Windows XP System Multimedia Setup Raiders

The emergence and application of multimedia technology has transformed the computer from a simple desktop system with a keyboard and monitor into a stereo, microphone, headset, joystick and CD-ROM drive. The multi-function component box enables the computer to have comprehensive functions such as movies, TV, recording, video, and fax. The latest version of the Windows XP operating system is an improvement from the system-level support for multimedia functions, its DVD support technology, built-in DirectX multimedia driver, CD-ROM burning and erasing technology seamlessly connected to the operating system, and high-speed development of hardware technology. , to provide users with a more colorful interactive multimedia environment. But to get the most out of Windows XP's great multimedia features, you must properly install and set up multimedia devices, adjust Windows XP's multimedia properties settings to suit your unique work environment, and multimedia effects for your own computer system sound events.

First, the installation of multimedia hardware devices in Windows XP system

To have multimedia functions, in the computer system, first install the corresponding multimedia device for processing various media information. The basic hardware required for multimedia includes graphics cards, sound cards, speakers/headphones, and microphones. Select "System" in the "Control Panel", click "Device Manager" in the "Hardware" tab to view the hardware devices already installed on your computer, you can find "sound, video and game controllers" and "display card", etc. (Figure 1). There are many items under "Sound, Video, and Game Controllers", which do not mean that they correspond to multiple independent hardware devices. In fact, you only need to install a sound card and a graphics card.

right click "device manager" in an apparatus (such as video), select the shortcut menu in the "Properties", can open the hardware properties dialog box (FIG. 2). In the "General" tab, you can view the resource properties of the hardware, such as device type, manufacturer, operation status, and so on.

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Open the "Driver" tab (FIG. 3) in hardware properties dialog box, the driver can view the device information, and to update the device driver. If the device fails when updating the driver or after updating the driver, you can click the "Back to Driver" button here, the system will automatically help you to return to the previous driver, which is a Windows XP operating system. new function.

If you buy a new multimedia devices such as frame grabbers, etc., under normal circumstances when you press the hardware into the computer and restart, the system will automatically recognize the new hardware and install the appropriate drivers . If the system does not automatically recognize the new hardware, you can click the "System" icon in the "Control Panel", select the "Hardware" tab in the system properties dialog (Figure 4), click the "Add New Hardware Wizard" button New hardware can be installed manually. The steps to manually install the multimedia hardware are the same as the general hardware installation process.

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Second, set
Windows XP system, multimedia attributes

when the user uses multimedia, but also according to their own taste for multimedia machine configuration and usage The properties of the device are set so that the multimedia functions of the system can be fully displayed and the multimedia effects of the system can be exerted. The system allows the user to set properties based on the installation and specific requirements of the multimedia device, such as assigning sounds to events, selecting sound schemes and volume, displaying volume controls on the taskbar, and selecting audio devices. The settings of the multimedia properties mainly include four parts: sound, audio, voice and device. The specific setting steps are as follows:

1. System sound selection and setting

The system sound selection and setting is to set the sound for the events in the system. When the event is activated, the system will be based on the user. The settings automatically sound the user to the sound.

To select the system sound, follow these steps:

(1) Double-click the Sound and Audio Device icon in the Control Panel window to open the Sound and Audio Device Properties dialog box ( Figure 5), which provides a means of checking the sound environment of the configuration system. This dialog contains 5 tabs for volume, sound, audio, voice and hardware.
(2) In the "Sounds" tab, the "Program Events" list box shows all the sound events in the current Windows XP. If there is a "small horn" sign in front of the sound event, it means that the sound event has an audible prompt. To set an audible alert for a sound event, select the sound event in the Program Events list box, then select the desired sound file from the Sound drop-down list as the sound prompt.
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(3) If the user is not satisfied with the sound file provided by the system, you can click the “Browse” button to pop up the Browse Sound dialog box (Figure 7). Select the sound file in the dialog and click the "OK" button to return to the "Sounds" tab.
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(4) In Windows XP, the system presets a variety of sound solutions for users to choose. The user can select a scheme from the Sound Scheme drop-down list to select a sound for the sound event.

(5) If the user wants to set the dubbing scheme by himself, you can select the desired sound file and configure the sound in the "Program Events" list box, and click the "Save As" button in the "Sound Scheme" option group. , open the Save Solution As dialog (Figure 8). After entering the name of the sound file in the "Save this voice plan as" text box, click the "OK" button. If the user is dissatisfied with the dubbing scheme they have set up, you can delete the scheme by selecting it in the Sound Schemes option group and clicking the Delete button.

