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AS372

7.1 USB High Definition

Audio BOX

Users Manual

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Table of Contents
OVERVIEW................................................................................................................... 5
PACKAGE CONTENTS ............................................................................................... 5
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS........................................................................................ 5
FIGURE OF AS372 AND CONNECTIONS ................................................................ 6
CONNECTIONS ........................................................................................................... 6
HARDWARE INSTALLATION.................................................................................... 7
INSTALL AS372 7.1 USB HD AUDIO BOX ............................................................................................ 7

ADJUST VOLUME....................................................................................................... 7
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND UN-INSTALLATION ....................................... 8
INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................................... 8
UN-INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................ 9

XEAR AUDIO CENTER INTRODUCTION ............................................................. 10

OPEN USB AUDIO DEVICE SOFTWARE CPL ....................................................................................... 10
XEAR AUDIO CENTER FUNCTION INTRODUCTION............................................................................... 14
Select a Default Device ........................................................................................................14
Master Volume / Mute & Un-Mute.......................................................................................16
SVN (Smart Volume Normalizer) .........................................................................................17
EX ........................................................................................................................................18
ASIO.....................................................................................................................................19
Function Pop Menu..............................................................................................................20
Function Page Area .............................................................................................................21
Audio Status Panel ...............................................................................................................22
Profile Panel ........................................................................................................................24
SPEAKER DEVICE FUNCTION INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 25
Volume control Page ............................................................................................................25
Speaker Setting Page ...........................................................................................................26
Sample Rate Page ................................................................................................................27
Equalizer..............................................................................................................................28
Environment Effect...............................................................................................................30
Virtual Speaker Shifter .........................................................................................................31
Flex Bass II ..........................................................................................................................33
Xear SingFX.........................................................................................................................35
Xear Surround Headphone ..................................................................................................36
Xear Surround Speaker ........................................................................................................37
SPDIF-OUT DEVICE FUNCTION INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 38
Volume control Page ............................................................................................................38
Sample Rate Page ................................................................................................................39
MICLINE-IN DEVICE FUNCTION INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 40
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Volume control Page ............................................................................................................40

Sample Rate Page ................................................................................................................41
Xear Magic Voice Page (Microphone device only) ..............................................................42
SPDIF-IN DEVICE FUNCTION INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 43
Volume control Page ............................................................................................................43
Sample Rate Page ................................................................................................................44
STEREO MIX DEVICE FUNCTION INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 45
Volume control Page ............................................................................................................45
Sample Rate Page ................................................................................................................46
INFORMATION PAGE INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 47
TRAYICONFUNCTIONINTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 48

APPENDIX A - MULTI-LINGUAL SUPPORTING LIST......................................... 53

APPENDIX B TROUBLE SHOOTING .................................................................. 54

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FCC and CE Radiation Norm

FCC
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a
Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of Federal Communication
Commission (FCC) rules.
CE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of
the European Council Directive on the approximation of the law of the
member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility (89/336/EEC)
according to EN 55022 class B.
FCC and CE Compliance Statement
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
frequency interface in residential installation. This equipment generates
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed or used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connect to

CAUTION!
The Federal Communication Commission warns the user that
changes or modifications to the unit not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to
operate the equipment.

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Overview
AS372 is a portable multi-channel device with USB AUDIO 2.0
compliance. It has built-in real 7.1 output channels and every channel
can support 24-bit/192kHz, 100dB SNR high quality audio. With
supporting of the highest playback audio specification from Blu-ray
disc, it lets audiophiles enjoy the amazing audio when they are
watching the best video. AS372 comes with Line-in, standalone
Microphone Input, Headphone Output, Optical Input and Output.
Users can use it as a portable USB AUDIO DAC to upgrade notebook
audio quality anytime and anywhere!

