Turtle Beach Ear Force PX21 User Manual

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1.
 Insert the green 3.5mm 
plug into the sound card 
or headphone line output. 
This connects the stereo 
audio output to the PX21 
amplifier so you can set 
the level with the Game 
volume control.
2.
 Insert the PX21 USB 
connector into a USB port. 
The PX21 should be au-
tomatically recognized as 
a new USB audio device 
and be designated as the 
default audio device and 
microphone.
3.
 Click on the Apple
®
 menu icon and go to System Preferences → Sound. 
4.
 Select the Output tab 
and make sure that “Turtle 
Beach USB Headset”
 is des-
ignated as the default audio 
device. If not, select it now. 
5.
 Set the Output volume 
slider on the bottom of the 
screen to max. This, along 
with the Chat volume control 
on the PX21 amplifier, will 
determine the level of chat 
you hear in the PX21.
6.
 Select the Input tab and 
make sure that “Turtle 
Beach USB Headset”
 is 
designated as the default 
microphone. If not, select it now.
7.
 You can adjust the volume level of the PX21 microphone with the Input 
volume
 slider, which determines how loud others will hear your voice. Set it 
at about 75%, but be sure to test the level to ensure that your voice can be 
heard by others. If you find that your voice isn’t loud enough, move the slider 
up (or move the slider down if your voice is too loud).
8.
 Close the open dialog boxes and the PX21 USB headset should now be 
ready for use in chat programs such as Skype
®
, Ventrilo™, Teamspeak
®
, etc.
Mac
®
 Setup Procedure