Tigertronics SignaLink SL-1+ Installation & Operation Manual page 13

Transmit Audio
Follow the steps below to set your transmit audio level.
·
Start the communication program and leave it in
Receive mode.
·
Open the Windows Volume Control Panel by clicking
on the Start Button and selecting Programs (or All
Programs ), Accessories,
Entertainment ) and then Volume Control.
Volume Control panel should look similar to the one
shown in Figure-6.
Figure 6 Volume Control Panel
·
From the Options menu, select Properties to display the
Properties page. In the Adjust Volume For window,
select Playback.
·
In the Show the following volume controls window,
verify that the Master Volume and Wave level controls
are selected. When you are done, the Properties Page
should look like the one shown in Figure-7.
NOTE: The Master Volume control may be simply
labeled Volume Control .
Multimedia (or
The
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Figure 7 Playback Properties
·
Click OK to close the Properties page.
·
Set the sound card s Master Volume control to
approximately 75% of full volume.
card s Wave level control to minimum.
·
The Balance controls should be left at their center
position.
·
Verify that the Master Volume and Wave level controls
are NOT muted (check box).
·
Verify that the Microphone control is muted.
control MUST be muted. Any other controls that you
are not using can be muted to reduce the amount of
noise picked up by the sound card, but they do not have
to be.
·
Verify that all special audio processing features are
turned OFF. This includes features like, Bass Boost ,
Audio Expander , etc. These features must be turned
OFF or they will distort your transmit audio. If
available, these features can usually be accessed
through an Advanced button on the volume control
panel.
·
Put your communications program into Transmit mode.
If the program has a Tune mode, then select it
instead.
·
The SignaLink s PTT LED should be OFF at this point.
Now, slowly slide the sound card s Wave level control
up until the PTT LED turns ON. This ON point is
the absolute minimum level needed to switch the
SignaLink into Transmit, so we will need to increase
the level further to insure reliable operation. Increase
Set the sound
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