# Microphone.useEchoSuppression()

#### Availability

Flash Player 6.

#### Usage

    activeMicrophone.useEchoSuppression

#### Description

Read-only property; a Boolean value of `true` if echo suppression is enabled, `false` otherwise. The default value is `false` unless the user has selected Reduce Echo in the Flash Player Microphone Settings panel.

#### Example

The following example checks for echo suppression and turns it on if it is off.

    _root.myMic.onActivity = function(active) {
    	if (active == true) {
    		if (_root.myMic.useEchoSuppression == false) {
    			_root.myMic.setUseEchoSuppression(true);
    		}
    	}
    }

#### See also

`Microphone.setUseEchoSuppression()`