No sound from headphones – Dell Dimension 4550 User Manual
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No sound from headphones
R
UN
T H E
S PE A K ER
D IA G N OS 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 OU N D
)
D R IV E R
— See page 65.
C
HE C K
F O R
IN T E R RU P T
RE Q U ES T
C O N F L I C T S
— See page 70.
C
HE C K
T H E
H EA D P H ON E
C A B L E
C ON NE C T I O N
— If your computer has a
front-panel headphone connector, ensure that the headphone cable is securely
inserted into that connector (see page 76).
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 AB L E
D I GI T A L
M OD E
— Your headphones do not work if the CD drive is
operating in digital mode. To disable 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
Uncheck the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device box.