USB Microphone: troubleshooting Smallest USB Mic Small to average room Professional model Small to medium room Professional model Best seller - Small to very large room - includes noise filters Direct 3.5mm plug Wide dynamic range Super comfortable in-ear stereophone Record lectures, meetings, etc. Pick up sound in a larger room Instructions for SP-USB-MIC-1 Thank you for purchasing the SP-USB-MIC-1 USB Microphone. This product combines a high quality, high sensitivity, omni-directional microphone with a quality mic preamplifier and built in A/D converter – it is essentially a miniature external soundcard with a built-in microphone! Your computer will see this new device as an additional soundcard that you can choose in your audio software. Please follow the following instructions to setup and install your new SP-USB-MIC-1 1-Turn on your computer. Close any other programs that are running on your computer. 2-Plug the USB Microphone into an available USB port.
3-If your computer recognizes your new hardware, allow the computer to install it using your computer’s built-in drivers (this should happen automatically). 4-Right click on your “Start” button and select “Explore” 5- 6-Look for the folder labeled “USB to audio adapter with microphone 2.0” and double click it to open the folder 7-Double click the Windows folder to open it 8-Double click on the file named “Setup.exe” 9-When prompted, plug in the USB microphone to an available USB port and click OK (if it is not already plugged in). 10-Windows will install the necessary drivers and a red light should illuminate on the USB microphone. To setup your new mic as your default sound recording device: 1-Click on your “Start” button and open the control panel 2-Open “Sounds and Audio Devices” 3-Select the “Audio” tab 4-In the “Sound Recording” section, select “C-Media USB Headphone Set” as the default device 5-If you wish to use the USB microphone’s headphone monitor jack as your playback device, in the “Sound Playback” section, select “C-Media USB Headphone Set”. If you want to use your computer’s soundcard for playback, leave the default device set to your computer’s soundcard. 5-Click OK and close the control panel To adjust the sound level input of the USB microphone (this is the signal sent into the computer for recording and does not affect the level sent into the headphone monitor): 1-Double click the speaker icon on the lower right corner of your desktop (the “tray”) 2-Click “Options” and select “Properties” 3-In the Mixer Device, select “C-Media USB Headphone Set” 4-In the “Adjust volume for” section, select “Recording” 5-Check the box next to “Microphone” 6-Click OK 7-A single level control will appear.
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This is the input level control for the USB microphone. Adjust as needed for your recording situation, following the instructions provided with your audio recording software. 8-For advanced controls, click “Options” and select “Advanced” 9-Below the level control, you will see a button labeled “Advanced”.
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10-Additional options may appear here, depending on your operating system. If “AGC” appears, you can select this and the software will automatically select the input level for you. If “Mic Boost” appears, you can select this and the signal from the microphone will be boosted.