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Xonar U7

7.1 USB Soundcard & Headphone


Amplifier

User Manual
E11108
Revised Edition V2
November 2015

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Table of Content

English
1. Introduction...................................................................................... 4
1.1 Package contents .............................................................. 4
1.2 System requirements.......................................................... 4
1.3 General Specification.......................................................... 5
2. Hardware........................................................................................... 7
Xonar U7 Audio Card......................................................................... 7
Top view ............................................................................................ 7
Rear view........................................................................................... 7
Bottom view........................................................................................ 7
3. Driver Installation............................................................................. 9
3.1 Installing the Xonar U7 Card Driver.................................... 9
3.2 Uninstalling or Reinstalling the Xonar U7 Card Driver........ 9
4. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals........................................ 10
4.1 Input connection ............................................................... 10
4.2 Output connection............................................................. 13
5. Xonar U7 Driver Guide................................................................... 19
5.1 Introduction to the Xonar U7 Audio Center GUI................ 19
5.2 Input Device Function Introduction................................... 21
5.3 Mic-In, Line In Device Function Introduction..................... 37
5.4 Information Page Introduction........................................... 40
5.5 Tray Icon Function Introduction........................................ 40
6. Troubleshooting............................................................................. 42

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1. Introduction
English

1.1 Package 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

1.2 System 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 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 / XP (32/64bit)
Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz or AMD Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU
More than 256MB system memory
More than 60MB 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 cards high fidelity

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1.3 General Specification

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Items Description
Audio Performance
Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A- up to 114dB
Weighted)
Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A- 110dB
Weighted):
Output Total Harmonic Distortion + up to 0.0006% (104dB)
Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) :
Input Total Harmonic Distortion + up to 0.0001% (-100dB)
Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) :
Frequency Response (-3dB, 24- < 10Hz to 46KHz
bit/96kHz format):
Output / Input Full-Scale Voltage 1 Vrms (2.828 Vp-p) for line out
1.3 Vrms (3.677 Vp-p) for headphone out
1 Vrms (3.677 Vp-p) for line in
Bus Compatibility
USB audio class - USB audio class 2.0 for all functions
- USB audio class 1.0 for playback
Main Chipset
Audio Processor Cmedia 6632A High-Performance Sound Processor
(Max. 192KHz / 24bit)
D-A Converter of Digital Sources Cirrus CS4398* 1 (120dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit)
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
Analog Playback Sample Rate and 44.1K/48K/88.2K//96K/172.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit
Resolution
Analog Recording Sample Rate 44.1K/48K/88.2K//96K/172.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit
and Resolution
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
English

I/O Ports
Analog Output Jack RCA (phone) jack * 2 (Front left / Front right)
3.50mm mini jack * 3 for surround
(Side/Center-Subwoofer/Rear-out)
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 S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter
Driver Features
Operating System Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 / XP (32/64bit)

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2. Hardware 1 22 3

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1 U7 Audio Card
Xonar
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Top view 1
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Rear view
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Bottom
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No. Items Description
1. Headphone Out port Connect your headphone to this port.
English

Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm


Microphone In port
port for voice input.
2. 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.
Microphone Volume Press to increase or decrease microphone volume.
3.
Control
Output Selection LED indicator indicates different output selection
4.
Indicator (Headphone/Speaker/S/PDIF).
Output Selection/ Rotate to adjust the playback volume. Press to select
5.
Volume Control an output source.
For 2/4/5.1/7.1 channel speaker systems, connects to
6. Front (R) Out port
the front right input on the powered speakers.
For 2/4/5.1/7.1 channel speaker systems, connects to
7. Front (L) Out port
the front left input on the powered speakers.
Side Surround Out Connects to the surround channel input on 7.1 powered
8.
port analog speakers.
Center/Subwoofer Out Connects to the center/subwoofer input on 5.1/7.1
9.
port powered analog speakers.
Connects to the back surround input on 4/5.1/7.1
10. Rear Out port
powered analog speakers.
Coaxial digital output port. Connects to an external
digital decoder or digital speaker systems, Home
Theater systems, AV receivers for outputting digital
11. S/PDIF Out port audio including PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc. Connects
to the surround channel input on 4/5.1/7.1 powered
analog speakers. Through S/PDIF-Out it will deliver
stereo PCM and use DDL for 5.1 channel.
12. USB Port Connects to your computer using a USB Type B-A lead.
Move this switch to toggle between USB Audio 2.0
USB Audio 1.0/2.0 and USB Audio 1.0 connection. Use USB Audio 1.0
13.
switch for plug and play. Use USB Audio 2.0 on a mac (Apple
computer).

