• Recording and playback of PCM and WAV les in 16-bit or 24-bit format.
• Playback of a WAV le at a sample rate of 44.1KHz to 192 KHz.
• Playback of MIDI les through a Wave table synthesizer under Microsoft Windows operating systems.
• Playback of MP3 les through the Windows Media Player or a software MP3 player.
• Recording from various sound sources, such as a headset attached either to the combo audio jack of
your computer.
Note: The combo audio jack does not support a conventional microphone. If a conventional headphone is
attached to it, the headphone function is supported. If a headset with a 3.5mm 4-pole plug is attached to it,
both headphone and microphone functions are supported.
The following table shows which functions of the audio devices attached to the jacks on your computer are
supported.
Table 3. Audio feature list
Headset with a 3.5 mm
4-pole plug
Conventional headphone Conventional microphone
Combo audio jack
Headphone and
microphone functions
supported
Headphone function
supported
Not supported
Conguring for sound recording
To congure the microphone for optimized sound recording, open the SmartAudio window as follows:
For Windows 7: Click Start ➙ Control Panel ➙ Hardware and Sound ➙ SmartAudio. The SmartAudio
window opens.
For Windows XP: Click Start ➙ Control Panel ➙ Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices ➙ SmartAudio.
The SmartAudio window opens.
Using an integrated camera
Your computer has an integrated low-light enhanced camera (USB2.0 Camera). The following features
may be available:
• Capture video
• Take a picture
• Manage your photos and videos
• Start a video conference
Using optical drive
Note: Your computer only supports the MultiBurner drive.
MultiBurner drive
This drive can read DVD-ROM discs, DVD-R discs, DVD-RAM discs, DVD-RW discs, and all types of CDs,
such as CD-ROM discs, CD-RW discs, CD-R discs, and audio CDs. In addition, it can record on DVD-R
discs, DVD-RW discs, type II DVD-RAM discs, CD-RW standard and high speed discs, and CD-R discs.
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