PackageContents
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AS372 7.1 USB HD Audio

USB 2.0 Cable (mini USB to Type A USB)
Audio Cable (Stereo RCA to Stereo 3.5mm Jack)
Quick Installation Guide
Installation CD
USB Audio 2.0 drivers for Windows 7/Vista/XP
English Users Manual

SystemRequirements
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Compatible with Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista ,

Windows XP, Mac and Linux
Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent processor, 2.2 GHz or
faster
Available USB port
10MB Hard Disk space
1GB System Memory
Available CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive

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FigureofAS372andConnections

Connections
Most of the audio devices, such as Speakers, Headphones and Hi-Fi
Amplifier can be connected to the connectors of AS372. Below table
shows the connectors and their descriptions:
Connector

Connections

Phone Out (3.5mm)

to stereo Headphones

Line In (3.5mm)

to MP3 player or any audio players

Mic In (3.5mm)

to Microphones

Line Out (RCA Left)

to RCA connector of Speaker (Left Channel)

Line Out (RCA Right)

to RCA connector of Speaker (Right Channel)

Rear Out (3.5mm)

to Rear Left and Right Speakers

C/Sub Out (3.5mm)

to Center and Subwoofer Speakers

Side Out (3.5mm)

to Side Left and Right Speakers

S/PDIF Output (Optical)

to the optical input of Digital Amplifier or Decoder

S/PDIF Input (Optical)

to the optical output of Digital Player

Mini USB

to the USB port of PC/NB System

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HardwareInstallation
InstallAS3727.1USBHDAudioBox
First, make sure that Windows 7, Vista and XP in your system is
running properly. Then follow the following steps while installing your
AS372:
1. Plug AS372 into any free USB port of the computer with the
bundled USB cable.

2.

Wait for OS to process the identification process. If you are

running Windows System, please refer to the Software
Installation and Removal section to install the drivers.

Adjustvolume
Rotate the wheel to adjust volume, clockwise to increase volume, and
counterclockwise to decrease volume. Pushing the button down can
mute the audio output, pushing down again can restore the volume.

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SoftwareInstallationandUnInstallation

Notice:

EnsurethatyouhavepluggedintheUSBHDAudiobeforeinstallingtheUSB2.0
HighSpeedTrueHDAudiodriver.Otherwise,driverinstallationerrormayoccur.

Beforeinstalling/Uninstalling,youshouldcloseallaudioprogramstoavoidthedriver
installationfailure.

PleasemakesureyourUSB2.0HighSpeedTrueHDAudiohardwaredevice
ispluggedinandthendoubleclickthesetup.exefile.

Installation
StartDriverinstallation,youcanseeawelcomewindow.PressNext
buttonandfollowtheinstructionofthepoppedwindowsuntiltheend.
AllowComputerrestarttoactivatethedriver.

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UnInstallation
Closeallaudioprograms.DoubleclickthePrograms/Uninstallaprogram
itemfromWindowsControlPanel.

SelectXearAudioCenteritem,thenclicktheUninstallbutton.
Win7/Vista.Followtheinstructionsofthepoppedwindowsuntilthe
uninstallationfinishes.Restartyourcomputertocompletelyremovedriver.

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XearAudioCenterIntroduction
OpenUSBAudioDeviceSoftwareCPL
Afterthedriverisinstalledandthesystemisrebooted,youwillfindtheUSB
AdvancedAudioDeviceCPL(XearAudioCenter)icononthesystemtraybar.

DoubleclickingontheicontoopenCPLsoftware.

Win7/VistaTrayIcon XPTrayIcon

ThefirsttimeXearAudioCenterisopened,youcanseeamessageas
shownbelow.YoucangettheinformationabouthowtouseXearAudio
Center.

Ifyoudontwanttoseethiswindownexttime,checktheDontshow
thismessageagainoption.

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TheXearAudioCenterwillappearasthebelowdiagram.

Ifthetrayicondoesnotappearinyoursystemtray,pleasegotothe
WindowscontrolpanelanddoubleclicktheXearAudioCenterCPLiconto
openit.

ForWin7/Vista

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HowtomakeCPLiconvisibleinthesystemtray?

1. OpenXearAudioCenter

2. Clickonthesettingbuttontoopenthesettingwindow.

3. CheckShowSystemTrayIcon.TheXearAudiocentericonwillbeshown
inthesystemtray.

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XearAudioCenterFunctionIntroduction
YoucancontroltheUSBAudiodeviceconfigurationasshowninthe
diagrambelow.

SelectaDefaultDevice
BeforetheAudiodeviceplaybackorrecordingoperationstarting,it
needstoselectadeviceasthedefaultdevice.WindowsOSwillassign
thesystemresourcetothedefaultdevice.

SetDefaultOutputDevice(Speaker)

Clickmouseleftbuttononthecheckbox(
)ofthe
speakerdeviceicontosetthedefaultdeviceisSpeakers.

