Contents

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

4

Safety information........................................................................................

5

Trademarks...................................................................................................

5

License..........................................................................................................

5

1.

Introduction......................................................................................

6

 

1.1

Package contents...............................................................

6

 

1.2

System requirements..........................................................

6

 

1.3

Specifications summary......................................................

7

2.

Hardware overview..........................................................................

9

 

Xonar HDAV Slim card layout............................................................

9

3.

Installing the hardware..................................................................

10

 

3.1

Preparing your computer..................................................

10

 

3.2

Card installation.................................................................

11

 

3.3

Connecting to a TV tuner card..........................................

12

4.

Installing software.........................................................................

13

 

4.1

Installing the card driver...................................................

13

 

4.2

Installing the TotalMedia Theatre software.......................

13

5.

Connecting speakers and peripherals.........................................

14

 

Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater)......................

14

6.

Xonar HDAV Center.......................................................................

15

 

6.1

Xonar HDAV Center GUI..................................................

15

 

6.2

Audio-Main Setting...........................................................

17

 

6.3

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

27

 

6.4

Effects...............................................................................

30

 

6.5

Karaoke............................................................................

32

 

6.6

FlexBass...........................................................................

33

 

6.7

Smart Volume Normalization............................................

35

 

6.8

DS3D GX and DSP Modes...............................................

37

 

6.9

VocalFX............................................................................

39

 

6.10

DVD/Blu-ray Playback over DH/DVS/DDL/Multiple

42

 

 

Analog Speakers..............................................................

7.

Troubleshooting and FAQs...........................................................

48

 

[Troubleshooting].............................................................................

48

 

[FAQs]

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