Asus Xonar DS, User Manual

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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... iv
Safety information ....................................................................................... v
Trademarks ................................................................................................... v
License ......................................................................................................... v
1.
Introduction ..................................................................................... 1
1.1 Package contents .............................................................. 1
1.2 System requirements ......................................................... 1
1.3 Specifications summary ..................................................... 2
2. Xonar DS card layout ...................................................................... 4
3. Installing the hardware ................................................................... 6
3.1 Installing the audio card ..................................................... 6
3.2 Connecting to a TV tuner card ........................................... 7
4. Installing software ........................................................................... 8
Installing the card driver .................................................................... 8
5. Connecting speakers and peripherals .......................................... 9
5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) ........ 9
5.2 Connecting stereo headphones ....................................... 10
5.3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems .............................. 12
5.4 Connecting microphone ................................................... 17
5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources ................................... 18
6. Xonar Audio Center....................................................................... 19
6.1 Xonar Audio Center GUI .................................................. 19
6.2 Main Setting ..................................................................... 21
6.3 Mixer/Volume ................................................................... 27
6.4 Effects .............................................................................. 30
6.5 Karaoke ............................................................................ 32
6.6 FlexBass .......................................................................... 34
6.7 Smart Volume Normalization ........................................... 36
6.8 DS3D GX and DSP Modes .............................................. 38
6.9 VocalFX ............................................................................ 40
7. Troubleshooting and FAQs .......................................................... 43
[Troubleshooting] ............................................................................ 43
[FAQ] ......................................................................................... 45