small prblm!

I bought a Panasonic microphone + a karaoke dvd (with some music ) today.Everything's great,the dvd is ok,works fine... but the microphone doesn't work.I think I've checked everything,it's supposed to work,but doesn't!Drives me crazy... :angry: HELP!!!

Last edited by ChrisMG on Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:45 pm; edited 1 time in total

Are you sure the microphone is not muted?

To check: Open Control Panel (Start --> Control Panel) --> Sounds and Audio Devices --> In Device Volume, click Advanced tab --> Check to see if Microphone is not muted. If it is, just uncheck the box. If you don't see Microphone, in Volume Control click properties and check the box next to Microphone. That will give you the added option of controlling the microphones volume.

Check to be sure that the microphone is connected to your audio card's correct input jack. On most of the motherboards I've seen, it's usually the pink labeled one in case you have onboard audio. Most of the time, it's the same for retail audio cards.

I'm also running under the assumption that all of your other hardware is fine, even the sound card itself seeing as the DVD works fine with sound.

Let us know.

I've checked if the microphone is muted or not...it isn't and it's connected to the right port(like you said mine is pink too) O_o but still nothing :(

Last edited by Answer? on Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:57 am; edited 1 time in total

do you have more than one sound card?

start>control panel>sounds and devices>audio tab

Is the right device selected under \"sound recording\" ?

try the 'voice' tab too

Yes,I'm positive,the right device IS selected,cause I have only one :(

Last edited by ChrisMG on Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:03 am; edited 1 time in total

Try the microphone on a known good computer with a known good sound card. The aim here is to systematically knock out any possible bad hardware by process of elimination.

Last edited by Anna on Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:04 am; edited 1 time in total

No need for that...I got it to work!!!!YAY!!! :wub: :lol: Thanks you guys!! B)

What was the problem? (out of curiosity and for future reference)

The volume in the speakers was low and I didn't hear the voice in the mic when I turned it on. :lol: LOL!

Naturally, something extremely easily overlooked.

I had assumed that you checked all of that already. Glad you got it working though. <_<

Thank you,but your advice helped me a little too Chris! :wub: