Dell Inspiron 1100 Inspiron 5100 and 5150 Owner's Manual - Page 57

Sound and Speaker Problems

Get Dell Inspiron 1100 PDF manuals and user guides View all Dell Inspiron 1100 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 57 highlights

C H A N G E T H E W R I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - See the help files for your CD creation software. E X I T A L L O T H E R O P E N PR O G R A M S - Exiting all other open programs before writing to the CD-RW or DVD+RW may alleviate the problem. Sound and Speaker Problems If you have a problem with integrated speakers 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 - Double-click the speaker icon in the lowerright corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned up and that the sound is not muted. Adjust the volume, bass, or treble controls to eliminate distortion. A D J U S T T H E V O L U M E U S I N G K E Y B O A R D S H O R T C U T S . Press to disable (mute) or reenable the integrated speakers. RE I N S T A L L T H E S O U N D ( A U D I O ) D R I V E R. See page 89. If you have a problem with external speakers NOTE: 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. 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 - See the setup diagram supplied with the speakers. TE S T T H E EL E CT R I C AL 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 S U R E T H A T 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. 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 - 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. Adjust the volume, bass, or treble controls to eliminate distortion. TE S T T HE S P EA K E RS - Plug the speaker audio cable into the line-out connector on the computer. Ensure that the headphone volume control is turned up. Play a music CD. R U N T H E S P E A K E R S E L F - T E S T - Some speaker systems have a self-test button on the subwoofer. See the speaker documentation for self-test instructions. 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. RE I N S T A L L T H E S O U N D ( A U D I O ) D R I V E R - See page 89. U s i n g C D s , D V D s , a n d O t h e r M ul t i m e d i a 57

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160
Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia
57
C
HANGE
THE
WRITE
SPEED
TO
A
SLOWER
RATE
—
See the help files for your CD creation
software.
E
XIT
ALL
OTHER
OPEN
PROGRAMS
—
Exiting all other open programs before writing to the
CD-RW or DVD+RW may alleviate the problem.
Sound and Speaker Problems
If you have a problem with integrated speakers
A
DJUST
THE
W
INDOWS
®
VOLUME
CONTROL
—
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.
Adjust the volume, bass, or treble controls to eliminate distortion.
A
DJUST
THE
VOLUME
USING
KEYBOARD
SHORTCUTS
.
Press
to disable (mute)
or reenable the integrated speakers.
R
EINSTALL
THE
SOUND
(
AUDIO
)
DRIVER
.
See page 89.
If you have a problem with external speakers
NOTE:
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.
C
HECK
THE
SPEAKER
CABLE
CONNECTIONS
—
See 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
NSURE
THAT
THE
SPEAKERS
ARE
TURNED
ON
—
See the setup diagram supplied with the
speakers.
A
DJUST
THE
W
INDOWS
VOLUME
CONTROL
—
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. Adjust
the volume, bass, or treble controls to eliminate distortion.
T
EST
THE
SPEAKERS
—
Plug the speaker audio cable into the line-out connector on the
computer. Ensure that the headphone volume control is turned up. Play a music CD.
R
UN
THE
SPEAKER
SELF
-
TEST
—
Some speaker systems have a self-test button on the
subwoofer. See the speaker documentation for self-test instructions.
E
LIMINATE
POSSIBLE
INTERFERENCE
—
Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights, or halogen
lamps to check for interference.
R
EINSTALL
THE
SOUND
(
AUDIO
)
DRIVER
—
See page 89.