Asus HDAV1.3 - Xonar Slim Sound Card, User Manual

Page 1: ...Xonar HDAV 1 3 Deluxe Audio Video enhanced combo card User manual ...

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Page 3: ...0 4 Installing software 11 4 1 Installing the card driver 11 4 2 Installing the TotalMedia Theatre software 12 5 Connecting speakers and peripherals 13 5 1 Connecting digital speaker systems Home Theater 13 5 2 Connecting Headphones 14 5 3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 16 5 4 Connecting Microphone 23 5 5 Connecting Line In Audio Sources 24 5 6 Connecting Digital Audio Sources 25 6 Xonar HDAV C...

Page 4: ...68 7 1 Enabling ASUS GamerOSD 68 7 2 Setting ASUS GamerOSD 69 7 3 Using ASUS GamerOSD 71 7 4 Broadcasting games with ASUS GamerOSD 75 8 RMAA Test Guide 79 8 1 Setting Up Xonar HDAV 1 3 card 79 8 2 Configuration and Test with RMAA 82 8 3 RMAA Testing Results 85 8 4 ASUS Xonar HDAV RightMark Audio Analyzer test 86 9 Troubleshooting and FAQs 90 Troubleshooting 90 FAQs 92 ...

Page 5: ...nce 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 ant...

Page 6: ...ts 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 qualified 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 Virtu...

Page 7: ...2 System requirements One DVI HDMI graphics output One PCI Express 1 0 or higher compatible slot for the HDAV card and one adjacent slot for the H6 DAC extension board One available 4 pin power cable from PC s power supply unit Microsoft Windows Vista XP 32 64bit MCE2005 Intel Pentium 4 1 4GHz or AMD Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU 256 MB DRAM system memory 100 MB available HDD space for driver inst...

Page 8: ... and Resolution 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit S PDIF Digital Output 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit PCM Dolby Digital EX DTS 5 1 ES pass through S PDIF Digital Input 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit I O Ports HDMI Ports HDMI Out Type A 1 HDMI In Type A 1 Analog Output Jack RCA jack 2 Front L R RCA jack 6 Side Back L R Center Subwoofer Analog Input Jack 3 50mm mini jack 1 Line In Mic In shared Front Pan...

Page 9: ...ing sound effects and DirectSound 3D hardware enhanced functions for more games on Windows Vista XP DirectX DirectSound 3D compatible DS3D GX 2 0 adds latest VocalFX voice effects for online gaming or chatting VocalFXTM Xonar DX provides VocalFX the latest vocal effect technologies for gaming and VoIP including VoiceEX produces vivid environmental reverberation for your voice in EAX games ChatEX e...

Page 10: ...S WMA Pro etc 4 Front Right Out port Connect the Right audio cable red from your 2 2 1 channel speakers to this port For multi channel speaker systems connects to the Front Right In port on the powered speakers 5 Front Left Out port Connect the Left audio cable white from your 2 2 1 channel speakers to this port For multi channel speaker systems connects to the Front Right In port on the powered s...

Page 11: ... HDAV 1 3 card with the other end to the chassis mounted front panel audio I O module 8 Aux Input Header Usually connects to the Analog Audio output of TV tuner card or other sound source inside your PC system To monitor your TV tuner card s audio from this Aux In you must enable the monitor function for Aux In in the Xonar HDAV Center software s recording mixer 9 Power Connector Connects to the p...

Page 12: ...t center input on 5 1 6 1 7 1 powered analog speakers 4 Subwoofer Out port Connects to the front subwoofer input on 6 1 7 1 powered analog speakers 5 Right Back Surround Out port Connects to the Right Back Surround input on 6 1 7 1 powered analog speakers 6 Left Back Surround Out port Connects to the Left Back Surround input on 6 1 7 1 powered analog speakers 7 Bridge connector Connects to the Xon...

Page 13: ...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 chassis 3 Remove the metal brackets from one unused PCI Express x1 slot for the Xonar HDAV card and its adjacent slot for the H6 DAC extension boar...

