5.SelectMicrophone,andclickthePropertiesbutton.
6.ClicktheLevelstab,andmovetheMicrophoneBoostsliderupwards.
7.ClickOK.
Note:Fordetailsaboutcontrollingvolume,refertoyourWindowsonlinehelp.
•Problem:Avolumeorbalanceslidercannotbemoved.
Solution:Theslidermightbegrayedout.Thismeansthatitspositionisx edbythehardwareand
cannotbechanged.
•Problem:Thevolumeslidersdonotstayinplacewhensomeaudioprogramsareused.
Solution:Itisnormalforthesliderstochangepositionwhencertainsoundprogramsareused.The
programsareawareofthesettingsintheVolumeMixerwindowandareallowedtochangethesettings
themselves.Ane xampleistheWindowsMediaPlayer.Usuallytheprogramhasslidersavailablet o
controlthesoundfromwithintheprogram.
•Problem:Thebalanceslidercannotcompletelymuteonechannel.
Solution:Thecontrolisdesignedtocompensateforminordifferencesinbalanceanddoesnot
completelymuteeitherchannel.
•Problem:ThereisnovolumecontrolforMIDIsoundintheVolumeMix erwindow.
Solution:Usethehardwarevolumecontrol.Thisisbecausethebuilt-insynthesizersoftwaredoes
notsupportthecontrol.
•Problem:ThesoundcannotbeturnedoffcompletelyevenifyousettheVolumeMixeratminimum.
Solution:YoustillcanhearsomesoundeventhoughyouhavesettheVolumeMixeratminimum.T oturn
offthesoundcompletely,gototheVolumeMix erbyclickingthespeakericoninthetaskbar,thenclick
Mixer.ClicktheMutespeakericon.
•Problem:Whenyouconnectaheadphonetoyourcomputerwhileplayingsound,aspeakerdoesnot
producesoundintheMULTI-STREAMmodeatSmartAudio.
Solution:Oncetheheadphoneisattached,thestreamingisaut omaticallyredirectedtoit.Ifyouwant
tolistentosoundfromthespeakersagain,besuretosetthosespeakersasthedefaultdevice.The
procedureisasfollows:
1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandsound.
2.ClicktheSmartAudioicon.TheSmartAudiowindowopens.
3.Lookatthetabsofplaybackdevices.Ifyouhaveattachedaheadphone,theheadphonewillbe
automaticallysetasthedefaultdevice,andtheheadphonetabiconwillbechecked.
4.Tosetadifferentdeviceasthedefault,clickthespeakertab.ClicktheSetDefaultDevicedrop
downlistbox.SelectSetDefaultDevice.Thatspeakertabiconwillnowhaveacheckmark.
5.PlayanysoundbyuseofamusicprogramsuchasWindowsMediaPlayer .Makesurethatsound
comesfromthespeakers.
Fordetails,refertothehelpinformationsystemforSmartAudio.
Fingerprintreaderproblems
•Problem:Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirty,stained,orwet.
Solution:Gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.
•Problem:Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourngerprint.
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