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www.dell.com | support.dell.com 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 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. 3 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 No sound from speakers C H E C K 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 setup diagram supplied with the speakers. ENSURE THAT THE SUBWOOFER AND THE SPEAKERS ARE TURNED O N - See the setup diagram supplied with the speakers. If your speakers have volume controls, adjust the volume, bass, or treble to eliminate distortion. 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 - In Windows XP, click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. In Windows 2000, doubleclick the 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. DISCONNECT HEADPHONES FROM THE HEADPHONE CONNECTOR - Sound from the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are connected to the computer's front-panel headphone connector. 30 So l vi n g Pro b l em s

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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.
No sound from speakers
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 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.
3
Try different settings for
Colors
and
Screen area
.
C
HECK
FOR
INTERRUPT
REQUEST
CONFLICTS
—
See page 47.
C
HECK
THE
SPEAKER
CABLE
CONNECTIONS
—
Ensure that the speakers
are connected as shown on the setup diagram supplied with the speakers.
E
NSURE
THAT
THE
SUBWOOFER
AND
THE
SPEAKERS
ARE
TURNED
ON
—
See the setup diagram supplied with the speakers. If your speakers have
volume controls, adjust the volume, bass, or treble to eliminate distortion.
A
DJUST
THE
W
INDOWS
VOLUME
CONTROL
—
In Windows XP, click the
speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. In Windows 2000, double-
click the 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.
D
ISCONNECT
HEADPHONES
FROM
THE
HEADPHONE
CONNECTOR
—
Sound from the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are
connected to the computer’s front-panel headphone connector.