Contents

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

5

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

6

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

6

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

6

1.

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

7

 

1.1

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

7

 

1.2

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

7

 

1.3

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

8

2.

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

10

3.

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

12

 

3.1

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

12

 

3.2

Installing the audio card....................................................

12

 

3.3

Connecting to a graphics card with HDMI support...........

13

 

3.4

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

14

4.

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

15

5.

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

16

 

5.1

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

16

 

5.2

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

17

 

5.3

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

19

 

5.4

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

24

 

5.5

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

24

6.

Xonar D1 Driver Guide..................................................................

25

 

6.1

Introduction to the Xonar D1 Audio Center GUI...............

25

 

6.2

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

27

 

6.3

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

35

 

6.4

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

38

 

6.5

Karaoke/Magic Voice........................................................

40

 

6.6

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

41

 

6.7

AEC (Acoustic Echo Cancellation)...................................

42

 

6.8

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

43

 

6.9

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

45

 

6.10

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

46

 

6.11

ASIO 2 Driver...................................................................

50

7.

RMAA Test Guide...........................................................................

54

 

7.1

Setting Up Xonar D1 Audio Card......................................

54

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