6Click 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.

7Place a check in the Alternate Microphone check box. (This box may be labeled Mic2 Select or 1 Mic Boost.)

8Click Close.

9Click X (Close) on the upper-right corner of the Recording Control window.

adjusting microphone volume

If you need to adjust the volume of the microphone, follow the procedure below:

1Double-click the Volume icon on the taskbar. The Volume Control window opens.

2Select Options and click Properties.

3In Adjust volume for, click Recording.

4In Show the following volume controls, place a check in the Microphone check box.

5Click OK.

6Adjust the volume for Microphone Balance. If the volume is now acceptable, proceed directly to step 10.

NOTE: If you do not see the Advanced button, select Options from the Recording Control window, and then click Advanced Controls.

7To make finer adjustments to the sound, click the Advanced button, and then select the (Microphone) 1 Mic Boost check box.

8Click Close.

9Repeat step 6, if needed.

10Click X (Close) on the upper-right corner of the Volume Control window.

using the microphone with multi-channel audio

The multi-channel speaker system (select models only) connects to the PC using the Microphone, Audio (Line) In, and Audio (Line) Out connectors on the back of the PC. Your PC may have a second microphone on the front of the PC. If present, this microphone is ready to use and does not affect the use of the multi- channel audio speaker system.

To use the microphone connector on the back of the PC with a multi-channel audio speaker system, you must disconnect the cables for the multi-channel speakers and change the audio configuration to a 2-channel audio system. Refer to “configuring the multi-channel sound manager“ on page 43 to set the audio configuration.

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