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RocketFish RF-GUV1201 manual

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    Gam ing Headset with 3D Sound RF-GUV1201 U ser Guide[...]

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    2 Gaming Headset with 3D Sound Co n t e n t s Impor tant safety in structions .................. ............................................................... ... 3 F eatures............................................................ .......................................... ........................ 4 P ack age contents ........................[...]

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    3 RF-GUV1201 Impo r tan t saf ety instr uctions 1 Read these instruc tions. 2 Keep these instruc tions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 F ollow al l instr uctio ns. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only wi th dry cloth. 7 Do not store near any heat sources su ch as radiators, heat regist ers , stov es, or other ap paratus (including ampl ifi[...]

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    4 Fe a t u r e s • Compatible with: • Pla yStation®3 (PS3 ™) • Xbox 360® and Xbo x LIVE® • PC running W in dows® 7, Wind ows V ista®, or Win dows ® XP • Mac® computer running OS X v10.2.8 and abov e • Ster eo audio devices • Incorporat es SRS WOW® with SRS® T ruBass®, and FOCUS® technologies t o create 3D sound for the ex[...]

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    5 RF-GUV1201 P ackage contents Note: I f your Xbox 360 is connected to a T V , monitor , or receiver using an H DMI cable, you may need t he Microsof t HDMI audio adapter (sold s eparately). So me mode ls of the Xb ox 360 include this adapter . Gam in g H ea ds e t with 3D sound Black 3.5mm audio cable 2.5mm Xbox chat cable Mic ro ph on e In-line h[...]

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    6 Headset jacks and c ontrols # Com p one n t Description 1 Rig ht mic r opho ne jack (MIC ) Plug th e micropho ne into t his ja ck. 2 Left mic rophone jack (MIC ) Plug th e micropho ne into t his ja ck. 3 Line In jack Plug th e black 3.5mm cabl e into this jack and into the 3.5 mm jack o n the in -line co ntrol unit, T V headphon e jack, or other [...]

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    7 RF-GUV1201 In-line control unit # Com po ne n t Descripti on 1 3.5m m cable ja ck Plug th e black 3.5mm cable into this jac k and in to the LIN E IN jack on your headset. 2 Mute indicato r Lights red when all audio and chat is muted. ( The ALL MUTE button is on the head set.) Lights y ellow when t he microphone is mute d. 3 BASS Rot ate to adjus [...]

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    8 C onnec ting t o a PlayStati on 3 ( PS3 ) Y ou can connect your headset to your PS3 in a variet y of ways to receive PS3 audio: • T V headphone jack or A V cable (see “Using a headphone jack or A V cable” on page 8) • HDMI connecti on (see “Using an HDMI connect ion” on page 12) Using a headphon e jack or A V cable T o connec t to a P[...]

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    9 RF-GUV1201 2 Choose your connection method. If you want to conn ect the audio using a headphone jack on a T V , monitor , or receiver , complete the instru ctions i n “ Option A: Headphone jack conn ection method. ” If you want to connec t the audi o using the PS3 A V cable, complete the instruc tions in “Option B: A V cable connec tion met[...]

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    10 Option B: A V c able connection meth od Step 3 (continued) Make the connec tions shown in the following illustration. 4 T urn on y our PS3, then open the PS3 S ettings menu. 5 Sel ect Sound Setti ngs , then select A udio Out put Setti ngs . The Aud io Outp ut Se ttings men u ope ns . SOURCE Black 3.5mm cable RCA piggyback cable In-line contr ol [...]

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    11 RF-GUV1201 6 Selec t Audio Input C onnector / SCART / A V Multi to se nd the audio to your headset. 7 Pre s s X to save the setting. 8 Complete the Steps in the follow ing sec tion “Setting up the Chat function . ” Setting up the Cha t function T o set up the Chat f unction: 1 T urn on your PS3, then open the PS3 Sett ings menu. 2 Selec t Ac[...]

