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HDMI v1.3a Compliant, 24p Compatible, Non-Downsampling, Native PCI Express Soundcard The Auzen X-Fi HomeTheater HD outputs a bitstream of high-definition, multichannel audio from Blu-ray Discs with no downsampling, to take full advantage of lossless digital audio formats such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio when combined with Cyberlink PowerDVD (available separately). Developed in partnership with Creative, Cyberlink and Silicon Image, the X-Fi HomeTheater HD has broad support for the latest audio technologies in the marketplace. Description: The Auzen X-Fi
HomeTheater HD accepts video from an external connection, mixes it with
digital audio, and outputs the combined video and lossless multichannel
audio via a single HDMI™ 1.3 port. The Auzen X-Fi HomeTheater HD has
been designed around the latest Creative PCI Express X-Fi audio
processor. For home theater enthusiasts, the processor includes HDMI
1.3 support and features Dolby Digital and DTS encoding for a
single-cable connection to home theater systems. For gamers, the card
leverages the power of the PCI Express-optimized X-Fi processor to
deliver accelerated audio for improved game performance, with
ultra-realistic EAX 5.0 effects and 3D positional audio. 
PCI Express: PCI Express™ (PCIe) is a
serial bus standard that provides a higher throughput than the older,
parallel PCI bus standard. Unlike PCI Express™ sound cards built with
PCI processors adapted for the PCIe slot, the X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD is
built around Creative Labs' PCI Express™ processor. As a native-PCI
Express™ sound card, the X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD can take full advantage
of the higher-throughput of the PCIe bus.
 HDMI v1.3a:
Enjoy Blu-ray in its full glory! The Auzen X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD is
the first and only industry-supported native-PCI Express soundcard
offering uncompressed audio supporting 24p True Cinema output. By
delivering crystal-clear all-digital audio and video via a single HDMI
connection, the Auzen X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD dramatically simplifies
cabling and provides the highest-quality home theater experience. In
compliance with HDCP and AACS, the Auzen X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD can play
Blu-ray Audio with no downsampling, and play High bit-rate Audio such
as Dolby® TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio bitstream without altering the
original sound when combined with Cyberlink PowerDVD (available
separately).
Security: The PCI-Express
independent data transfer structure provides secure performance,
important because Audio requires continuous data processing that is
both secure and continuous. Performance:
By using the latest Creative native PCI Express chipset, the Auzen
X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD card provides the highest performance audio
available for consumer home theater applications. With 64MB X-Ram, it
will also process complicated 3D sound effects with the greatest of
ease. Sound:
The Auzen X-Fi™ HomeTheater HD soundcard is designed to provide the
best audio possible for Music, Gaming and Movies. Auzentech selected
high end audio components, a 115dB D/A converter, and tuned the analog
circuit for peak performance. In addition, discerning of audiophiles can
tune the sound via replaceable front (L/R) Operational Amplifier
(OPAMP). Home Theater: The Auzen
X-Fi HomeTheater HD outputs a bitstream of high-definition, multichannel
audio from Blu-ray Discs with no downsampling, to take full advantage
of lossless digital audio formats such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio when combined with Cyberlink PowerDVD (available separately).
