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Getting Started
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Be sure to Check the Turtle Beach Web Site for AudioTron firmware updates.
Turtle Beach will periodically release new updates for the AudioTron firmware to implement feature
enhancements and operational modifications. Instructions on how to update the firmware may be found in the
Appendix section of this Reference Manual.
Package Contents
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Turtle Beach AudioTron™
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AudioTron User’s Guide
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AC Power cord
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IR remote control with AAA batteries
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RCA-to-RCA stereo audio cable (to connect to your home stereo or powered speakers)
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Telephone cable with RJ-11 connectors (for use with HPNA phone line network)
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Ethernet Category-5 (“Cat-5”) cable with RJ-45 connectors (for use with Ethernet network)
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CD containing AudioTron Setup Utility, AudioStation® jukebox, Reference Manual, music files, and more.
AudioTron Options
The following items may be purchased from the Turtle Beach web site (
www.turtle-beach.com
):
AudioTron Rack Ears
Use these to mount AudioTron in a 19” rack system.
Fiber Optic Cable
Connects AudioTron’s S/PDIF digital optical output to compatible audio equipment.
Powered Speakers
Turtle Beach offers high-quality speaker systems for use with AudioTron.
RCA-to-1/8” Cable
Connects AudioTron’s RCA outputs to speaker systems with 1/8” line input jacks.
System Requirements
One or more networked
PCs.
Recommended Minimum PC System:
Pentium 233MHz processor, 64MB
RAM, CD drive with digital audio extraction, 16 bit color video card, Internet
connection and web browser. The PC should have sufficient hard disk space
for storage of your digital music files. (A four-minute song uses approximately 3
to 5 MB of hard disk space in MP3 or WMA compressed format.)
Windows File Sharing.
Supports the following operating systems:
Windows 98/ Windows Me/ Windows NT4.0 Professional sp4 or higher with
Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher/ Windows 2000 Professional.
An HPNA 2.0 or Ethernet
10/100BaseT network
running TCP/IP.
AudioTron includes a phone cable for the HPNA connection and a Cat-5 cable
for the Ethernet connection. AudioTron is compatible with a Class-C network.
Powered speakers or a
stereo system with line
level inputs
AudioTron includes a stereo RCA-to-RCA cable for connecting the analog
audio outputs to powered speakers or a stereo receiver. A fiber optic cable for
the digital audio output may be purchased at the Turtle Beach web site.
A PC “jukebox” program
to convert your CDs to
digital audio files
The AudioStation CD includes Voyetra’s AudioStation jukebox software to
perform this function in Windows 98/ Me. AudioTron also operates with jukebox
programs compatible with music files in the MP3, WMA and WAV formats and
ID3 tags in the Version 1.0, 1.1 or 2.3 format.
