User Guide
Table of Contents Contents Introduction / Overview Connector Types / Function Map Function Map 4 Setting Up Your TM 5 Noise Gate 7 Suggested Settings (Using SEVEN or SIERRA Headsets) 8 Multiple TM Setup 9 Broadcast Output 0 Specifications Compliance / Conformity Warranty 4
Introduction / Overview Congratulations on your purchase of the TM Tournament Mixer, the new standard for tournament audio. This mixer was developed in cooperation with Major League Gaming, but it can also be configured to meet other tournament standards as well. The TM was developed for use in console and PC LAN tournaments, game centers, or in the home. It was also designed to operate best when using a Turtle Beach Ear Force SEVEN or SIERRA headset. The configurations shown in this manual do not represent a comprehensive list, and other customized settings are possible. The TM allows up to six players to chat with teammates and/or a coach during play. It provides a closed chat network for zero-latency chat. For larger teams, it s possible to link two Tournament Mixers together to create a network of up to players. Players have control over their game, chat, and/or microphone (mic.) audio volumes for optimal personal balance. Tournaments can be very noisy, so the TM uses noise gate technology to eliminate distracting background noise that can be picked up by players mics. For our Knowledgebase and Technical Support contact information, please visit: http://www.turtlebeach.com/support Features Six Player Team Communication: Allows up to six teammates to connect and chat with one another. Designed for a five person team with a coach, or a six person team. Versus Mode ( vs. ): Divides the mixer into two discrete networks. This allows for the use of just one mixer to provide two separate closed chat networks of up to three users in each channel. Broadcast Output: Lets you connect the TM to a broadcast input for shout casters and production teams to broadcast and mix in the tournament s chat network with their live stream or audio feed from the event..5 mm, Stereo Output: Lets you connect your favorite headphones so you re part of the action. Microphone Noise Gate: Adjustable noise gate control lets you eliminate background noises your mic. may pick up. Closed Network Chat: Provides a zero-latency chat experience so there is no delay when communicating with teammates. External Link: Combine two Tournament Mixers to extend the closed chat network for a total of players. External Power: Plug the Tournament Mixer into an AC outlet to provide enough power through all of the available USB ports for up to six amplified headsets. Independent Volume Controls: Individual controls for personalized balancing of game, chat, and mic. audio.
Connector Typess/ Function Map Connection Types 4 Pole Connector Green Pole Stereo Connector Pink Mic Cable mic ground right left ground right left ground mic Stereo PC Headset to 4 Pole Converter Cable 4 Pole to Stereo PC Headset Mic Converter Front View Channels -6 4..5mm Mic Input. 9-Pin DIN. USB Pass-through Connection 4..5mm Headphone Output
Function Map Rear View Channels -6 4 5 6 7 8 9 0. Channel Optical TOSLINK Game Audio Inputs. Channel Stereo.5mm Game Audio Inputs. AC Power Input 4. Power Switch 5. USB Power (Mixer Only) 6. USB Pass-through Connection (Mini) 7. Mode Switch (6x / x) 8. First / Second TM Toggle Switch 9. TM Link (To Daisy Chained Second TM) / Broadcast Output 0. Aux-input Level. Stereo.5mm Aux-input. Optical TOSLINK Game Audio Broadcast Input
Function Map Top View. Game Level Controls: For use with analog setup; controls game sounds only, with no effect on mic. or chat level. Adjust game level to taste. This does not affect game volume when the optical connection is used.. Mic. Output Level Controls (Inner Knob), Mic. Noise Gate (Outer Knob): Mic. level controls the gain on an outgoing mic. Adjust mic. level to taste. Noise gate is not affected by mic. level.. Chat Level Controls: For use with analog setup; controls analog chat level only, with no effect on game sounds. Adjust chat level to taste.. Chat Level Controls: For use with analog setup; controls analog chat. level only, with no effect o 4
