Mute button freezes my computer

There are 2 ways to mute or un-mute the mic:

1. Push the button on the front of the mic
   
2. On the computer, open Recording Properties and go to the Levels tab and click the speaker icon next to Microphone slider.

if the little x over the volume bar is still stuck after moving it up you may have to hit the function key (fn) on your laptop and hit one of the F1-F12 KEYS that look like a mute or volume symbol also there should be a mute button on the laptop itself. if all that fails. go to (xp) right click on my computer -device manager-and see if you have a red or yellow x over your sound sound devices (win vista or 7) go to computer, sys prop on the top then device manager. if you see any of htose yellow or red warnings you will need to re-download the audio drivers from acer website Let me know if this helped.

-Brian

Hi,

Kindly let us know more details like the operating system of the computer (Windows XP,Vista) and also the model number of the keyboard.

Generally, the Volume Off or Mute feature can be deactivated by pressing the same button, i.e; the Volume Off button.

Alternately, you can Unmute the volume by clicking the Speaker (volume) icon in the taskbar (lower-right corner of the desktop.) and unchecking the box next to Mute. (See attached image)





Hope this solves your problem. For more help and clarifications, please feel free to reply to this post with the details.

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Not sure what operating System (windows version) you have on the PC

some suggestions for Vista
control panel> classic view> sound> You have a TAB now called recording>If a microphone listed there click on it > Properties button at bottom of screen > New box opens with various tabs> Levels Tab> Microphone volume and mute there > Make sure its full volume and not muted - the image at the end of the volume control - click onit to mute / unmute

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Try to unmute from the taskbar control, see if it work. Also try reinstalling sound driver of the system

I had this exact same problem. Try this:

Above the keyboard are three hard keys for volume (down, up, and mute). The mute button only mutes, it does NOT unmute. To unmute, push the volume up button a few times. Now try your sounds again.

I was very confused because the hard mute key does not affect the GUI at all (you don't see the little speaker with the red x in the notification area). Hope this helps!

Try looking for the the speaker in the lower-right corner. Single-left-click on it, and unselect "Mute". It might either be a speaker with a no-sign or the word "mute" with a checkmark next to it.

double click the little speaker in the lower right corner and unmute the speakers. if there is no speaker in the corner there will be a greater than button (<) and you should see the speaker

I was having a similar issue. My volume button worked fine muting and unmuting the volume, the light just stayed red either way.

I went into Device Manager, then expanded the Sound, Video and Game Controller options, I rolled back the driver and it was an instant fix for me :)