. . . Using Manual conversation mode
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Use Manual mode if you’re having problems using Auto-
matic mode, or if your sound card does not support Auto-
matic mode. If your work environment is very noisy, you
might have problems using Automatic mode. You can also
use Manual mode to control exactly when speech is sent to
the other person.
To change to Manual conversation mode:
1 On the Options menu, click Voice Chat Options.
2 On the Advanced tab, click Manual Mode.
3 Click OK.
The next time you use Voice Chat, the window includes a
walkie-talkie button that you use to talk.
Talking in Manual mode
Manual mode works differently depending on whether your
conversation is full duplex or half duplex.
• When using half duplex, you click the walkie-talkie but-
ton once in order to talk. While you’re talking, the other
person cannot talk to you (he or she sees a “Don’t Talk”
icon) until you click the button again to release it. The
other person can then talk.
• When using full duplex, you also click the walkie-talkie
button once in order to talk, but you don’t need to
release it to allow the other person to talk, since in full
duplex, you can both talk at the same time.
Therefore, you can just leave the button down until you
and the other person are finished talking, since the other
person can talk to you when your button is pressed.
