Xonar U7 MKII 7.
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1. 2. English Table of Content Introduction...................................................................................... 4 1.1 Package contents .............................................................. 4 1.2 System requirements.......................................................... 4 1.3 General Specification.......................................................... 5 Hardware...........................................................................................
English 1. Introduction 1.1 Package contents Check your ASUS Xonar™ U7 MKII audio card package for the following items: • ASUS XonarTM U7 MKII 7.1-Channel USB Audio Card • S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x 1 • Quick Start Guide • USB Cable x 1 1.2 System requirements To ensure a successful installation of the Xonar U7 MKII audio card, make sure that your computer meets the following requirements: 4 • USB port 2.0 and above • Microsoft® Windows® 10 / 8.
General Specification Items English 1.3 Description Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (AWeighted) up to 114dB Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (AWeighted): 110dB Output Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) : up to 0.0006% (104dB) Input Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) : up to 0.0001% (-100dB) Frequency Response (-3dB, 24bit/96kHz format): < 10Hz to 46KHz Output / Input Full-Scale Voltage 1 Vrms (2.828 Vp-p) for line out 1.3 Vrms (3.
English Items Description I/O Ports Analog Output Jack RCA (phone) jack * 2 (Front left / Front right) 3.50mm mini jack * 3 for surround (Side/Center-Subwoofer/Rear-out) 3.50mm mini jack * 1 (Headphone out) Analog Input Jack 3.
11 2 Hardware Xonar 1 U7 MKII Audio Card Top view 1 22 3 English 2.
No. English 1. Items Description Headphone Out port Connect your headphone to this port. Microphone In port Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm port for voice input. Line In port Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players, music synthesizers, and other line-level sound sources to this 3.5mm port for audio recording or processing. 2. 3. Microphone Volume Control Press to increase or decrease microphone volume. 4.
Driver Installation English 3. Installing the Xonar U7 MKII Card Driver After installing the Xonar U7 MKII audio card on your computer, you need to install the device driver that enables the Xonar U7 MKII audio card to work with Windows® operating system. Go to ASUS official website www.asus.com to download the latest driver. The driver is required only when you connect the Xonar U7 MKII to a PC or notebook.
English 4. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 4.1 Input connection 4.1.1 Connecting to a USB 2.0 port on your computer OR PC NB 1 USB 2 3 No. 1. Items USB Port Description Connects to your computer using a USB Type B-A lead.
Connecting digital audio systems English 4.1.2 AVR S/PDIF 1 2 3 No. Items 1. S/PDIF Output port Description Connect an AVR to this S/PDIF output port.
4.1.3 Connecting microphone / Line-In English OR 1 2 HP Out Mic In/Line In 3 4 No. 1. Items 5 Microphone In / Line In port 6 7 Description Connect the microphone’s 3.5mm plug into this Mic-In port for voice communication, recording, or karaoke. Connect the 3.5mm plug of the CD/MP3 Player or any other Line level analog audio sources into this Line-In port for sound recording.
Output connection 4.2.1 Connecting Stereo Headphones 1 HP Out English 4.2 Mic In/Line In 2 3 No. 1. Items 4 Headphone Out Port 5 Description The Headphone Out port has a built-in high-quality amplifier to drive headphones. Connect your stereo headphones directly to this port.
4.2.2 Connecting 5.1 channel headphones English 1 1 2 No. 1. 2. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 6 4 5 6 7 5 6 7 8 9Description 8 7 Connects to the front input port of 5.1 channel 6 headphones using theright RCA cable. 10left input port of 5.1 channel front Front (L) Out port Connects to the using the RCA cable. 7 8headphones 9 Items Front (R) Out port 3. Center/Subwoofer Out port Connect the Center/Bass-channel 3.5mm plug of your 11 into this jack. 5.1 channel10 headphone 9 4.
4.2.3 Connecting analog speaker systems English Connecting 2 channel speakers 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 No. Items 6 1. Front (R) Out port 2. Front (L) Out port 7 Description Connects to the front right input port of 2 channel speakers using the RCA cable. Connects to the front left input port of 2 channel 8 using the RCA cable.
Connecting 4 channel speakers / power amplifier English OR 1 Amplifier No. 1. 2. 3. 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 Items Description to8the front right input port of 4 channel Front (R) Out 6 port7 Connects speakers. Connects to the front left input port of 4 channel Front (L) Out port 7 8 speakers. 9 Rear Surround Out port 8 9 Connects to the rear surround input port of 4 channel speakers.
English Connecting 5.1 channel speakers 1 1 2 No. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 6 4 5 6 7 5 6 7 8 Items 6 7 1. Front (R) Out port 2. Front (L) Out port 3. 4. Description 8 9 Connects to the front right input port of 5.1 channel speakers. Connects to the 10 9 front left input port of 5.1 channel 7 8speakers. Connects to the Center and Subwoofer input ports of 5.1 Center/Subwoofer Out port 10 11 9channel speakers. 8 Rear Surround Out Connects to the rear surround input port of 5.
Connecting 7.1 channel speakers English 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 7 No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 Items 9 10 Description 8 7 Connects to the front right input port of 7.1 channel Front (R) Out port 6 speakers. Connects the front left input port of 7.1 channel Front (L) Out port 9 10 to11 7 8 speakers. Side Surround Out port Connects to the Left surround and Right surround input ports 11 of 7.1 12 channel speakers. 9 10 8 Connects to the Center/Subwoofer input port of 7.
1. Troubleshooting I cannot install the audio card driver in my PC. English 5. (1). Ensure that you have switched the USB sound card to USB Audio 2.0 and plugged it to the USB port. (2). Make sure that the LEDs light up. (3). Ensure that you have the latest driver version. (4). Check that the Windwos hardware Device Manager has detected the device. (5). Restart your computer. (6). Try to plug the device into another USB port. 2. I cannot find the Xonar U7 MKII Audio Center. (1).
English (4). If you are using Dolby Digital Live encoder through the S/PDIF output, the analog output will be muted to get rid of the interference between your digital speaker system and analog speakers or headphones. Please check if this is the case. (5). Please go to the sound and audio device of Windows® Control Panel to check whether the playback default device is set to Xonar U7 MKII Audio Device, instead of other onboard AC97 or HDA codec device.
