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=== Tips and Tricks === | === Tips and Tricks === | ||
<ol><li>Microphone not plugged: It sounds stupid – but most technical problems are due to such “cannot bee”s – please: Always spend the 2 sec. to check this first! | |||
</li><br><li>Plug/Jack connections are often the cause for trouble: Try to re-seat your plugs and (if possible) try to use another jack (after cleaning the plug!). | |||
</li><br><li>Multiple Microphones and/or Loudspeakers plugged to your PC: Be aware that most PC's do have Jack-mechanisms that prevent more than one input and/or output per PC. Try using only one (at best the major one - mostly at the back of the PC) | |||
</li><br><li>If you changed your Mic/Loudspeaker setup or did plug them into anther jack, it is advisable to restart your PC – just to make sure the system knows what you did! (For Windows-Systems this is usually not necessary - but: It cannot hurt to reassure!) | |||
*If you use USB-headsets you might first try to get FGCOM running with standard Input/output devices – and go back to USB after that. If nothing else it helps to narrow down into the trouble-area! | |||
</li><br><li>Check that none of your Sound-system Inputs/Outputs are set to “Mute”: | |||
*For basic systems you might use a '''right''' mouse-click onto the loudspeaker-symbol in the upper or lower position of you screen. | |||
**For WIndows-Systems: If that symbol is not there: | |||
***'''for Vista''': Left mouse-click onto “Start”, type “SndVol.exe” into the line just above the Start-button | |||
***'''for XP:''' Left mouse-click onto “Start” then on “Run”, type “SndVol32.exe” into the appearing input-field. | |||
*For some “highly sophisticated (and expensive)” sound-cards you might need to use their unique descriptions. | |||
*FGCOM does not require a “better” sound-card like e.g. for Music or so – it is all Telephone/TCP-IP talking only – (except some people I know like to play country-music while pushing the PTT – that sounds nice - but still is not really high fidelity!) | |||
</li><br><li>Always make sure that you can record and playback something you talk into the microphone with your basic system tools, completely independent of the FlightGear and/or the “OpenAL”. (see your handbooks for testing your unique system or see a general overview in the ''[[FGCOM#Verifying your Audio-System|FGCOM chapter 2.2.1.1 Verifying your Audio-System]]''.) | |||
</li><br><li>If the connection is noisy or poor quality: | |||
*First retest your sound-setup as described [[#Adjust the Microphone and Speaker volumes|above]] | |||
*try routing your Mic/Speaker cables away from electro-smog (Fans, AC/DC modules, motors, lamps, etc.) | |||
*even placing your sound-card into another plug-position may help | |||
</li><br><li>Most PC's are set up that you need to keep your PTT (PushToTalk) button pushed as long as you talk. But there are also sound-cards which open for talk with the first push/release and close it with the second push/release. Test your system how it works (may be while trying to record something or while testing according to the [[Adjust the Microphone and Speaker volumes|above]]). | |||
</li><br><li>If the FGFS sound-volume does not match your FGCOM-volume: | |||
*After starting the FGFS click onto “File” in the FGFS menu-bar, then onto “Sound Configuration”: Adjust the upper slide-control to a proper volume. Be aware that this setting will get lost when you exit via “X” - always exit via “File” → “Exit/Quit”. | |||
*To the opposite you may adjust the volume of your FGCOM by changing the “-o” and/or “-i” options to values between 0 and 1 (see the [[#The Initial test of the standalone FGCOM Installation --> the so called "-f910 Test"|FGOM command at the beginning of this wiki-page]]). | |||
</li><br><li>It is known that the AirToAir frequency 123.45 does not yet work - reason unknown and fix-date unknown. (This affects all Operating Systems!) | |||
</li><br><li>Did you know? If no Tower-frequency is in range, you also can use the VOR-frequencies - just put them into your COM1 or COM2. | |||
</li></ol> | |||
Try to keep in mind: FGCOM is proven to work! So if there are problems look also for surrounding PC-features like unique hardware, software, etc. | |||
=== Where to find the volume controls === | === Where to find the volume controls === | ||
TBD | TBD | ||