Creative Labs Tactic3D Omega manual

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    User’ s Guide Model No.: GH0130[...]

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    Congratulations! You are about to experience the legendary audio quality of Sound Blaster ® on every gaming rig in your arsenal! Gamers have enjoyed the power of Sound Blaster audio on their PC's for over 20 years and now for the first time ever, Sound Blas ter Tactic 3D Ome ga g am ing he adse t br ing s it wirelessly to PC, Mac, Xbox 360 an[...]

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    About Y our Head set B B P C G A M I N G C O N SOL E Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Omega Gaming Headset Noise -ca nceli ng microphone Inline volume contr ol for Xbox 360 USB wirel ess transmitter 1.6m micr o -USB- to-USB cable Adjustable headband 0.4m micr o-USB- to-USB cable 3.5mm ster eo- to- RCA piggyback Vo l u m e Control dial Mic Mute switch Cons o[...]

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    Assem bling the he ads et stand NOTE Attach the metal r ods as illustrat ed.[...]

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    Setting Up Y our Headset For Xbo x 360 Default P C GA M IN G CONS OL E[...]

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    With HDMI cable If you are using the HDMI audio adapter • Connect th e RCA pi ggybac k cabl e t o the HD MI audi o adapt er’ s output ja cks. P C G A MIN G C ON S OL E Sold separately P C GA M I N G C O N S O L E[...]

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    If you are not us ing the HDMI audio adapter • Connect the RC A piggyback cabl e to your TV’ s audio ou tput jacks. • Configur e your TV t o enab le analo g audio output. Re fer to yo ur TV’ s user’ s guide for instructio ns. From the main menu, navigate to System Settings Console Setti ngs Aud io Digital Output , t hen select Digital Ste[...]

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    Fo r P la ys t a t i o n 3 Default With HDMI cable If you are using the composite AV cable • Connect the RC A piggyback cabl e to your TV’ s audio input jacks. P C GA M IN G CONS OL E P C G A MIN G C ON S OLE[...]

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    If you are not using the composite AV cable • Connect the RC A piggyback cabl e to your TV’ s audio ou tput jacks. • Configur e your TV t o enab le analo g audio output. Re fer to yo ur TV’ s user’ s guide for instructio ns From the main menu, navigate to Se ttings Sound Set tings Audio Outp ut Sett ings , then select either Audio Inpu t [...]

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    Fo r P C/ Ma c Your headset can be used without instal ling any software. Howeve r to enjoy the full features of your head set such as SBX Pr o Studio and VoiceFX, we recommend you to install the drivers and applications for it by following the steps below Step 1 : Download the software Visit www.soundblaster.com to download the latest drivers and [...]

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    Step 3 : Install the sof tware For all support ed Windows OS 1 Navigate to the folder where you have downl oaded the software. 2 D ou b le - c l ic k t he d o wn l oa d e d f i le. 3 T o com plete the installation, follow the instruction s on the screen. 4 When prompted, r estart your comp uter . You can la unch the applic ation by clicking Start P[...]

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    Char ge your headset When using yo ur headset fo r the first time, you should charge the h eadset for at least 8 hours. Connect your headset to the wireless transmitter and turn off the headset while charging. The Power LED flashes red when charging, and lights up red when fully charged. B[...]

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    W e aring the Headset T ur n on/off the he adset Press and hold the headset’s Power button for three seconds to turn it on/off. The Power LED lig hts up blue whe n the heads et is turne d on. Put on the head set Adjust the h eadband so that t he head set rests lightl y on you r head. Do not tighten e xcessi vely. Using your headset whil e char gi[...]

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    Using the Wir el ess F eatur es The wireless capability gives you the convenience and freedom to move around up to a dista nce of 30 feet (10 meters) away from the transmitter. Your headset and wireless t ransmitte r are p aired together and are ready to use. If y ou wish to pair t hem manually, follow the steps b elow. Step 1 : Activate pa iring m[...]

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    Step 3: Successful pai ring The Connect LED on the he adset and tr ansmitter will s top flashing and light up blue when paired.[...]

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    Sound Blaster T actic 3D Contr ol Panel Managin g your TacticP rofiles Activate a profile by cli cking and selecting it from the list. Click to save all s ettings to the current profile or create a new profile. Click to delete the active profile. Customizing your avatar You can customize the avatar for each profile by clicking the portrait and sele[...]

