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Control Unit Functions
Game play with Turtle Beach Sierra headset is performed using the functions of the Control Unit. The Control Unit has the following
functions:
1. Game Volume Wheel: This controls the master game volume as well as the individual 5.1 speaker volumes. Press the wheel
to mute game audio and again to unmute. The circular LED around the knob lights RED when muted and ORANGE when
functioning normally.
Volume Knob Speaker Function LEDs/ 5.1 Button/ Master Button: Six different LEDs at the bottom of the knob indicate the
current function:
• Pressing the MASTER switch turns on all 6 LEDs. The knob now controls the master game volume.
• Each press of the 5.1 button cycles through different sets of speakers.
- First press activates volume control for Front L / R speakers
- Second press activates Surround L / R speakers
- Third press activates the Center speaker
- Fourth press activates Sub Woofer speaker volume control.
• Press in the Volume Knob to confirm your adjustments.
Note: When the surround sound feature is turned OFF, the 5.1 speaker volume button is disabled.
2. External Speaker Jack: Connects external desktop speakers. Use the Mode Button to enable this jack.
3. Speaker Angles: Use this switch to toggle through the virtual speaker surround sound angles. When Surround Sound is
disabled, this function is not available.
4. Surround Sound Toggle: Use this to toggle between surround sound mode (when enabled) and stereo mode (when
disabled).
5. Speaker Selection (5.1): Refer to Game Volume Wheel above.
6. Power Switch: Turns power ON or OFF.
7. Programmable Control: Controls Mic. Monitor levels by default. This function can be changed using Advanced Sound
Editor tool.
8. Auxiliary Input Volume: Sets the volume level of the auxiliary input.
9. Chat Presets Button: Press once to enable Chat Presets for buttons 1 – 8 become Chat Presets (Times out after 15 seconds).
Press again to return to Game Presets.
10. Auxiliary Input Jack: Connects an external digital music player or mobile phone.
11. Headset Jack: A 3.5mm 4-pole jack connects the headset.
12. Talkback Jack: Connects to the XBOX®360 Controller for XBOX Live chat.
