Ready-Set-Mount Creative Tactic 3D Range GH0230 - Manual (Page 19)

Troubleshooting 18
Troubleshooting
What do the various LED statuses mean?
The Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage USB headset is equipped with various LEDs that indicate the status of
the device. Each LED, their possible statuses and corresponding explanations are listed in the tables
below:
Headset LEDs
LED Status Description
Earcup LED
Stable / Pulsating Headset is turned on.
Off Headset is off.
Microphone Mute LED
Stable (Red) Microphone is muted.
Off Microphone mute is off.
The onboard audio chipset seems to be in conflict with Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage
USB.
Disable your computer's onboard audio chipset. See your computer's motherboard documentation for
details.
No sound from the headset.
Check the following:
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The volume settings in Sound Blaster Tactic(3D) Control Panel and system audio are properly
adjusted and not muted.
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There is no hardware conflict between the headset and a peripheral device.
There is clipping/distortion during audio playback.
Your computer system should be running in high performance mode. You may need to disable any
power saving features.
Some features are disabled when playing certain games.
When playing games that use DirectSound3D or OpenAL sound engines, certain audio features will be
disabled automatically. This is to avoid distorting the environmental audio cues present in the
game. These features will be re-enabled automatically when you exit the game.