Asus Xonar U3 User Manual

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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... iv
Safety information ....................................................................................... v
Trademarks ................................................................................................... v
License ......................................................................................................... v
1. Package contents ............................................................................ 1
2. System requirements ...................................................................... 1
3. Specicationssummary ................................................................. 1
4. Card Installation .............................................................................. 3
5. Driver installation ............................................................................ 3
6. Hardware introduction .................................................................... 4
7. Connecting speakers ...................................................................... 5
8. Xonar Audio Center......................................................................... 7
8.1 Xonar Audio Center GUI .................................................... 7
8.2 Main Setting ....................................................................... 9
8.3 Mixer/Volume ................................................................... 17
8.4 Effects .............................................................................. 19
8.5 Karaoke / Magic Voice ..................................................... 21
8.6 VocalFX ............................................................................ 22
8.7 Smart Volume Normalization ........................................... 25
8.8 DS3D GX2.5 and DSP Modes ......................................... 27
9. Troubleshooting and FAQs .......................................................... 29

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