(6) Click the "Volume" tab, open the "Volume" tab (Figure 9). You can change the volume of the system output by adjusting the slider left and right in the "Device Volume" option group. If you want to display the volume control icon in the taskbar, you can enable the "Put the volume icon into the taskbar" checkbox.
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(7) You want to adjust the volume of each audio input and output, click the "Advanced" button in the "Device Volume" area, in the pop-up "Volume Control" dialog box ( Figure 10) Adjustment can be done. Here is a list of volume control functions from the overall volume to a single input and output such as a CD player or PC speaker. You can also turn off the corresponding single volume by selecting "Mute".
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(8) After clicking the "Advanced" button in the "Speaker Settings" area of ​​the "Volume" tab, the "Advanced Audio Properties" dialog box pops up (Figure 11) You can set the speaker mode closest to your hardware configuration for your multimedia system.
(9) In the "Advanced Audio Properties" dialog box, select the "Performance" tab (Figure 12), which provides adjustments to audio playback and its hardware acceleration and sample rate conversion quality. It should be noted that not all options are as high as possible, you need to set according to your own hardware, and better quality usually means higher resource occupancy.
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After setting, click the "OK" button to save the settings.

2, Audio Properties Settings

In the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box, click the Audio tab to open the Single Frequency tab (Figure 13). In this tab, you can see the default devices related to Sound Play, Recording, and MIDI Music Playback. When you have more than one audio device installed on your computer, you can choose the app's default device here, and you can also adjust its volume and make advanced settings.
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The steps for making audio settings are as follows:

(1) In the "Sound Play" option group, select the preferred sound playback from the "Default device" drop-down list. Equipment, generally using the system default equipment.

(2) If the user wants to adjust the volume of the sound playback, he can click the “Volume Control” window, in which the volume control slider can be dragged up and down to adjust the volume.

(3) In this window, the user can set the volume for different devices. For example, when the user plays the CD, adjusting the volume control slider in the "CD Audio" option group can change the volume of the playing CD; when the user plays files such as MP3 and WAV, the user can also perform the "Volume Control" window. Settings for balance and mute of the left and right channels.

(4) If you want to select the speaker or set the playback performance of the system, you can click the “Advanced” button in the “Sound Play” option group to open the “Advanced Audio Properties” dialog box as shown in Figure 12. In the "Speaker" and "Performance" tabs, you can set the speaker mode closest to your hardware configuration for your multimedia system and adjust the hardware acceleration and sample rate conversion quality of audio playback.
(5) In the "Recording" option group, you can select the recording default device from the "Default device" drop-down list. Click the Volume button to open the Recording Control dialog window (Figure 14). In this window, the user can change the balance state of the left and right channels of the recording and the volume of the recording.
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(6) In the “MIDI Music Playback” option group, select the MIDI music playback default device from the “Default Device” drop-down list. Click the Volume button to open the Volume Control window to adjust the volume.

(7) If the user works with the default device, enable the "Use only default device" checkbox. Once setup is complete, click the "Apply" button to save your settings.

3, the setting of the voice effect

Before the user can input and output the voice, the voice attribute should be set. In the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box, click the Voices tab to open the Voices tab (Figure 15). In this tab, the user can not only select the default device for “sound play” and “recording”, but also adjust the volume and voice test.
Figure 15

(1) In the "Sound Play" option group, select the device for sound playback from the "Default device" drop-down list, click the "Volume" button to open the "Volume Control" window Adjust the volume of the sound playback. To set the advanced audio properties for sound playback, click the Advanced button to complete the setup.

(2) In the "Recording" option group, select the default device for voice capture from the "Default device" drop-down list, click the "Volume" button, open the "Recording Control" window to adjust the voice capture The volume. To set advanced properties for speech capture, click the Advanced button to complete the setup.
3) Click the "Test Hardware" button to open the "Sound Hardware Test Wizard" dialog (Figure 16), which tests whether the selected sound hardware can play sounds and registration voices simultaneously. Note: To ensure the accuracy of the test, all programs that use the microphone, such as speech dictation or voice communication programs, must be turned off before testing.
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(4) Click the "Next" button, the wizard starts testing the sound hardware and displays the progress of the test.

(5) After the test is completed, open the “Completing the Sound Hardware Test Wizard” dialog box to announce the user test result, and click the “Finish” button to close the dialog box.

(6) After setting, click the "OK" button to save the settings.

4. Viewing Multimedia Hardware

In the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab to open the Hardware tab (Figure 17). In the Devices list box, users can view the multimedia devices installed in the system. Select a device in the list box and click the Properties button to open the properties dialog for that device.
Figure 17

At this point, the multimedia settings of Windows XP have been completed. Now you can enjoy the happiness that multimedia brings to you.