3.Ensure that the device master volume or the software player has NOT been muted on the Xonar Essence STX Audio Center.

4.If you are using Dolby Digital Live encoder through the S/PDIF output, the analog output will be muted to get rid of the interference between your digital speaker system and analog speakers or headphones. Check if this is the case.

5.Try restarting your Windows.

I cannot hear any sound from the S/PDIF output

Instructions:

1.Ensure that you have enabled S/PDIF output in the Audio Center GUI (Main page)

2.Ensure that you are connecting the correct S/PDIF output jack on the card to the decoder’s (AV receiver) S/PDIF input jack

3.You may need to select the correct input and mode of your decoder or AV receiver. For Dolby Digital output, you may have to double check that the AV receiver is in that decoding mode.

4.If you are using 192KHz PCM output, please make sure your decoder can support 192KHz decoding. Try changing it to 44.1K or 48KHz first.

I cannot hear audio input (Mic, Line-in, AUX, etc.) from my speakers Instructions:

1.Go to the mixer recording page in the Audio Center and select the correct input as the recording source. If you are using Windows Vista, also go to system audio control panel to see the current default recording/input device is right.

2.Remember to turn on the digital monitoring button for that recording source.

I cannot hear the TV tuner audio from my speakers

Instructions:

1.If you are using a traditional TV tuner card which has analog audio output, please connect it to the Aux-In header on the audio card

2.Select Aux-In as the recording source and remember to turn on the digital monitoring button on the recording mixer page

3.If you are using a TV tuner card which has digital audio output instead of analog, check that the sound is not muted and whether other applications can play sound out. If you still have problem, read the TV tuner card’s software user guide.

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