Dell Inspiron 1000 Owner's Manual - Page 57

No sound from headphones, Start, Control, Panel, Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, Hardware - audio driver

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E N S U R E T H A T T H E S U B W O O F E R A N D T H E S P E A K E R S A R E T U R N E D 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 - Click or double-click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned up and that the sound is not muted. D I S C O N N E C T H E A D P H O N E S F R O M T H E H E A D P H O N E C O N N E C T O R - Sound from the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are connected to the computer's headphone connector. VE R I F Y S P E A K E R C A B L I N G - Refer to the setup diagram supplied with the speakers. TE S T T H E E L E C T R I C A L O U T L E T - Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by testing it with another device, such as a lamp. E N A B L E D I G I T A L M O D E - Your speakers do not work if the CD drive is operating in analog mode. 1 Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices. 2 Click Sounds and Audio Devices. 3 Click the Hardware tab. 4 Double-click the name of your CD drive. 5 Click the Properties tab. 6 Check the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device box. E L I M I N A T E P O S S I B L E I N T E R F E R E N C E - Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights, or halogen lamps to check for interference. R E I N S T A L L T H E A U D I O D R I V E R - See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 61. R U N T H E D E L L D I A G N O S T I C S - For instructions, see page 43. No sound from headphones C H E C K T H E H E A D P H O N E C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N - Ensure that the headphone cable is securely inserted into the headphone connector. Solving Problems 57

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Solving Problems
57
No sound from headphones
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
Click or double-click the speaker icon in the lower-right
corner of your screen. Ensure 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 headphone connector.
V
ERIFY
SPEAKER
CABLING
Refer to the setup diagram supplied with the speakers.
T
EST
THE
ELECTRICAL
OUTLET
Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by testing it with another
device, such as a lamp.
E
NABLE
DIGITAL
MODE
Your speakers do not work if the CD drive is operating in analog mode.
1
Click the
Start
button, click
Control
Panel
, and then click
Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices
.
2
Click
Sounds and Audio Devices
.
3
Click the
Hardware
tab.
4
Double-click the name of your CD drive.
5
Click the
Properties
tab.
6
Check the
Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device
box.
E
LIMINATE
POSSIBLE
INTERFERENCE
Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights, or halogen lamps to
check for interference.
R
EINSTALL
THE
AUDIO
DRIVER
See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 61.
R
UN
THE
D
ELL
D
IAGNOSTICS
For instructions, see page 43.
C
HECK
THE
HEADPHONE
CABLE
CONNECTION
Ensure that the headphone cable is securely inserted
into the headphone connector.