lol.
I did read the manual when I first got it too, but there was nothing about a 
volume control in the manual.
or, perhaps, since it was rather a long time ago, there was something about 
a volume control, but I couldn't find it until someone here mentioned it was 
a flat plastic control pot.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerry Learry" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 4:22 AM
Subject: Re: Talking Multimeter From NFB Independence Market


> Hey, you, get off of my cloud! hehahehahehahehahehahahahehehe!
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 1:02 AM
> Subject: Re: Talking Multimeter From NFB Independence Market
>
>
>> there is no hole really.  The flat head pot adjustment is plastic and
>> pretty
>> level with the surface of the area around it.
>> You might have to use a finger nail or something to scratch around til 
>> you
>> find it.
>> I never even new that adjustment was there until a long time after I
>> bought
>> the meter.  I used strips of electrical tape over the speaker to make the
>> thing quieter, as mine was set really loud when I got it.
>> Once I found that adjustment pot, I was a happy camper...and so were my
>> neighbors and people two blocks down when I was doing tests at night 
>> haha.
>>
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 12:54 AM
>> Subject: Re: Talking Multimeter From NFB Independence Market
>>
>>
>>> Howard, I just got one of those talking meters and can not find
>>> any small hole into which a screwdriver can be put.  However,
>>> mine is talking loud and clear so I have no real reason to find
>>> it other than that I am very curious and wonder what other
>>> differences there might be about it if any.  Jim WA6EKS
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Date sent: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:48:07 -0500
>>> Subject: Re: Talking Multimeter From NFB Independence Market
>>>
>>> Hi Christoph,
>>>
>>> The manual for the talking meter you referenced in your e-mail
>>> seems to be
>>> the correct manual for your meter.
>>>
>>> You shouldn't need to push any other button except the talk
>>> button to get
>>> your meter to talk.
>>>
>>> After you turn on the meter, you should hear some talking when
>>> you press the
>>> talk button no matter what position the big rotary function
>>> switch is set to
>>> other than of course off.
>>>
>>> I have found that the little talk button located on the positive
>>> (red) test
>>> lead doesn't always work.
>>>
>>> The volume may be turned down all the way on your meter.
>>>
>>> To adjust the volume, do the following:
>>>
>>> 1.  Turn the meter over as if you were going to replace the
>>> batteries.
>>>
>>> 2.  Orient the meter with the battery compartment away from you.
>>>
>>> 3.  Lift up the little swing-out support stand.
>>>
>>> 4.  In the recessed compartment that stores the stand there is a
>>> little
>>> volume control to the left of the stand's hinge.
>>>
>>> 5.  Being gentle, using a small flat blade screwdriver turn the
>>> volume
>>> control clockwise to increase the talking volume.  If the control
>>> is turned
>>> completely counter clockwise there is no talking.
>>>
>>> I hope this helps.
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> Howard, W A 9 Y B W
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Christoph Bungard" <[log in to unmask]
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]
>>> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 1:28 PM
>>> Subject: Talking Multimeter From NFB Independence Market
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi everybody,
>>>
>>> yesterday, I finally received the package containing two talking
>>> multimeters
>>> (one for my neighbor and one for myself) that I had ordered from
>>> the NFB
>>> Indepemdemce Market.  It caught my attention that NFB had not
>>> supplied the
>>> manual in an accessible format.  Anxious to get started, I then
>>> scanned
>>> the
>>> print manual, but the result wasn't as expected.
>>>
>>> I found a description of a talking multimeter right here:
>>> http://www.accessible-devices.com/TalkingMultiMeterManual.html
>>> However, I am unsure, if the multimeter described in this
>>> article is the
>>> same model that I have now.  Any help will be greatly
>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>> Also, one unit is working, the other is not, although the
>>> batteries are
>>> OK.
>>> The problem is that I actually don't quite remember how I got my
>>> unit to
>>> speak, because it didn't work right after turning it on.  I
>>> simply pressed
>>> the buttons randomly and was surprised I got it to work.  Do you
>>> have to
>>> press two or more buttons in a specific order to make the unit
>>> speak?
>>>
>>> 73 and thanks for your help,
>>>
>>> Christoph, DF9WM