User manual ASUS XONAR DX

[. . . ] 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. 69 iv Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ] Clicking this button will apply the environment effect that you select from the pull-down menu on the right side. There are another 23 options in this menu. There are three size settings for each environment: Large, Medium, and Small. 2 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. You can click this button to apply your own defined parameters saved in the pull-down menu. Adjust the gain for each band (30~16KHz) Key in a name for your own “User Defined” equalizer setting Click this + button to save the parameters into User Defined list Click this - button to delete the parameters from User Defined list ASUS Xonar DX 35 6. 5 Karaoke/Magic Voice The Xonar DX provides powerful features for Karaoke, including Key-Shifting, Vocal Cancellation and Microphone Echo. Microphone Echo can generate natural echo effects on your singing voice just like a karaoke machine. Key-Shifting can change the pitch of Karaoke background music, and Vocal Cancellation can reduce the original vocal in songs and keep the music and symphony for karaoke. 5 1 2 3 4 No 1 2 Item On/Off Key-Shifting Description The switch to turn on or off the functions on this page. Check the box to enable or disable the key shifting feature for music playback from 4 semitones below, to 4 semitones above. Checkbox to enable or disable the vocal cancellation function and adjust the voice cancellation level from 0 to +100. +100 will eliminate most original vocals (default value is 50). Select the Mic Echo function and adjust the gain for echo signals (30~16KHz) Reset all settings to the default. 3 Vocal Cancellation 4 5 Mic Echo Reset 36 ASUS Xonar DX 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. FlexBass will filter out the bass signals from small speaker channels and redirect them all to the subwoofer or Large speakers. 4 1 2 3 No 1 2 Item On/Off Small/Large speaker option Description The switch to turn on or off all functions on this FlexBass page. Select the speaker type that you connected. [. . . ] Xonar includes these features to make your PC a powerful media and entertainment center. Q3: Why is Xonar DX the best audio card for HTPC and multi-channel speakers?Answer: The Xonar DX supports Dolby Digital Live, which allow a single digital connection to your AV receiver to carry Dolby Digtial audio. In addition, Xonar DX also provides Dolby Pro-Logic IIx to upmix TV and other music to multi-channel surround sound in Home Theater environments. [. . . ]