STRIX Sound Card Series Strix Raid DLX Strix Raid PRO Strix Soar User Manual
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1. 2. English Contents Introduction...................................................................................... 4 1.1 Package contents .............................................................. 4 1.2 System requirements.......................................................... 4 1.3 General Specification.......................................................... 5 Hardware overview.......................................................................... 8 Control Box..................
English 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.
General Specification English 1.3 STRIX RAID DLX Items Description Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) 124dB for Front channel of Line-out Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) 117dB Output Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (-3dB) 0.0009% (-107dB) for Line-out 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.
English 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.
Description English Items 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.
2. Hardware overview English 1 Mic/Line-in 2 Headphone 3 Box Link 4 Front Rear 5 6 Center Side+ S/PDIF Out No. Items 8 Description Microphone In port Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm port for voice input. Built-in high-quality Microphone pre-amplifier. 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.
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.
Items English No. 8. Output Select / Volume Control Description 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.
Driver Installation 3.1 Installing the driver English 3. After installing the STRIX sound card series on your computer, you need to install the device driver that enables the STRIX sound card series to work with Windows® operating system. • The driver is only needed when you connect ASUS STRIX sound card series with PC/NB. • The version and contents of the support CD are subject to change without notice. To install the device driver: 1.
3.2 Uninstalling or reinstalling the driver English 3.2.1 Uninstalling the STRIX sound card series driver To uninstall the STRIX sound card series 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. 3.2.
Connecting Speakers and Peripherals English 4. 4.1 Connecting to Strix Control Box (Strix Raid DLX/ PRO only) 4.1.1 Connecting Strix Control Box (Strix Raid DLX/PRO only) 2 Mic/Line-in 3 Headphone 1 Box Link Front Rear Center Side+ S/PDIF Out No. Items Description 1. Box link Connect Strix control box directly to this Box link port . 2. Microphone Input Port Connect Strix control box directly to the microphone input port . 3.
English 4.1.2 Connecting Strix Control Box with external microphone and headphone(Strix Raid DLX/PRO only) 1 Mic In Headphone Out 2 No. 14 Items Description 1. Microphone Input Port Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm jack for voice input. 2. Headphone Output Port Connect your headphones to this port.
English 4.2 Connecting to TOSLINK and COAXIAL SPDIF input connection Mic/Line-in Headphone AVR Box Link S/PDIF Front Rear Center 1 Side+ S/PDIF Out No. Items 1. S/PDIF Output/Side Out port Description Connects to CD/DVD player or some PC/NB with SPDIF output to digital input.
4.3 Connecting Microphone/ Line In English 1 Mic/Line-in Headphone Box Link OR Front Rear Center Side+ S/PDIF Out No. 1. Items Microphone Input/ Line In Port Description 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 jack for sound recording.
Connecting stereo headphones 4.4.1 Connecting Stereo Headphones English 4.4 Mic/Line-in 1 Headphone Box Link Front Rear Center Side+ S/PDIF Out No. 1. Items Front Out Description The Headphone Out Port has a built-in high-quality amplifier to drive headphones. Please connect your stereo headphones directly to this jack.
English 4.5 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 4.5.1 Connecting 2 channel speakers Mic/Line-in Headphone Box Link 1 Front Rear Center Side+ S/PDIF Out No. 1. 18 Items Front Out Description Connects to the front input ports of the 2 channel speakers with the mini-jack cable.
Connecting 4 Channel Speakers / Power Amplifier English 4.5.2 Amplifier Mic/Line-in Headphone Box Link 1 OR Front Rear 2 Center Side+ S/PDIF Out No. Items Description 1. Front Out Connects to the front input ports of 4.1 speaker. 2. Rear Output Port Connects to the rear surround input port of 4.1 channel speaker.
4.5.3 Connecting 5.1 Channel Speakers / 5.1 Channel Headphone English Mic/Line-in Headphone Box Link 1 Front 2 Rear 3 Center Side+ S/PDIF Out No. 20 Items Description 1. Front Out Connects to the front input ports of 5.1 speaker. 2. Rear Output Port Connects to the “left surround” and “right surround” input ports of 5.1 speaker. 3. Center/Subwoofer Connects to the “Center” and “subwoofer” input ports of 5.1 speaker.
Connecting 7.1 Channel Speakers English 4.5.4 Mic/Line-in Headphone Box Link 1 Front 4 Rear 3 Center 2 Side+ S/PDIF Out No. Items Description 1. Front Out Connects to the front input ports of 5.1 speaker 2. Side Surround Out Connects to the “left surround” and “right surround” input ports of 7.1 speaker 3. Center/Subwoofer Connects to the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 7.1 speakers with the mini-jack cable. 4. Rear Output Port Connects to the rear surround input of 7.
English 5. Software Utilities 5.1 Sonic Studio overview Sonic Studio comes with advanced sound algorithms and virtual surround effects to enhance your gaming and entertainment experience. For more details about using Sonic Studio please refer to the Sonic Studio and Sonic Radar manual.
Sonic Radar overview English 5.2 Sonic Radar is a visualization overlay of audio elements that can be easily selected, combined and re-focused for gaming. This helps gamers to visually see threats which are heard but are not immediately visible. Gamers can also customize the appropriate level of sensitivity and graphics settings to meet his/her needs for different gaming scenarios. For more details about using Sonic Radar please refer to the Sonic Studio and Sonic Radar manual.
6. English 1. 2. 24 Troubleshooting I cannot install the audio card driver in my PC. • Please make sure that you have properly plugged the audio card in the PCI Express slot on your motherboard. • Check that the Windows hardware device manager has discovered a multimedia audio device. If no device is found, please try scanning for new hardware. • Please try soft reboot (restart) your Windows. • Remove the card, plug it into another PCI Express slot, and try again.
4. I can’t hear any sound from my analog speakers. • STRIX sound card series PCI Express audio card needs the power cable to supply addition power in addition to the basic PCI Express bus power. Please double check you have plugged the small 4-pin power plug onto STRIX sound card series power connector.
English 5. 6. I can’t hear audio input (Mic, Line-in, AUX, etc.) from my speakers. • Please select the correct input as the recording source. If you are using Windows Vista/Win 7, please also go to system audio control panel to see the current default recording/input device is right.
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