Asus Strix Raid DLX Manuel utilisateur

STRIX Sound Card Series

Strix Raid DLX

Strix Raid PRO

Strix Soar

User Manual

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E9967

First Edition

April 2015

ASUS STRIX Sound Card Series User Manual

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Contents

1. Introduction ..................................................................................... 4

1.1 Package contents ............................................................. 4

1.2 System requirements ......................................................... 4

1.3 General Specication......................................................... 5

2. Hardware overview ......................................................................... 8

Control Box ....................................................................................... 9

3. Driver Installation.......................................................................... 11

3.1 Installing the driver........................................................... 11

3.2 Uninstalling or reinstalling the driver ................................ 12

4. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals ....................................... 13

4.1 Connecting to Strix Control Box

(Strix Raid DLX/PRO only) ............................................. 13

4.2 Connecting to TOSLINK and COAXIAL SPDIF

input connection............................................................... 15

4.3 Connecting Microphone/ Line In ...................................... 16

4.4 Connecting stereo headphones ...................................... 17

4.5 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems ............................ 18

5. Software Utilities........................................................................... 22

5.1 Sonic Studio overview...................................................... 22

5.2 Sonic Radar overview ...................................................... 23

6. Troubleshooting............................................................................ 24

Notice ......................................................................................... 27

Trademarks..................................................................................... 27

License ......................................................................................... 27

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1. Introduction

1.1 Package contents

Check your ASUS STRIX sound card series package for the following items:

• 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)

1.2 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

• >256 MB 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

decoder, to enjoy the ultra-high delity sounds of the card

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1.3 General Specication

Items Description

Audio Performance

Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio

(A-Weighted)

124dB for Front channel of Line-out

124dB for Headphone-out with 600ohm load

Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio

(A-Weighted)

117dB

Output Total Harmonic Distortion +

Noise at 1kHz (-3dB)

0.0009% (-107dB) for Line-out

0.0009% (-107dB) for Headphone-out with 600ohm

load

Input Total Harmonic Distortion +

Noise at 1kHz (-3dB)

0.000316% (-110dB) for Line-in

Frequency Response

(-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz format)

< 10Hz to 48KHz

Output / Input Full-Scale Voltage 2 Vrms (5.65 Vp-p)

Bus Compatibility

PCI Express PCIe v1.0 or above bus compatible

Main Chipset

Audio Processor Cmedia USB 2.0 High-Denition 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

Resolution

44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit

Analog Recording Sample Rate

and Resolution

44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit

S/PDIF Digital Output 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit

ASIO 2.2 Driver Support 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit

* Individual spec for each card.

STRIX RAID DLX

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Items Description

I/O Ports

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

Items Description

Audio Performance

Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio

(A-Weighted):

116dB for Line out (Front)

110dB for Headphone-out@600ohm 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@600ohm

Input Total Harmonic Distortion +

Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) : 0.000316% (-110dB) for line-in

Frequency Response (-3dB,

24-bit/96kHz input ): <10Hz to 48kHz

Output/Input Full-Scale Voltage 2Vrms (5.65Vp-p)

Headphone Impedance Optimized for 16, 32~600Ω

Bus Compatibility

PCI PCIe v1.0 or above bus compatible

Main Chipset

Audio Processor Cmedia USB 2.0 High-Denition Sound Processor

(Max. 384KHz/24bit)

D-A Converter of Digital Sources: ESS SABRE9006A Premier 8 Channel Audio DAC

A-D Converter for Analog Inputs: Cirrus Logic CS5361*1 (114dB DNR, Max.

192KHz/24bit)

STRIX RAID PRO/SOAR

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Items Description

Sample Rate and Resolution

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

I/O 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)

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2. Hardware overview

No. Items Description

Microphone In port

Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm

port for voice input. Built-in high-quality Microphone

pre-amplier.

Line In port

Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players,

music synthesizers, and other line-level sound sources

to this 3.5mm port for audio recording or processing.

2. Headphone Out port Connect your headphone to this port.

Side+

S/PDIF Out

Mic/Line-in

Headphone

Front

Box Link

Rear

Center

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No. Items Description

3. Box link Connect Strix control box directly to this port.

4. Front Out port For 2-channel speaker systems, connects to the input

on the powered speakers.

5. Rear Out port Connects to the rear surround input on 4.1-channel

powered analog speakers.

6. Center Out port Connects to the center/subwoofer input on

4.1/5.1-channel powered analog speakers.

Side Out port Connects to the side surround input on 7.1-channel

powered analog speakers.

S/PDIF Out port

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.

Control Box

SpeakerHeadphone

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No. Items Description

8. Output Select /

Volume Control

Tab Tab to select output source between the

headphone and speaker.

Long

Press

Long press to set the selected output

source to mute.

Turn Turn the knob clockwise or anti-clockwise to

adjust volume level.

[Custom

Mode]:

Tab

CUSTOM MODE (In conjunction with

STRIX RAID MODE)

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]:

Turn

CUSTOM MODE (In conjunction with

STRIX RAID MODE)

Turn the knob clockwise or anti-clockwise to

adjust intensity level of a selected effect.

9. LED Indicators LED indicator that displays intensity level of volume or

effects.

10. Output Source LED

Indicator

LED indicator that displays selected output device.

Note: When the device is mute, the LED turns red.

11. STRIX RAID Mode

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

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.

12. Headphone Output

Port

Connect your headphone to this port.

13. Microphone Input Port Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm

jack for voice input.

14. Kensington®Security

Slot

Insert kensington lock to lock the device.

15. Box link Connect Strix control box directly to this port.

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