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Title: BVC mic set up issue.
Post by: peg-leg on December 31, 2010, 10:31:50 AM: I sent this info to Dave for his help, but thought I would post here as well.

Here's what I have:

Dell P4 running XP
AHP 3.296
BVC

I have a digital baby monitor that I modified to work like Dave's for use with BVC.

The mic is located in my downstairs living room. The receiver is upstairs next to my HAC. I disconnected the speaker on the receiver/monitor and soldered in a headphone jack per your instructions. The headphone jack is connected to the line in on my HAC. I have a speaker downstairs that's approximately 10 feet from my microphone. The speaker is connected via the output line on my HAC through wiring that has a output behind my TV. I am using a computer style speaker.

Here's my problem, when I speak, the mic pics up my voice easily, but then I also hear my voice over the output speaker. This seems to be confusing BVC. BVC almost never hears my commands correctly. I did not have this issue when I was testing BVC on my laptop using headphones to listen, so I know it's not a BVC issue.

How do I prevent my HAC from playing my voice over the speaker? I only want BVC's voice to sound through the output.

Thanks in advance for your help.
Title: Re: BVC mic set up issue.
Post by: IPS on December 31, 2010, 12:57:34 PM: Just lower the input volume.

IPS
Title: Re: BVC mic set up issue.
Post by: HA Dave on December 31, 2010, 05:12:43 PM: Quote from: IPS on December 31, 2010, 12:57:34 PM
Just lower the input volume.

Keeping the input volume as low possible is always helpful. But I think if peg-leg can hear himself through his speakers... he forgot to check the "mute" [check box]. My baby monitor microphone (one of them) and the altered receiver is only about a foot or two from from one set of speakers.
Title: Re: BVC mic set up issue.
Post by: -Bill- (of wgjohns.com) on December 31, 2010, 09:55:29 PM: Yeah. It sounds like you need to go into Windows "mixer" settings and in the settings for playback, make sure the line in is muted for playback.

Right now, it's treating the line in like a CD or other such device that when it's playing you want to hear it over the computer speakers.

You need to tell Windows that's not the case, in this case.
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Title: Re: BVC mic set up issue.
Post by: peg-leg on December 31, 2010, 11:49:41 PM: I'll try this tomorrow AM and let you guys know the results. Thanks for the info.
Title: Re: BVC mic set up issue.
Post by: HA Dave on January 01, 2011, 01:51:54 AM: Quote from: -Bill- (of wgjohns.com) on December 31, 2010, 09:55:29 PM
.... you need to go into Windows "mixer" settings and in the settings for playback, make sure the line in is muted for playback. Right now, it's treating the line in like a CD or other such device that when it's playing you want to hear it over the computer speakers. You need to tell Windows that's not the case, in this case.

We need to find a better way to show/explain/demo that.
Title: Re: BVC mic set up issue.
Post by: peg-leg on January 02, 2011, 12:44:16 AM: I updated this issue on the BVC forum. Echo issue solved, but have another question. I'll stick to the BVC forum for the continuation of this post.

Thanks for everyone's suggestions and input.
Title: Re: BVC mic set up issue.
Post by: HA Dave on January 02, 2011, 09:41:31 AM: Quote from: peg-leg on January 02, 2011, 12:44:16 AM
Echo issue solved

After hundreds (?) of setups now... I would be surprised if there was a problem.

I also replied at Bill's forum at the forementioned thread. Here: http://wgjohns.com/forums/index.php?topic=190.msg1041#msg1041
Title: Re: BVC mic set up issue.
Post by: peg-leg on January 02, 2011, 02:36:24 PM: Thanks Dave.
Title: Re: BVC mic set up issue.
Post by: HA Dave on January 02, 2011, 08:58:56 PM: Just saw a cute YouTube Video about a house of the future (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXbdsECREAs&feature=related). We're getting there!