Page 2 - General Specification; Items; optimized latency for high-definition audio processing; Main Chipset; ASUS CM8888 HDT High-Definition Sound Processor; Sample Rate and Resolution
2 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 1.3 General Specification (continued on the next page) Items Description Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A- Weighted) 8dB for Front channel of Line-out 2dB for other channels of Line-out 0dB for Headphone-out with 600ohm load Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A- Weigh...
Page 4 - ASUS Xonar Phoebus; About Hardware; Xonar Phoebus Audio Processing Card
4 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 12345 2. About Hardware 2.1 Xonar Phoebus Audio Processing Card 1 2 3 4 5 Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side /SPDIF out 9 12 6 7 8 6 7 8 10 11
Page 5 - Power connector
5 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 Microphone Input Port Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm jack for voice input. Built-in high-quality Microphone pre-amplifier. 2 Headphone Output Port Connect your headphones to this jack. 3 Box Link Connect the Xonar Phoebus Control Box to t...
Page 6 - Installing the Xonar Hardware; Preparing Your Computer
6 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 3. Installing the Xonar Hardware 3.1 Preparing Your Computer Before you proceed with the following installation steps, it’s recommended that you disable your onboard audio device in your BIOS settings, or uninstall any other sound cards on your PC. (For BIOS setting or uninstall...
Page 7 - Xonar Phoebus audio card.
7 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 2. Secure the audio card bracket to the back of your computer with the screw that you removed. Refer to section 3.. 3. Connect the power cable of your power supply to the power connector on the Xonar Phoebus audio card. The PCI Express high-quality audio card requires additional...
Page 8 - Connecting TV tuner card; of the audio card, as shown in the figure below.
8 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 3.3 Connecting TV tuner card If you have a traditional PCI or PCI Express TV tuner card on your PC, you may need to connect it to the audio card to send the tuner card’s sound to your PC speakers. . Secure the PCI/PCI Express TV tuner card and screw it into the back-panel.2. Con...
Page 9 - Installing Software; Installing the Audio Card Driver; Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation.; Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software
9 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 4. Installing Software 4.1 Installing the Audio Card Driver . After you have installed your audio card, turn on your computer. Windows automatically detects your audio card and searches for device drivers. When prompted for the audio drivers, click the Cancel . 2. Insert the Sup...
Page 10 - To reinstall the Xonar Phoebus card driver:
0 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 4.2.2 Reinstalling Software To reinstall the Xonar Phoebus card driver: 1. Before reinstalling any software, it’s recommended to uninstall the existing software first. 2. After finishing the uninstallation of the software, please follow the installation process again to reinstal...
Page 11 - Connecting Speakers and Peripherals; Connecting to Phoebus Control Box; Connect the microphone’s 3.5mm plug from the; The headphone port has a built-in high-quality amplifier; Connect the Phoebus Control box directly to this port.
ASUS Xonar Phoebus Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side /SPDIF out 5. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 5.1 Connecting to Phoebus Control Box 5.1.1 Connecting Phoebus Box 1 2 3 No Item Description 1 Microphone Input Port Connect the microphone’s 3.5mm plug from the Phoebus Cont...
Page 12 - Connecting Phoebus Box with external headphone and; Connect headphone to headphone port on Phoebus; Connect microphone’s 3.5mm plug to Phoebus
2 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 5.1.2 Connecting Phoebus Box with external headphone and microphone Mic In Headphone Out No Item Description 1 Headphone Port Connect headphone to headphone port on Phoebus Control box 2 Microphone Input Port Connect microphone’s 3.5mm plug to Phoebus Control Box Mic-In port. 1 ...
Page 13 - Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater); to any digital speakers or AV Receivers.; Plug the optical TOSLINK adapter into the S/PDIF-Out; Connect your decoder’s S/PDIF-In port to the optical
3 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 5.2 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater) Xonar Phoebus makes playback through your home theater system possible, creating an impressive surround sound experience. A single digital cable connection can carry high-quality digital audio from any of your PC audio source...