Page 14: ...xtension board sit properly in place 2 Secure both the Xonar HDAV card and the extension board with screws or metal brackets 1 2 Connecting cables 1 Using the extension board cable connect the Xonar HDAV card to the extension board 2 Connect a 4 pin ATX power cable to the ATX power connector on the card The Xonar HDAV 1 3 card requires additional power to work Ensure that you connect the ATX power...

Page 15: ...le that comes with your graphics card package 1 2 Graphics card HDMI to DVI cable Connecting to an HDMI display device Using an HDMI cable connect one end to the HDMI out port of the Xonar HDAV card and the other end to the HDMI display device Ensure that you have properly connected the DVI to HDMI cable for normal video signal transmission Otherwise there might be no display on your HDMI display ...

Page 16: ...from the TV tuner card to the Aux In header of the Xonar HDAV 1 3 card For optimum TV audio quality Xonar HDAV uses ADC recording to digitize the signal and loops it back to DAC playback Select Aux In as the recording source in the Xonar HDAV Center s recording mixer and enable the monitoring button to pass this signal to the audio output Using this setup you can even turn on sound effects such as...

Page 17: ...cally If not run setup exe from your support CD 3 The installation program will remind you to make sure you have connected the additional power cable from your power supply unit to the card If the power cable is not connected properly the card will not work at all If it has not been done turn off the computer to install the power cable before you go on the installation process 4 Follow the instruc...

Page 18: ...eatre installation CD into the optical drive If Autorun is enabled in your system the setup starts automatically If not run setup exe from the installation CD 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation 3 When prompted enter the license key located on the installation CD sleeve ...

Page 19: ...digital cable connection can carry high quality Dolby Digital or DTS 5 1 digital audio from any of your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers with Dolby Digital or DTS 5 1 decoding capabilities You can also use a coaxial cable for a S PDIF connection Just plug the coaxial RCA male connector to the S PDIF Out combo jack and connect the other end into the coaxial S PDIF input on y...

Page 20: ...e Left Right Front Out ports have a built in high quality amplifier to drive headphones Connect your stereo headphones to the bundled stereo RCA to 3 5mm cable and then connect the Left Right ends to the to Front Left Right Out ports on the Xonar HDAV card SPDIF Out Xonar HDAV card Front Right Out Front Left Out ...

Page 21: ...e surround channel 3 5mm plug of your 5 1 headphones to the bundled stereo RCA to 3 5mm cable and then connect the Left Right ends to the to Left Right Side Out ports on the extension board 3 Center Subwoofer Out Connect the Center Bass channel 3 5mm plug of your 5 1 headphones to the bundled stereo RCA to 3 5mm cable and then connect the Left Right ends to the to Center Subwooder Out ports on the...

Page 22: ...ing Analog Speaker Systems 5 3 1 Connecting Analog Power Amplifier 1 2 3 4 Xonar HDAV card Front Right Out Front Left Out 1 Right Back Out Left Back Out H6 DAC extension board Right Side Out Left Side Out Center Out Subwoofer Out 2 3 4 ...

Page 23: ...he bundled stereo RCA to 3 5mm cable Finally connect the Left Right ends to the Left Right Side Out ports on the extension board 3 Center Subwoofer Connects to the Center and subwoofer input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini jack to RCA cable and then connect the other end to the bundled stereo RCA to 3 5mm cable Finally connect the Left Right ends to the to Center Subwoofer Out ports on...

Page 24: ...nt Out ports have a built in high quality amplifier to drive headphones Connect the 2 2 1 speaker set s 3 5mm plug to the bundled stereo RCA to 3 5mm cable and then connect the Left Right ends to the Front Left Right Out ports on the Xonar HDAV card 2 Speakers 2 1 Speakers 1 1 Xonar HDAV card Front Right Out Front Left Out 1 ...

