STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual - CD
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1. Description Items Connects to the front input ports of 4 1 speaker l Front Out 2 Rear Output Port Connects to the rear surround input port of 4 1 channel speaker ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 4 5 3 Connecting 5 1 Channel Speakers 5 1 Channel Headphone S PDIF Out N o Items Description 1 Front Out Connects to the front input ports of 5 1 speaker trigeltielia eames Connects to the left surround and right surround input ports of 5 1 speaker 2 3 icli Connects to the Center and subwoofer input ports of 5 1 speaker 20 ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 4 5 4 No 1 2 3 Connecting 7 1 Channel Speakers Side S PDIF Out Description Front Out Connects to the front input ports of 5 1 speaker ports of 7 1 speaker TCE eile Yam Connects to the Center Subwoofer input port of the 7 1 SIE ERSTER Connects to the left surround and right surround input speakers with the mini jack cable Rear Output Port Connects to the rear surround input of 7 1 speaker ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 21 5 Software Utilities 5 1 Sonic Studio overview Sonic Studio comes with advanced sound algorithms and virtual surround effects to enhance your gaming and entertainment experience Audio Enhancement Tuning For more details about using Sonic Studio please refer to the Sonic Studio2. License Dolby Master Studio driver is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories DTS Connect driver is manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc Copyright Copyright ASUSTek Computer Inc AEEE Y netmeligine Uygundur C FC x ni ASUS WARRANTY UPDATE a Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded From 1 January 2012 updated warranties under the Australian Consumer Law You are entitled to a apply to all ASUS products consistent Teplacement or refund for a major failure and compensation CA Wine Aa Orhans Ka for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the For the latest product warranty details goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not please visit http support asus com amount to a major failure D33005 ance please call ASUS Customer Service 1300 278788 http support asus com CAN ICE 3 B NMB 3 B ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 27
3. After you finish the uninstallation of the software please follow the installation process again to reinstall the same or updated software 12 ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 4 1 1 Connecting Speakers and Peripherals Connecting to Strix Control Box Strix Raid DLX PRO only Connecting Strix Control Box Strix Raid DLX PRO only Q ide S PDIF Out Items Description Box link Connect Strix control box directly to this Box link port Microphone Input Connect Strix control box directly to the microphone Port input port EECCA Tig Connect Strix control box directly to the headphone Port output port ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 13 4 1 2 Connecting Strix Control Box with external microphone and headphone Strix Raid DLX PRO only Description Microphone Input Connect your external PC microphone to this 3 5mm jack for voice input Headphone oMr Mia Connect your headphones to this port ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 4 2 Connecting to TOSLINK and COAXIAL SPDIF input connection a E 3 5 x D a aol gt 3 g Q E 5 2 S PDIF Fal 3 a D oO F 2 z Side S PDIF Out Items Description S PDIF Output Side Connects to CD DVD player or some PC NB with EZ Out port SPDIF output to digital input ASUS STRIX Sound Car
4. and Sonic Radar manual 22 ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 5 2 Sonic Radar overview Sonic Radar is a visualization overlay of audio elements that can be easily selected combined and re focused for gaming This helps gamers to visually see threats which are heard but are not immediately visible Gamers can also customize the appropriate level of sensitivity and graphics settings to meet his her needs for different gaming scenarios For more details about using Sonic Radar please refer to the Sonic Studio and Sonic Radar manual ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 23 6 Troubleshooting 1 I cannot install the audio card driver in my PC Please make sure that you have properly plugged the audio card in the PCI Express slot on your motherboard Check that the Windows hardware device manager has discovered a multimedia audio device If no device is found please try scanning for new hardware Please try soft reboot restart your Windows Remove the card plug it into another PCI Express slot and try again 2 I couldn t find the STRIX Sound Card Series Audio Center Please make sure you have installed the driver Find the STRIX Sound Card Series Audio Center icon in the system tray on the bottom right hand corner of the screen Double click the icon to open the STRIX Sound Card Series Audio Center utility If the icon could not be found in the system tray go to the Windows Control Panel and double
