Turtle Beach Ear Force DX12 User's Guide - Page 6

Xbox 360® Home Theater Setup Connect the DX12 to your Xbox 360 as described in the previous section and then use an HDMI cable or red/white RCA plugs on the Xbox 360 A/V cable to send audio to the home theater speakers or TV. Setting up the DX12 as illustrated below lets you hear your Xbox 360 on your home theater speakers without disconnecting the optical cable from the DSS2. To hear the game audio only on the X12 headset, turn down or mute your home theater speakers. Pink mic plug (not used) USB Cable (included) Optical Cable (included) OR Console A/V cable or HDMI Cable Xbox 360 Xbox 360 HDMI Audio Adapter 7 NOTE: Older Xbox 360 models require an Xbox 360 HDMI Audio Adapter Cable for optical audio output (sold separately). If your HDTV has a optical AUDIO OUT jack, you can use it to connect the optical cable to the DSS2 and feed sound from the gaming console to the DSS2. PC / Mac® Setup 3 1. Connect the digital optical cable (included) from the digital output on the PC or Mac to the digital input on the DSS2.1 (NOTE: Remove the protective caps from each end of the optical cable before inserting into the sockets.) 2. Connect the DSS2 USB power cable from the power socket on the rear of the DSS2 to a free USB port on your PC or Mac. 3. Slide the DSS2 power switch to the ON position. Check if the Power LED on the DSS2 is turned ON. 4. Insert the green 3.5mm connector from the X12 headset to the Headphone Output Jack on the front of the DSS2. Then insert the USB connector from the headset to the USB Output on the DSS2. Connect the pink 3.5mm connector from the X12 to the mic input on your PC or Mac. 2 5. Adjust the Volume Control knob to adjust the overall volume level of the Headset Output. Optical S/PDIF adapter for use with Mac (sold separately) 1 4 Pink mic plug Optical Output Adapter 3 2 USB Cable 1 (included) 5 Optical Cable (included) 1: If your PC or Mac does not include a digital optical output, then you will need to purchase an "Optical S/PDIF Adapter". Turtle Beach offers the "Audio Advantage® Micro II" which is available on our website. 2: In this configuration, the amplifier game volume may be used to adjust the game sound level and the mic mute switch may be used to silence the microphone. The chat volume serves no function in this setup. A 3.5mm extender cable is available on our website if the X12 pink mic connector will not reach the microphone input on your computer. 3: Most games will not output Dolby 5.1 unless your computer is running Dolby Digital Live. You will hear enhanced stereo audio unless Dolby Digital Live is installed. 8