No Sound

Distorted Sound

Distorted Sound

Unbalanced Sound Output

Low Volume

Soundbar has power - power indicator is on.

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

Other audio source is used.

Sound from only one side of Soundbar

Volume is too low.

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 volum

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 t

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 lowe

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 t

Decrease the volume of the audio source.

Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar counter-clockwise to a lowe

Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.

Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.

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

Set all Windows audio balance controls (L-R) to their midpoints.

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.

Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar clockwise to the maximum

Set all Windows volume controls to their maximum.

Increase the volume of the audio application.

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

Troubleshooting the Card Reader

NOTICE: Do not remove the device while reading or writing media. Doing so may cause loss of data or malfunction in the media.

Problem

Drive letter is not assigned. (Windows® XP only)

Drive letter is assigned, but the media is not accessible

The media has been ejected during writing or erasing.

Cause

Conflict with network drive letter.

The media needs reformatting.

Displays the error message, "Error copying file or folder."

Displays the error message, "Cannot write folder (folder name) or file (file name)," during writing, or, "Cannot remove folder (folder name) or file(file name),". While erasing, you cannot write or erase in the same folder or file name.

Solution

A. Right-click My Computer on the desktop, and then click Manage. Under Com Management, click Desk Management.

B. In the list of drives in the right panel, right-click Removable Device and the

Drive Letter and Paths.

C. Click Change, and in the drop-down box, specify a drive letter for the Remo choosing one that is not assigned to the mapped network drives.

D. Click OK, and then click OK again

Right-click the drive in Explorer and choose Format from the resulting menu.

Reinsert the media and write or erase again.

Format the media for writing or erasing the same folder or file name.

Despite the disappearance of the pop-up window, the media has been ejected while the LED was blinking.

Although the pop-up window disappears during writing, if you eject your media while the LED is still blinking, then you cannot complete your action on the media.

Format the media for writing or erasing the same folder or file name.

Cannot format or write on the media.

Write protect switch is enabled.

Verify that the write- protect switch of the media is unlocked.

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