+JOT(8, "0x%04X=(mute|u8) for VT1612A register 0x0E\n", mute | u8);
+write_vt(pusb_device, 0x000E, (mute | u8));
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+igot = read_vt(pusb_device, 0x0010);
+if (0 > igot) {
+ SAY("ERROR: failed to read VT1612A register 0x10\n");
+ mute = 0x0000;
+} else
+ mute = 0x8000 & ((unsigned int)igot);
+mute = 0;
+
+JOT(8, "0x%04X=(mute|u8|(u8<<8)) for VT1612A register 0x10,...0x18\n", \
+ mute | u8 | (u8 << 8));
+write_vt(pusb_device, 0x0010, (mute | u8 | (u8 << 8)));
+write_vt(pusb_device, 0x0012, (mute | u8 | (u8 << 8)));
+write_vt(pusb_device, 0x0014, (mute | u8 | (u8 << 8)));
+write_vt(pusb_device, 0x0016, (mute | u8 | (u8 << 8)));
+write_vt(pusb_device, 0x0018, (mute | u8 | (u8 << 8)));
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/