Xonar D2X Audio Card User’s manual
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”).
Contents Contents....................................................................................................... iii Contents....................................................................................................... iv Notices........................................................................................................... v Federal Communications Commission Statement..............................v Canadian Department of Communications Statement........................
Contents 6. 7. 8 9. 10. 11. iv 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..
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.
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.
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.
1.3 Specifications summary Category Item Description Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (AWeighted): Up to 118 dB Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (AWeighted): Up to 118 dB Output Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) : Up to 0.0004% (-108dB) Input Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) : Up to 0.
I/O Ports Driver Features Analog Output Jack: 3.50mm mini jack *4 (Front/Side/CenterSubwoofer/Back) Analog Input Jack: 3.
Software Utility Accessories 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 -3.
2. About Hardware 2.
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 Output Jack Connect your headphones or 2/2.1 channel speakers to this jack.
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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.
1 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.
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 1. 2. 10 Connecting CD/DVD-ROM Drive (with the analog header) 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.
3.5 1. Connecting TV Tuner Card 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.
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 setup.
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.
4.3 1. 2. Installing the Ableton Live Insert the Ableton Live installation CD into the CD/DVD-ROM drive. The installation program will start automatically. If it does not, double click the setup program. 3. 14 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.
4.4 Installing the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack 4.4.1 1. Installing SONAR LE Insert the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack installation CD into your CD/DVDROM 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 “SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT” and make sure you understand and accept it before you continue the installation. 4.
4.4.2 Installing Dimension LE 1. Insert the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack installation CD into your CD/DVDROM drive. 2. Choose to install the Dimension LE program. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Please read the “SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT” and make sure you understand and accept it before you continue the installation. 4. You may be prompted to select the language and installed components. After the installation is complete, click “Finish”.
4.4.3 Installing Project5 LE 1. Insert the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack installation CD into your CD/DVDROM drive. 2. Choose to install the Project5 LE program. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Please read the “SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT” and make sure you understand and accept it before you continue the installation. 4.
5. In the InstallShield Wizard dialog box, select the “Remove” option. 6. Restart your computer when prompted. 4.5.2 Reinstalling Software 1. Before you reinstall any software, it’s recommended to uninstall the existing software first. 2. After you finish the uninstallation of the software, please follow the installation process again to reinstall the same or updated software.
5. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 5.1 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater) The Xonar D2X supports Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive technologies, which transcode any audio, including games and music, into industry-standard Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 surround bit-streams. This makes playback through your home theater system possible, creating an immersive and impressive cinema surround sound experience. A single digital cable connection can carry highquality Dolby Digital or DTS 5.
5.2 Connecting Headphones 5.2.1 Connecting Stereo Headphones 1 No Item Description 1 Front Out/Headphone Jack The Front Out jack has a built-in high-quality amplifier to drive headphones. Please connect your stereo headphones directly to this jack.
5.2.2 Connecting 5.1 channel Headphones 1 2 3 No Item Description 1 Front Out Connect the front-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1 headphones 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.
5.3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 5.3.1 Connecting Analog Power Amplifier 1 2 3 4 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.
5.3.2 Connecting 2/2.1 Channel Speakers 2 Speakers 1 2.1 Speakers 1 No Item Description 1 Front Out/Headphone Jack Connect the 2/2.1 speaker set’s 3.5mm plug into this Front Out jack.
5.3.3 Connecting 4/4.1 Channel Speakers 4 Speakers 1 2 4.1 Speakers 1 2 No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 4/4.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 4/4.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable.
5.3.4 Connecting 5.1 Channel Speakers 5.1 Speakers 1 2 3 No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 5.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 5.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 3 Center/Subwoofer Connects to the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 5.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable.. 5.3.5 Connecting 6.1/7.1 Channel Speakers 6.
7.1 Speakers 1 2 3 4 No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 6.1/7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 6.1/7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 3 Center/Subwoofer Connects to the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 6.1/7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 4 Back Surround Out Connects to the Back Surround input port of the 6.1/7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable.
