Compaq Presario 8000 Compaq Presario S0000 / 8000 Series Computers User's Guid - Page 55

using a microphone

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48 user's guide 3 Click the Audio tab. 4 Click the option for the number of speakers to match your multi-channel speaker system, and then click Apply. NOTE: To test the speakers (multi-channel speakers only), click the Test button. The WinDVD control panel shows the speaker number being used. Click Stop. 5 Click OK. NOTE: If you want to play a stereo DVD, change the audio properties of WinDVD to match the recorded DVD audio output. using a microphone Your PC comes with one microphone connector in the back of the PC. Some models have a second microphone connector in the front of the PC. Only one microphone connector works at a time, and the back connector is ready to use unless you have the multi-channel audio speakers option. For PCs with the multi-channel audio speakers option, the microphone connector in the front of the PC, if present, is ready to use. See "using the microphone with multi-channel audio" on page 49. To use a microphone connected to the front of your PC (select models only), select the working microphone. NOTE: If you connect your microphone to the back of your PC, you do not need to perform this procedure. 1 Double-click the Volume icon on the taskbar. The Volume Control settings window opens. NOTE: If you do not see this Volume icon, click Start, click Control Panel, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, if it is present, and then doubleclick Sounds and Audio Devices to open the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties window. On the Volume tab, place a check in the Place volume icon in the taskbar check box. Click Apply, and then click OK. The Volume icon appears in the taskbar. 2 Select Options and click Properties. 3 In Adjust volume for, click Recording. 4 In Show the following volume controls, place a check in the Microphone check box. 5 Click OK. 6 Click the Advanced button in the Microphone column. If you do not see the Advanced button, select Options from the Recording Control window, and then click Advanced Controls.

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48
user’s guide
3
Click the
Audio
tab.
4
Click the option for the number of speakers to match your multi-channel
speaker system, and then click
Apply
.
NOTE:
To test the speakers (multi-channel speakers only), click the
Test
button. The WinDVD control panel shows the speaker number being used.
Click
Stop
.
5
Click
OK
.
NOTE:
If you want to play a stereo DVD, change the audio properties of
WinDVD to match the recorded DVD audio output.
using a microphone
Your PC comes with one microphone connector in the back of the PC. Some
models have a second microphone connector in the front of the PC. Only one
microphone connector works at a time, and the back connector is ready to use
unless you have the multi-channel audio speakers option. For PCs with the
multi-channel audio speakers option, the microphone connector in the front of
the PC, if present, is ready to use. See “using the microphone with multi-channel
audio“ on page 49.
To use a microphone connected to the front of your PC (select models only),
select the working microphone.
NOTE:
If you connect your microphone to the back of your PC, you do not need
to perform this procedure.
1
Double-click the
Volume
icon on the taskbar. The Volume Control settings
window opens.
NOTE:
If you do not see this Volume icon, click
Start
, click
Control Panel
,
click
Sounds, Speech, and
Audio Devices
, if it is present, and then double-
click
Sounds and Audio Devices
to open the Sounds and Audio Devices
Properties window. On the Volume tab, place a check in the
Place volume icon
in the taskbar
check box. Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
. The Volume icon
appears in the taskbar.
2
Select
Options
and click
Properties
.
3
In
Adjust volume for
, click
Recording
.
4
In
Show the following volume controls
, place a check in the
Microphone
check box.
5
Click
OK
.
6
Click the
Advanced
button in the Microphone column. If you do not see the
Advanced button, select
Options
from the
Recording Control
window, and
then click
Advanced Controls
.