Sound and speaker problems – Dell Dimension 8100 User Manual

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C

h e c k

f o r

a d d i t i o n a l

a d j u s t m e n t s

— See the monitor doeumentation

for any additional adjustments that your monitor may require.

A

d j u s t

t h e

W

i n d o w s

d i s p l a y

s e t t i n g s

— Cliek the Start button,

point to Settings, and eliek Control Panel. Double-eliek the Display ieon and

then eliek the Settings tab. Try different settings for Colors and Screen area.

Sound and Speaker Problems

V

e r i f y

t h e

s p e a k e r

c a b l e

c o n n e c t i o n s

— Ensure that the speakers

are eonneeted as shown on the START HERE sheet for your eomputer and the

setup diagram supplied with the speakers.

T

e s t

t h e

e l e c t r i c a l

o u t l e t

— Ensure that the eleetrieal outlet is working

by testing it with another deviee, sueh as a lamp.

HINT: The volume

control In some 0 P3
players overrides the
Windows volume setting.

If you have been listening

to 0P3 songs, make sure
that you did not turn the

player volume down or off.

E

n s u r e

t h a t

t h e

s p e a k e r s

a r e

t u r n e d

o n

— See the setup diagram

supplied with the speakers.

A

d j u s t

t h e

s p e a k e r

c o n t r o l s

— Adjust the volume, bass, or treble

eontrols to eliminate distortion.

A

d j u s t

t h e

W

i n d o w s

v o l u m e

c o n t r o l

— Double-eliek the yellow

speaker ieon in the lower-right eorner of your sereen. Be sure that the volume is

turned up and that the sound is not muted.

T

e s t

t h e

s p e a k e r s

— Plug the speaker audio eable into the headphone jaek

of the CD drive. Ensure that the headphone volume eontrol is turned up. Play a
musie CD.

R

u n

t h e

s p e a k e r

s e l f

-

t e s t

— Some speaker systems have a self-test

button on the subwoofer. See the speaker doeumentation for self-test

instruetions.

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