No Sound From Headphones - Dell Dimension 2350 Owner's Manual

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with another device, such as a lamp.
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mode. To enable digital mode:
Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices.
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Click Sounds and Audio Devices.
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Click the Hardware tab.
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Double-click the name of your CD drive.
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Click the Properties tab.
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Check the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device box.
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halogen lamps to check for interference.
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speaker documentation for diagnostics instructions.
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No sound from headphones

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securely inserted into the headphone connector (see page 68).
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lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned up and that the sound is not
muted.
— Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by testing it
— Your speakers do not work if the CD drive is operating in analog
— Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights, or
— Some speaker systems have self- diagnostics. See the
( ) — See page 60.
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— See page 63.
— Ensure that the headphone cable is
— Click or double-click the speaker icon in the
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