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 45.

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.

1Double-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 tick in the Place volume icon in the taskbar tick box. Click Apply, and then click OK. The Volume icon appears in the taskbar.

2Select Options and click Properties.

3In Adjust volume for, click Recording.

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

5Click OK.

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 tick in the Alternate Microphone tick box. (This box may be labelled 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 tick in the Microphone tick box.

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