Dell Dimension 2300 Dell Dimension 2300 Owner's Manual - Page 49

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TE S T T H E E L E C T R I C A L O U T L E T - Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by testing it with another device, such as a lamp. E L I M I N A T E P O S S I B L E I N T E R F E R E N C E - Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights, or halogen lamps to check for interference. R U N T H E S P E A K E R D I A G N O S T I C S - Some speaker systems have selfdiagnostics. See the speaker documentation for diagnostics instructions. RE I N S T A L L T H E A U D I O ( S O U N D ) D R I V E R - See page 59. C H E C K F O R I N T E R R U P T R E Q U E S T C O N F L I C T S - See page 58. No sound from headphones C H E C K T H E H E A D P H O N E C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N - Ensure that the headphone cable is securely inserted into the headphone connector (see page 64). 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 - Click or double-click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned up and that the sound is not muted. So l vi n g Pro b l em s 49

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Solving Problems
49
No sound from headphones
T
EST
THE
ELECTRICAL
OUTLET
Ensure that the electrical outlet is
working by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.
E
LIMINATE
POSSIBLE
INTERFERENCE
Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent
lights, or halogen lamps to check for interference.
R
UN
THE
SPEAKER
DIAGNOSTICS
Some speaker systems have self-
diagnostics. See the speaker documentation for diagnostics instructions.
R
EINSTALL
THE
AUDIO
(
SOUND
)
DRIVER
See page 59.
C
HECK
FOR
INTERRUPT
REQUEST
CONFLICTS
See page 58.
C
HECK
THE
HEADPHONE
CABLE
CONNECTION
Ensure that the
headphone cable is securely inserted into the headphone connector (see
page 64).
A
DJUST
THE
W
INDOWS
VOLUME
CONTROL
Click or double-click the
speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is
turned up and that the sound is not muted.