I absolutely love this ROM to death but the one thing that has been irritating me since build 2 is the fact that the microphone volume during calls is too low, to the point where my friends cannot hear me talk unless I hold the mic right near my mouth. Does anyone know of a fix? I'm running build 4 with the stock kernel and EC09 radio. I have tried ED01, ED04 and EC09 but none of these fix the mic issue. However, when I switch to a TW-based ROM, like KangBang 2.1 or Evil Fascination, the mic magically fixes itself. I found this set of instructions but they apply to the SGSII. Is there any number like this for the Fascinate that will allow me to change the mic gain/volume? I appreciate the help!
Apparently I can't post urls so here are the instructions I read for the SGSII:
In the phone dialer type in *#*#197328640#*#*
A menu should now be shown. In the menu, press [5] AUDIO
…then [1] NB (VOICE CALL)
…then [1] HANDSET
…then [1] VOLUME
…then [1]SRC SPEECH RX Volume
…then [5]5_lvl: 88 (note that you might have another value than 88 on your handset. Write down this value in case you want to revert to it later)
The window that is now shown should have a line saying “Input?”. To input a new value press the menu button, then “Key Input”. Write 110 as the new value and press “OK“.
You have now adjusted the microphone volume when noise reduction is disabled, and it is time to do the same when noise reduction is turned on.
Press the menu button, and then “Back”. Do this four times in total, until you get back to the menu that the text “NB (Voice Call)” in the first row.
Now, press [7] HANDSET(2MIC) and repeat steps 4 to 8 listed above.
This would be good to know. I just left miui1.6.24 for this issue & jumped to cm7 which is better but still not as good as it can be. There used to be a code string for eclair floating around but some codes changed after froyo I was told.
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I was on test #3 and the volume of the earpiece was way too low, even after raising the volume to its maximum. :/ I was barely able to hear people.
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This too has been bothering me but it comes and goes for some reason. Does anyone know how to get the hidden menu from CM7? I tried the method above and it doesn't work......?
pcpark87 said:
This too has been bothering me but it comes and goes for some reason. Does anyone know how to get the hidden menu from CM7? I tried the method above and it doesn't work......?
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I think that's uncharted territory. And its all probably different than every other galaxy s. Would anything from our cdma cousins help us? Is there cm7 or GB for the mesmerize or showcase yet?
Edit: Well I had to go back to tried & true comrom 2.1 due to the call volume issue. Aside from that, both miui & cm7 are very impressive.
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I think I have solved the problem (at least for me). I just flashed the latest build 5, starting from stock DL09 up to ED01 without flashing the EC09 radio and calls work perfectly. I don't know if this is because of the new build or ED01 (which didn't work for me before) but I recommend that anyone who has had problems with the in call mic volume to do what I did. At least I know I wasn't alone in this
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I think I have solved the problem (at least for me). I just flashed the latest build 5, starting from stock DL09 up to ED01 without flashing the EC09 radio and calls work perfectly. I don't know if this is because of the new build or ED01 (which didn't work for me before) but I recommend that anyone who has had problems with the in call mic volume to do what I did. At least I know I wasn't alone in this
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Were you on EC09 radio before? I'm wondering if it's EC09 that is causing the problem.. Is anyone on EB01 or ED01/04 radio and experiencing microphone volume problem?
Also, keep us posted. The problem is intermittent sometimes and it comes and goes...
Ok so I have been using my Fascinate all day with ED01 and all calls have been successful. I was on EC09 before and that's when I noticed the problem. However, I recently flashed EC09 (from ED01) to see if it really was the source of the problem and it wasn't. Instead, the Voodoo Control App I installed has a setting for microphone gain and "hi-fi" recording. The mic gain is only supposed to be for recording but I set it to the "Original" gain setting as opposed to the "Balanced" setting it defaults to and I kept hi-fi recording unchecked to see if these were causing the problems with the in-call mic. All of my calls have been working fine for about two hours now since I flashed EC09, installed Voodoo Control and changed these settings.
For those of you who don't know (I assume you do) this ROM contains Voodoo Sound which IMO improves the sound quality of the headphone jack drastically b/c of the apparently incredible sound card/amp in the Fascinate. It basically "unlocks" the amp so that the full audio quality that the Fascinate is capable of can be achieved but I did not know that the microphone gain setting was there until I looked. Hope this helps everyone but I guess it would only apply to those who installed Voodoo Control.
Another update: No problems since yesterday. Whoever is still having problems either install Voodoo Control and change the microphone gain setting or change the gain setting if you already have it.
