User Guide: Windows and Mac
Table of Contents Installation Installation Requirements 4 4 SteelSeries Engine 3: The Basics Background Processes v.
Auto Mic Compression Mic Sidetone Mic Volume 19 19 19 Rival Configuration Window Widgets Sensitivity (CPI 1 & 2) Polling Rate Acceleration/Deceleration Angle Snapping LED Illumination Button Actions Actions List and Changing Actions Quickset Toolbar Quickset Macros 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 22 22 22 23 Appendix A: Enabling Dolby 24 2
Welcome to the SteelSeries Engine 3 User Guide for Windows and Mac! SteelSeries Engine 3 has been developed by SteelSeries to help deliver the best gamer experience: • Uniform Platform SteelSeries Engine 3 is a unified platform built to support all of your newest SteelSeries products. • Small Footprint Optimized with the latest technologies, the reduced footprint of SteelSeries Engine 3 leaves your machine’s resources available for gaming and other tasks.
Installation Visit http://steelseries.com/engine to find the download link SteelSeries Engine 3. Selecting this link and choose Windows or Mac based on your operating system. Once the download completes, open the installer on your computer and follow the installation instructions. After installation, the SteelSeries Engine background processes will start and the SteelSeries Engine 3 interface will open automatically.
Taskbar/Menu Bar Icon When background processes are running a SteelSeries icon is conveniently located on the Windows Taskbar or Mac OS X Menu Bar. This icon is an indicator that these processes are running and a dropdown with options to open the interface or exit/quit. If you exit/quit, the interface and background processes will shutdown, disabling configuration deployment. To allow the background processes to run, close all the interface windows instead of exiting/quitting SteelSeries Engine 3.
My Gear All of your SteelSeries devices in one place Device Cards When you connect a SteelSeries device, SteelSeries Engine 3 remembers it and adds a Device Card to My Gear. All of your devices are easily accessible from the My Gear tab, regardless of type, connection status, or which applications they are assigned to. Connection status When SteelSeries Engine 3 recognizes that a device is connected, its Device Card changes from gray scale to color and the “NOT CONNECTED” icon disappears.
Configuration Dropdown Menu SteelSeries Engine 3 will deploy the configuration shown in the lower right when you are using games or applications that do not have other configurations assigned to them. To quickly change this configuration, select the Configuration Dropdown Menu. Hide Device You can hide Device Cards to keep My Gear free of devices that you no longer use. To do this, hover over the device card to reveal a gear icon in the upper right corner.
Firmware Updates SteelSeries Engine 3 will alert you when firmware updates are available for your devices. To update firmware, select the alert, choose Start, and keep your device connected until the update is complete. Then disconnect and reconnect to finish the process. Software Updates The megaphone at the top right corner of the Main Window is the Notification Icon. When it indicates that an update is available, select the icon to open the Software Updates Dropdown.
Selecting Automatic Start will start SteelSeries Engine background processes automatically when you start-up your computer (the interface will not open). Automatically starting the background processes means that configurations will immediately be deployed to your devices without interrupting your experience.
Library Quickly set up your configurations to autolaunch with an application Applications You can choose to have configurations deploy automatically whenever you use a specific game or application. Add any number of applications to your library and SteelSeries Engine 3 will seamlessly change the configurations of your devices as you switch between them. Adding an Application To add an application to Library, select Add An Application and browse your computer for the application.
Adding a Device With a Specific Configuration To assign a device/configuration pair to an application, select Add a Device and choose from the list of your SteelSeries devices. Then open the dropdown for that device and select the configuration you would like deployed when using this application. Each application can only be matched with one device/configuration pair.
Configuration Management All configurations for your device in one place Configuration List Configuration Windows are unique to their devices and each of them includes a collapsible Configuration List Panel of all the configurations for that device. That is opened and closed by selecting a Manage Configurations button at the bottom of each Configuration Window. New Configuration You can create a new configuration by selecting the New button at the bottom of the Configuration List Panel.
Adding applications to “Autolaunch” means that this configuration will automatically deploy whenever you launch or switch to one of these applications. This has the same effect as changing a device/configuration pair assignment to the application in Library. Applications can only have one device/configuration pair. Add applications by selecting the Add Application button and browse your computer for the desired application. To delete an application, select it and then select trashcan icon.
