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     Microphone Setup for Windows 98
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1. Right click the yellow icon speaker on the windows task bar
    in the lower right corner of your screen. Then click, Adjust
    Audio Properties.
    
    
    Note: If you do not have a yellow icon speaker on your task
    bar. Click, Start, Settings and Control Panel. Double click
    Multimedia and put a check mark in the box next to Show
    Volume Controls on task bar. Click, Apply and OK.

2.  In the Audio Properties window at playback click on the
     speaker icon. ( Note: Picture of a speaker ) This will put
     you into a Volume Control window.
     

3.  Setting Volume Control window:
     On the Microphone Balance scale slide the volume bar to
     the bottom of the scale and put a check in the box if it says
     mute. ( Note: If the box says select no check. )

     If supported by your sound hardware click the Advanced
     box under your Microphone Balance scale. And enable
     your microphone gain. If not available click Options,
     Advanced Controls. ( Note: If this feature is available and
     once you are talking, you may have to return and disable
     the microphone gain if you are to loud. )

     Also make sure the Volume Control Balance mute all and
     Wave Balance are not muted and open at least 50% on the
     scales.
     The reason you mute the microphone is so you will not have
      feedback through your speakers.

     Also if you do not have a Microphone Balance scale.
     Click Option, Properties make sure all the boxes in the
     window are checked and then click OK.
     
     This will return return you to the Volume Control window
      where you can comply with item #3.
 

4.  Next in the Volume Control window click Options,
     Properties. Once in the Properties window select Recording
     by putting a dot in the circle to the left of recording. Make
     sure all the boxes in the window are checked and click OK.
     
     This will put you into a Recording Control window. ( Note:
     Regardless of the name, this is the window you want to
     be in. )
     
 

5.  Next in Recording Control window and on the Microphone
     Balance scale, slide the volume bar to the middle of the
     scale and put a check in the box if it says select. ( Note:
     If the box says mute no check. )

     Now try and talk. If this didn't seem to work click
     Options and then Exit. This will put you back into the
     Audio Properties window.

6.  Next in Audio Properties on playback in the Preferred
     Device window make sure the sound card is the preferred
     device. ( Note: See below for information about sound cards. )

7.  Next in Recording  in the Preferred Device window make sure
     the sound card is the preferred device.

     Note: Above all you do not want Game Compatible Devices
     or Voice Modem Wave #00 Line in either Preferred Device
     window. Also your sound card should look something like
     image above.

8.  Next make sure that the box for and Show volume control
      on task bar are checked. Click, Apply and OK.

9. Select the Sound Recorder Window ( Click Start, Programs,
    Accessories, Entertainment and Sound Recorder )
    

    Now talk into the Microphone while recording.
    The green line in this window should show some some
    activity while you are talking.
    (Note: Sound Recorder Buttons ) a. Box with red dot record
                                                           b. Box with black square stop
                                                           c. Right arrow play
                                                           d. Left double arrow back
                                                           e. Right double arrow forward
 

     If no success the
     problem is outside of your computer. Make sure that you are
     plugged into the sound card port ( microphone icon ) on the
     back of your computer. Approxmality 30% are not !!!
     The problem could also be a weak sound card or a bad
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