Sound And Speaker Problems; If You Have A Problem With Integrated Speakers; If You Have A Problem With External Speakers - Dell Inspirion 510m Owner's Manual

Sound and Speaker Problems

If you have a problem with integrated speakers

A W
DJUST THE INDOWS VOLUME CONTROL
lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned up and that
the sound is not muted. Adjust the volume, bass, or treble controls to eliminate
distortion.
A
DJUST THE VOLUME USING KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
(mute) or reenable the integrated speakers.
R (
EINSTALL THE SOUND AUDIO

If you have a problem with external speakers

NOTE:
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.
C
HECK THE SPEAKER CABLE CONNECTIONS
speakers.
T
EST THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET
it with another device, such as a lamp.
E
NSURE THAT THE SPEAKERS ARE TURNED ON
the speakers.
A W
DJUST THE INDOWS VOLUME CONTROL
lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned up and that
the sound is not muted. Adjust the volume, bass, or treble controls to eliminate
distortion.
T — Plug the speaker audio cable in to the
EST THE SPEAKERS
computer. Ensure that the headphone volume control is turned up. Play a music
CD.
R -
UN THE SPEAKER SELF TEST
subwoofer. See the speaker documentation for self-test instructions.
— Double-click the speaker icon in the
— Press <Fn><End> to disable
) — See "Reinstalling Software" on page 91.
DRIVER
— See the setup diagram supplied with the
— Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by testing
— See the setup diagram supplied with
— Double-click the speaker icon in the
— Some speaker systems have a self-test button on the
connector on the
Using CDs, DVDs, and other Multimedia
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