Page 25: ...Right ends to the Front Left Right Out ports on the extension board 2 Left Right Side Surround Out Connects to the Side Surround input port of the 4 4 1 speakers with the mini jack cable and then connect the other end to the bundled stereo RCA to 3 5mm cable Finally connect the Left Right ends to the Left Right Side Out ports on the extension board 1 2 4 Speakers 4 1 Speakers 1 2 H6 DAC extension ...

Page 26: ...5 1 speakers with the mini jack cable and then connect the other end to the bundled stereo RCA to 3 5mm cable Finally connect the Left Right ends to the Left Right Side Out ports on the extension board 3 Center Subwoofer Out Connects to the Center Subwoofer input port of the 5 1 speakers with the mini jack cable and then connect the other end to the bundled stereo RCA to 3 5mm cable Finally connec...

Page 27: ...rs 5 3 5 Connecting 6 1 7 1 Channel Speakers 1 2 3 4 6 1 Speakers 1 2 3 4 Xonar HDAV card Front Right Out Front Left Out 1 Right Back Out Left Back Out H6 DAC extension board Right Side Out Left Side Out Center Out Subwoofer Out 2 3 4 ...

Page 28: ... stereo RCA to 3 5mm cable Finally connect the Left Right ends to the Left Right Side Out ports on the extension board 3 Center Subwoofer Connects to the Center Subwoofer input port of the 6 1 7 1 speakers with the mini jack cable and then connect the other end to the bundled stereo RCA to 3 5mm cable Finally connect the Left Right ends to the Center Subwoofer Out ports on the extension board 4 Le...

Page 29: ...o the bundled stereo RCA to 3 5mm cable and then connect the Left Right ends to the to Front Left Right Out ports on the Xonar HDAV card 1 Microphone Input Jack Connect the microphone s 3 5mm plug to the Mic In port on the Xonar HDAV card for voice communication recording or karaoke Mic In Xonar HDAV card Front Right Out Front Left Out 1 2 2 1 2 ...

Page 30: ... Connect the 3 5mm plug of the CD MP3 Player or any other Line level analog audio sources into this Line In jack for sound recording or real time Dolby DTS sound processing through the Monitoring path See the Mixer section of the driver guide Line In Xonar HDAV card Front Right Out Front Left Out 1 ...

Page 31: ...xial RCA male connector to the S PDIF In combo jack and connect the other end into the coaxial S PDIF output on the player No Item Description 1 Optical adapter Plug the optical TOSLINK adapter into the S PDIF In combo connector 2 Optical cable Connect your MD CD DVD player s S PDIF out port to the optical adapter with the TOSLINK optical cable 2 1 SPDIF In ...

Page 32: ...t be found in the system tray launch the Xonar HDAV Center from the Windows desktop by clicking Start All Programs ASUS Xonar HDAV Xonar HDAV Center 2 The Xonar HDAV Center is the Graphic User Interface GUI for the Xonar HDAV 1 3 driver You can control the functions and features of the Xonar HDAV 1 3 driver on the Xonar HDAV Center The following picture shows a basic overview of the Xonar HDAV Cen...

Page 33: ...ng details 6 Information icon Clicking this icon will pop up driver s Information window 7 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 8 Audio Video configuration switch Click the corresponding switch to configure the related settings while using the audio video features 9 Master Volu...

Page 34: ...nd does the proper 3D Dolby sound processing accordingly Please select the correct speaker type for your connected speakers HDMI Out also allows you to select one of the following two formats Dolby Digital Live real time 5 1ch encoding DTS Interactive real time 5 1ch encoding 2 Speaker Test Click this button to show the speaker test window in the right pane Click the play button to test each speak...

Page 35: ...on to test each speaker one by one or click each speaker manually to test Note the Speaker Test function is not available on Windows Vista due to a limitation in its audio stack 3 Speaker Swap Clicking this button will pop up an advanced setting window to allow you to Swap center bass outputs for 5 1 7 1 speaker set ups Swap Side Surroud outputs for 7 1 speaker set ups Check the box if your speake...

