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Audio Problems, Display Problems

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• Make sure the Zip disk is inserted correctly. • Reset the OmniBook. • Make sure the Zip drive module is seated correctly-remove and reinsert. Audio Problems If sounds aren't audible • Check that the volume is not muted. Press Fn+F7 to toggle muting on and off. • Press Fn+UP-ARROW to increase the volume. • Check settings in BIOS Setup. 1. From the Start menu, shut down, then restart the OmniBook. 2. When you see the HP logo, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility. 3. From the System Devices menu, check that Audio is enabled. If you hear a loud high-pitched whine (feedback) from the speakers • Press Fn+F7 to stop the noise. • Try reducing the Master volume (Start, Programs, Accessories, Multimedia, Volume Control). If sound doesn't record • Check settings in the BIOS Setup utility. 1. From the Start menu, shut down, then restart the OmniBook. 2. When you see the HP logo, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility. 3. From the System Devices menu, check that Audio is enabled. • Check software controls for recording sound (click Start, Program, Accessories, Multimedia, Sound Recorder). Display Problems If the OmniBook is on, but the screen is blank • Press the space bar to see if the computer is in Standby mode. • Press Fn+F1 or Fn+F2 to adjust the display. • Press Fn+F5 in case the internal display was disabled. (Do this three times to return to the state you started from.) • If the OmniBook is cold, allow it to warm up. If the screen is difficult to read • Check whether the display resolution is set to its default setting, 1024 × 768 (XGA) or 800 × 600 (SVGA). Check this in Start, Settings, Control Panel, Display, Settings. • Check brightness (Fn+F2 to increase brightness). 42

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Make sure the Zip disk is inserted correctly.
•
Reset
the OmniBook.
•
Make sure the Zip drive module is seated correctly—remove and reinsert.
Audio Problems
If sounds aren’t audible
•
Check that the volume is not muted. Press Fn+F7 to toggle muting on and off.
•
Press Fn+UP-ARROW to
increase the volume.
•
Check settings in BIOS Setup.
1. From the Start menu, shut down, then restart the OmniBook.
2. When you see the HP logo, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility.
3. From the System Devices menu, check that Audio is enabled.
If you hear a loud high-pitched whine (feedback) from the speakers
•
Press Fn+F7 to stop the noise.
•
Try reducing the Master volume (Start, Programs, Accessories, Multimedia,
Volume Control).
If sound doesn’t record
•
Check settings in the BIOS Setup utility.
1. From the Start menu, shut down, then restart the OmniBook.
2. When you see the HP logo, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility.
3. From the System Devices menu, check that Audio is enabled.
•
Check software controls for recording sound (click Start, Program, Accessories,
Multimedia, Sound Recorder).
Display Problems
If the OmniBook is on, but the screen is blank
•
Press the space bar to see if the computer is in Standby mode.
•
Press Fn+F1 or Fn+F2 to adjust the display.
•
Press Fn+F5 in case the internal display was disabled. (Do this three times to
return to the state you started from.)
•
If the OmniBook is cold, allow it to warm up.
If the screen is difficult to read
•
Check whether the display resolution is set to its default setting, 1024 × 768
(XGA) or 800 × 600 (SVGA). Check this in Start, Settings, Control Panel,
Display, Settings.
•
Check brightness (Fn+F2 to increase brightness).