Using Internal And External Microphones - Compaq Armada e500 - Notebook PC Quick Reference Manual

Audio Components
Component
Volume button (down)
Volume button (up)
Microphone jack
Stereo speaker/
headphone jack
Internal microphone
To mute sound, simultaneously press the two volume
NOTE:
buttons
still audible unless they have been turned off.
WARNING:
!
control before putting on headphones.

Using Internal and External Microphones

The internal microphone is disabled when an electret condenser
microphone with a 3.5-mm plug is plugged into the microphone
line-in jack.
IMPORTANT:
microphone jack is acceptable, but the left channel will be
recorded on both the left and right channels. A dynamic
microphone will not achieve the recommended sensitivity.
10-2 Using Audio Features
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and . With stereo speakers muted, system beeps are
To reduce the risk of personal injury, adjust the volume
A stereo electret condenser microphone in the mono
Function
Decreases volume to the built-in
speakers, to external speakers, or to
headphones plugged into the stereo
speaker/headphone jack on the
computer.
Increases volume to the built-in
speakers, to external speakers, or to
headphones plugged into the stereo
speaker/headphone jack on the
computer.
Connects an external mono
microphone. The jack requires a
3.5-mm, 2-conductor or 3-conductor
plug.
Connects headphones, head set, or
external speakers to the computer.
The jack requires a 3.5-mm,
3-conductor plug.
Built-in monophonic microphone for
the multimedia sound system. The
internal microphone supports audio
input for spoken comments.