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    12 Us in g a n H DM I co nn e c ti on Note : Connec ting to a headpho ne jack is the easiest connection meth od. When your PS3 is connec ted to a T V , monito r , or receiver using HDMI, you can connec t the audio usi ng the T V ’ s head phone jack (if available) o r using the A V cable that came with your PS3. T o connec t to a PS3 using a n HDM[...]

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    13 RF-GUV1201 2 Choose your connection method. If you want to conn ect the audio using a headphone jack on a T V , monitor , or receiver , complete the instru ctions i n “ Option A: Headphone jack conn ection method. ” If you want to connec t the audi o using the PS3 A V cable, complete the instruc tions in “Option B: A V cable connec tion me[...]

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    14 Option B: A V cable co nnection method Step 3 (continued) Make the connec tions shown in the following illustration. 4 Plug the USB connector on th e in-line control unit into any open USB por t on the PS3. 5 T urn on y our PS3, then open the PS3 S ettings menu. SOURCE White (audio left) Red (au dio rig ht) RCA p iggy back cable Y ellow (not use[...]

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    15 RF-GUV1201 6 Selec t Settings , Soun d Se tti ngs , A udio Multi Ou tput . This setting lets you use the standa r d PS3 A V cable that came with your PS3 simultaneously w ith an HDMI or digital (optical) audio output. 7 Complete the Steps in the follow ing sec tion “Setting up the Chat function . ” Setting up the Cha t function T o set up th[...]

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    16 C onnec ting to an Xbo x 360 Y ou can connect to an Xbox 360 using: • T V headphone jack or A V cable (see “Using a headphone jack or A V cable” on page 16) • HDMI connection (see “Using an HDMI connec tion with a headphone jack or audi o adapter” on page 19) Using a headphon e jack or A V cable T o conn ec t an Xbo x 360 using a hea[...]

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    17 RF-GUV1201 2 Choose your connection method. If you want to conn ect the audio using a headphone jack on a T V , monitor , or receiver , complete the instru ctions i n “ Option A: Headphone jack conn ection method. ” If you want to connec t the audi o using the PS3 A V cable, complete the instruc tions in “Option B: A V cable connec tion me[...]

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    18 Opti on B: A V cable c onnection method Step 3 (continued) Make the connec tions shown in the following illustration. Y our headset is ready to use . SOURCE Black 3.5mm cable RCA p iggyb ack cable Xbox 360 A V cable 2.5m m Xbox chat cable In-l in e co ntr ol unit USB cable conne ctor These connectors are not used for your h eadset. Y e llow (vid[...]

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    19 RF-GUV1201 Using an HDMI connection with a h eadphone jack or aud io adapter Note: Connecting to a headphon e jack is the easiest connection method. When your Xbox 360 is conn ected to a T V , monitor , or receiver using HDMI, you can connect the aud io using the T V ’ s headphone jack ( if available) or using the A V cable jack on your Xbox 3[...]

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    20 2 Choose your connection method. If you want to connect th e audio usi ng a headphone j ack on a T V , monitor , or receiver , complete the in structions in “Option A: Headphone jack connec tion method. ” If you want to conne ct the audio using an HD MI audio adapter (sold separately), comp let e the instruc tions in “Option B: HDMI audio [...]

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    21 RF-GUV1201 Option B : HDMI audio adapt er c onnection method Make the conn ections shown in the fo llow ing illustra tion. Y our headset is ready to use. SOURCE Black 3.5mm cable 2.5 mm Xbox chat cable In-line co ntrol unit USB cable connec tor RCA pigg yback cable Xbox 3 60 HDMI cable In- lin e control unit green 3.5mm cable connector Xbox 36 0[...]

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    22 C onnec ting to a co mputer If your computer has a W indows operating system, go t o “Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP” on page 22 . If your computer has a Mac operating sy stem, go to “Mac OS X v10.2.8 and above” on page 25. W indo w s 7, W indo ws V ista, or W i ndow s XP T o connec t to a Windows-b ased computer : 1 Plug the mi[...]

