Re: What A Screen Reader User Can Set Up to Un Mute your Computer

When I first got my laptop a year and a half ago I accidentally muted all volume. I was going crazy trying to figure out how to get sound back. I had to wait for my son to get home from school in order to have him turn the sound back on. So after this happened I read my users manual and discovered that on my laptop that there is a "F/N" key at the bottom left of the keyboard. And if I press the F/N key in combination with the HOME key that it will mute the computer, or if my computer gets muted, I can use this key combination in order to unmute the computer. I just thought that some of you on the list might find this interesting. 

Scott
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Harmon" <rharmon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: What A Screen Reader User Can Set Up to Un Mute your Computer



That's a good idea.  If you are fortunate enough to have a multimedia
keyboard then a lot of times there is a mute button on it. If you can learn 
where it is and maybe put a locater dot on it then usually you can just
press that and the voice will come back.  I have a MS wireless bluetooth
elite keyboard and I accidentally hit the mute button on it from time to
time because it's next to the upand down volume control.  I just hit it
again and my sound is back.

Rick


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----- Original Message ----- From: "Allison Mervis" <allisonfm@xxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: What A Screen Reader User Can Set Up to Un Mute your Computer


Great idea! Thanks!
Allison
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Campbell" <ray.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 4:33 PM
Subject: What A Screen Reader User Can Set Up to Un Mute your Computer



Hello All:

I sent out a suggestion yesterday that both Gw Micro and Freedom
Scientific set up a keystroke in Window-Eyes and JAWS, Respectively, to
un mute one's computer if the sound becomes muted.  I got several good
suggestions back, especially the Quick Mix program.

As screen reader users, it's probably a good idea to have something set
up ahead of time so that if we ever get muted, we can fairly easily un
mute.  I did an experiment and it worked, so Here is what I did.  Keep
in mind DO THIS BEFORE YOU GET Muted.

1.  Go to the start menu.
2.  Press "p" to get to All Programs.  If your start menu has more than
one thing starting with "p" on it, such as "Printers and Faxes," you'll
need to press enter to get into the programs menu.
3.  Press "a" to go to Accessories, then press enter.
4.  Press "e" to go to the Entertainment sub menu.  In most cases, you
won't have to press enter because Entertainment is the only thing on the
accessories sub menu starting with the letter "e."
5.  Arrow down to "Volume Control."  Do not press enter.
6.  Press the Applications key, third key to the right of the space bar.
7.  Press "r" to bring up the properties of the volume control shortcut
which is what you arrowed down to in the entertainment sub menu.
8.  Press tab two times until you hear "Short cut key." When you hear
this, type a key combination you'd like to use to get to the volume
control from anywhere.  I used ctrl-alt-v.
9. Press enter.

It would be good to test this before the day your computer becomes
muted.  Press ctrl-alt-v or whatever short cut key you chose.  Make sure
you hear "Master volume Control."  If you do not, then repeat the steps
above for setting up the short cut.

If you hear Master Volume, then you know the short cut key works.  Tab
two times to the "Mute All," check box.  It should be unchecked.  Press
space bar to check it.  Your screen reader will go silent.

Press alt-F4 to close down the volume control.  Now, you are about to do
exactly what you will do if your computer ever becomes muted.

Press ctrl-alt-v or whatever short cut key you set up.  Tab twice and
press space bar.  This will turn off the mute all check box and your
screen reader will start speaking again.

Thanks,


Ray Campbell, Help Desk Technician
Adaptive Technology Center
Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
1850 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL  60608
312-997-3651 (Voice/Relay) or
888-825-0080 (voice/Relay)
ray.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
AIM Screen Name: tclhelp
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