Older radios might be able to be adjusted manually via a set screw (consult the manual). Some modern glass panel radios and intercoms have the ability to adjust the settings of sidetone using settings menus. We recommend trying to adjust these three volumes first prior to jumping into the radio/intercom settings-especially if you are renting/sharing aircraft. Find an empty frequency on the next VFR cross country and play around with the different volume levels. Finding the right combination of the three volumes to make everyone comfortable might be difficult, but if you play around them you should be able to find a happy medium. In basic terms: radio volume controls the incoming transmission levels, intercom volume controls the levels for inside the cockpit communications, and headset volume is personal to each occupant. The headset volume, the intercom volume, and the radio volume. There are generally three volume controls being manipulated by the pilot in most headset setups. The opposite can be tried if the sidetone is too loud: crank down the headset volume, then bring the intercom and radio volume up. If the sidetone is really low, crank your headset volume up, then adjust the intercom and radio volumes accordingly. This means that the only adjustment us lowly pilots can make is with our headset volume. Unfortunately, sidetone is not normally affected by radio or intercom volume. Most sidetone levels are set by the magicians known as avionics technicians: when the radio is installed, they set the sidetone to a certain level. It’s most likely being produced from the radio, but there are situations where the intercom does the side tone. In reality, it is a function of your radio or intercom. Sidetone is often mistaken as a function of the headset. To adjust sidetone, we first have to understand where it’s coming from. Loud sidetone is the opposite end of the spectrum and usually makes you talk softer, with broken transmissions to follow. Soft sidetone leads to you yelling into the microphone, which in turn leads to more modulation of your transmission. Have you ever found sidetone to be too soft? Or maybe the sidetone is so loud that it hurts your ears? Both of these cases are less than ideal, as your brain will try to compensate for the differential. You won’t find sidetone on cell phones or gaming headsets, but it’s common, if not expected, in aviation. When we press the push-to-talk (PTT) switch, not only does the world get to hear my amazingly professional voice, I get to hear it too. This is especially true when transmitting radio communications. Aircraft Fire Extinguishers, Smoke Hoods.Pilatus Owners and Pilots Association Store.Airport-Facility Directory (Chart Supplement).Terminal Procedures Publications (Approach Plates).Need additional assistance? Visit our support page here. Step 2: In the Mixer tab, select the chat endpoint of your preferred headset as the playback device in the Chat widgetĮxample Chatmix Setup for the Arctis 1 Wireless/ Third party headsets (single endpoint): Sonar Gaming Playback DeviceĮxample Chatmix Setup for the Arctis Pro Wireless (dual endpoint ): Sonar Gaming Playback DeviceĮxample Setup for a generic non-SteelSeries Headsets/ Device: Sonar Gaming Playback Device Step 1 : In the Mixer tab, select the game endpoint of your preferred headset as the playback device in the Game widget Option 2: you want to use ChatMix through your headset on-device wheel or GameDAC Both the Game and Chat playback devices must be the same in order to use Sonar ChatMix feature, we suggest to use Game endpoint for both. Step 1: In the Mixer tab, select your preferred headset as the playback device in the Game and Cha t widgets. Option 1: you want to use ChatMix through Sonar: In this case you have the two options: Option 1: use Sonar ChatMix through Sonar UI or Option 2: use ChatMix through your headset on-device wheel or GameDAC The way you will setup your device in Sonar will affect the ChatMix feature. Setup for Dual Endpoint Headsets ( Arctis Pro Wireless, Arctis Pro + GameDAC, Arctis 9, Arctis 7, Arctis 5): Step 2: When your input devices are set in Sonar, you will be able to control the ChatMix via the ChatMix slider in the Sonar Mixer tab Both the Game and Chat playback devices must be the same in order to use Sonar ChatMix feature. Setup for Single Endpoint Headsets (Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, Arctis 7x, Arctis 9x, Arctis 1 Wireless) or generic non-SteelSeries Headsets/Device: Sonar allows you to connect any headset and enjoy Chatmix and Spatial Sound capabilities.
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