Testing Your Audio - Zoom
Testing Audio Before Joining a Meeting
1 | After starting/joining the meeting, click Test Speaker and Microphone. |
2 | The meeting will display a pop-up window to test your speakers. If you don't hear the ringtone, use the drop-down menu or click No to switch speakers until you hear the ringtone. Click Yes to continue to the microphone test. |
3 | If you don't hear an audio replay, use the drop-down menu or click No to switch microphones until you hear the reply. Click Yes when you hear the replay. |
4 | Click Join with Computer audio to exit the speaker and microphone test. |
5 | Click Join with Computer Audio to join the test meeting with the selected microphone and speakers. |
Testing Audio Using Audio Settings
To test your audio, navigate to your audio settings before or during a meeting.
Before a Meeting
1 | Sign into the Zoom client. | |
2 | Click on your profile picture, then click Settings. | |
3 | Click the Audio tab. | |
4 | Follow the sections below to test your speaker and microphone. |
During a Meeting
You can access your audio settings and test your audio while you are already in a meeting.
1 | In the meeting controls, click the arrow next to Mute/Unmute. | |
2 | Click Audio Options.; this will open your audio settings. |
Testing Your Speaker
1 | Click Test Speaker to play a test tone. |
2 | If you cannot hear it, select a different speaker from the menu or adjust the Volume. |
Testing Your Microphone
1 | In the Microphone section, you will see the green Input Level bar move when Zoom is picking up audio. |
2 | Click Test Mic to test your microphone. |
3 | Your audio will start recording. Click Recording when you are done and it will play back. You can select another microphone from the menu or adjust the input level. |
4 | Check Automatically adjust microphone settings if you want Zoom to adjust the input volume automatically. |