Re: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers
Jose, I only have one soundcard so couldn't understand what the problem was. It turns out to be a relatively simple fix which seems to have something to do with the configuration of this case rather than the properties of the soundcard. With a bit of experimentation, my son found that I could/should keep speakers plugged into the rear audio jack and reserve the front jack for headphone use rather than attempting to plug speakers into the front. When I connect or disconnect phones windows obligingly provides me with a status message, but in any case I don't have to mess with soundcard properties. I'm not sure if this is a configuration unique to my system and may not have explained the solution very well, but offer this as an option to anyone else if this should unexpectedly happen to them. I'd be curious as to whether anyone else has seen this and can explain why the jacks might not be created equal. hth. Susan -Original Message- From: Jose Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 4:41 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers HI Susan, I want to make shore I understand what's going on. Are you saying that you can get windows sounds, and jaws, but not if you plug in the speekers? if your using more then 1 sound card it would be possable for jaws to go threw 1 sound card, while windows sounds go threw the other. As for your hubby, well, you could just keep asking him to fix it over and over, and maybe he will ither fix it for good, or simply explaine to you how he did it so you will stop bugging him. if that don't work, try blackmail. LOL! smiley, just kidding. -Original Message- From: Susan Wojtecki Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 12:35 PM To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers -- susan Hi listers, i apologize for the novice question, but have reached the end of my admittedly limited patience. Quite simply, I'm running JAWS 12 on a Windows 7 system with a Realtech HD soundcard. With my previous SB Live card in XP it was a simple matter of plug and play to swap between headphones and speakers but this does not seem to be the case now. While I generally work with headphones, there are times when I wish to switch to speaker configuration and would like instructions on how to do this. My sighted husband is available in case of major disasters, but his usual approach is to disable JAWS while stumbling toward whatever solution and he is not particularly good at explaining his steps so that I can learn them. In this situation he had configured the speakers temporarily, but at reboot I was unable to bring up anything but system sounds via speakers, though again headphones worked fine. I've attempted to look around the audio manager and speakers dialogues but still seem to be missing something, so step by step help would be best. Many thanks. Susan For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers
Lenny, as I said in previous message, this isn't a matter of a secondary soundcard or USB headphones, does that even make sense? Anyway, problem appears solved. Susan -Original Message- From: Lenny McHugh Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 8:01 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers Susan, I no longer have jaws 12 installed but I think the same steps will work. Bring jaws into focus. Then use alt u. arrow down to sound cards. you then you can select what sound card or head phones that you want jaws to use. --- Please visit my web page It’s motivational, inspirational with a touch of humor There is also a very extensive resource list for the blind http://www.LennyMcHugh.com International Brotherhood of Magicians member #43990R -Original Message- From: Jose Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 4:41 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers HI Susan, I want to make shore I understand what's going on. Are you saying that you can get windows sounds, and jaws, but not if you plug in the speekers? if your using more then 1 sound card it would be possable for jaws to go threw 1 sound card, while windows sounds go threw the other. As for your hubby, well, you could just keep asking him to fix it over and over, and maybe he will ither fix it for good, or simply explaine to you how he did it so you will stop bugging him. if that don't work, try blackmail. LOL! smiley, just kidding. -Original Message- From: Susan Wojtecki Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 12:35 PM To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers -- susan Hi listers, i apologize for the novice question, but have reached the end of my admittedly limited patience. Quite simply, I'm running JAWS 12 on a Windows 7 system with a Realtech HD soundcard. With my previous SB Live card in XP it was a simple matter of plug and play to swap between headphones and speakers but this does not seem to be the case now. While I generally work with headphones, there are times when I wish to switch to speaker configuration and would like instructions on how to do this. My sighted husband is available in case of major disasters, but his usual approach is to disable JAWS while stumbling toward whatever solution and he is not particularly good at explaining his steps so that I can learn them. In this situation he had configured the speakers temporarily, but at reboot I was unable to bring up anything but system sounds via speakers, though again headphones worked fine. I've attempted to look around the audio manager and speakers dialogues but still seem to be missing something, so step by step help would be best. Many thanks. Susan For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers
Hi Susan, I hook up my extra laptop to my stereo from the ear jack to the auxillary input. I run my Itunes player and work with jaws in stereo, It sounds like Barry White is the new Jaws voice. Just need the right wire with the male adapter on both endsand radio Shack has them in any length, I'm not sure if the size adapter is a number 2. I hope this help. Jorge -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of susan Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 3:45 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers Jose, I only have one soundcard so couldn't understand what the problem was. It turns out to be a relatively simple fix which seems to have something to do with the configuration of this case rather than the properties of the soundcard. With a bit of experimentation, my son found that I could/should keep speakers plugged into the rear audio jack and reserve the front jack for headphone use rather than attempting to plug speakers into the front. When I connect or disconnect phones windows obligingly provides me with a status message, but in any case I don't have to mess with soundcard properties. I'm not sure if this is a configuration unique to my system and may not have explained the solution very well, but offer this as an option to anyone else if this should unexpectedly happen to them. I'd be curious as to whether anyone else has seen this and can explain why the jacks might not be created equal. hth. Susan -Original Message- From: Jose Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 4:41 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers HI Susan, I want to make shore I understand what's going on. Are you saying that you can get windows sounds, and jaws, but not if you plug in the speekers? if your using more then 1 sound card it would be possable for jaws to go threw 1 sound card, while windows sounds go threw the other. As for your hubby, well, you could just keep asking him to fix it over and over, and maybe he will ither fix it for good, or simply explaine to you how he did it so you will stop bugging him. if that don't work, try blackmail. LOL! smiley, just kidding. -Original Message- From: Susan Wojtecki Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 12:35 PM To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers -- susan Hi listers, i apologize for the novice question, but have reached the end of my admittedly limited patience. Quite simply, I'm running JAWS 12 on a Windows 7 system with a Realtech HD soundcard. With my previous SB Live card in XP it was a simple matter of plug and play to swap between headphones and speakers but this does not seem to be the case now. While I generally work with headphones, there are times when I wish to switch to speaker configuration and would like instructions on how to do this. My sighted husband is available in case of major disasters, but his usual approach is to disable JAWS while stumbling toward whatever solution and he is not particularly good at explaining his steps so that I can learn them. In this situation he had configured the speakers temporarily, but at reboot I was unable to bring up anything but system sounds via speakers, though again headphones worked fine. I've attempted to look around the audio manager and speakers dialogues but still seem to be missing something, so step by step help would be best. Many thanks. Susan For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers
HI Susan, I want to make shore I understand what's going on. Are you saying that you can get windows sounds, and jaws, but not if you plug in the speekers? if your using more then 1 sound card it would be possable for jaws to go threw 1 sound card, while windows sounds go threw the other. As for your hubby, well, you could just keep asking him to fix it over and over, and maybe he will ither fix it for good, or simply explaine to you how he did it so you will stop bugging him. if that don't work, try blackmail. LOL! smiley, just kidding. -Original Message- From: Susan Wojtecki Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 12:35 PM To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers -- susan Hi listers, i apologize for the novice question, but have reached the end of my admittedly limited patience. Quite simply, I'm running JAWS 12 on a Windows 7 system with a Realtech HD soundcard. With my previous SB Live card in XP it was a simple matter of plug and play to swap between headphones and speakers but this does not seem to be the case now. While I generally work with headphones, there are times when I wish to switch to speaker configuration and would like instructions on how to do this. My sighted husband is available in case of major disasters, but his usual approach is to disable JAWS while stumbling toward whatever solution and he is not particularly good at explaining his steps so that I can learn them. In this situation he had configured the speakers temporarily, but at reboot I was unable to bring up anything but system sounds via speakers, though again headphones worked fine. I've attempted to look around the audio manager and speakers dialogues but still seem to be missing something, so step by step help would be best. Many thanks. Susan For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers
Susan, I no longer have jaws 12 installed but I think the same steps will work. Bring jaws into focus. Then use alt u. arrow down to sound cards. you then you can select what sound card or head phones that you want jaws to use. --- Please visit my web page It’s motivational, inspirational with a touch of humor There is also a very extensive resource list for the blind http://www.LennyMcHugh.com International Brotherhood of Magicians member #43990R -Original Message- From: Jose Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 4:41 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers HI Susan, I want to make shore I understand what's going on. Are you saying that you can get windows sounds, and jaws, but not if you plug in the speekers? if your using more then 1 sound card it would be possable for jaws to go threw 1 sound card, while windows sounds go threw the other. As for your hubby, well, you could just keep asking him to fix it over and over, and maybe he will ither fix it for good, or simply explaine to you how he did it so you will stop bugging him. if that don't work, try blackmail. LOL! smiley, just kidding. -Original Message- From: Susan Wojtecki Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 12:35 PM To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers -- susan Hi listers, i apologize for the novice question, but have reached the end of my admittedly limited patience. Quite simply, I'm running JAWS 12 on a Windows 7 system with a Realtech HD soundcard. With my previous SB Live card in XP it was a simple matter of plug and play to swap between headphones and speakers but this does not seem to be the case now. While I generally work with headphones, there are times when I wish to switch to speaker configuration and would like instructions on how to do this. My sighted husband is available in case of major disasters, but his usual approach is to disable JAWS while stumbling toward whatever solution and he is not particularly good at explaining his steps so that I can learn them. In this situation he had configured the speakers temporarily, but at reboot I was unable to bring up anything but system sounds via speakers, though again headphones worked fine. I've attempted to look around the audio manager and speakers dialogues but still seem to be missing something, so step by step help would be best. Many thanks. Susan For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] setting up/configuring speakers
-- susan Hi listers, i apologize for the novice question, but have reached the end of my admittedly limited patience. Quite simply, I'm running JAWS 12 on a Windows 7 system with a Realtech HD soundcard. With my previous SB Live card in XP it was a simple matter of plug and play to swap between headphones and speakers but this does not seem to be the case now. While I generally work with headphones, there are times when I wish to switch to speaker configuration and would like instructions on how to do this. My sighted husband is available in case of major disasters, but his usual approach is to disable JAWS while stumbling toward whatever solution and he is not particularly good at explaining his steps so that I can learn them. In this situation he had configured the speakers temporarily, but at reboot I was unable to bring up anything but system sounds via speakers, though again headphones worked fine. I've attempted to look around the audio manager and speakers dialogues but still seem to be missing something, so step by step help would be best. Many thanks. Susan For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
