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User Manual
E11108
Revised Edition V2
November 2015
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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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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
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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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:
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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 version and content of the support CD are subject to change without
notice.
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1. USB Port Connects to your computer using a USB Type B-A
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4.1.3 Connecting microphone / Line-In
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Microphone In / Connect the microphones 3.5mm plug into this Mic-In
Line In port port for voice communication, recording, or karaoke.
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4.2.1 Connecting Stereo Headphones
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2. Front (L) Out port Connects to the front
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3. Center/Subwoofer Connect the Center/Bass-channel 3.5mm plug of your
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headphone
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4.2.3 Connecting analog speaker systems
Connecting 2 channel speakers
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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
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Connecting 4 channel speakers / power amplifier
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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
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4. Rear Surround Out Connects to the rear surround input port of 5.1 channel
port speakers.
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Connecting 7.1 channel speakers
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speakers.
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the front left input port of 7.1 channel
3. Side Surround Out Connects to the Left surround and Right surround input
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Out port channel speakers using the mini-jack cable.
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5. Xonar U7 Driver Guide
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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.
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(Mic In) Indicates the input default device.
3. Speaker Numbers Indicates the speaker numbers for Speaker device only.
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6 Audio Output effect Indicates the playback sound effect status.
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Abbreviation of Sound effect:
EQ: Equalizer 13
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VSS: 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter
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FB: Flex Bass II
KS: Xear 13
SingFX for key shifting
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AB: Xear Audio Brilliant
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In effect indicator Indicates the playback sound effect status.
Abbreviation of Sound effect:
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SF: Xear SingFX for microphone echo
SF: Xear SingFX for Magic Voice
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Switch to Profile Click to switch the status bar to the Profile panel.
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Panel button
Volume Adjustment Click to increase or decrease volume.
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9. Mute / Unmute Click to mute or unmute a device.
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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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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
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Click to lock the left / right channel to sync L/R channel.
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Function Introduction
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2. Speaker Test Click to test the speaker that you select.
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Channel Swap
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5.2.4 Headphone Settings
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Function Introduction
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This function allows you to configure gain settings based on you headphones
impedence.
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Low Gain 0dB for < 32 ohms
1. Medium Gain
High Gain
6dB for 32 ~ 64 ohms
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Function Introduction
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1. Sample Rate button 44.1 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 44.1K
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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
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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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Function Introduction
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Click to enable / disable EQ.
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2 EQ band controller 7
Change the gain setting for each band (30/ 60/ 120/ 250/
500/ 1K/ 2K/ 4K/ 8K/ 16K).
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the input field and then click save to add your new setting.
New setting will appear in the Manual Mode List. Click 99
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Function Introduction
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This function provides 28 special environment emulations for different sound
reflections and revweberation.
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Click on the check box to enable / disable Environment
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Click on an Environment Effect button or drop the
dropdown list to choose an Environment Effect.
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Change the Room Size icon to simulate a larger or smaller
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the location of virtual speakers / virtual listener to
default.
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6. Manual Shifting Use the pointer to click and drag to move the location of
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7. Manually Rotation Use mouse to rotate the virtual speakers on the screen13
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8. Auto Rotation The virtual speakers rotate clockwise or counterclockwise
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5.2.10 Xear SingFX
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Function Introduction
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Xear SingFX function provides two features for karaoke applications.
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Vocal Fading It provides the vocal removing function for any stereo music
content (eg. Mp3, WMA and CD). Use the slide bar to
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5.2.11 Xear Audio Brilliant (Windows XP only)
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Function Introduction
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Xear Audio Brilliant function restores the clarity and details of compressed audio to
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Xear Audio Brilliant Tick to enable or disable the Xear Audio Brilliant function. 7
enable/disable
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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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Function Introduction
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Xear Dynamic Base function increases the bass reproduction effect for small
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Xear Dynamic Base Tick to enable or disable the Xear Dynamic Base function.
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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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Function Introduction
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Xear Smart Volume function normalizes the musics sound volume automatically.
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1. Xear Voice Clarity Tick to enable or disable the Xear Voice Clarity function.
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Noise Suppression Click to select the level of background noise elimination. 10
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94. Reset button Click to reset to the factory default settings.
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1. Xear Surround Tick to enable or disable the Xear Surround Max function.
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Function Introduction
Click the device icon on the left side to open the pop-up menu.
Function Introduction
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5.3.2 Xear SingFX (Mic In only)
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Function Introduction
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5 1. Microphone Echo 8 Tick to enable or disable the Microphone Echo function. 7
enable / disable
Drag the slide bar below to adjust the echo level.
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62. Magic Voice mode
enable / disable
Tick to enable or disable the Magic Voice mode. Select an
icon below to apply the magic voice mode (monster, carton,
option male and female).
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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.
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.
(1) Select the Speakers device and then click the properties button.
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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.
(3)
Language Select: Change the UI language.
(4)
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.
(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.
(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.
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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.