Creative Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma manual

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    Congratulations! Experience the next phase of gami ng audio evolution with the Sound Blaster ® Tactic 3D Alpha and Sound Blaster ® Tactic 3D Sigma gaming headsets! Acoustically optimized and evolved to match up with today and tomorrow’s 3D gaming systems, the Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Alpha and Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma are equipped with THX [...]

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    About Y our Headset Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Gaming Headset Noise-canceling micr ophone Vo l u m e cont rol d ial THX T ruStudio Pro USB adapter Micr ophone mute switch Adjustabl e headband[...]

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    Setting Up Y our Headset Before using your headset, you should install the drivers and applications for it by following the steps below. This lets you enjoy the full features of your headset such as THX TruStudio Pro audio enhancements and VoiceFX voice morphing technology. Step 1: Download the softwar e Visit www.soundblaster.com/Tactic3D to downl[...]

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    Using Y our Headset Connect the headset to the THX T ruStudio Pr o USB adapter Put on the headset Adjust the headband so that the headse t rests lightly on your head. Do not tighten excessively. CAUTION Adjust headset volume to a c omfort abl e l evel. Do not listen to audio on your headset at high volumes f or pr ol onged periods of time as hearin[...]

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    Sound Blaster T actic 3D Contr ol Panel Managing your TacticProfiles Activate a profile by clicking and selecting it from the list. Click to save all settings 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 selectin[...]

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    Adjusting your volume settings Drag the headset or micr ophone volume mark er to adjust the volume lev e l. Y ou can mut e/unmute the headset or micr ophone by clicking their re s p e c t i v e i c o n . Configuring your software settings Click each feature to access its settings page. More information on each feature can be found in their respecti[...]

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    THX TruStudio Pro Settings 1A u d i o T e s t c o n t r o l s Play/Pause or Stop the demo video. 2 THX T ruStudio Pro enhanc ements Select t o enable or disabl e each enhancement. 3 Enhancement Le vel slider Adjust the amount of enhancement t o apply . Enhancing your audio experience You can adjust the amount to apply fo r each enhancement by dragg[...]

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    Equalizer Settings 1 EQ pr esets Select an equalizer pr eset to apply to your audio. 2 EQ sliders Adjust the equalizer settings. Customizing your EQ settings Select the EQ checkbox to enable th is feature, then click the EQ drop- down arrow and select a preset from the list. Selecting a preset will move the EQ sl iders to the appropriate values. Yo[...]

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    VoiceFX Settings 1 V oiceFX presets Select a V oiceFX preset t o apply to y our voice input. 2 V oiceFX audio test Listen to your v oice with the sel ected V oiceFX pr eset applied. Customizing your VoiceFX settings Select the VoiceFX checkbox to enable this feature, then click the VoiceFX drop-down arrow and select a preset from the list. Click to[...]

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    Appearance Settings 1 Color sel ector Select a highlight c olor f or the softwar e user interfac e. Choosing a color Click on the color that you want to use as the highlight. 1[...]

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    Passcode Settings The Passcode settings page lets you enter secret codes to unlock new customization options for Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Control Panel. 1 Pas scode display Displays the curr ently enter ed passcode. 2 Pas scode Entry k eys Enter a passc ode to unlock new cus tomization options. Entering a passcode Click the Passcode Entry keys to en[...]

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    Using Y our Headset Playing Games Your headset is equipped with cu tting edge audio technologies and software to enhance the audio in your games. THX TruStudio Pro will elevate your gaming experience to th e next level, allowing you to hear sound details in games you have never heard before! THX TruStudio Pro Surround provides immersion control of [...]

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    Configuring Cr eative ALchemy When playing DirectSound ® 3D games on Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the game loses its immersiveness and environmental effects due to changes in audio architecture. To restore these effects and experien ce the full audio immersion, follow the steps below: Enable Windows XP compatibility mode 1 Navigate to the folder w[...]

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    Softwar e Suite Visit www.soundblaster.com/Tactic3D to download the latest drivers and applications available for your headset. The following applications are designed for you to access the basic as well as the advanced features of your headset. Cr eative Softwar e Suite For PC: • Sound Blaster T a ctic 3D Contr ol Panel • Cr eative ALchemy •[...]

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    T r oubl eshooting Problems with Multiple Audio Devices The onboar d audio chipset seems to be in conflict with Sound Blas ter Ta c t i c 3D . Disable y our computer's onboar d audio chipset. See your computer's motherboar d documentation for details Problems with Sound No sound fr om the headset. Check the foll owing: • The volume sett[...]

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    Sa fe t y I n fo r m at i o n Refer to the f ollowing inf ormation to use your pr oduct safely, and to r educe the chanc e of electric shock, short-circ uiting, damage, fire, hear ing impairment or other hazards. Impr oper handling may void the warranty for y our product. F o r more inf ormation, r ead the warranty availabl e with your pr oduct. ?[...]

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    IMPORT ANT — A LIRE A VEC A TTENTION Ecouter de manièr e pr olongée, à un tr ès haut volume so nor e de la musique (au dessus de 80 decibels), au moyen d'un casque ou d'éc outeurs, peut entraîner un e détérioration irr eversibl e et définitive de vos facultés auditives. L ’usage r épété et habituel d’un casque ou d’é[...]

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    Declaration of Conf ormity Accor ding to the FCC96 208 and ET95-19 Manufactur er/Importer's Name: Creative Labs, Inc. Manufactur er/Importer's Addr ess: 1901 McCarthy Boulev ard Milpitas, CA. 95035 United States T el: (408) 428-6600 declares under its sol e responsibility that the product T rade Name: Creativ e Labs Model Numbers: GH0120A[...]

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    Regulatory Information Notice f or the USA FCC Part 15 : This equipment has been tested and f ound to compl y with the limits for a Clas s B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rul es. These limits are designed to pr ovide r easonable pr otection against harmful interf erenc e in a r esidential installation . This equipment generate s, [...]

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    Notice f or Canada This Class B digital appar atus co mplies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appare il numérique de la classe B es t con forme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. CANADIAN CLASS B STATEMENT : This digital devic e does not exc eed the Class B limits for r adio noise emissions fr om digital apparatu s as set out in the interfer ence-c ausing [...]