Sony PCV-RX450 VAIO User Guide (primary manual) - Page 78

Topic: My microphone does not work.

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VAIO® Computer User Guide 4 Click the Diagnostics tab. 5 Select COM3. 6 Click More Info. If your modem is functioning, a More Info dialog box will display. If your modem is still not functioning properly, an error message will appear. ✍ You may need to reinstall the modem drivers. See "Using the Driver Recovery CD" in this manual. Topic: How do I change my modem to rotary or Touch-Tone dialing? 1 Click the My Computer icon on your desktop. 2 Click Control Panel and then click Modems. 3 Click Dialing Properties. 4 Select the Tone dial or Pulse dial option next to "Dial using." 5 Click OK. Topic: My microphone does not work. Check that the microphone is plugged into the MIC jack. Topic: My microphone is too sensitive to background noise. If you find there is too much background noise when you record sound, you should adjust the microphone gain by following these steps: 1 Right-click the speaker icon (Volume) in the lower-right Windows® task tray. 2 Click Open Volume Controls. The Volume Control screen appears. 3 In the Options menu, select Properties. The Properties screen appears. 4 Change the setting for "Adjust volume for" from Playback to Recording, then click OK. 80

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VAIO
®
Computer User Guide
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4
Click the Diagnostics tab.
5
Select COM3.
6
Click More Info.
If your modem is functioning, a More Info dialog box will display. If your
modem is still not functioning properly, an error message will appear.
Topic: How do I change my modem to rotary or Touch-Tone dialing?
1
Click the My Computer icon on your desktop.
2
Click Control Panel and then click Modems.
3
Click Dialing Properties.
4
Select the Tone dial or Pulse dial option next to
Dial using.
5
Click OK.
Topic: My microphone does not work.
Check that the microphone is plugged into the MIC jack.
Topic: My microphone is too sensitive to background noise.
If you find there is too much background noise when you record sound, you
should adjust the microphone gain by following these steps:
1
Right-click the speaker icon (Volume) in the lower-right Windows
®
task
tray.
2
Click Open Volume Controls.
The Volume Control screen appears.
3
In the Options menu, select Properties.
The Properties screen appears.
4
Change the setting for
Adjust volume for
from Playback to Recording,
then click OK.
You may need to reinstall the modem drivers. See
Using the Driver Recovery CD
in
this manual.