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Chat Help Home :: Troubleshooting
Voice
| When I try to open the chat, my browser blocks
the voice applet |
The problem is not a security issue. It's a way
Microsoft blocks applications which are not signed (do not have a
certificate) from being downloaded (installed) on your computer in order
to keep you from getting viruses from unknown sites (web sites or
applications you do not trust). We are in the process of getting a new
security certificate. Meanwhile, please follow the instructions below to
get the software installed:
- In Internet explorer, click on Tools
- In the dropdown menu, click on "Internet options"
- Now, click on "Security" tab.
- Click on "Trusted Sites" and then "Sites" tab.
- On the screen you see, "Add this website to this zone" type in
the name:
http://www.parkinsonprofile.com and click on "Add"
- Uncheck the checkbox that says "Require Server
Verification..." and then click on "OK" and "OK" again to exit.
- Now you should be able to load the Voice applet.
If you still have the same problem:
- In Internet explorer, click on Tools
- In the dropdown menu, click on "Internet options"
- Now, click on "Security" tab.
- Click on "Custom Level"
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Go down to "Download unsigned Active Controls"
- Change to "Prompt"
- Close the windows and start the chat to download the Voice
Applet
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| How do I test my microphone and speakers? |
You may follow these steps to perform a simple test
determining if your microphone and speakers are connected and adjusted
properly:
- If you are currently in a voice chat room, click Exit to
leave the room.
- Close any other programs you have open that may be using your
microphone or speakers.
- Click the Windows Start button in the lower-left corner
of the screen.
- Select Programs, then Accessories, then
Multimedia (Entertainment if you have Windows 98), then
Sound Recorder.
- After the Sound Recorder window opens, click on the record
button (a red circle), say a few words into your microphone, then
click the stop button (a black square). While you are recording, you
should see the sound waves from your voice displayed on the strip
chart at the top of the Sound Recorder window.
- Click the play button (black triangle) to hear what you just
recorded.
If you do not hear anything, but you saw the sound waves from your
voice, then something is wrong with your speaker setup. If you did not
see the sound waves from your voice, then something is wrong with your
microphone setup. |
| Why doesn't my voice chat work? |
If voice fails to load correctly, you must do the
following:
- Close the chat window
- Go to your "Start" menu and choose "Run."
- Type in "downloaded program files" (with the quotation
marks), and hit the "Enter" key.
- Locate a file called "GlassroomVoiceControl".
- Right-click on the file and choose "Remove."
- Restart Internet Explorer.
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| How do I adjust my microphone and speakers? |
You may follow the steps below to perform a few simple
adjustments. It is best to adjust your settings while you are actually
in a voice chat room. After entering a voice chat room, follow these
steps to check and adjust your settings:
- Click the Windows Start button in the lower-left corner
of the screen.
- Select Programs, then Accessories, then
Multimedia (Entertainment if you have Windows 98), then
Volume Control. The Volume Control window will open and
display the settings for Playback (your speakers).
- The title of the leftmost control should be "Volume Control,"
"Master Volume Control," or "Master Balance." Set the volume control
so that it is at least halfway or higher. If there is a "Mute all"
checkbox, make sure it is not checked.
- Look for the Microphone controls. If they are not displayed,
select Options from the menu, and then select Properties.
At the bottom of the Properties window, find the Microphone (or Mic)
item in the list of volume controls and place a check in the
checkbox. Then, press the OK button.
- Below the Microphone volume control, look for the checkbox
labeled "Mute" or "Select." If the checkbox is labeled "Mute," make
sure it is checked. If the checkbox is labeled "Select," make sure
it is not checked.
- Change to the Recording (microphone) settings by selecting
Options then Properties from the menu. In the Properties
window, click on the Recording option, and ensure that there
is a check next to the Microphone item in the list of volume
controls at the bottom of the window. Then press the OK
button. The Volume Control window will change to a Recording Control
window.
- If the leftmost volume control is labeled "Master Record" or
"Master Recording," set the volume control so that it is at least
halfway or higher.
- Find the Microphone volume control and set it to at least
halfway or higher. If there is a checkbox labeled "Mute" below the
Microphone volume control, make sure it is not checked. If
there is a checkbox labeled "Select" below the Microphone volume
control, make sure it is checked.
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| Why can some people in the chat room hear me
but others cannot? |
Possible reasons that some people cannot hear you
include:
- They have used the Ignore command to block your voice and text.
- They do not have voice capability because their computer does
not meet the system requirements; they elected not to enable voice
when they entered the chat room; or there was some problem starting
the voice software on their computer.
- Someone else started speaking before you. If you speak, only
that person will hear you. Everyone else will hear that person.
If at least one person in the chat room can hear you, then your
computer is working correctly. |
| Why can't anyone hear me? |
| Cause: Either your microphone is not connected
and configured correctly, or the chat is having a problem accessing your
microphone.
Solution: Make sure your microphones are connected correctly.
If your Sound Recorder test is successful and you are able to record and
play back your voice, but you cannot be heard when you press the Talk
button in a chat room, check to see whether the leftmost sound level
meter (just to the right of the Talk button) moves with the level
of your voice. When your voice is louder, you should see more colored
meter bars; when your voice is softer, you should see fewer.
If the sound level meter shows the level of your voice but the other
people in the chat room cannot hear you, it is probably a problem with
the other person's speaker connection or adjustment.
If the sound level meter does not display any colored bars, or
colored bars are visible but the number does not change when the level
of your voice changes, chat is probably unable to access the microphone
correctly. For help in adjusting your computer, please read "How do I
adjust my microphone and speakers?" |
| Why can't I hear anyone? |
| Cause: Either your speakers are not connected or
configured correctly, or chat is having a problem accessing them.
