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Turtle Beach Ear Force Z60 manual

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    User Guide WIRED F or: PS3 ™ I Xbo x 360 ® I PC Mac ® I Mobil e 7 .1- CHANNEL PC GAMING HEADSET 60 Mac ® I Mobile Gaming* W IRED F or : PC[...]

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    Congratulations on your purchase of the Ear For ce Z60 headset fr om T urtl e Beach. Designed for PC gaming, the Z60 also supports music, movies, chat and Skype® communication. T urtle Beach brings over 35 year s of expertise to transforming y our listening e xperience. EAR F ORCE® Z60 7.1-Channel PC Gaming Headset[...]

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    Go to T able of Contents 3 In the Bo x F or our Knowl edgebase and T echnical Support pl ease visit: turtlebeach.c om/support Ear For ce Z60 Headset T urtle Beach Stick er Ear For ce Z60 Surround Sound Contr ol Unit B C D A R emovable Mic Boom[...]

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    T abl e of Contents About the Z60 P5 Parts and Contr ols P6 Connections P7 Windo ws PC Setup P8 Mac OSX Setup P11 Skype Setup P14 Connecting Mobil e Devic es P15 Adjus ting Sound P16 Specific ations P17 T r oubleshooting Tips P18 Import ant Safety Inf ormation P19[...]

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    Go to T able of Contents 5 About the Z60 The Z60 is a sophisticated PC gaming headset designed to unl ock the audio potential of games, music, movies and mor e. T o get the most fr om your Z60, please tak e a few moments to r eview this introduction. Overview Get a powerful audio all y with the Ear F orc e® Z60. Play on a thunder ous soundstage wi[...]

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    6 Go to T able of Contents Parts and Contr ols B Mic Mute indicator Off = Mic is turned on. On = Mic is turned off . MODE SWITCH T op View Mic Mute Button · Short Pr ess = Microphone On/Off · Long Pr ess = Mic Monitor On/Off Chat V olume Contr ol Game V olume Contr ol Headset Connection Surr ound Sound Button Pr ess to cy cle thr ough surr ound s[...]

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    7 Go to T able of Contents Connections 1. Insert the plug of the R emovable Mic Boom into the jack on the left ear cup of the Headset. 2. Insert the Headset cable into the Headset Connection on the Surr ound Sound Contr ol Unit. B C 1 2 A 3. Plug the USB cable of the Surr ound Sound Contr ol Unit into an available USB port on the computer . B C A 3[...]

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    8 Go to T able of Contents Windows PC Setup The Ear F orc e Z60 headset is designed for use with Windows 7 and Windows 8® PCs. 1. Right click the Speak er icon in y our task bar and select Playback De vices. 2. Right click on T urtle Beach Z60 Game Audio and select Set as Default De vice.[...]

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    9 Go to T able of Contents Windows PC Setup 3. Right click on T urtle Beach Z60 Chat Audio and select Set as Default Communic ation Device. 4. Left click T urtle Beach Z60 Game Audio and then click the Configur e button.[...]

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    10 Windows PC Setup Go to T able of Contents 5. In the Audio Channels list, make sur e 7.1 Surr ound is select ed. 7. Click on the Recor ding tab, then right click Turtl e Beach Z60 Chat Audio and select Set as Def ault Devic e. When you speak, you should see the gr een sound le vel meter bars on the right r espond. 8. Click on OK to acc ept the se[...]

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    11 Go to T able of Contents Mac OSX Setup 1. In the Apple menu, sel ect System Pref er ences. Depending on your OS ver sion, the screens may diff er, but the steps r emain the same. 2. In the System Pr efer ences folder, click on Sound. 3. In the Sound dialog bo x, click on the Output tab and select T urtle Beach Z60 Game Audio.[...]

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    12 Go to T able of Contents Mac OX Setup 4. Click on the Input tab and select T urtle Beach Z60 Chat Audio. Close the Sound dial og box and cl ose the System Pr efer ences folder . 5. In Finder, click into the Spotlight line and type Audio MIDI Setup.[...]

