Sound System; Using The Microphone; Soundmax Control Panel - Toshiba TECRA M3 User Manual

Operating Basics
3. Data may be lost if the floppy disk is twisted; bent; or exposed to direct
sunlight, extreme heat or cold.
4. Do not place heavy objects on your floppy disks.
5. Do not eat, smoke, or use erasers near your floppy disks. Foreign
particles inside the floppy disk's jacket can damage the magnetic
surface.
6. Magnetic energy can destroy the data on your floppy disks. Keep your
floppy disks away from speakers, radios, television sets and other
sources of magnetic fields.

Sound System

Using the microphone

Your computer has a built-in microphone that can be used to record
monaural sounds into your applications. It can also be used to issue voice
commands to applications that support such functions.
Since your computer has a built-in microphone and speaker, "howling" may
be heard under certain conditions. Howling occurs when sound from the
speaker is picked up in the microphone and amplified back to the speaker,
which amplifies it again to the microphone.
This howling occurs repeatedly and causes a very loud, high-pitched noise.
It is a common phenomenon that occurs in any sound system when the
microphone input is output to the speaker (throughput) and the speaker
volume is too loud or too close to the microphone. You can control
throughput by adjusting the volume of your speaker or through the Mute
function.
To adjust the volume or activate Mute, click start, point to All Programs,
point to Accessories, point to Entertainment and click Volume Control.
In the Volume Control panel, you can use the slide bars to adjust the
volume level or click Mute at the bottom of the panel.

SoundMAX control panel

The SoundMAX control panel lets you control additional functions for the
Microphone Enhancement and Audio Power Management. To launch the
SoundMAX Control Panel, follow the steps below.
1. Click start and click Control Panel.
2. If you are viewing the Control Panel in Category View, click on Switch
to Classic View.
3. Double-click the SoundMAX icon.
The Microphone Setup allows you to optimize the microphone input
settings for your particular configuration. Choose Standard Microphone if
you have an ordinary desktop microphone. Choose Headset if you have a
wearable microphone that is positioned directly in front of your mouth.
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