HP 625 Notebook PC User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 53

Adjusting the volume, Speakers, Open Volume Mixer, Mute Speakers, Show hidden icons

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Adjusting the volume You can adjust the volume using the following controls: ● Computer volume keys (select models only): ◦ To mute or restore volume, press and hold the fn key (1), and then press the mute key f7 (2). ◦ To decrease volume, press and hold the fn key (1), and then tap the volume down key f8 (3) until the desired volume level is reached. ◦ To increase volume, press and hold the fn key (1), and then tap the volume up key f9 (4) until the desired volume level is reached. ● Windows volume control: a. Click the Speakers icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar. b. Increase or decrease the volume by moving the slider up or down. Click the Mute Speakers icon to mute the volume. - or - a. Right-click the Speakers icon in the notification area, and then click Open Volume Mixer. b. In the Speakers column, you can increase or decrease the volume by moving the slider up or down. You can also mute the volume by clicking the Mute Speakers icon. If the Speakers icon is not displayed in the notification area, follow these steps to add it: a. Right-click the Show hidden icons icon (the arrow at the left side of the notification area). b. Click Customize notification icons. Multimedia features 41

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Adjusting the volume
You can adjust the volume using the following controls:
Computer volume keys (select models only):
To mute or restore volume, press and hold the
fn
key
(1)
, and then press the mute key
f7
(2)
.
To decrease volume, press and hold the
fn
key
(1)
, and then tap the volume down key
f8
(3)
until the desired volume level is reached.
To increase volume, press and hold the
fn
key
(1)
, and then tap the volume up key
f9
(4)
until the desired volume level is reached.
Windows volume control:
a.
Click the
Speakers
icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar.
b.
Increase or decrease the volume by moving the slider up or down. Click the
Mute
Speakers
icon to mute the volume.
– or –
a.
Right-click the
Speakers
icon in the notification area, and then click
Open Volume Mixer
.
b.
In the Speakers column, you can increase or decrease the volume by moving the slider up
or down. You can also mute the volume by clicking the
Mute Speakers
icon.
If the Speakers icon is not displayed in the notification area, follow these steps to add it:
a.
Right-click the
Show hidden icons
icon (the arrow at the left side of the notification area).
b.
Click
Customize notification icons
.
Multimedia features
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