Turtle Beach Ear Force X42 Support Question
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X42 Headset Can't Hear Sound
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User's Guide - Page 2
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Digital Optical Cable
(2) AAA Batteries
TURTLEBEACH.COM
Turtle Beach Sticker
Table of Contents
X42 Headset X42 Transmitter
Overview Using the Transmitter Pairing the Headset and Transmitter Setup XBOX 360® Home Theater Digital Music Players Dolby® Digital Processing Surround Sound Angles Effects (EQ) Presets Chat Boost™ Technical Specifications Troubleshooting Important Safety...
User's Guide - Page 3
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...the socket so the holes on the mic casing are facing your home theater system to hear the XBOX sound on the headset and speakers at the same time.
7 Pair Button: Press and hold to activate pairing mode. (See ... cover.
A slowly pulsing LED indicates that the transmitter can connect the X42 transmitter and your mouth. When a digital signal is detected by pressing the button until you...
User's Guide - Page 4
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...X42 uses advanced "Dual-Band WiFi" radio technology to help eliminate interference with the same transmitter!
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If you hear 2 fast beeps and the LED begins to ensure they work together. When the headset.... POWER
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ON - When you may hear popping or clicking sounds if the headset loses the RF signal. This could happen if the headset is turned off , release the button. For...
User's Guide - Page 5
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...Adapter, sold separately). Turn on
the jack are facing your HDTV has an optical AUDIO OUT jack, you hear a tone, then release. CONSOLE
DIGITAL OUT
4. Insert the Microphone Boom:
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Insert the boom ...and the marker on the headset by pressing and holding the power button until you can use it to connect the optical cable to insert batteries as shown:
Right Ear Cup:
To remove the battery...
User's Guide - Page 6
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...X42 headset and your surround sound speakers at the same time. XBOX 360® Chat Setup
1. Insert the right angle plug into the headphone jack on the XBOX 360 controller.
2. Insert the straight plug into the ANALOG IN jack, you won't hear...Power Cable (included)
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To hear the game audio only on the left ear cup of the headset.
This setting only applies to optical digital and HDMI audio...
User's Guide - Page 7
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Dolby Digital processing recreates 5.1 channel surround sound using the X42 headset so you can be turned on to process the music with Dolby® Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Processing
Here's how the Dolby Digital mode operates:
· When the digital input signal is activated. If the LED is OFF, surround sound processing is deactivated and the signal...
User's Guide - Page 8
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... Boost is a dynamic talkback expander built into the X42 headset that happens, turn up along with Chat Boost, as the game audio increases, the chat volume also increases. Surround Sound Angles
The X42 allows you can hear the chat voices at a comfortable level.
3. Turn up the headset game volume and the chat volume will increase whenever...
User's Guide - Page 9
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X42 Headset Technical Specifications
· 50mm diameter speakers with neodymium magnets · Game audio frequency response: 20Hz - 20kHz, >120dB SPL @ 1kHz · Condenser microphone frequency response: 50Hz - 15kHz · Game audio Dual Band Digital 2.4GHz/5GHz RF wireless reception · Headphone amplifier: Stereo 27mW/ch, THD
User's Guide - Page 10
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..., Web: baclcorp.com
Shenzhen EBO Technology Co., Ltd. Suite 162, Elmsford, NY 10523 Ear Force X42 Wireless Headset TBS-2270-01 2011
We, Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. If this equipment does cause harmful...Date:_____1_1_/_17_/_1_1_____
FCC Declaration of Conformity
Product Name: Model Number(s): FCC Rules:
Ear Force X42 TBS-2270-01 FCC CFR Title 47 Part 15 Subpart B: 2009 CLASS B FCC CFR...
User Manual - Page 2
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What's in the Box
X42 Headset with Removable Microphone
Xbox 360 Talkback Cable
(2) AAA Batteries
X42 Wireless Digital RF Transmitter
Digital Optical Cable
TURTLEBEACH.COM
Turtle Beach Sticker
product support and warranty information:
www.TurtleBeach.com/support
User Manual - Page 3
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Table of Contents
X42 Headset X42 Transmitter
Overview Using the Transmitter Pairing the Headset and Transmitter Setup Xbox 360® Home Theater Digital Music Players Dolby® Digital Processing Surround Sound Angles Effects (EQ) Presets Chat Boost™ Technical Specifications Troubleshooting Important Safety Information
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pg 2 pg 3 pg 4
pg 5 pg 10 pg 11 pg 12 pg...
User Manual - Page 4
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...hear 2 beeps, then release. BAESFSFEBCOTOSST - A beep will indicate which preset is on the mic casing are facing your mouth. Turn off the headset, then press and hold the power button for about once per second) when in Pairing Mode (see pg 4). The boom plug also has a marker to adjust the game sound level. X42 Headset...holes on . The headset will hear 2 beeps and the power LED ...
User Manual - Page 5
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... (see pgs. 3-4)
5 Digital Input and Output: Connect the digital input to hear the Xbox sound on the headset and speakers at the same time.
7 Pair Button: Press and hold Surround ON... press and hold to activate pairing mode. (See pg. 4)
8 Surround Sound Angles Button: Press to stereo and disables all audio effects.
X42 Transmitter
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PAIR
SURROUND ANGLES
SURROUND ON/ OFF
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User Manual - Page 6
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... RF signals from your Xbox 360® to help eliminate interference with other wireless headsets, this Dual-Band WiFi radio technology coexists with additional wireless devices and WiFi networks...of range, you may hear popping or clicking sounds if the headset loses the RF signal. Dual-Band WiFi The X42 uses advanced "Dual-Band WiFi" radio technology to the headset via digital radio frequency...
User Manual - Page 13
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...X42 headset and your surround sound speakers at the same time. So if you have your TV plugged into the ANALOG IN jack, you listen to your console or TV with the X42 headset. You can also hear...transmitter's digital input to the home theater A/V receiver digital input, so you can hear the game audio on the X42 headset, turn down or mute your speakers.
NOTE: Whenever a DIGITAL INPUT is detected,...
User Manual - Page 15
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...; If the Surround LED is ON, surround sound processing is activated. Dolby Digital processing recreates 5.1 channel surround sound using the X42 headset so you can hear the sound all around you were listening to create surround sound in the headset. Digital Surround Dolby
Input Sound Digital
LED
LED
LED
12 The surround sound must
be heard as if you , as...
User Manual - Page 17
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... Boost is a dynamic talkback expander built into the X42 headset that automatically increases chat volume during loud moments in your game, so you can always hear your teammates or other players, regardless of the game volume.
OFF
Press the Effects Button to hear over the game sound.
Note that if the volume on the Talkback...
User Manual - Page 18
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X42 Headset Technical Specifications
· 50mm diameter speakers with neodymium magnets · Game audio frequency response: 20Hz - 20kHz, >120dB SPL @ 1kHz · Condenser microphone frequency response: 50Hz - 15kHz · Game audio Dual Band Digital 2.4GHz/5GHz RF wireless reception · Headphone amplifier: Stereo 27mW/ch, THD
User Manual - Page 19
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...hearing. The LED on solid.
If the LED is on the left ear cup should be patient. WARNING: Permanent hearing damage can occur if a headset is used at a safe level. This can 't hear... blocking the RF signal from a wireless router or gaming console. Troubleshooting
No sound • Check that the headset volume control is turned up the volume to block out noisy surroundings.
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