Asus D2X 3 ASUS Xonar D2X

3ASUS Xonar D2X

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

(for CD-IN/TV Tuner):

CD-In, Aux-In (4-pin header on the card)

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

Driver Features Operation System Windows® Vista/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005

Dolby® Technologies Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Virtual Speaker, Dolby

® Pro-Logic IIx, Dolby® Digital Live

DTS® Technologies DTS® Connect (DTS Interactive Encoder and

DTS Neo:PC)

Smart Volume Normalizer™ Normalizes the volume of all audio sources into a

constant level and also enhances your 3D sound

listening range and advantages in gaming

DirectSound3D Game EXtensions 1.0

(DS3D GX 1.0)/DirectX

DS3D GX 1.0 supports EAX gaming sound

effects and DirectSound 3D hardware enhanced

functions on Windows Vista. (DirectX/DirectSound

3D compatible)

Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) Provides advanced Acoustic Echo Cancellation

(AEC) and noise suppression for best voice

communication quality in VOIP applications or

online gaming

Xear 3D™ Virtual Speaker Shifter Virtual 7.1 speaker positioning

Magic Voice™ Modifies the sound of your voice, for VOIP and

online chat applications

Karaoke Functions Music Key-Shifting and Microphone Echo effects

FlexBass™ Professional Bass Management/Enhancement

system

Other Effects 10-band Equalier/27 Environment Effects

3D Gaming Sound Engines/APIs Vista: DirectSound3D® GX 1.0, EAX® 2.0&1.0,

DirectSound® HW, DirectSound SW, A3D®

1.0, OpenAL generic modes, 128 3D sounds

processing capability

XP: EAX® 2.0&1.0, DirectSound® HW,

DirectSound SW, A3D® 1.0, OpenAL generic

modes, 128 3D sounds processing capability

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Contents

Main ii E3359 First Edition V1 August 2007 Page Contents Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Safety information Trademarks License 1. Introduction 1.1 Package Contents 1.2 System Requirements 2ASUS Xonar D2X 1.3 Specications summary (continued on the next page) 3 ASUS Xonar D2X (continued on the next page) 4ASUS Xonar D2X *Specications are subject to change without notice. 5 ASUS Xonar D2X 2. About Hardware 2.1 Xonar D2X Audio Processing Card LED color denition Page 2.2 MIDI Board/Cable 3. Installing the Xonar Hardware 3.1 Preparing Your Computer 3.2 Installing the Audio Processing Card Page Page 3.5 Connecting TV Tuner Card 4. Installing Software 4.1 Installing the Audio Card Driver Page Page 4.4 Installing the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack 4.4.1 Installing SONAR LE 4.4.2 Installing Dimension LE 4.4.3 Installing Project5 LE 4.5 Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software 4.5.1 Uninstalling Software Page 5. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 5.1 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater) 5.2 Connecting Headphones 5.2.1 Connecting Stereo Headphones 5.2.2 Connecting 5.1 channel Headphones 5.3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 5.3.1 Connecting Analog Power Amplier 5.3.2 Connecting 2/2.1 Channel Speakers 5.3.3 Connecting 4/4.1 Channel Speakers 4 Speakers 4.1 Speakers 5.3.4 Connecting 5.1 Channel Speakers 5.3.5 Connecting 6.1/7.1 Channel Speakers 6.1 Speakers 5.1 Speakers 7.1 Speakers 5.4 Connecting Microphone 5.5 Connecting Line-In Audio Sources 5.6 Connecting Digital Audio Sources 6. Xonar D2X Driver Guide 6.1 Introduction to the Xonar D2X Audio Center GUI Page 6.2 Main Setting 6.2.1 Sample Rate 6.2.2 Analog Out/Speaker Test 6.2.3 SPDIF Out/DDL/DTS Interactive 6.2.4 Audio Channels (For Vista only) 6.2.5 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter 6.2.6 Dolby Pro-Logic IIx 6.2.7 DTS Neo:PC 6.2.8 Dolby Headphone 6.2.8 Dolby Virtual Speaker 6.3 Mixer/Volume 6.3.1 Playback Volume 6.3.2 Recording/Monitoring Volume Page 6.4 Effects 6.4.1 Environment Effects 6.4.2 10-Band Equalizer 6.5 Karaoke/Magic Voice 6.6 FlexBass 6.7 AEC (Acoustic Echo Cancellation) 6.8 Smart Volume Normalization Page 6.9 DS3D GX (for Vista Only) and DSP Modes 6.10 ASIO 2 Driver When Using Ableton Live When Using Sonar LE Page Page 7. Portable Music Processor Software Guide 7.1 Introduction Page 7.2 Converting music in Main Setting Page Click the main setting page to start the PMP music conversion process. Page 7.3 Find Converted Music in PMP Music Page Page 10. RMAA Test Guide 10.1 Setting Up Xonar D2X Audio Card Page Page 10.2 Conguration and Test with RMAA Page Page Page Page Page Xonar D2X Audio Card Page THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS) Page IMD (swept tones) 11. Troubleshooting and FAQs [Troubleshooting] Page Page [FAQs]