Volumeandmutebuttons
Adjustthesoundvolumelevelofthebuilt-inspeakersbyusingthefollowingthreebuttons:
1Speakermutebutton
2Volumecontrolbutton
3Microphonemutebutton
Ifyoumutethesoundandthenturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour
computeragain.Toturnonthesound,pressthespeakermutebuttonagainorpressthevolumecontrol
button.
Settingthevolume
Toadjusttheoutputvolumeortherecordingvolume,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Sound.TheSoundwindowopens.
2.ClickthePlaybacktaborRecordingtab,andthenclickadevicethatyouwanttocustomize.
3.ClickthePropertiesbutton.
4.ClicktheLevelstab,andthenchangethevolumebymovingtheslider.
Youalsocangetaccesstothedesktopvolumecontrolbyusingthevolumeicononthetaskbaratthelower
rightofthescreen.Fordetailsaboutcontrollingvolume,refertoyourWindowshelpinformationsystem.
Settingthemicrophonemutebutton
Bydefault,whenyoupressthemicrophonemutebutton,alloftherecordingdevicesaremutedorunmuted.
Ifyouwanttocontrolonlyoneoftherecordingdevicesusingthemicrophonemutebutton,dothefollowing:
1.PressFn+F6.TheCommunicationsUtilitysettingswindowopens.
2.ClicktheManageSettingsbutton.TheCommunicationsUtilitywindowopens.
3.OntheVoIPCallSettingstab,clickMicrophonemutebuttonsettings.TheSettingforMicrophone
Mutewindowopens.
4.SelectOnlytherecordingdeviceselectedbelow:.Thenselecttherecordingdevicefromthe
drop-downlistbox.
5.ClickOK.
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