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[Omnia 7 General] mchabr:
An overall problem seems to be the max volume during calls(Confirmed by colleagues as well...). The rest like games,music,... is really on a different Level when on max...

Seems to be, there is a chance to mess things up a little bit with the posted codes...

So, can we boost the volume for calls only ? I really dont want to affect the other volume settings...

thanks
[Omnia 7 General] kingjovius:
Hey guys, i dont know what happened but now i only have 2 volume options. That is the volume at 0 or max volume. for eg, if i use the rocker to vol. lvl 0, it is muted like it should, but from vol. lvl 1 - 30 (or whatever max is) the vol. lvl is the same and is amazingly loud. and doesnt change

EDIT: a simple reboot fixed the problem. Thank god cause as i was trying to fix this, i felt as if the speakers were dying
[Omnia 7 General] andycted:
actually I have the opposite situation, I find the volume, even at 1/30, too loud.

Playing with those settings sometimes produces changes sometimes not...
[Omnia 7 General] atommax:
Screenshots anyone?

Can anyone post a screenshot of the original settings in the sound diagnostic screen? I would like to reset the phone back to the original settings.

A reboot of the phone does not restore the orginial settings.
[Omnia 7 General] VonCrisp:
I want to escalate this issue but I need you guys to quickly reply on the MS forums so that it gets taken seriously. Please hit the "I need an answer too" button and give some sort of descriptive reply.

http://social.answers.microsoft.com...7/thread/9c92dad9-5e12-465d-a0fb-b9465179b436
[Omnia 7 General] VonCrisp:
Thanks Chabr thats quite extensive testing and I think you are onto something here!

I will have a look at these on Monday eve. MS UK took a note of this issue and passed it on to support. So maybe there is hope that they will eventually smooth things out for the norm user!
[Omnia 7 General] andycted:
profile 5 seems to be the one active with the headset plugged in.

I still have to notice any difference, can you suggest two values for device gain that will make any audible change ? There is the suggestion of setting 1000 and 100 in order to have the camera shutter sound disabled at 0 volume and that works.

There is also the issue of the speaker 'turning itself off' when the sound becomes too low, for example in a pause between two beats in a song, while at very low volume. Could this be related to the gain values ?
[Omnia 7 General] fik87:
I wrote about that on my blog, but I've noticed that when I get a call and I'm in 'ring' mode, the fix stops working until I reboot.
[Omnia 7 General] ricep:
I tried many values with device gain and that's how I managed to push the volume a little up.

I noticed that after a reboot everything has gone back to low gain...

It's incredible how difficult is to do something so simple... let's hope MS gives us an app or something for this (or Sammie like HTC did!)

Greetings & happy new year!
[Omnia 7 General] kieboy:
If u guys had messed up the device and there is no sound coming out, just reboot the phone...no need to panic.
[Omnia 7 General] andycted:
I've actually noticed that the main problem is that some applications and games regolate the internal music volume separately from the device volume and when they exit they don't restore the volume they found. I've developed a simple application that can regolate this internal volume, which can also result in higher zune volume. I've also managed to fix the problem I had with some games with very loud background music.

The application is in the marketplace, it's called Media Volume Settings. I hope writing here about it isn't against forum rules.
[Omnia 7 General] andycted:
Updated the application (media volume settings) with ad-supported trial.

I've also compared two omnia7: same media volume, same device gain settings, same device volume. One was very loud, far more than necessary, while mine feels probably too loud anyway... another difference was the colour temperature
[Omnia 7 General] e_421k:
can't wait to try it, just read about earlier...
[Omnia 7 General] factorC:
Hi guys

I have a problem. How can I turn the volume up for the alarm clock? Even if I put the level of the sound in the mobile phone to the maximum, the sound of the alarm clock it's still lower than the ring of the incoming calls.

I just wanted to put the volume of the alarm clock at the same level as the rest of the sounds on the phone!