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SetDefaultInputDevice(Mic)

Checkonthecheckbox(
deviceinMic.

)tosetthedefault

FunctionBehavior

Onlyoneaudiooutputdevice(SpeakerorSPDIFOut)
canbesetasthedefaultaudiooutputdevice.

ThereisonlyoneaudioInputdevice(Micin,Linein,
SPDIFInorStereoMix)canbesetasthedefault
audioinputdevice.

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MasterVolume/Mute&UnMute

VolumeAdjusting

Youcanincreaseordecreasethevolumeofalloutputdevice
(Speaker,HeadphoneandSPDIFOutetc.)bythismastervolume
bar(

).

Mute/UnMutethevolume

Youcanmute/unmutevolumeofdefaultoutputdevicebythe
mute(

)orUnmutebutton(

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SVN(SmartVolumeNormalizer)

FunctionIntroduction

WhenclickontheSVNbutton,theSVNfunctionisactivated.
SVN(SmartVolumeNormalization)normalizesthevolumeofall
audiosourcesintoaconstantlevelandalsoenhancesyour3D
soundlisteningrangethatadvantagestogaming.

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EX

FunctionIntroduction

CMediaXear3DEXtechnologyprovidesacompleteandfully
backwardcompatible3DaudiointerfaceforWindows7and
Vista.

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ASIO

FunctionIntroduction

CMediaXear3DEXtechnologyprovidesacompleteandfully
backwardcompatible3DaudiointerfaceforWindows7 and
Vista.

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FunctionPopMenu
XearAudioCenterprovidesseveralsoundeffects.Eachoutput/input
devicecomeswithapopmenuandyoucanenterintothesoundeffect
pagetoenjoyyourmusic,moviesandgaming.

Howtoopenthepopmenu:
I. DoubleclickleftmousebuttonontheDeviceIcon.
II. OneclickrightmousebuttonontheDeviceIcon.

DeviceIcon

PopMenu

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FunctionPageArea
Whenyouclickoneofthefunctionitemsinapopmenu,afunctionpage
asbelowwillbeshownasbelow.

ChoosetheEqualizerPage

PopuptheEqualizerFunctionPage

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AudioStatusPanel

1.Playback(SpeakersOut)
ItindicatesthatSpeakeristheoutputdefaultdevice.

2.Capture(MicIn)
ItindicatesthatMicInistheinputdefaultdevice.

3.SpeakerNumbers(2/4/5.1/7.1)
Itindicatesthespeakernumbers(forSpeakerdeviceonly).

4.SampleRate
ItindicatesthePlaybacksampleratefordefaultoutputdevice.

5.AudioOutputeffectindicator
Itindicatestheplaybacksoundeffectstatus.
Abbreviation

Soundeffect

EQ

Equalizer

EM

EnvironmentEffects

VSS

7.1VirtualSpeakerShifter

FB

FlexBassII

KS

XearSingFXKeyShifting

VF

XearSingFXVocalFading

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6.Ineffectindicator
Itindicatestheplaybacksoundeffectstatus.
Abbreviation

Soundeffect

SF

XearSingFXMicrophoneEcho

SF

XearSingFXMagicVoice

7.SwitchtoProfilePanelbutton
ClickonthisbuttonwillswitchstatusbartoProfilepanel.
(RefertoProfilePanel)

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ProfilePanel
Thisistheprofileforsoundeffectsetting;ithasthepresetmodeandthe
userdefinemode.Theuserdefinemodecanbecustomized.

1. ProfileMode:
Youcansetthepresetprofilemodebytheseprofilebuttons.When
thepresetmodeisactive,thereisaGreenchecksymbolshownon
therightdowncorner.

2. AddProfile:
Youcanadjustspecificsoundeffects(Ex:EQ,EMetc)settingsand
clickthis+addprofilebuttontonameandtocreateauserdefine
mode.

3. DeleteProfile:
Youcanclickthisbuttontodeletetheuserdefinemode.

4. SwitchButton:
ThisswitchestheProfilepaneltoAudioStatusPanel.

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SpeakerDevicefunctionintroduction

VolumecontrolPage

FunctionIntroduction
ThisfunctionpageprovidesavolumecontrolforSpeakerdevice.

