> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cogneed.gitbook.io/cogneed-centre-daide/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cogneed.gitbook.io/cogneed-centre-daide/cogneed-help-center/dual-canal-application/settings.md).

# Settings

Once the Dual Channel application is installed, you can access the following hidden icon from your Windows taskbar:

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Right-clicking this icon gives you access to the following options and information:

* The application version;
* A button to enable or disable the application launching automatically when the computer starts;
* The home page;
* The application performance page;
* The application settings page;
* A button to quit the application for the current Windows session, so it no longer runs in the background.

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{% hint style="warning" %}
Dual Channel auto-start is enabled when the button reads **“Disable startup launch.”**
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="danger" %}
Clicking **“Quit application”** stops CogNeed and prevents you from using its features.
{% endhint %}

## Home page

You will find all the Live App features there, as described in the following section:

{% content-ref url="/pages/RMgUoxPFgiGZz3dgqDmN" %}
[Live Application](/cogneed-centre-daide/cogneed-help-center/live-application/installation-and-connection.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Settings page

You will find the input and output devices used for CogNeed’s voice detection, the synchronization status, and—if applicable—a link to return to the Live App.

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You can test your device’s input and output by clicking the app’s **Test** buttons:

* **Input:** the user’s microphone. Simply speak into the selected microphone to confirm that CogNeed detects audio when the sound wave “moves”.
* **Output:** the user’s headset. To test output, you need to play any sound on the user’s workstation (a YouTube video, a phone call, a Teams call, etc.). Then check that the sound wave “moves” appropriately when the sound is received in the headset.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Make sure your headset microphone is selected under **“Input.”**
{% endhint %}

## Performance page

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