Thanks
[Omnia 7 General] lonely2k5:
strange...mine is messed up

i get no sound...only when i click START in diagnose but i also get echo that way...

damn

edit: i can confirm that flashing makes nothing...still not working double damn

edit2: FINALLY !!!

well it all sound very funny now...here the story

had phone 1 month and start tweaking it with sound diag.

suddenly sound stopped working so i was 100% i messed settings up

then hard reseted 10x no change

then reflashed it no change

after 2 days of frustration i tried audio test

front ear speaker works

back one not

tapped it a bit and now it works...

never would thought of that from 1 month old phone 600$ worth...

had omnia i900 4 years...flashed 1000+ times from wm5 to wm6.5.1 no defect whatsoever

i hope it works now
[Omnia 7 General] andycted:
My guess is that most alarm ringtones are lower in 'recorded' volume. Have you tried setting the same ringtone as alarm and as incoming call ringtone and check if it's the same volume ?

You can also try using my (free) application for regulating Media Volume and see if that affects the alarm or somehow changes something, just a guess.

I've looked a bit around in the toolkit for managing different kinds of volume and the only one I found can be modified via software is the one I use in my application. I'm suspecting this has some reasons behind it, but so far I'm actually not needing it...
[Omnia 7 General] andycted:
Probably a coincidence that you messed the sound diag and the speaker got messed up at the same moment ?

I have two omnia7 and I've noticed the max volume is very different between the two, with the same settings. Maybe they have a batch of funny speakers !

Even after developing the media volume setting application, sometimes I'm still stuck with my original problem: the volume is either too high at 1/30, or has a weird cutoff level, which means that instead of playing soft sounds goes to mute until it doesn't reach a higher volume...pretty annoying, but nothing major
[Omnia 7 General] CONTACTMC:
So after reading the whole thread and changing my settings, the headphone volume is now great, but in call, especially when I am outside is still poor (front speaker), can someone please post up settings that have fixed this, its making it so I cant use the phone as I work in a busy outdoor enviroment. Many thanks.
[Omnia 7 General] CONTACTMC:
bump bump bump Anyone???
[Omnia 7 General] cerato:
Here's the trick folks. :) Really

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Increase Speaker Volume

Enter the phone dialer

##634#, tap Call.

Enter code: *#0002*28346# or *#0002*28345#

Tap: Get, under the Device Gain (max/min)

First Box: 7

Second Box: change to 16000

Third Box set to 0

Tap: Set

Be sure that audience.cfg is set to on

Tap: Start

Tap: Home

Restart your phone.

After reboot, enter the same menu and just tab get to verify the settings

Increase Headphone Volume

Note: Make sure your headphones are plugged in first

Enter the phone dialer

##634#, tap Call

Enter code: *#0002*28346# or *#0002*28345#

Tap: Get under the Device Gain (max/min)

For "device gain" leave number 5, set 1100 (max) and -1100 (low)

Tap: Set

Verify that AUDIENCE.CFG is ON

Tap: Start

Tap Home

Restart your phone.

After reboot, enter the same menu and just tab get to verify the settings

Enjoy :)
[Omnia 7 General] CONTACTMC:
Many thanks.
[Omnia 7 General] strandoe:
Worked like a charm. Got a feedback loop in the speaker, but that was normal according to another guide. Also, audience.cfg refuses to be remembered, but that field wasn't even mentioned in the other guide.
[Omnia 7 General] CONTACTMC:
Does anyone know why its so low on some handsets? Even after flashing a new rom I still had to use the above steps to get the volume to a decent level when on headphones and also in call.
[Omnia 7 General] Seven_PRX:
Yeah, the speaker is WAY too loud. When I'm in bed, and want to play a game, even with volume at 1, it's too much.

But the internal headphone volume is WAY too low - when I'm in a busy room trying to talk I have a hard time hearing the other party.

Not sure why this is.
[Omnia 7 General] andycted:
I agree with that, that said, my other omnia 7 is way louder and I can't complain so much...

I believe they just come differently in batches, same for displays. Shameless plug, I'm quite comfortable using my app (media volume settings) to lower game volume at night, although some games don't consider it. (The app is free)

one gripe I may have is the low volume cut-off of the speaker...or maybe let's hope it's software ?
[Omnia 7 General] slyevo:
Could someone please post default setting for the volume, I changed mine and now the speaker distorts so i would like to reset it.

I did write them down but they got lost somewhere...

Thx

Mark
[Omnia 7 General] davidebanks:
i found the volume was low two so i just went and bought a louder pair of headphones. (look for the db rating) works a treat and didnt have to muck about with and settings and got better quality sound as the supplied headphones are rubbish.
[Omnia 7 General] stan2:
I have the same problem, even on 1 it's so loud. Messing with the Sound tuner setting doesn't seem to make it less louder.