USB Audio 1.0/2.0 switch is located at the bottom side of the audio card. USB
Audio 1.0 connection has 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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3. Driver Installation

English
3.1 Installing the Xonar U7 Card Driver
After installing the Xonar U7 audio card on your computer, you need to install
the device driver that enables the Xonar U7 audio card to work with Windows
operating system.

The driver is required only when you connect the Xonar U7 to a PC or


notebook.

The version and content of the support CD are subject to change without
notice.

To install the device driver:


1. Insert the ASUS Xonar U7 support CD into your optical drive. If Autorun is
enabled, the ASUS Xonar Card Driver screen appears automatically. Go to
step 4. If Autorun is not enabled in your computer, perform step 2.
2. Click My Computer on your desktop and double-click the optical drive icon.
3. Double-click setup.exe located on the optical drive.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Read,
understand, and accept the END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT before
continuing the installation.
5. When the installation finishes, you may be prompted to restart your computer.
You can choose to restart the computer at a later time.

3.2 Uninstalling or Reinstalling the Xonar U7 Card


Driver
3.2.1 Uninstalling the Xonar U7 Card Driver
To uninstall the Xonar U7 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 the program that you want to remove and then click Add/Remove (or
Change/Remove) button.
5. In the InstallShield Wizard dialog box, select Remove.
6. Restart your computer when prompted.

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3.2.2 Reinstalling the Xonar U7 Card Driver
English

To reinstall the Xonar U7 card driver:

1. Uninstall the existing software or driver.


2. Follow the installation process to reinstall the driver.

4. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals


4.1 Input connection
4.1.1 Connecting to a USB 2.0 port on your computer

OR

PC NB

1
USB

3
No. Items Description
1. USB Port Connects to your computer using a USB Type B-A
lead. 4

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4.1.2 Connecting digital audio systems

English
AVR

S/PDIF

No. Items 3 Description


1. S/PDIF Output port Connect an AVR to this S/PDIF output port.

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4.1.3 Connecting microphone / Line-In
English

OR

2
HP Out Mic In/Line In

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No. Items Description
1.
5
Microphone In / Connect the microphones 3.5mm plug into this Mic-In
Line In port port for voice communication, recording, or karaoke.

6 Connect the 3.5mm plug of the CD/MP3 Player or any


other Line level analog audio sources into this Line-In
port for sound recording.
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4.2 Output connection
4.2.1 Connecting Stereo Headphones

English
1 HP Out Mic In/Line In

No. Items 4 Description


1. Headphone Out The Headphone Out port has a built-in high-quality
Port amplifier to drive headphones. Connect your stereo
5 headphones directly to this port.

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4.2.2 Connecting 5.1 channel headphones
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No. Items
8 9Description
1. Front (R) Out port 7
6 headphones using theright
Connects to the front input port of 5.1 channel
RCA cable.
10left input port of 5.1 channel
7 8headphones 9
2. Front (L) Out port Connects to the front
using the RCA cable.
3. Center/Subwoofer Connect the Center/Bass-channel 3.5mm plug of your
Out port 5.1 channel10
9 11 into this jack.
headphone
4. Rear Surround
8 Connects to the rear surround input port of your 5.1
Out port channel headphone.
9 10 11 12

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4.2.3 Connecting analog speaker systems
Connecting 2 channel speakers

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No. Items Description
1. 6
Front (R) Out port 7
Connects to the front right input port of 2 channel
speakers using the RCA cable.
2. Front (L) Out portConnects to the front left input port of 2 channel
8 using the RCA cable.
7 speakers

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Connecting 4 channel speakers / power amplifier
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OR
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Amplifier
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1 2 3

2 3 4
3 4 5

4 5 6

5 6 7
No. Items Description
1. 6 port7 Connects
Front (R) Out to8the front right input port of 4 channel
speakers.

