Yes, these two are separate. If you are using Windows Media player for
example, the F9 increases the media volume, and F8 decreases it.

The screen reader's volume is usually controlled by the system's volume
controls. And, depending on how the system's volume controls are set,
determines how much range of volume you get with the media volume controls.

I hope that made sense,
Angela

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Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 3:29 PM
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Subject: [VICUG-L] Screen Reader VS Media Volume

Are the screen reader and media volume the same? If they're different, how
do you adjust them separately.

On my old XP computer, I ran Jaws at a certain volume level, but when I
played YouTube videos, etc., I generally had to turn up the volume to hear
the videos at about the same level. Since I didn't have to do this to all
videos, I figured the problem was that sound wasn't properly adjusted on the
video at the time of recording.

Now I'm using a netbook with Windows 7 for some tasks. Last night, after I
finished my work, I played some YouTube videos to unwind, and what I noticed
was that the sound on the videos tended to be louder than Jaws. 
The difference was significant enough that I had to turn the speakers down
during playback.

I've always assumed the two volume levels were the same. Now I'm not sure.


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