4

Line In port

Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players,

 

 

 

music synthesizers and other line-level sound sources to

 

 

 

this 6.3mm port for audio recording or processing. (Through

 

 

 

Ultra-high fidelity 118dB SNR A-D converter)

 

5

S/PDIF Out port

Coaxial and optical TOSLINK combo digital output port.

 

 

 

Connects to external digital decoder or digital speaker

 

 

 

systems, Home Theater systems, AV receivers for outputting

 

 

 

digital audio including PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA-Pro,

 

 

 

etc.

 

6

Front panel audio

Connect one end of the front panel audio cable to the front

 

 

header

panel audio header on the Xonar Essence STX card, with

 

 

 

the other end to the chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O

 

 

 

module.

 

7

Aux Input Header

Usually connects to the Analog Audio output of TV tuner card

 

 

 

or other sound source inside your PC system. (To monitor

 

 

 

your TV tuner card’s audio from this Aux-In, you must enable

 

 

 

the “monitor” function for Aux-In in the Xonar Essence STX

 

 

 

Audio Center’s recording mixer.)

 

8

Power connector

Connects to the power cable of your power supply unit.

 

9

S/PDIF Out header

Connects to a graphics card with HDMI output.

 

 

 

NOTE: When using Dolby Digital Live on S/PDIF output,

 

 

 

make sure the connected graphics card is capable of

 

 

 

decoding DDL; otherwise, there will be no audio output from

 

 

 

the graphics card’s HDMI port.

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