7 8 speakers. 9
2. Front (L) Out port Connects to the front left input port of 4 channel

3. Rear Surround Out Connects to the rear surround input port of 4 channel
port
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speakers. 10

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Connecting 5.1 channel speakers

English
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1 2 3

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2 3 4 5

3 4 5 6

4 5 6 7

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No. Items Description
1.
6 7
Front (R) Out port 8 9
Connects to the front right input port of 5.1 channel
speakers.
Connects to the 10
2. Front (L) Out port
9 front left input port of 5.1 channel
7 8speakers.
3. Center/Subwoofer Connects to the Center and Subwoofer input ports of 5.1
Out port
8 10 11
9channel speakers.
4. Rear Surround Out Connects to the rear surround input port of 5.1 channel
port speakers.
9 10 11 12

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Connecting 7.1 channel speakers
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1 2 3

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3 4 5 6 7

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No. Items
8 9 10 Description
1. 6
Front (R) Out 7
port Connects to the front right input port of 7.1 channel
speakers.
2. Front (L) Out port 9 10 to11
Connects
7 8 speakers.
the front left input port of 7.1 channel

3. Side Surround Out Connects to the Left surround and Right surround input
port ports 11
9 10 of 7.1 12
channel speakers.
4.
8
Center/Subwoofer Connects to the Center/Subwoofer input port of 7.1
Out port channel speakers using the mini-jack cable.
9 10 11 12 the rear surround input port of 7.1 channel
Connects to13
5. Rear Surround Out
port speakers.

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5. Xonar U7 Driver Guide

English
5.1 Introduction to the Xonar U7 Audio Center GUI
After finishing the driver installation and rebooting your computer, you will find the
Xonar U7 Audio Centers icon in the system tray on the bottom right-hand corner of
the screen. Double click this icon to open the Xonar Audio Center utility.

If the icon could not be found in the system tray, go to the Windows Control
Panel and double click the Xonar U7 Audio Center icon.

5.1.1 Function Pop-up Menu


Xear Audio Center provides serveral sound effects. There is a pop menu for each
output / input device and you can enter the sound effect page to enjoy music,
movie and gaming.
To open the pop-up menu:

1. Double-click the left button of the mouse on the Device icon.


2. Left-click the mouse on the Device icon.

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5.1.2 Audio 2 3Panel
1 Status 4 5 6 77 8
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 88 9

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 99 10

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Items 7 8 9 10 11 12
4 Playback (Speaker Indicates the output default device. 11
No. Description
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1.
Out)
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2. Capture 7
(Mic In) Indicates the input default device.
3. Speaker Numbers Indicates the speaker numbers for Speaker device only.
Sample Rate 9 10
11 12 sources.
4.
7 8 Indicates the sample rate of playback
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6 Audio Output effect Indicates the playback sound effect status.
indicator
9 10 11 12
Abbreviation of Sound effect:
EQ: Equalizer 13
7 8 EM: Environment Effects
VSS: 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter

5. 9 10 11 12
FB: Flex Bass II
KS: Xear 13
SingFX for key shifting
8 VF: Xear SingFX for vocal fading
AB: Xear Audio Brilliant

9 10 11 12 DB: Xear Dynamic Bass


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SVN: Xear Smart Volume
VC: Xear Voice Clarity
SMX: Xear Surround Max

10 11 12 13
In effect indicator Indicates the playback sound effect status.
Abbreviation of Sound effect:
6.
SF: Xear SingFX for microphone echo
SF: Xear SingFX for Magic Voice
11 12 13
Switch to Profile Click to switch the status bar to the Profile panel.
7.
Panel button
Volume Adjustment Click to increase or decrease volume.
12
8. 13
bar
9. Mute / Unmute Click to mute or unmute a device.