Page 36: ...ayback sources to get the best audio fidelity Even if your setting differs from the audio source s sample rate the Xonar HDAV 1 3 engine will do super high fidelity sample rate conversion with a double floating point filter which can reduce total harmonic distortion THD N by 140dB No Item Description 1 Sample Rate Select the sample rate that corresponds to or exceeds that of your playback sources ...

Page 37: ...und audio from your PC to digital speakers and AV Receivers No Item Description 1 S PDIF Out enable disable Click this check box to enable S PDIF output 2 S PDIF Output Formats Functions This pull down menu allows you to select one of the following four formats PCM Pulse Code Modulation which is a typical raw audio data format Dolby Digital Live real time 5 1ch encoding DTS Interactive real time 5...

Page 38: ...lay 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 You may have to restart the program after the change It s recommended that you close all playing programs before you change the setting No Item Description 1 Audio Channels Here are some typical suggestions MP3 WMA AAC CD VCD ...

Page 39: ...ag each speaker or listener to a different relative position virtually using only your mouse The Xonar HDAV 1 3 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 3 Reset Reset all Speaker Shifter settings to the defaults 4 Increase decrease volume Click to increase volume move speakers c...

Page 40: ...ight window to the Pro Logic IIx page for manual adjustments 2 Center Width This parameter is used to set the spread of the center mainly for the vocal signals of songs and music Drag the scroll bar to the left to centralize the vocal signal Drag to the right side to widen the vocal sound range 3 Reset Reset all settings to the defaults 4 Dimension The dimension parameter fades sounds to the front...

Page 41: ...TS Neo PC page for manual adjustments 2 Center Width This parameter is used to set the spread of the center mainly for the vocal signals of songs and music Drag the scroll bar to the left to centralize the vocal signal Drag to the right side to widen the vocal sound range 3 Reset Reset all settings to the defaults 4 Dimension The dimension parameter fades sounds to the front or rear of the listene...

Page 42: ... and reduce listener fatigue from long listening over headphones No Item Description 1 Dolby Headphone enable disable Click this check box to enable Dolby Headphone Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to Dolby Headphone page for manual adjusting 2 DH1 Dolby Headphone DH provides three room filters that may be used with any type of audio They differ in the sense of the spatial dimens...

Page 43: ...ound listening experience from any high quality stereo source No Item Description 1 Dolby Virtual Speaker enable disable Click this check box to enable Dolby Virtual Speaker Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to a Dolby Virtual Speaker page for manual adjusting 2 Reference Mode Dolby Virtual Speaker provides two modes of virtualization The first is Reference mode which virtualizes ...

Page 44: ...eft and right channels 3 Volume slider 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 4 Mute button Click this button to mute the audio channel click this button again to restore the audio output 5 Source path name This shows the source name for each volume control slider inclu...

Page 45: ... 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 5 S PDIF In Advanced Setting Cl...

Page 46: ...ows 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 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 P...

Page 47: ... 2D sound sources like music No Item Description 1 Default environments These four buttons activate Bathroom Concert hall Underwater and Music Pub environments respectively 2 More options 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 3 Environment size There are three size settings for each...

Page 48: ...ult equalizer options There are 12 available equalizer patterns Click one to apply it 2 Equalier slider Adjust the gain for each band 30 16KHz 3 User Defined You can click this button to apply your own defined parameters saved in the pull down menu 4 Save name Key in a name for your own User Defined equalizer setting 5 Add save Click this button to save the parameters into User Defined list 6 Dele...

Page 49: ... 1 On Off Click the switch to turn on or off the functions on this page 2 Key Shifting Check the box to enable or disable the key shifting feature for music playback from 4 semitones below to 4 semitones above 3 Vocal Cancellation 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...

Page 50: ...ass page 2 Small Large speaker option Select the speaker type that you connected If your speaker type cannot perform low frequency signals bass select Small speaker type and Xonar HDAV 1 3 will filter out the bass signals and send them to the subwoofer channel If those speakers are full range you can select the Large speaker type Note Usually low cost PC s 2 channel speakers are small type speaker...

