Asus Xonar D-Kara User manual

Xonar D-KARA
PCI 5.1 Karaoke Audio Card
Quick Start Guide
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Français ............................................................................................. 17
Deutsch ............................................................................................. 32
Italiano ............................................................................................. 47
Español ............................................................................................. 62
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Introduction
Package contents
• ASUS Xonar D-KARA PCI audio card
• Driver / User Manual CD x1
• Quick Start Guide x1
• Low Prole Bracket x1
System requirements
• One PCI v2.2 compatible slot for the audio card
• Microsoft®Windows®7 (32/64bit) / Vista (32/64bit) / XP (32/64bit) / MCE2005
• Intel®Pentium® 4 1.4 GHz or AMD® Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU
• 256 MB (or above) 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
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Xonar D-KARA card layout
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Audio ports
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1 Microphone In port Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm port for
voice input. Built-in high-quality Microphone pre-amplier.
2 Line In port
Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players, music
synthesizers and other line-level sound sources to this 3.5mm
port for audio recording or processing.
3Headphone/Front Out
port
Connect your headphones or 2 channel speakers to this 3.5mm
port. For multi-channel speaker systems, connects to the front
left/right input on the powered speakers.
4 Side Surround Out port Connects to the surround channel input on 4/5.1 powered
analog speakers.
5Center/Subwoofer Out
port
Connects to the center/subwoofer input on 5.1 powered analog
speakers.
6 S/PDIF Out port
Optical TOSLINK digital output port. Connects to external digital
decoder or digital speaker systems, Home Theater systems, AV
receivers for outputting digital audio including PCM, DTS Digital,
DTS, WMA-Pro, etc.
7Front panel audio
header
9-pin Intel AC’97 / HDA front-panel which supports audio jack-
detection and audio FP Headphone selection for Analog Out on
the Audio Center.
8 Aux Input Header
4-pin 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 D-KARA
Audio Center’s recording mixer.)
9 S/PDIF Out header Connects to the supported graphics card with HDMI.
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Installing the hardware
Installing the audio card
Before you proceed with the following installation steps, it’s recommended that you
disable your onboard audio device in your BIOS settings, or uninstall any other audio
cards on your PC. (For BIOS setting or uninstallation of other sound cards, refer to the
user manuals of your motherboard and audio card.)
Installing the Xonar D-KARA card
1. Power OFF the computer, the monitor, and all other peripheral devices connected
to your computer.
2. Unplug the computer power cord from your computer and power outlet.
3. Touch the metal back or side panel of the computer to avoid static electricity.
4. Remove the chassis cover.
5. Remove the metal bracket from an available PCI slot for the Xonar D-KARA audio
card.
6. Carefully insert the audio card into the PCI slot. Ensure the audio card sits properly
in place.
7. Secure the audio card with screws and the metal bracket.
8. Put back the chassis cover.
9. Reconnect all cables.
10. Plug the power cord to the computer and to a power outlet.
11. Power ON the computer.
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Connecting to a TV tuner card
1. If you have a traditional PCI TV tuner card on your PC, you may need to connect it
to the Xonar D-KARA card to send the tuner card’s sound to your PC speakers.
2. Secure the PCI TV tuner card and screw it into the back-panel.
3. Connect the audio output header from the TV tuner card to the Aux-In header of
the Xonar D-KARA card.
For optimum TV audio quality, Xonar D-KARA uses ADC recording to digitize the
signal and loops it back to DAC playback. Select Aux-In as the recording source in the
Xonar D-KARA 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 eects
such as Dolby Headphone to expand the stereo TV audio to 5.1 channel surround
sound in any set of headphones. TV audio on your PC will become even better than
on your TV set.
Installing software
Installing the card driver
Ensure that you have installed the audio card before installing the Xonar D-KARA
driver. Otherwise, driver installation error may occur.
1. After you have installed the Xonar D-KARA card, turn on your computer. Windows®
automatically detects the audio card and searches for device drivers. When
prompted for the drivers, click Cancel.
2. Insert the support CD into the optical drive. If Autorun is enabled in your system,
the setup starts automatically. If not, run setup.exe from your support CD.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to nish the installation.
The version and content of the support CD are subject to change without notice.
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Connecting speakers and peripherals
Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater)
The Xonar D-KARA makes playback through your home theater system possible,
creating an impressive surround sound experience. A single digital cable connection can
carry high-quality digital audio from any of your PC audio sources to any digital speakers
or AV Receivers.
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1 Optical cable Plug your decoder’s TOSLINK optical cable into the S/PDIF-Out
connector.
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SPDIF
Side L/R
Mic In
Center/Sub
Front L/R
Line In
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Connecting stereo headphones
Connecting Stereo Headphones
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1 Front Out/Headphone
Jack The Front Out/Headphone jack has a built-in high-quality
amplier to drive headphones. Connect your stereo headphones
directly to this jack.
SPDIF
Side L/R
Mic In
Center/Sub
Front L/R
Line In
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SPDIF
Side L/R
Mic In
Center/Sub
Front L/R
Line In
Connecting 5.1 channel Headphones
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1 Front Out Connect the front-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1 headphone
into this jack.
2 Side Surround Out Connect the surround-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1
headphone into this jack.
3 Center/Subwoofer Out Connect the Center/Bass-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1
headphone into this jack.
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