Duplicate To duplicate a configuration, hover over it, select the gear icon that appears, and select Duplicate from the dropdown. This creates an identical configuration and opens a window where you can give it a unique name and choose which applications it will Autolaunch with. For more on autolaunch see New Configuration section. Configuring Your Devices You can custom configurations for SteelSeries devices in their Configuration Windows.
Macro Editor Some SteelSeries devices allow you to use macros to perform a series of actions with the click of a button. They can include any custom combination of key and button presses.
Recording and Editing Macros Macro recording and editing is done using the buttons highlighted in the diagram above. Macro Recording You can record a new macro or rerecord by selecting Start. When the editor is recording, the red light will blink and the Start button will become a Stop button that ends recording. If you forget to select Stop, recording times-out after two minutes of inactivity. Recording will also stop when you have reached the maximum number of events.
Siberia Elite Configuration Window Siberia Elite’s configuration window includes unique widgets for customizing LED lighting, sound quality, and microphone settings. Widgets Dolby Surround Sound The Siberia Elite provides Dolby Headphone technology for a truly unparalleled experience. As the creators describe it: Dolby Headphone accurately creates the sensation of up to five loudspeakers in a room by using powerful digital signal processing (DSP) technology.
Equalizer The Equalizer allows you to amplify or mute certain tones to enhance your listening experience for specific types of audio. Sound is composed of different frequencies: higher numbers correspond to higher pitched sounds; lower numbers correspond to lower pitched sounds. The Equalizer is made up of ten vertical sliders that control specific frequencies indicated by the numbers beneath the sliders.
Mic Noise Reduction Mic Noise Reduction filters out background noise and excess static, so that your voice sounds clearer. Auto Mic Compression Auto Mic Compression helps stabilize your microphone so that soft whispers and victorious cheers all come through at within an optimal volume range. This allows other people to hear you clearly without any extra work on your part to adjust mic distance or consciously monitor your volume level.
Rival Configuration Window Rival’s configuration window includes widgets for customizing mouse sensitivity, mouse/computer communication, and auto-correction for horizontal and vertical paths. Widgets Sensitivity (CPI 1 & 2) Rival has two sensitivity widgets so that you can switch between mouse sensitivities using the CPI toggle (Button 6 by default) in order to perform specialized tasks.
Angle Snapping Angle Snapping corrects minor imperfections when you try to move your mouse in straight horizontal or vertical paths. This can increase precision if you are simultaneously turning and shooting in a first person shooter or drawing lines in a graphics editing application. LED Illumination Many SteelSeries devices have LEDs that you can aesthetically personalize by color and illumination effect. Rival has two illumination zones: the Logo and Button 3/scroll wheel.
Button Actions SteelSeries Engine 3 provides a convenient interface for changing the actions bound to your Rival mouse buttons. Actions List and Changing Actions In the Action List, Rival mouse buttons are in the left column and actions they are bound to in the right. To change button bindings, open the Quickset Toolbar by selecting the action or its corresponding Action Spot Label. Hovering over either highlights the other.
Quickset Macros The Macros option in Quickset Toolbar lets you create custom actions with multiple events. For short macros, use the Quick Record box to record by selecting the red light to start/stop recording. For longer Macros, use the macro editor by selecting New, which will open the Macro Editor and create a new macro. To edit, rename, or delete macros select Manage. For more information, see Macro Editor section. Thank you for downloading SteelSeries Engine 3.
Appendix A: Enabling Dolby Taking advantage of Dolby Surround 7.1 is a two-step process - enable it in your operating system and enable it in the SteelSeries Engine 3. Windows 1. On the desktop right click on the volume control icon and select "Playback Devices” 2. Right click on the sound card and select "Configure Speakers".
3. Select "7.1 Surround." On this screen you can also test the speakers if you want. Otherwise proceed by pressing "Next" and finish the setup.
Mac 1. Open the program “Audio MIDI Setup” in the Utilities folder under Applications. Or use Spotlight to search for Audio MIDI Setup by name. 2. With SteelSeries SC2 USB Headset selected on the sidebar (the one that says 2 out underneath) select “8ch-16bit Integer” in the drop down menu to the right. 3. Now press the “Configure Speakers...” button in the bottom-right of the window. On the screen that drops down click “Multichannel” and select “7.
4. Now you can arrange and test the speakers if you want or you can press “Apply” then “Done” to finish.
