Dell Dimension 2300 - Manual (Page 48)

48 Solving Problems
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Sound and Speaker Problems
No sound from speakers
HINT: The volume
control in some MP3
players overrides the
Windows
® volume
setting. If you have been
listening to MP3 songs,
ensure that you did not
turn the player volume
down or off.
C HE C K T H E S P E A K E R CA B LE C O NN EC T I O NS — Ensure that the speakers
are connected as shown on the setup diagram supplied with the speakers.
E NSU R E T H A T T HE S UB W O O F E R AN D THE S P E AK E RS A R E T UR NE D
O N — See the setup diagram supplied with the speakers. If your speakers have
volume controls, adjust the volume, bass, or treble to eliminate distortion.
A D J US T T H E W IN D O W S VO L UM E C O NT R O L — Click or 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.
D IS CO N NE C T HE A D P HO N E S F R O M THE HE A D P HO N E C O NN E C T O R —
Sound from the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are
connected to the computer’s front-panel headphone connector.
E NA B LE D IG I T A L MO D E — Your speakers do not work if the CD or DVD
drive is not operating in digital mode. To enable digital mode:
1 Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Sounds, Speech,
and Audio Devices.
2 Click Sounds and Audio Devices.
3 Click the Hardware tab.
4 Double-click the name of your CD drive.
5 Click the Properties tab.
6 Check the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device box.
You may also need to change the playback mode in Windows Media Player:
1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs, and then point to Windows
Media Player.
2 Click Tools.
3 Click Options.
4 Click the Devices tab.
5 Double-click the name of your CD or DVD drive, and then select Digital as
playback mode.