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VIA High Definition Audio VDeck User Guide Black Skin For ASUS Only
Table of Contents Introduction ...............................................................................................................................2 Getting Started..........................................................................................................................2 Simple Mode.............................................................................................................................2
Simple Device Control .......................................................................................................2 Exert Mode ...............................................................................................................................3
Volume Control Page.........................................................................................................4 Speaker Test Page............................................................................................................5 Speaker Options................................................................................................................6 Headphone Test Page.......................................................................................................6 Default Format Page..........................................................................................................7 Bass Management Page ...................................................................................................7 Equalizer Management Page ............................................................................................8 Room Correction Page ......................................................................................................9
Jack Information and Configuration ........................................................................................10 Advanced Options ...........................................................................................................11 Product Information .........................................................................................................11
Miscellaneous Control ............................................................................................................12
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Introduction VIA High Definition Audio Vdeck – Black Skin Control Panel provides a user-friendly interface for you to configure the audio system empowered by VIA High Definition Audio Codec.
The Black Skin Control Panel supports Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Getting Started The Black Skin Control Panel provides two modes:
1. Simple Mode
2. Expert Mode When you open the Black Skin Control Panel, by default it is in Simple Mode.
Simple Mode Simple Device Control
Simple Device Control Area
Jack Detection & ConfigurationClick the jack icon to open the jack configuration dialog box.
Advanced Options ControlClick it to open Advanced
Options dialog box
Mode SwitchClick the button to switch between
Simple Mode and Expert Mode.
Information ButtonClick it to view
Information dialog box.
Volume ControlDrag the slider bars to adjust the
master volume of the devices.
Mute ButtonClick the button to mute the device.
Default Device Click the button to select and set the default playback or capture device.
Figure 1. Control Panel Interface – Simple Mode
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Exert Mode The Expert Mode provides function pages for advanced settings depending upon the devices selected.
Figure 2. Control Panel Interface – Expert Mode
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Volume Control Page
Figure 3. Speaker Volume Control Page
Figure 4. Microphone Volume Control Page with A-A path and Mic-Boost
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Speaker Test Page Use the Speaker Test Page and Headphone Test Page to configure the speaker and headphone functions.
Figure 5. Speaker Test Page
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Speaker Options Use the dialog box to set the advanced options for the speakers, and click “OK”.
Figure 6. Speaker Options Dialog Box
Headphone Test Page
Figure 7. Headphone Test Page
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Default Format Page Use this page to control the sample rates and bit depth of the playback or recording devices.
Click the respective buttons to set the sample rate or bit depth.
The selected buttons will be highlighted.
Figure 8. Default Format Page
Bass Management Page Use this page to configure the features of speaker devices.
Bass Management Page
Enable Bass Management Bass Boost AdjustmentCutoff Frequency Adjustment
Click it to enable bass management. Move the slider bar to set bass boost value.
Move the slider to set suitable cutoff frequency.
Figure 9. Bass Management Page
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Equalizer Management Page Use this page to set the equalizer of the speakers and headphones.
Figure 10. Equalizer Management Page
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Environment Modeling Page Use this page to set the sound-effect environment for the speakers and headphones.
Figure 11. Environment Modeling Page
Room Correction Page Use this page to configure the room correction values for the speakers and headphones.
Figure 12. Room Correction Page
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Jack Information and Configuration Jack Detection and Configuration area shows the information of jack connections. Distinguish the jacks by different colors. You can find the colors that match the jacks at the rear or front part of the computer.
When a device is connected, the respective jack icon is highlighted; otherwise the jack is grey, and the function is disabled.
Figure 13. Jack Information and Configuration Area
As an example, the following figure shows a device being plugged into the “Front Mic” jack.
Jack Re-Tasking Options
Figure 14. Jack Configuration Dialog Box
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Advanced Options This dialog box provides the advanced options.
Language SelectProvide multi-language support.
Select the language from the drop-down box.
Redirected HeadphoneCopy the speaker’s front
channel stream to the headphone.
Independent HeadphoneClick it to change the headphone to an independent device from the speaker.
The different audio streams are from the speaker and headphone separately.
Check the button to mute the speaker if it is connected to a headphone.
This function is only available when the “Redirected Headphone” is checked.
Enable Front Panel Jack DetectionCheck the button to enable the front
panel jack detection.
Figure 15. Advanced Options Dialog Box
Note: To set the speaker and headphone as separate and individual audio streams under Windows 7, use different players and set the speaker or headphone as the output device in the respective players.
Product Information Click the “Information” button and the information dialog box will appear.
Figure 16. Information Dialog Box
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Miscellaneous Control When the VDeck is executed, the VDeck icon will display in the system tray.
Figure 17. VDeck Icon in the System Tray
Right-click the VDeck icon in the system tray, and a small menu will appear.
Click the “VIA HD Audio Deck” to open the VDeck Black Skin Control Panel, or click “Exit” to close VDeck.
Figure 18. Right Click Options
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10/7/2009 1.3 Updated formats & drawings Copyright © 2009. VIA Technologies and the VIA Technologies logo are trademarks of VIA Technologies Inc. All other brand and product names may be trademarks of their respective companies. VIA Technologies Inc. Taiwan Office 1st Floor, No. 531 Chung-Cheng Road Hsin-Tien Taipei, Taiwan ROC Tel: (886-2) 2218-5452 Fax: (886-2) 2218-5453 WWW: http://www.via.com.tw
