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Xonar D2X
Audio Card
User’s manual
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E3359 First Edition V1 August 2007 Copyright © 2007 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 extended i
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Contents Contents ...................................................................................................... iii Contents ...................................................................................................... iv Notices .......................................................................................................... v Federal Communications Commission Statement .............................v Canadian Department of Communications Statement ....................
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Contents 6. Xonar D2X Driver Guide ............................................................... 29 6.1 Introduction to the Xonar D2X Audio Center GUI ............ 29 6.2 Main Setting ..................................................................... 31 6.3 Mixer/Volume ................................................................... 40 6.4 Effects .............................................................................. 43 6.5 Karaoke/Magic Voice ...................................
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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 D2X audio card • ASUS Xonar D2X support CD (including Portable Music Processor™ utility) • Ableton™ Live software CD • Cakewalk™ Production Plus Pack CD (Sonar LE, Dimension LE, and Project5 LE) • PowerDVD 7.0 software DVD player CD • Additional MIDI bracket and adaptor cable x1 • S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adaptors x2 • S/PDIF TOSLINK optical cable x1 • 3.5mm-to-RCA cables for 8-channel output x4 • Dolby Demo CD • Quick Installation Guide 1.2 Syst
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1.3 Specifications summary Category Item Description Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A- Up to 118 dB Weighted): Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A- Up to 118 dB Weighted): Output Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise Up to 0.0004% (-108dB) at 1kHz (A-Weighted) : Input Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise Up to 0.0004% (-108dB) at 1kHz (A-Weighted) : Frequency Response (-3dB, 24- <10Hz to 46KHz bit/96kHz input ): Frequency Response (-3dB, 24- <10Hz to 90KHz bit/192kHz input): Output/Inpu
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I/O Ports Analog Output Jack: 3.50mm mini jack *4 (Front/Side/Center- Subwoofer/Back) Analog Input Jack: 3.50mm mini jack *2 (Line-In/Mic-In) Other line-level analog input CD-In, Aux-In (4-pin header on the card) (for CD-IN/TV Tuner): Digital S/PDIF Output Coaxial and High-bandwidth Optical Combo Connector Supports 192KHz/24bit Digital S/PDIF Input Coaxial and High-bandwidth Optical Combo Connector Supports 192KHz/24bit MIDI Ports Additional MPU-401 MIDI I/O bracket and converter cable ® Dri
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Software Utility Portable Music Processor utility Converts digital music content or CD audio into regular MP3/WMA files with Dolby Headphone, Dolby Virtual Speaker (w/ Pro-Logic II), and Smart Volume Normalization processing (Windows Media Player 10 or above is required) Professional Audio Editing Utility Ableton Live; Cakewalk Production Plus Pack (SONAR LE, Dimension LE, and Project5 LE) PowerDVD 7.0 Software DVD player with Dolby Digital 5.1 decoder Accessories -3.5mm-to-RCA adaptor cab
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2. About Hardware 2.1 Xonar D2X Audio Processing Card 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 LED color definition Red MIC In 1 Line In Blue 2 Front Out Green 3 Orange Side Surround 4 Center & Subwoofer White 5 Amber Back Surround 6 No LED SPDIF In 7 No LED SPDIF Out 8 ASUS Xonar D2X 5
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No Item Description 1 Microphone Jack Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm jack for voice input. Built-in high-quality Microphone pre-amplifier. 2 Line Input Jack Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players, music synthesizers and other line-level sound sources to this 3.5mm jack for audio recording or processing. (Through Ultra-high fidelity 118dB SNR A-D converter) 3 Headphone/Front Connect your headphones or 2/2.1 channel speakers to this Output Jack jack. For mult
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2.2 MIDI Board/Cable 4 2 1 3 No Item Description 1 MIDI I/O Header Connects to the MIDI I/O header on the main Xonar D2X audio card 2 Mini-DIN MIDI port Connects to the 6-pin mini-DIN connector of the MIDI Y cable (adaptor to 5-pin DIN standard MIDI I/O connectors) 3 6-pin Mini-DIN MIDI Connects to the #2 6-pin mini-DIN port on the MIDI board connector 4 5-pin DIN MIDI input/ Connects to the input and output DIN male connector of the output connectors standard MIDI instrument cable (Fema
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3. Installing the Xonar Hardware 3.1 Preparing Your Computer 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 sound cards on your PC. (For BIOS setting or uninstallation of other sound cards, refer to the user manuals of your motherboard and sound card) 1. Power off your computer and disconnect the power cord. 2. Open the computer’s case. 3. Remove the metal brackets from one unu
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2. Secure the audio card bracket to the back of your computer with the screw that you removed. Refer to section 3.1. 3. Connect the power cable of your power supply to the power connector on the Xonar D2X audio card. The PCI Express high-quality audio card requires additional power from your computer. If the power cable is not connected properly, the audio card will not work at all. 1 1 When removing the power cable from the Xonar D2X audio card, make sure to pull outward the 4-pin header
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3.3 Installing the MIDI board 1. Secure the MIDI bracket to another slot on the back of your computer case. 2. Connect the 4-pin MIDI header on the audio card to the MIDI bracket with the MIDI cable as the figure below. 3.4 Connecting CD/DVD-ROM Drive (with the analog header) 1. If you would like to use the physical playback buttons on your CD-ROM drive to control audio CD playback on your PC, you need to connect the analog cable between the CD-ROM drive and the audio card. Otherwise, you
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3.5 Connecting TV Tuner Card 1. If you have a traditional PCI or PCI Express TV tuner card on your PC, you may need to connect it to the audio card to send the tuner card’s sound to your PC speakers. 2. Secure the PCI/PCI Express 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 audio card, as shown in the figure below. For optimum TV audio quality, Xonar uses ADC recording to digitize the signal and loops it
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4. Installing Software 4.1 Installing the Audio Card Driver 1. After you have installed your audio card, turn on your computer. Windows automatically detects your audio card and searches for device drivers. When prompted for the audio drivers, click the “Cancel” button. 2. Insert the driver installation CD into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. If Windows AutoPlay mode is enabled for your CD-ROM drive, the CD starts running automatically. If it doesn’t start the installation, double-click the se
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4.2 Installing the PMP software (Portable Music Processor) 1. From the installation CD menu, select the option to install the PMP software. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. After the installation is complete, click Finish. ASUS Xonar D2X 13
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4.3 Installing the Ableton Live 1. Insert the Ableton Live installation CD into the CD/DVD-ROM drive. 2. The installation program will start automatically. If it does not, double click the setup program. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Please read the “END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT” and make sure you understand and accept it before you continue the installation. After the installation is complete, click Finish. 14 ASUS Xonar D2X
