Turtle Beach Ear Force Z6A User Manual

Turtle Beach Ear Force Z6A User Manual

Gaming headset with multi-speaker 5.1 surround sound

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Gaming Headset with
Multi-Speaker 5.1 Surround Sound
User Guide

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Summary of Contents for Turtle Beach Ear Force Z6A

  • Page 1 Gaming Headset with Multi-Speaker 5.1 Surround Sound User Guide...
  • Page 2 What’s in the Box In-line Z6A Headset 5.1 Channel Amplifier 5.1 Channel User Guide Splitter Cable Sticker product support and warranty information: www.TurtleBeach.com/support...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table 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 ® Technical Specifications pg. 12 Additional Accessories pg. 13 Maintaining Your Headset pg.
  • Page 4: About The Ear Force Z6A

    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...
  • Page 5 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 all 5.1 audio channels, letting you tune your Z6A for any gaming situation.
  • Page 6: Pc Setup

    PC Setup (black) (green) (orange) (pink)
  • Page 7 Step 1: Align the multi-pin amplifier and headphone connectors as shown and carefully insert them together, making sure not to force the pins. Step 2: Connect the four colored audio jacks to the corresponding inputs and outputs on your sound card, as indicated in the table below: JACK COLOR Center/Sub...
  • Page 8: Using The Amplifier

    Using the Amplifier...
  • Page 9 InLInE COnTROLS: 1 — Front Channel Volume 2 — Surround Channel Volume 3 — Center Channel Volume 4 — Subwoofer Volume 5 — Master Volume & 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 master volume control (5) 6 —...
  • Page 10: Optional Pc Setup

    Optional PC Setup To 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 your PC to disconnect the headphones and reconnect the speakers.
  • Page 11: Xbox 360 Setup

    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 LIVE chat ®...
  • Page 12 XBOX 360 Setup (HDMI) (cable kit required)* HDMI XBOX 360 HDMI Audio Adapter** (sold separately) red/white XBOX 360 RCA Splitter Cable* (sold separately) black green orange pink...
  • Page 13 AUDIO OUT RCA jack or a Headphone jack, you can use those to feed the sound from your TV to your Turtle Beach headset. (AUDIO IN jacks will not send sound out to your headset, you need AUDIO OUT.)
  • Page 14 XBOX 360 Chat Setup Connect the Talkback Cable XBOX 360 Controller XBOX 360 Controller Jack XBOX 360 Talkback Cable* (sold separately) * The XBOX 360 cable kit can be purchased online in the accessories section at www.turtlebeach.com/Z6A Configure XBOX 360 Settings Step 1: Press the XBOX 360 Guide Button, select Settings >...
  • Page 15: Technical Specifications

    Technical 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 •...
  • Page 16: Additional Accessories

    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 Talkback Cable.
  • Page 17: Maintaining Your Headset

    A loose jack or wear and tear on the Talkback Cable can result in poor connection, pops, clicks, static, etc. In some cases of excess pressure, the tip of the talkback cable can break off inside the controller. Turtle Beach is not responsible if this happens to your XBOX 360 Controller.
  • Page 18: Important Safety Information

    (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This product is CE marked according to the provisions of the R&TTE Directive (99/5/EC) Grantee Code/Reg Number: XGB/GC229855 IC Code: 3879A-2214 Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
  • Page 19 For warranty information and product support, please visit Turtlebeach.com/support Copyright © 2011 Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. (VTB, Inc.) All Rights Reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced without prior written consent from Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. Turtle Beach, the Turtle Beach logo, Voyetra and Ear Force are registered trademarks of VTB, Inc.
  • Page 20 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. Microphone Monitor Let’s you hear what you’re saying. USB Powered No batteries required.

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