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    Adjusting your volume settings Drag the headset or micr ophone volume mark er to adjus t the volume lev el . Y ou can mute/unmute t he headset or micr ophone by clicki ng their res p e c t i v e i co n . Configuring your software set tings Cli ck ea ch fea tur e to ac cess its settings page. More inform ation on each feature can be found in their r[...]

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    Check ing you r h eadse t’s b attery status You can ref er to the ba ttery status indicator on the control panel t o see how much power is remaining in your headset. 5[...]

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    SBX Pro Studio Settings 1A u d i o T e s t c o n t r o l s Play/Pause or St op the demo video. 2 SBX Pr o Studio enhanc ements Sel ect to en abl e or disab l e eac h enh anc emen t. 3E n h a n c e m e n t L e v e l s l i d e r Adjust the amount of en hancement to apply . Enhanc ing you r audio exp erie nce You can adjust the a mount to apply fo r e[...]

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    Equali zer Settings 1E Q p r e s e t s Sele ct an equalizer pr eset to apply t o your audio. 2E Q s l i d e r s Adjust the equalizer settings. Customizing your EQ settings Select the EQ checkbox to enable this feature, then click the EQ drop- down arrow and select a preset from the list. Selecting a preset will move the EQ sliders to t he appropria[...]

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    VoiceFX Setting s 1 V oic eFX presets Select a Vo iceFX preset to apply to your voic e input. 2 V oic eFX audio test Listen to your v oice with the selected V oiceFX pr eset applied. 3 V oic eFX sliders Adjust the VoiceFX settings. Customizing your VoiceFX settings Select the VoiceFX checkbox to enable this feature, then click the VoiceFX drop-down[...]

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    Appearance Settings 1 Color sel ector Select a highlight color for the softw ar e user interface. 2T h e m e s e l e c t o r Sel ect a gra phic al s tyl e fo r th e s oftw ar e u ser int erf ace. 3 Intensity slider Ad just th e br ig htn ess of the LE Ds . 4 Pulsatio n slider Adjust the fr eque ncy at which the LEDs fade on and off . Choosing a col[...]

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    Using Y our Headset Play ing Gam es Your headset is equipped wit h cutting edge audio technologies and software to enhance the audio in your games. SBX Pro Studio will elevate yo ur g ami ng e xpe rien ce to th e ne xt l eve l, allo win g yo u to he ar so und details in games you have never heard before! SBX P ro St udi o Cry sta liz er restores th[...]

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    Configuring Cr eative ALchemy When playing DirectSound ® 3D games on Win dows 8, Wind ows 7 and Windows Vista, the game loses its imm ersiveness and environmental effects due to changes in audio architecture. To restore these effe cts and experience the full audio immersion, follow the steps below: Enable Windows XP compatibility mode 1 Navigate t[...]

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    Softwar e Suite Visit www.soundblaster.com to download the latest drivers and applications available for yo ur headset. The following applications a re designed for you to access the basic as well as the advanced features of y our headset. Cre ative Softwar e Suite For P C: • Sound Blaster T actic 3D Control Panel • Creati ve ALch emy • Creat[...]

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    SBX P r o Stu dio T echn ol ogy (F or PC an d Mac onl y ) • SBX Pro Studio Cryst alizer • SBX Pro Studio Surr ound • SBX Pro Studio Bass • SBX Pro Studio Dialog Plus • SBX Pro Studio Smart V olume[...]

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    T roubl eshooting Problems wi th Mu ltipl e Audio D evices The onb oard audio chips et se ems to b e in conflict with Sound Blaster Ta c t i c 3D . Dis able your comput er's onbo ard audi o chi pse t. S ee your comp uter' s motherboar d docume ntation for det ails Problems with Sound No s ound fr om the heads et. Check the fo ll owing: ?[...]

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    S a fe t y I n fo r m a ti on Refer t o the foll owing inf ormat ion to use your pr oduct saf el y, and to r educ e the chance of el ectric shoc k, short-cir c uiting, damage , fir e, h earing impa irment or other ha zar ds. Impr op er ha ndli ng may voi d the warra nty for yo ur p roduct. For more in format ion, read t he w arran ty a vailable wit[...]

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    IMPO RT ANT — A LI RE A VEC A TTENTI ON Ecout er de manièr e pr ol ongée, à un t rès haut vol ume sonor e de la musique (au dessu s de 80 decib els), au moyen d'un casque ou d'éc outeur s, peut entraîn er une détérior ation irr e versib le et déf initive de v os facu ltés auditiv es. L ’usage r épété et habituel d’un ca[...]

