HP 620 Notebook PC User Guide - Windows XP - Page 52

Adjusting the volume, Volume, Start, Control Panel, Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices

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Adjusting the volume You can adjust the volume using the following controls: ● Computer volume keys: (select models only) ◦ To mute or restore volume, press and hold the fn key (1), and then press the mute key f7 (2). ◦ To decrease volume, press and hold the fn key (1), and then tap the volume down key f8 (3) until the desired volume level is reached. ◦ To increase volume, press and hold the fn key (1), and then tap the volume up key f9 (4) until the desired volume level is reached. ● Windows volume control: a. Click the Volume icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar. b. Increase or decrease the volume by moving the slider up or down. Select the Mute check box to mute the volume. - or - a. Double-click the Volume icon in the notification area. b. In the Speakers column, you can increase or decrease the volume by moving the Volume slider up or down. You can also adjust the balance or mute the volume. If the Volume icon is not displayed in the notification area, follow these steps to add it: a. Select Start > Control Panel > Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices > Sounds and Audio Devices > Volume tab. b. Select the Place volume icon in the taskbar check box. c. Click Apply. ● Program volume control: 40 Chapter 4 Multimedia

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Adjusting the volume
You can adjust the volume using the following controls:
Computer volume keys: (select models only)
To mute or restore volume, press and hold the
fn
key
(1)
, and then press the mute key
f7
(2)
.
To decrease volume, press and hold the
fn
key
(1)
, and then tap the volume down key
f8
(3)
until the desired volume level is reached.
To increase volume, press and hold the
fn
key
(1)
, and then tap the volume up key
f9
(4)
until
the desired volume level is reached.
Windows volume control:
a.
Click the
Volume
icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar.
b.
Increase or decrease the volume by moving the slider up or down. Select the
Mute
check box
to mute the volume.
– or –
a.
Double-click the
Volume
icon in the notification area.
b.
In the Speakers column, you can increase or decrease the volume by moving the
Volume
slider up or down. You can also adjust the balance or mute the volume.
If the Volume icon is not displayed in the notification area, follow these steps to add it:
a.
Select
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices
>
Sounds and Audio
Devices
>
Volume
tab.
b.
Select the
Place volume icon in the taskbar
check box.
c.
Click
Apply
.
Program volume control:
40
Chapter 4
Multimedia