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NOTE [June 2010]:
If you have a new Xbox 360 Slim and you want to use it with an X4 or X41, you no longer need any additional cables or other accessories to connect the headset to your console. This will be true even if you connect your Xbox 360 Slim to your TV through HDMI. The new Xbox 360 Slim has the necessary Toslink optical output built right into its back panel.
If you have an older (May, 2010 or earlier) Xbox 360 model (grey and white, Elite, COD/MW2 Edition, etc.), or you have an Ear Force X1, X11, X3, X31 headset with any model Xbox 360 connected through HDMI, then you will need to follow the instructions below:
Your new Xbox 360 will only come with a "composite AV" cable, with the red/white analog RCA plugs for audio and a yellow RCA plug for composite video. If this is the case with your Xbox 360 setup, you'll need to obtain the Xbox 360 HDMI Audio Adapter (pictured below) to use your Ear Force X-series headset with your HDMI-compatible TV.
Xbox HDMI Audio Cable. Audio connections below are (left to right):
* TOSlink (square, black plastic port)
* Analog Audio Output, Right (red RCA jack)
* Analog Audio Output, Left (white RCA jack)
This HDMI Audio (AV) Cable set is available from the Xbox website:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360hdmiavcable/
Please read Microsoft's Info Page about the HDMI Cable Set:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937899?sd=xbox
You might not need to obtain this cable. Check to see if your TV set has the white/red AUDIO OUT RCA jacks on it. If it does, then you can use those to feed the sound to your analog-version Turtle Beach headset. [Note: AUDIO IN jacks will not send sound out to your headset. You need AUDIO OUT.]
If you have an X4 or X41 with Toslink optical digital audio input, you'll need to obtain the HDMI Cable set for the Xbox 360 for its TOSlink optical digital output.
If your TV doesn't have the necessary AUDIO OUT jacks or optical audio out port to connect your TV to your Turtle Beach Ear Force X-series headset, then you will need to obtain the HDMI Audio Adapter cable.
You can get the "HDMI Audio Adapter" from a number of vendors. We've seen them for less than $20 USD. A Google search should yield results:
http://www.google.com/products?q=xbox+hdmi+audio+adapter&hl=en&aq=f
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If you have the Xbox 360 Component HD A/V Cable, your HDMI port will be blocked (pre-2010):
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Xbox 360 "Slim" AV Cable blocking rear panel HDMI port (2010) - viewed from below:
If you want to connect the HD video from your Xbox 360 to a High-Definition TV, you'll need both an HDMI cable and the Xbox 360 HDMI Audio Cable as described above. Microsoft sells this two-cable set as the confusingly-named Xbox 360 HDMI Cable.
Microsoft's HDMI cable (or any standard HDMI cable) will allow you to connect your TV video via the Xbox HDMI port, while the Xbox 360 HDMI Audio Cable will allow you to connect your Turtle Beach to either the TV's or the HDMI Audio Cable's audio outputs.
XLC Users Note:
Although this configuration will work for your XLC, it is recommended that you use the headphone output jack on your TV or Home Theatre receiver instead, if one is available.
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Microsoft used to include this cable with the Xbox 360 Elite and Pro models,
but removed it in October 2009. The Xbox HDMI Audio Cable is now an
extra-cost option. This cable fits in the AV port alongside the HDMI cable
and provides the RCA/Optical outputs without blocking the HDMI port.
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