Creative SOUND BLASTER WORLD OF WARCRAFT HEADSET - User manual

Sound Blaster World of Warcraft
Wireless Headset User’s Guide

Congratulations!
Experience the sounds of Azeroth and beyond as never before with the
Sound Blaster®World of Warcraft®Wireless Headset! Designed
specifically for World of Warcraft gamers and includes cutting edge
uncompressed wireless technology and THX TruStudio PC, the World of
Warcraft Wireless Headset truly adds an amazing level of realism through
unrivalled headphone surround and gaming sound enhancement
technologies.
System Requirements
Minimum Requirements
• 600 MB of free hard disk space
• Available USB 1.1 or 2.0 port
• Internet connection to download drivers and application available for this
product
For Windows
•Microsoft
®Windows®7 32-bit or 64-bit, Windows Vista®32-bit or 64-bit with
Service Pack 1 or higher, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP
with Service Pack 2 or higher, Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2004
or later
• Intel®Pentium®4 or AMD®equivalent processor, 1.6 GHz or faster
• Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset
• 512 MB RAM
For Mac
• Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later
• PowerPC G5 or Intel Core Duo processor, 1.6 GHz or faster
•1GBRAM
Recommended Requirements
For Windows
• Intel®Core™ 2 Duo or AMD®equivalent processor, 2.0 GHz or faster
•1GBRAM
For Mac
• Intel Core Duo processor 1.8 GHz or faster
•2GBRAM
NOTE Due to programming changes, the minimum system
requirements for the software may change over time.

About Your Headset
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Headset
1 Adjustable headband
2 Interchangeabe “Glyph” ear cup lens
3 Volume up button
4 Volume down button
5 Microphone Mute/Connect button
6 Microphone jack
7 Mini-USB charging port
8 Power LED button
9 Detachable microphone
USB Wireless Transmitter
10 Connect button
11 Connect LED
Lights up blue when wireless streaming is enabled and ready. Flashes blue when the
Connect button is pressed to indicate pairing with a wireless receiver or other supported
device.
12 Mini-USB-to-USB cable
Connects your headset to your computer for charging the battery.
Foot Switch (sold separately)
13 Foot Switch
Press to activate the key that is assigned to it.

Setting Up Your Headset
Before using your headset, you should install the drivers and applications for it by
following the steps below. This enables you to enjoy the full features of your
headset such as THX TruStudio PC audio enhancements and customizable LED
colors.
Step 1: Charge your headset
For first use, connect your headset to your computer’s USB port using the USB
power charging cable and charge for at least 2.5 hours. Turn off the headset while
charging. The Power LED flashes red when charging, and lights up red when fully
charged.
Step 2: Download the software
Visit www.soundblaster.com/products/wowheadset_wireless to download the
latest drivers and applications available for your headset.
Step 3: Connect the transmitter to your computer’s USB port
NOTE If prompted for the audio drivers, click the Cancel button.

Step 4: Installing the software
For all supported Windows OS
1Navigate to the folder where you have downloaded the drivers and applications.
2Double-click the downloaded file.
3To complete the installation, follow the instructions on the screen.
4When prompted, restart your computer.
After you have restarted your computer, you can launch the applications by clicking
Start Programs or All Programs Creative Sound Blaster World of
Warcraft Wireless Headset Name of application
Wearing the headset
Adjust the headband so that the headset rests lightly on your head. Do not tighten
excessively.
Using your headset while charging
You can continue to use your headset even while it charges. The USB wireless
transmitter must remain inserted in your computer’s USB port. The Power LED
flashes blue while charging and remains blue when fully charged.
CAUTION Adjust headset volume to a comfortable level. Do not
listen to audio on your headset at high volumes for
prolonged periods of time as hearing loss might result.

Using the Wireless Features
The wireless capability gives you the convenience and freedom to move around up
to a distance of 10 m away from the transmitter. After you have finished setting up
your headset, you need to pair it with the transmitter by following the steps below.
Step 1: Turn on the headset
Press the headset’s Power button to turn it on. The Power LED lights up blue.
Step 2: Press the Connect button on the headset
Press and hold the headset’s Connect button for three seconds. The Power LED
flashes blue.

Step 3: Press the Connect button on the USB wireless transmitter
Press and hold the USB wireless transmitter’s Connect button for three seconds.
The Connect LED flashes blue.
Step 4: Successful Pairing
The Connect LED on both the headset and USB wireless transmitter stop flashing
and remain on when paired.

World of Warcraft Audio Control Panel
How to use Profiles
Managing your profiles
Activate a profile by clicking the Profile Selection bar and selecting it from the list.
You can customize the avatar for each profile by double-clicking the picture and
selecting another one from the list.
Click the Save Profile button to save all settings to a new or existing profile. Click
the Delete Profile button to delete the active profile.
1 Profile Selection bar
2 Save Profile button
3 Delete Profile button
4 Illumination settings
Adjust color, intensity and glow of your
headset.
5THXsettings
Access your THX TruStudio PC settings.
6 Game Audio settings
Adjust VoiceFX and EQ settings
7KeyBindings
Assign keys to certain functions.
8 Foot Switch settings
Assign a key to your foot switch.
9 General settings button
Change language settings or restore
settings to their default values.
10 Microphone Volume
11 Master Volume

Illumination Settings
How to use Illumination
Customizing the look of your headset
You can choose different colors to personalize the look of your headset’s ear cups.
• Select the Cycle through colors option to switch among various preset colors
at regular intervals.
• Select the Select RGB color option if you want to choose a specific color.
Use the color picker, or enter the exact Red, Green and Blue values to get the color
you want.
Drag the Pulsation slider up to increase the frequency and down to decrease the
frequency at which the illumination will fade on or off.
Drag the Intensity slider up to increase the brightness and down to decrease the
brightness of the illumination.
1 Illumination options
Lets you select the illumination style.
2 Illumination standby timer
Lets you conserve your headset battery power.
3 Color picker
Lets you select an illumination color. You can also enter the exact RGB values.
4 Pulsation slider
Changes the frequency at which the illumination fades on and off.
5 Intensity slider
Changes the brightness of the illumination.