But I've found an alternative solution for now. Download the Media Volume Setting app, it's still functional in trial version. So I don't recommend buying it, unless you want to get rid of the ads. Set the volume in the Media Volume Setting to around 20%-10%, I found those to be the best range. Problem solved :D but there is a bad effect too unfortunately. This app seem to aggressively adjust sound level, so some slow rock songs I had fade into mute and back...rather minor annoyance....urghh, I just hope Samsung release a hotfix rom...or maybe NoDo does it. Finger crossed.
[Omnia 7 General] andycted:
Thanks for the appreciation !

It's true that lowering the volume has the fade problem, and it's quite annoying. I hope it's a 'driver' issue rather than hardware and that samsung can fix it. On a side note, it happens to me even at device volume 1% and media settings volume 100% with some soft songs / sounds (like nature sounds)

Oh and of course you're right, no need to buy the app, it supports itself with the ads pretty ok ( maybe click on some of them if you want to support it more)

Thanks
[Omnia 7 General] hamzie:
any news if nodo fixes this
[Omnia 7 General] upalluottolo:
Dumping default Device Gain preset values of my Omnia 7.

1 = 0, 0

2 = 600, -1600

3 = 0, 0

4 = 0, 0

5 = 400, -1100

6 = 0, 0

7 = 1200, -500

8 = 0, 0

9 = 0, 0

10 = 0, 0

11 = 0, 0.... From here on, values seem to always be 0, 0.

Edit 1:

Here's my hypothesis:

5 preset = headphones

7 preset = rear speaker

2 preset = FRONT speaker (too low volume on my device)

Edit 2:

No, Nodo didn't fix the issue. I'm testing different values for preset number 2 right now

Edit 3:

Yes, changing values for Preset no. 2 can actually raise Front speaker volume... BUT the changes will also impact Rear speaker volume. So, it's a matter of fine tuning and tweaking
[Omnia 7 General] andycted:
Hey thanks for the insight. Do you feel the same problem for the low volume cut-off ? i.e. the moment music becomes too soft the speaker is muted, although you would still be able to hear it, with a dodgy result. Do you think there could be something there to play with which would solve the problem ?

Or should we exchange phones ? hehe. Mine is really too loud !

Can confirm NoDo doesn't change anything
[Omnia 7 General] stan2:
Can you post what setting did you use for your no. 2?

Update: NoDo seem to break the Media Volume Setting app. So we're out of solution once again if you're updating to Nodo :(
[Omnia 7 General] upalluottolo:
Yes I'm well aware of the low-volume cut-off issue with the samsung OMNIA 7. In fact, I had the very same problem on my device. Funny thing is, the issue disappeared by itself some time ago...

Make no mistake, I did not do anything to actively solve the issue! It did just "self-solve" well before the pre-nodo update or me starting tweaking my device.

So I honestly have no idea of what's going on with all theese audio problems on OMNIA 7 devices....
[Omnia 7 General] upalluottolo:
Well, there's something fishy with these values...

Let me warn you that impredictable behaviour from the speakers may arise by tweaking the audio values.

To clarify: I played a little bit with preset no. 2 values; ONLY with preset no. 2 values... I now have a very HIGH volume from the front speaker. So I reached my goal.

What actually is strange though is that I decided to revert back to the default values for preset no. 2 to try and measure precisely the difference in dB between default values and my new values -> guess what? The volume is still high! I mean, reverting back to the default values doesn't seem to really revert them back at all!

This is sort of unexpected and makes me think that changing those values impacts on some other preset we are not aware of.

tl;dr

You can tweak that value whatever you want and you're surely gonna raise your device's front speaker volume BUT you're gonna experience some "bugs" down the road...

in my case i did this:

a) preset no. 2 from "600, -1600" to "1200, -500" (same as preset no.7). Front speaker volume became HIGH and CRISP. REAR speaker volume became TOO HIGH!! (ouch!)

b) preset no. 2 from "1200, -500" to "600, -1600" (straight revert-back to default).

Front speaker volume STILL high and crisp. Rear speaker volume STILL too high.

Now... there's also something to understand about that "start" button at the bottom of the audio values diagnosis' screen. It's actually pretty useful to test your tweaks without exiting the diagnosis. Unfortunately my English is so poor I'm afraid I would't be able to explain comprehensively how to use it.
[Omnia 7 General] andycted:
Can I assist in translating ?