Page 51: ...requency 50 250Hz for LFE low frequency effects signals Xonar HDAV 1 3 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 ...

Page 52: ...ormance of AEC function the ideal system requirements are as follows 1 Speakers and microphone are low distortion max THD 2 2 Flat frequency response between 300 4KHz 3 Use omni direction electret microphone with 40dB sensitivity 4 The microphone is more than 30cm far from PC s speakers fix the distance and do NOT turn your speakers too loud 5 Put your microphone 20 30cm away from you fix the dist...

Page 53: ...le AEC function An alert message will pop up This message implies that the speaker configuration will be set to 2 speakers and all sound effect processors will be suspended except AEC function Click OK to accept it or Cancel if you want to enable it later Checking Don t remind me again will not display this message again 2 1 ...

Page 54: ...hassles inherent with sound sources of different loudness It allows you to listen to various content like MP3 TV program DVD video and even games with consistent sound level The following graph shows how different signals 1 2 will become the same level for example 10dB below full scale after you turn on SVN Please note that for lower volume music 2 it will become louder when you turn on SVN and fo...

Page 55: ...utlined blue when active 2 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 3 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 2 1 3 ...

Page 56: ...5 0 games on both XP and Vista It provides the best compatibility with existing DirectX games GX2 0 also adds innovative VocalFX voice effects for existing EAX games or VOIP applications Besides the abundant sound effects described above the Xonar HDAV 1 3 also provides quick Digital Sound Processing modes which are configured for typical applications including Music Movies and Games over differen...

Page 57: ...ctX 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 3 2 1 4 5 ...

Page 58: ...Item Description 1 VoiceEX It produces realistic and dynamic environmental reverberation for your voice in 3D gaming communication 2 Local VoiceEX It produces realistic and dynamic environmental reverberation for your voice in 3D gaming communication You can hear your voice form speakers 3 ChatEX It emulates different background environment effects when you chat online 4 Magic Voice Changes your v...

Page 59: ...ceEX 2 Make sure you and your team member can talk to each other in the game For VOIP 1 Press App List 2 If you don t see the VOIP application of yours in the list press Add Make sure the Skype and MSN Messenger are the latest version 3 Look for the application s location and Open it ...

Page 60: ...oice when you chat online Click the checkbox to enable VocalFX function then a prompt message will pop up This message implies the record device will be set to microphone Make sure the GX function is enabled Click OK to accept it or Cancel if you want to enable it later Check Don t remind me again if you don t want to see this message pop up next time ...

Page 61: ...enter 2 Click the Splendid On button on the Xonar HDAV Center clicking this button again will disable this feature 3 Click the LCD monitor LCD TV icon depending on which display you use 4 The Splendid HD provides three modes that allow you to change the configurations according to different viewing conditions such as viewing photos watching movies and playing games Click ON OFF to enable or disabl...

Page 62: ... Photo Mode To enable the Photo Mode click the corresponding ON button The button is lighted up in green color when Photo Mode is on Select desired settings from the two default color enhanced settings Nature and Vivid If you want to see the comparison between the original screen and the color enhanced screen click the Demo On button When the demo starts a vertical green line divides the screen Th...

Page 63: ...omB then click the Custom button From the customize settings screen adjust the brightness saturation hue contrast and sharpness according to your desired settings and name your customized setting Click OK when done You can customize two more settings based on your needs ...

Page 64: ...utton is lighted up in green color when Video Mode is on Select desired settings from the two default color enhanced settings Action Movie and Theater Mode You can customize two more settings based on your configuration Follow the instructions in the Photo Mode section on how to create customized settings ...

Page 65: ...ick the corresponding ON OFF button The button displays OFF when Game Mode is on Select desired settings from the two default color enhanced settings FPS Games First Personal Shooting Game and RPG Role Playing Game RTS Games Real Time Strategy Game You can customize two more settings based on your needs Follow the instructions in the Photo Mode section on how to create customized settings ...

