HD Audio AS372 User manual

HD 7.1 USB AUDIO V3.0
AS372
7.1 USB High Definition
Audio BOX
User’s Manual
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Table of Contents
OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................. 5
PACKAGE CONTENTS............................................................................................... 5
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................5
FIGURE OF AS372 AND CONNECTIONS................................................................ 6
CONNECTIONS ...........................................................................................................6
HARDWARE INSTALLATION................................................................................... 7
INSTALLAS372 HD 7.1 USBAUDIO BOX ............................................................................................ 7
ADJUST VOLUME.......................................................................................................7
SOFTWARE INSTALLATIONAND UN-INSTALLATION....................................... 8
INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................................... 8
UN-INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................ 9
XEAR AUDIOCENTER INTRODUCTION ............................................................. 10
OPEN USBAUDIO DEVICE SOFTWARE CPL ....................................................................................... 10
XEAR AUDIO CENTER FUNCTION INTRODUCTION............................................................................... 14
Select aDefault Device........................................................................................................ 14
Master Volume /Mute &Un-Mute....................................................................................... 16
Xear 3D EX .......................................................................................................................... 17
Xear Pro (ASIO).................................................................................................................. 18
Function Pop Menu............................................................................................................. 19
Function Page Area ............................................................................................................. 20
Audio Status Panel............................................................................................................... 21
Profile Panel........................................................................................................................ 23
SPEAKER DEVICE FUNCTION INTRODUCTION...................................................................................... 24
Volume control Page............................................................................................................ 24
Speaker Setting Page ........................................................................................................... 25
Sample Rate Page................................................................................................................ 26
Equalizer.............................................................................................................................. 27
Environment Effect............................................................................................................... 29
Virtual Speaker Shifter......................................................................................................... 30
Flex Bass II.......................................................................................................................... 32
Xear SingFX......................................................................................................................... 34
Xear Surround Headphone ................................................................................................. 35
Xear Surround Speaker........................................................................................................ 36
Xear Audio Brilliant............................................................................................................. 37
Xear Dynamic Bass.............................................................................................................. 38
Xear Smart Volume.............................................................................................................. 39
Xear Voice Clarity................................................................................................................ 40
Xear Surround Max.............................................................................................................. 41
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SPDIF-OUT DEVICE FUNCTION INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 42
Volume control Page............................................................................................................ 42
Sample Rate Page................................................................................................................ 43
MIC,LINE-IN DEVICE FUNCTION INTRODUCTION................................................................................ 44
Volume control Page............................................................................................................ 44
Sample Rate Page................................................................................................................ 45
Xear SingFX Page (Microphone device only)...................................................................... 46
Xear AGC Control (Microphone device only)...................................................................... 47
SPDIF-INDEVICE FUNCTION INTRODUCTION..................................................................................... 48
Volume control Page............................................................................................................ 48
Sample Rate Page................................................................................................................ 49
STEREO MIX DEVICE FUNCTION INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 50
Volume control Page............................................................................................................ 50
Sample Rate Page................................................................................................................ 51
INFORMATION PAGE INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 52
TRAY ICON FUNCTION INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 53
APPENDIX A-MULTI-LINGUALSUPPORTING LIST ......................................... 58
APPENDIX B–TROUBLE SHOOTING .................................................................. 59
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HD 7.1 USB AUDIO V3.0
FCC and CE Radiation Norm
FCC
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a
Class Bdigital device pursuant to Part 15 of Federal Communication
Commission (FCC) rules.
CE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of
the European Council Directive on the approximation of the law of the
member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility (89/336/EEC)
according to EN 55022 class B.
FCC and CE Compliance Statement
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
frequency interface in residential installation. This equipment generates
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed or used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connect to
CAUTION!
The Federal Communication Commission warns the user that
changes or modifications to the unit not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
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HD 7.1 USB AUDIO V3.0
Overview
AS372 is a portable multi-channel device with USB AUDIO 2.0
compliance. It has built-in real 7.1 output channels and every channel
can support 24-bit/192kHz, 100dB SNR high quality audio. With
supporting of the highest playback audio specification from Blu-ray
disc, it lets audiophiles enjoy the amazing audio when they are
watching the best video. AS372 comes with Line-in, standalone
Microphone Input, Headphone Output, Optical Input and Output.
Users can use it as aportable USB AUDIO DAC to upgrade notebook
audio quality anytime and anywhere!
Package Contents
AS372 7.1 USB HD Audio
USB 2.0 Cable (mini USB to Type A USB)
Audio Cable (Stereo RCA to Stereo 3.5mm Jack)
Quick Installation Guide
Installation CD
USB Audio 2.0 drivers for Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP
English User’s Manual
USB Audio Q&A Note for Mac OS
System Requirements
Compatible with Microsoft ®Windows ®10,Windows ®8, Windows ®7,
Windows Vista ®, Windows XP, Mac and Linux*
For Mac & Linux, you could only use build in drivers and without Xear Audio features
Intel ®Core™ 2Duo or AMD ®equivalent processor, 2.2 GHz or
faster
Available USB port
10MB Hard Disk space
1GB System Memory
Available CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
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Figure of AS372 and Connections
Connections
Most of the audio devices, such as Speakers, Headphones and Hi-Fi
Amplifier can be connected to the connectors of AS372. Below table
shows the connectors and their descriptions:
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Connector
Connections
Phone Out (3.5mm)
to stereo Headphones
Line In (3.5mm)
to MP3 player or any audio players
Mic In (3.5mm)
to Microphones
Line Out (RCA Left)
to RCA connector of Speaker (Left Channel)
Line Out (RCA Right)
to RCA connector of Speaker (Right Channel)
Rear Out (3.5mm)
to Rear Left and Right Speakers
C/Sub Out (3.5mm)
to Center and Subwoofer Speakers
Side Out (3.5mm)
to Side Left and Right Speakers
S/PDIF Output (Optical)
to the optical input of Digital Amplifier or Decoder
S/PDIF Input (Optical)
to the optical output of Digital Player
Mini USB
to the USB port of PC/NB System

HD 7.1 USB AUDIO V3.0
Hardware Installation
Install AS372 HD 7.1 USB Audio Box
First, make sure that Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista or XP in your
system is running properly. Then follow the following steps while
installing your AS372:
1. Plug AS372 into any free USB port of the computer with the
bundled USB cable.
