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Quick Start Guide

Xonar-DSX

7.1 PCIE Audio Card

Q9616 / Revised Edition v3/ August 2014

Package Contents

1. Read and keep these instructions for future reference.

2. Follow all instructions and take note of all warnings.

3. Do not use this apparatus near water or expose the device to moisture.

4. Clean machine surface with a cloth. Avoid using detergent or cleaning uid.

5. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

6. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including

ampliers) that produce heat.

7. The polarized or grounding-type plug is for user safety. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the

other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong is

provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not t into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement

of the outlet.

8. Protect the power cord from being stepped on or compressed particularly at the point where it exits from the

apparatus.

9. Only use attachments/accessories approved by the manufacturer.

10. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specied by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.

When using a cart, take care to avoid tipping over the load when moving the device.

11. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when not in use for a long period of time.

12. Refer all repairs to qualied service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has

been damaged in any way, such as when the power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has

been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or

moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

Safety Information

This package should contain the following:

• ASUS Xonar-DSX PCIE audio card x 1 • QuickStartGuidex1

• Low Prole Bracket x 1 • Support CD x 1

• S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x 1

System Requirements

Driver Installation

To ensure a successful installation of the the Xonar-DSX audio card, your computer must meet the following

requirements:

• OnePCIE1.0(orhigher)compatibleslotfortheaudiocard

• Microsoft

Windows

8.1(32bit/64bit) / 8 (32bit/64bit) / 7 (32bit/64bit)

• Intel

Pentium

41.4GHzorAMD

Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU

• 256MB(orabove)DRAMsystemmemory

• 60MBavailableHDDspacefordriverinstallationpackage

• CD-ROMdrive(orDVD-ROMdrive)forsoftwareinstallation

• High-qualityheadphones,poweredanalogspeakers,oraDolbyDigitalorDTSdecoder

After connecting the Xonar-DSX audio card to your computer, you need to install the device driver that enables the

Xonar-DSX audio card to work with Windows operating system.

NOTE:

Ensure that you have installed the audio card driver before installing the Xonar-DSX driver. Otherwise, driver

installation error may occur

To install the device driver:

After you have installed the Xonar-DSX card, turn on your computer. Windows

automatically detects the audio card

and searches for device drivers. When prompted for the drivers, click Cancel.

2. Insert the support CD into the optical drive. If Autorun is enabled on your system, the setup starts automatically.

If not, run setup.exe from your support CD.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to nish the installation.

NOTE:

