Connecting Xbox 360 game audio. Logitech F540

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Connecting PS3 voice chat

To experience voice chat in PS3 games, first use the Logitech Mini-USB PS3 voice cable to connect the wireless base station to the PS3, as shown in the picture below

Select the microphone as the active audio input device on PS3 In the PS3 system

XMediaBar™, navigate to

• Settings

• Accessory Settings

• Audio Device Settings

In the Input device and Output device fields, select Logitech Wireless Headset as the active device

Optional: You can also adjust the microphone sensitivity in this PS3 system pane

Logitech wireless base station

Xbox 360

Logitech mini-USB PS3 voice cable

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F540 setup with Xbox 360

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To use all the features of the Headset F540, you’ll need to make two connections: one for game audio and one for voice chat

You make the game audio connection between the Logitech® Headset F540 and the

Xbox 360 Or you can connect the wireless base station to your primary audio system

(television, home theater system, AV receiver, or audio switch)

You make the voice connection between the wireless base station and an Xbox 360 game controller using the Logitech 2 5 mm Xbox 360 voice cable

To make the connections described in this section, you may need the items shown below, which are included with the Headset F540:

Wireless base station

RCA-to-RCA passthrough cable 2 5 mm Xbox 360 voice cable

Connecting Xbox 360 game audio

How you make this connection is dependent upon how you have connected your

Xbox 360 to your primary audio system While every home gaming environment may be different, there are two basic ways to hook up your Xbox 360:

• A digital connection using an HDMI or digital optical cable

• An analog connection using the red and white RCA connectors of the Xbox 360 component HD AV cable

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If you use HDMI or digital optical for Xbox 360 audio

Xbox 360

Logitech wireless base station

Xbox 360

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Xbox 360

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Xbox 360 component HD AV cable

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If you are using an HDMI or digital optical cable to connect your Xbox 360 to your primary audio system, use the Xbox 360 component HD AV cable (recommended) to connect the wireless base station to your Xbox 360/primary audio system, or the alternative setup on page 14

Recommended wireless base station setup (Fig 4)

Connect the Xbox 360 component HD AV cable (typically included with the Xbox 360) to the back of the Xbox 360 Note that with some Xbox 360 models, you cannot connect both an HDMI cable and the Xbox 360 component HD AV cable

(If you experience this issue, please use the alternative wireless base station setup shown in Fig 6)

Connect the red and white stereo RCA plugs to the Xbox 360 ports on the Logitech wireless base station

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If you use the red/white RCA connectors on the Xbox 360 AV cable for audio

Xbox 360

Logitech wireless base station

Primary audio system

Xbox 360

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Xbox 360

Logitech RCA-to-RCA passthrough cable

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2

Xbox 360 component

HD AV cable

Figure 5

If you are using the red and white RCA analog connectors of the Xbox 360 component

HD AV cable to connect your Xbox 360 to your primary audio system, use one of the following wireless base station setups in this section

Recommended setup for the wireless base station (Fig 5)

Unplug the red and white connectors of the Xbox 360 component HD AV cable from your primary audio system

Plug these red and white connectors directly into the Logitech RCA-to-RCA passthrough cable connectors

Plug the male connectors of the Logitech RCA-to-RCA passthrough cable to your primary audio system (where the Xbox 360 component HD AV cable was previously connected)

On the other end of the Logitech RCA-to-RCA passthrough cable, plug the red and white connectors into the Xbox 360 ports on the back of the wireless base station.

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Alternative Xbox 360 wireless base station setup

Logitech wireless base station

Xbox 360

Primary audio system

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Xbox 360

2

Logitech RCA-to-RCA passthrough cable

Figure 6

If the previous recommended connections are inconvenient or don’t work for your system setup, please follow the steps below to connect the wireless base station to your primary audio system:

Using the Logitech RCA-to-RCA passthrough cable, connect one end to the Xbox 360 ports on the back of the wireless base station

Connect the other end of the cable to the red and white stereo audio-out ports on the back of your primary audio system

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Connecting Xbox 360 voice chat

To experience voice chat in Xbox 360 games, connect the Headset F540 directly to an

Xbox 360 game controller using the Logitech 2 5 mm Xbox 360 voice cable, as shown in the picture below

To get the best voice chat performance, including using the voice audio volume roller on the headset, we recommend you adjust your Xbox 360 system settings as described:

Press the Xbox Guide button on the game controller, then navigate to Settings >

Preferences > Voice

At the top of the screen, set the volume to level 10

Select “Play Through Headset” under Voice Output

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Headset F540

Xbox 360 game controller

Logitech 2 5 mm Xbox 360 voice cable

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