Page 66: ... 1 Under Windows XP Dolby Headphone Viertualized 5 1 surround sounds over stereo headphone 1 Open TotalMedia Theatre Setup Audio 2 Select 5 1 Channels in Audio Output Mode 3 Press Apply first and then press OK 4 Open the Xonar HDAV Center 5 Select Headphone in Analog Out 6 Check Dolby Headphone ...

Page 67: ...ed 5 1 surround sounds over stereo speakers 1 Open TotalMedia Theatre Setup Audio 2 Select 5 1 Channels in Audio Output Mode 3 Press Apply first and then press OK 4 Open the Xonar HDAV Center 5 Select 2 Speakers in Analog Out 6 Check Dolby Virtual Speaker ...

Page 68: ...ray playback by SPDIF HDMI Dolby Digital DTS digital audio pass through 1 Open TotalMedia Theatre Setup Audio 2 Select S PDIF in Audio Output Mode 3 Press Apply first and then press OK 4 Open the Xonar HDAV Center 5 Enable SPDIF Out ...

Page 69: ...n the Xonar HDAV Center 5 Enable SPDIF Out 6 Select Dolby Digital Live in SPDIF Out 7 In this mode you are able to adjust the DVD sound volume your multi speaker placement and surround soundfield virtually by 7 1 Virtual Speaker Shifter You can also add environmental reverbs or EQ effect into the movie surround sounds In a word you can optimize the movies sounds even over Dolby Digital output to y...

Page 70: ... 1 surround sounds over stereo headphone 1 Open TotalMedia Theatre Setup Audio 2 Select 5 1 Channels in Audio Output Mode 3 Press Apply first and then press OK 4 Open the Xonar HDAV Center 5 Select 6 Channels in Audio Channel 6 Select Headphone in Analog Out 7 Check Dolby Headphone ...

Page 71: ...unds over stereo speakers 1 Open TotalMedia Theatre Setup Audio 2 Select 5 1 Channels in Audio Output Mode 3 Press Apply first and then press OK 4 Open the Xonar HDAV Center 5 Select 6 Channels in Audio Channel 6 Select 2 Speakers in Analog Out 7 Check Dolby Virtual Speaker ...

Page 72: ...ray playback by SPDIF HDMI Dolby Digital DTS digital audio pass through 1 Open TotalMedia Theatre Setup Audio 2 Select S PDIF in Audio Output Mode 3 Press Apply first and then press OK 4 Open the Xonar HDAV Center 5 Enable SPDIF Out ...

Page 73: ...ter 5 Select 6 Channels in Audio Channel 6 Enable SPDIF Out 7 Select Dolby Digital Live in SPDIF Out 8 In this mode you are able to adjust the DVD sound volume your multi speaker placement and surround soundfield virtually by 7 1 Virtual Speaker Shifter You can also add environmental reverbs or EQ effect into the movie surround sounds In a word you can optimize the movies sounds even over Dolby Di...

Page 74: ...launch ASUS GamerOSD 1 Right click on an empty space of the Windows desktop and select Properties From the Display Properties dialog box select the Settings tab then click Advanced 2 Select the ASUS tab then ASUS OSD to display the properties window 3 Click the Enable ASUS OSD check box 4 Click on the Hotkey textbox then press desired keys Ctrl and Alt keys are the default keys 5 Click Apply to ap...

Page 75: ...dcasts of the games you are playing on the Internet Movie Select to record games and save the videos Advanced Setting Allows yout to set the Video Capture Size Video Capture Frame Rate Sound Capture Device Broadcast Port and Movie Format Start Broadcasting Click to start live broadcasts of games When selected the broadcasting icon appears on the Windows taskbar This item is disabled when you selec...

Page 76: ...ncil icon to display the hotkey textbox 2 Click on the hotkey textbox then press desired keys Ctrl and Alt keys are the default keys 3 Click OK to apply or click Cancel to discard settings View Movie Click to open the Movie folder where the recorded games are saved Double click an item to play Screen Shot Click to open the ScreenShot folder where the captured images are saved Double click an item ...

