Editing, Playing, And Recording - Texas Instruments TravelMate 5000 Series User Reference Manual

Windows Utilities
Recording Without a Microphone
When not using the microphone to record or playback
sound tracks, reduce the volume level to zero to reduce
extraneous noise.

Editing, Playing, and Recording

With Pocket Mixer, you can also:
A common use of the Pocket Mixer is in recording voice
annotation and placing them within other documents. You
cannot use the Pocket Mixer to record a voice annotation
over CD audio, for example. The Pocket Mixer allows you to
select the recording source. You can adjust the recording
level by using the slider in the Master volume knob.
Using VU Meters
To monitor recording levels, click on the VU meter button.
For optimum recording of a strong signal, the VU meters
should "Bounce" toward the top of the meter and
periodically enter the red zone. To turn the VU meter
function off, click on the VU meter button once again.
8-12 Sound
Line-in
Microphone
Edit waveform files
Playback from other sources
Record new tracks