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www.dell.com | support.dell.com C H E C K F O R A D D I T IO N A L A D J U S T M E N T S - See the documentation that came with your monitor for any additional adjustments that your monitor may require. ADJUST THE WINDOWS DISPLAY SETTINGS Windows XP 1 Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Appearance and Themes. 3 Click Display, and then click the Settings tab. 4 Try different settings for Screen resolution and Color quality. Windows Me and Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Display icon, and then click the Settings tab. Try different settings for Colors and Screen area. 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 47. 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. Sound and Speaker Problems ENSURE THAT THE SUBWOOFER AND THE SPEAKERS ARE TURNED ON - See the setup diagram supplied with the speakers. A D J U S T T HE S P E A K E R C O NT R O L S - Adjust the volume, bass, or treble controls to eliminate distortion. VE R I F Y T H E S P E A K E R C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N 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. BE SURE THAT HEADPHONES ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THE FRONTP A N E L H E A D P H O N E C O NN E C T O R - Sound from the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are connected to the computer's frontpanel headphone connector. 28 Solving Pr oblems

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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.
C
HECK
FOR
ADDITIONAL
ADJUSTMENTS
—
See the documentation that
came with your monitor for any additional adjustments that your monitor may
require.
A
DJUST
THE
W
INDOWS
DISPLAY
SETTINGS
Windows XP
1
Click the
Start
button, and then click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Appearance and Themes
.
3
Click
Display
, and then click the
Settings
tab.
4
Try different settings for
Screen resolution
and
Color quality.
Windows Me and Windows 2000
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Control
Panel
.
2
Double-click the
Display
icon, and then click the
Settings
tab.
Try different settings for
Colors
and
Screen area
.
C
HECK
FOR
INTERRUPT
REQUEST
CONFLICTS
—
See page 47.
E
NSURE
THAT
THE
SUBWOOFER
AND
THE
SPEAKERS
ARE
TURNED
ON
—
See the setup diagram supplied with the speakers.
A
DJUST
THE
SPEAKER
CONTROLS
—
Adjust the volume, bass, or treble
controls to eliminate distortion.
V
ERIFY
THE
SPEAKER
CABLE
CONNECTIONS
—
Ensure that the speakers
are connected as shown on the
START HERE
sheet for your computer and the
setup diagram supplied with the speakers.
B
E
SURE
THAT
HEADPHONES
ARE
NOT
CONNECTED
TO
THE
FRONT
-
PANEL
HEADPHONE
CONNECTOR
—
Sound from the speakers is
automatically disabled when headphones are connected to the computer’s front-
panel headphone connector.