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    13 Go to T able of Contents Mac OX Setup 7. In the Audio MIDI Setup application, sel ect T urtle Beach Z60 Game Audio , sel ect the Output tab, sel ect 8ch-16bit Integer from the dr op-down menu and click on Configur e Speakers. 8. Select the Multichannel t ab, select 7.1 Surr ound fr om the drop-do wn menu and click Appl y . Close the Audio MIDI [...]

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    14 Go to T able of Contents Skype® Setup The Z60 is ideal for cl ear, hands-free Skype communic ation. Skype setup takes just a f ew seconds. 1. F or Windows® PCs, in the Skype application menu bar, click on Call > Audio Settings . F or Macintosh® OSX computer s, in the Skype application menu bar,click Skype > Pr efer ences and then select[...]

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    Go to T able of Contents 15 Connecting Mobil e Devic es A Y ou can plug the Z60 headset dir ectly into mobil e phones, tablets and other devic es that pr ovide a 3.5 mm headphone output jack.[...]

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    Go to T able of Contents 16 Adjusting Sound If you want t o… Then... Adjust game/media volume. Use the Game V olume Control on the Surr ound Sound Control Unit. A single r aised bump in the Surr ound Sound Control Unit housing helps you identify the c ontr ol without looking so you can k eep your eyes on the game. If you want t o… Then... Adjus[...]

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    Go to T able of Contents 17 Specifications · Speaker s: 60mm Diameter with neodymium magnets · Headset fr equency r esponse: 20 Hz – 20 kHz · Micr ophone Design: Remo vabl e Omni-Dir ectional · Headset input: 3.5 mm 4-pol e · Surr ound Sound Contr ol Unit interfaces: USB-A, 3.5 mm 4-pole mini-jack · Headset weight: 10oz (285 g) headset onl[...]

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    18 T r oubl eshooting Tips Go to T able of Contents Possible Cause Solution Game V olume Control turned do wn Check that the Game V olume Control on the Surr ound Sound Control Unit is turned up. Additionall y , check that your PC V olume is turned up as well. Loose connection Confirm that the Headset is plugged firml y into the Surround Sound Cont[...]

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    Go to T able of Contents 19 Important Saf ety Inf ormation T o avoid pot ential damage to the device, al ways disc onnect all cables bef ore tr ansporting it. WARNING: P ermanent hearing damage can occur if a headset is used at high volumes f or extended periods of time, so it is important to k eep the volume at a safe le vel. Over time, your ear s[...]

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    Go to T able of Contents 20 Regulatory Complianc e Statements f or EAR F ORCE Z60 Model F ederal Communications Commission (F CC) Compliance Notic es Class B Interf erenc e Statement This equipment has been tested and f ound to compl y with the limits for a Class B digital devic e, pursuant to P art 15, Subpart B of the FCC Rul es. These limits are[...]

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    Go to T able of Contents 21 Heading Declaration of Conf ormity Marking by this symbol: indicates c ompliance with the Essential Requir ements of the EMC Directiv e of the European Union (2004/108/EC). This equipment meets the foll owing conf ormance s tandar ds: Safety: EN 60950-1: 2006 + A11 + A1 + A12 (T-Mark License) Also Licensed f or Standar d[...]

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    Go to T able of Contents 22 LIMITED ONE YEAR W ARRANTY F OR TURTLE BEACH PRODUC TS: V oyetra T urtle Beach, Inc. (“VTB”) warrants to the original end-user pur chaser (“Purchaser”) that the r etail T urtle Beach har dwar e product her ein (“Pr oduct”) will be free of def ects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year fr om th[...]

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    Go to T able of Contents 23 EXCL USIONS FROM LIMITED WARRANTY: This Limit ed W arranty shall not appl y and VTB has no liability under this Limit ed W arranty if the T urtle Beach Pr oduct: - is used f or c ommercial purposes such as “LAN, Call Cent ers” (including rental or l ease); - is modified or tampered with; - is damaged by Acts of God,[...]

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    W atch T urtle Beach pr oduct training videos at: youtube.c om / T urtl eBeachVideos T urtl eBeach.c om/support Pr oduct support and warranty information: F or: PC I Mac ® I Mobil e Gaming © 2014 Vo yetra T urtle Beach, Inc. (VTB, Inc.) All rights reserved. Turtl e Beach, the T urtle Beach Logo, Vo yetra, and Ear For ce ar e either trademarks or [...]