I have not had a chance to test this out but thanks for updating us. I will let you know after I get off work and will let nemesis2all and jt know if it indeed fixes the issue. Fingers crossed!
smokinbeanbean1992, I think you found a fix to this issue. Was your hi-fi recording enabled before and did you disable it, or was it disabled by default? Mine was enabled by default, and as soon as I disabled it, my call went through very clear. The gain setting does not really make much of a difference. It yours was disabled by default and all you touched was the gain setting, I am not sure what to say to that... but thanks! I will let nemesis2all and jt know and they should investigate further.
EDIT: Just confirmed with few people. Gain setting doesn't make any difference. Hi-Fi Recording cripples our microphone. Disable it and your calls will be clear! Just talked with JT, he will disable it in his upcoming release.
Yes I had the hi-fi recording on before I switched it off. I'm glad I could help with this issue!!
Hi all,
Running CM7 with latest Glitch kernel. Still having in-call audio issues. Other side can hear me fine, but I can't turn my own ear-piece volume up high enough to hear them in even a slightly noisy environment.
I read there was a possible way to bump up the max volume via the "secret menus" that you need to access by dialing in a bunch of crazy stuff. I wonder if anyone has figured out how to do this in CM7 or any other GB rom?
Alternatively, if I flashed back to CommRom or some other version that allowed me to get into the menus with known methods, would changes I make there "stick" once I went back to CM7?
Thanks.
Bump. I noticed that after the CM7 upgrade, the hidden menus no longer work. I'm not sure if it's the dialer or the modified software. This is the forum post I was using and it worked prior to CM7 upgrade:
http://androidforums.com/fascinate-tips-tricks/188072-android_secret_code-string-revealed.html
Okay, so I've been searching for the samsung service menu for quite sometime and haven't been able to find it. I need to adjust my microphone volume and it seems that the code *#*#197328640#*#*works only with the original Samsung dialer and not on MIUI. I am currently on MIUIScotland 1.11.11. The other Samsung shortcuts also don't work.
Is there any other way to access this menu in MIUI. Or any other way to access the microphone volume levels? Maybe get the original dialer on MIUI (quite a long-shot)
I have searched like crazy, but couldn't find anything...
I had a similar problem here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1214253
Ended up sending back for warranty....
If you're rooted, there is a modified dialer around somewhere in XDA that automatically disables noise reduction during the call, which has improved mic level for some. You can do out manually though.
Another idea is that maybe you are holding the phone on an angle, with bottom of the phone (mic) quite far away from your mouth during a call. My missus does out all the time.....
You could also try this paid app: https://market.android.com/details?id=org.signalos.audioboostgs2
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I've installed CM9, AOKP and Paranoid Android on my i9300 and I have one major issue. How on earth do I turn off the unlock sound. I can't seem to find an option to turn it off or even just change it.
Searching around for it I must be the only one annoyed by it.
Also is it supposed to almost totally silence playing music? Because that's really really annoying having to press a volume key to get the sound back after unlocking.
Settings ––> sound ––>
It's in there. One of the tick boxes further down the page.
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I've seen that option and tried it, rebooted, tried it again, rebooted, tried it again, rebooted.. It's driving me nuts.
The unlock sound killing playing music is pretty terrible too, I hope that gets fixed at some point.. Think I might stick a bug report in for it.
Using the latest nightly of CM9 this works fine for me. I don't recall it being an issue in any of the other nightlies I've used either, which is all of them since the 24th.
I have a Galaxy S3 International model and the mike volume during calls is crap.
If I use an ear piece no problems,
if i use skype the hands free works beautifully.
If i use it normally or handsfree for an actual phone call i have to nearly yell into the phone to be heard.
I have tried *#*#197328640#*#* but can not get into the audio menu, that just doesnt work. Other menu items do.
The phone is rooted and I am using cm 10.2.
I have tried doing a factory reset and reloading the rom but no luck there.
have done lots of googling but most pages i have found talk of hardware faults or a blocked mike hole which isnt my issue as it works fine with the earpiece and with skype.
i have looked at the profiles, tried turning them on and off. I suspect that there must be a setting somewhere but damned if i can find it.
Anyone got any ideas ?
thanks
Go back to stock 10.1.2 and test, S3 has two microphones so skype isn't a valid test.
If problem is still there on stock then you need a service centre.
Built in mike has modifiers on stock rom in the default gain file . But as i understand it it does not apply or is a different file for Android roms .
jje
are you using a custom kernel? if so, that's what is tweaking your mic gain. try the proper kernel for your rom that allows audio tweaking or ones that are properly tweaked out the box
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