Saitek Aviator-02 mic problem

U2711AZ · #1 02-04-2012, 05:33 PM

Ok let's see if anybody can help me to solve this : My flight stick is a Saitek av8r-02 and after several flight hours now r.i.p. ( fighting hardly against my flying mates) due to it's cheap and thin plastic only for gentle hand pilots. But the main and unsolvable trouble was not the plastic but that damned mic never working. As you can kindly see below i posted some pics referring to- pin and plug- for its 2.5 mic jack. All i tried is changing mics headsets and even any other stuff i had to hear and talk with but no way - So i even decided to buy a new av8r but **** nothing to do with headset again.

As i try to enter a chat party i only can make my friends ears ringing as bells due to my mic noise

. Is there a way to solve this

? Thx early. ( sorry 4 my unproper english ) Alex

Robotic Pope · #2 02-04-2012, 07:05 PM

Yes, I have been trying to help Alex with this for months and everything we try makes no difference. When he uses his headset on his AV8R the mic always transmits what we say back to our headsets at about 3 times the volume.
He has tried 2 different xbox headsets (both work when plugged into gamepad) and both AV8R sticks give the same results. I'm running out of ideas.

Alex, how many of this type of microsoft headset do you have?

U2711AZ · #3 02-04-2012, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

Yes, I have been trying to help Alex with this for months and everything we try makes no difference. When he uses his headset on his AV8R the mic always transmits what we say back to our headsets at about 3 times the volume.
He has tried 2 different xbox headsets (both work when plugged into gamepad) and both AV8R sticks give the same results. I'm running out of ideas.

Alex, how many of this type of microsoft headset do you have?

Ciao Pope, 2 headset as same as the one you posted ( xbox elite) and 1 with the plastic support ( only 4 normal pad not saitek av8r ) i've even got a brand new one but same result. Do not works.

Robotic Pope · #4 02-04-2012, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by U2711AZ

Ciao Pope, 2 headset as same as the one you posted ( xbox elite) and 1 with the plastic support ( only 4 normal pad not saitek av8r ) i've even got a brand new one but same result. Do not works.

Thanks Alex, thats what I thought, and they all work well on the gamepad yes?

I will ask Evangelus to see if he has any more ideas, he is the expert.

bobbysocks · #5 02-05-2012, 06:42 AM

try a non MS headset. that is the one problem i didnt have when i used saitek sticks.....but i used a turtlebeach headset/mic. i actually never even tried the headset that came with my xbox ( actually forgot it even came with one to be honest ). it does seem to be an inhearant problem with flight sticks though. my turtle beach x11s do give either an echo or backgropund wash noise on occasion....usually when the room fills with more than 5 or 6 players. sometimes i unplug/plug and that fixes it...other times i jusr shut the mic off umless i want to talk. it IS predominante when i host the game and the party. most places have a liberal return policy...so if you shell out cash for a headset and it doesnt pan out you can talk it back. its worth a try....

SEE · #6 02-05-2012, 01:11 PM

I had this problem of echo as well and it seemed to start after one of the Xbox Live updates. I used an AV8R for a long while and never had problems then it suddenly started and Pope, Bucket and players mentioned severe echo.

I modified my Xbox headset so that the mic and earpiece cables ran separately and were not in the same sleeve, it seemed there was some cross talk occuring (audio recieve signal bleeding over to the Mic signal within the cable its self). It seemed to help but I cannot remeber if it totally cured the problem.

I will set my XBox up and have a chat with you regards my solution, been a long while, hopefully get a game of BoP if theres a session.