Using an integrated camera, Beam Forming feature

•Recording and playback of PCM and WAV files in 16-bit or 24-bit format.

•Playback of a WAV file at a sample rate of 44.1KHz to 192 KHz.

•Playback of MIDI files through a Wave table synthesizer under Microsoft Windows operating systems.

•Playback of MP3 files through the Windows Media Player or a software MP3 player.

•Recording from various sound sources, such as a headset attached either to the combo audio jack of your computer or to the microphone jack of the ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3 or the ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3.

Note: The combo audio jack does not support a conventional microphone.

The following table shows which functions of the audio devices attached to the jacks on your computer or docking station are supported.

Table 3. Audio feature list

Jacks	Headset with a 3.5 mm	Conventional headphone	Conventional microphone
	4-pole plug

Combo audio jack	Headphone and	Headphone function	Not supported
	microphone functions	supported
	supported

Headphone jack of the	Only headphone function	Headphone function	Not supported
docking station	supported	supported
	Microphone function not
	supported

Microphone jack of the	Not supported	Not supported	Microphone function
docking station			supported

Beam Forming feature

A built-in dual array digital microphone is mounted at the top of the display. Whereas a conventional single-element microphone captures sounds from all around, the built-in dual array digital microphone is designed to capture the sound from an exceptionally limited angle, through the combination of a specialized microphone array with a capability of digital signal processing. Therefore the microphone captures sounds from the area in front of the system clearly, but blocks out almost all the sounds from outside the capturing range. Thus the speech of a user sitting in front of the system is input to the system without interference from noise in the surrounding area. To record your speech most clearly, you should speak directly in front of the computer.

Configuring for sound recording

To configure the microphone for optimized sound recording, open the SmartAudio window as follows:

For Windows 7 and Windows Vista: Click Start ➙ Control Panel ➙ Hardware and Sound ➙ SmartAudio. The SmartAudio window opens.

For Windows XP: Click Start ➙ Control Panel. Switch to Classic View and click SmartAudio. The SmartAudio window opens.

Using an integrated camera

If your computer has an integrated camera, when you press Fn+F6 to open the Communications settings window, the camera will be launched and the green camera-in-use indicator will turn on automatically. In the Communications settings window, you can preview your video image and take a snapshot of your current image.

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429040 specifications

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Lenovo 429040 Using an integrated camera, Beam Forming feature, Configuring for sound recording

Models: 429040

Beam Forming feature

Configuring for sound recording

Using an integrated camera

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