5VDC GAME IN 6 GAME IN 5 GAME IN 4 CHANNEL USB INPUTS GAME IN GAME IN 6x GAME IN GAME IN - 6 MODE FIRST SECOND LINK Volume x Setting Up Your TM Setup Stereo Input: For use with analog devices. connections cascade to the next channel until reaching another populated input. Only headsets plugged into the front headphone outputs will function with this input. mic..5 mm Stereo Output: Lets you connect analog headphones or analog.5mm cable (not included). If you have a.5mm 4 pole headset, you need to purchase an additional splitter cable so both your headphones and mic. function correctly..5mm Mic. Input: Lets you connect an analog mic. for chat, or connect the mic. side of a 4 pole adapter cable. TM Game Volume Control: Only works with analog (.5mm) input and does not affect digital input. Adjust volume to preference. Aux-input: stereo.5mm passes to connected Audio Control Units via the aux path and broadcasts to all analog headphone outputs on the mixer. How to connect a console to the TM ( Connection).5mm male to male cable.5mm female to RCA piggyback cable Console USB 6 5 4 EXT - OFF - USB Xbox 60 Audio Adapter 4 pole to stereo PC adapter PINK GREEN 4 5 6 *Wires not included. Set up may vary depending on environment. 5
5 6 T 5 4 T 6 5 4 6 6 T u Setting Up Your TM Setup Optical Input: For use with digital devices and XPSEVEN / SIERRA Control Units. connections cascade from channels,, and 5 to channel, 4, and 6 respectively unless there is already a digital signal on those channels. If you are using a digital connection, you need a XPSEVEN / SIERRA Control Unit to hear game audio. If you use a headset that has separate mic. and audio plugs, you will need an adapter to convert your headset to a single 4 pole plug to connect it to the Audio Control Unit. Optical TOSLINK Game Audio Broadcast Input: Broadcasts to all channels that do not currently receive a digital signal. Optical Cable Console 4 5 6 *Wires not included. Set up may vary depending on environment. 9-PIN DIN PC headset to 4 pole adapter 6
Noise Gate A noise gate removes background noise from the mic. path without removing your voice. Controlling the settings on these gates allows for an experience with very little background noise. For example, the noise gate threshold may be set to just above the room noise, so the microphone channel will only pass sound that is above the room noise (such as the sound of your voice speaking into the mic.). Lower noise gate settings mean you have to speak louder. You can adjust this by starting the knob in its leftmost position and continuously talking into your mic. while slowly rotating it to the right. When the light switches from RED to BLUE / GREEN, it means your voice is being picked up. Adjust to a level where the light is solidly BLUE / GREEN when you are talking but red when you are not. Attach headsets according to intended use. Adjust according to preference. Mic. / Noise Gate Settings Mic. Volume controls the gain on an outgoing mic. Quieter mics need more boost. Louder mics need less. Adjust mic. level to taste. Noise gate is not affected by mic. level. Individual volume controls provide personalized balancing of game, chat, and mic. audio. 7
5VDC GAME IN 6 EXT - OFF - USB 5VDC GAME IN 5 GAME IN 4 CHANNEL USB INPUTS USB 6 5 4 GAME IN 6 EXT - OFF - USB GAME IN 5 GAME IN GAME IN 4 GAME IN CHANNEL USB INPUTS USB 6 5 4 6x GAME IN GAME IN - 6 MODE FIRST SECOND LINK Volume x GAME IN GAME IN 6x GAME IN GAME IN - 6 MODE FIRST SECOND LINK Volume x Suggested Settings (Using SEVEN or SIERRA Headsets) Using Headset (USB Headset Connection - Data / Power) 4 5 6 Data / Power * Wires not included. Set up may vary depending on environment. 4 5 6 Power *Wires not included. Set up may vary depending on environment. 8
5VDC A nalog GAME IN 6 EXT - OFF - USB GAME IN 5 A nalog GAME IN 4 CHANNEL USB INPUTS USB 65 4 A nalog GAME IN A nalog GAME IN 6x A nalog GAME IN GAME IN - 6 MODE FIRST SECONDV LINK olume x 5VDC A nalog GAME IN 6 EXT - OFF - USB GAME IN 5 A nalog GAME IN 4 CHANNEL USB INPUTS USB 65 4 A nalog GAME IN A nalog GAME IN 6x A nalog GAME IN GAME IN - 6 MODE FIRST SECONDV LINK olume x Multiple TM Setup Modes of Operation The TM can be used in two different modes. It can facilitate either one team of up to six players or two teams of up to three players each on one Tournament Mixer. For 6x settings, all six players hear through connected headphones. For x settings, channels - chat locally and channels 4-6 chat locally. Use switch to toggle. To facilitate additional players, the TM can be daisy chained to a second TM. Configurations shown in this manual are simply duplicated when using daisy chained units..5mm male to male cable required. x settings for local chat. External Link lets you combine two Tournament Mixers to extend the closed chat network for a total of players. How to set up Multiple TMs (Both TMs should be in 6x mode) (Switch to FIRST ) (Switch to SECOND ) *Wires not included. Set up may vary depending on environment..5mm male to.5mm male cable 9
