speech icon in control panel

message from =?Utf-8?B?TGFuY2U=?= on 10 Jun 2004
I use to see the "speech" icon in the control panel but this has diappeared.
Could anyone advise how to get it back?
I am lost as I cannot adjust and tune anything.
 

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