Asus Xonar U3 User manual

Xonar U3

Mobile Headphone Amp USB Soundcard

User manual

E7803

Second Edition (V2)

October 2012

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Contents

Notices......................................................................................................... iv

Safety information ....................................................................................... v

Trademarks................................................................................................... v

License ......................................................................................................... v

1. Package contents............................................................................ 1

2. System requirements...................................................................... 1

3. Specicationssummary................................................................. 1

4. Card Installation .............................................................................. 3

5. Driver installation............................................................................ 3

6. Hardware introduction.................................................................... 4

7. Connecting speakers...................................................................... 5

8. Xonar Audio Center......................................................................... 7

8.1 Xonar Audio Center GUI .................................................... 7

8.2 Main Setting ....................................................................... 9

8.3 Mixer/Volume ................................................................... 17

8.4 Effects .............................................................................. 19

8.5 Karaoke / Magic Voice ..................................................... 21

8.6 VocalFX............................................................................ 22

8.7 Smart Volume Normalization ........................................... 25

8.8 DS3D GX2.5 and DSP Modes ......................................... 27

9. Troubleshooting and FAQs .......................................................... 29

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. These limits are

designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s

instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,

there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If

this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is

encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

•

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•

Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

•

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions

from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the

Canadian Department of Communications.

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Australia statement notice

From 1 January 2012 updated warranties apply to all ASUS products, consistent

with the Australian Consumer Law. For the latest product warranty details please

visit http://support.asus.com. Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be

excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or

refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable

loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the

goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major

failure.

If you require assistance please call ASUS Customer Service 1300 2787 88 or visit

us at http://support.asus.com

This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical

and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local

regulations for disposal of electronic products.

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 x it by yourself. Contact a qualied service

technician or your retailer.

•

Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected. If you

detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately.

•

To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from

connectors, sockets and circuitry.

•

Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in

any area where it may become wet.

•

Place the product on a stable surface.

•

If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualied

service technician or your retailer.

Trademarks

Xonar and ASUS logo are trademarks of ASUSTek Computer Inc. “Dolby”

and “Dolby Digital Live”, “Dolby Pro Logic IIx”, “Dolby Virtual Speaker”, “Dolby

Headphone” are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. EAX and A3D are trademarks

of Creative Technology Ltd. Microsoft, DirectSound3D, Windows are trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation. Other company and product names may be trademarks of

the respective companies with which they are associated. ASIO is a trademark and

software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH

License

Dolby Master Studio driver is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

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1. Package contents

Check your ASUS Xonar U3 external USB audio card package for the following

items:

• ASUS Xonar U3 external USB audio card

• S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x 1

• Driver / User Manual CD x 1

• Quick Start Guide x 1

2. System requirements

To ensure a successful installation of the Xonar U3 external USB audio card, your

computer must meet the following requirements:

• IBM compatible PC with one USB1.1 (or higher) compatible port for the USB

audio device

• Microsoft®Windows®7 / Vista / XP(32/64bit) / MCE2005

• Intel®Pentium® 4 1.4GHz or AMD Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU

• 256 MB DRAM system memory

• 60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package

• CD-ROM drive (or DVD-ROM drive) for software installation

• High-quality headphones or powered analog speakers to enjoy the ultra-high

delity sound of the card

3. Specicationssummary

Category Item Description

Audio Controller

and Codec Audio Chipset ASUS UA100 USB Audio Chip

Bus Interface USB Bus USB 2.0 and 1.0 Full-speed compatible

USB Audio Class USB Audio Device Class v1.0 compatible

I/O Ports

Analog Output Jack &

Digital S/PDIF Output

Combo

3.50mm mini analog and digital combo jack*1

(Headphone/Speakers/SPDIF output)

Built-in Headphone

Amplier

98dB SNR

>1.1Vrms full-scale output voltage for >32

ohms load

Frequency Response (-3dB/48KHz):

20~20KHz for 32ohms

Analog Input Jack: 3.50mm mini shared jack *1 (Line-In/Mic-In)

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*Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

Category Item Description

Outlook

Features

LED indicator Play music. Idle: LED on

Mute: LED off

Operation System Windows®7/Vista/XP(32/64bit)

Dolby®Technologies Dolby®Headphone, Dolby®Virtual Speaker,

Dolby®Pro-Logic IIx, Dolby®Digital Live

Driver Features

Smart Volume

Normalizer™

Normalizes the volume of all audio sources

into a constant level

Xear 3D™ Virtual

Speaker Shifter Virtual 7.1speaker positioning

Magic Voice™ Modies the sound of your voice, for VOIP and

online chat applications (Windows XP)

Karaoke Functions Music Key-Shifting and Microphone Echo

effects (Windows XP)

Other Effects 10-band Equalizer/27 Environment Effects

3D Sound Engines/APIs EAX®2.0&1.0, A3D®1.0, DirectSound®HW &

SW, OpenAL generic modes

S/PDIF Digital Output PCM, Dolby Digital

Audio

Performance

Output Signal-to-Noise

Ratio (silence, A-

Weighted):

~100dB

Output THD+N

(1kHz -3dBFs) <0.005%

Cross-talk (10Kohms,

1KHz) -104dB

Frequency Response

(-1dB, 48KHz): < 20Hz to 20KHz

Output/Input Full-Scale

Voltage 2.0 Vrms / 2.0 Vrms

Accessories S/PDIF optical adaptor*1, Driver CD*1, Quick Start Guide*1

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4. Card Installation

Connect the USB connector to any USB 2.0 port on your notebook or PC as the

following drawing shows.

5. Driver installation

After installing the Xonar U3 external USB audio card on your computer, you

need to install the device driver that enables the Xonar U3 audio card to work with

Windows operating system.

The version and content of the support CD are subject to change without notice.

To install the device driver:

1. Insert the ASUS Xonar U3 support CD into your optical drive. If Autorun is

enabled, the ASUS Xonar Card Driver screen appears automatically. Go to

step 4. If Autorun is not enabled in your computer, perform step 2.

2. Click My Computer on your desktop and double-click the optical drive icon.

3. Double-click the setup.exe icon located on the optical drive.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Read the

END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT in the process and make sure that you

understand and accept it before continuing the installation.

5. When the installation nishes, you may be prompted to restart your computer.

You can choose to restart the computer later if desired.

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6. Hardware introduction

Xonar U3 external USB audio card layout

1. Light indicator

Description Status

Play music (not Mute) LED on

Play music (Mute) LED off

Idle (not Mute) LED on

Idle (Mute) LED off

2. Headphone & S/PDIF-Out port

3. Mic & Line-in port

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