Using your microphone
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Using your microphone
Note
: You can plug the microphone into the USB port before or after you start your computer.
To connect and use the microphone:
1
Plug the microphone’s USB connector into an available USB port in your computer.
2
Press the microphone power button. The power indicator light illuminates and the
microphone is ready to use.
3
Adjust the flexible boom to your preferred position.
4
To turn the microphone off, press the power button again. The power indicator light
turns off.
Troubleshooting
If your microphone isn’t working, try these troubleshooting steps.
PC
• Make sure that the microphone is plugged into a USB port. Try unplugging and
plugging it in.
• Verify that the microphone volume and playback volume settings are not muted in the
operating system and that the volume level for these devices is set at least halfway up.
• Make sure that the software you are using has
USB Audio Device
selected as the
recording device.
• Make sure that the device is listed in the
Device Manager
. Click
Start
,
Settings
,
Control Panel
,
System
, then click the
Device Manager
tab (the
Hardware
tab in
Device Manager for Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows ME). Click
View
, then
click
Devices by type
. Expand the entries under
Sound
and
Video and game
controllers
.
USB Composite Device
should be listed. If not, unplug and replug the
microphone into the USB port, then restart the computer.
• There is a chance that your computer may lock up when you plug in the device. If this
occurs, contact your computer manufacturer for help.
• If you have problems with the quality of your sound recordings, then change the
recording to 16-bit quality in Sound Recorder by clicking
File
,
Properties
,
Convert
Now
. Under
Name
, click
CD Quality
.
Macintosh
• Make sure that only one USB microphone is plugged into a USB port.
• Verify that your operating system is OS 10.4.8 and higher. Operating systems below
OS 10.4.8 do not support this device.
• Check the volume level.
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