Asus Eee PC 1000HA XP User Manual - Page 62

Video Conferencing

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Video Conferencing Skype enables users to make free calls to other Skype users or cheaper calls to landlines or mobile phones with Internet access. It also offers instant messaging and video conferencing function, which users can use to chat online. To start using Skype application 1. Double-click the Skype icon on the desktop. 2. Enter your Skype name and other information to create a new Skype account. If you have already had a Skype account, click Cancel to sign in directly. 3. Enter your Skype Name and Password in the box and click Sign in. 4. You can make a video phone call now. Ensure that you have checked the Start my video automatically when I am in a call check box in Video Settings. Ensure that Beam Forming in the Microphone tab in Realtek HD Audio Manager is enabled. (Beam Forming and Acoustic Echo Cancellation are enabled by default.) Doing so eliminates surrounding noise interferences and enhances the quality of the call. To obtain the best voice quality, we recommend you speak right in front of the microphone. 4-20 Chapter 4: Using the Eee PC

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Chapter 4: Using the Eee PC
Video Conferencing
Skype enables users to make free calls to other Skype users or
cheaper calls to landlines or mobile phones with Internet access.
It also offers instant messaging and video conferencing function,
which users can use to chat online.
To start using Skype application
1.
Double-click the Skype icon on the desktop.
2.
Enter your Skype name and other information to create a new
Skype account. If you have already had a Skype account, click
Cancel
to sign in directly.
3.
Enter your
Skype Name
and
Password
in the box and click
Sign in
.
4.
You can make a video phone call now.
Ensure that you have checked the
Start my video automatically
when I am in a call
check box in
Video Settings
.
Ensure that
Beam Forming
in the
Microphone
tab in
Realtek
HD Audio Manager
is enabled. (
Beam Forming
and
Acoustic
Echo Cancellation
are enabled by default.) Doing so eliminates
surrounding noise interferences and enhances the quality of the
call. To obtain the best voice quality, we recommend you speak
right in front of the microphone.