Page 14 - Connecting stereo headphones; Connecting stereo hadphones; The Headphone Out Port has a built-in high-quality
4 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 5.3 Connecting stereo headphones 5.3.1 Connecting stereo headphones Connecting stereo hadphones Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side /SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Headphone Out Port The Headphone Out Port has a built-in high-quality amplifier to drive head...
Page 15 - headphones into this jack.; Connects to the Back Surround input port with the mini-; Connecting 5.1 channel hadphones
5 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 Front Out Connect the front-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5. headphones into this jack. 2 Back Surround Out Connects to the Back Surround input port with the mini- jack cable. 3 Center/Subwoofer Out Connect the Center/Bass-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5. headpho...
Page 16 - Connecting Analog Speaker Systems; Connects to the “left front” and “right front” input ports of the; Connects to the Back Surround input port with the mini-jack
6 ASUS Xonar Phoebus Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out 5.4 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 5.4.1 Connecting Analog Power Amplifier 13 2 No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the “left front” and “right front” input ports of the analog amplifier with the min...
Page 17 - Speakers; Connect the 2 channel speaker set’s 3.5mm plug into
7 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 5.4.2 Connecting 2/2.1 Channel Speakers 2 Speakers No Item Description 1 Front Out Port Connect the 2 channel speaker set’s 3.5mm plug into this Front Out jack. AUDIO INPUTS Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side /SPDIF out 1
Page 18 - Speakers; Connects to the Front input port of the 4/4. speakers
8 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 4 Speakers AUDIO INPUTS Side AUDIO INPUTS Front Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out 1 2 No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 4/4. speakers with the mini-jack cable. 2 Back Surround Out Connects to the Back Surro...
Page 19 - Connects to the Front input port of the 5. speakers with
9 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 5.1 Speakers Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out Side Front Center/ Subwoofer AUDIO INPUTS No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 5. speakers with the mini-jack cable. 2 Back Surround Out Connects to the Back Surr...
Page 20 - Connecting 7.1 channel speakers; Connects to the Front input port of the 7. speakers with; Connects to the Surround input port of the 7. speakers; Connects to the Back Surround input port of the 7.
20 ASUS Xonar Phoebus Connecting 7.1 channel speakers 7. speakers Rear Side Front Center/ Subwoofer AUDIO INPUTS AUDIO INPUTS Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side / SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 7. speakers with the mini-jack ca...
Page 21 - Connecting Microphone; Connect the microphone’s 3.5mm plug into this Mic-In; Connecting Line-In audio sources; Connect the 3.5mm plug of the CD/MP3 Player or any
2 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 5.5 Connecting Microphone 1 1 2 1 2 Mic in HP out Box link Line in Front Ctr / Sbw Rear Side /SPDIF out No Item Description 1 Microphone Input Port Connect the microphone’s 3.5mm plug into this Mic-In port for voice communication, recording, or karaoke. 2 Headphone Port The head...
Page 23 - Xonar Phoebus Driver Guide; Introduction to the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center GUI; Audio Center utility.; Panel and double click the “; Xonar Phoebus Audio Center; To o p e n t h e p o p - u p m e n u :
23 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6. Xonar Phoebus Driver Guide 6.1 Introduction to the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center GUI 1. After finishing the driver installation and rebooting your computer, you will find the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center’s icon in the system tray on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. Dou...
Page 25 - Speaker Function Introduction; Click to select the presets in profile mode.
25 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2 Speaker Function Introduction No Item Description 1 Profile Mode Click to select the presets in profile mode. 2 Add Profile Adjust specific sound effects (EQ, EM etc…) settings and click “+” to create a user-defined mode. 3 Delete Profile Click to delete a user-defined mode...
Page 26 - Home Theater (Windows; F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n; • Refer to Dolby’s official manual for Dolby
26 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.1 Dolby ® Home Theater (Windows ® 7 Only) F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n • The following items will be replaced by Dolby ® Home Theater V4 under Windows ® 7 Operating System. - 7. Virtual Speaker Shifter - 0-Band Equalizer • Refer to Dolby’s official manual for Dol...
Page 27 - Master – Adjust the volume level for all channels.; Click to mute or ummute all channels.; Key in a dB value in this field to set the volume level.; The function allows you to control the volume of the Speaker.
