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Using a Microphone

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Basics Using a Microphone Your PC comes with one microphone connector in the back of the PC. Some models have another microphone connector in the front of the PC. Only one microphone connector works at a time, and the back connector is ready to use. 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 "To use the microphone with multi-channel audio" on page 33. To connect a microphone to the front of your PC, 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, Control Panel, 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 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 In the Volume Control window, 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. Quick Start Guide 35

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Quick Start Guide
35
Basics
Using a Microphone
Your PC comes with one microphone connector in
the back of the PC. Some models have another
microphone connector in the front of the PC.
Only one microphone connector works at a time,
and the back connector is ready to use. 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 “To use the
microphone with multi-channel audio” on
page 33.
To connect a microphone to the front of your PC,
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
,
Control Panel
,
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 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
In the Volume Control window, 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
.