Dell Inspiron 3800 - Manual (Page 30)

30 Solving Problems
www
.dell.com | support.dell.com
External Speakers
HINT: The volume
control in some MP3
players overrides the
Windows volume setting.
If you have been listening
to MP3 songs, make sure
that you did not turn the
player volume down or off.
V E R IF Y THE S P E AK E R C A B L E C O N NE C T I O NS — Ensure that the speakers
are connected as shown on the setup diagram supplied with the speakers.
T E S T THE EL E CT RI C A L OU T LE T — Ensure that the electrical outlet is working
by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.
E NSU R E T H A T T HE S P EA K E RS A R E T U R NE D O N — See the setup diagram
supplied with the speakers.
A D J US T T H E S P E A K E R CO N T R O LS — Adjust the volume, bass, or treble
controls to eliminate distortion.
A D J US T T H E W IN D O W S VO L UM E C O NT R O L — Double-click the yellow
speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Be sure that the volume is
turned up and that the sound is not muted.
T E S T THE S P E AK E R S — Plug the speaker audio cable into the headphone
connector on the side of the computer. Ensure that the headphone volume
control is turned up. Play a music CD.
R UN T H E S PE A K ER S E L F - T ES T — Some speaker systems have a self-test
button on the subwoofer. See the speaker documentation for self-test
instructions.
M O V E T H E S UB W O O F E R AW A Y F R OM THE C OM P UT E R O R M O NI T O R — If
your external speaker system includes a subwoofer, ensure that the subwoofer is
at least 60 m (2 ft) away from the computer or external monitor.
E LI MI NATE P O S S I BL E I NT E R FE R E NC E — Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent
lights, or halogen lamps to check for interference.
R E I NS T AL L THE S O U ND ( A UD I O ) D R I V ER — See page 42.