Xonar U5 5.1-Channel USB Audio Card User Guide Copyright © 2014 ASUSTeK COMPUTE

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E9429 First Edition June 2014 3 ASUS Xonar U5 User Guide English Contents 1. Introduction...................................................................................... 4 1.1 Package contents .............................................................. 4 1.2 System requirements.......................................................... 4 1.3 General Specification. ......................................................... 5 2. Hardware. .......................................................................................... 7 3. Driver Installation. ............................................................................ 9 3.1 Installing the Xonar U5 Card Driver.................................... 9 3.2  Uninstalling or Reinstalling the Xonar U5 Card Driver........ 9 4. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals........................................ 10 4.1 Input connection . .............................................................. 10 4.2 Output connection. ............................................................ 13 5. Software Utilities............................................................................ 18 4 ASUS Xonar U5 User Guide English 1. Introduction 1.1 Package contents Check your ASUS Xonar™ U5 audio card package for the following items: • ASUS XonarTM U5 5.1-Channel USB Audio Card x1 • Driver CD x1 • S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x1 • Quick Start Guide x1 • Type B to A USB Cable x1 1.2 System requirements To ensure a successful installation of the Xonar U5 audio card, make sure that your computer meets the following requirements: •  IBM compatible PC with one USB1.1 (or higher) compatible port for the USB audio device • 32/64bit Microsoft® Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 • Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4GHz, AMD Athlon 1400 CPU, or faster CPU • 256MB system memory • 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 5 ASUS Xonar U5 User Guide English 1.3 General Specification Items Description Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) Up to 104dB Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) Up to 94dB Output Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) Up to 0.005% (-86dB) Input Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) Up to 0.005% (-86dB) Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input) < 10Hz to 44kHz Output / Input Full-Scale Voltage 1 Vrms (2.828 Vp-p) for rear output (Speaker) 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 6631A High-Performance Sound Processor (Max. 192kHz / 24bit) D-A Converter of Digital Sources Cmedia CM9882A x1 (108dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit) A-D Converter for Analog Inputs Cmedia CM9882A x1 (104dB SNR, Max. 192kHz/24bit) Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution 44.1k/48k/88.2k//96k/192kHz @ 16/24bit Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution 44.1k/48k/88.2k//96k/192kHz @ 16/24bit S/PDIF Digital Output 44.1k/48k/88.2k//96k/192kHz @ 16/24bit ASIO 2.0 Driver Support 44.1k/48k/88.2k//96k/192kHz @ 16/24bit (continued on the next page) 6 ASUS Xonar U5 User Guide English Items Description I/O Ports Analog Output Jack 3.50mm mini jack x3 for surround (Front/Center-Subwoofer/Rear-out) 3.50mm mini jack x1 (Headphone out) Analog Input Jack 3.50mm mini jack x1 (Shared by Line-In / Mic-In) Button Output volume / Output selection / Microphone Volume) Digital S/PDIF Output High-bandwidth coaxial / optical port supports 192kHz/24bit Driver Features As SW specifications Version 1.01 7 ASUS Xonar U5 User Guide English 2. Hardware Xonar U5 Audio Card 3 2 1 Front 6 5 4 7 8 9 10 Top view Rear view Bottom view 11 8 ASUS Xonar U5 User Guide English No Item Description 1 Microphone Volume Control Press to increase or decrease microphone volume. 2 Output Selection Indicator LED indicator indicates different output selection (Headphone/Speaker/S/PDIF). 3 Output Selection/ Volume Control Rotate to adjust the playback volume. Press to select an output source. 4 Microphone In port Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm port for voice input. Built-in high-quality Microphone pre-amplifier. 5 Headphone Out port Connect your headphone to this port. 6 Front Out port For 2/4/5.1 channel speaker systems, connects to the front input on the powered speakers. 7 Center/Subwoofer Out port Connects to the center/subwoofer input on 5.1 powered analog speakers. 8 Rear Out port Connects to the rear/subwoofer input on 5.1 powered analog speakers. 9 S/PDIF Out port Coaxial digital output port. Connects 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. Connects to the surround channel input on 4/5.1 powered analog speakers. 10 USB Port Connects to your computer using a USB Type B-A lead. 11 USB Audio 1.0/2.0 switch Move this switch to toggle between USB Audio 2.0 and USB Audio 1.0 connection. Use USB Audio 1.0 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. • 5.1 speakers, Headphone, Mic In / Line-In, and SPDIF Out can only support sample rates of 44.1KHz/48KHz @16-bit. 9 ASUS Xonar U5 User Guide English 3. Driver Installation 3.1 Installing the Xonar U5 Card Driver After connecting the Xonar U5 audio card to your computer, you need to install the device driver that enables the Xonar U5 audio card to work with Windows operating system. The version and content of the support CD are subject to change without notice. To install the device driver: 1. Insert the ASUS Xonar U5 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 Computer on your desktop and double-click the optical drive icon. 3. Double-click setup.exe located on the optical drive. 4. Click Driver to start the installation. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Read, understand, and accept the END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT before continuing the installation. 6. 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 U5 Card Driver 3.2.1 Uninstalling the Xonar U5 Card Driver To uninstall the Xonar U5 card driver: 1. Click Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features. 2. Right-click the driver you want to remove, and then click Uninstall. 3. In the InstallShield Wizard dialog box, select Remove. 4. Restart your computer when prompted. 3.2.2 Reinstalling the Xonar U5 Card Driver To reinstall the Xonar U5 card driver: 1. Uninstall the existing software or driver. 2. Follow the installation process to reinstall the driver. 10 ASUS Xonar U5 User Guide English Front Desktop PC Laptop/Portable USB 4. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 4.1 Input connection 4.1.1 Connecting to a USB 2.0 port on your computer No Item Description 1 USB Port Connects to your computer using a USB Type B-A lead. 1 11 ASUS Xonar U5 User Guide English AVR Front S/PDIF 4.1.2 Connecting digital audio systems 1 No Item Description 1 S/PDIF Out port Connect an AVR (Audio/Video Receiver) to this S/PDIF output port. 12 ASUS Xonar U5 User Guide English Front OR MP3 Player CD Player Microphone 4.1.3  Connecting microphone / Line-In 1 No Item Description 1 Microphone In / Line In port 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 port for sound recording. 13 uploads/s3/ e9429-xonar-u5-guide.pdf

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