5.4 Connecting Microphone 1 No Item Description 1 Microphone Input Jack Connect the microphone’s 3.5mm plug into this Mic-In jack for voice communication, recording, or karaoke. 5.5 Connecting Line-In Audio Sources 1 No Item Description 1 Line Input Jack Connect the 3.
5.6 Connecting Digital Audio Sources 1 2 No Item Description 1 Optical adaptor Plug the optical TOSLINK adaptor into the S/PDIF-In combo connector 2 Optical cable Connect your MD/CD/DVD player’s S/PDIF out port to the optical adaptor with the TOSLINK optical cable You can also use a coaxial cable for a S/PDIF digital connection. Just plug the coaxial RCA male connector to the S/PDIF-In combo jack and connect the other end into the coaxial S/PDIF output on the player.
6. Xonar D2X Driver Guide 6.1 Introduction to the Xonar D2X Audio Center GUI 1. After the driver installation is complete and your computer has been rebooted, you will find the Xonar D2X Audio Center’s icon in the system tray on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. Double click this icon to open the Xonar Audio Center utility. If the icon could not be found in the system tray, go to the Windows Control Panel and double click the “Xonar D2X Audio Center” icon. 2.
No Item Description 1 Display Area This display area shows the 10-band signal meter, volume level, and the status of the Dolby/DTS technologies, EQ, and DSP modes. Note: this area just displays information, but is not used to alter settings. 2 Menu Open/Close Clicking this button will move the display area and reveal the configuration area below. Clicking it again will move the display area back down. 3 Master Volume This rotary knob controls the master playback volume.
6.2 Main Setting 6.2.1 Sample Rate The Sample rate determines the number of audio samples per second that the Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC) and S/PDIF digital interface will output. The Xonar D2X audio card can support sample rates up to 192KHz (44.1K, 48K, 96K, 192KHz). Usually audio CDs and MP3 files are 44.1KHz; DVD-Video uses 48KHz; DVD-Audio or other HD media may contain 96KHz or 192KHz high-definition audio content.
6.2.2 Analog Out/Speaker Test 1 2 3 No Item Description 1 Analog Out The Analog Out setting is used to match your actual speaker setting, such as headphones, 2 speakers (or 2.1), 4 speakers (or 4.1), 5.1 speakers, and 7.1 speakers. Xonar D2X will play the channels and do the proper 3D/Dolby/DTS sound processing accordingly. Please select the correct speaker type for your connected speakers. 2 Speaker Test Click this button to show the speaker test window in the right pane.
6.2.3 SPDIF Out/DDL/DTS Interactive Xonar D2X is capable of outputting Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive, which are real-time encoders that transcode any audio, including games and music, into industry-standard Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 bit-streams on-the-fly. This is ideal for playback through a home theater system, creating an immersive and impressive cinema surround sound experience. It enables a single digital connection to carry high quality Dolby Digital or DTS 5.
6.2.4 Audio Channels (For Vista only) This setting only appears in Windows Vista. Vista will deliver the audio channels to the audio driver according to this setting, no matter what the original audio content is or how many channels they have. Therefore, you need to set this in accordance with your audio content before you play it. Please note that this setting is synchronized with Vista’s system speaker configuration and changing the setting during playback will cease the audio playback program.
6.2.5 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter The 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter has the following major features: • • • Expanding/upmixing audio to 7.1-channel surround sound Virtualizing 7.1 surround sound over any set of speakers Shiftable virtual speaker positioning allows you to adjust the best sound field easily without moving physical speakers and wires 2 4 3 5 1 6 8 7 No Item Description 1 Shifter enable/disable Click this check box to enable the 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter.