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

Installing the Hardware

Hardware Features

SUOMI

1 Mikrofonintuloportti/Linjasisään-portti

2. Kuuloke-/Etulähtöportti

3. Sivu-surround-lähtöportti

4. Keski-/Subwoofer-lähtöportti

5. Taka-/tausta-surround-lähtöportti/S/PDIF-lähtöportti

6. Etupaneelinaudiopää

7. Aux-tulopää

8. S/PDIF-lähtöpää

9. PCIExpress-väylänkultainenliitin

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΆ

1 Θύρα εισόδου μικροφώνου/Θύρα γραμμής εισόδου

2. Θύρα ακουστικών/μπροστινή έξοδος

3. Θύρα πλευρικής εξόδου Surround

4. Θύρα εξόδου κεντρικού/υπογούφερ ηχείου

5. Θύρα οπίσθιας/πίσω εξόδου Surround/ Θύρα εξόδου S/

PDIF

6. Θύρα ήχου μπροστινής πλευράς

7. Θύρα εισόδου Aux

8. Θύρα εξόδου S/PDIF

9. Χρυσοί Δάκτυλοι Διαύλου Express PCI

MAGYAR

1 Mikrofon-csatlakozóport/Vonalszintűbemenetiport

2. Fejhallgató/Elsőkimenetiport

3. Oldalsótérhangszóró-kimenetiport

4. Középső/Mélysugárzókimenetiport

5. Hátsó/Hátsótérhangszóró-kimenetiport/S/PDIFkimeneti

port

6. Előlapihangcsatlakozó

7. AUXbemeneticsatlakozó

8. S/PDIFkimeneticsatlakozó

9. PCIexpresszbuszosGoldenFingers

Bahasa Indonesia

1 PortInputMikrofon/PortSaluranMasuk

2. PortOutputHeadphone/Depan

3. Port Output Surround Samping

4. Port Output Center/Subwoofer

5. Port Output Surround belakang/ Port Output S/PDIF

6. Headeraudiopaneldepan

7. HeaderInputAux

8. HeaderOutputS/PDIF

9. GoldenFingerBusPCIExpress

NORSK

1 Mikrofon-inngangsport/Linjeinn-port

2. Hodetelefon-/front-utgangsport

3. Side-surround-utgangsport

4. Senter/subwoofer-utgangsport

5. Bakre surround-utgangsport/ S/PDIF ut-port

6. Frontpanellydkontakt

7. Aux-inngangskontakt

8. S/PDIF ut-kontakt

9. GyldnengrepåPCIExpress-buss

POLSKI

1 Port wejścia mikrofonu/Conectori auriţi magistrală PCI

2. Port słuchawek/wyjścia na głośnik przedni

3. Port wyjścia Surround na głośnik boczny

4. Port wyjścia na głośnik centralny/Subwoofer

5. Port wyjścia Surround na głośnik tylny/ Port wyjścia S/

PDIF

6. Złączegłówkoweaudionapaneluprzednim

7. ZłączegłówkowewejściaAuxs

8. ZłączegłówkowewyjściaS/PDIF

9. Pozłacane złącze magistrali PCI Express

PORTUGUÊS

1 Porta de entrada de microfone/Porta de entrada de linha

2. Porta de saída frontal/auscultadores

3. Porta de saída Surround lateral

4. Porta de saída central/Subwoofer

5. Porta de saída traseira/Surround/ Porta de saída S/PDIF

6. Conectordeáudiodopainelfrontal

7. Conector de entrada Auxiliar

8. Conector de saída S/PDIF

9. Contactos dourados PCI Express

ROMÂNĂ

1 Port de intrare microfon/Port intrare linie

2. Port ieşire căşti/frontal

3. Port ieşire surround lateral

4. Port ieşire central/subwoofer

5 Port ieşire surround posterior/spate/ Port ieşire S/PDIF

6. Distribuitor audio panou frontal

7. Distribuitor intrare auxiliară

8. Distribuitor ieşire S/PDIF

9. Conectori auriţi magistrală PCI Express

SRPSKI

1 Port za ulaz mikrofona/Ulazni liijski port

2. Porta za slušalice/Izlazni napred

3. Izlazni port za zvučno okruženje sa strane

4. Izlazni port za centralni/bas zvučnik

5. Izlazni port za pozadi/zvučno okruženje pozadi/ S/PDIF

izlazni port

6. Distribuitor audio panou frontal

7. Pomoćni ulazni heder

8. Distribuitor ieşire S/PDIF

9. PCI ekspresni bas zlatni prsti

SLOVENŠČINA

1 Vhodnipriključekzamikrofon/Vhodnipriključekzazvok

2. Izhodni priključek za slušalke/sprednji zvočnik

3. Izhodni priključek za stranski prostorski zvočnik

4. Izhodni priključek za osrednji/nizkotonski zvočnik

5. Izhodni priključek za zadnji prostorski zvočnik/ S/PDIF Out

port

6. Priključek za zvok na sprednji plošči

7. Priključek za kabel Aux

8. Izhodni priključek S/PDIF

9. Pozlačeni priključek za vodilo PCI Express

ESPAÑOL

1 PuertoEntradademicrófono/Puertodeentradadelínea

2. Puerto de salida de auriculares/frontal

3. Puerto de salida envolvente lateral

4. Puerto de salida central/para amplicador de graves

5. Puerto de salida envolvente trasero/posterior/ Puerto de

salida S/PDIF

6. Base de conexiones de audio del panel frontal

7. Base de conexiones de entrada auxiliar

8. Conector de salida S/PDIF

9. ContactosPCIExpressBusGoldenFingers

SVENSKA

1 Mikrofonin-port/Ledningin-port

2. Hörlurs-/framsidansutport

3. Sidutgångsportförsurround

4. Center-/subwooferutgångsport

5. Bakre/baksidanssurroundutgångsport/S/PDIF-utgång

6. Frampanelens ljudrubrik

7. Extraingångskontakt

8. S/PDIF ut-kanal

9. PCI Express--buss med guldngrar

TÜRKÇE

1 MikrofonGirişbağlantınoktası/HatGirişbağlantınoktası

2. Kulaklık/ÖnÇıkışbağlantınoktası

3. YanÇevreleyenÇıkışbağlantınoktası

4. Merkez/DerinBasÇıkışbağlantınoktası

5. Arka/geriÇevreleyenÇıkışbağlantınoktası/S/PDIFÇıkış

bağlantınoktası

6. Önpanelsesbağlantısı

7. YardımcıGirişBağlantısı

8. S/PDIFÇıkışbağlantısı

9. PCIExpressVeriyoluAltın

УКРАЇНСЬКА

1 Порт входу мікрофона/ Порт лінійний вхід

2. Порт навушники / вихід на передні динаміки

3. Порт вихід на бічні динаміки

4. Порт вихід на центральний канал / сабвуфер

5. Порт вихід на тилові динаміки/ S/PDIF Out port

6. Аудіороз’єм на передній панелі

7. Роз’єм додатковий вхід

8. Роз’єм вихід S/PDIFr

9. Експрес-шина РСІ "Золоті пальці”

