Dell Dimension 4300S Dell Dimension 4300S Owner's Manual - Page 32

Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display, Settings, Screen resolution, Color quality.,

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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 50. 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. ENSURE THAT THE SUBWOOFER AND THE SPEAKERS ARE TURNED O N - See the setup diagram supplied with the speakers. A D J U S T T H E S P E A K E R C O N T R O L S - If your speakers have volume controls, adjust the volume, bass, or treble 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 J A C K - Sound from the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are connected to the computer's front-panel headphone jack. 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. 32 Solving Pr oblems

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Solving Problems
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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.
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 50.
E
NSURE
THAT
THE
SUBWOOFER
AND
THE
SPEAKERS
ARE
TURNED
ON
See the setup diagram supplied with the speakers.
A
DJUST
THE
SPEAKER
CONTROLS
If your speakers have volume controls,
adjust the volume, bass, or treble 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
JACK
Sound from the speakers is automatically
disabled when headphones are connected to the computer’s front-panel
headphone jack.
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.