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User Manual - Page 3
... vi Trademarks vi License...vi About this guide vii
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Package contents 1 System requirements 1 Specifications summary 2 Xonar Essence ST card layout 5
Chapter 2: Getting started
Before you proceed 7 Installing the audio card 7 Connecting to a TV tuner card 8 Installing the audio card driver 9
Chapter 3: Connecting speakers and peripherals
Connecting digital...
User Manual - Page 8
...-high fidelity sound
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System requirements
• One PCI slot for the audio card • Microsoft® Windows® Vista (32/64bit) / XP (32/64bit) / MCE2005 • Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4 GHz or AMD® Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU • 256 MB (or above) DRAM system memory • 60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package...
User Manual - Page 9
Specifications summary
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (AWeighted):
Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (AWeighted): Output Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (-3dB) :
Input Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (-3dB) : Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/ 96kHz format): Output/Input Full-Scale Voltage Headphone Impedance Main Chipset Audio Processor
24-bit D-A ...
User Manual - Page 10
...-In/Mic-In)
High bandwidth Coaxial/TOSLINK combo port supports 192kHz/24bit
Aux-In (4-pin header on the card)
Shared by Headphone out/ 2 channels out/ Microphone in
Windows® 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. ITEM
DESCRIPTION...
User Manual - Page 11
... Other Effects 3D Gaming Sound Engines/APIs ASIO 2.0 Driver Support
Xonar Essence ST provides VocalFX, the latest vocal effect technologies for gaming and VoIP, including:
• VoiceEX: produces vivid environmental reverberation for your 3D sound listening range and advantages in EAX games.
• Local VoiceEX: enables yourself to change without notice.
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User Manual - Page 13
..., Dolby Digital, DTS, and WMA-Pro.
6 Front panel audio header
Connect one end of the front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header on the Xonar Essence ST card, with the other sound source inside your external PC microphone to the Analog Audio output of your power supply unit.
ASUS Xonar Essence ST Connect to external digital decoder or digital speaker systems...
User Manual - Page 14
ASUS Xonar Essence ST
Installing the audio card
To install the audio card:
1. Remove the chassis cover of your
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computer.
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Carefully insert the audio card into the PCI slot. Secure the audio card with the screw you install the audio card.
• Disable the onboard audio device in place.
4. Ensure that the audio card sits properly in the BIOS settings or uninstall ...
User Manual - Page 15
... TV tuner card to the audio output. For optimum TV audio quality, Xonar HDAV uses ADC recording to digitize the signal and loops it to the Xonar Essence ST card to send the tuner card's sound to the power connector of the audio card. Using this signal to the Aux-In header
of the audio card. Connect the power cable of your TV.
ASUS Xonar Essence ST Turn on...
User Manual - Page 16
... support CD.
3. To install the audio card driver:
1. If Autorun is completed, you have installed the Xonar Essence ST card, turn on your system, the setup starts automatically. If not, run setup.exe from your
computer.
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Click Finish. Follow the onscreen instructions to restart my computer now or No, I want to complete the installation. 4. Windows...
User Manual - Page 22
... (GUI) of the Xonar Essence ST. If the icon is not shown on the taskbar. ASUS Xonar Essence ST
15 To launch the Xonar Audio Center, double-click the Xonar Audio Center icon on the taskbar, click Start > All Programs > ASUS Xonar Essence ST Audio > Xonar Essence ST Audio Center to launch the Xonar Audio Center.
4 Minimize button
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Close button
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1 Support link Click this...
User Manual - Page 27
... all running applications before you play it. You may have .
Windows® Vista delivers the audio channels to the audio driver according to this setting, no matter what the original audio content is synchronized with Dolby Digtial EX or DTS ES => 8 channels
• 3D games => 8 channels
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ASUS Xonar Essence ST Hence, you need to restart the program after changing this...
User Manual - Page 46
... PCI slot, and try again.
Appendix
Troubleshooting and FAQs
Troubleshooting
I cannot install the audio card driver on my computer.
• Ensure that you have connected the speakers properly and that the speakers are turned on.
• Ensure that the device master volume or that the software player is not on mute mode on the Xonar Essence ST Audio Center.
I cannot find the Xonar Essence...
User Manual - Page 48
...Essence ST driver package supports Windows® Vista 32/64 bit and most key features are available.
Xonar Essence ST also has Ultra High Fidelity SNR at 192K/24bit, which deliver a high quality audio through an analog connection to multi-channel surround sound in hi-fidelity playback. ASUS Xonar Essence ST
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Why does the Xonar Essence ST support Dolby technology? Why is Xonar Essence...
User Manual - Page 49
...you can select Dolby Digital Live encoding output from the S/PDIF out menu, which allows the Xonar Essence ST to 24bit/192KHz for all inputs and outputs.
• ASIO 2.0: Xonar Essence ST includes an ASIO 2.0 driver for DVD movies, and even stereo music.
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ASUS Xonar Essence ST Hence, when a user selects PCM output for S/PDIF, the Xonar sound card always deliver a 2-channel PCM data through...
User Manual - Page 50
... full control functions of the Xonar sound card. Speakers is better to disable onboard audio devices first for HDMI output, such as on Windows® Vista, the sound effects and UI controls do not even need to play stereo Hi-Fidelity audio contents or encoded audio formats such as analog Front channel output in most software DVD players' audio settings, you do not work. Use...
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