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Dell Dimension 4500 User Manual

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S o l v i n g Pr o b l e m s

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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

HECK

THE

SPEAKER

CABLE

CONNECTIONS

— Ensure that the speakers

are connected as shown on the setup diagram supplied with the speakers.

E

NSURE

THAT

THE

SUBWOOFER

AND

THE

SPEAKERS

ARE

TURNED

ON

— See the setup diagram supplied with the speakers. If your speakers have

volume controls, adjust the volume, bass, or treble to eliminate distortion.

A

DJUST

THE

W

INDOWS

VOLUME

CONTROL

— 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

ISCONNECT

HEADPHONES

FROM

THE

HEADPHONE

CONNECTOR

Sound from the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are
connected to the computer’s front-panel headphone connector.

T

EST

THE

ELECTRICAL

OUTLET

— Ensure that the electrical outlet is

working by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.

E

LIMINATE

POSSIBLE

INTER FERENCE

— Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent

lights, or halogen lamps to check for interference.

R

UN

THE

SPEAKER

DIAGNOSTICS

— Some speaker systems have self-

diagnostics. See the speaker documentation for diagnostics instructions.

R

EINSTALL

THE

AUDIO

(

SOUND

)

DRIVER

— See page 52.

C

HECK

FOR

INTERRUPT

REQUEST

CONFLICTS

— See page 54.