Asus Xonar U3 User Manual

8 ASUS Xonar U3
No Item Description
1 Display Area
This display area shows the 10-band signal meter, volume
level, and the status of the Dolby Headphone, EQ, and DSP
modes.
Note: this area just displays information, but is not used to
alter settings.
2 Menu Open/Close
Clicking this button will move the display area and reveal
the conguration area below. Clicking it again will move the
display area back down.
3 Master Volume
This rotary knob controls the master playback volume. Drag
the small circle inside it to change the volume level.
4 SVN Button
Click this button to enable the “Smart Volume Normalization”
feature for constant volume from all playback sources. It will
display a blue light when enabled.
5 Mute Button
Click this button to mute audio playback; it will display a red
light when playback is muted.
6 DSP Mode
These 5 buttons give access to quick sound effects
combinations for Music, Games, Movie, effect-free (Hi-Fi),
and gaming surround sound effect (GX2.5) modes.
7 Setting Menu Panel
This panel gives access to setting tabs, including Main
Settings, Mixer/volume, Effects, Karaoke/MagicVoice, and
VocalFX.
8 Information icon
Clicking this icon will pop up driver’s Information window.

Asus Xonar U3 Specifications

General

Internal	No
Audio quality	16 bit
Audio output channels	2.0 channels
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)	105 dB
Line-out Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)	0.005 %
Headphone outputs	2
LED indicators	Yes
Dolby technologies	Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Headphone, Dolby Pro-Logic IIx, Dolby Virtual Speaker
Audio system maximum sampling rate	48 kHz

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	79.5 mm
Width	30.6 mm