5. click the STRIX Sound Card Series Audio Center icon to make it visible in the system tray again After the driver installation is complete it s recommended that you reboot your computer to complete the setup If the icon still doesn t appear please try installing the driver package again ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 3 I can t hear any sound from my analog speakers STRIX sound card series PCI Express audio card needs the power cable to supply addition power in addition to the basic PCI Express bus power Please double check you have plugged the small 4 pin power plug onto STRIX sound card series power connector If you did not plug the internal power STRIX Sound Card Series Audio Center will remind you a warning message and won t allow your operation when you double click STRIX Sound Card Series Audio Center icon in the system tray Please ensure that you have connected speakers properly and have powered on your speakers Please ensure that the device master volume or the software player has NOT been muted on the STRIX Sound Card Series Audio Center If you are using Dolby Digital Live encoder through the S PDIF output the analog output will be muted to get rid of the interference between your digital speaker system and analog speakers or headphones Please check if this is the case Please go to the sound and audio device of Windows Control Panel to check if the playback default device is set to STR
6. driver 1 Insert the ASUS STRIX sound card series support CD into your optical drive If Autorun is enabled the ASUS STRIX sound card series driver screen appears automatically Go to step 4 If Autorun is not enabled in your computer perform step 2 Click My Computer on your desktop and double click the optical drive icon 3 Double click the setup exe icon Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Read the END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT in the process and make sure that you understand and accept it before continuing the installation 5 When the installation finishes you may be prompted to restart your computer You can choose to restart the computer later if desired ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 11 3 2 Uninstalling or reinstalling the driver 3 2 1 Uninstalling the STRIX sound card series driver To uninstall the STRIX sound card series driver Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel Double click the Add Remove Programs icon Click the Change or Remove Programs button Select the program that you want to remove and then click Add Remove or Change Remove button In the InstallShield Wizard dialog box select Remove 6 Restart your computer when prompted Pop ol 3 2 2 Reinstalling the STRIX sound card series driver To reinstall the STRIX sound card series driver 1 Before you reinstall any software it s recommended to uninstall the existing software first 2
7. AU AH HAHN Toy STRIX Sound Card Series Strix Raid DLX Strix Raid PRO Strix Soar User Manual E9967 First Edition April 2015 Copyright 2015 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE F
8. CM output for S PDIF the sound card will always deliver 2 channel PCM data through the S PDIF output port For attaining 5 1 channel surround sounds you can select DDO which will allow the STRIX sound card series to deliver 5 1 surround sound for DVD movies and even stereo music ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual Notice The content furnished in this document is ASUS audio product knowledge for customers reference However ASUS assumes no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information The information included is subject to change without notice This publication supersedes and replaces all information supplied previously No part of this manual can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means for any purpose without the permission of ASUSTek Computer Inc Trademarks and ASUS logo are trademarks of ASUSTek Computer Inc Dolby and Dolby Digital Live Dolby Pro Logic IIx Dolby Virtual Speaker Dolby Headphone are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS and DTS CONNECT DTS Interactive DTS Neo PC are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc EAX and A3D are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd Microsoft DirectSound3D Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated ASIO is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
9. IX Sound Card Series Audio Device instead of other onboard AC97 or HDA codec device If it s not please set it to STRIX Sound Card Series Audio Device and restart your applications Please try restart your Windows I can t hear any sound from the S PDIF output Please ensure that you have enabled S PDIF output in the Audio Center GUI Main page Please ensure that you are connecting the correct S PDIF output jack on the card to the decoder s AV receiver S PDIF input jack You may need to select the correct input and mode of your decoder or AV receiver For Dolby Digital or DTS output you may have to double check that the AV receiver is in that decoding mode If you are using 192KHz PCM output please make sure your decoder can support 192KHz decoding Try changing it to 44 1K or 48KHz first ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 25 26 5 I can t hear audio input Mic Line in AUX etc from my speakers Please select the correct input as the recording source If you are using Windows Vista Win 7 please also go to system audio control panel to see the current default recording input device is right Please remember to turn on the digital monitoring button for that recording source 6 Will PCM sound output through S PDIF be just 2 channels even with different analog output channels The S PDIF protocol specification IEC 60958 can only carry 2 channel PCM data or non PCM AC3 DTS data So when a user selects P