No. Item No. Item

1 MicrophoneInport/LineInport 6 Front panel audio header

2 Headphone/FrontOutport 7 AuxInputHeader

3 Side Surround Out port 8 S/PDIF Out header

4 Center/Subwoofer Out port 9 PCIExpressBusGoldenFinger

5 Rear/back Surround Out port / S/PDIF Out port

繁體中文

麥克風輸入連接埠 / 音源輸入連接埠

2. 耳機 / 前側音效輸出連接埠

3. 側面環繞音效輸出連接埠

4. 中央 / 重低音音效輸出連接埠

5. 後方環繞音效輸出連接埠 / S/PDIF 輸出連接埠

6. 前面板音效插座

7. Aux 輸入插孔

8. S/PDIF 輸出插孔

PCI Express 匯流排金手指

簡體中文

麥克風輸入接口 / 音源輸入接口

2. 耳機 / 前側音效輸出接口

3. 側面環繞音效輸出接口

4. 中央 / 重低音音效輸出接口

5. 後方環繞音效輸出接口 / S/PDIF 輸出接口

6. 前面板音頻插座

7. Aux 輸入插孔

8. S/PDIF 輸出插孔

PCI Express 總線金手指

FRANÇAIS

1 Prisemicrophone/Entréeaudio

2. Prise casque et sortie audio

3. SortieSurroundlatérale

4. Sortie centre et caisson de basses

5. Sortie arrière et Surround/ Sortie S/PDIF

6. Connecteur pour prises audio en façade de boîtier

7. Entréeauxiliaire

8. Connecteur S/PDIF

9. ConnecteursdorésPCIExpress

DEUTSCH

1 Mikrofoneingang/Line-In-Anschluss

2. Kopfhörer-/Front-Ausgang

3. Seitlicher Surround-Ausgang

4. Mittlerer/Subwoofer-Ausgang

5. Rückseitiger/hinterer Surround-Ausgang/ S/PDIF-

Ausgang

6. Frontpanel-Audiostiftleiste

7. AUX-Eingangsstiftleiste

8. S/PDIF-Ausgangsstiftleiste

9. PCIExpressBus-Goldkontakte

ITALIANO

1 Porta ingresso microfono / Line In

2 Porta uscita cue/altoparlanti frontali

3 Porta uscita altoparlanti laterali surround

4 Porta uscita altoparlante centrale/subwoofer

5 Porta uscita altoparlanti posteriori surround / Porta uscita

S/PDIF

6 Headerperilpannellofrontale

7 HeaderingressoAux

8. HeaderuscitaS/PDIF

9. Connettori dorati PCI Express

日本語

マイク / ライン入力ポート

2. ヘッドホン / フロント出力ポート

3 . サラウンドサイド出力ポート

4. センター / サブウーファー出力ポート

5. リア / サラウンドバック / S/PDIF 出力ポート

6. フロントパネルオーディオヘッダー

7. A u x 入力ヘッダー

8. S/PDIF 出力ヘッダー

9. PCI Express バス端子

РУССКИЙ

1 Разъем для микрофона/Аудиовход

2. Выход для наушников/передних колонок

3. Выход бокового канала

4 Выход центрального канала/сабвуфера

5. Выход на тыловые колонки/ S/PDIF-выход

6. Аудиоразъемы для передней панели

7. Аудиовход

8. S/PDIF-выход

9. Разъем PCI Express

한국어

마이크 입력 포트 / 라인 입력 포트

헤드폰 / 전면 출력 포트

측면 서라운드 출력 포트

중앙 / 서브우퍼 출력 포트

후면 / 후방 서라운드 출력 포트 /

S/PDIF

출력

포트

전면 패널 오디오 헤더

외부 입력 헤더

S/PDIF 출력 헤더

PCI Express 버스 골든 핑거

 /   .

   .

 /   .

 S/PDIF  /    .

    .

    .

 S/PDIF  .

БЪЛГАРСКИ

1 Вход за микрофон/ Line In порт

2. Слушалки/Изход отпред

3. Страничен изходен порт за съраунд звук

4. Изходен порт център/събуфер

5. Заден съраунд изход/ S/PDIF изход

6. Аудиоконектор на предния панел

7. Конектор на Aux вход

8. Конектор на S/PDIF изход

9. PCIекспреснашинаGoldenFingers

HRVATSKI

1 Ulazni priključak za mikrofon/ Linijski ulazni priključak