1. Volumecontrolbar:
MasterItcanadjustvolumelevelforallchannels.
FrontItcanadjustvolumelevelforfrontchannel.

2. Left/RightChannelLock(Front,Cen/LFE,Rear,Side):
Clickingonthelock/unlockbuttoncansyncleftchanneland
rightchannel.

3. Mute/Unmute:
Clickingonthemute/unmutebuttoncanmuteallchannels.

4. dBInputArea(Front,Cen/LFE,Rear,Side):
YoucandirectlyfillinadBvalueintothistextboxtosetthe
volumelevel.

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SpeakerSettingPage

FunctionIntroduction
Youcansetthespeakernumbers(Stereo/Quadraphonic/5.1
Surround/7.1Surround)inthispage.

1. SurroundMax:
SurroundMaxsimulatesamultichannelsourceforimproved
soundsurround.Itonlyavailableformultichannelspeaker
setting(Quadraphonic/5.1Surround/7.1Surround)

2. LFE/CenterChannelSwap:
Whenthisitemenable,itcanswaptheaudiostreambetween
Center/LFE.,itonlyavailableformultichannelspeakersetting
withCenter/Subwoofer(5.1Surround/7.1Surround)

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SampleRatePage

1
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FunctionIntroduction
ThisfunctionpageprovidesasampleratesettingforSpeaker
device.

1.

SampleRatebutton
44.1KHzsetplaybacksamplerateto44.1K
48KHzsetplaybacksamplerateto48K
96KHzsetplaybacksamplerateto96K
192KHzsetplaybacksamplerateto192K

2.BitDepthbutton
16bitsetplaybackbitdepthto16bit
24bitsetplaybackbitdepthto24bit

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Equalizer

FunctionIntroduction
Itprovidesa10bandEQfunction;youwillbeabletoadjusttheEQ
bandmanuallyandcreatecustomizedpresetitemsorclickonthe
presetEQmode.
1.

EQenable/disableswitch
Clickthischeckboxtoenable/disableEQ

2.

Presetmode
Selectapresetmodeoftheequalizerthatisdesigned
accordingly.Thereare12presetmodessuchasBass,Treble,
Live,Rock,Jazz,etc.

EQbandcontroller
Youcanchangethegainsettingforeachband
(30/60/120/250/500/1K/2K/4K/8K/16K)

3.

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4.

Manualmode
Youcanchangethegainsettingforeachbandandthengiveita
nameintheA.InputFieldandthenclick

toaddyour
to

newsettingintotheB.ManualModeList.Click
deletesettings.

B.ManualmodeList

SettoManualMode

A.InputField

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EnvironmentEffect

FunctionIntroduction
Itprovides28specialenvironmentemulations;youcanhear
differentsoundreflectionandreverberation.
1.

EnvironmentEffectenable/disableswitch
Clickonthischeckboxtoenable/disableEnvironmentEffect.

2.

EnvironmentEffectmode
ClickonanEnvironmenteffectbuttonorpullthedropdownlist
tochooseanEnvironmenteffect.

ZoomSize
YoucanchangetheRoomSizetosimulatealargerorsmaller
space.

3.

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VirtualSpeakerShifter

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FunctionIntroduction
Youcanusethispagetosimulatethespeakerdirectionanddistance.
1.

7.1Virtualspeakershifterenable/disableswitch
Clickonthischeckboxtoenable/disable7.1VirtualSpeaker.

2.

AutoRotationMode
Thevirtualspeakersrotateclockwiseorcounterclockwise
slowly.

ManuallyRotationMode
Usemousetorotatethevirtualspeakersonthescreen
manually.

ManualShifting(FreeMovingMode)
Usepointerandclickanddragtomovethelocationsofthe
individualvirtualspeakers.

3.

4.

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5.

Reset
Resetthelocationofvirtualspeakers/virtuallistenertodefault.

6.

VirtualSpeaker(L/R/Ls/Rs/Lb/Rb/C/W)
Eachvirtualspeakervirtualizesonechannelofthe7.1channel
speakersintherealworld.

7.

VolumeControl
Eachvirtualspeakervirtualizesonechannelofthe7.1channel
speakersintherealworld.

8.

Volumeindicator
Indicatesvalueforeachchannel.