Anyway, I'm quite interested in finding more about it, because at the moment it's the only minor gripe I have with this phone.

My father has a similarly branded omnia7, which was unbranded when I sent it back (came with some firmware issues) and the back speaker volume, straight from the repair, is freakingly loud ! Mine is sort of ok, I've played quite a bit with it though and I might have done something like what you did...

Are you really sure the low-volume cut-off issue just went away ? If you still have Media Volume Settings installed, could you check with the test sound ? It is mostly very soft and can reproduce the problem easily (but volume settings don't work anymore after NoDo)
[Omnia 7 General] andycted:
Anybody found something new on the issue ?
[Omnia 7 General] xdameus:
My problem is related to the notification sounds that play through the headset. I turned up the headset volume using these codes because the audio was also low on the native configuration. However, this also inadvertently increased the notification sounds substantially.

Is there an input in the Diagnostic mode that will help solve this for me or not?

I also wanted to add this: I've tested this volume issue on two Omnia 7 models. The results differed on each model despite being configured with the same settings.
[Omnia 7 General] xdameus:
Upon further observation, the difference between the two phones was that one had the NoDo update and the other did not. When I updated the phone, the headphone volume was noticeably lower even with the same Diagnostic settings. Can we get MS's attention on this please?
[Omnia 7 General] yhd4711499:
Yeah,changing the No.2 setting do affect the rear speaker(only after a phone call) and setting it back will not set the volume back.

But I heard someone solved this by rolling back via Zune.

I haven't try it out.

If you can't bear with the problem,have a try~
[Omnia 7 General] splendor:
yes, I roll back to my 5/21 backup to resolve such issues.
[Omnia 7 General] chenjy:
Maybe removing the file "\audiocal_devgain.cfg" via WP7 Root Tools 0.5 could restore a normal volume level.
[Omnia 7 General] scottie7:
I still have this issue...

These settings described about changing preset 2 or 7 makes NO volume changes me.

Only 'System Gain Attenuation' changes volume, but it will not be saved, it back to default value 110,0 after reset my phone.

After plug/unplug the headphone, volume '1' is too loud... But headphone volume is too low.

Any news?
[Omnia 7 General] chenjy:
To adjust the headphone volume, all you need to do is change preset 5 in device gain. Preset 2 matches the front speaker, not the headphone.

You also need to decrease preset 7 to turn down the system volume.

Actually, I believe the preset 2, 5, 7 does not affect each other. The rear speaker becomes louder after a call only because the presets just take effect after making a call (or plug/unplug the headphone). In other words, these presets have no fonctions every time you reset the phone, unless some action such as a phone call happens.
[Omnia 7 General] scottie7:
I just have tested set preset 2, 5, 7 to higher value (+15000) or lower value (-15000), or some other values, then reset my phone, plug/unplug headphone, it NOTHING changes volume.

Rear speacker is louder, headphone is too low volume.

It depends on hardware difference?

Firmware revision number: 2424.10.10.4

Hardware revision number: 3.15.0.4
[Omnia 7 General] chenjy:
Firmware revision is different: 2424.11.2.3

But I do not think it is important.

I tried to turn preset 7 down to 700/-1000, and the rear speaker is weaker than the default (1200/-500) now.

Furthermore, I suspect these values may be ignored if they are out of some range.
[Omnia 7 General] scottie7:
Ok, Now I just have tried you described.

Run Diagnosis tool, enter *#0002*28345# to enter sound settings.

Preset is now 7 by default.

I tap get button of Device Gain row.

Now textbox was filled to 1200/-500.

I change values to 700/-1000. Then tap set button,

and then check audience.cfg is ON,

tap START button,

push Home(Windows Logo) button,

now in home screen.

And then hold power button to restart my phone.

After restarted my phone, I set volume to 1, then go to Settings, ringtones & sounds, Ringtone, tap Play button, now hear ringtone louder, I plug/unplug headphone, now more louder.

I re-check preset 7 is set to 700/-1000 by tapping get button on Diagnosis tool after restarted my phone, and it fill textbox to 700/-1000, it's correct.

why...
[Omnia 7 General] MrXBob:
Am I the only person that has to do change these settings all over again after every single call?

