Gateway FPD1976W - Manual (Page 24)

Using Your Gateway Flat-panel Monitor
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Image is not sized or centered correctly
• Press the Auto button to automatically adjust the display image to the ideal settings.
• Use the position controls to adjust the image. For instructions on how to adjust the display
image position, see
“Adjusting monitor settings” on page 12 .
The monitor has pixels that are always dark or too bright
• This condition is normal and inherent in the TFT technology used in active-matrix LCD
screens. Gateway’s inspection standards keep these to a minimum. If you feel these pixels
are unacceptably numerous or dense on your display, contact Gateway Customer Care to
identify whether a repair or replacement is justified based on the number of pixels affected.
Speaker bar does not work
I installed the speaker bar, but no sound is coming out of the speakers.
• Make sure that the speaker bar power cord is plugged into a USB port on the back of your
computer.
• Make sure that the volume control knob on the front of the speaker bar is turned on. Turn
the knob clockwise to turn on the speakers and increase the volume. Turn the knob
counter-clockwise to decrease the volume and turn off the speakers. The speaker bar’s
power indicator lights blue when power is connected and the speakers are turned on.
I checked all the connections and the speaker volume control is on, but I still do not get any
sound.
• Your headphone/speaker jack may have been muted using Windows sound controls. To
check your headphone/speaker mute settings, click the speaker icon in the Windows
taskbar, or click
(Start), Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices, the Volume tab,
then click Advanced. For optimum volume control using the speaker bar, we recommend
that you set the Windows volume mid-way between the lowest and highest setting.
I want to plug in my headphones, but there is a headphone jack on both sides of the speaker
bar. Which should I use?
• You can use either jack or both jacks at the same time.
The sound coming from the speakers sounds distorted.
• Turn down the volume until the distortion disappears.
• Check the audio output volume of the sound device the speaker bar is connected to. If
the audio device’s output volume is set too high, the speaker bar’s sound may always be
distorted. To adjust the audio device’s output volume, see the device’s user guide. To adjust
the volume in Windows XP, click the speaker icon in the Windows taskbar, or click
(Start),
Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices, the Volume tab, then click Advanced. For
optimum volume control using the speaker bar, we recommend that you set the Windows
volume mid-way between the lowest and highest setting.
I plugged my microphone into the speaker bar’s microphone jack, but my computer cannot
record any sound.
• Make sure that the speaker bar’s pink microphone plug is connected to the microphone
jack on your computer.
• Your microphone jack may have been muted using Windows sound controls. To check your
microphone’s mute settings, click the speaker icon in the Windows taskbar, or click
(Start), Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices, the Volume tab, then click
Advanced.