Asus Xonar D2X User Manual

ASUS® Xonar D2

audio card

User Manual

E7807

Revised Edition V2

October 2012

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Contents

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 D2 Audio Processing Card.......................................	4
	2.2	MIDI Board/Cable...............................................................	6
3.	Installing the Xonar Hardware........................................................		7
	3.1	Preparing Your Computer...................................................	7
	3.2	Installing the Audio Processing Card..................................	8
	3.3	Installing the MIDI board.....................................................	8

3.4Connecting CD/DVD-ROM Drive (with the analog header) 9

	3.5	Connecting TV Tuner Card...............................................	10
4.	Installing Software..........................................................................		11
	4.1	Installing the Audio Card Driver.........................................	11

4.2Installing the PMP software (Portable Music Processor).. 12

	4.3	Installing the Ableton Live.................................................	13
	4.4	Installing the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack..................	14
	4.5	Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software................................	16
5.	Connecting Speakers and Peripherals........................................		18
	5.1	Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater).....	18
	5.2	Connecting Headphones..................................................	19
	5.3	Connecting Analog Speaker Systems..............................	21
	5.5	Connecting Microphone....................................................	26
	5.6	Connecting Line-In Audio Sources...................................	26
	5.7	Connecting Digital Audio Sources....................................	27
6.	Xonar D2 Driver Guide..................................................................		28
	6.1	Introduction to the Xonar D2 Audio Center GUI...............	28
	6.2	Main Setting......................................................................	30
	6.3	Mixer/Volume....................................................................	39

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	6.4	Effects...............................................................................	42
	6.5	Karaoke/Magic Voice........................................................	44
	6.6	FlexBass...........................................................................	45
	6.7	Smart Volume Normalization............................................	46
	6.8	DSP Modes.......................................................................	48
	6.9	ASIO 2 Driver...................................................................	49
7.	Portable Music ProcessorTM Soft-ware Guide...........................		52
	7.1	Introduction.......................................................................	52
	7.2	Converting music in “Main Setting” Page.........................	54
	7.2	Find Converted Music in “PMP Music” Page....................	56
8	Ableton Live Software Guide........................................................		57
9.	Cakewalk Production Plus Pack Software Guide.......................		57
10.	RMAA Test Guide...........................................................................		58
	10.1	Setting Up Xonar D2 Audio Card......................................	58
	10.2	Configuration and Test with RMAA...................................	61
	10.3	RMAA Testing Results......................................................	66
11.	Troubleshooting and FAQs...........................................................		72
	[Troubleshooting].............................................................................		72
	[FAQ]	..........................................................................................	75

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Notices

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

•This device may not cause harmful interference, and

•This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Australia statement notice

From 1 January 2012 updated warranties apply to all ASUS products, consistent with the Australian Consumer Law. For the latest product warranty details please visit http://support.asus.com. Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.

If you require assistance please call ASUS Customer Service 1300 2787 88 or visit us at http://support.asus.com.

Safety information

•Before installing the device on a motherboard, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package.

•To prevent electrical shock hazard or short circuits, switch off the power supply before installing the device on a motherboard or connecting any singal cables to the device.

•If the device is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer.

•Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately.

•To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, sockets and circuitry.

•Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet.

•Place the product on a stable surface.

•If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer.

This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.

Trademarks

Xonar and ASUS logo are trademarks of ASUSTek Computer Inc. “Dolby” and “Dolby Digital Live”, “Dolby Pro Logic IIx”, “Dolby Virtual Speaker”, “Dolby

Headphone” are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. “DTS” and “DTS CONNECT”, “DTS Interactive”, “DTS Neo: PC” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. EAX and A3D are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. Microsoft,

DirectSound3D, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. ASIO is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media

Technologies GmbH.

License

Dolby Master Studio driver is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories;

DTS Connect driver is manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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1.Introduction

1.1Package Contents

•Xonar D2 7.1 Channel PCI Audio Card

•Driver Support CD (including Portable Music ProcessorTM utility)

•AbletonTM Live software CD

•CakewalkTM Production Plus Pack CD (Sonar LE, Dimension LE, and Project5 LE)

•PowerDVD 7.0 software DVD player CD

•Additional MIDI bracket and adaptor cable *1

•S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adaptors *2

•S/PDIF TOSLINK optical cable *1

•Four 3.5mm-to-RCA cables for 8 channel output

•Dolby Demo CD

•Quick Start Guide

1.2System Requirements

•IBM compatible PC with one PCI 2.1 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card

•Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005

•Intel® Pentium®4 1.4GHz orAMD K7 1400 CPU or faster CPU

•> 256 MB DRAM system memory

•> 60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package; > 200MB space available for Ableton Live and > 320MB for Cakewalk package

