Steelseries Arctis Pro GameDAC User Manual
ARCTIS PRO
+ GameDAC
PRODUCT INFORMATION GUIDE
CONTENTS
WELCOME TO
Welcome 2
SteelSeries Engine 3
Product Overview 5 – 8
GameDAC Operation 9 – 10
Setup PS4 Pro/Original 11 – 12
Setup PS4 Slim 13 – 16
Setup PC 17 – 18
Ski Goggle Headband 19
Speakerplate 20
Translations
Español 21
简体中文 25
繁體中文 28
日本語 30
한국어 34
Deutsch 38
Русский 40
Français 44
Italiano 48
Português 52
Regulatory
ARCTIS PRO + GAMEDAC
History showed us that gaming headsets rarely looked good and sounded
worse, so we made Arctis and put all other headsets on notice. Next, the
audiophiles said that a gaming headset could never stand up to dedicated
headphones, so we made Arctis Pro and changed the game.
Like you, we are esports pros, pubstars, 5am raiders, 1hp heroes, streamers
and dreamers. Your Arctis Pro was forged out of our belief that gaming isn’t
your way to escape reality, it’s your path to rewrite it.
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find help at support.steelseries.com
STEELSERIES ENGINE
Download SteelSeries Engine to customize
illumination on your headset, control the
GameDAC from PC, and to integrate with Engine
Apps (like displaying Discord info on the OLED
screen). steelseries.com/engine
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Platforms
Windows 7 +
Mac OS X 10.8 +
120 MB of free hard drive space for installation
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DTS Headphone:X 7.1 Surround available on
Windows only. Software installation required.
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PACKAGE CONTENTS
Headset
GameDAC
Main Cable
Mobile Adapter
USB Audio Cable
Optical Audio Cable
Product Information Guide
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS //
COMPATIBILITY
PC
PS4 (Pro / Original / Slim)
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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Find accessories and replacement parts at steelseries.com/gaming-accessories
01 Ski Goggle Headband
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02 Airweave Ear Cushions
03 Clearcast Microphone
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04 Microphone Mute Button
05 Volume Control
06 Main Cable Jack
07 Headphone Share Jack
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08 Main Headset Cable
09 USB Audio Cable
10 Optical Audio Cable
11 Mobile Adapter
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12 OLED Screen
13 Secondary Button
14 Control Wheel
15 Line Out Jack
16 Mobile Jack
17 USB Jack
18 Optical Jack
19 Headset Connection Jack
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GameDAC OPERATION
HOME SCREEN
• Press and release the control wheel 14 to toggle between volume and ChatMix
• Rotate the control wheel
• Press and release the Secondary Button
• Press and hold the control wheel
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MAIN MENU
• Rotate the control wheel 14 to cycle menu items
• Press and release the control wheel
• Press and release the Secondary Button
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to adjust the selected parameter
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to toggle DTS Headphone:X on and off
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to bring up the main menu
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to select
14
to move back in the menu
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SETUP PS4 PRO AND ORIGINAL
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
01 Connect the main headset cable 08 from
the headset to the GameDAC
02 Connect the USB audio cable
GameDAC to the front of the PS4
03 Connect the Optical Audio Cable
the GameDAC to the back of the PS4
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from the
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GameDAC SETTINGS
01 Press and hold the control wheel
02 Select Input, then click the control wheel
03 Choose the PS4 mode
to enter the main menu
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to edit
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PS4 AUDIO SETTINGS
SOUND AND SCREEN > AUDIO OUTPUT SETTINGS
Primary Output Port Digital Out (Optical)
Audio Format (Priority) Bitstream (Dolby)
DEVICES > AUDIO DEVICES
Output to Headphones Chat Audio
SETUP PS4 SLIM
HARDWARE INSTALLATION GameDAC SETTINGS
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
WITH OPTICAL AUDIO
01 Connect the main headset cable 08
from the headset to the left side of the
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GameDAC
02 Connect the optical cable
GameDAC to the optical output of your TV
or HDMI adapter
03 Connect the USB audio cable
GameDAC to the USB port on the front of
the PS4
* The PS4 Slim does not have an optical
output. For full functionality you will need
to connect the GameDAC to the optical
output of a TV or an HDMI adapter.
If no optical is available proceed to the
next page.
from the
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from the
01 Press and hold the control wheel 14 to enter the main menu
02 Select Input, then click the control wheel
03 Choose the PS4 mode
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to edit
PS4 AUDIO SETTINGS
SOUND AND SCREEN > AUDIO OUTPUT SETTINGS
Audio Format (Priority) Bitstream (Dolby)
HDMI Audio Output 5.1 ch
DEVICES > AUDIO DEVICES
Output to Headphones Chat Audio
SETUP PS4 SLIM
HARDWARE INSTALLATION GameDAC SETTINGS
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
WITHOUT OPTICAL AUDIO
01 Connect the main headset cable 08
from the headset to the left side of the
08
09
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GameDAC
02 Connect the USB audio cable
GameDAC to the USB port on the front of
the PS4
* Without optical audio, surround sound
and ChatMix features will be unavailable.
from the
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01 Press and hold the control wheel 14 to enter the main menu
02 Select Input, then click the control wheel
03 Choose the PS4 mode
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to edit
PS4 AUDIO SETTINGS
DEVICES > AUDIO DEVICES > OUTPUT TO HEADPHONES > ALL AUDIO
Audio Format (Priority) Bitstream (Dolby)
HDMI Audio Output 5.1 ch
DEVICES > AUDIO DEVICES
Output to Headphones Chat Audio
SETUP PC find help at support.steelseries.com
Optional setup
Cable not included
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
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from
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from the
01 Connect the main headset cable
the headset to the GameDAC
02 Connect the USB audio cable
GameDAC to the PC
03 (Optional) Connect a 3.5mm cable from
the GameDAC Line Out to a pair of
powered speakers
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GameDAC SETTINGS
01 Press and hold the control wheel
02 Select Input, then click the control wheel
03 Choose the PC or Hi-Res mode (Note: Hi Res enables
96k/24bit audio, but surround sound and ChatMix are unavailable)
to enter the main menu
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to edit
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WINDOWS SOUND SETTINGS
01 Under "Playback" highlight GameDAC Game Audio and select "Set
Default"
02 Under “Playback” select GameDAC Chat Audio and select "Set
Default Communications Device"
03 Under "Recording" highlight GameDAC Chat Audio and select "Set
Default"
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