User's Manual

Sound Blaster X7 Controls and Indicators
Different actions can trigger the Sound Blaster X7 to go into different states. The table below lists the
controls and related actions, and the meaning of the LED indications.
Control/
Indicator
Action LED Status
Power/Bluetooth
button/indicator
Press once White Power on
Press again Off Power off (standby)
Press and hold for
2 seconds
Blue blinking Bluetooth pairing
Blue Bluetooth connected
Press and hold for
5 seconds
Blue (blinks five times
quickly)
Bluetooth settings reset
No activity within 15
minutes
Dim Power saving mode
Playback Volume/
Mute knob
Press once Flashes slowly Mute sound
Set volume level to
maximum or minimum
Blinks three times Maximum or minimum
volume
SBXbutton/indicator Press once White SBXon
Press again Off SBXoff
Press and hold for 3
seconds
Power LEDblinks two
times quickly
Voice recognition assistant
triggered
Press and hold for 6
seconds
Power LEDblinks five
times quickly
Audio prompts are turned
off
Dolby Digital indicator Play Dolby Digital encoded
audio via Optical-In
White Dolby Digital decoding is
activated
Connect mobile device to
USB Host port
White (blinks five times) USB Host is ready for audio
streaming
SBX button/indicator
+
Power/Bluetooth
button/indicator
Press and hold SBX
button/indicator followed
by Power/Bluetooth
button/indicator
Power,SBXand Dolby
Digital LEDsblink five
times quickly
Factory reset
Playback
Volume/Mute knob
+
SBX button/indicator
+
Power/Bluetooth
button/indicator
Press and hold in
sequence SBX
button/indicator,
Playback Volume
/Mute knob and
Power/Bluetooth
button/indicator
Dolby Digital LED
blinks three times
The Bluetooth feature is
disabled permanently.
To reactivate Bluetooth,
perform one of the following
actions:
- Trigger NFC pairing
- Perform a Bluetooth
setting reset*
- Perform a factory reset*
- Remove and plug in power
cable again
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