27 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.2 Volume Control F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Volume Control bar Master – Adjust the volume level for all channels. Front - Adjust the volume level for the front channel. 2 Left/ Right Channel Lock Click to lock the left / right channel to s...
Page 28 - When enabled, the function can swap the audio stream; When enabled, the function allows the stereo to have the
28 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.3 Speaker Setting F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 LFE / Center Channel Swap When enabled, the function can swap the audio stream between Center/LFE. (Available for 5. and above) 2 Surround Max When enabled, the function allows the stereo to hav...
Page 29 - This function allows you to set the sample rate for the Speaker.
29 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.4 Sample Rate F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Sample Rate button 44. KHz - set the playback sample rate to 44.K 48 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 48K 88.2 KHz - set the playback sample rate to 88.2K 96 KHz - set the playback sample rate ...
Page 30 - input field and then click; save; customized preset items or click to select a preset EQ mode.
30 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.5 Equalizer F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 EQ enable/disable switch Click to enable / disable EQ. 2 EQ band controller Change the gain setting for each band (30/ 60/ 20/ 250/ 500/ K/ 2K/ 4K/ 8K/ 6K). 3 Manual mode Change the gain setting for e...
Page 31 - Click on the check box to enable / disable Environment; reflections and revweberation.
3 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.6 Environment Effect F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Environment Effect enable/disable switch Click on the check box to enable / disable Environment Effect. 2 Environment Effect mode Click on an Environment Effect button or drop the dropdown lis...
Page 33 - Click on this check box to enable / disable Flex Bass II.
33 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.8 Flex Bass II F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Flex Bass II enable/ disable switch Click on this check box to enable / disable Flex Bass II. 2 Bass Level The bass level range is from -2 to 2dB. 3 Speaker Size Small Speaker w/o bassWhen the spea...
Page 34 - It provides the key change function. There are four steps to; It provides the vocal removing function for any stereo music
34 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.9 Xear SingFX F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Key Shifting switch It provides the key change function. There are four steps to shift up or down. Use the slide bar to change the key level. 2 Vocal Fading It provides the vocal removing function f...
Page 35 - The Xear Surround Speaker allows you to enjoy the
35 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.2.10 Xear Surround Speaker F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Xear Surround Speaker enable/ disable switch The Xear Surround Speaker allows you to enjoy the multichannel effects on stereo. Click the checkbox to enable or disable it. 2 Surround Max C...
Page 36 - Headphone Function Introduction; Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu.
36 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.3 Headphone Function Introduction F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu.
Page 38 - Adjust the volume level for all channels.; Click the lock/ unlock button to lock / unlock the left channel; Key in a dB value in this text box to set the volume level.
38 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 1 2 6.3.2 Volume Control F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n 3 No Item Description 1 Volume control bar Adjust the volume level for all channels. 2 Left/ Right Channel Lock Click the lock/ unlock button to lock / unlock the left channel and right channel to sync L/R channel...
Page 39 - You can set the gain setting based on your headphone impedance.
39 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 Normal Gain High Gain Extra High Gain 0dB for < 64 ohms 6dB for 64 ~50 ohms 2dB for > ohms 1 6.3.3 Headphone Settings F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n You can set the gain setting based on your headphone impedance.
Page 41 - the input field, and then click
4 ASUS Xonar Phoebus No Item Description 1 EQ enable/disable switch Click on this check box to enable / disable the Equalizer. 2 EQ band controller Change the gain setting for each band (30/ 60/ 20/ 250/ 500/ K/ 2K/ 4K/ 8K/ 6K) 3 Manual mode Change the gain setting for each band and key in a name in...
Page 45 - The Xear Surround Headphone allows you to enjoy
45 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.3.9 Xear Surround Headphone F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Xear Surround Headphone enable/ disable switch The Xear Surround Headphone allows you to enjoy multichannel effects on stereo. Click the check box to enable or disable it. 2 Surround Max...
Page 46 - S/PDIF Function Introduction
46 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.4 S/PDIF Function Introduction F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu.