I can use these settings to get the volumes exactly how I want them - rebooting the phone keeps the settings, I can play games, listen to music, send texts and read emails, the sound stays just how I want it.

Until I make or recieve a phone call. Then the settings reset to their (horribly loud) defaults and I have to go through the diagnosis page and then reboot the phone again to get them back to how I like them.
[Omnia 7 General] andycted:
You know, I might be the only person who doesn't manage to have any effect in LOWERING the volume. Are you impling you managed to do so ? How ???
[Omnia 7 General] chenjy:
I mean after making a call, 700/-1000 is weaker than 1200/-500. You could also test the value 400/-1100.

The rear speaker volume level is restored after you restart the phone (let's name it with VOL Level I) and load the config in preset 7 (VOL Level II) after a phone call. I don't know why samsung's driver works in this way.

In any case, it is impossible to adjust VOL Level I -- there is nothing to do if it is too loud. These values only affect VOL Level II.
[Omnia 7 General] chenjy:
It is true. The volume is different before or after a phone call.

If you want to restore it to the original, try to delete the file named "\audiocal_devgain.cfg".
[Omnia 7 General] MrXBob:
In the diagnosis program, type *#0002*28345#

Then press 'get' on the 'Device Gain (max/min) row and put these numbers in the three boxes:

7

10000

-1500

Then press 'Set' and then 'Start' then reboot the phone.

I haven't modified my phone in any way other than changing the volume levels in the diagnostic app - I don't know where to find that cfg file...
[Omnia 7 General] chenjy:
Try WP7RootTools 0.5 alpha.

The volume totally recovers after removing the file. But once you get into *#0002*28345#, the .cfg file is created again and the rear speaker becomes louder as well.
[Omnia 7 General] andycted:
Thanks but that's what I've been trying since day one. No change at all, any value I enter....oh and the values are sticking even after a reboot, but there is just no difference in volume

(edit) actually if anything that made my phone LOUDER, not quiter
[Omnia 7 General] MrXBob:
Sorry :( not sure what you could try then. It seems the Omnia 7 is one of the worst for these niggly little bugs - it's an awesome phone but these things are really annoying.

I'm not too keen on using any kind of root tools to be honest - all sounds too risky to me lol.

Unless I knew it was safe and that the volumes would stay as I put them after a call..
[Omnia 7 General] chenjy:
Trust me. I've done it several times.

And one more thing, the original ROM doesn't contain this file "\audiocal_devgain.cfg" at all, and without this file the volumes stay still after a call.
[Omnia 7 General] MrXBob:
If the original rom doesn't contain that file, and without the file the volumes don't change after a call - why am I having this problem in the first place? lol
[Omnia 7 General] andycted:
It's absolutely the best phone I had. BUT the speaker, it's base volume cutoff and average volume is the WORST I've ever had. Even my sony ericssonn from 8 years ago was miles better.

My dad's omnia 7 has the volume incredibly loud, it's ridiculous even at 1. At 30 it seems it's exploding

Well... thanks anyway. I actually think the speaker itself is crap, the low volume cutoff seems like an hardware problem
[Omnia 7 General] chenjy:
Have you ever got into *#0002*28345# in Diagnosis? You'd better check whether the .cfg file exists in your phone now.
[Omnia 7 General] MrXBob:
Yes, going in there is how I fixed my volume problem to begin with. How would I even check that the file exists?
[Omnia 7 General] chenjy:
The only way is using WP7RootTools 0.5 alpha...
[Omnia 7 General] MrXBob:
What does that do exactly - why would I need it other than this, and does it affect anything (such as future updates etc)
[Omnia 7 General] scottie7:
I deleted "\audiocal_devgain.cfg" file then restart my phone,

But still volume 1 of rear speaker is LOUDER. No changes me.

After trying above, I found "\audiocal_amp.cfg" file,

I renamed it then restart but still louder.

Need changing registry value for fix this issue?

I don't have phone capable sim, I only have data-only sim,

so I can not get phone call.
[Omnia 7 General] andycted:
out of curiosity, the instructions you gave me earlier, were they supposed to make the phone QUITER ?

I've tried them again (had 0 - 0 before) and they made the phone a lot louder !!
[Omnia 7 General] chenjy:
If the volumes is still too loud after restart the phone, there is no way to change.
[Omnia 7 General] chenjy:
You need to unlock your phone first and deploy WP7RootTools.

Won't affect future updates at all.