HP OmniBook 800 Notebook PC - Manual (Page 11)

11
Using Sound
The OmniBook supports Sound Blaster compatible sound.
In this section you’ll learn how to
• Adjust the speaker volume.
• Connect a microphone, speakers, or headphones.
• Record and play sound.
To adjust the speaker volume
• Hold down FN and press UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW as needed to
gradually increase or decrease the volume. (The FN key is at the front-left
corner of the OmniBook keyboard.) This setting is temporary—it applies only to
the current sound file.
–or–
1. Click the speaker symbol in the taskbar.
2. Drag the volume control up or down to adjust the volume.
Double-click the speaker symbol in the taskbar to open the mixer controls.
You can press FN+LEFT ARROW or FN+RIGHT ARROW to change the volume of
just the beeper channel (sometimes called “PC speaker”).
To temporarily silence the speaker output without changing the volume setting:
• Press FN + SPACEBAR. Press it again to cancel. This is a temporary setting.
–or–
• Click Mute in the Volume window.
To enable Zoomed Video sound
If you add a Zoomed Video PC card (it must be in the upper card slot, which is slot
zero), its sound capability will not work until you activate Zoomed Video sound.
• Click Start, Programs, OmniBook, OmniBook Zoomed Video, then turn Zoomed
Video sound on or off. (While Zoomed Video sound is turned on, normal sounds
related to PC card activity are disabled.)
To connect a microphone, speakers, or headphones