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10. ASIO Click to launch the ASIO control panel.

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5.1.3 Profile Panel
This profile panel for sound effect contains a preset mode and a user-defined

English
mode.
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No. Items Description
1. Profile Mode Click to select the presets in profile mode.
2. Add Profile Adjust specific sound effects (EQ, EM etc) settings and
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click + to create a user-defined mode.
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3. Delete Profile Click to delete a user-defined mode.

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4. Switch Button Click to switch between the Profile panel and Audio Status
Panel.

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Input Device Function Introduction 88 7
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Click the device icon on the left side to open the pop-up menu.

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5.2.1 Dolby Home Theater (Windows 7 and above Only)
English

Function Introduction

The following items will be replaced by Dolby Home Theater V4 under


Windows 7 and above Operating System.
- 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter
- 10-Band Equalizer
Refer to Dolbys official manual for Dolby Home Theater V4 functions.

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5.2.2 Volume Control

English
Function Introduction 1

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The function allows you to control the volume of the Speaker. 4
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No. Items 4 5 Description
1. Volume Control bar 9
Master Adjust the volume level for all channels.
5
6
Front - Adjust the volume level for the front channel.
5
2. Left/ Right Channel
Lock 10 6
Click to lock the left / right channel to sync L/R channel.

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3. Mute / Un-mute
6
Click to mute or ummute all channels.
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4. dB Input Area Key in11a dB value in this field to set the volume level.
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5.2.3 Speaker Settings
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Function Introduction

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1
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2
5 2
3
6 3
4
7 you to set the speaker numbers (stereo, quadraphonic, 5.14
This function allows
surround, 7.1 surround). 5
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No. Items Description
1. Setting items Select an item to set.
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2. Speaker Test Click to test the speaker that you select.
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3. 10
LFE / Center
Channel Swap
When enabled, the function can swap the audio stream
between Center/LFE (Available for 5.1 and above). 7
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5.2.4 Headphone Settings

English
Function Introduction

2
This function allows you to configure gain settings based on you headphones
impedence.
3
No. Items Description
Low Gain 0dB for < 32 ohms
1. Medium Gain
High Gain
6dB for 32 ~ 64 ohms
12dB for > 64 hms
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5.2.5 Sample Rate
1
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Function Introduction
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This function allows you to set the sample rate for the Speaker.

No. Items 8 9
Description
1. Sample Rate button 44.1 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 44.1K
9 10
48 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 48K
88.2 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 88.2K
96 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 96K
176.4 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 176K
10 11
192 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 192K
2. Bit Depth button 16bit - set the playback bit depth to 16bit
24bit - set the playback bit depth to 24bit
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5.2.6 Equalizer (Windows XP only)

English
Function Introduction

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This 10-band EQ function allows you to adjust the EQ band manually and create
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customized preset items or click to select a preset EQ mode.

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No. Items Description
1 EQ enable / disable 6
Click to enable / disable EQ.
switch 10 77
2 EQ band controller 7
Change the gain setting for each band (30/ 60/ 120/ 250/
500/ 1K/ 2K/ 4K/ 8K/ 16K).
88
3 Manual mode 11 Change the gain setting for each band, key in a name in
8
the input field and then click save to add your new setting.
New setting will appear in the Manual Mode List. Click 99
12 trash to delete settings.
4 Preset mode 9
Select a preset mode for equalizer that is designed
accordingly. There are 12 preset modes such as Bass, 10
10
13 Treble, Live, Rock, Jazz, etc.
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5.2.7 Environment Effect
English

Function Introduction

1 3 1

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3 5 3

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This function provides 28 special environment emulations for different sound
reflections and revweberation.
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No. Items Description
1.
9
Environment Effect 7
Click on the check box to enable / disable Environment
7 enable/disable Effect.
switch
10 8
82. Environment Effect
mode
Click on an Environment Effect button or drop the
dropdown list to choose an Environment Effect.
3. Room Size 11 9
Change the Room Size icon to simulate a larger or smaller
9 space.

