User manual ASUS XONAR DG

[. . . ] 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. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. 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. 45 iii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ] 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 does not support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD-In volume controls. Click this button to mute the audio channel; click this button again to restore the audio output. 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. 2 Recording/Monitoring Volume 1 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 Description No 1 2 3 Item Recording Volume Tab Left/Right balance Recording volume slider Click this button to show the recording volume page. The horizontal slider controls the volume between the left and right channels. Drag this slider down to decrease the recording volume; drag up to increase the recording volume. The tool-tip reveals the percentage number from 1 to 100 in terms of the full scale level. Click this button to select the path/source you are going to record. 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. ) Click this button Microphone-In: to open the advanced settings for the 4 Recording Selector button 5 Microphone-In Advanced Setting Enabling “Microphone Boost” will increase a volume gain to boost microphone input signals. For typical low-cost PC microphone, it’s recommended to enable this function. You can check with “Front Mic” to enable microphone of front panel. (continued on the next page) 32 ASUS Xonar DG 6 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. The audio will be mixed into the streams you are playing out from your PC and all DGP effects will be applied to the source, too. This shows the source name for each volume control slider, including: Mix:  tereo Mix which will record analog inputs (MIC and S Aux) and digital wave audio (Wave) you are playing on PC MIC: recording from MIC jack Aux:  ecording from Aux-In for typically TV-tuner card audio r or other sound sources Line-In: recording from Line-in jack for external audio devices WAVE:  ecording from digital wave audio you are playing on r PC 7 Source / path name 8 Reset Click to reset all volume controls to the default settings. 1 Environment Effects Environment effects can be used to create realistic listening experiences that mimic different environments. [. . . ] Answer: Yes, the Xonar DG driver package does support Windows 7/Vista 32/64 bit and most key features are available. In addition, Xonar DG supports unique DS3D GX on Windows 7/Vista, which can recover DirectSound 3D hardware and EAX gaming sound effects on Windows 7/Vista for a lot of existing DirectX games. 50 ASUS Xonar DG Q2: Why does the Xonar DG support Dolby® Headphone?Answer: Dolby is the ONLY brand and technology recognized by the CE industry and available on a wide range of audio equipment. [. . . ]