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... a TV tuner card 8 Installing the audio card driver 9 Chapter 3: Connecting speakers and peripherals Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater 10 Connecting stereo headphones 11 Connecting 2/2.1 channel speakers 12 Connecting a microphone 13 Connecting Line-In audio sources 14 Chapter 4: Xonar Audio Center Xonar Audio Center 15 Main Setting 17 Mixer/Volume 25...
... a TV tuner card 8 Installing the audio card driver 9 Chapter 3: Connecting speakers and peripherals Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater 10 Connecting stereo headphones 11 Connecting 2/2.1 channel speakers 12 Connecting a microphone 13 Connecting Line-In audio sources 14 Chapter 4: Xonar Audio Center Xonar Audio Center 15 Main Setting 17 Mixer/Volume 25...
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...Analog Input Jack: Digital S/PDIF Output: Other line-level analog input (for online gaming or chatting. (continued on the next page) ASUS Xonar Essence ST Dolby® Headphone technology allows users to listen to your home theater environment through one signal S/PDIF connection. ...; Vista (32/64-bit) / XP (32/64-bit) / MCE2005 Dolby® Digital Live encodes any native stereo or 5.1-channel audio into a 6.1 channel output, creating a seamless, natural surround soundfield. DS3D GX 2.5 supports EAX gaming sound effects and DirectSound 3D hardware enhanced functions for ...
...Analog Input Jack: Digital S/PDIF Output: Other line-level analog input (for online gaming or chatting. (continued on the next page) ASUS Xonar Essence ST Dolby® Headphone technology allows users to listen to your home theater environment through one signal S/PDIF connection. ...; Vista (32/64-bit) / XP (32/64-bit) / MCE2005 Dolby® Digital Live encodes any native stereo or 5.1-channel audio into a 6.1 channel output, creating a seamless, natural surround soundfield. DS3D GX 2.5 supports EAX gaming sound effects and DirectSound 3D hardware enhanced functions for ...
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...powered speakers. 2 Front Left Out port Connect the Left audio cable (white) from your speakers to the headphone out port. ASUS Xonar Essence ST For multi-channel speaker systems, connect to the Front Right In port on the powered speakers. 3 Headphone Out port Connect your headphones to ...this port. • DO NOT connect your 2/2.1 channel speakers to this port. The possible high driving power may cause damage to your speakers. • Before connecting your headphone, adjust the headphone...
...powered speakers. 2 Front Left Out port Connect the Left audio cable (white) from your speakers to the headphone out port. ASUS Xonar Essence ST For multi-channel speaker systems, connect to the Front Right In port on the powered speakers. 3 Headphone Out port Connect your headphones to ...this port. • DO NOT connect your 2/2.1 channel speakers to this port. The possible high driving power may cause damage to your speakers. • Before connecting your headphone, adjust the headphone...
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... HDAV uses ADC recording to digitize the signal and loop it to the Xonar Essence ST card to send the tuner card's sound to 5.1 or 7.1 channel surround sound. Connect the power cable of the audio card. 5. Connecting to a TV tuner card If you have a traditional PCI TV tuner card on your...
... HDAV uses ADC recording to digitize the signal and loop it to the Xonar Essence ST card to send the tuner card's sound to 5.1 or 7.1 channel surround sound. Connect the power cable of the audio card. 5. Connecting to a TV tuner card If you have a traditional PCI TV tuner card on your...