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5.2.8
2 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter1(Windows XP only)

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4 Introduction

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Function
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Description
12 8 Click on the check box to enable / disable 7.1 Virtual
91. 7.1 Virtual speaker
11 shifter enable/ Speaker to simulate the speaker direction and distance.8
8 disable switch9 10 11
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13 2. Virtual Speaker Each virtual speaker virtualizes one channel of the 7.1 9
129 Rb/C/W) 10 channel speakers
(L/R/Ls/Rs/Lb/
11 in the real world.12
11 3. Volume Control Each virtual speaker virtualizes one channel of the 7.110
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channel speakers in the real world.
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12 4. Volume indicator Indicate the volume of each channel.
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11 5. Reset
12 Reset 13
the location of virtual speakers / virtual listener to
default.
13 12
6. Manual Shifting Use the pointer to click and drag to move the location of
12 (Free Moving individual virtual speakers.
Mode) 13
7. Manually Rotation Use mouse to rotate the virtual speakers on the screen13
13 Mode manually.
8. Auto Rotation The virtual speakers rotate clockwise or counterclockwise
Mode slowly.

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5.2.9 Flex Bass II
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English

2
Function Introduction

1 2
3
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6 7 8 5
9 function allows you to increase / decrease the LFE strength. This function
This
would cut the low frequency band (50~250Hz) of 9 stereo music content (eg.
7
Mp3,WMA, CD Audio) 8 and transfer to subwoofer or each speaker. 6
10
8No. Items 9 10Description
7
11 1. Flex Bass II enable/ Click on this check box to enable / disable Flex Bass II.

92. disable switch


Bass Level 10
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The bass level range is from -12 to 12dB. 8
123. Speaker Size Small Speaker w/o bass
10 11 When the speaker size12 9
is set to small, you can hear the
sound resonance more obvious and reverberation from
13 subwoofer.
11 12 Larger Speaker w/o bass 13 10
When the speaker size is set to small, you can hear the
12 sound resonance more obvious and reverberation from
11
13 subwoofer.
4. Speaker Diagram You can also check the speaker size from this home
13 theater diagram.
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5 Cut Off Frequency The cut off range of low frequency is from 50Hz to 250Hz.

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5.2.10 Xear SingFX

English
Function Introduction

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2 5
3 6
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Xear SingFX function provides two features for karaoke applications.

5No. Items 8 Description


1. Key Shifting switch It provides the key change function. There are four steps to

62. 9shift up or down. Use the slide bar to change the key level.
Vocal Fading It provides the vocal removing function for any stereo music
content (eg. Mp3, WMA and CD). Use the slide bar to

7 10 change the vocal fading level.

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5.2.11 Xear Audio Brilliant (Windows XP only)
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Xear Audio Brilliant Tick to enable or disable the Xear Audio Brilliant function. 7
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72. Brilliant Level 10 Drag to increase or decrease the Brilliant Level.
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5.2.12 Xear Dynamic Base (Windows XP only)

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Base Level 10 Drag to increase or decrease the Brilliant Level.
Cut-off Frequency Drag to adjust the Cut-off Frequency.
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5.2.13 Xear Smart Volume (Windows XP only)
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61. Xear Smart Volume Tick to enable or disable the Xear Smart Volume function.
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2. Volume Level Drag to increase or decrease the Volumet Level.
3. Mode 10 Select Music mode or Speech mode.
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5.2.14 Xear Voice Clarity (Windows XP only)

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1. Xear Voice Clarity Tick to enable or disable the Xear Voice Clarity function.
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5.2.15 Xear Surround Max
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5.3 Mic-In, Line In Device Function Introduction

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Function Introduction

Click the device icon on the left side to open the pop-up menu.