Page 77: ...n your monitor you can see the FPS from the OC GEAR screen FPS Text Color Changes the text color of FPS Configuration options R red G green B blue Y yellow W white GPU Speed Allows you to adjust the GPU speed Enable Display Adjustment Click the right arrow key to enable and the left arrow key to disable this function The following three items become configurable when you enable Display Adjustment ...

Page 78: ...nu This item shows Broadcast if you previously selected Broadcast Start Stop When Movie mode is selected this item shows the hotkeys for starting stopping recording games In Broadcast mode this item shows N A Current Client s Shows 0 in Movie mode In Broadcast mode this item shows the number of connected viewers watching your broadcast Capture Size Shows the resolution of the captured videos This ...

Page 79: ...ording The recorded videos are automatically saved in the Movie folder and named by date In Broadcast mode press the right left arrow key to start stop broadcasting games For detailed instructions on how to broadcast games and the related Internet Explorer security settings refer to section 7 4 Broadcasting games with ASUS GamerOSD 7 3 3 Screenshots Screenshot Mode Allows you to shift the image ca...

Page 80: ... number of screenshots captured consecutively Configuration options 3 4 9 10 Capture Interval sec Allows you to set the capture interval in seconds Configuration options 1 2 5 Hot Key Shows the hotkeys for capturing screens Press the hotkeys to capture screens The images are automatically saved in the ScreenShot folder and named by date ...

Page 81: ...rity options 7 4 1 Internet Explorer browser setup To configure your IE browser 1 Launch Internet Explorer 2 Go to Tools Internet Options 3 From the Internet Options dialog box select the Security tab then click the Trusted Sites icon 4 Click Sites to display the Trusted sites window 5 Key in the Internet Protocol IP of the broadcast host on the text box then click Add 6 Click OK when done or Canc...

Page 82: ...76 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1 3 7 Click Custom Level to display the Security Settings window 8 Enable all items then click OK 9 Click OK to exit the Internet Options dialog box ...

Page 83: ...2 Select Broadcast Click Advanced Setting to configure related settings and click Start Broadcasting A broadcasting icon appears on the Windows taskbar 3 Start a full screen game Launch the GamerOSD using the hotkeys 4 Press the Page Up Down key to go to the Video Capturing menu and use the Up Down arrow key to highlight Start Capturing 5 Press the right arrow key to start broadcasting ...

Page 84: ...dcasts Remote clients can watch the game you re playing via live broadcast on the Internet To watch broadcasts 1 From the IE Address box key in the IP address of the computer that is broadcasting a game 2 Click the play button to start preview ...

Page 85: ...hms The following provides a step by step loop back test guide for your Xonar HDAV 1 3 card 8 1 Setting Up Xonar HDAV 1 3 card Open the Xonar HDAV Center Use the settings below 1 Select the sample rate you will be using with RMAA here we set 48KHz for testing 48KHz 24bit signals 2 Set analog output to 2 speaker mode to get rid of any channel processing over RMAA stereo signals in the driver 3 Turn...

Page 86: ...he default highest level 0dB This allows you to get realistic output and input quality ratings for the Xonar HDAV 1 3 card You may also choose to use an external 3 5mm line cable as follows as short as possible to connect the Front Out jack to the Line In jack for loop back testing In that case select Line In as the recording source on the mixer page 4 ...

Page 87: ...81 ASUS Xonar HDAV 1 3 5 Click Reset on the playback volume mixer page to keep the volume setting on default 6 Turn the master volume to the MAX level 0dB 5 6 ...

Page 88: ... the data may be manipulated by Windows the real hardware quality can not be measured properly 2 Select recording devices as MME ASUS Xonar HDAV Audio 3 Select 24bit and 48KHz for the test signals If you change the format here remember to go back to set the same sample rate output in the Xonar HDAV Center 4 Click the loop back mode test button 3 1 2 4 5 Check if the levels shown in the Adjusting l...