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Connecting 2/2.1 channel speakers 2 Speakers 2.1 Speakers 1 1 1 Front Right Out Front Left Out 1 Front Left/Right Out The Left/Right Front Out ports have a built-in high-quality amplifier to the Front Left/Right Out ports on the Xonar Essence ST card. Connect the 2/2.1 speaker set's 3.5mm plug to the bundled RCA-to3.5mm Y cable, and then connect the Left/Right ends to drive headphones. ASUS Xonar Essence ST 13
Connecting 2/2.1 channel speakers 2 Speakers 2.1 Speakers 1 1 1 Front Right Out Front Left Out 1 Front Left/Right Out The Left/Right Front Out ports have a built-in high-quality amplifier to the Front Left/Right Out ports on the Xonar Essence ST card. Connect the 2/2.1 speaker set's 3.5mm plug to the bundled RCA-to3.5mm Y cable, and then connect the Left/Right ends to drive headphones. ASUS Xonar Essence ST 13
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Xonar Essence ST will play the channels and process the 3D/Dolby sound accordingly. The setting is also available for your connected speakers. 2 Speaker Test Click this button to select the gain ... Out mode 1 2 3 1 Analog Out The Analog Out settings are used adjust audio to your headphone impedance. Select the correct speaker type for FP Headphone. 20 ASUS Xonar Essence ST
Xonar Essence ST will play the channels and process the 3D/Dolby sound accordingly. The setting is also available for your connected speakers. 2 Speaker Test Click this button to select the gain ... Out mode 1 2 3 1 Analog Out The Analog Out settings are used adjust audio to your headphone impedance. Select the correct speaker type for FP Headphone. 20 ASUS Xonar Essence ST
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ASUS Xonar Essence ST 21 It enables a single digital connection to carry high quality Dolby Digital surround audio from your PC to digital speakers and AV Receivers. 2 3 1 1 S/PDIF Out enable/disable Tick this checkbox to 5.1 channel surround with Dolby Pro-Logic II when using Dolby Digital Live output. SPDIF Out/DDL Xonar Essence...
ASUS Xonar Essence ST 21 It enables a single digital connection to carry high quality Dolby Digital surround audio from your PC to digital speakers and AV Receivers. 2 3 1 1 S/PDIF Out enable/disable Tick this checkbox to 5.1 channel surround with Dolby Pro-Logic II when using Dolby Digital Live output. SPDIF Out/DDL Xonar Essence...
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...you need to set this in Windows® Vista / Windows® 7. You may have . This setting is or how many channels they have to this setting, no matter what the original audio content is synchronized with your audio content before changing this setting. Windows... this setting. 1 1 Audio Channels Recommended settings: • MP3, WMA, AAC, CD, VCD, 2D games => 2 channels • DVD-Video with Dolby Digtial or DTS 5.1 => 6 channels • DVD-Video with Dolby Digtial EX or DTS ES => 8 channels • 3D games => 8 channels 22 ASUS Xonar Essence ST Close all running...
...you need to set this in Windows® Vista / Windows® 7. You may have . This setting is or how many channels they have to this setting, no matter what the original audio content is synchronized with your audio content before changing this setting. Windows... this setting. 1 1 Audio Channels Recommended settings: • MP3, WMA, AAC, CD, VCD, 2D games => 2 channels • DVD-Video with Dolby Digtial or DTS 5.1 => 6 channels • DVD-Video with Dolby Digtial EX or DTS ES => 8 channels • 3D games => 8 channels 22 ASUS Xonar Essence ST Close all running...
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...listener You can be moved only closer to or further away from the listener. 3 Reset Reset all speakers, except Subwoofer, counterclockwise ASUS Xonar Essence ST 23 click - Click the textbar to switch the right window to enable the 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter. Settings will... real-time. 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter The 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter has the following major features: • Expanding/upmixing audio to 7.1-channel surround sound • Virtualizing 7.1 surround sound over any set of speakers • Shiftable virtual speaker positioning allows you to adjust the...
...listener You can be moved only closer to or further away from the listener. 3 Reset Reset all speakers, except Subwoofer, counterclockwise ASUS Xonar Essence ST 23 click - Click the textbar to switch the right window to enable the 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter. Settings will... real-time. 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter The 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter has the following major features: • Expanding/upmixing audio to 7.1-channel surround sound • Virtualizing 7.1 surround sound over any set of speakers • Shiftable virtual speaker positioning allows you to adjust the...
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... Mode This is the default mode that allows you to set the spread of the center, mainly for the vocal signals of the listener. 24 ASUS Xonar Essence ST Click the textbar to switch the right window to the Pro-Logic IIx page for manual adjustments. 2 Center Width This parameter is... home theater systems, TVs, game consoles, and car audio systems. It can expand stereo audio, such as MP3, CD, and TV programs into immersive 5.1 or 7.1-channel surround. 2 3 4 1 1 Dolby Pro-Logic IIx enable/disable Tick this checkbox to centralize the vocal signal.
