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What’s in the box .................................................................................................................................... 4 Features ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Setting up your headset .................................................................................................................... 7 System requirements ........................................
1 2 1 Dell Performance USB Headset AE2 2 Documents NOTE: The documents that shipped with the headset may vary based on your region.
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adjustable headband 2 Illumination ring 3 Microphone 4 Mute/unmute button 5 USB cable 5
The features of the Dell Performance USB Headset AE2 include: Comfortability With its lightweight headband, over-ear design, and breathable soft-leather ear cups, the headset is designed to be comfortable, even during extended hours of use. Customizable prism RGB ear cup illumination Your headset comes with the SteelSeries Engine 3 application, which you can download to configure your headset. This application allows you to choose from 16.
One USB port Microsoft Windows 7/Microsoft Windows 8/Microsoft Windows 10 To configure settings on your headset, the Engine 3 application is available for download. 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Go to www.steelseries.com/engine. 3. Click WINDOWS to download the application. 4. After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the setup file. 5. Double-click the setup file and follow the instructions on the screen to install the application.
6. Once the installation is completed, plug in your headset.
1. Plug the USB cable of your headset to a USB port on your computer. 2. The Dell Performance USB Headset – AE2 screen is displayed. You can begin to use your device.
NOTE: You can use your headset even without installing the application. Install the application to customize your settings or to use the DTS Headphone:X 7.1 Surround Sound feature.
1. Click DELL PERFORMANCE USB HEADSET – AE2. 2. The device configuration screen is displayed.
1. To turn on DTS Headphone:X 7.1 Surround Sound support, click OFF. This will set the button to ON. 2. Under Presets, select from the following options. 1. Under Presets, select from the following options. 2. To customize the equalizer, under Presets, select Custom from the dropdown list. 3. Adjust the five band equalizer to your preferred settings.
1. To turn on MIC AUTO OPTIMIZATION, click OFF. This will set the button to ON.
1. To change the headset illumination settings, click the LED icon. 2. The ILLUMINATION window is displayed. 3. Drag the slider to change the color palette. 4. Click on the palette to select a color. You can also change the color by entering an RGB LED value in decimal or hexadecimal on the right side of the Illumination window.
5. To change the headset illumination mode, under Effects, select from the following options. If you select ColorShift mode, you can select from the following options. 6. To disable Illumination, click the Disable Illumination checkbox.
1. While in a Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call, press the mute button on the headset to mute the microphone. You will hear two audible tones to indicate that the microphone is on mute. 2. To unmute the microphone, press the mute button again. You will hear a single long audible tone to indicate that the microphone have been enabled.
Headset volume is too low Master speaker volume or application volume is set too low 1. Headset microphone volume is too low Master microphone volume or application volume is set too low 1. After plugging in the headset, adjust the microphone volume using Control Panel -> Sounds in your computer. 2. Adjust the microphone volume in the application you are using to make VoIP calls. No audio is heard through the headset speakers Headset not set as the default speaker on the computer 1.
General Model number AE2 Connection type USB Supported operating systems Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Windows 10 Electrical 18 Operating voltage 5V Audio Input USB Digital Audio Input Physical Characteristics Height 192 mm (± 0.5mm) Length Width Weight 100 mm (± 0.5mm) 161 mm (± 0.
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