Using XBOX Live Chat with the X4 Headphones
Xbox Live is a subscription feature offered with the Xbox 360 that lets you communicate with other players via the Internet. The X4 microphone may be used to communicate with other players during XBOX Live
Mic Mute Switch: The mute switch on the "puck" plugged into the Xbox controller can be used to silence the X4 headphone mic when you don’t want to be heard during Xbox Live sessions.
Chat Volume: The volume control on the “puck” lets you to adjust the chat volume of online players heard in your headphones. The X4’s Chat Boost feature automatically increases the chat level as the game volume increases, as explained in the “Chat Boost” feature section below.
Adjusting the Microphone Position: For optimum clarity, adjust the microphone so that it is situated a few inches away from your mouth and the microphone’s active area is facing your mouth. If you’re not sure about the mic position, remove the foam mic cover, turn the holes in the mic housing towards your mouth and then replace the foam cover. Or, check the triangle marker on the boom jack, which is aligned with the mic holes and also should be facing your mouth.
Microphone Monitoring Feature: When the Xbox controller cable is inserted into the headphone’s Xbox jack, the X4 mic monitor feature mixes a portion of the microphone signal into the headphone signal so you can hear your voice along with the online chatting and game audio.
Using the Ear Force X4 Chat Boost Feature
Chat Boost is a dynamic talkback expander built into the X4 headphones that automatically amplifies Xbox Live chat during loud moments in your game, so you can always hear your teammates, regardless of the game volume.
Typically, if you turn up the headphone game volume, the chat sound level could become difficult to hear over the game sound. However, with Chat Boost, as the game audio increases, the chat volume also increases and the chat voices will keep up with the game level so you can hear what the online players are saying. When the game volume quiets down again, Chat Boost automatically returns the chat level to the lower volume setting.
To properly set the Chat Boost function:
1.Turn down the volume control on the X4 headphones so there’s no game audio.
2.Adjust the talkback volume control on the “puck” so you can hear the chat voices at a comfortable level.
3.Turn up the headphone game volume and the chat volume will increase whenever the game gets louder, just as if the talkback volume control is being automatically turned up along with the game level.
Note that if the talkback volume on the puck is set too loud, Chat Boost might increase the volume so much that the voices will distort. If that happens, turn down the talkback volume on the puck.
Ear Force X4 Operating Instructions. Version 1.0 Copyright 2008 Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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