- To setup your sound on Paltalk,
- Go over to your Paltalk Messenger main window & click on the Setup
menu then click on preferences, Another window will open with
some tab options at the top to click, Click on the Audio Test
tab, There you will be able to do a sound check to see if you
hear any sound though your speakers / earphones / headset,
Click the Play Sound button to check your sound level, Move
the volume slider till you are happy with your sound output volume,
- Setting up your microphone on Paltalk,
- From the audio test tab below the speaker test you should
see the microphone test, Click the link that says
Click here & speak in to your microphone to
record a test message, Then speak clearly in to
your microphone or headset / desktop microphone, Then move on
to link 2 / 3 then 4, Once you have competed the audio test &
you are happy with your speaker / microphone volume levels you are
ready to listen and talk in the chat rooms Paltalk have on offer...
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- Setting up your webcam,
- First of all make sure you have installed the up to date
drivers for your webcam, You can download them from the
manufacture website by looking in the user manual / user guide or CD
Rom, Once you have the drivers installed to your webcam reboot
you pc & then plug your cam in to one of the USB ports on your
computer if you are using a USB webcam continue with the text below,
- Go over to your Paltalk Messenger main window & click on the
Setup menu then click on preferences, When the window opens
click on the Video tab,
- Now place checkmarks in the following option boxes,
Video Preview - Preview Window - Auto
Detect (Recommended), / Publish
my video at - Best Speed (Picture quality may be sacrificed to
maximize speed), - Default Video Viewer Window Size -
Small 160x120 (Recommended),
- Connection Type - Auto
Detect (Recommended),
- Now click on the Start button below the preview window,
This should start your webcam & you should see the cam working in
the preview window, If dose not the first time it should give
you the option to click on the Video Driver button,
Select the Microsoft WDM Image Capture
(Win32) - Click OK,
- Now click on Video Source & a window will open with some tab
options,
- Click on Capture Source & from the Select a Video Device -
Select the the name / make of your webcam,
- Click on the Device Settings tab to adjust your webcams colour
brightness & contrast settings,
- Camera Control tab - This will give you the option to set your
zoom / focus & many more options for your webcam, -
(Do not panic if this is greyed out with your
webcam, All this means is that you will have to adjust it on the
front of your webcam manually),
- Click Apply then OK,
- Now your webcam should be setup & working with the picrure
showing in the Video Preview window,
- Click on Stop now your webcam is working & Click OK,
- You are now ready to start your webcam in all Video enable rooms
on Paltalk,
- Click Start Webcam Icon from the top of the room & the self
viewer will open, - (All the people that are in the
room with you should be able to view your webcam),
- To Stop your webcam close / exit the self view window...
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