6.2.6 Dolby Pro-Logic IIx Dolby Pro-Logic IIx is a 7.1 surround upmixing technology and is widely used in home theater systems, TVs, game consoles, and car audio systems. It can expand stereo audio, such as MP3, CD, and TV programs into immersive 5.1 or 7.1-channel surround. 3 5 4 1 2 6 No Item Description 1 Dolby Pro-Logic IIx enable/disable Click this check box to enable Dolby Pro-Logic IIx. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to the Pro-Logic IIx page for manual adjustments.
6.2.7 DTS Neo:PC DTS Neo:PC is another 2-to-7.1 channel upmixing technology, using a sophisticated algorithm from DTS Labs. It can spread stereo audio such as MP3, CD, and TV programs into an immersive 5.1 or 7.1-channel surround sound environment. 3 5 4 1 2 6 No Item Description 1 DTS Neo:PC enable/ disable Click this check box to enable DTS Neo:PC. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to a DTS Neo:PC page for manual adjustments.
6.2.8 Dolby Headphone Dolby Headphone creates a stunning multi-channel surround experience over ordinary stereo headphones for playing 3D games, watching 5.1 DVD movies, and listening to music. Dolby Headphone produces surround sound cues so realistic that you will believe you are listening over speakers in a well-controlled studio. Dolby Headphone can also improve listening comfort and reduce "listener fatigue" from long listening over headphones.
6.2.8 Dolby Virtual Speaker Dolby Virtual Speaker technology simulates a 5.1-speaker surround sound listening environment from as few as two speakers. Dolby Virtual Speaker also creates a wider two-channel environment during playback of stereo CDs and MP3 content, and when combined with Dolby Pro Logic® II processing, delivers a virtual 5.1-channel surround listening experience from any high-quality stereo source.
6.3 Mixer/Volume The mixer page is designed to control the volume for playback and recording on the Xonar D2X. In addition, the Xonar D2X also provides a high-quality digital monitoring function for hearing the recorded audio from the speakers. You can also process the input signals with all playback sound effects such as Dolby and DTS technologies. 6.3.1 Playback Volume 6 1 5 4 3 2 No Item Description 1 Playback Volume Tab Click this button tto show the playback volume page.
6.3.2 Recording/Monitoring Volume 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 9 8 No Item Description 1 Recording Volume Tab Click this button to show the recording volume page.
4 Recording Selector button Click this button to select the path/source you are going to record. Please note that the recording function on Windows is a one-path selector. So, you can select only one default recording source at a time. You may have to restart the recorder program if you switch to a different source. (Note: On Vista, some application programs may allow you to select the recording device/path in the recording programs themselves.
6.4 Effects 6.4.1 Environment Effects Environment effects can be used to create realistic listening experiences that mimic different environments. There are a total of 27 environment options, which can be applied to all 2D sound sources, like music. 1 2 3 No Item Description 1 Default Environments These four buttons activate Bathroom, Concert hall, Underwater, and Music Pub environments, respectively.
6.4.2 10-Band Equalizer The equalizer can modify the audio output for different frequencies, and be used to compensate for deficiencies in your speakers/systems. There are 12 default patterns and you can also make your own settings. 3 2 1 4 5 6 No Item Description 1 Default Equalizer Options There are 12 available equalizer patterns. Click one to apply it. 2 User Defined You can click this button to apply your own defined parameters saved in the pull-down menu.
6.5 Karaoke/Magic Voice The Xonar D2X provides powerful features for VOIP and Karaoke, including Magic Voice, Microphone Echo, Key-Shifting, and Vocal Cancellation. Magic Voice is a great feature for disguising your voice (using monster/cartoon/male/female effects) for VOIP and online gaming applications. Microphone Echo can generate natural echo effects on your singing voice just like a karaoke machine.
6.6 FlexBass FlexBass, an advanced bass management and enhancement mechanism, allows you to select each satellite speaker’s type for optimal sound performance from the speakers. (Small: common speaker that cannot produce low frequencies; Large: wide-band speakers that can produce low frequencies well). It comes with an adjustable crossover frequency for the boundary of the bass signals.
