Compaq E500S, V300 manual Problem Possible Cause Solution

Table 2-8 continued

Problem	Possible Cause	Solution
External microphone	Sound source is not	Ensure that microphone
does not work	selected.	is selected as the
(continued).		recording source in
		Control Panel !
		Multimedia and that the
		recording level is
		adjusted.
	Audio settings are	Check the game
	not set correctly.	program's audio settings.
	Volume control on	Adjust the computer
	the computer is	volume with the Fn+F5
	turned down.	hotkeys.
There is no sound	Volume or mixing	■ Adjust the overall
from headphones	controls are set	volume with the
	incorrectly.	Fn+F5 hotkeys.
		■ Use the mixing
		features available by
		double-clicking the
		Speaker icon on the
		Windows taskbar.
	Sound source is not	Verify that the sound
	selected.	source is selected in
		Control Panel
		!Multimedia.
	The headphones are	Check the connection.
	connected to the
	wrong jack.
Volume is too low or	Volume or mixing	■ Adjust the overall
too loud.	controls are set	volume with the
	incorrectly.	Fn+F5 hotkeys.
		■ Check the mixing
		features available by
		double-clicking the
		Speaker icon on the
		Windows taskbar.

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