Solution: Make sure your speakers are connected correctly. If
your Sound Recorder test is successful and you are able to record and
play back your voice, but you cannot hear the other people when they
speak in a chat room, check to see whether the rightmost sound level
meter moves when they are speaking.
If the sound level meter does not move, it is probably a problem with
the other person's microphone connection or adjustment.
If the sound level meter does move (displays a varying number of
colored bars), verify that the mute button (a speaker icon to the right
of the other person's name) is not depressed. Try increasing the volume
level by dragging the volume slider up.
If the sound level meter displays a varying number of colored bars
when the other person is speaking, but you are unable to hear their
voice, chat is probably unable to access the speakers correctly. For
help in adjusting your computer, please read "How do I adjust my
microphone and speakers?" |
| Why do I hear a tone when I press Talk? |
| Cause: Your voice is not being sent to anyone
because there are no other participants connected to the voice server.
One of the following is true:
- You are the only one in the chat room.
- Someone else is already speaking.
- The other people in the chat room have ignored you.
- The other people are unable to connect to the voice server.
Solution: If you are the only person in the chat room, you can
always do a private voice with yourself. |
| Why are voices choppy and broken-up? |
| Cause: The voice data is not passing smoothly
over the Internet. Usually, this is due to congestion or other problems
at some point between our server and the computers participating in the
voice chat conference.
Solution: Problems of this type are usually temporary, and the
voice quality should improve once the problem is remedied. If you have
persistent problems with choppy voice quality over a period of days,
please let us know of your problem so that we can diagnose whether the
problem is with your ISP, at our site, or somewhere in between. |
| How do I remove voice chat from my computer? |
| The voice chat software is an integral part of the chat
software and cannot be removed separately.
If you want to temporarily disable voice, simply press the Stop
Voice button. Your voice capability will remain disabled until you
press the Start Voice button. |
| I am behind a firewall. Can I voice chat? |
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In order to use the voice chat, your firewall must permit
outgoing TCP connections to ch.iraniha.com on ports 5000 and 5001.
If you use a proxy server to connect to the Internet, you will not be
able to use the voice feature. |
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Why do sounds not play on my system? |
Windows 95/98/NT users running versions of
Java prior to 1.2 (including all current versions of Microsoft Java,
Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator/Communicator) will not be able
to hear sound, due to a bug in these earlier Java releases that caused
Windows to crash after repeated playing of sound. You must upgrade to
Sun's JRE 1.2 or higher to hear sound on Windows.
In addition, there is a bug in Netscape Communicator 4.5 for Macintosh
that prevents it from playing sound from Java applets. We have notified
Netscape of this error, though at present, they have not addressed the
problem.
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| What do I need to use voice chat? |
| Voice Chat feature requires the following:
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| How do I install voice chat on my
computer? |
| If your computer is running Microsoft Windows
and you are using either Netscape (version 5.0 or later) or Internet
Explorer (version 5.0 or later), the voice chat software will
automatically install when you enter a chat room. |
| Why don't I see any voice controls? |
| Cause: Your computer does not meet the minimum
requirements for our voice feature.
Solution: You must use Microsoft Windows. The Apple Macintosh
and other non-Windows platforms don't currently support our voice
feature. You must be running either Netscape Navigator/Communicator
(version 5.0 or later) or Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 5.0 or
later). To check the version number of your browser, select the About
Navigator..., About Communicator..., or About Internet
Explorer item from the browser's Help menu. If you have an
older version of Netscape or Internet Explorer, download a new version
of your browser.
Cause: You have not changed your Chat software selection to
Voice.
Solution: Go to the chat welcome page and select Enable
Voice.
Cause: You have turned off the voice feature by pressing the
Stop Voice button.
Solution: Press the Start Voice button to reactivate
the voice feature. This button should be Red for your vocie control to
work.
Cause: The voice-enabled chat software failed to install.
Solution: If your whole chat display area is blank and you do
not see the normal chat application, follow one of the steps below to
fix this problem:
1. In Internet Explorer, display the Internet Options window. If you
have Internet Explorer version 4, choose View -> Internet
Options from the browser's menu. If you have Internet Explorer
version 5, choose Tools -> Internet Options from the
browser's menu.
After the Internet Options window is displayed, press the
Settings... button in the center Temporary Internet Files
section of the window. On the Settings window that is displayed, press
the View Objects... button. The Downloaded Program Files window
is displayed. Remove any versions of "GlassRoomVoiceControl" that
are listed by clicking on the name using the right mouse button and
selecting Remove from the menu that is displayed. You will be
prompted to confirm your choice. Make sure the chat window is closed
before you attempt to do this!
After you have removed the old software, press Cancel in each
of the windows to close them, then try to enter a voice chat room. And
then restart Internet Explorer
2. If you can not access the Internet Explorer menu for any reason,
follow the steps below:
- Close the chat window
- Go to your "Start" menu and choose "Run."
- Type in "downloaded program files" (with the quotation
marks), and hit the "Enter" key.
- Locate a file called "GlassRoomVoiceControl".
- Right-click on the file and choose "Remove."
- Restart Internet Explorer.
Start the chat room again. You'll see a window asking you if you want
to install the GlassRoom Voice Control. Make sure you answer Yes to this
question! You now should have the voice menu available in the chat
window.
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| Why is voice not supported on my configuration? |
Cause: Your computer does not meet the minimum
requirements for the voice chat:
- Netscape Navigator (version 5.0 or higher)
or
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 5.0 or higher)
- Mozella Firefox is NOT supported
If you need a newer version of your Internet browser, download the
latest version of
Internet
Explorer from Microsoft or
Netscape.
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