Dell Inspiron 3500 - Manual (Page 4)

Audio: Dell™ Inspiron™ 3500 Portable Computer
You can connect speakers, a microphone, headphones, and record/playback devices such as cassette players, CD players, and VCRs to the sound jacks on the
computer. Dell recommends using amplified speakers for the best sound.
Connect headphones or speakers to the line-out jack on the far right of the sound jacks. Connect a microphone to the microphone jack in the middle. Connect
record/playback devices such as cassette players and CD players to the line-in jack on the far left.
You can control the sound coming from the external speakers and from the computer's built-in speakers with key combinations. Press <Fn><Page Down> to lower the
volume. Press <Fn><Page Up> to increase the volume. Press <Fn><End> to enable or disable both the built-in and external speakers.
See your Microsoft
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Windows
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98 documentation for the location of sound applications such as mixers and volume control.
The MagicWave 3DX Config utility allows you to increase the microphone gain by 20 dB and configure the tone (treble, bass and 3D enhancement) settings.
To launch the utility, perform the following steps:
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
The Control Panel window appears.
2. Double-click MagicWave 3DX Config.
See Installing Utilities and Drivers for information about installing or reinstalling audio drivers.
NOTES: If no sound comes from the speakers, make sure that the sound is not disabled by pressing <Fn><End>.
If you hear no sound output from your external speakers be sure that the connection to the sound output jack is secure. If you are playing a DVD in
the optional DVD-ROM drive and have speakers that connect to your computer through the USB port, no sound will be output to the speakers. This
configuration is not supported.