TocongurethemicrophoneforoptimizedsoundrecordingonWindows7operatingsystem,usethe
RealtekHDAudioManagerprogram.Tostarttheprogram,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙Hardwareand
Sound➙RealtekHDAudioManager.
Usinganintegratedcamer a
Ifyourcomputerhasanintegratedcamera,whenyoupressFn+F6toopentheCommunicationssettings
window,thecamerawillbelaunchedandthegr eencamera-in-useindicatorwillturnonautomatically.In
theCommunicationssettingswindow,youcanpreviewyourvideoimageandtakeasnapshotofyour
currentimage.
Youalsocanusetheintegratedcamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphot ographing,
videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousetheintegratedcamerawithotherprograms,openoneofthe
programsandstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamera
willstartautomaticallyandthegreencamera-in-useindicatorwillturnon.Formoreinformationaboutusing
thecamerawithaprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
IfyoudonotwantthecameratobelaunchedautomaticallywhenyoupressFn+F6orwhenyouusea
program,pressFn+F6toopentheCommunicationssettingswindowandclicktheHidemyvideoimage
buttontodisablethecamera.
Conguringcamerasettings
Congurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.
Tocongurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:
1.PressFn+F6.TheCommunicationssettingswindowopens.
2.ClicktheManageSettingsbutton.TheCommunicationsUtilitywindowopens.
3.IntheCommunicationsUtilitywindow,congurethecamerasettingsdependingonyourindividual
needs.
Adjustingthevideooutputqualityofyourcamera
Toadjustthequalityofthevideooutputofyourcamera,dothefollowing:
1.OpentheCommunicationsUtilitywindow.
2.ClickAdvancedcamerasettings.ThePropertieswindowopens.
3.Congurethesettingsandselectanimagequalityvalue.Thefollowingvaluesareavailable:
•SpeedPriority:Itgivesyouafasterframerateforthebestreal-timevideoconferencingduringthe
day.However,atnightorinadarkenvironment,theimagedoesnothavethebestquality.
•Balance:Thisgivesyouabalancebetweenspeedandimagequality.Theimageobtainedatnightor
inadarkenvironmentisbetterthanwithSpeedPriority.
•Imagequalitypriority:Thisgivesyouahigh-qualityvideoandthebestimageatanytimeofthe
day.Theimageisveryclearevenatnightorinadarkenvironment,butattheexpenseofframe
rate.Thevideostreamingmightslowdown.
Usingtheopticaldrive
YourcomputersupportsDVD-ROMDriveandMultiBurnerDrive.
DVD-ROMDrive
ThisdrivecanreadDVD-ROMdiscsandalltypesofCDs,suchasCD-ROMdiscs,CD-RWdiscs,CD-R
discs,andaudioCDs.Thisdrivehasnorecordingcapability .
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