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How to Hook Up an XBox 360 Headset

The Xbox 360 headset allows players to communicate with other Xbox 360 gamers through the Xbox Live network. Using the headset, you can bark orders to your teammates, issue warnings, talk to your friends in one of the numerous game lobbies or even talk a little trash before and after a match. Hooking up the Xbox 360 headset is as easy as can be and takes but a few seconds of your time.

Things You'll Need

Xbox 360 console
Xbox Live account
Xbox 360 controller
Xbox 360 headset

Instructions

- 1
  Turn on your Xbox 360 console with your favorite game inserted and log on to Xbox Live, where you can play games online.
- 2
  Plug the 3.5 mm headphone jack at the end of the Xbox 360 headset&'s cable (the cable is attached to the headset) into the 3.5mm input at the bottom of the Xbox 360 controller. It is on the underside of the controller right between the right and left grips.
- 3
  Put on your headset and flip the switch on the headset&'s cable so that you can see the green portion of the switch, which is the "On" position (the "Off" position is the orange portion of the switch). That&'s it, just talk into your headset to begin communicating with other players in the game!

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