Use Microsoft Audio Dock in Microsoft Teams
Applies To
Microsoft accessoriesMicrosoft Audio Dock is a dock and speakerphone all-in-one. It’s a Certified for Microsoft Teams speaker that you can use with your Windows 10/11 PC and Mac. The speaker has 2 microphones to capture your voice and reduce background noise for great-sounding Microsoft Teams meetings and calls—whether you stand or sit while you’re working. And when you’re not in meetings or calls, you can use it to listen to music on your PC.
To learn how to connect it and get started, see Set up and use Microsoft Audio Dock.
Find your way around your speaker
Use this diagram to find the buttons you can use on your Microsoft Audio Dock during Microsoft Teams meetings and calls.
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Microsoft Teams
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Answer/End call and Play/Pause music
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Volume down (-)
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Volume up (+)
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Mute
Set up Microsoft Audio Dock in Teams
After you plug in your Microsoft Audio Dock, you can open Microsoft Teams and set it up there. The Microsoft Teams button appears solid white when your speaker is connected to Teams.
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In Microsoft Teams, select Settings and more to the left of your profile picture at the top, then select Settings.
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In Settings, select Devices.
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Under Audio devices, select Microsoft Audio Dock. After you select Microsoft Audio Dock, it should be selected for the Speaker and Microphone in the Audio devices section.
Use your speaker in a Teams call or meeting
After you open Microsoft Teams on your Windows 10/11 PC, here’s how to use the buttons on your speaker during Teams calls and meetings.
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To |
Do this on your speaker |
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Make a call |
Press the Microsoft Teams button on your speaker, select Calls in Teams, dial the number for the person you want to call, then select Call. If you have any missed calls or new voicemails, you’ll go to the Calls screen in Teams. |
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Answer a call |
Press the Play/Pause button twice. The Mute button flashes white when there’s an incoming call. |
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Join a meeting |
Press the Microsoft Teams button to open the Teams window. Select Calendar > the meeting > Join. Select Join now in Teams to join the meeting. The Microsoft Teams button will fade in and out white when you get a notification that a meeting has started. Press the Teams button once when a meeting starts, then press it again to join the meeting. |
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Mute yourself during a call or meeting |
Press the Mute button during a call or meeting. The Mute button will turn red. To unmute, press the Mute button again. |
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Temporarily unmute yourself and talk |
If you want to say something when you’re muted, press and hold the Mute button, say what you want, then release the Mute button. You’ll go back to being muted when you release the Mute button, and it will turn solid red again. |
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Raise your hand during a meeting |
Press and hold the Microsoft Teams button to raise your hand. Press and hold it again to lower your hand. |
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Adjust the volume during a call or meeting |
Press the Volume up (+) or Volume down (-) button. |
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End a call or leave a meeting |
Press the Play/Pause button twice during a call or meeting. |
Get the Microsoft Accessory Center app
The Microsoft Accessory Center app lets you customize the settings for your Microsoft Audio Dock, so you get the most from it. For example, you can change the Voice prompt setting to determine how loud the tone is when you mute or unmute in Microsoft Teams. You can download the Microsoft Accessory Center app from Microsoft Store and install it on your Windows 10/11 PC.
Note: Microsoft Accessory Center isn't available for macOS.
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