Dell Dimension 4100 - Manual (Page 24)

24 Solving Problems
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Sound and Speaker Problems
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.
A D JU S T T HE W I N DO W S D I S P LAY S ET T I N GS — Click the Start button,
point to Settings, and click Control Panel. Double-click the Display icon and
then click the Settings tab. Try different settings for Colors and Screen area.
V ER I FY T H E S P EA KE R CAB LE CO NN E CT I ON S — Ensure that the speakers
are connected as shown on the START HERE sheet for your computer and the
setup diagram supplied with the speakers.
T ES T T H E E LEC T RI CA L O U T LET — Ensure that the electrical outlet is working
by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.
E N S U RE T H AT T H E S P E AK ER S A RE T UR N ED ON — See the setup diagram
supplied with the speakers.
A D JU S T T HE S P E AK ER CO NT R OL S — Adjust the volume, bass, or treble
controls to eliminate distortion.
A D JU S T T HE W I N DO W S V OLU M E CON T R OL — 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 ES T T H E S P E AK ER S — Plug the speaker audio cable into the headphone jack
of the CD drive. Ensure that the headphone volume control is turned up. Play a
music CD.
R U N T HE S P E AK ER S EL F - T E S T — Some speaker systems have a self-test
button on the subwoofer. See the speaker documentation for self-test
instructions.
M O VE T HE S U BW OOF ER AW A Y FR OM T H E M ON I T OR — If your speaker
system includes a subwoofer, ensure that the subwoofer is at least 2 ft (6 cm)
away from the monitor.