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Speaker mute button Volume control button Microphone mute button

If you mute the sound and then turn off your computer, the sound will remain muted when you turn on your computer again. To turn on the sound, press the speaker mute button again or press the volume control button.

Setting the volume

To adjust the output volume or the recording volume, do the following:

1.Go to Control Panel and click Hardware and Sound Sound. The Sound window opens.

2.Click the Playback tab or Recording tab, and then click a device that you want to customize.

3.Click the Properties button.

4.Click the Levels tab, and then change the volume by moving the slider.

You also can get access to the desktop volume control by clicking the volume icon in the Windows notification area. For details about controlling volume, refer to your Windows help information system.

Setting the microphone mute button on the Windows 7 operating system

By default, when you press the microphone mute button, all of the recording devices are set on mute or unmute.

If you want to control only one of the recording devices using the microphone mute button, do the following:

1.Press Fn+F6. The Communications settings window opens.

2.Click the Manage Settings button. The Communications Utility window opens.

3.On the VoIP Call Settings tab, click Microphone mute button settings. The Setting for Microphone Mute window opens.

4.Select Only the recording device selected below:. Then select the recording device from the drop-down list box.

5.Click OK.

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Lenovo T530i, W530, 24384KU, 243858U manual Setting the volume

243858U, 24384KU, T530, T530i, W530 specifications

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