•CD-ROM drive (or DVD-ROM drive) for software installation

•High-quality headphones, powered analog speakers, or a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, to enjoy the Ultra-High Fidelity sounds of the card

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1.3Specifications summary

Category

Audio Performance

Main Chipset

Sample Rate and

Resolution

I/O Ports

Item		Description
Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-		118dB
Weighted):
Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-		118 dB
Weighted):
Output Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise		0.0004% (-108dB)
at 1kHz :
Input Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise		0.0004% (-108dB)
at 1kHz :
Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-		<10Hz to 46kHz
bit/96kHz input ):
Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-		<10Hz to 90kHz
bit/192kHz input):
Output/Input Full-Scale Voltage		2 Vrms (5.65 Vp-p)
Sample Rate Conversion Quality		Almost lossless, high-fidelity floating-point filters,
		which has:
		-140dB (typical value for 44.1K->48KHz, 24bit)
		-145dB Dynamic Range (typical value for 44.1K-
		>48KHz, 24bit)
Audio Processor		ASUSAV200 High-Definition Sound Processor
		(Max. 192KHz/24bit)
24-bit D-A Converter of Digital Sources:		Burr-Brown PCM1796 *4 (123dB SNR, Max.
		192kHz/24bit)
24-bit A-D Converter for Analog Inputs:		Cirrus-Logic CS5381* 1 (120dB SNR, Max.
		192kHz/24bit)
Analog Playback Sample Rate and		44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit
Resolution
Analog Recording Sample Rate and		44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit
Resolution
S/PDIF Digital Output		44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit, Dolby Digital,
		DTS, WMA-Pro
S/PDIF Digital Input		44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit
ASIO 2.0 Driver Support:		44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit
Analog Output Jack:		3.50mm mini jack *4 (Front/Side/Center-
		Subwoofer/Back)
Analog Input Jack:		3.50mm mini jack *2 (Line-In/Mic-In)
Other line-level analog input (for CD-		CD-In, Aux-In (4-pin header on the card)
IN/TV Tuner):
Digital S/PDIF Output		Coaxial and High-bandwidth Optical Combo
		Connector Supports 192KHz/24bit
Digital S/PDIF Input		Coaxial and High-bandwidth Optical Combo
		Connector Supports 192KHz/24bit
MIDI Ports		Additional MPU-401 MIDI I/O bracket and
		converter cable

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Driver Features	Operation System	Windows® Vista/XP(32/64bit)/MCE2005
	Dolby® Technologies	Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Virtual Speaker, Dolby
		® Pro-Logic IIx, Dolby® Digital Live
	DTS® Technologies	DTS® Connect (DTS Interactive Encoder and
		DTS Neo:PC)
	Smart Volume NormalizerTM	Normalizes the volume of all audio sources into a
		constant level
	Xear 3DTM Virtual Speaker Shifter	Virtual 7.1 speaker positioning
	Magic VoiceTM	Modifies the sound of your voice, for VOIP and
		online chat applications (Windows XP)
	Karaoke Functions	Music Key-Shifting and Microphone Echo effects
		(Windows XP)
	FlexBassTM	Professional Bass Management/Enhancement
		system
	Other Effects	10-band Equalier/27 Environment Effects
	3D Sound Engines/APIs	EAX®2.0&1.0, A3D® 1.0, DirectSound® HW & SW
	DirectX	DirectX 9.0 or above required for 7.1ch output
Software Utility	Portable Music Processor utility	Converts digital music content or CD audio into
		regular MP3/WMAfiles with Dolby Headphone,
		Dolby Virtual Speaker (w/ Pro-Logic II), and Smart
		Volume Normalization processing (Windows
		Media Player 10 or above is required)
	Professional Audio Editing Utility	Ableton Live; Cakewalk Production Plus Pack
		(SONAR LE, Dimension LE, and Project5 LE)
	PowerDVD 7.0	Software DVD player with Dolby Digital 5.1
		decoder
Accessories	-3.5mm-to-RCA adaptor cable *4 (8ch)
	-S/PDIF optical adaptors *2

-S/PDIF optical cable *1

-Additional MIDI card, cable, and external standard MIDI adaptor Y cable *1 -Dolby Demo CD

*Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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2.About Hardware

