Turtle Beach Ear Force Z6A manual

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    E N G I N E E R E D F O R G A M I N G ™ Multi-Speaker Surround Sound Eight amplified speakers, including dual subwoofers. Acoustically Angled Speakers Delivers more realistic directional audio perception . 5.1 Channel Amplifier Independent controls for all 5.1 audio channels. Quick Disconnect Easily detach your headset from your computer . Microp[...]

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    Z6A Headset What’ s in the Box T U R T L E B E A C H . C O M In-line 5.1 Channel Amplifier 5.1 Channel Splitter Cable User Guide Stic ker product support and warranty information: www .T urtleBeach.com/support[...]

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    T able of Contents About the Ear Force Z6A pg. 1 PC Setup pg. 3 Using the Amplifier pg. 5 Optional PC Setup pg. 7 XBOX 360 ® Setup pg. 8 T echnical Specifications pg. 12 Additional Accessories pg. 13 Maintaining Y our Headset pg. 14 Important Safety Information pg. 15 View our Y ouT ube videos: www .youtube.com/T urtleBeachVideos[...]

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    1 About the Ear Force Z6A Congratulations on your purchase of the Z6A! The Z6A combines the audio quality and comfort of a professional-grade gaming headset with the full impact and 3D positional accuracy of multi-speaker 5.1 surround sound. With eight premium speakers, including dual subwoofers, the Z6A is powered by a 5.1 channel amplifier with [...]

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    2 Acoustically Angled Speakers Providing more realistic directional audio perception, the front and surround speakers in the Z6A are acoustically angled, allowing you to more accurately pinpoint sounds than conventional flat speakers. 5.1 Channel Amplifier with Quick Disconnect The Z6A amplifier gives you quick access to independent controls for[...]

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    3 PC Setup 1 3 2 (black) (green) (orange) (pink)[...]

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    4 Step 1: Align the multi-pin amplifier and headphone connectors as shown an d car ef ul ly in se rt th em t oge th er , m ak ing s ur e n ot t o for ce t he pi ns . Step 2: Connect the four colored audio jacks to the corresponding inputs and outputs on your sound card, as indicated in the table below: Step 3: Insert the USB connector into any USB[...]

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    5 Using the Amplifier 1 3 2 4 5 6 7[...]

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    6 INLINE CONTROLS: 1 — Front Channel V olume 2 — Surround Channel V olume 3 — Center Channel V olume 4 — Subwoofer V olume 5 — Master V olume & On/Off Switch Adjusts the master volume level and power for the ampli- fication unit. In most cases, controls 1 through 3 should be set to maximum and the volume should be adjusted with the m[...]

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    7 Optional PC Setup T o use 5.1 speakers along with the headphones: Connect the included splitter cable as shown below . Be sure to match the three colored amplifier jacks with the matching colored sockets on the cable. This allows you to turn down the speakers when using the headphones so you do not have to reach behind yo ur PC t o dis co nn ect[...]

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    8 XBOX 360 Setup (cable kit required)* The Z6A functions as an amplified stereo headset when used with the XBOX 360. Stereo game sound is simultaneously routed to the front and surround speakers, providing dual 30mm speaker sound in each ear cup. The low frequencies are sent to the Sub channel for separate control of the bass level, while the XBOX[...]

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    9 XBOX 360 Setup (HDMI) (cable kit required)* black green orange pink red/ whit e XBOX 36 0 HDMI Audio Adapter ** (s ol d s ep arat ely ) XBOX 36 0 RCA Splitter Cable* (s ol d s ep arat ely ) HDMI[...]

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    10 black green orange pink red/ white yellow XBOX 36 0 AV cable XBOX 360 Setup (Component) (cable kit required)* * The XBOX 360 cable kit can be purchased online in the accessories section at www.turtlebeach.com/Z6A ** All XBOX 360 models require a XBOX 360 HDMI Audio Adapter Cable for an analog audio output when used with an HDMI connection (avail[...]

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    11 V oice Volume 10 V oice Mute Kinect V oice Output Play Through Headset Play Through Speakers V oice Output Game V olume 10 XBOX 360 Chat Setup Connect the T alkback Cable Step 1: Press the XBOX 360 Guide Button, select Settings > Preferences > V oice Step 2: V oice Volume = 10 Step 3: Game V olume = 10 Step 4: V oice Output = Play Through [...]

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    12 T echnical Specifications Headset Front and Surround Channel Speakers • 30mm diameter speakers with neodymium magnets • Angled design for better surround sound perception • Speaker Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz, >120dB SPL+3dB/mW Center Channel Speakers • 30mm diameter speakers with neodymium magnets • Speaker Frequency Response[...]

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    13 Additional Accessories The following accessories are available for your Z6A and can be purchased in the accessories section at: www .turtlebeach.com/z6a XBOX 360 Cable Kit Includes an XBOX 360 RCA Splitter cable and XBOX 360 T alkback Cable.[...]

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    14 Maintaining Y our Headset Avoid Heat: A void resting or storing the headset or cables in or on top of units that generate heat. Gaming consoles are known to generate and dissipate unusually high levels of heat, and the heat can degrade the plastic resulting in twisting and eventual exposure of the internal wiring. Storage: T o help prevent damag[...]

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    15 FCC Caution: Any c han ges or mo difi cat ion s not ex pre ssl y a ppr ove d by the pa rty re spo nsi bl e f or com pli - anc e could void the user’ s authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rule s. Op erat ion i s su bject to the f ollo wing two condi tion s: (1) T his devic e may not cause harmful in[...]

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    For more products, accessories and general product information, please visit T urtleBeach.com For warranty information and product support, please visit T urtlebeach.com/support Copyright © 2011 Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. (VTB, Inc. ) All Righ ts Reserve d. No part of this docum ent may be reproduce d witho ut prio r writte n conse nt from Vo yetr[...]

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    E N G I N E E R E D F O R G A M I N G ™ Multi-Speaker Surround Sound Eight amplified speakers, including dual subwoofers. Acoustically Angled Speakers Delivers more realistic directional audio perception . 5.1 Channel Amplifier Independent controls for all 5.1 audio channels. Quick Disconnect Easily detach your headset from your computer . Microp[...]