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5.3.1 Sample Rate
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96 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 96K
192 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 192K
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16bit - set the playback bit depth to 16bit 8
24bit - set the playback bit depth to 24bit

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5.4 Information Page Introduction
This page lists the driver information and the technologies trademark logo. You
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can get both hardware/software details and legal information references here.

Click the Information button on the upper right corner of the user interface to
display the detailed information of the device.

5.5 Tray Icon Function Introduction


Open the CPL Tray Icon Function List by right-clicking the tray icon in the system
tray area.

1. Open: Click the Open item to restore the USB Audio Software CPL.
2. Volume Control: Click the Volume Control item to launch the Volume Mixer
of Windows OS, which allows you to control the volume of speakers and
other audio devices seperately.
3. Windows Media Player: Click the Windows Media Player item to launch
the Microsoft Windows Media Player.
4. Sound Recorder: Click the Sound Recorder item to open the Windows
Sound recorder.
5. Multimedia Properties: Launch the Multimedia Properties page of
Windows OS to select the working sample rate & bit rate.
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(2) Click the Advanced tab and click the dropdown list to open default
format support list as shown in the diagram below.

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(3) Follow the same step to change the sample rate & bit rate for
Microphone device.
6. Settings: Click setting to launch the Advanced Settings page as shown
below.

(1) 
Show System Tray Icon: Check Show System Tray Icon box to show
the Xear Audio center icon in the system tray.
(2) UI Transparent: Adjust the UI vision of transparent.
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Language Select: Change the UI language.
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Dont show start up message: Check the box to hide or show the start
up message.
7. Exit: Click Exit to exit the tray Icon from the system tray.

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6. Troubleshooting
1. I cannot install the audio card driver in my PC.
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(1). Ensure that you have switched the USB sound card to USB Audio 2.0 and
plugged it to the USB port.
(2). Make sure that the LEDs light up.
(3). Ensure that you have the latest driver version.
(4). Check that the Windwos hardware Device Manager has detected the device.
(5). Restart your computer.
(6). Try to plug the device into another USB port.

2. I cannot find the Xonar U7 Audio Center.


(1). Make sure you have installed the driver.
(2). Find the Xonar U7 Audio Center icon in the system tray on the right bottom of
the screen. Double click the icon to launch the Xonar U7 Audio Center utility.

(3). If you cannot find the icon in the system tray, go to the Windows Control
Panel and double click the Xonar U7 Audio Center icon to make it visible in
the system tray again.
(4). After the driver installation is complete, its recommended that you reboot
your computer to complete the setup. If the icon still doesnt appear, please
try installing the driver package again.

3. I cant hear any sound from my analog speakers


(1). Ensure that you have connected speakers properly and have powered on
your speakers.
(2). Ensure that the device master volume or the software player has NOT been
muted in the Xonar U7 Audio Center.
(3). Ensure that the output LED indicator matches the output source configured in
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(4). If you are using Dolby Digital Live encoder through the S/PDIF output, the

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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.
(5). Please go to the sound and audio device of Windows Control Panel to check
whether the playback default device is set to Xonar U7 Audio Device, instead
of other onboard AC97 or HDA codec device. If its not, please set it to Xonar
U7 Audio Device and restart your applications.
(6). Restart your computer.

4. I cant hear any sound from the S/PDIF output


(1). Ensure that you have enabled S/PDIF output in the Audio Center GUI (Main
page).
(2). Ensure that you have connected the correct S/PDIF output jack in the card to
the decoders (AV receiver) S/PDIF input jack.
(3). You may need to select the correct input and mode of your decoder or AV
receiver. For Dolby Digital or DTS output, double check that the AV receiver
is in that decoding mode.
(4). If you are using 192KHz PCM output, make sure that your decoder can
support 192KHz decoding. Try changing it to 44.1K or 48KHz first.

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