Chapter 6. Recommendations on Setting and Operation of DS06M(P)
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NOTE!
These settings are audio hardware and software specific and may not be available for all microphones.
NOTE!
The names of options in the OS menus may differ from the ones mentioned above.
2.
Some features of functionality of the door station can be effectively used to reduce the
echo feedback effect on the Client side (PC speakers). In the Web User Interface menu go to
Config
– Audio Settings – Audio Parameter
and put a tick in the
“Echo Cancellation”
checkbox (see the Operation User Manual).
6.2. Sound Gain and Volume Adjusting
1
. If the Client can
’t hear the Guest well or his voice is interrupted, or if the Guest hears his
echo, then change your operating system settings as follows:
go to
Control Panel
– Sound – Recording
, double-click the recording device set by
default (microphone) and reduce microphone boost level and volume level (if
necessary) on the
Levels
tab. It is recommended to set microphone boost level to 0 dB,
volume level to 100. It is also necessary to ensure that the
“Listen to this device”
option is disabled on the
Listen
tab.
reduce volume level of the PC speakers to the minimal appropriate level. If it is too high,
then the microphone may receive the audio waves from the speakers and, therefore,
the Guest may hear his echo as well as the Client may hear the Guest with interrupts.
place the PC microphone farther from the speakers and closer to Client
’s face.
Moreover, you can adjust the gain of sound transmitted from the door station microphone to
the PC speakers in the Web User Interface. Go to
Config
– Audio Settings – Audio Parameter
and change the
“Input Volume”
parameter to the appropriate value. The lower
“Input Volume”
value, the quieter Guest
’s voice and his echo, and vice versa.
2
. If the Guest can
’t hear the Client well or his voice is interrupted, then change your
operating system settings as follows:
go to
Control Panel
– Sound – Recording
, double-click the recording device set by
default (microphone) and increase microphone boost level on the
Levels
tab. Then, set
appropriate volume level. It is recommended to set microphone boost level to 0 dB,
volume level to 100. Values of the parameters may vary depending on the PC
microphone type.
ensure that the
“Listen to this device”
option is disabled on the
Listen
tab.
reduce volume level of the PC speakers to the minimal appropriate level.