Asus ROG Xonar Phoebus: 4. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals

4. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals: Asus ROG Xonar Phoebus

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4. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals

4.1 Connecting Phoebus Box

4.1.1 Connecting Phoebus Box

No Item Description

1 Microphone In

Connect the microphones 3.5mm plug from the Phoebus

Port

Control Box into this Mic-In port for voice communication,

recording or karaoke.

2 Headphone Port

The headphone port has a built-in high-quality amplier

to drive headphones. Connect the Phoebus Control box

directly to this port.

3 Box Link Port

Connect Phoebus Control box directly to this port.

4.1.2 Connecting Phoebus Control Box with external headphone and

microphone

No Item Description

1 Headphone Port

Connect the headphone to the headphone port on the

Phoebus Control box.

2 Microphone In

Connect the microphones 3.5mm plug to the Mic-In port

Port

on the Phoebus Control Box.

Mic in

HP out

Box link

Line in

Front

Ctr / Sbw

Rear

Side /

SPDIF out

1

2

3

Headphone Out

Mic In

1

2

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4.1.3 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 sources to any digital speakers or

AV Receivers.

No Item Description

1 Optical adapter

Plug the optical TOSLINK adapter into the S/PDIF-Out

connector.

2 Optical cable

Connect your decoder’s S/PDIF-In port to the optical adapter

with the TOSLINK optical cable

Mic in

HP out

Box link

Line in

Front

Ctr / Sbw

Rear

Side /

SPDIF out

1

2

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4.1.4 Connecting stereo headphones

Connecting stereo hadphones

Mic in

HP out

Box link

Line in

Front

Ctr / Sbw

Rear

Side /

SPDIF out

1

No Item Description

1 Headphone Out

The Headphone Out Port has a built-in high-quality

Port

amplier to drive headphones. Please connect your stereo

headphones directly to this jack.

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Connecting 5.1 channel hadphones

No Item Description

1 Front Out

Connect the front-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1

headphones into this jack.

2 Side Surround

Connect the surround-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1

Out

headphone into this jack.

3 Center/

Connect the Center/Bass-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1

Subwoofer Out

headphone into this jack.

Mic in

HP out

Box link

Line in

Front

Ctr / Sbw

Rear

Side /

SPDIF out

1

3

2

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4.1.5 Connecting analog speaker systems

Connecting analog power amplier

1

3

2

No Item Description

1 Front Out

Connects to the “left front” and right front” input ports of the

analog amplier with the mini-jack to RCA cable.

2 Side Surround

Connects to the “left surround” and right surround” input ports

Out

of the analog amplier with the mini-jack to RCA cable.

3 Center/

Connects to the “Center” and subwoofer” input ports of the

Subwoofer

analog amplier with the mini-jack to RCA cable.

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Connecting 2 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.

Connecting 4 channel speakers

4 speakers

No Item Description

1 Front Out

Connects to the Front input port of the 4/4.1 speakers with

the mini-jack cable.

2 Side Surround

Connects to the Surround input port of the 4/4.1 speakers

Out

with the mini-jack cable.

Mic in

HP out

Box link

AUDIO

INPUTS

Line in

Front

Ctr / Sbw

Rear

Side /

SPDIF out

1

1

2

Mic in

HP out

Box link

AUDIO

AUDIO

INPUTS

INPUTS

Line in

Side

Front

Front

Ctr / Sbw

Rear

Side /

SPDIF out

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Connecting 5.1 channel speakers

5.1 speakers

Mic in

HP out

Box link

AUDIO

INPUTS

Line in

Front

Side

Center/

Subwoofer

Front

Ctr / Sbw

Rear

Side /

SPDIF out

1

3

2

No Item Description

1 Front Out

Connects to the Front input port of the 5.1 speakers with the

mini-jack cable.

2 Side Surround

Connects to the Surround input port of the 5.1 speakers with

Out

the mini-jack cable.

3 Center/

Connects to the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 5.1

Subwoofer

speakers with the mini-jack cable.

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Connecting 7.1 channel speakers

7.1 speakers

Rear

Front

Mic in

AUDIO

AUDIO

INPUTS

INPUTS

Side

Center/

HP out

Subwoofer

Box link

Line in

Front

Ctr / Sbw

Rear

Side /

SPDIF out

1

3

4

2

No Item Description

1 Front Out

Connects to the Front input port of the 7.1 speakers with

the mini-jack cable.

2 Side Surround

Connects to the Surround input port of the 7.1 speakers

Out

with the mini-jack cable.

3 Center/

Connects to the Center/Subwoofer input port of the 7.1

Subwoofer

speakers with the mini-jack cable.

4 Back Surround

Connects to the Back Surround input port of the 7.1

Out

speakers with the mini-jack cable.

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4.1.6 Connecting Microphone

1

1

2

1

Mic in

HP out

2

Box link

Side /

SPDIF out

Ctr / Sbw

Line in

Front

Rear

No Item Description

1 Microphone In

Connect the microphones 3.5mm plug into this Mic-In port

Port

for voice communication, recording, or karaoke.

2 Headphone Port

The headphone port has a built-in high-quality amplier to

drive headphones. Connect your stereo headphones directly

to this jack.

4.1.7 Connecting Line-In audio sources

Mic in

HP out

Box link

CD Player

Line in

Front

Ctr / Sbw

Rear

Side /

SPDIF out

MP3 Player

1

No Item Description

1 Line In Port

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.

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