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FlexBassII

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FunctionIntroduction
Youcanusethisfunctiontoincrease/decreasetheLFEstrength.
Thisfunctioncancutthelowfrequencyband(50~250Hz)ofstereo
musiccontent(ex.Mp3,WMA,CDAudio)andtransferto
subwooferoreachspeaker.

1. FlexBassIIenable/disableswitch
Clickonthischeckboxtoenable/disableFlexBassII.

2. CutOffFrequency:
Thecuttingrangeoflowfrequencyisfrom50Hzto250Hz.

3. BassLevel:
Thebasslevelrangeisfrom12to12dB.

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4. SpeakerSize(L/R/Ls/Rs/Lb/Rb/C/W)

SmallSpeakerw/obass
Whenthespeakersizeissettosmall,youcanhearthe
soundresonancemoreobviousandreverberationfrom
subwoofer.

LargeSpeakerw/bass:
Whenthespeakersizeissettingtolarge,youcanhearthe
soundresonancemoreobviousandreverberationfrom
itself.

5. SpeakerDiagram
Youalsocancheckthespeakersizefromthishome
theaterdiagram.

SmallSpeaker

LargeSpeaker

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XearSingFX

FunctionIntroduction
XearSingFXpageprovides2featuresforkaraokeapplication.

1. KeyShiftingswitch
Itprovidesthekeychangefunction,thereare4shiftingup
stepsand4shiftingdownsteps,youcanuseslidebartochange
thekeylevel.

2. VocalFading:
Itprovidesthevocalremovalfunctionforanystereomusic
content(ex.Mp3WMACD),youcanusesliderbartochange
thevocalfadinglevel.

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XearSurroundHeadphone

FunctionIntroduction
Youcanusethisfunctiontosimulateamultispeakerhometheater
surroundlisteningexperienceby2channel(Stereo)Headphone
device.

1. EnableXearSurroud
ClickthischeckboxtoenabletheXearSurroundsound
effect.
2. SurroundMax
SurroundMaxsimulatesamultichannelsourcefor
improvedsoundsurround.
3. RoomSize
XearSurroundHeadphoneprovides3roomsizemodes
andoneanechoicroom.YoucanchangeRoomSize
Buttontosimulatethedifferenceroomsizeandroom
type.

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XearSurroundSpeaker

FunctionIntroduction
Youcanusethisfunctiontosimulateamultispeakerhometheater
surroundlisteningexperienceby2channel(Stereo)Speakerdevice.

1. EnableXearSurround
ClickthischeckboxtoenabletheXearSurroundsound
effect.
2. SurroundMax
SurroundMaxsimulatesamultichannelsourcefor
improvedsoundsurround.
3. SoundFieldExpansion/SpeakerAngle
XearSurroundSpeakerprovidestheSoundFiledExpansion
andSpeakerAngleforuserfinetuneanditcanimprove
theListeningexperience.

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SPDIFOutDevicefunctionintroduction

VolumecontrolPage

FunctionIntroduction
ThisfunctionpageprovidesavolumecontrolforSPDIFOutdevice.

1.

Volumecontrolbar:
SPDIFOutYoucanusethisbartoincrease/decreasevolume
level.

2.

Left/RightChannelLock:
ClickingontheLock/UnLockbuttoncansynctheleftchannel
andrightchannelvolume.

3.

dBInputArea:
YoucandirectlyfillinadBvalueintothistextboxtosetthe
volumelevel.

4.

Mute/Unmute:
Clickingonthemute/unmutebuttoncanmuteSPDIFOut.
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SampleRatePage

1
2

FunctionIntroduction
ThisfunctionpageprovidesasampleratesettingforSPDIFOut
device.

1.

SampleRatebutton
44.1KHzsetplaybacksamplerateto44.1K
48KHzsetplaybacksamplerateto48K
96KHzsetplaybacksamplerateto96K
192KHzsetplaybacksamplerateto192K

2.

BitDepthbutton
16bitsetplaybackbitdepthto16bit
24bitsetplaybackbitdepthto24bit

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MicLineinDevicefunctionintroduction

VolumecontrolPage

1
4

FunctionIntroduction
Thisfunctionpageprovidestherecordingvolumeandmonitorthe
volumecontrolofMicrophonedevice.(SameasLineindevice.)

1.

Volumecontrolbar:
MicInItcanadjustthevolumelevelofrecording.
MonitorItcanadjustthevolumelevelofMicinmonitor.

