Dell 1708FP USB Problems, Troubleshooting Your Soundbar, Specific Symptoms, What You Experience

Cannot adjust the monitor with the buttons on the front panel

OSD does not appear on the screen.

Turn off the monitor, unplug the power cord and then plug back and turn on the monitor.

USB Problems

SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS	WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE	POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
USB interface is not working	USB peripherals are not working.	Check that your monitor is turned ON.
		Reconnect the upstream cable to
		your computer.
		Reconnect the USB peripherals
		(downstream connector).
		Switch off and then turn on the monitor
		again.
High Speed USB 2.0	High Speed USB 2.0 peripherals working slowly	Check that your computer is USB 2.0
interface is slow	or not at all.	capable.
		Verify USB 2.0 source on your computer.
		Reconnect the upstream cable to
		your computer.
		Reconnect the USB peripherals
		(downstream connector).

Troubleshooting Your Soundbar

COMMON	WHAT YOU
SYMPTOMS	EXPERIENCE
No Sound	No power to Soundbar -
	the power indicator is off.
	(built-in DC power supply.
	i.e. 1708FP )

No Sound	Soundbar has power -
	power indicator is on.

Distorted	Computer's sound card is
Sound	used as the audio source.

Distorted	Other audio source is
Sound	used.

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar clockwise to the middle position; check if the power indicator (green LED) on the front of the Soundbar is illuminated.

Confirm that the power cable from the Soundbar is plugged into the monitor. Confirm that the monitor has power.

If the monitor has no power, see Troubleshooting your monitor for monitor common problem.

Plug the audio line-in cable into the computer's audio out jack.

Set all Windows volume controls to their maximum.

Play some audio content on the computer (i.e. audio CD, or MP3).

Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar clockwise to a higher volume setting.

Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.

Test the Soundbar using another audio source (i.e. portable CD player).

Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.

Confirm that the audio line-in plug is completely inserted into the jack of the sound card.

Set all Windows volume controls to their midpoints.

Decrease the volume of the audio application.

Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar counter-clockwise to a lower volume setting.

Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.

Troubleshoot the computer's sound card.

Test the Soundbar using another audio source (i.e. portable CD player).

Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.

Confirm that the audio line-in plug is completely inserted into the jack of the audio source.

Decrease the volume of the audio source.

Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar counter-clockwise to a lower volume setting.

Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.