5VDC A nalog GAME IN 6 EXT - OFF - USB GAME IN 5 A nalog GAME IN 4 CHANNEL USB INPUTS USB 65 4 A nalog GAME IN A nalog GAME IN 6x A nalog GAME IN GAME IN - 6 MODEL FIRST SECONDV INKA olume nalog x Broadcast Output Lets you connect the Tournament Mixer to a broadcast mixer for shout casters and production teams to easily broadcast and mix in players chat with their live streams or audio feed from the event. Broadcast output uses the TM link port on the back of the TM. The signal will be mono and be either on the right or left audio path, depending on how you have the First-Second switch set. As an alternative, you can use any of the front headphone output jacks if they are not being used. Audio will be mono on both left / right on these. Broadcast Output *Not using link Output: Mono (Left or Right depending on switch position).5mm male to male cable Broadcast Equipment *Using link 4 5 6 (any unused headphone output) Output: Stereo.5mm male to male cable Broadcast Equipment Chat volume will control this level. 0
Specifications Frequency Response: 0Hz to 0KHz Power: USB 5V 00mA (Mixer Power Only) Power: AC Adapter 5.VDC A Max
Compliance / Conformity Regulatory Compliance Statements for the TM Model Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notices Class B Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 5, Subpart B of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/tv technician for help. FCC Caution: receiver is connected. This device complies with Part 5 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: () This device may not cause harmful interference, and () this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Canadian ICES Statements Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio-noise emissions from a digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-00. Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique du ministère des Communications Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioélectriques visant les appareils numériques de classe A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique du ministère des Communications du Canada. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-00 du Canada. European Union and European Fair Trade Association (EFTA) Regulatory Compliance This equipment may be operated in the countries that comprise the member countries of the European Union and the European Fair Trade Association. These countries, listed below, are referred to as The European Community throughout this document: AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE,, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLANDS, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, UNITED KINGDOM, ICELAND, LICHTENSTEIN, NORWAY, SWITZERLAND
Compliance / Conformity Declaration of Conformity Marking by this symbol: indicates compliance with the Essential Requirements of the EMC Directive of the European Union (004/08/EC). This equipment meets the following conformance standards: Safety: EN 60950-: 006 Also Licensed for Standards: IEC 60950-:005, (CB Scheme Report/Certificate), UL60950- (NRTL License), CSA., 60950- (SCC License) Additional licenses issued for specific countries available on request Emissions: EN 550: 006, EN 5504: 998 + A:00 + A: 00 EN 50-: 000, EN50-: 00 EN6000--:006, EN6000--:995 +A:00 +A:005 CISPR : 006 Immunity: EN6000-4-4:004, EN 6000-4-5: 005, EN 60004-6:007, EN6000-4-:004 e sounds. Adjust chat. level to taste. EN6000-4-:995 + A:999 + A:00, EN6000-4-:006, The products are licensed, as required, for additional country specific standards for the International Marketplace. Additional issued licenses available upon request. Environmental: Low Voltage Directive 006/95/EC, RoHS 00/95/EC WEEE 00/96/EC Warning! This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case, the user may be required to take appropriate measures. Achtung! Dieses ist ein Gerät der Funkstörgrenzwertklasse B. In Wohnbereichen können bei Betrieb dieses Gerätes Rundfunkstörungen auftreten, in welchen Fällen der Benutzer für entsprechende Gegenmaßnahmen verantwortlich ist. Attention! Ceci est un produit de Classe B. Dans un environnement domestique, ce produit risque de créer des interférences radioélectriques, il appartiendra alors à l utilisateur de prendre les mesures spécifiques appropriées
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