2.1Xonar D2 Audio Processing Card

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No	Item	Description
1	Microphone Jack	Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm jack for
		voice input. Built-in high-quality Microphone pre-amplifier.
2	Line Input Jack	Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players,
		music synthesizers and other line-level sound sources to
		this 3.5mm jack for audio recording or processing. (Through
		Ultra-high fidelity 118dB SNRA-D converter)
3	Headphone/Front	Connect your headphones or 2/2.1 channel speakers to this
	Output Jack	jack. For multi-channel speaker systems, connects to the
		front left/right input on the powered speakers.
4	Side Surround Output	Connects to the surround channel input on 4/4.1/5.1/6.1/7.1
	Jack	powered analog speakers.
5	Center/Subwoofer	Connects to the front center/subwoofer input on 5.1/6.1/7.1
	Output Jack	powered analog speakers.
6	Rear/Back Surround	Connects to the Back Surround input on 6.1/7.1 powered
	Output Jack	analog speakers.
7	S/PDIF Input	Coaxial and optical TOSLINK combo digital input jack.
		Connects to external digital audio sources such as MD
		players, CD players, or DVD players, for audio recording or
		loopback.
8	S/PDIF Output	Coaxial and optical TOSLINK combo digital output jack.
		Connects to external digital decoder or digital speaker
		systems, Home Theater systems, AV receivers for outputting
		digital audio including PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA-Pro,
		etc.
9	CD Input Header	4-pin header. Connects to the Analog Audio output on the
		back panel of CD/DVD-ROM drive using an Analog CD
		audio cable, which is usually available with your CD/DVD-
		ROM drive. You can still play CD audio through the Xonar
		driver without connecting this. We recommend playing audio
		through the driver to take advantage of the Xonar’s high
		quality D-A converter, but this header is provided in case you
		need it.
10	Aux Input Header	4-pin header. Usually connects to the Analog Audio output of
		TV tuner card or other sound source inside your PC system.
		(To monitor your TV tuner card’s audio from this Aux-In, you
		must enable the “monitor” function for Aux-In in the Xonar
		Audio Center software’s recording mixer.)
11	MIDI I/O Header	Connects to the additional MIDI board/bracket (available in
		the package)
12	Main Audio Processor	ASUS Xonar AV200 Audio Processing Unit (DuplexHD
		192K/24bit)
13	PCI Bus Golden	Connects to the PCI slot on your motherboard
	Fingers

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2.2MIDI Board/Cable

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1		MIDI I/O Header	Connects to the MIDI I/O header on the main Xonar D2
			audio card
2		Mini-DIN MIDI port	Connects to the 6-pin mini-DIN connector of the MIDI Y cable
			(adaptor to 5-pin DIN standard MIDI I/O connectors)

36-pin Mini-DIN MIDI Connects to the #2 6-pin mini-DIN port on the MIDI board connector

45-pin DIN MIDI input/ Connects to the input and output DIN male connector of the output connectors standard MIDI instrument cable

(Female)

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3.Installing the Xonar Hardware

3.1Preparing Your Computer

Before you proceed with the following installation steps, it’s recommended that you disable your onboard audio device in your BIOS settings, or uninstall any other sound cards on your PC. (For BIOS setting or uninstallation of other sound cards, refer to the user manuals of your motherboard and sound card)

1.Power off your computer and disconnect the power cord.

2.Open the computer’s case.

3.Remove the metal brackets from two unused PCI slots (You can just remove one if you don’t need to use the MIDI board in the package).

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3.2Installing the Audio Processing Card

1.Face the bracket of the Xonar D2 audio card toward the back panel of your computer and insert the audio card gently into an available PCI slot. Make sure it’s completely inserted into the PCI slot. (Warning! Do not force the audio card into the slot. Make sure that the gold pins of the card's PCI connector are aligned with the motherboard’s PCI connector before you

insert the card into the PCI slot. If it does not fit properly, gently remove it and try again.)

2.Secure the audio card bracket to the back of your computer with the screw that you removed. Refer to section 3.1.

3.3Installing the MIDI board

1.Secure the MIDI bracket to another slot on the back of your computer case.

2.Connect the 4-pin MIDI header on the audio card to the MIDI bracket with the

MIDI cable as the figure below.

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3.4Connecting CD/DVD-ROM Drive (with the analog header)

1.If you would like to use the physical playback buttons on your CD-ROM drive to control audio CD playback on your PC, you need to connect the analog cable between the CD-ROM drive and the audio card. Otherwise, you can just skip this section and use ordinary digital CD playback on Windows.

2.Connect the CD-IN 4-pin header to the analog output on the back of your CD/DVD-ROM drive with the audio CD cable which is usually included with CD/DVD-ROM drive.

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3.5Connecting TV Tuner Card

1.If you have a traditional PCI TV tuner card on your PC, you may need to connect it to the audio card to send the tuner card’s sound to your PC speakers.

2.Secure the PCI TV tuner card in one PCI slot and screw it into the back-panel

3.Connect the audio output header from the TV tuner card to the Aux-In header of the audio card, as shown in the figure below.

