Creative Labs Sound Blaster Tactic3D RAGE manual

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    Co n gratu lation s! 1 Congrat ulat i ons! Th an k you for ch oosing t h e Sou n d B laster Tactic3 D R age USB gaming h e ad set. You a re abou t t o experi en ce th e l egen d ary au d i o q u ali ty of Soun d B laster on yo u r PC or Mac®. Th e Sou n d B laster Tact i c3 D R ag e USB combines th e le g en d ary acoust ic eng ineeri n g p rowess[...]

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    Co n gratu lation s! 2 M or e Hel p F o r th e l at est n ews and p rod u cts for th e Sou n d B las t er, pleas e vi sit www .sou n d b las t er. com . Th e si te al so includ es i n for mat ion on m aki n g p u rch ases, tech n ical h elp an d t h e l at est softwar e u pd at es. U s i ng C rea tiv e Software AutoUpdate L ocatin g, do wnload i n [...]

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    You r Headset At a G lance 3 Y our He ads e t At a G lanc e Sound Bl ast er Tact i c3D Rage USB G am i ng Headset 2 1 1 - A djust ab le head b an d 2 - D et achab le noise-cancel li n g m i croph o n e 1 2 3 5 4 1 - M icr op h on e mu te L E D  2 - M icr op h on e j ack 3 - 4 - po le analog jack 4 - V olume con trol wheel 5 - M icr o-USB po r t[...]

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    Usi n g Y ou r Sou n d B laster Tactic3 D Rag e USB 4 Us i ng Y our S ound Blas te r Ta c tic3 D R age US B Her e we ex p lai n h o w to u se th e h eadset includ ing t h e fol lowi n g p rocedu res: l Sett ing Up for I n itial U se l Ad j u st ing t h e Volume l Co n n ecting t o S mar t D evic es l Usage Scenari os Set ting Up f or I ni tial Use [...]

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    Usi n g Y ou r Sou n d B laster Tactic3 D Rag e USB 5 S te p 4 : D o w n lo a d i n g a n d Ins t a lli n g t h e S o f t w a re You r head set is n ow r ead y f or use. Howe ver, you can en h a n ce y ou r au dio and v oic e experi en ce v ia an op tion al sof t ware package t h at can b e d own loaded an d in stall ed in to you r PC. We r ecom[...]

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    Usi n g Y ou r Sou n d B laster Tactic3 D Rag e USB 6 Adj usting t he Vol um e Th e Volume C on t rol W h eel on t h e head set cu p can be used t o ad j u st you r h eadset vol u me to a comfor t able l evel . You can al so adjust t h e vol u me vi a th e software or th e in-b u il t volume sett ing s on you r compu t er . C A UTI O N: Do n o t li[...]

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    Usi n g Y ou r Sou n d B laster Tactic3 D Rag e USB 7 Usage Scenar i os P la y in g G ames You r head set is equ ipp ed with cu t t ing ed g e aud io tech n ologies an d software to en h an ce th e au dio i n you r games. SBX Pro Stu d io wi ll el evate your gami n g e xp er ience to t h e n ext l evel , al lowi n g you to h ear sou n d d etail s i[...]

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    Usi n g t h e Softwar e 8 Us i ng t he S of tw a r e A special ize d so ftwar e f or th e Sou n d B laster Tactic3D R a ge USB i s developed t o p r ovide add itional en h an cement s to t h e aud io and vo i ce i n p u t s and out p u ts of th e produ ct . Th e sof t war e bu n d le s u p p orts a r an g e of op er at ing systems i n clud ing : l [...]

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    Usi n g t h e Softwar e 9 6 . L au n ch t h e app li cat i on by cl ic king S t ar t > P rog r ams or All Pr og ra ms > C re ati ve > Sou n d Bla ster Tacti c(3 D) > S ou n d Bl aster Tac tic(3 D) Con trol Panel . Th is s o f t ware i n clud es a nu mb er of con fi gu ration s th at h elp you con t rol th e basic f u n ction s of you[...]

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    Usi n g t h e Softwar e 1 0 I nst al l ation and Uni nst al l ation - Mac F o r M ac OS , th e f oll owing a p pli cat i o n s ar e i n clud ed in t h e sof t ware bu n d le: l Sou n d B laster Tactic(3 D) C on t rol Panel l Produ ct R egistration l Creative U n in stall er l Creative Dri ver In s ta l lin g No tes: Ple ase en sure th at you r prod[...]

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    Usi n g t h e Softwar e 1 1 Usi ng t he Sound Bl ast er Tact i c( 3D) Contr ol Panel Th e res t o f th is chap ter ex p lai n s ho w to u se th e Sou n d B las t er Tact i c(3 D ) C on t rol Panel to view and adjust t h e var iou s f eatu res of your Sou n d Blaster Tact ic 3 D R ag e USB. Th e ex amp les and s cr een sh ot s below uses Wind ows as[...]

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    Usi n g t h e Softwar e 1 2 Cust om i zi ng Your Di spl ay Avat ar You can cu stomize you r con trol pan el dis p lay avatar to an i mage of you r cho ic e. Simply dou b le-cl i ck th e cu rr en t avatar and ch o ose an image f il e f rom th e l ist. Adj usting Your Vol um e Set tings Drag t h e head set or mi cr op h on e volume mar ker to ad just[...]

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    Usi n g t h e Softwar e 1 3 Enhanci ng t he Audi o - SBX Pr o St udi o SBX Pro Stu d io enh an ces th e au d i o ou t p u t o f your produ ct u sin g software opt imi zation s. To confi g u re SBX Pro Stu d io, c li ck th e " S BX P ro S tu d io " menu opt i on on t h e l eft. 1 . Cli ck th e checkb ox next t o on e or more of th e avai l[...]