10. Individual spec for each card Continued on next page ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 5 1 0 Ports Description Analog Output Jack 3 5mm jack 1 8 Analog out for all channel 3 5mm jack 1 8 Headphone out Analog Input Jack 3 5mm jack 1 8 Line In Mic In combo Digital S PDIF Output High bandwidth Optical connector supports 192KHz 24bit Side Surround combo Driver Features Operation System STRIX RAID PRO SOAR Audio Performance Windows 8 1 8 7 32 64 bit Description Output Signal to Noise Ratio A Weighted 116dB for Line out Front 110dB for Headphone out 6000hm loading Input Signal to Noise Ratio A Weighted 110dB for line in Output Total Harmonic Distortion Noise at 1kHz A Weighted 0 001 100dB for Line out 0 003 90dB for headphone out 6000hm loading Input Total Harmonic Distortion Noise at 1kHz A Weighted 0 000316 110dB for line in Frequency Response 3dB 24 bit 96kHz input lt 10Hz to 48kHz Output Input Full Scale Voltage 2Vrms 5 65Vp p Headphone Impedance Optimized for 16 32 6000 Bus Compatibility PCI PCle v1 0 or above bus compatible Main Chipset Audio Processor Cmedia USB 2 0 High Definition Sound Processor Max 384KHz 24bit D A Converter of Digital Sources ESS SABRE9006A Premier 8 Channel Audio DAC A D Con
11. URNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Contents 1 INntroAUCHiON ssccsscesttsecsteassssscetesisscndscnctssnatedsacsadnacesesscaisansosasssnansensuasee 4 1 1 Package icontents 2 een 4 1 2 System requirements nsnnnnennnnnnenennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 4 1 3 General Specification nnnenennnnnnnnnnnenn 5 2 Hardware Overview s ssssssussssusunsunununnunnnnununnunnnnunnnnununnunnnnnnnnannnnnnnn 8 Control BOX u nee a aula vowel 9 3 Driver Installation s sssssessssssenunnenununnununnunununnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnunnennnne 11 3 1 Installingithe driver isisisi ioaitera riea 11 3 2 Uninstalling or reinstalling the driver 12 4 Connecting Speakers and Peripherals uunsnssensennnnnnennnnnnn 13 4 1 Connecting to Strix Control Box Strix Raid DLX PRO only neeseeesennnneennennnnnennenennnn 13 4 2 Connecting to TOSLINK and COAXIAL SPDIF InBUL CONNECION 4 15 4 3 Connecting Microphone Line In 16 4 4 Connectin
12. cription Box link Connect Strix control box directly to this port For 2 channel speaker systems connects to the input Fronto upori on the powered speakers Connects to the rear surround input on 4 1 channel Teer Ori por powered analog speakers Connects to the center subwoofer input on center Outport 4 1 5 1 channel powered analog speakers Connects to the side surround input on 7 1 channel Stb Ou pei powered analog speakers Optical digital output jack Connects to external digital decoder or digital speaker systems Home Theater systems AV receivers for outputting digital audio including PCM Dolby Digital DTS WMA Pro etc Connects to the surround channel input on 4 1 5 1 7 1 channel powered analog speakers S PDIF Out port Control Box ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 9 Description Tab to select output source between the headphone and speaker Long press to set the selected output source to mute Turn the knob clockwise or anti clockwise to adjust volume level CUSTOM MODE In conjunction with STRIX RAID MODE Output Select Volume Control Tab the knob to turn on off a selected effect Note This control knob is used in conjunction with the Strix RAID key When Strix RAID Mode is selected this goes into a custom mode CUSTOM MODE In conjunction with STRIX RAID MODE Turn the knob clockwise or anti clockwise to adjust intensity level of a selected effec
13. d Series User Manual 15 4 3 Connecting Microphone Line In 2 ES Items Microphone Input Line In Port S 8 Er 3 3 w 3 5 5 7 3 gt Side S PDIF Out Description Connect the microphone s 3 5mm plug into this Mic In port for voice communication recording or karaoke Connect the 3 5mm plug of the CD MP3 Player or any other Line level analog audio sources into this Line In jack for sound recording ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 4 4 Connecting stereo headphones 4 4 1 Connecting Stereo Headphones S PDIF Out No Items Description Front Out The Headphone Out Port has a built in high quality amplifier to drive headphones Please connect your stereo headphones directly to this jack ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 17 4 5 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 4 5 1 Connecting 2 channel speakers D S PDIF Out No Items Description 1 Front Out Connects to the front input ports of the 2 channel speakers with the mini jack cable 18 ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 4 5 2 Connecting 4 Channel Speakers Power Amplifier SS g E A a 5 Amplifier z a 3 3 3 ei 3 a D a 3 5 X 5 g S PDIF Out
