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ASUS® Xonar D2

audio card

User Manual

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Page Page Contents Portable Music ProcessorTM Software Guide Cakewalk Production Plus Pack Software Guide Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Safety information Trademarks License 1.1Package Contents 1.2System Requirements 1.3Specifications summary Page 2.1Xonar D2 Audio Processing Card Page 2.2MIDI Board/Cable 3.1 Preparing Your Computer 3.2Installing the Audio Processing Card 3.3Installing the MIDI board 3.4Connecting CD/DVD-ROMDrive (with the analog header) 3.5Connecting TV Tuner Card 4.1Installing the Audio Card Driver 4.2Installing the PMP software (Portable Music Processor) 4.3 Installing the Ableton Live 4.4Installing the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack 4.4.1Installing SONAR LE 4.4.2Installing Dimension LE 4.4.3Installing Project5 LE 4.5Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software 4.5.1Uninstalling Software 4.5.2Reinstalling Software 5.1Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater) 5.2Connecting Headphones 5.2.1Connecting Stereo Headphones 5.2.2Connecting 5.1 channel Headphones 5.3Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 5.3.1 Connecting Analog Power Amplifier 5.3.2Connecting 2/2.1 Channel Speakers 5.3.3Connecting 4/4.1 Channel Speakers 5.3.4Connecting 5.1 Channel Speakers 5.3.5Connecting 6.1/7.1 Channel Speakers 7.1 Speakers 5.5Connecting Microphone 5.6Connecting Line-InAudio Sources 5.7Connecting Digital Audio Sources 6.1 Introduction to the Xonar D2 Audio Center GUI Page 6.2Main Setting 6.2.1Sample Rate 6.2.2 Analog Out/Speaker Test 6.2.3SPDIF Out/DDL/DTS Interactive 6.2.4Audio Channels (For Vista only) 6.2.57.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter 6.2.6Dolby Pro-LogicIIx 6.2.7DTS Neo:PC 6.2.8Dolby Headphone 6.2.8Dolby Virtual Speaker 6.3Mixer/Volume 6.3.1Playback Volume 6.3.2Recording/Monitoring Volume Page 6.4Effects 6.4.1Environment Effects 6.4.210-BandEqualizer 6.5Karaoke/Magic Voice 6.6FlexBass 6.7Smart Volume Normalization Page 6.8DSP Modes 6.9ASIO 2 Driver When Using Ableton Live… When Using Sonar LE… Page 7.1Introduction Page 7.2Converting music in “Main Setting” Page Page 7.2Find Converted Music in “PMP Music” Page 8 Ableton Live Software Guide 9.Cakewalk Production Plus Pack Software Guide 10.1Setting Up Xonar D2 Audio Card 3.5mm Line Cable Page 10.2Configuration and Test with RMAA Page Page Page Page 10.3RMAA Testing Results RightMark Audio Analyzer test Testing chain: External loopback (line-out- line-in) Sampling mode: 24-bit,48 kHz Noise level Dynamic range THD + Noise (at -3dB FS) Intermodulation distortion Stereo crosstalk IMD (swept tones) [Troubleshooting] I can’t hear any sound from my analog speakers I can’t hear any sound from the S/PDIF output I can’t hear the TV tuner audio from my speakers Why couldn’t PMP convert some music files successfully? Instructions: [FAQ] Q6: What’s the most important benefit of the Xonar D2 for musicians Q8: What's the application of "S/PDIF in loopback