Asus Xonar D2 manual Contents

Contents

Contents......................................................................................................			-iii
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...............................................................................		4
	2.1	Xonar D2 Audio Processing Card.......................................	4
	2.2	MIDI Board/Cable...............................................................	6
3.	Installing the Xonar Hardware........................................................		7
	3.1	Preparing Your Computer...................................................	7
	3.2	Installing the Audio Processing Card..................................	8
	3.3	Installing the MIDI board.....................................................	8

3.4Connecting CD/DVD-ROM Drive (with the analog header) 9

	3.5	Connecting TV Tuner Card...............................................	10
4.	Installing Software..........................................................................		11
	4.1	Installing the Audio Card Driver.........................................	11

4.2Installing the PMP software (Portable Music Processor).. 12

	4.3	Installing the Ableton Live.................................................	13
	4.4	Installing the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack..................	14
	4.5	Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software................................	16
5.	Connecting Speakers and Peripherals........................................		18
	5.1	Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater).....	18
	5.2	Connecting Headphones..................................................	19
	5.3	Connecting Analog Speaker Systems..............................	21
	5.5	Connecting Microphone....................................................	26
	5.6	Connecting Line-In Audio Sources...................................	26
	5.7	Connecting Digital Audio Sources....................................	27
6.	Xonar D2 Driver Guide..................................................................		28
	6.1	Introduction to the Xonar D2 Audio Center GUI...............	28
	6.2	Main Setting......................................................................	30
	6.3	Mixer/Volume....................................................................	39

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