Sound And Speaker Problems; No Sound From Speakers - Dell Dimension 2300 Owner's Manual

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.
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So l vi n g Pro b l em s

Sound and Speaker Problems

No sound from speakers

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H E C K T H E S P E A K E R C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N S
are connected as shown on the setup diagram supplied with the speakers.
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N S U R E T H A T T H E S U B W O O F E R A N D T H E S P E A K E R S A R E T U R N E D
— See the setup diagram supplied with the speakers. If your speakers have
O N
volume controls, adjust the volume, bass, or treble to eliminate distortion.
A W
D J U S T T H E I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L
speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is
turned up and that the sound is not muted.
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I S C O N N E C T H E A D P H O N E S F R O M T H E H E A D P H O N E C O N N E C T O R
Sound from the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are
connected to the computer's front-panel headphone connector.
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N A B L E D I G I T A L M O D E
drive is not operating in digital mode. To enable digital mode:
Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Sounds, Speech,
1
and Audio Devices.
Click Sounds and Audio Devices.
2
Click the Hardware tab.
3
Double-click the name of your CD drive.
4
Click the Properties tab.
5
Check the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device box.
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You may also need to change the playback mode in Windows Media Player:
Click the Start button, point to All Programs, and then point to Windows
1
Media Player.
Click Tools.
2
Click Options.
3
Click the Devices tab.
4
Double-click the name of your CD or DVD drive, and then select Digital as
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playback mode.
— Ensure that the speakers
— Click or double-click the
— Your speakers do not work if the CD or DVD
—