2. Priključak za slušalice/prednji izlaz

3. Priključak bočnog izlaza prostornog zvuka

4. Priključak izlaza srednjeg/bas zvučnika

5. Priključak stražnjeg/zadnjeg izlaza prostornog zvuka/ S/

PDIF izlazni priključak

6. Audio priključak na prednjoj ploči

7. Priključak za pomoćni ulaz (Aux)

8. Priključak S/PDIF izlaza

9. Pozlaćeni kontakti PCI Express sabirnice

ČEŠTINA

1 Portvstupumikrofonu/Portlinkovéhovstupu

2. Portvýstupuprosluchátka/předníreproduktory

3. Portvýstupupostranníhoprostorovéhozvuku

4. Portvýstupustředovéhoreproduktoru/subwooferu

5. Portvýstupuzadníhoprostorovéhozvuku/PortvýstupuS/

PDIF

6. Čelní panel zvuku

7. Čelní externí vstup

8. Čelní výstup S/PDIF

9. PCIsběrniceexpresníGoldenFingers

DANSK

1 Mikrofonstik/Indgangsstik

2. Hovedtelefonstik/Front-udgangsstik

3. Side-surround-udgangsstik

4. Midt/Subwoofer-udgangsstik

5. Bag-surround-udgangsstik/ S/PDIF-udgangsstik

6. Lydstikpåfrontpanel

7. Aux-indgangsstik

8. S/PDIF-udgangsstik

9. PCIEkspres-busGoldenFingers

NEDERLANDS

1 Microfooningang/Lijningang

2. Hoofdtelefoon-/voor-uitgang

3. Surround-uitgang zijkant

4. Midden/subwooferuitgang

5. Surround-uitgang achter/rug/ S/PDIF-uitgang

6. Audiokop voorpaneel

7. Aux-ingang kop

8. S/PDIF-uitgang kop

9. PCIExpress-busGoldenFingers

NOTE:

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 audio cards on your PC. (For BIOS setting or uninstallation of

other sound cards, refer to the user manuals of your motherboard and audio card.)

To install the Xonar-DSX 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-DSX audio card.

6. Carefully insert the audio card into the PCIE slot. Ensure the audio card sits properly in place.

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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Q9616 / Revised Edition v3/ August 2014 System Requirements ¨ Xonar-DSX 7.1 PCIE Audio Card To ensure a successful installation of the the Xonar-DSX audio card, your computer must meet the following requirements: No. Item No. Item • One PCIE 1.0 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card 1 Microphone In port / Line In port 6 Front panel audio header • Microsoft® Windows® 8.
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Connectivity Options Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) Connecting 2 channel speakers Connecting 7.1 channel speakers 2 Speakers Connecting line-in audio sources 7.1 Speakers CD Player Line In SPDIF Out No 1 No Item Description 1 Optical adapter Plug the optical TOSLINK adapter into the S/PDIF-Out combo connector. 2 Optical cable Connect your decoder’s S/PDIF-In port to the optical adapter with the TOSLINK optical cable.