2.

Left/RightChannelLock:
Clickingon theLock/UnLockbuttoncan synctheleftchannel
andrightchannelvolume.

3.

Mute/Unmute:
ClickingontheMute/UnMutebuttoncanmuteallchannels.

4.

dBInputArea
YoucandirectlyfillinadBvalueintothistextboxtosetthe
volumelevel.
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SampleRatePage

2
1

FunctionIntroduction
ThisfunctionpageprovidesasampleratesettingforMicrophone
device.

1.

SampleRatebutton
44.1KHzsetMicrecordingsamplerateto44.1K
48KHzsetMicrecordingsamplerateto48K
96KHzsetMicrecordingsamplerateto96K
192KHzsetMicrecordingsamplerateto192K

2.

BitDepthbutton
16bitsetplaybackbitdepthto16bit
24bitsetplaybackbitdepthto24bit

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XearMagicVoicePage(Microphonedeviceonly)

FunctionIntroduction
Whenyouaretalkingtoyourfriendsoverthenetworklike
messenger,VOIP,onlinegameapplications,youcanuseMagic
Voiceeffectstosimulatesomefunnyvoice.Onlyonevoicetypecan
bechosenatonetime.

1.

MicrophoneEcho,
ClickthischeckboxtoenabletheMicrophoneechoeffect;you
canusetheslidebartochangetheecholevel.

2.

MagicVoicemode(Monster/Carton/Male/Female)
ClickthischeckboxtoenabletheMagicVoiceeffect;youcan
clickontheanybuttontoselectthemagicvoicemode.

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SPDIFInDevicefunctionintroduction

VolumecontrolPage

1
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FunctionIntroduction
Thisfunctionpageprovidestheadjustmentofrecordingvolumeof
SPDIFIndevice.
1.

Volumecontrolbar:
SPDIFInItcanadjustvolumelevelforrecording.

2.

Left/RightChannelLock:
ClickingontheLock/UnLockbuttoncansynctheleftchannel
andrightchannelvolume.

3.

dBInputArea
YoucandirectlyfillinadBvalueintothistextboxtosetthe
volumelevel.

4.

Mute/UnMute:
Clickingonthemute/unmutebuttoncanmuteallchannels.
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SampleRatePage

2
1

FunctionIntroduction
Thisfunctionpageprovidesasampleratesetting.

1.

SampleRatebutton
44.1KHzsetrecordingsamplerateto44.1K
48KHzsetrecordingsamplerateto48K
96KHzsetrecordingsamplerateto96K
192KHzsetrecordingsamplerateto192K

2.

BitDepthbutton
16bitsetrecordingbitdepthto16bit
24bitsetrecordingbitdepthto24bit

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StereoMixDevicefunctionintroduction

VolumecontrolPage

1
3

FunctionIntroduction
Thisfunctionpageprovidestheadjustmentofrecordingvolumeof
SPDIFIndevice.
5.

Volumecontrolbar:
SPDIFInItcanadjustvolumelevelforrecording.

6.

Left/RightChannelLock:
ClickingontheLock/UnLockbuttoncansynctheleftchannel
andrightchannelvolume.

7.

dBInputArea
YoucandirectlyfillinadBvalueintothistextboxtosetthe
volumelevel.

8.

Mute/UnMute:
Clickingonthemute/unmutebuttoncanmuteallchannels.
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SampleRatePage

2
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FunctionIntroduction
Thisfunctionpageprovidesasampleratesetting.

3.

SampleRatebutton
44.1KHzsetrecordingsamplerateto44.1K
48KHzsetrecordingsamplerateto48K
96KHzsetrecordingsamplerateto96K
192KHzsetrecordingsamplerateto192K

4.

BitDepthbutton
16bitsetrecordingbitdepthto16bit
24bitsetrecordingbitdepthto24bit

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InformationPageIntroduction
Thispageliststhedriverinformationandthetechnologytrademark
logo.Youcangetbothhardware/softwaredetailsandalsothelegal
informationreferences.

Detail:

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TrayIconFunctionIntroduction
OpentheCPLTrayIconFunctionListbyrightclickingthetrayIcononsystem
tray.

