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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 DX Audio Processing Card ...................................... 4
3. Installing the Xonar Hardware ....................................................... 6
3.1 Preparing Your Computer .................................................. 6
3.2 Installing the Audio Processing Card ................................. 6
3.3 Connecting TV Tuner Card ................................................ 8
4. Installing Software .......................................................................... 9
4.1 Installing the Audio Card Driver ......................................... 9
4.2 Installing the PMP software (Portable Music ..............................
Processor) ........................................................................ 10
4.3 Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software ................................11
5. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals ....................................... 12
5.1 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater) .... 12
5.2 Connecting Headphones ................................................. 13
5.3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems .............................. 15
5.4 Connecting Microphone ................................................... 20
5.5 Connecting Line-In Audio Sources ................................... 20
6. Xonar DX Driver Guide ................................................................. 21
6.1 Introduction to the Xonar DX Audio Center GUI .............. 21
6.2 Main Setting ..................................................................... 23
6.3 Mixer/Volume ................................................................... 31
6.4 Effects .............................................................................. 34
6.5 Karaoke/Magic Voice ....................................................... 36
6.6 FlexBass .......................................................................... 37
6.7 AEC (Acoustic Echo Cancellation) ................................... 38
6.8 Smart Volume Normalization ........................................... 39