2. Wait for OS to process the identification process. If you are
running Windows System, please refer to the “Software
Installation and Removal”section to install the drivers.
Adjust volume
Rotate the wheel to adjust volume, clockwise to increase volume, and
counterclockwise to decrease volume. Pushing the button down can
mute the audio output, pushing down again can restore the volume.
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Software Installation and Un-Installation
Notice:
Ensure that you have plugged-in the USB HD Audio before installing the USB 2.0
High-Speed True HD Audio driver. Otherwise, driver installation error may occur.
Before installing/Uninstalling, you should close all audio programs to avoid the driver
installation failure.
Please make sure your USB 2.0 High-Speed True HD Audio hardware device
is plugged-in and then double click the setup.exe file.
Installation
Start Driver installation, you can see a welcome window. Press “Next”
button and follow the instruction of the popped windows until the end.
Allow Computer restart to activate the driver.
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Un-Installation
 Close all audio programs. Double click the “Programs/Uninstall a program”
item from Windows Control Panel.
Win7 or above
Vista
 Select “Xear Audio Center”item, then click the “Uninstall” button.
For Win10/ Win8/Win7/Vista. Follow the instructions of the popped windows until
the uninstallation finishes. Restart your computer to completely remove
driver.
For Windows XP
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Xear Audio Center Introduction
Open USB Audio Device Software CPL
After the driver is installed and the system is rebooted, you will find the USB
Advanced Audio Device CPL (Xear Audio Center) icon on the system tray bar.
 Double-clicking on the icon to open CPL software.
Win10/Win8/Win7/Vista Tray Icon XP Tray Icon
 The first time Xear Audio Center is opened, you can see a message as
shown below. You can get the information about how to use Xear Audio
Center.
If you don’t want to see this window next time, check the “Don’t show
this message again”option.
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The “Xear Audio Center”will appear as the below diagram.
If the tray icon does not appear in your system tray, please go to the
Windows control panel and double click the “Xear Audio Center” CPL icon to
open it.
For Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista
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For XP
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 How to make CPL icon visible in the system tray?
1. Open Xear Audio Center
2. Click on the “setting” button to open the setting window.
3. Check “Show System Tray Icon”. The Xear Audio center icon will be shown
in the system tray.
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Xear Audio Center Function Introduction
You can control the USB Audio device configuration as shown in the
diagram below.
Select a Default Device
Before the Audio device playback or recording operation starting, it
needs to select a device as the default device. Windows OS will assign
the system resource to the default device.
 Set Default Output Device (Speaker)
Click mouse left button on the check box ( ) of the
speaker device icon to set the default device is “Speakers”.
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 Set Default Input Device (Mic)
Check on the check box ( )to set the default
device in “Mic”.
 Function Behavior
Only one audio output device (Speaker or SPDIF-Out)
can be set as the default audio output device.
There is only one audio Input device (Mic-in, Line-in,
SPDIF-In or Stereo Mix) can be set as the default
audio input device.
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Master Volume / Mute & Un-Mute
 Volume Adjusting
You can increase or decrease the volume of all output device
(Speaker, Headphone and SPDIF-Out etc.) by this master volume
bar ( ).
 Mute/ Un-Mute the volume
You can mute/un-mute volume of default output device by the
mute ( ) or Un-mute button ( ).
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Xear 3D EX
 Function Introduction
C-Media Xear3D EX technology provides a complete and fully
backward compatible 3D audio interface for Windows 10, Windows 8,
Windows 7 and Vista.
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Xear Pro (ASIO)
 Function Introduction
Xear Pro (ASIO) providing a low-latency and high fidelity
interface between a software application and a computer's
sound card. (Recommend player: Foobar2000).
Face-Lift CPL supports launch ASIO 2.2 control panel.
(ASIO is abbreviated from “Audio Stream Input Output”; Audio Stream Input /Output (ASIO)
are acomputer sound card driver protocol for digital audio specified by Steinberg.)
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Function Pop Menu
Xear Audio Center provides several sound effects. Each output/input
device comes with a pop menu and you can enter into the sound effect
page to enjoy your music, movies and gaming.
How to open the pop menu:
I. Double click left mouse button on the Device Icon.
II. One click right mouse button on the Device Icon.
Device Icon
Pop Menu
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Function Page Area
When you click one of the function items in a pop menu, a function page
as below will be shown as below.
Choose the Equalizer Page
Pop up the Equalizer Function Page
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