How to hear the connected mic or headset sound in real time?
Check if the SC8 mixer is set up as the default input and output device in both system sound and software audio settings.
Make sure that the mic channel is not muted, in which the mute button doesn't turn on white light, and the microphone fader isn't all the way down to zero.
Turn on the MIC MONITOR. After that, the button will keep a solid white light.
If a headset is connected to the headset port while the mic is plugged into the XLR port, the headset will take priority of audio input. Thus, if you don't have the headset mic audio, just plug the headset into the headphone port instead for listening purposes.
Check whether your mic needs 48V phantom power or not. If yes, then turn on the phantom power with the 48V button, which will turn on white.
How to input background music with a phone or iPad connected to the line-in jack?
Just use the included 3.5mm TRS to TRS cable to connect between the headphone jacks of phones or iPads. But make sure it is the cable with two black poles on each end.
How to properly use the CUSTOM buttons?
Recording Step
If you want to record audio:
1️⃣Long-press the button until it turns on white light, which means that recording starts.
2️⃣Keep pressing and holding the button.
3️⃣Release the button to end the recording. Or the recording will automatically stop when it's over 15 seconds.
Playback Step.
1️⃣If you want to playback the audio, short-press the CUSTOM button. When the white light flashes, it indicates that the customized recording audio is playing.
2️⃣If the white light does NOT flash, it indicates that there is no recorded audio to play.
Note: CUSTOM buttons have functions of recording and playback ONLY. They can NOT be set as any other functions, such as shortcut keys of the programs on the computer.
How to customize the recording button on SC8?
Connect the SC8 to the PC or PS5
Input Source of the Customized Recording Button
You can choose three ways to record: microphone Input, computer audio, and phone audio.
Use the bottoms：
Long-press the button. When the button turns white, the recording starts. When you release the button, the recording ends and saves. When you press the button again, the recording will play through your headphones and the output channel.
The button will blink when the recording is playing. If it stays unchanged, it means there is no recording in this button. Each button can record up to 15 seconds of audio. Once the current button reaches its 15-second limit, you can switch to another button.
How to use the game/chat balance knob on SC8?
Connect the SC8 Mixer to Your PC
Make sure the SC8 is set as the default input and output device of your PC
Open the Game software, set the "Headset(fifine SC8 game)" as the output device
Open the Chat software, set the "Speaker(fifine SC8 Chat)" as the output device
Can’t find the correct output device in the software you’re using? Check if the PC/PS4 switch is set to "PC" mode. Or maybe it's because there are too many output device drivers in your computer.
Is it possible to control the game/chat audio ratio on PS4/PS5?
You can control the game/chat audio ratio on the SC8 when it's connected to a PS4. If your device has an optical output, you can follow the setup steps we provided in the product's guide. As for the PS5, its system already has this feature.
Setting up on PS4
Connect the Type-A ends of both the optical cable and the USB cable to your PS4.
Plug your 3.5mm headphone into SC8
Connect the other end of the optical cable and the Type-C end of the USB cable to the SC8.
Switch to the PS4 side. After the PS4 is powered on successfully, SC8 will automatically start and establish a connection.
Go to your PS4’s “Settings” - ”Sound and Screen” - “Audio Output Settings” - “Set the Primary Output Port” to DIGITAL OUT(OPTICAL).
Then go to Settings-> Devices-> Audio Devices. Set both the Input Device and Output Device to SC8. Now the SC8 is set up on PS4
Setting up on PS5
The audio balance feature has been available on the PS5 from the start. You can select it in the sound settings and slide left or right as needed.