HP dc7608 Device Manager button, Sure Enable digital CD, Audio for this CD-ROM, Speech and Audio

Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics

Solving Audio Problems (Continued)

Problem Cause Solution

Sound does not come out of the speaker or headphones. (continued)

Digital CD audio is not	Enable digital CD audio:
enabled.	1.	From the Control Panel, select
		System.
	2.	On the Hardware tab, click
		the Device Manager button.
	3.	Right-click on the CD/DVD
		device and select Properties.
	4.	On the Properties tab, make
		sure “Enable digital CD
		audio for this CD-ROM
		device” is checked.
Headphones or devices	Turn on and use headphones or
connected to the	external speakers, if connected, or
line-out connector mute	disconnect headphones or external
the internal speaker.	speakers.
Volume is muted.	1.	From the Control Panel
		program, click Sound,
		Speech and Audio
		Devices, then click Sounds
		and Audio Devices.
	2.	Click the Mute check box to
		remove the check mark from
		the box.
Computer is in	Press the power button to resume
standby mode.	from standby mode.

ÄCAUTION: When attempting to resume from standby mode, do not hold down the power button for more than four seconds. Otherwise, the computer will shut down and any unsaved data will be lost.

Sound from headphones is	Headphones are
not clear or muffled.	plugged into the rear
	audio output connector.
	The rear audio
	connector is for
	powered audio devices
	and is not designed for
	headphone use.

Plug the headphones into the headphone connector on the front of the computer.

Computer appears to be locked up while recording audio.

The hard disk may be full.

1.Before recording, make sure there is enough free space on the hard disk.

2.Try recording the audio file in a compressed format.

Service Reference Guide, dc7600 390742-002 D–15