1. Open:
ClickingtheOpenitemwillrestoretheUSBAudioSoftwareCPL.

2. VolumeControl:
ClickingtheVolumeControlitemwillopentheVolumeMixerof
WindowsOS.Ifyouwanttoseparatelycontrolthevolumeofyour
speakersandothersounddevicesorprograms,usethisVolume
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3. WindowsMediaPlayer:
ClickingtheWindowsMediaPlayeritemwillopentheMicrosoft
WindowsMediaPlayer.

4. SoundRecorder:
ClicktheSoundRecorderitemtoopentheWindowsSound
recorder.

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5. MultimediaProperties:
OpentheMultimediaPropertiespageofWindowsOS,youcanselect
theworkingsamplerate&bitrate.

I.

SelecttheSpeakersdeviceandthenclicktheproperties
button.

II.

ClicktheAdvancedtag,entertheadvancedpage,andpullthe
dropdownlisttoopendefaultformatsupportlistasshownin
thebelowdiagram.

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III. FollowthesameproceduretochangetheSampleRate&Bit
RateofMicrophonedeviceonrecordingtag.

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6. Setting
ClicksettingitemtoopentheXearAudioCentersettingpageas
below.

II
II
IV

I.

ShowSystemTrayIconCheckShowSystemTrayIconbox,
theXearAudiocentericonwillbeshowninthesystemtray.

II. UITransparentItcanadjusttransparentoftheUIvision.
III. LanguageSelectitcanchangetheUIlanguage.(Referto
AppendixA)
IV. Dontshowstartupmessageitcanenable/disabletheUI
startupmessage.

7. Exit:
ClickingtheExititemwillexitthetrayIconfromsystemtray.

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AppendixAMultiLingualSupportingList

AS372USBHDAudioDriverMultiLingualSupportingList

z Support17lingualversions:

1 English English
2 GermanDeutsch
3 FrenchFranais
4 PortuguesePortugus
5 SpanishEspaol
6 Russian
7 ItalianItaliano
8 DutchNederlands
9 IndonesianBahasaIndonesia
10DanishDansk
11ChineseTraditional
12ChineseSimplified

13Korean ()
14Japanese
15SwedishSvenska
16TurkishTrke
17Thai

Installingtodifferentcountryversionofoperationsystemcanauto
detectthelanguageversionandshowacorrectversion.

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AppendixBTroubleShooting
1. WhyIcannotenjoythe24bit/192kHzhighdefinitionaudioqualityfrom
AS372?
YoumayuseAS372underUSBAudiomode1.0,anditonlydelivers
16bit/48kHzaudioquality.AdjusttheslideswitchonthebottomofAS372
toU2positionandsetupAS372inUSBAudioDevice2.0mode.Unplugand
replugAS372USBcabletocomputersystem.

2. WhyIneedtoinstalldriversunderWindowsenvironment?
Windowsdoesnothavethenativedriversforgearswhichcomplywith
USBAudiodevice2.0.Therefore,youhavetoinstallthedriversfromthe
bundledinstallationCD.
Ontheotherhand,ifyouarerunningthelatestMacorLinuxOS,they
alreadyhavebuiltinnativedriversforUSBAudioDevice2.0.AS372isa
realplugandplaydevicetoexecutethedriversautomatically.

3. SystemadvisestoinstallMicrosoftFrameNetworkduringinstallation.
.NETFramework3.5buildsincrementallyonthenewfeaturesadded
in.NETFramework3.0.Forexample,featuresetsinWindowsWorkflow
Foundation(WF),WindowsCommunicationFoundation(WCF),Windows
PresentationFoundation(WPF)andWindowsCardSpace.Inaddition,.NET
Framework3.5containsanumberofnewfeaturesinseveraltechnology
areaswhichhavebeenaddedasnewassembliestoavoidbreakingchanges.
Youcandownloaditfrom
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/confirmation.aspx?id=25150

4. IfIdonotinstallthedrivers,canIuseAS372asamultichannelUSBAudio
device?
Yes,youstillcanuseAS372withoutanyinstallation.Pleaseswitchthe
buttonslideswitchtoU1andsetupAS372inUSBAudioDevice1.0mode.

5. WhyIcannotusemyAS372whenitconnectstoa4portUSBHUB.?
AS372needsfully500mAfromtheUSBport.TheHUBmightnotprovide
suchbigcurrenttoAS372.PleaseconnectAS372toaPCsystemUSBport
directly,orconnectittoUSBHUBthathaspoweradaptor.

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