4 LFE Crossover Frequency Adjusts the cut-off frequency (50~250Hz) for LFE (lowfrequency effects) signals. Xonar D2X will filter out the bass signals below the crossover frequency from small speaker channels and forward them to the subwoofer. The higher the crossover frequency, the more bass signals will be subtracted. 6.7 AEC (Acoustic Echo Cancellation) Xonar D2X provides advanced Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) for best voice communication quality over your speakers.
1 2 No Item Description 1 AEC Click AEC function page 2 Enable AEC Click the checkbox to enable AEC function. A alert message will pop up: This message implies the speaker configuration will be set to 2 speakers and all sound effect processors will suspended except AEC function. Click “OK” to accept it; Click “Cancel” if you want to enable it later. Check “Don’t remind me again” will not show this message again. 6.
0dB (Full-scale) Music 1 T -10 dB Music 2 SVN Off SVN On - No Item Description 1 SVN On/Off Click this button to enable SVN. This button is outlined blue when active. 2 SVN Display When SVN is enabled, “Smart Volume” will be lit up at the bottom of the volume meter and the volume meter will show the level. 3 SVN Blue Light When SVN is enabled, the master volume knob will be illuminated by a blue light. It will be lit red if the volume is muted.
6.9 DS3D GX and DSP Modes Xonar D2X is introducing an innovative technology –DirectSound 3D Game Extensions v1.0 (DS3D GX 1.0)- to restore DirectSound 3D Hardware acceleration mode and its subsidiary EAX effects on Windows Vista for 3D games. Unlike some proprietary API like OpenAL, DS3D GX doesn’t require games to support OpenAL API. All existing games compatible with Microsoft DirectX and DirectSound 2D/3D will be supported with DS3D GX technology.
No Item Description 1 GX Mode DirectSound 3D Game Extensions mode to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for lots of DirectX/ DirectSound3D games on Windows Vista. 2 Hi-Fi Mode This mode is set for Hi-Fidelity playback, where all effects will be cleared to keep the original digital data and analog output quality as high as possible. 3 Music Mode This mode is set for Music playback. 4 Movie Mode This mode is set for DVD Movie playback. 5 Game Mode This mode is set for Games.
No Item Description 1 Preferences Step 1 is to open the “Preferences” window from the Options tab. 2 Driver Type Step 2 is to select “ASIO” as the driver type. (WDM and MME are other Windows driver types) 3 Audio Device Step 3 is to choose “ASUS Xonar D2X ASIO” as the Audio Device. 4 Hardware Setup Step 4 is to click the Hardware Setup to configure the Bitdepth (16/24bit) and latency (1ms~300ms). 5 Sample Rate Step 5 is to select the sample rate from 44.1, 48, 96, 192KHz.
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No Item Description 1 Audio Options Step 1 is to open the “Audio Options” window from the Options tab. 2 Driver Mode Step 2 is to select “ASIO” as the driver mode in Advanced tab. (WDM and MME are Windows driver types) The changes will take effect after you restart the program next time. 3 Playback Timing Master After step 2, Sonar LE will display 4 output drivers: “ASUS Xonar D2X ASIO Out -00~06”. Make sure you are using 00 or another one.
7. Portable Music Processor™ Software Guide 7.
4. You will also need an MP3 encoder installed to encode music into MP3 format (If you don’t have this already, the Xonar D2X installer will provide a guide message to download a free MP3 encoder) After PMP is installed, you will find a PMP shortcut icon on the desktop. Double click the icon and PMP will show up as below.
7.2 Converting music in “Main Setting” Page Click the main setting page to start the PMP music conversion process. 5 4 1 3 2 No Item Description 1 Select Music Sources Step 1 is to prepare the music sources that you are going to convert. You can select 3 music source folders which can be multiply checked: 1) My Music – This path is locked and refers to C:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\My Music.
