Razer Kraken USB manual

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    0 | For game rs by g amers™ Feast your ea rs o n f ull- blooded gamin g audio wi th the R azer Kraken USB. Everythin g in your ga mes w ill be heard in immersi ve virt ual surrou nd, cus tomizable to your nee ds vi a the Razer S urround calibration software. A n include d a nti - noise micro ph o ne ens ures teamwork an d VOIP calls are conducte [...]

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    1 | raze r TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. PACKAGE C ONTENTS / SYSTEM REQ UIRE MENTS ................................................ 2 2. REGIS TRATION / TECH NICAL SUPPORT ............................................................... 3 3. TECHNICA L SPECIFICA TIONS ............................................................................... 4 4. DEVICE[...]

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    2 | For game rs by g amers™ 1. PACKA GE CONT ENTS / SY STEM REQUIR EMENTS PACKAGE CONT ENTS  Razer Kraken USB G aming Headse t  Important Pro duct Infor mati o n Gu id e SYSTEM RE QUIREMENTS  PC/Mac wit h USB port  Windows® 8 / Wi ndows® 7 / Wi ndows V ista® / Mac OS X (10.7 -10.9)  Internet co nn ec tion ( for driver instal lat[...]

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    3 | raze r 2 . REGI STRATION / T ECHNICAL S UPPORT REGISTRAT ION Sign up now fo r a Razer Sy napse a ccount to get real -time i nformation on your product’s warrant y s tatus . To lea rn mo re about Razer S yna pse a nd all its features, v isit www.razerzo ne.com/syna pse . If you are a lready a R azer S ynapse user, re gister you r prod uct by c[...]

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    4 | For game rs by g amers™ 3 . TECHNIC AL SPECI FICATIONS HEADPHONES  Drivers: 32 mm Neodymium magnets  Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20k Hz  Imp edance: 3 2 Ω  Sensitivity @ 1 kHz: 112dB  Output po wer: 30mW  Connector: Go ld plated USB  Cable length: 2 m / 6.56f t rubber USB ca bl e  Approximate weight: 250g MICROPHONE[...]

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    5 | raze r 4 . DEVIC E LAYOUT A. Adjustable Pad ded Hea dband B. Circumaural , Leatheret te Ear C ushions C. Razer Logo Lightin g D. Unidirectio nal Analog M icrop hone E. Go ld plated USB c onnector[...]

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    6 | For game rs by g amers™ 5 . USING YO UR RAZER KRAKEN USB USING TH E MICROPHON E[...]

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    7 | raze r EXTENDING YOUR H EADSET ’ S LIFESPAN We recommend s tretching the h ea dset g ently apa rt before placing them ove r your head to minimize hea db a nd s tress. Howe ver, please avoid overs tretching the head set beyond its technical li mits.[...]

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    8 | For game rs by g amers™ 6 . INST ALLING YOUR RA ZER KRA KE N USB Step 1: Connect your Razer device to t he USB por t of your com puter. Step 2: Install Razer Sy napse w hen prompte d* or download t he installer f rom www.razerzo ne.com/syna pse . Step 3: Crea te your Razer ID o r login to Synapse with your ex isting Razer ID . *Appli ca ble f[...]

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    9 | raze r 7 . CONFIG URING YO UR RAZER KR A KEN US B Disclaimer: The features listed he re require you to log in t o Razer Synapse. These feature s are also subject to change b ased o n the current software version and your Oper ating System. Your Razer Krake n USB hea dset is e quipped with vario us sof tware c ustom izable features to unleas h i[...]

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    10 | For gam ers by g amers™ Step 1 of 3 Thi s s tep i ntroduces the c alibration proces s. R ead the instructio ns c arefully and ensu re that you are in a quie t environment in order to hear the au di o promp ts properly. In this figure, the manne quin represents your position. T he green arrows o n eac h segment represe nt the target directio [...]

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    11 | razer Step 2 of 3 Position yourse lf a ccording to the po int o f reference indica ted by the manne quin. T he calibration process is divided in to a series o f segments. An audio prompt will be pla yed for each segme nt. For the first segmen t, the sound s hould be perceive d as coming from t he directi on marked by the gree n target arrow , [...]

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    12 | For gam ers by g amers™ Step 3 of 3 Click Experien ce Surround So u nd to t es t your persona lized s ound e nvironment. To tweak a pa rticular sectio n, simply click it to play i ts audio prom pt and adj ust the settings as desi red. To rese t the en tir e c o nfiguratio n, c lick Re set A ll . O therwise, clic k Finish to confi rm the set [...]

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    13 | razer A confirmation screen will be displayed. Cli ck OK to sa ve an d exit the wizard.[...]

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    14 | For gam ers by g amers™ AUDIO TAB The Audio Tab le ts yo u c ontrol var ious opt io ns re lated to the a udio yo u hear from yo ur headset. Using the vario us sliders , y o u can:  Adjust the overa ll volume of yo ur headse t  Improve the bass outp ut of your hea dset  Normalize t he lo udness of audi o playe d to avoid sud den a nd[...]

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    15 | razer MIC TAB The M ic Tab lets you co ntrol vario us o pti o ns re lated to ho w your headset handles vo ice input via its m icrophone. Using the vario us sliders a nd options you c an:  Adjust th e micropho ne in put vo lume. You can also choose to mu te you r microphone.  Adj ust the microphone ’s se nsitivit y so it cuts o ut backg[...]

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    16 | For gam ers by g amers™ MIXER TAB The Mixe r Tab allow yo u to a djust the vol ume fo r pro grams c urre ntly r unning o n your system indivi du a lly. Note : The Mixer Tab is not available for Mac OS systems. Customize th e volume of a udio for eac h program using the sliders.[...]

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    17 | razer EQ TAB The EQ Ta b lets you f ilter various a udio fre quencies, co ntrolling th e overa ll tone o f you r audio output. A list of preset eq uali ze r settings can be s elec ted f rom th e drop dow n men u, gi ving yo u easy ac cess to various com monly used a udio to nes. Yo u can also manually a djust ea ch audio freque ncy using the s[...]

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    18 | For gam ers by g amers™ 8. SAFETY AND MAINTE NA NCE SAFETY GUIDELI NES In order to ac hi eve ma ximum sa fety while using you r Razer Kraken USB , we sugge st that you ado pt the follo wing guidelines: 1. Should you have trou ble opera ting th e device proper ly and trou bleshooting does not wo rk, unplug the device an d contact the Razer ho[...]

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    19 | razer 9. LEGALE SE COPYRIGHT A ND INT ELLECTUAL PROPER TY INFORM ATION Copyright ©2014 Razer Inc . All Righ ts R eserved. Razer , t he R azer Tri ple-Hea ded S nake logo, the Razer d is tressed wo rd logo a nd o ther tradema rks c o ntained here in are trademarks or registered trademarks of Razer I nc. an d/ o r its af filiated or ass ociate [...]

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    20 | For gam ers by gamers™ GE NERAL These terms s hall be governed by a nd co nstrue d under th e laws of the juris diction in which t he Pr o duc t was purchase d. If any term herein is held to be invalid or unenforceable, t hen s uch ter m (in so far a s it is invalid or unenforc eable) shall be giv en no effec t a nd dee me d to be exc luded [...]