Gembird AP 5.1 User Manual

Gembird AP 5.1 User Manual

5.1 channel usb headset

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  • Page 1 USB 5.1 surround headset 5.1 Channel USB headset USB 5.1 surround headset...
  • Page 2 • No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted or translated in any language in any form, by any means, without the prior written permission of Gembird Electronics Ltd. • Gembird Electronics makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to a mistaken operation or malfunction of the product, the software, personal computers or peripheral devices.
  • Page 3 AP-5.1 User manual Introduction Thank you for buying the Gembird® USB 5.1 surround headset! This manual will help you install and use it properly. The AP-5.1 is a 5.1 channel, high sound quality headset with microphone and USB interface with the following main features: 5.1 channel...
  • Page 4: Software Requirements

    Direct 3D Hardware requirements USB 1.1 and 2.0 Intel Pentium III, AMD K6 500 CPU or above At least 64 MB RAM (Win98SE) or 128MB RAM (WinME, Win2000 and WinXP) At least 50 MB hard disk space USB 5.1 surround headset...
  • Page 5: Software Installation

    Important Before installing Xear 3D audio, plug in the USB 5.1 Headset first. Always use the same USB PC connector for the USB 5.1 Headset to automatically start the Xear 3D software when the headset is plugged in. Software installation Turn on the PC system and connect the USB 5.1 Headset to a USB connector.
  • Page 6 USB 5.1 surround headset If this message appears, please Plug-In the USB 5.1 first, wait a few seconds until the headset is recognized, and continue the installation by clicking “OK”.
  • Page 7 USB 5.1 surround headset Click the “Next” button to continue the installation. Select “Install USB Audio Driver” for installing the Xear 3D driver software. Selecting “Install 3D Audio Program” installs two simple, non-violent 3D sound demo applications, a helicopter game and a rock shooting game. They can be started from the...
  • Page 8 USB 5.1 surround headset Set up will install the application into the default path and folder.
  • Page 9 If you run Windows XP, you may see the following dialog box, click “Continue Anyway” to continue the installation. The copy process may take a little while, wait until it finishes. USB 5.1 surround headset...
  • Page 10 Reboot to complete the software installation, otherwise the driver will not be initialized. After the reboot you will see a new blue icon in the Systray. Click on it to open the Xear 3D Sound driver application. USB 5.1 surround headset...
  • Page 11 USB 5.1 surround headset Note:For the driver to recognize the headset, it has to be plugged into the USB port from where it was originally installed. After unplugging the headset, make sure to connect it back into the same USB port, otherwise the Xear 3D sound icon will not show in the Systray.
  • Page 12 Available Audio Jacks: Does not apply to AP5.1 DSP Mode: Pull down to select Xear 3D DSP Mode or none to turn off DSP mode. Virtual Speaker Shifter: Turns on/off Speaker Shifter controls (see details below). USB 5.1 surround headset...
  • Page 13 Virtual Speaker Shifter 1: Total Volume Control Up 2: Total Volume Control Down 3: Rotate Speakers Clockwise 4: Rotate Speakers Counter Clockwise 5: Rotate Speakers Manually 6: Shift Speakers Manually 7: Reset to Standard Settings 8: Drag Area USB 5.1 surround headset...
  • Page 14 Digital Volume Control (Speaker Shifter turned off) USB 5.1 surround headset 1: Reset Volume 2: Left Channel Control 3: Right Channel Control...
  • Page 15 11: CD Volume Control 4: Wave Balance 12: CD On/Off 5: Wave Volume 13: Microphone Balance 6: Wave On/Off 14: Microphone Volume 7: SW Synth Balance 15: Microphone On/Off 8: SW Synth Volume 16: Microphone Advanced USB 5.1 surround headset...
  • Page 16 USB 5.1 surround headset Settings 1: Microphone Record Balance 2: Microphone Record Volume 3: Microphone Record Volume On/Off...
  • Page 17 USB 5.1 surround headset Effects...
  • Page 18: Environment Settings

    9: Ten Band Equalizer Controls 10 - 21: Pre-Set Modes 22: Equalizer User Defined On/Off 23: Select user define modes USB 5.1 surround headset 24: User defined name input 25: Add new user defined mode 26: Delete user defined mode...
  • Page 19 Karaoke Karaoke On/Off Click this button to control all Karaoke functions. Reset all Karaoke settings to their default values. USB 5.1 surround headset...
  • Page 20 Enable microphone echo. A pop up box will appear, click the “OK” button to select recording source and enable microphone. Echo adjust Selected echo function. Enable Key Shifting Function. Key Shifting Control for adjusting the background music. Check box to enable the Vocal Cancellation function. Vocal Cancellation control. USB 5.1 surround headset...
  • Page 21 Cable - Audio Controller description Volume Up Volume Down Headphones Off Microphone Mute LED-1: Headphones Indicator (flashes when active) LED-2: Microphone Indicator (LED lights when microphone is muted) USB 5.1 surround headset...
  • Page 22 USB 5.1 surround headset This menu shows Xear 3D USB audio product and system information, it can be useful for trouble shooting or when you contact technical support.
  • Page 23: Problem Description

    ME may not detect the device change. In this case you will have to switch the audio device to USB audio device “ Open the “ USB 5.1 surround headset Proposed solution Device Manager DVD/CD ”, select “ ” and open it.
  • Page 24 No, stop playback first! Otherwise your while playing back audio files with Computer may become unstable. a software application such as Windows Media player, Winamp, PowerDVD, WinDVD? USB 5.1 surround headset Audio Default ”, choose “ ” and set “ USB Device Gamtec USB ”...
  • Page 25: Specification

    Specification: AP-5.1 USB Headset With 5.1 Channel Sound Speakers Specification Driver Unit: Impedance: Frequency: Sensitivity: Max. Input: Microphone Specification Directivity: Impedance: Frequency: Sensitivity: USB 5.1 surround headset 40 mm diameter 32Ω at 1K Hz 20Hz ~ 20KHz 105 ± 3dB...

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