2 Conversion settings Step 2 is to set the conversion settings you would like. There are three tabs for different settings: 1) Format: select MP3 or WMA to be the converted format you would like to have.
7.3 Find Converted Music in “PMP Music” Page The default conversion destination folder is C:\Program Files\ASUSPMP\PMP Music\. You can easily click the PMP Music page to find the converted music library. The new file name will be copied and suffixed with the data rate and DH (ie. Dolby Headphone) or DVS (ie. Dolby Virtual Speaker) if the effect is applied. For example: Original file name: ABCD.mp3 Converted file name: ABCD_192K_DH.
8 Ableton Live Software Guide Please refer to the separate manual for Ableton Live. 9. Cakewalk Production Plus Pack Software Guide Please refer to the Help manual for these Cakewalk programs.
10. RMAA Test Guide The Xonar D2X driver CD includes RightMark Audio Analyzer (RMAA) v5.6, a popular software intended for testing the quality of audio equipment, be it a sound card, portable MP3 player, consumer CD/DVD player, or a speaker system. The measurements are conducted by playing and recording test signals, and using frequency analysis algorithms. The following provides a step-by-step loop-back test guide for your Xonar D2X audio card. 10.
4. Go to the Mixer Recording page and select “ALT” as the recording source. Click “Reset” to make sure the recording volume is on the default highest level (0dB). This is actually a high-quality onboard loop-back path from the Line-out directly to the Line-In. This allows you to get realistic output and input quality ratings for the Xonar D2X audio card. 4 You may also choose to use an external 3.
5. Click “Reset” on the playback volume mixer page to keep the volume setting on default. 6.
10.2 Configuration and Test with RMAA Start RMAA and follow the setup procedure below. 1. Select both of the playback/recording devices as “ASUS Xonar D2X Audio”. 2. Select 24bit and 48KHz for the test signals. (If you change the format here, please remember to go back to set the same sample rate output in the Xonar D2X Audio Center) 1 3. 2 Click “Test options” button in RMAA and check “Analyze noise and distortion only in 20Hz-20KHz range” (audio in-band for human hearing) in the General tab.
4. Go to the Sound Card tab and select “DirectSound” as the Driver Model (because Windows MME mode doesn’t support high-resolution 24bit audio playback and the data may be manipulated by Windows so that the real hardware quality can not be measured properly.) 4 5.
6. Check if the levels shown in the Adjusting level window are OK (the level meter will be green). 6 7. If the recording volume level is not high enough, please check and make the WAVE and Master Volume have been at the maximum level; Instead, if the recording volume level is too high, please lower the WAVE and Master volumes gradually until the level is ok.
8. Begin the test by clicking the “Done” button. If you cannot get the level to be “OK” after the previous step, click “Done” anyways and proceed. 8 9. Enter “Xonar D2X Audio Card” in the New slot name and select one Empty slot. Then click “OK”.
10. RMAA will pop up the Test results window. You can click the “Select” checkbox and click to “Make html report”. 10 11. Check and key in the report name/options as follows and then click “OK”.
10.3 RMAA Testing Results Open the html file you created and saved in the test above, and it will display the report with both data and plots in your browser. The following report is a sample and you can see how high-fidelity and crystal-clean the Xonar D2X audio card is for both output and input (one of the world’s finest sound cards, it has higher quality than most CE devices.) You can also try testing the performance for other sample rates and bit-depths with the same procedure.
Xonar D2X Audio Card RightMark Audio Analyzer test Testing chain: External loopback (line-out - line-in) Sampling mode: 24-bit, 48 kHz Summary Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB: +0.04, -0.02 Excellent Noise level, dB (A): -116.4 Excellent Dynamic range, dB (A): 116.3 Excellent THD, %: 0.0005 Excellent IMD + Noise, %: 0.0011 Excellent Stereo crosstalk, dB: -115.3 Excellent IMD at 10 kHz, %: 0.
