User manual ASUS L5G

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Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to the Speaker Shifter page for manual adjustments. You can drag each speaker or listener to a different relative position "virtually" using only your mouse. The Xonar D2X audio card will process it and virtualize each speaker position in real-time. The Subwoofer has no directional sounds, and hence can be moved only closer or further away. Reset all Speaker Shifter settings to the defaults. Click + to increase volume (move speakers closer); click ­ to decrease volume (move speakers further away) Make all speakers (except Subwoofer) rotate counterclockwise Make all speakers (except Subwoofer) rotate clockwise Manually drag and rotate all speakers (except Subwoofer) This is the default mode that allows you to manually drag each speaker or the listener with your mouse. 2 Drag speaker or listener 3 4 5 6 7 8 Reset Increase/decrease volume Counter-clockwise Clockwise Manual Rotation Manual Drag Mode ASUS Xonar D2X 35 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 No 1 Item Dolby Pro-Logic IIx enable/disable Music Mode Description 6 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. Music mode is the default mode for regular music playback. In this mode, you can adjust the Center Width and Dimension parameters. This parameter is used to set the spread of the center, mainly for the vocal signals of songs and music. 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 1 2 Item Playback Volume Tab Source/Path Name Description Click this button tto show the playback volume page. This shows the source name for each volume control slider, including: - WAVE: All digital audio sources except MIDI files - SW: Software Synthesizer; control the playback volume of the MIDI files - CD: CD-ROM digital playback (CD-DA) volume control - LEFT, RIGHT. . . : the volume control for each speaker/ channel. Note: Windows® Vista doesn't support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD-In volume controls. Click this button to mute or unmute the audio channel. Drag this slider down to decrease the volume; drag it up to increase the volume. The tool-tip reveals the percentage number from 1 to 100 in terms of the full scale level. The horizontal slider controls the volume between the left and right channels. Reset all volume controls to the default settings ASUS Xonar D2X 3 4 Mute/Unmute button Volume Slider 5 6 Left/Right Balance Reset 40 6. 3. 2 Recording/Monitoring Volume 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 8 No 1 2 Item Recording Volume Tab Source/Path Name Description 9 Click this button to show the recording volume page. This shows the source name for each volume control slider, including: S/PDIF-In: S/PDIF digital input source Mix: Stereo Mix which will record all analog inputs and digital wave audio you are playing on PC ALT: high-quality analog loop-back recording from front line-out CD-In: recording from CD-In for CD-ROM player Aux: recording from Aux-In for typically TV-tuner card audio or other sound sources Line-In: recording from Line-in jack for external audio devices WAVE: recording from digital wave audio you are playing on PC (Note: Windows Vista doesn't support WAVE recording. ) 3 Monitoring button Click this button to monitor and loopback recording audio to outputs (PC speakers). Therefore, the recording volume will influence the monitoring signals from speaker outputs. [. . . ] 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?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. [. . . ]