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    Declaration of Conf ormity According to the FCC96 20 8 and ET95 -19 Manufac turer /Importer 's Name: Creative Labs , Inc. Manufac turer /Importer's Addr es s: 1901 McCarthy Boul evar d Milpita s, CA . 95035 United Sta tes T el: (408) 428- 6600 declar es under its sol e r esponsibility that the prod uct T rad e Name: Crea tive Labs Model N[...]

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    Regulatory Information Notice for the USA Feder al Commu nicat ion Co mmis sion ( FCC) In terf erence Stat ement FCC P art 15 : This equip ment has b een tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B d igital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rule s. These limits ar e designed t o pro vide r easonabl e pr otectio n against harmful [...]

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    Notice for Canada This Class B d igital appara tus comp lies wi th C anadia n ICE S-003 a nd RSS -210. Cet appar eil numérique de l a classe B est c onforme au x normes canadiennes NM B-003 et CNR-210. This de vice c omplies with Indust ry Canada licen ce-ex empt RS S st andar d. Operatio n is s ubjec t to th e following two condit ions: 1 This de[...]

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    Eur ope an Complianc e This pr oduct con forms to the f ollo wing: EMC D irective 2 004/ 108/EC. RoHS Di r ecti ve 2011/65 /EU Mains operat ed prod ucts for the Eur opean mark et compl y with Low V oltag e Directiv e 2006/95/EC and Commis sion Regulation( s) Implement ing Dir ective 2009/125 /EC. Communica tion / RF wirel ess produ cts f or the Eur[...]

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    Einhaltu ng der eur opä ischen Bes timmungen Dieses Pr odukt erfüllt di e fol genden Bes timmungen: EMC- Richtl inie 2 004/108 /EG. RoHS- richtli nie 20 11/65/ EU. Netzbetrieben e Pr odukt e für de n eur opäischen Markt er füll en die Nie derspannu ngsve r or dnung 2006/95/EG und der Commis sion Reg ulation(s) I mplement ing-V er or dnung 20 0[...]

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    Homologación para Europa Este producto cumple: la Dir ectiv a de compatib ilidad el ect roma gnética 2 004/108/CE. Dir ec tiv a Ro HS 20 11/6 5/UE . Los pr oductos funci onando c on corri ente elec trica cumplen c on la Dir ectiva 2006/95/CE de baja t ensión y con la implem en taci ón de los requis itos de la Comi si ón para la di rectiva 2009[...]

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    Conf ormità all e normative eur opee Questo pr o dotto è conf orme alla seguent e normativ a: Direttiva EMC 20 04/10 8/CE. Direttiva RoHS 2011/65/ UE. I pro dotti che funzionano c on corr ent e di ret e per il merc ato eur opeo sono c onfor mi alla dir ettiva bas sa tensione 2006/9 5/CE e alla dir ettiva di impl ement azione nell e normativ e eur[...]

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    Eur ope isk sams var Dette pr oduktet er i samsvar med følgende: EMC- direktivet 2 004/108 /EC. RoHS- Direktivet 2011/ 65/ EU. Elektr iske pr oduk ter til det eur opeisk e mark edet er i sams var med L avspenning sdir ektivet 2 006/95/EC og Økodesigndi rek tivet 2009/125/EC. Kommunikasjon/RF trådløse pr odukter til det eur opeisk e markedet er [...]

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    Соо тве т стви е ев ропе йск им нор м ам Данно е из делие соответству ет следующим стандартам : EMC Дирек тива 2004/108 /EC. RoHS директива 201 1/65/ EU. Продук ция с питание м от сети , пост ав ляем ая на европ е?[...]

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    A vrupa Uyumu Bu ür ün a ş a ğ ıda kiler e uygun dur: 2004/108/EC EMC ( Elektromanyetik Uyumluluk) Yönetmeli ğ i. 201 1/65/EU RoHS ( T ehlikel i Madd elerin Kı sıtlan ması) Yö netmel i ğ i Avrupa piya sasına yönelik, e lektrik ş eb ekesi tar afında n çalı ş tır ılan ürünler 200 6/95/EC Alçak Gerilim Yönet meli ğ i (L VD) v[...]

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    Vietnam RoHS Statemen t This pr oduct is in complia nce with Cir cular 30/201 1/TTBCT of the Mi nistry of T rad e of the Socialis t Republic of Vietnam (“Cir cular”), it does not cont ain the fol lowi ng substa nces in con centrat ion gr eater than th e Maxim um Lim it val ue as spe cifi ed in th e Cir cula r . 1 Maximum Limit does not apply t [...]