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Maintained by the MATE Documentation Project http://developer.mate.org/projects/gdp Template version: 2.0 beta Template last modified Mar 12, 2002 --> <article id="index" lang="en"> <!-- please do not change the id; for translations, change lang to --> <!-- appropriate code --> <articleinfo> <title>&applet; Manual</title> <abstract role="description"> <para>&applet; enables you to control the sound volume on your system and provides visual feedback on the current volume level.</para> </abstract> <copyright> <year>2002</year> <year>2003</year> <year>2004</year> <holder>Sun Microsystems</holder> </copyright> <copyright> <year>2000</year> <holder>Dan Mueth</holder> </copyright> <!-- translators: uncomment this: <copyright> <year>2003</year> <holder>ME-THE-TRANSLATOR (Latin translation)</holder> </copyright> --> <publisher role="maintainer"> <publishername>MATE Documentation Project</publishername> </publisher> &legal; <authorgroup> <author> <firstname>Angela</firstname> <surname>Boyle</surname> <affiliation> <address><email>aboyle@aboyle.com</email></address> </affiliation> </author> <author> <firstname>Dan</firstname> <surname>Mueth</surname> <affiliation> <orgname>MATE Documentation Project</orgname> <address> <email>d-mueth@uchicago.edu</email> </address> </affiliation> </author> <!-- This is appropriate place for other contributors: translators, maintainers, etc. Commented out by default. <othercredit role="translator"> <firstname>Latin</firstname> <surname>Translator 1</surname> <affiliation> <orgname>Latin Translation Team</orgname> <address> <email>translator@gnome.org</email> </address> </affiliation> <contrib>Latin translation</contrib> </othercredit> --> </authorgroup> <releaseinfo revision="2.26" role="review"/> <revhistory> <revision> <revnumber>&applet; Applet Manual V&manrevision;</revnumber> <date>&date;</date> <revdescription> <para role="author">Angela Boyle</para> <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para> </revdescription> </revision> <revision> <revnumber>Volume Control Applet Manual V2.6</revnumber> <date>February 2004</date> <revdescription> <para role="author">Sun MATE Documentation Team </para> <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para> </revdescription> </revision> <revision> <revnumber>Volume Control Applet Manual V2.5</revnumber> <date>September 2003</date> <revdescription> <para role="author">Sun MATE Documentation Team </para> <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para> </revdescription> </revision> <revision> <revnumber>Volume Control Applet Manual V2.4</revnumber> <date>August 2003</date> <revdescription> <para role="author">Sun MATE Documentation Team </para> <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para> </revdescription> </revision> <revision> <revnumber>Volume Control Applet Manual V2.3</revnumber> <date>March 2003</date> <revdescription> <para role="author">Sun MATE Documentation Team </para> <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para> </revdescription> </revision> <revision> <revnumber>Volume Control Applet Manual V2.2</revnumber> <date>January 2003</date> <revdescription> <para role="author">Sun MATE Documentation Team </para> <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para> </revdescription> </revision> <revision> <revnumber>Volume Control Applet Manual V2.1</revnumber> <date>August 2002</date> <revdescription> <para role="author">Sun MATE Documentation Team </para> <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para> </revdescription> </revision> <revision> <revnumber>Volume Control Applet Manual V2.0</revnumber> <date>April 2002</date> <revdescription> <para role="author">Sun MATE Documentation Team </para> <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para> </revdescription> </revision> <revision> <revnumber>Mixer Applet</revnumber> <date>2000</date> <revdescription> <para role="author">Dan Mueth <email>d-mueth@uchicago.edu</email></para> <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para> </revdescription> </revision> </revhistory> <releaseinfo> This manual describes version &appletversion; of &applet;. </releaseinfo> <legalnotice> <title>Feedback</title> <para> To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &applet; applet or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="help:mate-feedback" type="help">MATE Feedback Page</ulink>. </para> </legalnotice> </articleinfo> <indexterm> <primary>Volume Control</primary> </indexterm> <!-- ============= Document Body ============================= --> <!-- ============= Introduction ============================== --> <sect1 id="volumecontrol-introduction"> <title>Introduction</title> <!-- ==== Figure ============================================= --> <figure id="volumecontrol-fig"> <title>&applet; Applet</title> <screenshot> <mediaobject> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/volumecontrol_applet.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> <textobject> <phrase>Shows Volume Control applet. Contains image of a speaker.</phrase> </textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> </figure> <!-- ==== End of Figure ======================================= --> <para>The <application>&applet;</application> applet enables you to control the sound volume on your system. The applet icon changes depending on the volume level that you select. For example, if you select a low volume level, the icon displays one sound wave emanating from the speaker in the applet icon. As you increase the volume, the icon changes to display more sound waves. </para> <sect2 id="volumecontrol-introduction-add"> <title>To Add &applet; to a Panel</title> <para>To add <application>&applet;</application> to a panel, right-click on the panel, then choose <guimenuitem>Add to Panel</guimenuitem>. Select <application>&applet;</application> in the <application>Add to the panel</application> dialog, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> </sect2> </sect1> <sect1 id="volumecontrol-usage"> <title>Using &applet;</title> <sect2 id="volumecontrol-adjust"> <title>To Adjust the Volume</title> <para>Click on the applet to display a slider control. To increase the volume, move the slider upwards. To decrease the volume, move the slider downwards.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="volumecontrol-off"> <title>To Switch the Volume Off</title> <para>To switch the volume off, right-click on the applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Mute</guimenuitem>. </para> </sect2> <sect2 id="volumecontrol-add"> <title>To Access Additional Features</title> <para>To access additional functionality for working with volume, right-click on the applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Open Volume Control</guimenuitem>. A volume control application starts, which enables you to control the volume and balance levels for audio playback and recording.</para> </sect2> </sect1> <sect1 id="volumecontrol-prefs"> <title>Customizing &applet;</title> <para>To configure <application>&applet;</application>, right-click on the applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>.</para> <note> <para> <application>&applet;</application> populates the <guilabel>Volume Control Preferences</guilabel> dialog dynamically, based on the functionality supported by your sound card. </para> </note> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Audio Channels</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>Select the audio output channel that you want to control:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para><guilabel>Volume</guilabel></para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>PCM</guilabel></para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>Speaker</guilabel></para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>Line-in</guilabel></para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>Microphone</guilabel></para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>CD</guilabel></para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>Record</guilabel></para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>Line-1</guilabel></para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>Line-2</guilabel></para></listitem> </itemizedlist> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>Volume Control Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para> </sect1> </article>