Key Features Maximum Data Meets Maximum Bandwidth - HDMI v1.3a Compliant Audio Card
- Creative X-Fi™ native-PCI Express® audio processor
Unprecedented Audio for Movies, Music, and Gaming - Blu-ray support via Cyberlink’s latest PowerDVD application (available separately)
- Support for PCM 8 channel, 24-bit/192kHz
- 24p True Cinema Output
- Blu-ray Audio with no downsampling
- High bit-rate audio, such as Dolby® TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio bitstream
- Dolby® Digital Live
- DTS™ Neo:PC & DTS™ Interactive (Not available for Windows® XP)
- EAX® Advanced HD 5.0
Rear Panel 
HDMI Input
HDMI Type A Plug: Can plug in HDMI or DVI to HDMI cable from
the graphic card, or connect Blu-Ray, HD DVD, HD Player that support
HDMI. HDMI Output
HDMI Type A Plug: Output HD video and HD Audio to HDMI and HDCP compliant Digital TV or AV Receiver. Digital Output
RCA/TOSLINK Combo Jack: Can connect to external DAC, AV
Receiver, and Decoder through a 75Ω Coaxial cable or optical mini
cable. Can play S/PDIF Stereo PCM and Dolby Digital AC-3, DTS등 bit-stream content. Headphone Output
3.5mm(1/8”) stereo mini-phone jack: Includes an independent
Headphone amp and can activate at impedance 16Ω ~ 600Ω headphone or
earphone. Also, can be used, when configuring a Stereo system (not
using the Analog I/O cable) as a Front Line Output.
Note
If you connect a Passive Speaker (with lower than
16Ω) to this Headphone output, it can cause this audio card to not
function correctly. Analog I/O Multi Connector
D-SUB 15 pin connector: Connect the Analog I/O cable bundled in this
package and use it for Mic input, Line input and as an 8-channel line
output Jack.
How to Connect 
How to Connect when using an AV Receiver (below). Click image to enlarge. 
How to Connect without an AV Receiver (below). Click image to enlarge. 
Individual Video/Audio Connection (above). Click image to enlarge.
Visit the FAQ page for details on this connection. Minimum System Requirements - Intel® Pentium® 4 1.6 GHz or
AMD® AthloXP 2000+ processor (Pentium 4 2.2 GHz, AMD AthlonTM XP 2400+
processor or faster recommended)
- Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard
- Microsoft® Windows Vista® 64-bit with Service Pack 1
(SP1), Windows Vista 32-bit with SP1, Windows® XP Professional x64
Edition, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Media Center
Edition (MCE) 2005 or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
Note: High Resolution Audio Output not supported on Windows XP - 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM for Windows Vista)
- 600 MB of free hard disk space
- Available PCI Express® (x1, x4, x8 or x16) slot
- CD or DVD ROM
Minimum System Requirements for Blu-ray HD audio playback - One DVI/HDMI graphic output
- Blu-ray ROM
- HDMI-ready AV receiver or TV/Monitor set, home theater system, powered analog speakers.
- Internet connection required for Cyberlink PowerDVD product activation and some upload/download features
- Visit www.gocyberlink.com for additional requirements of Cyberlink PowerDVD playback.
Note: The current operating system supported by Cyberlink PowerDVD for Blu-ray HD audio playback does not include Windows XP.
Interface Core |
Audio Processor |
- Creative 20K2 PCI Express audio processor
- X-RAM 64M bytes of DDR-SDRAM for audio processing
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HDMI Interface |
- Silicon Image HDMI 1.3 chipset
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PC Interface |
- PCI Express 1.1 Compliant Interface
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Supported audio resolution and sampling rate |
- 16/24-bit / up to 192kHz (HD Audio playback)
- 16/24-bit / up to 96.0khz (Multi channel playback)
- 16/24-bit / up to 96kHz (Recording)
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API Supports |
- WDM, ASIO2.0
- EAX® 5.0, Direct Sound®, Direct Sound 3D®, OpenAL
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Supported Operating Systems |
- Microsoft® Windows 7
- Microsoft® Windows Vista™
- Microsoft® Windows XP™ *
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Analog Audio |
Level |
- 3.0Vrms, +12.0dBu max, deviation +/- 0.1dB
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Dynamic Range |
- 109.0 dB A-weighted (1kHz @ -60dBFS, 24-bit/48kHz) for Analog outputs
- 98.0 dB A-weighted (1kHz @ -60dBFS, 24-bit/48kHz) for Analog inputs
