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| # Manual (KDE) | ||
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| This manual is a work in progress, currently it is based on an Arctis Nova Pro Wireless. As the tool is built out and more devices are encorporated this manual will exapnd. If you have issues that this manual cannot help with please reach out to us on [Discord](discord.gg/FXfvUXWXt4). | ||
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| - [Which App to Use?](#which-app-to-use) | ||
| - [Status](#status) | ||
| - [General](#general) | ||
| - [Device](#device) | ||
| - [Optional - Using the Mixer](#optional---using-the-mixer) | ||
| - [Tips](#tips) | ||
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| ## Which App to use? | ||
| **Arctis Manager** - The Main app that allows you to manage your headphones. | ||
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| **Arctis Manager (system tray)** - Displays a shortcut to the manager in your system tray. *Tip* - Add to your `Autostart - System Settings`. | ||
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| <img src="./images/manual/apps-kde.png"> | ||
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| ## Status | ||
| Gives information on your devices if connected. Your information may vary depending on your device's capabilities. | ||
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| <img src="./images/manual/status.png"> | ||
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| ## General | ||
| | Option | Description | | ||
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| | Redirect Audio On Connect | When headphones turn on it should redirect to them. | | ||
| | Redirect Audio on Disconnet | When your headphones disconnect it will connect to a different device such as external speakers. | | ||
| | Redirect Audio on Disconnet Device | Select the device to change to if `Redirect Audio on Disconnect` is on. | | ||
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| <img src="./images/manual/general.png"> | ||
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| ## Device (Arctis Nova Pro Wireless) | ||
| | Option | Description | | ||
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| | Gain | **High**: Will sound louder and have possible distortion or clipping, more sensitive to background noise. <br /> **Low**: Will be quieter, less risk of distortion. | | ||
| | Mic Volume | Helps make your voice louder or quieter for your listeners. | | ||
| | Mic Side Tone | Feeds a small amount of your mic signal back to you in real time to your headset. | | ||
| Mic LED Brightness | When Mic is muted how bright the light will be. | | ||
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| | PM Shutdown | Will shutdown headest if no activity detected after a certain period of time. | | ||
| | Wireless Mode | **Speed**: Prioritizes low latency. <br /> **Range**: Extends the wireless signal range. | | ||
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| <img src="./images/manual/device.png"> | ||
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| ## *Optional* - Using the Mixer | ||
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There was a problem hiding this comment. I'd explain that by default, depending on the settings, the audio is being redirected to the Media channel, which outputs to the Analog Stereo one (the real sink). You should really choose between Media and Chat, to make the mixer do its work, or the Analog Stereo to always output at 100% of volume.
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There was a problem hiding this comment. I don't know what you're trying to say.
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There was a problem hiding this comment. By design the Analog Stereo should become a "ghost" device, and you should opt to use Media or Chat channels instead. You should use Analog Stereo only to bypass the mix, for some reason (which is the exception, not the rule). As it is currently described, it seems to be a third option besides Media and Chat that you "should" use, instead of "occasionally could use to bypass", but you shouldn't really :D
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There was a problem hiding this comment. How about you just tell me what to put because I don't understand any of what you're saying. I'm not an audiophile, I only understand how to get the results I want when using it. To me Media and chat are just names that mean nothing because I can set Media to any app and Chat to any app. And anything not Media or Chat is simply controlled with master volume.
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There was a problem hiding this comment. @FangerZero I think the mixup here is that you're over complicating the audio outputs on your system. For this to behave in a similar way to the Windows GG experience: Set your default system-wide output to the Media channel, if the app doesn't do that for you automatically. For apps that allow you to set the voice chat output, set that to Chat. And that's basically all there is to it.
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There was a problem hiding this comment. @ifeign
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There was a problem hiding this comment. To set your default output, click the speaker icon in your system tray and select the Steelseries Media output. Or do the same thing via your kde system settings. If it's already set to Media then things are already set up correctly. If you still need to discuss things with me I might have time over the weekend but I can't promise anything right now. |
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| 1. Open up the system's sound system tray and go to applications. | ||
| 1. Click the three dots of the application you want change. | ||
| 1. You can choose to keep it neutral `Arctis...Analog Stereo`, set it to the `SteelSeries...Media` (Game) or `SteelSeries...Chat` (Chat). | ||
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| <img src="./images/manual/mixer-kde.png"> | ||
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| ## Tips | ||
| - Sometimes the Application is slow to respond close and reopen to refresh. | ||
| - If you need to kill the app completely you can either go to your distro's monitor and kill it there, or use the terminal command `killall lam-daemon` | ||
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This is a hardware setting that should "flatten" the audio signal (much like the 90's Loudness War, i.e. compressing the audio signal so that "everything is loud"). I'd write that this is a device setting to compress the audio signal, resulting in typically a louder sound, even if it might produce some occasional clipping (I don't really get it for instance).
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So for "Gain" description replace it completely with the following "Compresses the audio signal, resulting in louder sound, with occasional clipping"