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Receiving and viewing a fax
To receive and view a fax:
1Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communications, Fax, then click Fax 
Console
. The Fax Console opens. When the Fax Console is open, it detects 
incoming faxes and stores them in the Inbox.
2To  v i e w  a  f a x ,  c l i c k  Inbox, then double-click the fax you want to view. The 
fax viewer opens, where you can view and print the fax.
Canceling a fax
You can cancel a fax that you have set up to send at a time in the future.
To cancel a fax that has not been sent:
1If Fax is not open, click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communications, 
Fax, then click Fax Console. The Fax Console opens.
2Click Outbox, then right-click the fax you want to cancel.
3Click Delete to cancel the fax.
4Click Ye s. 
						

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Automatically retry sending a fax
You can set up Fax so it continues to try sending your fax if the receiving fax 
machine is busy.
To automatically retry sending a fax:
1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.
2If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 
Click 
View installed printers or fax printers. The Printers and Faxes window 
opens.
-OR-
If your Control Panel is in Classic View, double-click the 
Printers and Faxes 
icon. The Printers and Faxes window opens.
3Right-click Fax, then click Properties. The Fax Properties dialog box opens.
4Click the Devices tab, then click Properties. The Modem dialog box opens.
5Specify the number of retries and the amount of time between retries.
6Click OK.
ImportantFax is automatically set up to retry three times at ten 
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Automatically cancelling a fax
If your notebook tried to send a fax and failed to connect to a fax machine, 
you can automatically cancel a failed fax.
To automatically cancel a failed fax:
1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.
2If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 
Click 
View installed printers or fax printers. The Printers and Faxes window 
opens.
-OR-
If your Control Panel is in Classic View, double-click the 
Printers and Faxes 
icon. The Printers and Faxes window opens.
3Right-click Fax, then click Properties. The Fax Properties dialog box opens.
4Click the Devices tab, then click Properties. The Modem dialog box opens.
5Click the Cleanup tab.
6Click to select the Automatically delete failed faxes after check box and specify 
the number of days.
7Click OK. 
						

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Using Multimedia
This chapter provides information on using the multimedia 
capabilities of your notebook. Read this chapter to learn 
how to:
■Adjust the volume
■Record and play audio files
■Use Windows Media Player
■Swap a bay module (a drive or memory card reader)
■Use a CD or DVD drive
■Play and create CDs and DVDs
■Use a diskette drive or memory card reader
■Attach a digital camera to your notebook
■Attach a digital video camera to your notebook
■View the display on a monitor, projector, or television 
						

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Adjusting the volume
You can use the volume controls to adjust the overall volume and the volume 
of specific sound devices in your notebook.
To adjust the overall volume level using hardware controls:
■If you are using external speakers, turn the knob on the front of the 
speakers.
-OR-
Use the mute and volume control buttons on the keyboard. For more 
information, see “System key combinations” on page 28.
To adjust the overall volume level from Windows:
1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your 
Control Panel is in Category View, click 
Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices.
2Click/Double-click the Adjust the system volume or Sounds and Audio 
Devices
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3Click the Vo l u m e tab.
4Drag the Device Volume slider to change the volume or click to select the 
Mute check box, then click OK.
To adjust specific volume levels:
1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your 
Control Panel is in Category View, click 
Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices.
2Click/Double-click the Adjust the system volume or Sounds and Audio 
Devices
. The Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box opens.
Help and 
SupportFor more information about adjusting the volume, click 
Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword adjusting volume in the Search box 
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3Click the Vo l u m e tab.
4Click Advanced in the Device volume area.
If the device you want to adjust does not appear in the window, click 
Options, Properties, the check box next to the audio device you want to 
adjust, then click 
OK.
5Drag the volume level and balance sliders for the device you want to adjust. 
For more information about the volume controls, click 
Help in the window.
6Click X in the top-right corner of the window to close it. 
						

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Recording and playing audio
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Recording and playing audio
Use the following instructions to make an audio recording by speaking into a 
microphone.
To make an audio recording:
1Plug a microphone into the Microphone jack on your notebook. For the 
location of the Microphone jack, see “Left side” on page 3.
2Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then click Sound 
Recorder
. The Sound Recorder opens.
3Click (record), then speak into the microphone.
4When you finish recording, click (stop).
5Click File, then click Save As. The Save As dialog box opens.
6Name the recording, specify the location where you want to save the 
recording, then click 
Save. The recording is saved.
Rewind
Fast ForwardPlay
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To play an audio recording in Sound Recorder:
1Open the Sound Recorder.
2Click File, then click Open. The Open dialog box opens.
3Click the file you want to play, then click Open.
4Play the file by clicking (play), then stop playing the file by 
clicking (stop).
Help and 
SupportFor more information about making or playing an audio 
recording, click Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword recording audio or playing audio in 
the Search box  , then click the 
arrow.