No sound from headphones – Dell Dimension 2200 User Manual
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Solving Problems
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No sound from headphones
E
NA B L E
DI G I T AL
M O D E
— In Windows XP, your speakers do not work if the
CD 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.
T
E S T
T HE
EL E CT R I C AL
O U T L E T
— Ensure that the electrical outlet is
working by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.
E
LI MI NATE
P OS S IB L E
I NT E R FE R E NC E
— Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent
lights, or halogen lamps to check for interference.
R
U N
T H E
S P E A KE R
D IA G NO S T IC S
— Some speaker systems have self-
diagnostics. See the speaker documentation for diagnostics instructions.
R
E I NS T AL L
THE
A UD I O
(
S O U ND
)
D R IV E R
C
HE C K
F O R
IN T E R RU P T
R E Q U ES T
C O N F L I C T S
C
HE C K
T H E
H EA D P HO N E
C A B L E
CO N NE C T I O N
— Ensure that the
headphone cable is securely inserted into the headphone connector (see
A
D JU S T
T H E
W
I N D OW S
V O 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.