HP Kayak XA Online Manual page 14

Using Sound on Your PC
Solving Problems with Sound
WARNING You are reminded that it is highly recommended that you do not connect
headphones to the SPK socket.
Audio input from the
Check that the microphone level is not set low in the volume control program. Check
that the microphone specifications meet the requirements of the 16-bit sound board.
microphone is too
low, or no audio at all
Speaker volume
Install if necessary, or, if there are already batteries installed try replacing them.
control does not work
Distorted audio
Check that the master and source mixers (of the volume control program) are not
set to the maximum. These controls should be set to around 75% of their maximum
output
values.
MIDI files cannot be
Check the MIDI mapping:
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Under Windows NT 3.51, open the Control Panel in the Main program group, and
start MIDI Mapper. To direct all output through the computer's sound board,
choose .
FM Synth
Under Windows NT 4.0, open the Control Panel and select Multimedia. Click the
MIDI tab and configure the MIDI output. To direct all output through the
computer's sound board, click Single instrument and select
Under Windows 95, open the Control Panel and select Multimedia. Click the MIDI
tab and configure the MIDI output. To direct all output through the computer's
sound board, click Single instrument and select
.
Synthesis
Under OS/2, open the Multimedia folder and double-click the Multimedia Setup
icon. Click the MIDI tab and, on the Options page, select the MIDI device type and
channels.
Under Windows 3.11, open the Control Panel in the Main program group, and start
MIDI Mapper. To direct all output through the computer's sound board, choose
.
Synth
English
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FM Synth
Internal OPL2/OPL3 FM
FM