... Mode This is the default mode that allows you to set the spread of the center, mainly for the vocal signals of the listener. 24 ASUS Xonar Essence ST Click the textbar to switch the right window to the Pro-Logic IIx page for manual adjustments. 2 Center Width This parameter is... home theater systems, TVs, game consoles, and car audio systems. It can expand stereo audio, such as MP3, CD, and TV programs into immersive 5.1 or 7.1-channel surround. 2 3 4 1 1 Dolby Pro-Logic IIx enable/disable Tick this checkbox to centralize the vocal signal.
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... impart. Click the textbar to switch the right window to enable Dolby Headphone. They differ in a well-controlled studio. ASUS Xonar Essence ST 25 Dolby Headphone Dolby Headphone creates a stunning multi-channel surround experience over ordinary stereo headphones for manual adjusting. 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter and Dolby Pro-Logic IIx can also improve...
... impart. Click the textbar to switch the right window to enable Dolby Headphone. They differ in a well-controlled studio. ASUS Xonar Essence ST 25 Dolby Headphone Dolby Headphone creates a stunning multi-channel surround experience over ordinary stereo headphones for manual adjusting. 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter and Dolby Pro-Logic IIx can also improve...
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... two modes of stereo CDs and MP3 content, and when combined with Dolby Pro Logic® II processing, delivers a virtual 5.1-channel surround listening experience from as few as shown below. 26 ASUS Xonar Essence ST Dolby Virtual Speaker also creates a wider two-channel environment during playback of virtualization: Reference Mode and Wide Mode.
... two modes of stereo CDs and MP3 content, and when combined with Dolby Pro Logic® II processing, delivers a virtual 5.1-channel surround listening experience from as few as shown below. 26 ASUS Xonar Essence ST Dolby Virtual Speaker also creates a wider two-channel environment during playback of virtualization: Reference Mode and Wide Mode.
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... Essence ST. The tool-tip displays percentage increments. 4 Mute button Click this button again to mute the audio channel. Click this button to restore the audio output. 5 Source / path name including: • WAVE: All ...CD-ROM digital playback (CD-DA) volume control • LEFT, RIGHT: the volume control for each speaker/channel Windows® Vista does not support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD-In volume controls. 6 Reset Reset all playback...horizontal slider controls the volume between the left and right channels. 3 Volume slider Drag this slider down to the default settings...
... Essence ST. The tool-tip displays percentage increments. 4 Mute button Click this button again to mute the audio channel. Click this button to restore the audio output. 5 Source / path name including: • WAVE: All ...CD-ROM digital playback (CD-DA) volume control • LEFT, RIGHT: the volume control for each speaker/channel Windows® Vista does not support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD-In volume controls. 6 Reset Reset all playback...horizontal slider controls the volume between the left and right channels. 3 Volume slider Drag this slider down to the default settings...
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...microphone to a different source. If you to select the recording device/path in the recording programs themselves. 5 Microphone-In Advanced Setting Click this function. 28 ASUS Xonar Essence ST Recording/Monitoring Volume 1 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Recording Volume Tab Click this button to show the recording volume page. ...2 Left/Right balance This horizontal slider controls the volume between the left and right channels. 3 Recording volume slider Drag this slider down to boost the microphone input signals. Hence, you are going to open the ...
...microphone to a different source. If you to select the recording device/path in the recording programs themselves. 5 Microphone-In Advanced Setting Click this function. 28 ASUS Xonar Essence ST Recording/Monitoring Volume 1 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Recording Volume Tab Click this button to show the recording volume page. ...2 Left/Right balance This horizontal slider controls the volume between the left and right channels. 3 Recording volume slider Drag this slider down to boost the microphone input signals. Hence, you are going to open the ...
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Usually, low-cost computer's 2-channel speakers are : • Small: common speaker that cannot produce low frequencies. • Large: wide-band speakers that you connected. ASUS Xonar Essence ST 33 If your speaker type cannot perform low-frequency signals (bass), select "Small" speaker ... small-type speakers. Common 2.1 speakers with an adjustable crossover frequency for optimal sound performance from small speaker channels and redirects them to the subwoofer channel. If those speakers are categorized as Large speakers because the subwoofer redirects the bass signals inside the two...
Usually, low-cost computer's 2-channel speakers are : • Small: common speaker that cannot produce low frequencies. • Large: wide-band speakers that you connected. ASUS Xonar Essence ST 33 If your speaker type cannot perform low-frequency signals (bass), select "Small" speaker ... small-type speakers. Common 2.1 speakers with an adjustable crossover frequency for optimal sound performance from small speaker channels and redirects them to the subwoofer channel. If those speakers are categorized as Large speakers because the subwoofer redirects the bass signals inside the two...