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Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise |
- 0.001% A-weighted (@ -3dBFS) for Analog outputs
- 0.003% A-weighted (@ -3dBFS) for Analog inputs
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Frequency Response |
- 10Hz to 22kHz, +/- 0.02 dB @ 48kHz
- 10Hz to 42kHz, +/- 0.02 dB @ 96kHz
- 10Hz to 94kHz, +/- 3dB @ 192kHz, Stereo
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Impedance |
- Headphone load impedance 16Ω ~ 600Ω
- Line output impedance 330Ω
- Line/Aux input impedance 10KΩ
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Microphone |
- Support Stereo and Balanced Mode
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Connectivity |
HDMI |
- 1 x HDMI Type A output connector
- 1 x HDMI Type A input connector
- 1 x Internal Video connection
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Analog Multi I/O Cable (D-SUB) |
- 4 x 1/8" Stereo mini phone jack for Line outputs
- 1 x 1/8" TRS mini phone jack for MIC input
- 1 x 1/8" Stereo mini phone jack for Line input
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Headphone |
- 1 x 1/8" Stereo mini Phone jack for Headphone output
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Front Audio |
- 1 x 10-pin(5x2) Front audio header with Intel® HD Audio Compatible
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Digital I/O |
- 1 x RCA/TOSLINK Combo jack for S/PDIF transmission
- 1 x 2-piS/PDIF input connector
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Extension |
- Creative proprietary AND_EXT, DID_EXE connector for X-Fi I/O driver
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HDMI |
HDMI Standard |
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Content Protection |
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Video |
- Supports deep color 30/36-bit color depth
- Support 24p True Cinema output
- Resolutions up to 1080p @ 60Hz or 720p/1080i @ 120Hz
- Color space conversiobetweeRGB, YCbCr 4:4:4 and 4:2:2
- CEA-861D video resolutions(DTV)
- Standard PC resolutions
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Audio |
- Supports IEC60958 2-channel PCM or IEC61937 compressed audio (Dolby® Digital, DTS, etc.)
- Supports 8 channels, 192 kHz PCM or High bit rate audio (Dolby® Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, DTS-HD Master Audio)
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Analog I/O Cable  MIC input connector
3.5mm(1/8”) mini phone jack (Pink
color label: ‘MIC IN’): Connect Stereo/mono unbalanced condenser
microphone and input, record audio from the MIC through the audio
card. Also, connect to Balanced Dynamic Microphone through the jumper
setting of this audio board. Line input connector
3.5mm(1/8”) stereo mini-phone jack (Blue
color label: ‘LINE IN’): Connect CD player, MP3 player from their
headphone output or line output, and input/record audio through this
audio card. Front Line output connector
3.5mm (1/8”) stereo mini-phone jack (Lime color label: ‘FRONT’): Connect Active multichannel speaker or AV Amplifier’s “Front”. Rear output connector
3.5mm(1/8”) stereo mini-phone jack (Black
color label: ‘REAR’): Connect Active multichannel speaker or AV
Amplifier’s Rear. Connectiowheabove 4-channel system is needed. Center/Woofer output connector
3.5mm(1/8”) stereo mini-phone jack (Orange
color label: ‘C/SW’): Connect Active multichannel speaker or AV
Amplifier’s Center/Woofer. Connectiowheabove 5.1 channel system is
needed. Side output connector
3.5mm(1/8”) stereo mini-phone jack (Gray color label: ‘SIDE’): Connect Active multichannel speaker or AV Amplifier’ Side. Connection to 7.1 channel system is needed. Package Contents
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Board |
- AUZEN X-Fi HomeTheater HD Board
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Documentation |
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Accessories |
- 1 x HDMI type A to HDMI type A cable, (6.6 feet / 2 meter)
- 1 x Optical TOSLINK to TOSLINK cable, (6.6 feet / 2 meter)
- 1 x Analog Multi I/O cable (D-Sub)
- 1 x DVI-to-HDMI cable (1 feet/0.3 meter)
- 1 x Optical adaptor
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Software |
- Installation CD
- Power DVD Trial download link
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Specificatons subject to change without notice. |