For optimum TV audio quality, Xonar usesADC recording to digitize the signal and loops it back to DAC playback. Please select Aux-In as the recording source in the Xonar Audio Center’s recording mixer and enable the monitoring button to pass this signal to the audio output. Using this setup, you can even turn on sound effects such as Pro-Logic IIx to expand the stereo TV audio to 5.1 or 7.1 channel surround sound. TV audio on your PC will become even better than on your TV set!

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4.Installing Software

4.1Installing the Audio Card Driver

1.After you have installed your audio card, turn on your computer. Windows automatically detects your audio card and searches for device drivers. When prompted for the audio drivers, click the “Cancel” button.

2.Insert the driver installation CD into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. If Windows AutoPlay mode is enabled for your CD-ROM drive, the CD starts running automatically. If it doesn’t start the installation, double-click the setup. exe icon located on the CD-ROM.

3.Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Please read the “END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT” in the process and make sure you understand and accept it before you continue the installation. When the installation finishes, you may be prompted to restart your computer. You can choose to restart the computer later if desired.

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4.2Installing the PMP software (Portable Music Processor)

1.From the installation CD menu, select the option to install the PMP software.

2.Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. After the installation is complete, click Finish.

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4.3Installing the Ableton Live

1.Insert the Ableton Live installation CD into the CD/DVD-ROM drive.

2.The installation program will start automatically. If it does not, double click the setup program.

3.Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Please read the “END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT” and make sure you understand and accept it before you continue the installation. After the installation is complete, click Finish.

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4.4Installing the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack

4.4.1Installing SONAR LE

1.Insert the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack installation CD into your CD/DVDROM drive.

2.The installation program will start automatically. If it does not, double click the setup program.

3.Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Please read the “SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT” and make sure you understand and accept it before you continue the installation.

4.You may be prompted to select the language, installed components, and associated file types, and to run the VSTAdapter Configuration Wizard.After the installation is complete, click “Finish”.

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4.4.2Installing Dimension LE

1.Insert the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack installation CD into your CD/DVDROM drive.

2.Choose to install the Dimension LE program.

3.Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Please read the “SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT” and make sure you understand and accept it before you continue the installation.

4.You may be prompted to select the language and installed components. After the installation is complete, click “Finish”.

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4.4.3Installing Project5 LE

1.Insert the Cakewalk Production Plus Pack installation CD into your CD/DVDROM drive.

2.Choose to install the Project5 LE program.

3.Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Please read the “SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT” and make sure you understand and accept it before you continue the installation.

4.You may be prompted to select the language, installed components, and associated file types, and to run the VSTAdapter Configuration Wizard.After the installation is complete, click “Finish”.

4.5Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software

4.5.1Uninstalling Software

1.Select the corresponding uninstallation program, under the “All Programs” section of the Start menu. Otherwise, you’ll need to use the Windows control panel for uninstallation as follows.

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2.Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.

3.Double-click the “Add/Remove Programs” icon.

4.Click the “Change or Remove Programs” button.

5.Select each program you would like to remove, and then click the “Add/ Remove (or Change/Remove)” button.

6.In the InstallShield Wizard dialog box, select the “Remove” option.

7.Restart your computer when prompted.

4.5.2Reinstalling Software

1.Before you reinstall any software, it’s recommended to uninstall the existing software first.

2.After you finish the uninstallation of the software, please follow the installation process again to reinstall the same or updated software.

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5.Connecting Speakers and Peripherals

5.1Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater)

The Xonar D2 supports Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive technologies, which transcode any audio, including games and music, into industry-standard Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 surround bit-streams. This makes playback through your home theater system possible, creating an immersive and impressive cinema surround sound experience. A single digital cable connection can carry high-quality Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 digital audio from any of your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers with Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 decoding capabilities.

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No	Item	Description
1	Optical adaptor	Plug the optical TOSLINK adaptor into the S/PDIF-Out
		combo connector
2	Optical cable	Connect your decoder’s S/PDIF-In port to the optical adaptor
		with the TOSLINK optical cable

You can also use a coaxial cable for a S/PDIF connection. Just plug the coaxial RCA male connector to the S/PDIF-Out combo jack and connect the other end into the coaxial S/PDIF input on your decoder.

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5.2Connecting Headphones

5.2.1Connecting Stereo Headphones

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1	Front Out/Headphone	The Front Out jack has a built-in high-quality amplifier to
	Jack	drive headphones. Please connect your stereo headphones
		directly to this jack.

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5.2.2Connecting 5.1 channel Headphones

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1	Front Out	Connect the front-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1
		headphones into this jack.
2	Side Surround Out	Connect the surround-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1
		headphone into this jack.
3	Center/Subwoofer Out	Connect the Center/Bass-channel 3.5mm plug of your 5.1
		headphone into this jack.

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