Alienware 510H 7.1 User manual

Headset Model: AW510H
Regulatory Model: HS2001/UD2001
Alienware 510H 7.1 Gaming Headset
User Guide

Notes, cautions, and warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make
better use of your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss
of data if instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,
personal injury, or death.
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their respective owners.
2019 – 07
Rev. A00

Contents
What‘s in the box................................5
Features .......................................6
Headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Audio cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
USB cable with DAC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setting up your headset ..........................8
Connecting the headset to your computer using the USB
cable with DAC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting the headset to your computer using the audio
cable and Y-cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting the headset to your mobile device. . . . . . . . 9
Configuring the headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Alienware Command Center .....................12
Installing Alienware Command Center (AWCC) . . . . . .12
Using the headset ..............................14
Adjusting the headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Muting/unmuting the microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Replacing the ear pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Specifications ..................................17
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Troubleshooting................................18
Warranty information .......................... 20
Limited warranty and return policies . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
For U.S. customers:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
For European, Middle Eastern and African customers: . . 20
For non-U.S. customers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

What‘s in the box │5
What‘s in the box
1
2
34
5
1 Alienware 510H 7.1 Gaming
Headset
2 Audio cable
(with microphone mute and
volume control)
3 Y-cable with audio and
microphone connectors
(0.15 m)
4 USB cable with DAC (Digital/
Analog converter)
5 Documents
NOTE: The documents shipped with your headset may vary depending
on the region.

6 │Features
Features
Headset
2
1
3
1 Ear pads 2 3.5 mm audio port
3 Retractable boom
microphone
Audio cable
1
2
1 Microphone mute switch 2 Volume control wheel

Features │7
USB cable with DAC
1
22
1 Microphone mute switch 2 Volume (+/-) buttons

8 │Setting up your headset
Setting up your headset
Connecting the headset to your computer using the USB cable
with DAC
Connect one end of the USB cable with DAC to the 3.5 mm audio port on your
headset, and connect the other end to the USB port on your computer.
Headset
Desktop Laptop
Connecting the headset to your computer using the audio cable
and Y-cable
To connect the headset to your computer using the audio cable, you have to
attach it with a Y-cable. The Y-cable has two 3.5 mm plugs.
1. Connect one end of the audio cable to the 3.5 mm audio port on your
headset, and connect the other end to the female jack on the Y-cable.
2. Connect the other end of the Y-cable (marked in green) to the
headphone port on your computer.
3. Connect the other end of the Y-cable (marked in red) to the microphone
port on your computer.
Desktop
Headset
Laptop

Setting up your headset │9
Connecting the headset to your mobile device
Connect one end of the audio cable to the 3.5 mm audio port on your headset,
and connect the other end to the headset port on your mobile device.
Mobile device
Headset
NOTE: USB-C to 3.5 mm converter is not included.
Configuring the headset
Connect the headset to your computer using the audio cable and the Y-cable
or the USB cable with DAC. Once the headset is detected, it is ready to use.
To use your headset for gaming or to listen to music from your computer, it has
to be selected as the default playback device and the default recording device
in Windows Audio Settings.
1. On Windows toolbar, right-click the speaker icon and select Sounds to
access the Windows Audio Settings. The Sound dialog box appears.

10 │Setting up your headset
2. Click the Playback tab, set the Alienware 510H as the default device.
3. Click the Recording tab, set the Alienware 510H as the default device.