Noise level Parameter Left Right RMS power, dB: -115.2 -115.1 RMS power (A-weighted), dB: -116.5 -116.4 Peak level, dB FS: -92.6 -92.5 DC offset, %: -0.00 -0.
Parameter Left Right Dynamic range, dB: +115.1 +115.1 Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB: +116.2 +116.3 DC offset, % -0.00 -0.00 THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS) 72 Parameter Left Right THD, %: 0.0004 0.0006 THD + Noise, %: 0.0006 0.0007 THD + Noise (A-weighted), %: 0.0007 0.
Intermodulation distortion Parameter Left Right IMD + Noise, %: +0.0011 +0.0011 IMD + Noise (A-weighted), %: +0.0005 +0.
Parameter Left Right Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB: -111 -111 Crosstalk at 1 KHz, dB -115 -114 Crosstalk at 10 KHz, dB -112 -112 IMD (swept tones) 74 Parameter Left Right IMD + Noise at 5 KHz, 0.0006 0.0006 IMD + Noise at 10 KHz, 0.0005 0.0006 IMD + Noise at 15 KHz, 0.0005 0.
11. Troubleshooting and FAQs [Troubleshooting] The audio card driver could not be installed on my PC. Instructions: 1. Please make sure that you have properly plugged the audio card in the PCI Express slot on your motherboard. 2. Check that the Windows hardware device manager has discovered a multimedia audio device. If no device is found, please try scanning for new hardware. 3. Please try soft reboot (restart) your Windows. 4.
I can’t hear any sound from my analog speakers Instructions: 1. Xonar D2X PCI Express audio card needs the power cable to supply addition power in addition to the basic PCI Express bus power. Please double check you have plugged the small 4-pin power plug onto Xonar D2X power connector. If you did not plug the internal power, Xonar D2X audio center will remind you a warning message and won’t allow your operation when you double click Xonar D2X audio center icon in the system tray. 2.
I can’t hear audio input (Mic, Line-in, CD-in, etc.) from my speakers Instructions: 1. Go to the mixer recording page in the Audio Center and select the correct input as the recording source (Xonar D2X uses high-quality 118dB digital recording and monitoring to route the input signal through to the output.) If you are using Windows Vista, please also go to system audio control panel to see the current default recording/input device is right. 2.
Why couldn’t PMP convert some music files successfully? Instructions: 1. Make sure you have installed Windows Media Player 10 or above version, and MP3 encoder in your PC. (following the pop-up downloading information to finish the installation. To download free MP3 encoder, go to: http://www. elecard.com/download/#freeware/ ) 2. PMP supports MP3, WMA, WAVE, CD source formats. AAC formats (.M4A/ M4P/M4B) requires iTunes installed. Please check your source formats. 3.
Q4: Does the Xonar D2X support EAX on Vista? Answer: Yes, Xonar D2X can support EAX2.0 not only on Windows XP but also on Vista through innovative DirectSound3D Game EXtensions v1.0 (DS3D GX 1.0) technology. Q5: Why do I need Dolby and DTS for PC games? Answer: 1. Dolby Digital, Pro-Logic IIx, and DTS are available on the latest game consoles, like XBOX360, PS3, and Wii. Dolby and DTS can provide the best gaming sound experience and compatibility with home theater or TV systems. 2.
the playback speed (2X, only on Windows XP) and record the accelerated analog signal. PMP will convert the signal back to the normal speed with very high-quality (118dB SNR), low distortion (-108dB) time-scaling algorithm. ALT technology can shorten the total conversion process.
Q10: Why is the sample rate of the original music file changed after the file is converted by PMP into a WMA file? Answer: The sample rate of a WMA file must be limited at 44.1KHz. Q11: Why is the ALT recording volume reduced? Answer: If you connect a device, such as a headphone or speakers, the device will reduce the recording volume. When the situation happens, remove the device and try the function again.
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