Asus Xonar U7 Echelon Edition User’s Manual
Xonar U7
7.1 USB Soundcard & Headphone
Amplifier
User Manual
E8349
First Edition
August 2013
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Contents
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Introduction...................................................................................... |
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Package contents .............................................................. |
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System requirements.......................................................... |
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General Specification......................................................... |
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Hardware overview.......................................................................... |
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Driver Installation............................................................................ |
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Installing the Xonar U7 Audio Card driver.......................... |
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Uninstalling or reinstalling the Xonar U7 driver................ |
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Connecting Speakers and Peripherals......................................... |
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Input connection ............................................................... |
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Output connection............................................................ |
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Software Utilities............................................................................ |
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Sonic Studio overview...................................................... |
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Sonic Radar overview....................................................... |
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Dolby® Home Theater v4.................................................. |
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Troubleshooting............................................................................. |
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1.Introduction
1.1Package contents
Check your ASUS Xonar™ U7 audio card package for the following items:
•ASUS XonarTM U7 7.1-Channel USB Audio Card
•Driver CD
•S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x 1
•Quick Start Guide
•USB Cable x 1
1.2System requirements
To ensure a successful installation of the Xonar U7 audio card, make sure that your computer meets the following requirements:
•USB port 2.0 and above
•Microsoft® Windows® 8 / 7 / XP (32/64bit)
•Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4GHz orAMDAthlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU
•256MB or more system memory
•60MB or more 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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1.3General Specification
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Audio Performance |
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Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
up to 114dB |
(A-Weighted) |
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Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
110dB |
(A-Weighted) |
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Output Total Harmonic Distortion + |
up to 0.0006% (104dB) |
Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) |
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Input Total Harmonic Distortion + |
up to 0.0001% (-100dB) |
Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) |
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Frequency Response |
< 10Hz to 46KHz |
(-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz format) |
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Output / Input Full-Scale Voltage |
1 Vrms (2.828 Vp-p) for line out |
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1.3 Vrms (3.677 Vp-p) for headphone out |
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1 Vrms (3.677 Vp-p) for line in |
Bus Compatibility |
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USB audio class |
- USB audio class 2.0 for all functions |
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- USB audio class 1.0 for playback |
Main Chipset |
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Audio Processor |
Cmedia 6632AHigh-Performance Sound Processor |
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(Max. 192KHz / 24bit) |
D-A Converter of Digital Sources |
Cirrus CS4398* 1 (120dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit) |
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Cirrus CS4362* 1 (114dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit) |
A-D Converter for Analog Inputs |
Cirrus CS5361* 1 (114dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit) |
Sample Rate and Resolution |
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Analog Playback Sample Rate and |
44.1K/48K/88.2K//96K/172.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit |
Resolution |
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Analog Recording Sample Rate |
44.1K/48K/88.2K//96K/172.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit |
and Resolution |
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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 |
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Items |
Description |
I/O Ports |
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Analog Output Jack |
RCA(phone) jack * 2 (Front left / Front right) |
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3.50mm mini jack * 3 for surround |
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(Side/Center-Subwoofer/Rear-out) |
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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 |
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S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter |
Driver Features |
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Operation System |
Windows® 8 / 7 / XP (32/64bit) |
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2.Hardware overview
Xonar U7 Audio Card
Top view
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Rear view
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Bottom view
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1.Headphone Out port Connect your headphone to this port.
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Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm |
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Microphone In port |
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port for voice input. |
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Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players, |
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Line In port |
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music synthesizers, and other line-level sound sources |
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to this 3.5mm port for audio recording or processing. |
3.Microphone Volume Press to increase or decrease microphone volume.
Control
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Output Selection |
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LED indicator indicates different output selection |
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5.Output Selection/ Rotate to adjust the playback volume. Press to select Volume Control an output source.
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For 2/4/5.1/7.1 channel speaker systems, connects to |
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Front (R) Out port |
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the front right input on the powered speakers. |
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For 2/4/5.1/7.1 channel speaker systems, connects to |
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Front (L) Out port |
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the front left input on the powered speakers. |
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8.Side Surround Out Connects to the surround channel input on 7.1 powered port analog speakers.
9.Center/Subwoofer Out Connects to the center/subwoofer input on 5.1/7.1 port powered analog speakers.
Connects to the rear surround input on 4/5.1/7.1 powered analog speakers.
Coaxial digital output port. Connects to an external digital decoder or digital speaker system, Home Theater system, AV receivers for outputting digital audio including PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc. Connects to the surround channel input on 4/5.1/7.1 powered analog speakers. S/PDIF-Out will then deliver stereo PCM and use DDL for 5.1 channel.
Connects to your computer using a USB Type B-A lead.
Move this switch to toggle between USBAudio 2.0 and USBAudio 1.0 connection. Use USBAudio 1.0 for plug and play. Use USBAudio 2.0 on anApple system.
The USBAudio 1.0/2.0 switch is located at the bottom side of the audio card. USBAudio 1.0 connections have the following limitations:
•Only supports playback features.
•7.1 speakers, Headphone, Mic In / Line-In, and SPDIF-Out can only support sample rates of 44.1KHz/48KHz @16-bit.
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