Turtle Beach EAR FORCE i30 User manual

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Wireless Media Headset
USER GUIDE

Congratulations on your purchase of the EAR FORCE i30
headset from Turtle Beach.
Designed for Apple® products, the i30 supports music, movies, gaming and chat from Mac®, iPad®, iPhone® and
iPod touch® devices. Turtle Beach brings over 35 years of expertise to transforming your listening experience.
Welcome to Turtle Beach!
To enhance your experience, download the Turtle Beach OSX and iOS apps:
http://www.Turtlebeach.com/i30

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In the Box
For our Knowledgebase and Technical Support please visit turtlebeach.com/support
Headset Charging Cable
Cloth Carry Bag Airline Adapter Plug
i30 Headset Mobile Adapter Cable
Turtle Beach Sticker
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Table of Contents
About the i30 P5
Parts and Controls P6
Initial Setup P8
Bluetooth Setup and Operation P9
Wired Setup P16
Active Noise Cancellation P17
Adjusting Sound P18
Chat VoIP Setup P20
Charging the Headset P21
Bluetooth Reference Guide P22
Specifications P23
Troubleshooting Tips P24
Important Safety Information P25
Compliance / Conformity P26
Warranty P30

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About the i30
The i30 is a sophisticated media headset designed to unlock the audio potential of Apple® Mac® computers and iPad®,
iPhone® and iPod touch devices. To get the most from your i30, please take a few moments to review this introduction.
Overview
Hear your Mac, iPad, and iPhone as they were meant to be heard with the Turtle Beach Ear Force i30 media headset.
Bluetooth® technology enables you to stream audio from your devices, chat and answer mobile phone calls. You can also
listen and talk with the supplied mobile adapter cable.
· Wireless audio for Mac OSX.
Unlocks the audio potential of your Mac via Bluetooth connection. Reproduces music with greater fidelity, movies with
greater immersion and games with greater impact.
· Simultaneous connection to iOS devices.
Answer calls or stream music without disconnecting from your computer. Pairs to iOS devices via Bluetooth or connects
via supplied cable.
· Ultra portable.
Take your headset anywhere connected to your mobile device in wired mode.
· Superb fidelity.
50 mm speakers deliver pristine sound quality.
· Comfortable, lightweight design.
Soft, padded ear cushions and headband for hours of comfort.
· Active Noise Cancellation.
Silences background noise, an especially welcome relief on long flights.
· Enhanced entertainment and communications.
The i30 delivers better sounding music, video, chat and internet calls from services like Pandora™, Netflix®, Skype®,
and more.
· Four audio presets.
Quickly customize the sound to match your media.
· Convenient voice prompts.
To indicate system status.
· Invisible microphone.
Instead of an obtrusive mic boom in front of your mouth, a dual mic array captures your voice with noise filtering
technology.
· Morph your own voice.
Built-in microphone presets include High Morph, Low Morph and Voice Reverb.
· Long-life rechargeable battery. Built-in battery delivers up to 15 hours of continuous play. You can even charge
while playing.
· Bluetooth volume control. Provides personalized level adjustment.

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Parts and Controls
Status LED
Power/Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) Button
(See table on right)
Off = Power off
Flashing Red: Noise Cancellation on.
Flashing White: Noise Cancellation off.
Audio Preset Down
Cycles through audio presets, which the headset
announces. (See table on right)
Mic Settings
Cycles through mic settings, which the headset announces.
(See “Adjusting Sound” on pg 18 for details.)
Bluetooth LED
Left Earcup
Right Earcup
Bluetooth Button
Bluetooth Volume Up
Increases volume of
connected Bluetooth device.
Bluetooth Volume Down
Decreases volume of
connected Bluetooth device.
Press to turn off the microphone.
Press again to turn it back on.
Mic Mute
Off = Bluetooth Off
Single Blue or Purple
Flash = Bluetooth On.
Blue/red flashing = Bluetooth pairing
(See table on right)
AUDIO PRESETS
BLUETOOTH BUTTON
*POWER & ANC BUTTON
Audio Preset Up
Cycles through audio presets, which the headset
announces. (See table on right)
Headset Status
Power Off
Power On
ANC On
Power On
(For details on ANC, see “Active Noise
Cancellation” on pg 17.)
Preset 1: Flat
Preset 2: Bass Boost
Preset 3: Treble Boost
Preset 4: Bass and Treble Boost
(See “Adjusting Sound” on pg 18 for preset
details)
Headset Status
Bluetooth Off
Bluetooth On
Bluetooth On/
Incoming Call
Bluetooth On/In Call
Button Press
Single Press
Long Press
Single Press
Single Press
Function
Bluetooth On
Bluetooth Off
Call answer
End Call
(See “Bluetooth Reference Guide” on pg 22 for
more details)
Button Press
Single Press
Single Press
Single Press
Long Press
Function
Power On
ANC On
ANC Off
Power Off

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Parts and Controls
Bottom view of headset
Left Earcup Right Earcup
Charging port.
Charges the i30 from any standard USB port
via the supplied headset charging cable.
See “Charging the Headset” on pg 21 for details.
Headphone cable jack.
Plug directly into other music sources via
the supplied mobile adapter cable.
See “Wired Setup” on pg 16 for details.

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Initial Setup
Charge the battery
You can charge the i30 headset battery with the supplied headset charging cable. Connect the USB plug to any standard
USB port and connect the micro USB plug into the charging port in the right ear cup.
The i30 headset is designed to power off to conserve battery after five minutes of silence if Bluetooth is not active.

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Bluetooth Setup and Operation
The i30 incorporates Bluetooth technology that enables you to answer calls on your mobile phone, enjoy stereo music,
movie soundtracks, and games or chat.
NOTE: For maximum battery life, turn off the Bluetooth radio if you’re not using these Bluetooth features.
Pairing an iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch
The i30 Bluetooth feature must be powered off before you start. If Bluetooth is on, press and hold the Bluetooth Button
until the headset announces “Bluetooth Powering Off.”
On the i30, press and hold the Bluetooth Button for five seconds until the flashing Bluetooth LED is alternating
blue and red.
On your iOS device, select Settings.
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Hold Bluetooth button
for 5 seconds
Release the button. A voice prompt in the i30 headset will confirm “Bluetooth Pairing.”
Flashing Bluetooth LED is
alternating blue and red.

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Bluetooth Setup and Operation
Select Turtle Beach i30 Media Headset from the list of devices. When you
see “Connected”, then pairing is complete. The Bluetooth LED on the i30
headset will flash blue.
NOTE: For your convenience, a status icon for i30 battery life will be displayed on
the iOS device screen, next to the iOS device’s battery life icon.
In the Settings menu, select Bluetooth and turn Bluetooth ON, if it
isn’t already.
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