icon is not displayed...
... connected the speakers properly and have installed the driver. 2. 7. I cannot hear any sound from my analog speakers. 1. Troubleshooting and FAQs 7.1 Troubleshooting Q1. Reboot Windows. 36 e7404_xonarkara.indd 36 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:11 PM If Windows still fails to Xonar D-Kara Audio Device and restart your motherboard. 2. If the icon is not displayed...
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... button for many existing DirectX games. I cannot hear any sound from the S/PDIF output. 1. Does the Xonar D-Kara support Windows 7/Vista? Select Aux-In as the recording source. e7404_xonarkara.indd 37 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 37 7/4/12 3:34:12 PM On the mixer recording page... in the Audio Center GUI. 2. Xonar D-Kara also supports DS3D GX on Windows 7/Vista, providing DirectSound 3D hardware and EAX gaming sound effects for that you are...
... button for many existing DirectX games. I cannot hear any sound from the S/PDIF output. 1. Does the Xonar D-Kara support Windows 7/Vista? Select Aux-In as the recording source. e7404_xonarkara.indd 37 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 37 7/4/12 3:34:12 PM On the mixer recording page... in the Audio Center GUI. 2. Xonar D-Kara also supports DS3D GX on Windows 7/Vista, providing DirectSound 3D hardware and EAX gaming sound effects for that you are...
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... to prevent any processing distortion. 38 e7404_xonarkara.indd 38 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:12 PM Unlike Windows XP, Windows Vista manages multiple audio devices and audio streams, identifying them as the default recording device. The sound effects feature in Record on the Xonar D-Kara Audio Center will not take effect when the playback...
... to prevent any processing distortion. 38 e7404_xonarkara.indd 38 ASUS Xonar D-Kara PCI 5.1 Audio Card 7/4/12 3:34:12 PM Unlike Windows XP, Windows Vista manages multiple audio devices and audio streams, identifying them as the default recording device. The sound effects feature in Record on the Xonar D-Kara Audio Center will not take effect when the playback...