How to Hook Up a 360 Headset to a Mac

Rather than a standard 3.5-mm stereo jack, the Xbox 360 headset has a 2.5-mm mini jack, similar to that you might find on a cellphone. This can cause a minor problem when you're trying to connect your Xbox 360 headset to other media devices, such as MP3 players, iPods and computers which use 3.5-mm headphones. Instead of investing in a new headset to use on your Mac, you can purchase an adapter that will make it compatible with your Xbox 360 headset.

Things You'll Need

• 2.5 mm to 3.5 mm adapter

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Turn the volume on your Xbox 360 headset all the way down.

   • 2

     Plug the headset's 2.5-mm jack into the open end of the 2.5-mm to 3.5-mm adapter.

   • 3

     Plug the 3.5-mm end of the jack into the headphone jack on your Mac. Depending on which Mac you have, the location of the headphone jack could be on front of the tower, on the side of the laptop or on the side of the monitor.