14. g stereo headphone s s s 17 4 5 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems nnneee 18 5 Software Utilities eins 22 5 1 SONIC Studio overview nnenenenenenenen 22 5 2 Sonic Radar overview nnnnennnennenenen 23 6 Troubleshooting uuesseenenennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannn 24 NOTICE cisisesiccrcrarssinvisriseustenrtgadnacindt aetietearavivcarivan teins 27 Trademarks nes mare 27 LICENSE 2 eek 27 Bopyrighti naseneneen sehen el 27 ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 3 1 1 1 Introduction Package contents Check your ASUS STRIX sound card series package for the following items 1 2 STRIX sound card series 7 1 Channel sound card Driver CD S PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x 1 Quick Start Guide Box link cable Strix Raid DLX Strix Raid Pro only Strix control box Strix Raid DLX Strix Raid Pro only System requirements To ensure a successful installation of the ASUS Strix sound card series your computer must meet the following requirements One PCI Express 1 0 or higher compatible slot for the audio card One available 6 pin peripheral power cable connector from PC s power supply unit Microsoft Windows 8 1 8 7 32 64bit Intel Pentium 4 1 4GHz or AMD Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU gt 256 MB DRAM system memory gt 60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive for software installation High quality headphones powe
15. red analog speakers or a Dolby Digital decoder to enjoy the ultra high fidelity sounds of the card ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 1 3 General Specification STRIX RAID DLX Description Audio Performance Output Signal to Noise Ratio 124dB for Front channel of Line out A Weighted F 124dB for Headphone out with 6000hm load Input Signal to Noise Ratio 117dB A Weighted Output Total Harmonic Distortion 0 0009 107dB for Line out Noise at 1kHz 3dB oise at KHZ 30B 0 0009 107dB for Headphone out with 6000hm load Input Total Harmonic Distortion 0 000316 110dB for Line in Noise at 1kHz 3dB Frequency Response lt 10Hz to 48KHz 3dB 24 bit 96kHz format Output Input Full Scale Voltage 2 Vrms 5 65 Vp p Bus Compatibility PCI Express PCle v1 0 or above bus compatible Main Chipset Audio Processor Cmedia USB 2 0 High Definition Sound Processor Max 384KHz 24bit D A Converter of Digital Sources ESS SABRE9016 Premier 8 Channel Audio DAC A D Converter for Analog Inputs Cirrus Logic CS5381 1 114dB DNR Max 192kHz 24bit Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Playback Sample Rate and 44 1K 48K 88 2K 96K 176 4K 192KHz 16 24bit Resolution Analog Recording Sample Rate 44 1K 48K 88 2K 96K 176 4K 192KHz 16 24bit and Resolution S PDIF Digital Output 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit ASIO 2 2 Driver Support 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit
16. t LED indicator that displays intensity level of volume or LED Indicators effects LED indicator that displays selected output device Indicator Note When the device is mute the LED turns red This is a programmable key that can customize and lock a special effect from the Sonic Studio so that you can control and adjust effects spontaneously in game Press on off to enable disable Custom Mode The LED turns orange to indicate that the Custom Mode is STRIX RAID Mode enabled To set up this key please go to the Sonic Studio and select an effect to lock the Strix RAID Mode Now you can use the knob to enable disable an effect as well as adjust the intensity level of the effect Headphone Output Connect your headphone to this port Port Connect your external PC microphone to this 3 5mm Microphone InputPort jack for voice input KEHETT CLIENT Insert kensington lock to lock the device Connect Strix control box directly to this port 10 ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 3 Driver Installation 3 1 Installing the driver After installing the STRIX sound card series on your computer you need to install the device driver that enables the STRIX sound card series to work with Windows operating system ff e The driver is only needed when you connect ASUS STRIX sound card series with PC NB e The version and contents of the support CD are subject to change without notice To install the device
17. verter for Analog Inputs Cirrus Logic CS5361 1 114dB DNR Max 192KHz 24bit Continued on next page ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual Sample Rate and Resolution Description Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution 44 1K 48K 88 2 96 176 4 192KHz 16 24bit for all channels Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution 44 1K 48K 88 2 96 176 4 192KHz 16 24bit for all channels S PDIF Digital Output 44 1K 48K 96 192KHz 16 24bit ASIO 2 2 Driver Support 44 1K 48K 96 192KHz 16 24bit VO Ports Analog Output Jack 3 5 mm jack 1 8 Analog out for All channel 3 5 mm jack 1 8 Headphone out Analog Input Jack 3 5 mm jack 1 8 Line In Mic In combo Digital S PDIF Output High bandwidth Optical Connector supports 192KHz 24bit Side Surround combo Driver Features Operation System Windows8 1 8 7 32 64bit ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual 2 Hardware overview S PDIF Out Items Description Connect your external PC microphone to this 3 5mm Microphone In port port for voice input Built in high quality Microphone pre amplifier Connect analog devices like MP3 players CD players Line In port music synthesizers and other line level sound sources to this 3 5mm port for audio recording or processing Headphone Out port Connect your headphone to this port ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual No Items Des
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