Toshiba Portege S100 - Manual (Page 82)

4-20 User’s Manual
Operating Basics
SoundMAX control panel
The SoundMAX control panel lets you control additional functions for the
Microphone Enhancement and Audio Power Management. To launch the
SoundMAX Control Panel, follow the steps below.
1. Click start and click Control Panel.
2. If you are viewing the Control Panel in Category View, click on Switch
to Classic View.
3. Double-click the SoundMAX icon.
The Microphone Setup allows you to optimize the microphone input
settings for your particular configuration. Choose Standard Microphone if
you have an ordinary desktop microphone. Choose Headset if you have a
wearable microphone that is positioned directly in front of your mouth.
You can launch the Setup Wizard from the Control Panel to help you to
automatically set proper microphone input volumes and ensure that your
voice input(s) are working correctly. As you speak into the microphone,
the Sound Meter indicates the audio signal that your PC is receiving.
The Noise Reduction enhancement helps to eliminate ambient noise from
the voice input signal to provide a clean and clear signal to applications.
This feature can be used with any microphone.
The audio controller can be powered down when the audio function is idle.
To enable the Audio Power Management, follow the steps below.
1. Click the Power Management tab.
2. Select the Normal Power Savings in the Power Mode pull-down list.
If you want to a more effect for the power management, you can select
another mode, the High Power Savings which can save the power than
the Normal Power Savings. To select it, follow the steps below.
1. Click the Power Management tab.
2. Select the High Power Savings in the Power Mode pull-down list.
3. Input a time in Power Save Delay (Seconds).
Mic Effect
TOSHIBA Mic Effect provides you with a hands-free environment for
holding mutual communication via the Internet Protocol or Local Area
Network. If you wish to communicate with someone on your computer,
you can use a messenger application. However, with such an application,
you would hear your own voice returning to you as echo during the
communication if you did not use a headset system or headphone.
TOSHIBA Mic Effect will reduce these echoes generated on your computer.
Form more information on using the TOSHIBA Mic Effect, refer to its help.
If the No Power Savings is selected, the audio controller always runs.
If the High Power Saving is selected, you need to play an audio file once
before you use a microphone or play an audio CD by the analog CD audio.