Sound And Speaker Problems - Dell Dimension 8200 Solution Manual

HINT: The volume
control in some MP3
players overrides the
Windows volume setting.
If you have been listening
to MP3 songs, make sure
that you did not turn the
player volume down or off.
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came with your monitor for any additional adjustments that your monitor may
require.
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D J U S T T H E I N D O W S D I S P L A Y S E T T I N G S
Windows XP
Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
1
Click Appearance and Themes.
2
Click Display, and then click the Settings tab.
3
Try different settings for Screen resolution and Color quality.
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Windows Me and Windows 2000
Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
1
Double-click the Display icon, and then click the Settings tab.
2
Try different settings for Colors and Screen area.
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Sound and Speaker Problems

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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.
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D J U S T T H E S P E A K E R C O N T R O L S
controls to eliminate distortion.
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E R I F Y 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 START HERE sheet for your computer and the
setup diagram supplied with the speakers.
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E S U R E T H A T H E A D P H O N E S A R E N O T C O N N E C T E D T O T H E F R O N T
P A N E L H E A D P H O N E C O N N E C T O R
automatically disabled when headphones are connected to the computer's front-
panel headphone connector.
— See the documentation that
— See page 47.
— Adjust the volume, bass, or treble
— Ensure that the speakers
— Sound from the speakers is
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