
The mic on your SteelSeries Arctis 1 headset won’t work if you’re using incorrect or outdated audio or headset drivers. But if not, you can follow the next fix to solve this problem. Try your headphone and see if your microphone is working. Now your microphone should be set correctly, and you’ve turned up your microphone volume. Click OK to apply the changes, and then click OK on the last window.Click the Levels tab, then drag the volume slider towards the largest value (100).If the display name and signal are normal, right-click Headset Microphone and click Properties.If your headphone is shown as something else such as Wireless Controller (below), there’s something wrong with your mic settings, so you should re-connect your headset. Also, make sure it displays your headphone name correctly and shows strong signals, which means your computer successfully recognizes your device.If not, select your headphone and click Set Default.

Go to the Recording tab, and make sure your Headset Microphone is set as the default device.Right-click on the sound icon in the lower-right corner of your desktop, and select Sounds.

But sometimes you’ll need to set it as the default device manually: Normally, Windows can automatically detect your microphone and set iy as the default input device once your headphone is plugged into it.

On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key to invoke the Search box and type microphone.So if the issue is not on your headphone’s end, please check if you have allowed access to your microphone. Unlike SteelSeries Arctis 7, 9, and 9X, there’s no factory reset button on Arctis 1. If the microphone is still not working even if you’re sure it’s not muted, you can try the following workarounds to fix it. On the left earcup, make sure this button is not pushed towards the mute end. Install the latest SteelSeries Engine softwareįor basic troubleshooting, you can first check if your SteelSeries Actics 1 is muted.
