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Xonar DG
PCI 5.1 & Headphone Amp Audio Card
User manual
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E7802 Second Edition (V2) October 2012 Copyright © 2012 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”). Product warranty or service will not be extend
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Contents Notices ......................................................................................................... iv Safety information ....................................................................................... v Trademarks ................................................................................................... v License ......................................................................................................... v 1. Introduction ....................
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Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide r
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Safety information • Before installing the device on a motherboard, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package. • To prevent electrical shock hazard or short circuits, switch off the power supply before installing the device on a motherboard or connecting any singal cables to the device. • If the device is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. • Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected.
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1. Introduction 1.1 Package contents • ASUS Xonar DG PCI audio card • Low Profile Bracket x1 • Support CD x1 • Quick Start Guide x1 1.2 System requirements • One PCI 2.2 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card ® ® • Microsoft Windows 7 (32/64bit) / 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
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1.3 Specifications summary Items Description Audio Performance 105dB for 5.1CH Output Signal Signal�to to � Noise Ratio �Noise � Ratio A � �A �� �� eighted eighted���� 100dB for Headphone-out@150ohm loading Input Signal Signalto �to � �Noise Ratio Noise � Ratio �AA ��� �� eighted eighted���� 103dB Output T Total otal �armonic armonic Distortion � Distortion �� Noise at 1k �� Noise at���� 1k���� Up to 0.0025% (-92dB) �A�� eighted�� Input T Total otal armonic ��armonic Distortion Distortion ��
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Other �ffects 10-band Equalizer�27 Environment Effects ® ® ® 7: DirectSound3D GX 2.5, EAX 2.0&1.0, DirectSound HW, DirectSound ® SW, A3D 1.0, OpenAL generic modes, 128 3D sounds processing capability ® ® ® Vista: DirectSound3D GX 2.5, EAX 2.0&1.0, DirectSound HW, ® 3D Gaming Sound �ngines/APIs DirectSound SW, A3D 1.0, OpenAL generic modes, 128 3D sounds processing capability ® ® ® XP: DirectSound3D GX 2.5, EAX 2.0&1.0, DirectSound HW, DirectSound ® SW, A3D 1.0, OpenAL generic modes, 128 3D
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2. Xonar DG card layout 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 Audio ports 1 2 3 4 5 ASUS Xonar DG 5
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No Item Description Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm port for Microphone In port voice input. Built-in high-quality Microphone pre-amplifier. 1 Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players, Line In port music synthesizers and other line-level sound sources to this 3.5mm port for audio recording or processing. Connect your headphones or 2/2.1 channel speakers to this eadphone/Front � 2 3.5mm port. For multi-channel speaker systems, connects to Out port the front left/
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3. Installing the hardware 3.1 Installing the audio card Before you proceed with the following installation steps, it’s recommended that you disable your onboard audio device in your BIOS settings, or uninstall any other audio cards on your PC. (For BIOS setting or uninstallation of other sound cards, refer to the user manuals of your motherboard and audio card.) Installing the Xonar DG card 1. Power OFF the computer, the monitor, and all other peripheral devices connected to your computer.
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3.2 Connecting to a T� tuner card 1. If you have a traditional PCI TV tuner card on your PC, you may need to connect it to the Xonar DG card to send the tuner card’s sound to your PC speakers. 2. Secure the PCI TV tuner card and screw it into the back-panel. 3. Connect the audio output header from the TV tuner card to the Aux-In header of the Xonar DG card. For optimum TV audio quality, Xonar DG uses ADC recording to digitize the signal and loops it back to DAC playback. Select Aux-In as the
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4. Installing software Installing the card driver Ensure that you have installed the audio card driver before installing the Xonar DG driver. Otherwise, driver installation error may occur. ® 1. After you have installed the Xonar DG card, turn on your computer. Windows automatically detects the audio card and searches for device drivers. When prompted for the drivers, click Cancel. 2. Insert the support CD into the optical drive. If Autorun is enabled in your system, the setup starts automat
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5. Connecting speakers and peripherals 5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems ��ome Theater� The Xonar DG makes playback through your home theater system possible, creating an immersive and impressive cinema surround sound experience. A single digital cable connection can carry high-quality digital audio from any of your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers. 1 SPDIF Out No Item Description 1 Optical cable Plug your decoder’s TOSLINK optical cable into the S/PDIF- Out conn
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5.2 Connecting stereo headphones 5.2.1 Connecting Stereo �eadphones 1 No Item Description 1 Front Out/�eadphone The Front Out jack has a built-in high-quality amplifier to �ack drive headphones. Connect your stereo headphones directly to this jack. 12 ASUS Xonar DG
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5.2.2 Connecting 5.1 channel �eadphones 1 2 3 No Item Description 1 Front Out Connect the front-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1 headphone into this jack. 2 Side Surround Out Connect the surround-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1 headphone into this jack. 3 Center/Subwoofer Out Connect the Center/Bass-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1 headphone into this jack. ASUS Xonar DG 13
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5.3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 5.3.1 Connecting Analog Power Amplifier 1 2 3 No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the “left front” and “right front” input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini-jack to RCA cable. 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the “left surround” and “right surround” input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini-jack to RCA cable. 3 Center/Subwoofer Connects to the “Center” and “subwoofer” input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini-jack to RCA c
