Solution:Makesurethebuilt-inaudiodeviceisconguredcorrectly.
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconrmation.
4.Double-clickSound,videoandgamecontrollers(inWindowsVista,clickthe+markforSound,
videoandgamecontrollers).
5.Makesurethefollowingdeviceisenabledandconguredcorrectly:
–Conexant20672SmartAudioHD(Windows7)
–Conexant20672SmartAudioHDorConexantPebbleHighDenitionSmartAudio221(Windows
Vista)
ForWindowsXP:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickPerformanceandMaintenance
3.ClickSystem.
4.ClicktheHardwaretab,andthenclicktheDeviceManagerbutton.
5.Clickthe+markforSound,videoandgamecontr ollers.
6.Mak esurethefollowingdeviceisenabledandconguredcorrectly:
–Conexant20672SmartAudioHDorConexantPebbleHighDenitionSmartAudio
•Problem:RecordingsmadebyusingtheMicrophoneinputarenotloudenough.
Solution:MakesurethatMicrophoneBoostisturnedonandsetasfollows:
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound
3.ClickSound.
4.ClicktheRecordingtabintheSoundwindow.
5.SelectMicrophone,andclickthePropertiesbutton.
6.ClicktheLevelstab,andmovetheMicrophoneBoostsliderupwards.
7.ClickOK.
ForWindowsXP:
1.Double-clickthevolumeiconinthetaskbar .TheVolumeControlwindowopens.
2.ClickOptions.
3.ClickProperties.
4.SelectConexantHDAudioinputintheMixerdevicelist.
5.ClickOK.
6.ClickOptions,andthenclickAdvancedControls.
7.FindtheMicrophonevolumecontrol,andthenclickAdvanced.
8.SelecttheMicrophoneboostcheckbox.
9.ClickClose.
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