Asus Xonar Essence STX - Manual (Page 15)

10 ASUS Xonar Essence STX
5. Connecting speakers and peripherals
5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater)
The Xonar Essence STX supports Dolby Digital Live technology, which
transcodes any audio, including games and music, into industry-standard Dolby
Digital 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
audio from any of your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers
with Dolby Digital 5.1 decoding capabilities.
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.
No Item Description
1 Optical adapter Plug the optical TOSLINK adapter into the S/PDIF-Out
combo connector.
2 Optical cable Connect your decoder’s S/PDIF-In port to the optical adapter
with the TOSLINK optical cable.
1
2
SPDIF Out