Sound System - Toshiba M500 User Manual

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Sound system

This section describes some of the audio control functions.
Adj ustin g Sy s te m Vo lu me
You can control the overall level of sound using Windows Volume Mixer.
To launch Volume Mixer, follow the steps below.
1. Locate the Speaker icon on the task tray.
2. Right-click the Speaker icon on the task tray.
3. Select Open Volume Mixer from the menu.
Click the Device button to display available playback devices. Select Speakers to
use the internal speakers for listening. Adjust speaker volume by moving the slider
up or down to raise or lower the volume. Click the Mute button to mute the sound.
You may see another control under Applications in Volume Mixer. It is the
control for an application which is currently running. The Windows Sounds is
always displayed since it controls the system sounds' volume.
Changin g S y s t e m S o u n d s
System sounds are assigned to inform you when certain events happen. This
section explains how select an existing scheme or save one you have modified.
To launch the configuration dialog window for system sounds, follow the steps
below:
1. Right-click the Speaker icon on the task tray.
2. Select Sounds from the menu.
Real tek H D A u d io M a n a g er
You can confirm and change the audio configuration using the Realtek Audio
Manager. To launch the Realtek Audio Manager, Click Start
Hardware and Sound
launch the Realtek Audio Manager, you will see following device tabs. Speakers
is the default output device. Microphone is the default input device. To change
the default device, click the Set Default Device button under the chosen device
tab.
n Speakers is the default output device. Select it when using the internal
speakers or headphones.
Digital Output should be selected when connecting the optical cable to the
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Headphone, S/PDIF and Line out jack for playing digital sound on digital audio
equipment. Digital Output can only be used by connecting an optical audio
cable.
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