Other changes include expanded driver support for Windows 8/8.1, which has been extended to the original 780 and other Plantronics products. From what Plantronics has told us, all changes are to the coloring of the inner ear-cup fabric, the cabling, and the headband. Looking at the GameCom 788, those familiar with the 780 may notice that there aren't any actual changes to the build specification. So updated the headseat firmware - the version as-shipped was many versions out of date - and it now works well in 12.04 - selectable from "Sound settings" - not sure it if automatically becomes the default device on hot-plug or not yet - task for another day.Software for Dolby Headphone Technologies When prompted, disconnect your headset from the PC. Personalize any of your settings, if desired. Please contact our Technical Assistance Center for more information.Ĭhoose Blackwire 700 Series, and then click Get Started.įollow the on-screen prompts for downloading and installing the application.Ĭonnect your headset to the computer via its USB cable. If you do not have access to a PC, we will be happy to replace your headset with one that has the latest firmware. Note: You must have access to a Windows PC in order to perform the update. In addition, MyHeadset Updater enables you to set certain options for your headset, such as the preferred language for voice prompts and commands, as well as toggling the Smart Sensors on and off.
MyHeadset Updater enables you to update the firmware on your Plantronics Blackwire 700 Series headset.
It worked in Windows.īlackwire 700 Series: How to Update the Firmware Lots of searching failed to come up with a good answer, so I thought I'd try it in a Windows partition. It caused mouse hangs, desktop hangs, etc. Got a Plantronics C710 Blackwire Bluetooth / USB headset and had difficulty getting it to work. But when I hit F6 and pick the Gamecom 780 device, I just get volume and mic. There is a section called "surround" which is turned all the way down that's fine because I only had a stereo speaker setup on this, not the full surround speakers its capable of. For my "HDA Intel" (which is odd because I have a realtek HD audio chip) I get a lot of controls, and changing the master volume does change the volume. I don't seem to understand what alsa does, do I have it installed, would installing conflict with pulseaudio, and finally the most important - would it allow me to do surround sound on my Gamecom 780.Įdit #?: I have alsamixer installed - I ran it, it's a text-based mixer. Kernel/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-alsa.koĪll very cryptic to me. Kernel/drivers/media/video/tm6000/tm6000-alsa.ko Kernel/drivers/media/video/cx231xx/cx231xx-alsa.ko Kernel/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-alsa.ko Kernel/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-alsa.ko Don't think plantronics has one.Įdit3: But then I found that I do have alsa kernel modules modprobe -l |grep alsa Also what I'm reading online is headphones that do surround through software would need a special linux driver made for them.
I don't have an alsaconf command, and can't seem to find it - tried apt-get install *alsa* and nothing.Įdit: I should mention I'm using kubuntu - I think the underlying sound system is different?Įdit2: Yeah I think it uses pulseaudio and gstreamer instead of ALSA. Hey jb0nez, try in the console typing "alsaconf" you may get more options.