Page 89: ...ster Volume have been at the maximum level instead if the recording volume level is too high lower the WAVE and Master volumes gradually until the level is ok 6 7 Begin the test by clicking the Start test button If you cannot get the level to be OK after the previous step click Start test anyways and proceed 7 ...

Page 90: ...dio in the New slot name and select one Empty slot Click OK when done 9 RMAA will pop up the Test results window You can click the Select checkbox and click to Make html report 9 10 Check and key in the report name options as follows and then click OK ...

Page 91: ...ata and plots in your browser The following report is a sample and you can see how high fidelity and crystal clean the Xonar HDAV 1 3 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 ...

Page 92: ... out line in Sampling mode 24 bit 48 kHz Summary General performance Excellent Frequency response Frequency response from 40 Hz to 15 kHz dB 0 03 0 04 Excellent Noise level dB A 116 2 Excellent Dynamic range dB A 116 1 Excellent THD 0 0003 Excellent THD Noise dB A 103 9 Excellent IMD Noise 0 0007 Excellent Stereo crosstalk dB 115 5 Excellent IMD at 10 kHz 0 0007 Excellent General performance Excel...

Page 93: ...range Parameter Left Right RMS power dB 115 0 114 3 RMS power A weighted dB 116 5 115 9 Peak level dB FS 90 3 89 8 DC offset 0 00 0 00 Parameter Left Right Dynamic range dB 115 1 114 2 Dynamic range A weighted dB 116 5 115 6 DC offset 0 00 0 00 ...

Page 94: ...THD Noise at 3 dB FS Parameter Left Right THD 0 0002 0 0004 THD Noise 0 0006 0 0006 THD Noise A weighted 0 0006 0 0007 Intermodulation distortion Parameter Left Right IMD Noise 0 0006 0 0008 IMD Noise A weighted 0 0004 0 0005 ...

Page 95: ...MD Noise at 5000 Hz 0 0006 0 0007 IMD Noise at 10000 Hz 0 0005 0 0009 IMD Noise at 15000 Hz 0 0005 0 0011 Parameter Left Right Crosstalk at 100 Hz dB 112 110 Crosstalk at 1000 Hz dB 115 114 Crosstalk at 10000 Hz dB 97 97 This report was generated by RightMark Audio Analyzer 6 0 6 ...

Page 96: ... the system tray go to the Windows Control Panel and double click the Xonar HDAV Center icon to make it visible in the system tray again 4 After the driver installation is complete it s recommended that you reboot your computer to complete the setup If the icon still doesn t appear please try installing the driver package again I can t hear any sound from my analog speakers Instructions 1 Xonar HD...

Page 97: ...rst I can t hear audio input Mic Line 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 HDAV 1 3 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 defa...

Page 98: ...ows Vista which can recover DirectSound 3D hardware and EAX gaming sound effects on Vista for a lot of existing DirectX games Q2 Why does the Xonar HDAV 1 3 support Dolby and DTS technologies Answer Dolby DTS are the ONLY brands and technologies recognized by the CE industry and available on a wide range of audio equipment Xonar includes these features to make your PC a powerful media and entertai...

Page 99: ...production 2 Duplex HD Supports audio sampling rates up to 24bit 192KHz for all inputs and outputs 3 ASIO 2 0 Xonar HDAV 1 3 includes an ASIO 2 0 driver for low latency low distortion music creation application Q7 What s the application of S PDIF in loopback Answer SPDIF in loopback is the process of looping back the sound card s S PDIF digital input signal directly to the S PDIF output It s usefu...

Page 100: ...ata or non PCM AC3 DTS data So when a user selects PCM output for S PDIF the Xonar sound card will always deliver 2 channel PCM data through the S PDIF output port For attaining 5 1 channel surround sounds you can select Dolby Digital Live or DTS Interactive encoding output from the S PDIF out menu which will allow the Xonar HDAV 1 3 to deliver 5 1 surround sound for games DVD movies and even ster...