Learn how your comment data is processed. Make sure that the right audio devices are selected for the test and then click Make a test call (Figure 1).

To make a test call with the desktop client (the option doesn’t exist in the browser client), click your avatar (picture) in the top bar and select Settings, then Devices. The Check Call Quality feature exists in Skype for Business Online and is requested on User Voice, where Microsoft’s 12 June response reports that the feature is “ currently being tested internally.” Well, Test Call has shown up in a number of tenants I used (all configured in targeted release), so it must be coming very soon. Which is where the ability to make a Test Call comes in. Using a dedicated camera is a harder call because the quality of cameras available in workstations today is pretty good.īut even after you’ve settled on the hardware, you still don’t know how well it works from the perspective of other people on Teams calls.

Click the green call button to start the test. Once you see the test, double click on the green call button and it will bring up the sound test window. Usually, dedicated hardware is best and delivers better results than the microphone and speakers built into workstations. If you don’t see Echo/Sound Test Service or Skype Test Call in your list of contacts type Echo in the search box right above your contacts and that should bring it up. She will prompt you to record a message, and then play it back for you so you’ll know right away if your sound is working.

Figuring out the best headset, microphone, and camera to use in Teams calls can be a pain. To check that your sound and microphone are working properly in Skype, you can make a test call to our friendly assistant Echo.

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