Contents Introduction About THE PLYR 2 ABOUT DOLBY SURROUND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS PACKAGE CONTENTS SETUP CONSOLE SETUP - TV CONSOLE SETUP - HOME THEATER PC SETUP PC SETUP LAN TROUBLESHOOTING WARRANTY FCC Statement Contents...
SKULLCANDY family of gaming accessories. The PLYR 2 is the result of countless hours of research and development by the foremost experts in the audio industry, extremely talented industrial designers, and SKULLCANDY’s own internal team of gamers.
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USB audio input. By setting your VoIP program to use the PLYR 2 (called SKULLCANDY GMX Stereo Transmitter in your audio profiles) as the USB input/output device, full hardware mixing is enabled between voice communication, game sound, and music.
ABOUT THE PLYR 2 CONTROLS With the SKULLCANDY Gaming PLYR 2, it’s easy to control your gaming or home theater audio experience. The MASTER VOLUME control on the headset raises and lowers volume of all incoming audio feeds together. It will not raise or lower the volume of your outgoing voice communication. (The distance between your microphone and your mouth is the best way to adjust this).
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CONTROLs When your Headset’s batteries are low, the amber power indicator will flash ON and OFF intermittently. There is also an audio beep/alarm for when your batteries are low, giving you approximately 15% of power left depending on the battery’s chemistry. A SOLID AMBER button indicates adequate power.
GMX Stereo Transmitter USB Power Cable The PLYR 2 GMX Stereo Transmitter needs juice, so plug one end into the USB port on your console and the other into the input marked PWR on the rear of the GMX Stereo Transmitter.
The Package Contents list should have already given you a good idea of how each cable included with the PLYR 2 fits into your system before you get started. You probably already have your PLYR 2 up and running, but just in case here are a few scenarios you may encounter.
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SETUP CONNECTING AND PAIRING THE PLYR 2 GMX Stereo Transmitter AND Headset The PLYR 2 headset and GMX Stereo Transmitter come “paired” out of the box. If the two somehow become disconnected, you can re-pair using the following instructions: Step 1 – Make sure the GMX Stereo Transmitter and PLYR 2 headset are powered on.
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2.5mm cable to the CONTROLLER port on the bottom of the PLYR 2 Headset. Ensure that the Xbox 360 Voice Preferences are set to “Play Through Headset”. This can be checked by hitting the Guide button on your Xbox 360 controller, navigate to Settings > Preferences > Voice.
Setting up the PLYR 2 as a USB Input/Output Device The second step in connecting your new PLYR 2 is to attach the USB Chat Cable to an available USB port on your PC. This will act as a conduit for your voice communications channel. Upon connection, your computer will indicate that the ‘SKULLCANDY GMX Stereo Transmitter’...
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Important: Windows Vista will set the SKULLCANDY GMX Stereo Transmitter as the default playback device when the PLYR 2 is first installed, which will combine voice and game sound at your PC. Follow the above instructions to reset your default playback device to a soundcard or onboard audio output.
If you are playing on Xbox Live and your controller misfires and twitches randomly, check… • This glitch isn’t due to the PLYR 2 itself, but an anomaly related to the wired controller for the Xbox 360 (this can occur using the standard Xbox Communicator as well). An overvoltage occurs when the mic is blown into or gets a *very* loud signal from another player on Xbox Live (such as the sounds that occur during a rhinoceros attack), that may cause the player aim to adjust slightly without input.
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10 every so often. Fortunately for users of the PLYR 2, you can simply dial back more voice by using the Balance control on the headset and you’ll probably need to raise the overall Volume to get back to where you were at before.
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If you have an issue and you need further help to resolve, please contact us at http://www.SKULLCANDYgaming.com/support/ All product purchased directly from SKULLCANDY Gaming comes with an automatic 1 year warranty on defective parts or faulty workmanship. No registration is required. That being said, if you register your product with us, we will be able to provide you with even better customer service *and* we’ll cover you shipping in both directions if a repair is needed for domestic customers.
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This Limited Warranty is fully transferable provided that the current owner furnishes the original proof of purchase. THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF SKULLCANDY GAMING SHALL NOT EXCEED THE ACTUAL PURCHASE PRICE PAID BY YOU FOR THE PRODUCT. IN NO EVENT SHALL SKULLCANDY GAMING BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES.
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15.21 You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the part responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 15.105(b) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules.
warranty FCC STATEMENT FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. FCC RF Exposure requirements: This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
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