Contents

Notices..........................................................................................................

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.

About Hardware...............................................................................

5

 

2.1

Xonar D2X Audio Processing Card....................................

5

 

2.2

MIDI Board/Cable...............................................................

7

3.

Installing the Xonar Hardware........................................................

8

 

3.1

Preparing Your Computer...................................................

8

 

3.2

Installing the Audio Processing Card..................................

8

 

3.3

Installing the MIDI board...................................................

10

3.4Connecting CD/DVD-ROM Drive (with the analog header)10

 

3.5

Connecting TV Tuner Card................................................

11

4.

Installing Software.........................................................................

12

 

4.1

Installing the Audio Card Driver........................................

12

4.2Installing the PMP software (Portable Music Processor).. 13

 

4.3

Installing the Ableton Live.................................................

14

 

4.4

Installing the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack..................

15

 

4.5

Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software................................

17

5.

Connecting Speakers and Peripherals........................................

19

 

5.1

Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater).....

19

 

5.2

Connecting Headphones..................................................

20

 

5.3

Connecting Analog Speaker Systems..............................

22

 

5.4

Connecting Microphone....................................................

27

 

5.5

Connecting Line-In Audio Sources...................................

27

 

5.6

Connecting Digital Audio Sources....................................

28

6.

Xonar D2X Driver Guide................................................................

29

 

6.1

Introduction to the Xonar D2X Audio Center GUI.............

29

 

6.2

Main Setting......................................................................

31

 

6.3

Mixer/Volume....................................................................

40

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