Dell XPS/Dimension XPS - Manual (Page 56)

56 Solving Problems
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No sound from headphones
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 NA B L E D IG I T A L M O 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 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 UN T H E S PE A K ER D IA G NO S T IC S — Some speaker systems have self-
diagnostics. See the speaker documentation for diagnostics instructions.
R E I NS T AL L THE A UD I O ( S OU ND ) D R IV E R — See page 67.
C HE C K F O R IN TE R RU P T RE Q U ES T C O N F L I C T S — See page 71.
C HE C K T H E H EA D P H ON E C A B L E CO N NE C T I O N — Ensure that the
headphone cable is securely inserted into the headphone connector (see
page 76).
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