Dell Dimension 2350 - Manual (Page 49)

Solving Problems 49
No sound from headphones
T E S T T H E E L E C T R IC A L O UT LE T — Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by testing it
with another device, such as a lamp.
E N AB L E D I GI T A L MO D E — Your speakers do not work if the CD drive is operating in analog
mode. To enable digital mode:
1 Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices.
2 Click Sounds and Audio Devices.
3 Click the Hardware tab.
4 Double-click the name of your CD drive.
5 Click the Properties tab.
6 Check the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device box.
E LI M IN A T E P O S S I B L E IN T E R F ER E N CE — Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights, or
halogen lamps to check for interference.
R U N THE S P E AK E R D I A GN O S T I C S — Some speaker systems have self- diagnostics. See the
speaker documentation for diagnostics instructions.
R E IN S T A L L T H E A U D IO ( SOUN D ) DR I V ER — See page 60.
C H EC K F O R I NT E R R UP T R E Q UE S T C O NFL IC T S — See page 63.
C H E C K THE HE A D P HO N E C A B L E C O N NE C T I ON — Ensure that the headphone cable is
securely inserted into the headphone connector (see page 68).
A D J U S T THE W I ND O W S V O L U ME C O NT R O L — Click or double-click the speaker icon in the
lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned up and that the sound is not
muted.