Dell™ Soundbar Problems

Common Symptoms

What You Experience

 

Possible Solutions

No Sound

No power to Soundbar - the

•

Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar clockwise to the middle position; check if

 

power indicator is off

 

the power indicator (Blue LED) on the front of the Soundbar is illuminated.

 

 

•

Confirm that the power cable from the Soundbar is plugged into the adapter.

 

 

 

 

No Sound

Soundbar has power - power

•

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

 

indicator is on

•

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).

 

 

 

 

Distorted Sound

Computer's sound card is used

•

Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.

 

as the audio source

•

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).

 

 

 

 

Distorted Sound

Other audio source is used

•

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.

 

 

 

 

Unbalanced Sound Output

Sound from only one side of

•

Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.

 

Soundbar

•

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

 

 

 

or 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).

 

 

 

 

Low Volume

Volume is too low

•

Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.

 

 

•

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

 

 

 

setting.

 

 

•

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).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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