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Q185767: MTM2: How to Configure the CB Radio Feature

Article: Q185767
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbsound kbtool kbui kbimu msgame mtm2kbfaq
Last Modified: 12-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Monster Truck Madness 2, version 2.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to configure the CB Radio feature in Monster Truck
Madness 2.

MORE INFORMATION
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You can use the CB Radio feature in Monster Truck Madness 2 to talk to other
players when you are preparing to play or are playing a multiplayer game.

For the CB Radio to function, you must have a properly configured 16-bit sound
card with a microphone installed in your computer. To configure the sound card
to use the CB Radio, follow these steps:

1. Verfify that the Microsoft Windows Sound Recorder and Volume Control tools
  are installed on your computer.

  If you see a yellow speaker icon on the taskbar, the Windows Sound Recorder
  and Volume Control tools are installed. If you do not see the icon on the
  taskbar, install the Windows Sound Recorder and Volume Control tools. To do
  this, follow these steps:

  a. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

  b. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

  c. On the Windows Setup tab, click Multimedia in the Components box, and then
     click Details.

  d. Click the Sound Recorder and Volume Control check boxes to select them,
     and then click OK.

  e. Click OK. You may be prompted for your Windows CD-ROM or disks.

  f. Close Control Panel.

2. Use Windows Sound Recorder to test the microphone. To do this, follow these
  steps:

  a. Double-click the speaker icon on the taskbar.

  b. On the Options menu, click Properties.

  c. Under Adjust Volume For, click Recording.

  d. Click to select the Microphone check box, and then click OK.

  e. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to
     Entertainment or Multimedia, and then click Sound Recorder.

  f. Click the Record button, and speak into the microphone. When you finish
     speaking, click the Stop button. Click the Play button to play back the
     sound clip you recorded using the microphone.

  g. If the volume is too soft or too loud, move the Microphone Volume slider
     up or down in the Recording Control window, and then use Sound Recorder to
     test the microphone level again. Repeat this step until you find a volume
     level that is acceptable to you.

     NOTE: You may also need to adjust the volume of your speakers to find an
     acceptable volume level.

3. Start Monster Truck Madness 2.

4. On the Options menu, click Sound.

5. Under CB Radio, click the left or right Amplification arrows to adjust the
  volume of your CB Radio transmissions. If a 16-bit sound card is installed in
  your computer, we recommend you do not select the Full Duplex option. When
  you are finished adjusting the volume level, click OK.

  NOTE: You may need to lower the volume level of other game sounds to hear CB
  radio transmissions clearly.

6. Click Driver Check-In, and then click Multiplayer to host or join a
  multiplayer game.

7. Click the CB Radio button to activate the CB radio feature. When the CB Radio
  appears on the screen; speak into the microphone to talk to other players.
  This window contains a signal strength meter to show your transmission
  strength. To ensure that your voice is heard on all of the other players'
  computers, fill the meter completely when you speak. Because only one person
  at a time can talk on the CB radio, click Stop Transmitting when you finish
  speaking to listen to the other players' replies.

  To use the CB radio when you are playing a game, press and hold down the R key
  when you talk. When you press the R key, a signal strength meter appears on
  the screen.

Additional query words: 2.00 msgame mtm2 citizens band broadcast

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Keywords          : kbenv kbsound kbtool kbui kbimu msgame mtm2 kbfaq
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbMonsterTMSearch kbMonsterTM2
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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