Gateway MT6452 8512152 - Gateway Notebook Reference Guide for Windows Vista - Page 38

Mixer, Volume

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CHAPTER 3: Setting Up and Getting Started To adjust the volume from Windows: 1 Click (Volume) on the taskbar. The volume control slider opens. 2 Click and drag the slider up to increase volume and down to decrease volume. 3 To mute the volume, click (Mute). To restore volume, click it again. 4 To adjust device volume levels, click Mixer. The Volume Mixer dialog box opens, where you can click and drag sliders for individual devices. 32 Tip Adjust the Windows Sounds slider to change system sounds volume independently of general volume (such as the volume used for music and game sounds). 5 Click X in the top-right corner of the window to close it.

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CHAPTER
3
: Setting Up and Getting Started
32
To adjust the volume from Windows:
1
Click
(
Volume
) on the taskbar. The volume control
slider opens.
2
Click and drag the slider up to increase volume and
down to decrease volume.
3
To mute the volume, click
(
Mute
). To restore volume,
click it again.
4
To adjust device volume levels, click
Mixer
. The
Volume
Mixer
dialog box opens, where you can click and drag
sliders for individual devices.
5
Click
X
in the top-right corner of the window to close it.
Tip
Adjust the Windows Sounds slider to change system sounds
volume independently of general volume (such as the volume used for
music and game sounds).