Go through it as
described in the next section.
Step 4: Make Sure Your Sound Equipment
Works with Skype
To make those calls, you need to make sure your headset, or your speakers and
microphone, work with Skype. Follow these steps:
If you??™re following on directly from the previous section, you should have
the Skype ??“ Getting Started Wizard running and showing its Hello screen. If
not, choose Help | Getting Started from the main Skype window to launch
the wizard.
Select the Do Not Show This Guide At Startup check box to prevent the
wizard from running again automatically, and then click the Start button.
The wizard displays the Check That Your Sound Works In Skype screen:
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Arrange the window so that you can see both the Skype window and the
wizard, and then follow the instructions. Click the Call Me To Test Your
Sound item in your Contacts. Skype displays the Profile For Skype Test Call
window:
Click the Call Skype Test Call button. Skype opens the call window:
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Click the Call button to place the test call. Listen to the audio message (change
the volume if necessary), record a message of your own after the tone, and
verify that the audio volume and quality are acceptable when Skype plays
the message back to you.
Click the Hang Up button to end the call.
You??™re now ready to make some calls??”as soon as you have some people to call.
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