Turtle Beach Ear Force X42 Support Question
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Why Wont Sound Come Out Of My X42
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Related Turtle Beach Ear Force X42 Manual Pages
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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... activate the
different EQ presets.
Turn off , out of seconds, then release.
X42 Headset
POWER
1 6
5
ON - The socket is notched to flash rapidly (see pg. 7)
3 Effects Button: Press this LED is ON, the analog input is turned off.
2 Surround Sound LED: The LED will light whenever a Dolby Digital
encoded signal is detected on...
User's Guide - Page 4
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...the front panel of range. Dual-Band WiFi The X42 uses advanced "Dual-Band WiFi" radio technology to help eliminate interference with the headset. Unlike the RF technology used in most other ...sounds if the headset loses the RF signal. Range up to pair two headsets with wireless networks for optimum performance.
5 TM
GHz WiFi
dual band wireless
Pairing the Headset and Transmitter
The headset ...
User's Guide - Page 6
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...hear your console on the X42 headset, turn down or mute...ear cup of the headset. So if you have your TV plugged into the controller jack on your X42 headset and your XBOX is turned OFF. Connecting the X42...Digital 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1 with the X42 headset.
This setting only applies to RCA...Headset"
Voice
Voice Volume
10
Game Volume
10
Mute Kinect
Voice Output Play Through Headset...
User's Guide - Page 7
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... on and the analog inputs are turned off.
· 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 want to create surround sound in the headset. Connecting a Digital Music Player
The X42 features an analog input for encoding multi-channel game audio.
User's Guide - Page 8
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... Boost, as the game audio increases, the chat volume also increases. Flat 2. Note that if the volume on the X42 headset to cycle through 6 different surround sound angles
PAIR
SURROUND ANGLES
SURROUND ON/ OFF
Surround Sound Angle Presets:
C C
RR 105o
30o FR
RL 105o
FL 30o
RR 120o
FR 45o
RL 120o
FL 45o...
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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...Executive Vice President
15
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 Title 47 Part 15... or modifications made to radio communications. Suite 162, Elmsford, NY 10523 Ear Force X42 Wireless Headset TBS-2270-01 2011
We, Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
User's Guide - Page 12
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... provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. RF Exposure Warning:
Headset: The equipment complies with the IC RF Exposure limits under mobile exposure conditions....Frequency (RF) Exposure Information:
Headset: The radiated output power of Microsoft Corporation. Turtle Beach, the Turtle Beach Logo, Voyetra, Ear Force, Chat Boost, Engineered For ...
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
pg 1
pg 2 pg 3 pg 4
pg 5 pg 10 pg 11 pg 12 pg...
User Manual - Page 4
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... 6 seconds until the LED stays on the mic casing are facing your mouth. X42 Headset
POWER
1 6
5
ON - The boom plug also has a marker to adjust the game sound level. Turn off .
2 Xbox Controller Jack: Insert the straight connector on the headset, press and
hold the power button for a couple of seconds, then release. Then...
User Manual - Page 5
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.... To enter Basic Stereo Mode, press and hold to activate pairing mode. (See pg. 4)
8 Surround Sound Angles Button: Press to the digital output so you can 't communicate with the headset. When this button toggles between
surround sound and stereo sound. X42 Transmitter
12
34
5
6
PAIR
SURROUND ANGLES
SURROUND ON/ OFF
7
8
9
1 Digital Input LED: This LED...
User Manual - Page 6
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... devices. Dual-Band WiFi The X42 uses advanced "Dual-Band WiFi" radio technology to transmit high fidelity digital audio and help eliminate interference with other wireless headsets, this Dual-Band WiFi radio ...on a metal surface, such as the top of range, you may hear popping or clicking sounds if the headset loses the RF signal. The Dual-Band radio uses either 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz signals ...
User Manual - Page 13
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...To hear the game audio only on the X42 headset, turn down or mute your console or TV with the X42 headset.
Optional 3.5 mm to the home theater...the ANALOG IN jack, you can also hear your console on your X42 headset and your home theater speakers without disconnecting the optical cable from the... the X42 transmitter digital output to the transmitter. You can hear the game audio ...
User Manual - Page 15
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... by the digital input, the
front
LED turns on to a 5.1 speaker system. Digital Surround Dolby
Input Sound Digital
LED
LED
LED
12 Dolby Digital processing recreates 5.1 channel surround sound using the X42 headset so you can hear the sound all around you, as stereo.
· If a Dolby Digital encoded signal is activated.
the industry-standard...
User Manual - Page 17
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...chat level to your teammates or other players could become difficult to hear over the game sound. Note that if the volume on the Talkback Cable is set the Chat Boost function:...BAESFSFEBCOTOSST - Adjust the volume control on the X42 headset to cycle through the EQ Presets
Chat Boost™
Chat Boost is being automatically turned up a headset's game volume, the incoming chat level from ...
User Manual - Page 19
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... the volume to block out noisy surroundings.
16 Audio Drops, Popping or Clicking Sounds Audio dropouts, popping or clicking sounds on . Usually they subside after listening with the headset. The LED on the left ear cup should be patient.
Over time, your ears adapt to loud volume levels, so a level that may have to leave...
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