Asus XONAR PHOEBUS User manual

U7062
First Edition V1
Jan. 2012
Xonar Phoebus
PCI Express 7.1-Channel
Gaming Soundcard
Quick Start Guide
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Table of content
English ............................................................................................... 1
Français ............................................................................................. 18
Deutsch ............................................................................................. 33
Italiano ............................................................................................. 48
Español ............................................................................................. 63
Português.......................................................................................... 78
Pyccкий ............................................................................................ 93
Türkçe ........................................................................................... 108
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1. Introduction
1.1 System requirements
Before installing the Xonar Phoebus audio card, ensure that your computer must meet
the following requirements:
• One PCI Express 1.0 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card
• 6-pin peripheral power cable connector from your computer’s power supply unit
(PSU)
• Microsoft® Windows® Vista / 7 (32/64bit) / XP (32/64bit) / MCE2005
• Intel®Pentium®4 1.4GHz or AMD Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU
• More than 256 MB system memory
• More than 60 MB 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, to
enjoy the audio card’s high delity sound
1.2 Package contents
Check your ASUS Xonar Phoebus audio card package for the following items:
• ASUS XonarTM Phoebus 7.1 Channel PCI Express Audio Card
• Phoebus Control Box
• Driver CD
• S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x 1
• ATX 4P-to- 6P power cable x 1
• Quick Start Guide
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2. Hardware
2.1 Xonar Phoebus Audio Processing Card
Mic in
HP out
Box link
Line in
Front
Ctr / Sbw
Rear
Side /
SPDIF out
1
2
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5
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7
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910 11
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No Item Description
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.
2Headphone Out
port Connect your headphone to this port.
3 Box Link Connect the Xonar Phoebus Control Box to this 2.5mm
port.
4 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.
5 Front Out port For 2 channel speaker systems, connects to the front
left/right input on the powered speakers.
6Center/Subwoofer
Out port
Connect to the center/subwoofer input on 5.1/7.1 powered
analog speakers.
7 Rear Out port Connect to the back surround input on 7.1 powered analog
speakers.
8S/PDIF Out/Side
Out port
Digital output port. Connect to an external digital decoder
or digital speaker systems, Home Theater systems, AV
receivers for outputting digital audio including PCM,
Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA-Pro, etc. Connect to the surround
channel input on 5.1 powered analog speakers.
9 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 Audio Center software’s recording mixer.)
10 S/PDIF Out Header Connect to the graphics card with HDMI support.
11 Power Connector Connect to the 6-pin power cable of your power supply
unit.
12 PCI Express Bus
Golden Fingers Insert into the PCI Express slot on your motherboard.
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2.1 Card Installation
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 sound
cards on your PC. (For BIOS setting or uninstallation of other sound cards, please refer
to the user manuals of your motherboard and sound card)
The PCI Express high-quality audio card requires additional power from your
computer. If the power cable is not connected properly, the audio card will not work
at all.
2.1.1 Installing the Xonar Phoebus Card
To install the Xonar Phoebus audio 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 PCIE slot for the Xonar
Phoebus audio card.
6. Carefully insert the audio card into the PCIE slot. Ensure the audio card sits
properly in place.
Do not force the audio card into the slot. Make sure that the gold pins of the card’s
PCI Express connector are aligned with the motherboard’s PCI Express connector
before you insert the card into the PCI Express slot. If it does not t properly, gently
remove it and try again.
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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2.1.2 Connecting the TV Tuner Card
If you have a traditional PCI or PCI Express TV tuner card on your computer, you may
need to connect it to the audio card to send the tuner card’s sound to your computer’s
speakers.
1. Secure the PCI/PCI Express TV tuner card and screw it into the back panel.
2. Connect the audio output header from the TV tuner card to the Aux-In header of
the audio card, as shown in the gure below.
For optimum TV audio quality, Xonar uses ADC recording to digitize the signal and
loops it back to DAC playback. Please select Aux-In as the recording source in the
Xonar Audio 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 Pro-Logic IIx to expand the stereo TV audio to 5.1 or 7.1 channel surround sound.
TV audio on your PC will become even better than on your TV set!
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3. Driver Installation
3.1 Installing the Xonar Phoebus Card Driver
To install the Xonar Phoebus card driver:
1. After you have installed the Xonar Phoebus card, turn on your computer. Windows®
automatically detects the audio card and searches for device drivers. When
prompted for the audio drivers, click Cancel.
2. Insert the Support CD into the optical drive. If Windows®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.
3.2 Uninstalling or Reinstalling the Xonar Phoebus Card
Driver
3.2.1 Uninstalling the Xonar Phoebus Card Driver
To uninstall the Xonar Phoebus card driver:
1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. Click the Change or Remove Programs button.
4. Select each program you would like to remove, and then click the Add/Remove
(or Change/Remove) button.
5. In the InstallShield Wizard dialog box, select the Remove option.
6. Restart your computer when prompted.
3.2.2 Reinstalling the Xonar Phoebus Card Driver
To reinstall the Xonar Phoebus card driver:
1. Before reinstalling any software, it’s recommended to uninstall the existing
software rst.
2. After nishing the uninstallation of the software, please follow the installation
process again to reinstall the same or updated software.
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4. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals
4.1 Connecting Phoebus Box
4.1.1 Connecting Phoebus Box
4.1.2 Connecting Phoebus Control Box with external headphone and
microphone
No Item Description
1 Microphone In
Port Connect the microphone’s 3.5mm plug from the Phoebus
Control Box into this Mic-In port for voice communication,
recording or karaoke.
2 Headphone Port The headphone port has a built-in high-quality amplier
to drive headphones. Connect the Phoebus Control box
directly to this port.
3 Box Link Port Connect Phoebus Control box directly to this port.
No Item Description
1 Headphone Port Connect the headphone to the headphone port on the
Phoebus Control box.
2 Microphone In
Port Connect the microphone’s 3.5mm plug to the Mic-In port
on the Phoebus Control Box.
Mic in
HP out
Box link
Line in
Front
Ctr / Sbw
Rear
Side /
SPDIF out
1
2
3
Mic In
Headphone Out
1
2
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4.1.3 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater)
Xonar Phoebus 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.
No Item Description
1 Optical adapter Plug the optical TOSLINK adapter into the S/PDIF-Out
connector.
2 Optical cable Connect your decoder’s S/PDIF-In port to the optical adapter
with the TOSLINK optical cable
Mic in
HP out
Box link
Line in
Front
Ctr / Sbw
Rear
Side /
SPDIF out
2
1
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