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Audio
Advantage
Micro
U
SING THE
A
UDIO
A
DVANTAGE
M
ICRO
C
ONNECTING YOUR
PC
OR
L
APTOP
To use Audio Advantage Micro with a PC or laptop, simply plug it into a USB socket and the dual LED icon
should turn into the Turtle Beach “palm tree” Control Panel icon in the Systray on the right side of your
screen. Use the included USB extender cable if the USB sockets on your PC or laptop are inconveniently
located, such as on the back of the PC chassis.
If your PC or laptop has more than one USB socket, you should always use the same socket for plugging in
the Audio Advantage. This will assure that the Audio Advantage will automatically be recognized by
Windows and the Audio Advantage control panel will be available in the Systray.
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If you insert the unit into a different USB socket you’ll be prompted to reinstall the device drivers. If
you intend to use the new USB socket instead of the original one, then simply reinstall the drivers
as prompted. Otherwise, reinsert the unit into the same USB socket in which it was originally
installed.
The Audio Advantage may be used with any stereo headphones with a 1/8” jack. The analog output will also
drive powered stereo speakers.
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Some USB hubs may have problems providing a consistent data stream for digital audio and may
cause data stream packet loss. This could result in clicks or distortions on the USB audio from the
Audio Advantage. If you experience this problem when the Audio Advantage is connected to your
USB hub, do not use the hub and instead connect the Audio Advantage directly to the USB port on
your PC or Laptop.
C
HECKING
A
UDIO
P
LAYBACK
You can quickly check the audio playback from the Audio Advantage control panel by pressing the “Play”
button on the Main Settings Tab. This will play an audio file on the left and right speakers, so you can hear if
audio is being generated by the Audio Advantage. Activate the Audio Advantage control panel by clicking on
the Turtle Beach icon in the Windows System Tray (on the right side of the Start Bar).
C
HECKING THE
D
RIVER
S
ETTINGS
If there’s no audio, you can verify that the drivers were installed properly by checking Windows “
Device
Manager
” in the “
System
” settings found in the Windows Control Panel. Open the Device Manager by
clicking
Start
Æ
Control Panel
Æ
System
Æ
Hardware
Æ
Device Manager
. If you look under the
“Sound, Video & Game” group in the devices list, you should see the USB driver for Audio Advantage listed
if the unit is plugged into a USB port. When the unit is unplugged, this driver will no longer be listed.
S
ETTING THE
A
UDIO
A
DVANTAGE AS THE
D
EFAULT
A
UDIO
D
EVICE
Windows should automatically set the Audio Advantage as the default audio device when it’s plugged into
the USB port. If you have no sound output from the Audio Advantage, it’s possible that it’s not set as the
default audio device.
To check if the Audio Advantage is selected as the default audio device, look at the Windows audio device
settings by selecting
Start
Æ
Control Panel
Æ
Sounds and Audio Devices
Æ
Audio Tab
and select
Turtle Beach USB Audio
in the pull down menu.
If this is OK and you still have no sound output, then check if the audio application you’re using has a
setting for the default device which overrides the Windows setting. For example, Windows Media Player
allows you to change the device it uses for playback by selecting
Tools
Æ
Options
Æ
Devices
Æ
Speakers
Æ
Properties
. If the device is not set to Audio Advantage, the sound from Media Player will not
use Audio Advantage.
