Toshiba Satellite A300 - Manual (Page 84)

User’s Manual 4-11
Operating Basics
Using the microphone (optional)
Some models in this series are equipped with a built-in microphone that
can be used to record monaural sounds into your applications. It can also
be used to issue voice commands to applications that support such
functions.
If your computer has a built-in microphone and speakers, "feedback" may
be heard under certain conditions. Feedback occurs when sound from the
speaker is picked up in the microphone and amplified back to the speaker,
which amplifies it again to the microphone.
This feedback occurs repeatedly and causes a very loud, high-pitched
noise. It is a common phenomenon that occurs in any sound system when
the microphone input is output to the speaker (throughput) and the speaker
volume is too loud or too close to the microphone. You can control
throughput by adjusting the volume of your speaker or through the Mute
function in the Master Volume panel. Refer to your Windows documentation
for details on using the Master Volume panel.
Capture Still Images Click to see a preview of the captured image;
you can also e-mail the image.
Video Recording Click to prepare for recording. Click again to start
recording. One more to stop recording and see
preview of the video.
Audio Recording Click to start recording, click again to stop and
listen to a preview of the audio.
Function Access additional functions: About, Player,
Effects, Properties, Settings and Help.
About Displays software manufacturer details.
Player Play video files.
Effects Choose images to be displayed on the capture
screen.
Properties Choose from the Options tab to flip, zoom, flicker
rate, night mode and backlight compensation; in
the Image tab change the color settings; in the
Profiles tab change the lighting conditions.
Settings Choose from the: Options tab to change the tool
bar position; the Picture tab to select picture
output options such as size, export file and save
path; the Video tab to choose video output
settings such as Frame Rate, Size, Compression
and the frame rate, size, record compressor, and
save path; the Audio tab to change the audio
device, audio compressor, audio volume and
save path.
Help Displays the help files for the software.