ASUS Xonar U5, E9429 User Manual

Xonar U5

5.1-Channel USB Audio Card

User Guide

E9429

First Edition

June 2014

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Contents

1. Introduction ..................................................................................... 4

1.1 Package contents ............................................................. 4

1.2 System requirements ......................................................... 4

1.3 General Specication ......................................................... 5

2. Hardware .......................................................................................... 7

3. Driver Installation ............................................................................ 9

3.1 Installing the Xonar U5 Card Driver ................................... 9

3.2 Uninstalling or Reinstalling the Xonar U5 Card Driver ....... 9

4. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals ....................................... 10

4.1 Input connection .............................................................. 10

4.2 Output connection ............................................................ 13

5. Software Utilities ........................................................................... 18

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1. Introduction

1.1 Package contents

Check your ASUS Xonar™ U5 audio card package for the following items:

• ASUS XonarTM U5 5.1-Channel USB Audio Card x1

• Driver CD x1

• S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x1

• Quick Start Guide x1

• Type B to A USB Cable x1

1.2 System requirements

To ensure a successful installation of the Xonar U5 audio card, make sure that

your computer meets the following requirements:

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

USB audio device

• 32/64bit Microsoft® Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1

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

• 256MB system memory

• 60MB available storage space for driver installation

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

• High-quality headphones, powered analog speakers, or a Dolby Digital

decoder

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1.3 General Specification

Items Description

Audio Performance

Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted)

Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted)

Output Total Harmonic Distortion +

Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted)

Input Total Harmonic Distortion +

Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted)

Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input)

Output / Input Full-Scale Voltage

Bus Compatibility

USB audio class

Main Chipset

Audio Processor

D-A Converter of Digital Sources

A-D Converter for Analog Inputs

Sample Rate and Resolution

Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution

Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution

S/PDIF Digital Output

ASIO 2.0 Driver Support

Up to 104dB

Up to 94dB

Up to 0.005% (-86dB)

< 10Hz to 44kHz

1 Vrms (2.828 Vp-p) for rear output (Speaker)

1.3 Vrms (3.677 Vp-p) for headphone out

1 Vrms (3.677 Vp-p) for line in

USB audio class 2.0 for all functions;

USB audio class 1.0 for playback

Cmedia 6631A High-Performance Sound Processor (Max. 192kHz / 24bit)

Cmedia CM9882A x1 (108dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit)

Cmedia CM9882A x1 (104dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit)

44.1k/48k/88.2k//96k/192kHz @ 16/24bit

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Items Description

I/O Ports

Analog Output Jack

Analog Input Jack

Button

Digital S/PDIF Output

Driver Features

As SW specications Version 1.01

3.50mm mini jack x3 for surround (Front/Center-Subwoofer/Rear-out)

3.50mm mini jack x1 (Headphone out)

3.50mm mini jack x1 (Shared by Line-In / Mic-In)

Output volume / Output selection / Microphone Volume)

High-bandwidth coaxial / optical port supports 192kHz/24bit

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