Page 53 - Microphone Function Introduction
53 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.5 Microphone Function Introduction F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu.
Page 54 - Adjust the volume level of all channels.; Click the checkbox to enable monitoring.
54 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 1 2 6.5.1 Volume Control F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n 3 No Item Description 1 Volume Control bar Adjust the volume level of all channels. 2 dB Input Area Key in a dB value in this text box to set the volume level. 3 Mute / Un-mute Click the button to enable / disable...
Page 56 - Click the check box to enable / disable the Microphone Echo
56 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.5.3 Xear SingFX F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Microphone Echo Click the check box to enable / disable the Microphone Echo function. Use the slide bar to adjust the echo level. The Xear SingFX function provides two features for karaoke applicati...
Page 57 - Click this check box to enable / disable the Microphone; Click to choose a magic voice mode.
57 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.5.4 Xear Magic Voice F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Xear Magic Voice Click this check box to enable / disable the Microphone Magic Voice function. 2 Magic Voice mode (Monster/Carton/Male/ Female) Click to choose a magic voice mode. While talking...
Page 58 - Click the check box to enable / disable the Beam Forming
58 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.5.5 ROG Command Beam Forming F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Beaming Forming Click the check box to enable / disable the Beam Forming function. 1 Beam Forming function is available only when the Control Box is connected to the audio card without ...
Page 59 - Click the check box to enable / disable the Environmental
59 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.5.6 ROG Command ENC (Environmental Noise Cancellation) F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Environmental Noise Cancellation Click the check box to enable / disable the Environmental Noise Cancellation function. 1 ENC is available only when the Contro...
Page 60 - Drag the slide bar to boost microphone volume and
60 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.5.7 Microphone Boost F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n No Item Description 1 Microphone Boost Drag the slide bar to boost microphone volume and sensitivity 1
Page 61 - Line-in Device Function Introduction
6 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.6 Line-in Device Function Introduction F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu.
Page 64 - Aux-in Device Function Introduction
64 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.7 Aux-in Device Function Introduction F u n c t i o n I n t r o d u c t i o n Click the device icon on the right side to open the pop-up menu.
Page 67 - Information Page Introduction; Click the device icon on the left side to open the pop-up menu.; Tray Icon Function Introduction
67 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 6.8 Information Page Introduction This page lists the driver information and the technologies’ trademark logo. You can get both hardware/software details and legal information references here. Click the device icon on the left side to open the pop-up menu. 6.9 Tray Icon Functio...
Page 69 - Troubleshooting and FAQs; Troubleshooting; Express slot on your motherboard.
69 ASUS Xonar Phoebus 7. Troubleshooting and FAQs 7.1 Troubleshooting 1: I cannot install the audio card driver in my PC.Instructions: (). Make sure that you have properly plugged the audio card into the PCI Express slot on your motherboard. (2). Check that the Windows hardware Device Manager has di...
Page 70 - been muted on the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center.
70 ASUS Xonar Phoebus (2). Please ensure that you have connected speakers properly and have powered on your speakers. (3). Please ensure that the device master volume or the software player has NOT been muted on the Xonar Phoebus Audio Center. (4). If you are using Dolby Digital Live encoder through...
Page 71 - monitoring button in the recording mixer page.; Q2: Why does the Xonar Phoebus support Dolby technology?; XBOX360, PS3, and Wii. Dolby can provide the best gaming sound
7 ASUS Xonar Phoebus (2). Select Aux as the recording source and remember to turn on the digital monitoring button in the recording mixer page. (3). If you are using a TV tuner card which has digital audio output instead of analog, please check that the sound is not muted and whether other applicati...
Page 72 - Q6: Will PCM sound output through S/PDIF be just 2 channels even; sound for DVD movies, and even stereo music.
72 ASUS Xonar Phoebus Q6: Will PCM sound output through S/PDIF be just 2 channels even with different analog output channels? Answer: The S/PDIF protocol specification (IEC-60958) can only carry 2-channel PCM data or non-PCM AC3/DTS data. So, when a user selects PCM output for S/ PDIF, the Xonar Pho...