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    23 RF-GUV1201 2 Make the conn ections shown in the fo llow ing illustra tion. 3 Click Sta r t , Co n t ro l Pa n el , then clic k the ic on that c ontrols sound and a udio devices. The Sounds and Au dio Devic es Pr ope rties dialog box opens . Note: Options ma y vary depe nding on th e version of Windows you are usin g. 4 Click the Playback tab . 5[...]

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    24 9 Slide the Speaker and Wav e sl iders to the maximum settings. These settings d etermine the volume of th e chat you hear . Y ou can use th e CHA T VOLUME control on the in-line control uni t to adjust the chat volume. 10 Slide the Mic r op ho ne slider to adjust the microphone volume. T his setting determi nes the volume of your voice that you[...]

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    25 RF-GUV1201 17 If you do not want the headset to be the de fault device for Window sounds, go back to the Sounds a nd Audio Devic es dialog box and set the defa ult audio devi ces f or playback and recording back to their original settings 18 Close the open dialog boxes . Y our headset is ready to use. Mac OS X v10.2.8 and abo v e T o connec t to[...]

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    26 2 Make the connec tions shown in the following illustration. 3 Click the Apple® menu ic on and go to Sy st em Pr efer ences/ Sound . 4 Selec t the Output tab and make sure that th e default audi o device is set t o Rocketfish Headset . If not, select Rock etfish Headset . 5 Set the Output volume slider on the bott om of the screen to the maximu[...]

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    27 RF-GUV1201 C onnecting to a por table audio device T o connect to a por table audio device: 1 Plug the black 3.5mm cable into the Lin e In jack on the left side of your headset and into the 3.5mm jack on any po rtable au di o devi ce . 2 T urn on the audio device. Sound plays through your headset. 3 Adjust the volume using the volume controls on[...]

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    28 T r oublesh ooting Problem Solu ti on No aud io • Ma ke sure th at the vo lume is not tu rne d down or mut ed. • Make sur e that t he All-Mute fea ture is not turned on. When All- Mute is turned on, the mute indicat or on t he in-li ne con trol un it ligh ts red. P ress the ALL MUTE butto n on the left earcup to turn off All-Mut e. The cha t[...]

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    29 RF-GUV1201 Specifications Leg al n ot i ces FC C P ar t 15 This d evice com plies with P art 15 of the FC C R ules. Oper ation of thi s product is subject t o the f ollowin g two condi tions: (1) this device m ay not cau se harmful inter ference, an d (2) thi s devi ce must acc ept any inte r ference recei ved, incl uding inter ference t hat may[...]

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    30 One - y ear limited warranty Rocket fish P ro ducts (“Ro cketfish ”) warra nts to you , the o riginal purc haser of this new produc t (“Produ ct ”), that th e Pr oduct shall be free of def ects in the ori ginal manufactur e of the mat erial or workmanship f or one (1 ) year from the pur chase of th e Pro d uc t ( “ Wa r ra nt y Pe r io[...]

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    31 RF-GUV1201 What does the wa rranty not cover? Thi s warran ty does no t co ver: • Custo mer ins truc tion • Installat ion •S e t u p a d j u s t m e n t s •C o s m e t i c d a m a g e • Damage due to acts of God, such as lightning strikes • Accident •M i s u s e •A b u s e •N e g l i g e n c e •C o m m e r c i a l u s e • M[...]

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    11-0957 ENGLISH www.rocketfishproducts.com (800) 620-2790 Distr ibuted by Be st Buy Purch asing, LLC 7601 Penn A venue S outh, Richfield, MN 55423-3645 USA © 2011 BBY Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. ROCKE TFISH is a trademark o f BBY Solutions, Inc. All other products and brand names are trademarks of their respec tive owners.[...]