Sharkoon RUSH ER40 User manual

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ILLUMINATION

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Contents
1. Software Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
3. Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4. Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
5. Application Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
6. Profile Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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1. Software Installation
First, download the Sharkoon Audio Center software from the Sharkoon website www.sharkoon.com. Unzip the
zip file into a location of your choice and then double-click the Setup file to start the installation.
Follow the instructions of the Installation Wizard and then click on “Finish”. To complete the installation, please
restart your computer. The Sharkoon Audio Center shortcut will then appear on the desktop as well as the Audio
Center symbol on the task bar. The software has now been successfully installed.
To launch the Audio Center software, click on the desktop shortcut or on the Audio Center icon on the taskbar.
Note: The software will continuously run in the background while the PC is turned on. This is the only way to use
the RUSH ER40 extended functions. The Audio Center icon is displayed in the taskbar only while the software is
running.

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2. Software Overview
Status Panel: In the upper area of the
software you will find the Status Panel.
This indicates which functions and set-
tings for the speakers and microphone
are currently activated or deactivated.
Use the arrow button to switch to the
Profile Panel.
Profile Panel: In the Profile Panel, audio
profiles can be created, changed, edited
or deleted. Click on the arrow button to
switch back to the Status Panel.
Application Setting/Information: At the
top-right of the software, the “i” button
can be used to view information regar-
ding the software drivers. The language
and other settings are made using the
gear button.
Volume Control: To the right of the
Status/Profile Panel is the volume con-
trol of the RUSH ER40. The headset can
be completely muted by clicking on the
speaker symbol.
Speakers: The settings for the
RUSH ER40 speakers are located on the
left margin of the software. Left-click to
open the volume control. Right-click to
access the advanced speaker menu.
Microphone: The settings for the micro-
phone of the RUSH ER40 are located on
the left margin of the software. Left-
click to open the volume control. Right-
click to access the advanced menu for
the microphone.
Configure dierent settings and functions for the RUSH ER40 with the Sharkoon Audio Center. For example, volume
settings, sound, or changes to the 7.1 surround sound. A series of pre-installed presets or eects for audio playback
and audio recording can be accessed through the software.

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Through the Sharkoon Audio
Center, control the volume of the
RUSH ER40 speakers, make chan-
ges to the sound via the equalizer,
access a variety of pre-installed
eects, and configure the simu-
lated position of the 7.1 surround
sound. To access the individual
menu items, right-click on the spe-
aker symbol on the left side of the
software.
3. Speakers
Volume Control: Adjust the volume by simply moving
the slide control up to increase or down to decrease
the total volume. The volume of either the left or right
speaker can also be adjusted seperately, using the slide
controls on the right. To do this, simply click on the lock
symbol to adjust the volumes.
Sample Rate: The sound chip of the RUSH ER40 of-
fers two dierent sample rates. Choose between
44.1 kHz and 48 kHz.
Equalizer: Through the equalizer, bass, middle and tre-
ble can all be individually mixed for playback. There
are also preset EQ profiles to choose from, which are
all balanced for dierent musical styles. Equalizer set-
tings can all be reset to their original values by clicking
the default button. The option of creating and saving
user-defined EQ profiles is also available.
Environmental Eects: The RUSH ER40 can use eects
which simulate playback in dierent environments.
Four eects can be selected directly, and by clicking on
the arrow symbol, a drop-down list of the other eects
appears.
7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter: This function changes the sim-
ulated position of the virtual 7.1 surround sound playback.
The speakers can rotate clockwise or counterclockwise
using the buttons on the left. In addition, individual speak-
ers can easily be moved using drag & drop. The volume
of the individual speakers can be viewed on the right. To
return the speakers to their original volume, press the reset
button.
Xear SingFX: The Xear SingFX function allows adjust-
ments to the pitch of the playback through the headset. If
Key Shifting is activated, the tone pitch can be leveled up
or down. The volume of the audible singing or dialog during
playback can also be controlled via “Enable Vocal Fading”.
Xear Surround Max: Xear Surround Max can be used for a
better spatial sound by converting stereo signals from an
audio source into a virtual 7.1 surround sound. To use this
function, the 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter must be activated.

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The Sharkoon Audio Center enab-
les setting customization for au-
dio recording via the RUSH ER40
microphone. To access the indivi-
dual menu items, right-click on the
microphone symbol displayed on
the left side of the software.
Volume Control: To adjust the microphone volume, sim-
ply move the slide control up to increase the volume or
down to decrease the volume.
Sample Rate: The microphone of the RUSH ER40 of-
fers two dierent sample rates. Choose between
44.1 kHz and 48 kHz.
Xear SingFX: With Xear SingFX, settings can be made
for audio recording via the microphone. With Micro-
phone Echo, recordings via the microphone can be gi-
ven an echo eect. Magic Voice allows the user to dis-
tort or change their voice with a variety of eects.
Noise Reduction: For clear voice reproduction, Noise
Reduction can be used to make corrections to recorded
background noise through the microphone.
4. Microphone

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The gear symbol on the top right
gives you access to the applications
settings of the Audio Center soft-
ware. Here, settings for the display
and changes to the language of the
software can be made.
Click the arrow button in the Status
Panel to switch to the Profile Panel.
Here, the settings can be saved in
the Audio Center software in sev-
eral profiles. To create a new profile,
click on the plus symbol. Then, enter
the chosen name and description of
the profile. The created profiles are
then displayed in the Profile Panel.
To delete a profile, click on the minus
symbol.
5. Application Setting
6. Profile Settings

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