iiiContentsContents ...................................................................................................... iiiNotices .......................................................................................................... vFederal Communications Commission Statement .............................vCanadian Department of Communications Statement .......................vSafety information ...................................................................................... viTrademarks.................................................................................................. viLicense ........................................................................................................ vi1. Introduction ..................................................................................... 11.1 Package contents .............................................................. 11.2 System requirements ......................................................... 11.3 Specifications summary ..................................................... 22. Xonar Essence STX card layout .................................................... 43. Installing the hardware ................................................................... 63.1 Preparing your computer ................................................... 63.2 Installing the Xonar Essence STX card ............................. 73.3 Connecting to a TV tuner card ........................................... 84. Installing software........................................................................... 95. Connecting speakers and peripherals ........................................ 105.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) ...... 105.2 Connecting stereo headphones ........................................115.3 Connecting 2/2.1 channel speakers................................. 125.4 Connecting microphone ................................................... 135.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources ................................... 146. Xonar Audio Center....................................................................... 156.1 Xonar Audio Center GUI .................................................. 156.2 Main Setting ..................................................................... 176.3 Mixer/Volume ................................................................... 256.4 Effects .............................................................................. 286.5 Karaoke ............................................................................ 306.6 FlexBass .......................................................................... 316.7 Smart Volume Normalization ........................................... 336.8 DS3D GX and DSP Modes .............................................. 356.9 VocalFX ............................................................................ 377. Troubleshooting and FAQs .......................................................... 40[Troubleshooting] ............................................................................ 40[FAQ] ......................................................................................... 42