Table Of Contents - Asus XONAR ESSENCE - Sound Card - 192 kHz User Manual

Contents
Contents ...................................................................................................... iii
Notices .......................................................................................................... v
Federal Communications Commission Statement .............................v
Canadian Department of Communications Statement .......................v
Safety information ...................................................................................... vi
Trademarks .................................................................................................. vi
License ........................................................................................................ vi
1. Introduction ..................................................................................... 1
1.1 Package contents .............................................................. 1
1.2 System requirements ......................................................... 1
1.3 Specifications summary ..................................................... 2
2. Xonar Essence STX card layout .................................................... 4
3. Installing the hardware ................................................................... 6
3.1 Preparing your computer ................................................... 6
3.2 Installing the Xonar Essence STX card ............................. 7
3.3 Connecting to a TV tuner card ........................................... 8
4. Installing software ........................................................................... 9
5. Connecting speakers and peripherals ........................................ 10
5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) ...... 10
5.2 Connecting stereo headphones ........................................11
5.3 Connecting 2/2.1 channel speakers ................................. 12
5.4 Connecting microphone ................................................... 13
5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources ................................... 14
6. Xonar Audio Center....................................................................... 15
6.1 Xonar Audio Center GUI .................................................. 15
6.2 Main Setting ..................................................................... 17
6.3 Mixer/Volume ................................................................... 25
6.4 Effects .............................................................................. 28
6.5 Karaoke ............................................................................ 30
6.6 FlexBass .......................................................................... 31
6.7 Smart Volume Normalization ........................................... 33
6.8 DS3D GX and DSP Modes .............................................. 35
6.9 VocalFX ............................................................................ 37
7. Troubleshooting and FAQs .......................................................... 40
[Troubleshooting] ............................................................................ 40
[FAQ] ......................................................................................... 42
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