Dell Inspiron 510m Owner's Manual - Page 53

Sound and Speaker Problems, If you have a problem with integrated speakers

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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 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 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. R E 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 "Reinstalling Software" on page 79. 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 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 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 H E S P E A K E R S - Plug the speaker audio cable in to the connector on the computer. Ensure that the headphone volume control is turned up. Play a music CD. Using CDs, DVDs, and other Multimedia 53

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53
Sound and Speaker Problems
If you have a problem with integrated speakers
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.
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 <Fn><End>
to disable (mute) or reenable the integrated speakers.
R
EINSTALL
THE
SOUND
(
AUDIO
)
DRIVER
See "Reinstalling Software" on
page 79.
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 in to the
connector
on the computer. Ensure that the headphone volume control is turned up. Play a
music CD.