Asus U7 Mkii User Manual

Xonar U7 MKII

7.1 USB Soundcard & Headphone

Amplier

User Manual

E12129 First Edition

November 2016

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Table of Content

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

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

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

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

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

Xonar U7 MKII Audio Card ................................................................ 7

Top view ........................................................................................... 7

Rear view .......................................................................................... 7

Bottom view ....................................................................................... 7

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

Installing the Xonar U7 MKII Card Driver .......................................... 9

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

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

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

5. Troubleshooting ............................................................................ 19

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1. Introduction

1.1 Package contents

Check your ASUS Xonar™ U7 MKII audio card package for the following items:

• ASUS XonarTM U7 MKII 7.1-Channel USB Audio Card

• S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x 1

• Quick Start Guide

• USB Cable x 1

1.2 System requirements

To ensure a successful installation of the Xonar U7 MKII audio card, make sure

that your computer meets the following requirements:

• USB port 2.0 and above

• Microsoft® Windows® 10 / 8.1 / 7 (32/64bit)

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

• More than 256MB system memory

• More than 60MB available storage space for driver installation

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1.3 General Specification

Items Description

Audio Performance

Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (AWeighted)

Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (AWeighted):

Output Total Harmonic Distortion +

Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) :

Input Total Harmonic Distortion +

Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) :

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

Output / Input Full-Scale Voltage 1 Vrms (2.828 Vp-p) for line out

Bus Compatibility

USB audio class - USB audio class 2.0 for all functions

Main Chipset

Audio Processor

D-A Converter of Digital Sources Cirrus CS4398* 1 (120dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit)

A-D Converter for Analog Inputs Cirrus CS5361* 1 (114dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit)

Sample Rate and Resolution

Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution

Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution

S/PDIF Digital Output 44.1K/48K/88.2K//96K/172.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit

ASIO 2.0 Driver Support 44.1K/48K/88.2K//96K/172.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit

up to 114dB

110dB

up to 0.0006% (104dB)

up to 0.0001% (-100dB)

< 10Hz to 46KHz

1.3 Vrms (3.677 Vp-p) for headphone out 1 Vrms (3.677 Vp-p) for line in

- USB audio class 1.0 for playback

Cmedia 6632AX High-Performance Sound Processor (Max. 192KHz / 24bit)

Cirrus CS4362* 1 (114dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit)

44.1K/48K/88.2K//96K/172.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit

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Items Description

I/O Ports

Analog Output Jack RCA (phone) jack * 2 (Front left / Front right)

3.50mm mini jack * 3 for surround (Side/Center-Subwoofer/Rear-out)

3.50mm mini jack * 1 (Headphone out)

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

Button Output volume knob/Output selection / Microphone

Volume)

Digital S/PDIF Output High-bandwidth coaxial port supports 192HKz/24bit

with one S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter

Driver Features

Operating System Windows® 10 / 8.1 / 7 (32/64bit)

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