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Fuzzy focus; streaking, ghosting, or shadowing effects; horizontal scrolling lines; faint vertical bars; or unable to center the picture on the screen (flat panel monitors using an analog VGA input connection only). Cause Solution Flat panel monitor's internal digital conversion circuits may 1. Select the monitor's Auto-Adjustment option in the be unable to correctly interpret the output synchronization of monitor's on-screen display menu. the graphics card. 2. Manually synchronize the Clock and Clock Phase on- screen display functions. To download a SoftPaq that will assist you with the synchronization, go to the following Web site, select the appropriate monitor, and download either SP32347 or SP32202: http://www.hp.com/support Graphics card is not seated properly or is bad. 1. Reseat the graphics card. 2. Replace the graphics card. Certain typed symbols do not appear correct. Cause The font you are using does not support that particular symbol. Solution Use the Character Map to locate and select the appropriate symbol. Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map. You can copy the symbol from the Character Map into a document. Solving Audio Problems If the computer has audio features and you encounter audio problems, see the common causes and solutions listed in the following table. Table D-7 Solving Audio Problems Sound cuts in and out. Cause Processor resources are being used by other open applications. Direct sound latency, common in many media player applications. Solution Shut down all open processor-intensive applications. In Windows XP only: 1. From the Control Panel, select Sounds and Audio Devices. 2. On the Audio tab, select a device from the Sound Playback list. 3. Click the Advanced button and select the Performance tab. 4. Set the Hardware acceleration slider to None and the Sample rate conversion quality slider to Good and retest the audio. 5. Set the Hardware acceleration slider to Full and the Sample rate conversion quality slider to Best and retest the audio. Solving Audio Problems 167

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Fuzzy focus; streaking, ghosting, or shadowing effects; horizontal scrolling lines; faint vertical bars; or unable to
center the picture on the screen (flat panel monitors using an analog VGA input connection only).
Cause
Solution
Flat panel monitor’s internal digital conversion circuits may
be unable to correctly interpret the output synchronization of
the graphics card.
1.
Select the monitor’s Auto-Adjustment option in the
monitor’s on-screen display menu.
2.
Manually synchronize the Clock and Clock Phase on-
screen display functions. To download a SoftPaq that
will assist you with the synchronization, go to the
following Web site, select the appropriate monitor, and
download either SP32347 or SP32202:
support
Graphics card is not seated properly or is bad.
1.
Reseat the graphics card.
2.
Replace the graphics card.
Certain typed symbols do not appear correct.
Cause
Solution
The font you are using does not support that particular
symbol.
Use the Character Map to locate and select the appropriate
symbol. Click
Start
>
All Programs
>
Accessories
>
System Tools
>
Character Map
. You can copy the symbol
from the Character Map into a document.
Solving Audio Problems
If the computer has audio features and you encounter audio problems, see the common causes and
solutions listed in the following table.
Table D-7
Solving Audio Problems
Sound cuts in and out.
Cause
Solution
Processor resources are being used by other open
applications.
Shut down all open processor-intensive applications.
Direct sound latency, common in many media player
applications.
In Windows XP only:
1.
From the
Control Panel
, select
Sounds and Audio
Devices
.
2.
On the
Audio
tab, select a device from the
Sound
Playback
list.
3.
Click the
Advanced
button and select the
Performance
tab.
4.
Set the
Hardware acceleration
slider to
None
and the
Sample rate conversion quality
slider to
Good
and
retest the audio.
5.
Set the
Hardware acceleration
slider to
Full
and the
Sample rate conversion quality
slider to
Best
and
retest the audio.
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