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    Usi n g t h e Softwar e 1 4 Enhanci ng t he Mi crophone - VoiceFX™ To con fi g u re VoiceF X sett i n g s, Cli ck th e " Voic eFX " menu opt i on on t h e l eft. 1 . Sel ect t h e VoiceF X checkb ox to en able th is f eat u re . 2 . Sel ect a VoiceF X p re set fr om t h e drop d own men u and cli ck [Test] . Sp eak int o your mi croph o[...]

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    Usi n g t h e Softwar e 1 5 Equal i zer Set t i ngs E q u al izer s al lows you t o fi lter var ious au dio f requ en cy, th u s cont rol li n g t h e to n e of your aud io out p u t. Th e S ou n d Bl aster Tactic(3D ) C on t r o l Pan el comes equ ipp ed with a rang e of preset equ ali zer settin gs, h el p ing yo u t o sel ect d if fer en t au[...]

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    Usi n g t h e Softwar e 1 6 Cust om i zi ng the I l l um i nation and Theme Th e Sou n d Bl aster Tactic3D R ag e USB i ll u mi n at ed earcup s sup p ort u p t o 1 6 m il li on c olor s, al lowi n g you to create a head set th at is un iqu ely you . You can s elect your desi red color th roug h t h e Sou n d Bl aster Tact ic (3 D ) C on t rol Pane[...]

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    Gen eral Specif ic at ions 1 7 G e nera l Spe c i fic at i ons C o n n e c tiv i ty l O n e 3 .5 0 mm (1 /8 ") stereo j ack f or det ach ab l e mic roph o n e l O n e 3 .5 0 mm 4- po l e an alog j ack In t er fa c e s l Micr o-USB p ort f or conn ect ion to comp u t ers S B X P r o Stu d i o T e c h n o l o g y l SBX C rys t ali zer l SBX S u [...]

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    Trou blesho otin g 1 8 Troubl es hoot i ng W h a t d o the va ri o u s L E D  s t a tu s e s mea n ? Th e Sou n d Bl aster Tactic3D R ag e USB head set is equ ipp ed with vari ou s L E D s th at ind icate th e stat u s of th e d evi ce. Each L E D , th eir possible statu ses an d corr esp on d ing exp lanat i on s are li sted in t h e tab les be[...]

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    Safety I n f o r mat ion 1 9 S af e ty Informat i on Refer to th e fol lowi n g informati on to u se y ou r produ ct safel y, and t o redu ce th e ch an ce of el ectri c sh ock, sho rt-ci rcuiting , damag e, fi re , h ear ing imp ai rment o r ot h er hazards. Imp roper h an d l ing may v oid th e war r an ty f or y o u r prod u ct. F o r more i n f[...]

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    Safety I n f o r mat ion 2 0 A v oi d H ea ri n g Dama g e Per man en t h eari n g loss may occ u r i f th e So u n d B l ast er Tactic3 D R age USB h eadset is u sed at h igh vol u me. Set th e volume to a saf e le vel. You c an ad ap t over ti me to a h igh er vol u me of sou n d t h at may sou n d n o rm al bu t can b e d amag ing t o you r h ea[...]

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    Safety I n f o r mat ion 2 1 I M PO RTA NT — A LI RE AV EC ATTE NTI O N E cou t er de manièr e prolong ée, à u n t rès h au t volume son ore de la mu si q u e (au d essu s de 8 0 decibels ), au moyen d 'un c asqu e ou d 'écout eu rs, peu t en t raî n er u n e détéri oration ir reve rsi b le et défi n itive de vos f acu l t és [...]

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    Reg u latory I n for mat ion 2 2 Re gul a tory Inform a tion Notice f or t he USA FC C P ar t 1 5 : T h is equ ipmen t h as been t est ed an d fou n d t o comp ly wi th th e l imi ts for a C l ass B digital device , pu rsu an t t o Part 15 of th e F C C  R u les. Th ese l i mits ar e d esi g n ed t o provi d e r eason ab le protect ion ag ai [...]

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    Reg u latory I n for mat ion 2 3 Notice f or Canada Th is Clas s B d i g ital app aratu s compli es wi th Can ad ian I C E S-0 0 3 . Cet a pp arei l n u mér iqu e d e l a cl asse B est conform e à l a n orme NMB -0 0 3 du C an ad a. C A N A DI A NC L A S S B S TA T EMENT : Th is digi t al devi ce does n ot exceed th e C l ass B l imi t s[...]

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    Reg u latory I n for mat ion 2 4 Europea n Com pl i a nce Th is produ ct con form s to t h e f o l lowi n g : E MC D ir ect i ve 2 0 0 4 /1 0 8 /EC . Ro HS Dir ective 2 0 1 1 / 6 5 /E U. Mains op erated p rodu cts for th e Eu rop ean market comply wi th Low Voltag e Dir ect i ve 2 0 0 6 /9 5 / E C an d Commi ssion R egu lation (s) I mp l emen t i n[...]

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    Reg u latory I n for mat ion 2 5 Ukraine RoHS Stat em ent О бл ад н ан н я відп овідає вимог ам Т ехнічн ог о рег л амен ту щ од о обм еженн я ви кор и с т ан н я д еяки х н ебезп ечн их речо ви н в ел ект р и чн о му т а ел ект ро [...]

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    Reg u latory I n for mat ion 2 6 I n form at ion in t h is docu men t is sub j ect t o ch an g e wi th ou t n o t ice and d o es not rep r esen t a commitment on t h e p art of Creativ e Tech n ology L td . No part of th is manu al may be r ep rodu ced or transmitted in an y f orm or by any means, el ectron ic or mechan ical , i n cl u d ing p h o [...]