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Sound system, Adjusting System Volume, Changing System Sounds, Realtek HD Audio Manager

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L450/L450D Sound system This section describes some of the audio control functions. Adjusting System Volume You can control the overall level of sound using Windows Volume Mixer. To launch Volume Mixer, follow the steps below. 1. Locate the Speaker icon on the task tray. 2. Right-click the Speaker icon on the task tray. 3. Select Open Volume Mixer from the menu. Click the Device button to display available playback devices. Select Speakers to use the internal speakers for listening. Adjust speaker volume by moving the slider up or down to raise or lower the volume. Click the Mute button to mute the sound. You may see another control under Applications in Volume Mixer. It is the control for an application which is currently running. The Windows Sounds is always displayed since it controls the system sounds' volume. Changing System Sounds System sounds are assigned to inform you when certain events happen. This section explains how select an existing scheme or save one you have modified. To launch the configuration dialog window for system sounds, follow the steps below. 1. Right-click the Speaker icon on the task tray. 2. Select Sounds from the menu. Realtek HD Audio Manager You can confirm and change the audio configuration using the Realtek Audio Manager. To launch the Realtek Audio Manager, click Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Realtek HD Audio Manager. When you first launch the Realtek Audio Manager, you will see following device tabs. Speakers is the default output device. Microphone is the default input device. To change the default device, click the Set Default Device button under the chosen device tab. ■ Speakers is the default output device. Select it when using the internal speakers or headphones. ■ HDMI Output should be selected when connecting the HDMI cable to the HDMI jack for playing digital sound on digital audio equipment. ■ Microphone is the default input device. It should be selected when using the computer's internal microphone or an external microphone connected to the Microphone jack to record sound. 4-16 User's Manual

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User’s Manual
L450/L450D
Sound system
This section describes some of the audio control functions.
Adjusting System Volume
You can control the overall level of sound using Windows
Volume Mixer
.
To launch Volume Mixer, follow the steps below.
1.
Locate the
Speaker
icon on the task tray.
2.
Right-click the
Speaker
icon on the task tray.
3.
Select
Open Volume Mixer
from the menu.
Click the
Device
button to display available playback devices. Select
Speakers
to use the internal speakers for listening. Adjust speaker volume
by moving the slider up or down to raise or lower the volume. Click the
Mute
button
to mute the sound.
You may see another control under
Applications
in
Volume Mixer
. It is the
control for an application which is currently running. The
Windows Sounds
is always displayed since it controls the system sounds’ volume.
Changing System Sounds
System sounds are assigned to inform you when certain events happen.
This section explains how select an existing scheme or save one you have
modified.
To launch the configuration dialog window for system sounds, follow the
steps below.
1.
Right-click the
Speaker
icon on the task tray.
2.
Select
Sounds
from the menu.
Realtek HD Audio Manager
You can confirm and change the audio configuration using the
Realtek
Audio Manager
. To launch the
Realtek Audio Manager
, click
Start
->
Control Panel
->
Hardware and Sound
->
Realtek HD Audio Manager
.
When you first launch the Realtek Audio Manager, you will see following
device tabs.
Speakers
is the default output device.
Microphone
is the
default input device. To change the default device, click the
Set Default
Device
button under the chosen device tab.
■
Speakers
is the default output device. Select it when using the internal
speakers or headphones.
■
HDMI Output
should be selected when connecting the HDMI cable to
the HDMI jack for playing digital sound on digital audio equipment.
■
Microphone
is the default input device. It should be selected when
using the computer’s internal microphone or an external microphone
connected to the Microphone jack to record sound.