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... full scale) after you turn on SVN. Music 1 0dB (Full-scale) Music 2 SVN Off SVN On T -10 dB - 34 ASUS Xonar Essence ST Smart Volume Normalization Smart Volume NormalizationTM (SVN) automatically keeps all music or video/ TV audio output at a consistent sound level....speakers 4 LFE Crossover Frequency Adjusts the cut-off frequency (20~250Hz) for example, 10dB below the crossover frequency from small speaker channels and forwards them to reduce manual adjustment inherent with sound sources of different loudness. 3 Picture for Small/Large speaker Small/large speakers are...
... full scale) after you turn on SVN. Music 1 0dB (Full-scale) Music 2 SVN Off SVN On T -10 dB - 34 ASUS Xonar Essence ST Smart Volume Normalization Smart Volume NormalizationTM (SVN) automatically keeps all music or video/ TV audio output at a consistent sound level....speakers 4 LFE Crossover Frequency Adjusts the cut-off frequency (20~250Hz) for example, 10dB below the crossover frequency from small speaker channels and forwards them to reduce manual adjustment inherent with sound sources of different loudness. 3 Picture for Small/Large speaker Small/large speakers are...
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...single digital connection to your audio, you can recover DirectSound 3D hardware and EAX gaming sound effects on a wide range of audio equipment. ASUS Xonar Essence ST 43 Why is Xonar Essence ST the best audio card for many existing DirectX games. Xonar Essence ST also has an ...GX on Windows® Vista, which delivers a high quality audio through an analog connection to make your home theater system or high-end multi-channel speakers. Xonar includes these features to your PC a powerful media and entertainment center. Yes, the Xonar Essence ST driver package supports Windows®...
...single digital connection to your audio, you can recover DirectSound 3D hardware and EAX gaming sound effects on a wide range of audio equipment. ASUS Xonar Essence ST 43 Why is Xonar Essence ST the best audio card for many existing DirectX games. Xonar Essence ST also has an ...GX on Windows® Vista, which delivers a high quality audio through an analog connection to make your home theater system or high-end multi-channel speakers. Xonar includes these features to your PC a powerful media and entertainment center. Yes, the Xonar Essence ST driver package supports Windows®...
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... technology for S/PDIF, the Xonar sound card always deliver a 2-channel PCM data through the S/PDIF output port. Why do I need Dolby for DVD movies, and even stereo music. 44 ASUS Xonar Essence ST Will PCM sound output through the innovative DirectSound3D Game EXtensions v1.0 (DS3D GX 1.0) ...technology. The S/PDIF protocol specification (IEC-60958) only carries the 2-channel PCM data or non-PCM AC3/DTS data. Yes, Xonar...
... technology for S/PDIF, the Xonar sound card always deliver a 2-channel PCM data through the S/PDIF output port. Why do I need Dolby for DVD movies, and even stereo music. 44 ASUS Xonar Essence ST Will PCM sound output through the innovative DirectSound3D Game EXtensions v1.0 (DS3D GX 1.0) ...technology. The S/PDIF protocol specification (IEC-60958) only carries the 2-channel PCM data or non-PCM AC3/DTS data. Yes, Xonar...
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... from DVD or Blu-ray disc titles. Use this situation. You could choose "Use S/PDIF output" or "HDMI" for HDMI output, such as analog Front channel output in "Speakers" to be disabled first. In this digital device. The driver does not process all the audio data that you keep the settings... are usually two audio devices: Speakers and Digital Out Device such as S/PDIF. For Xonar sound cards on the Xonar Audio Center, the driver's GUI. ASUS Xonar Essence ST 45
... from DVD or Blu-ray disc titles. Use this situation. You could choose "Use S/PDIF output" or "HDMI" for HDMI output, such as analog Front channel output in "Speakers" to be disabled first. In this digital device. The driver does not process all the audio data that you keep the settings... are usually two audio devices: Speakers and Digital Out Device such as S/PDIF. For Xonar sound cards on the Xonar Audio Center, the driver's GUI. ASUS Xonar Essence ST 45