Table 4-4 Audio problems (continued)
Problem | Cause | Solution |
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Noise or no sound comes out of |
| 1. If you are using digital speakers that have a stereo |
the speakers or headphones. |
| jack and you want the system to autoswitch to digital, |
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| use a |
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| sense feature, or use multimedia device properties |
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| to switch the audio signal from analog to digital. |
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| 2. If the headphones have a mono jack, use the |
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| multimedia device properties to switch the system to |
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| analog out. |
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| NOTE: If you set digital as the Output Mode, the |
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| internal speaker and external analog speakers no |
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| longer output audio until you switch back to an auto |
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| sense or analog mode. |
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| If you set analog as the Output Mode, external digital |
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| speakers do not function until you change the output |
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| mode back to an |
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Sound occurs intermittently. | Processor resources are being | Shut down all open |
| used by other open |
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| applications. |
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Workstation appears to be locked The hard disk might be full. up while recording audio.
1.Before recording, be sure there is enough free space on the hard disk.
2.Try recording the audio file in a compressed format.
Solving printer problems
Table 4-5 Printer problems
Problem | Cause | Solution |
Printer does not print. | Printer is not turned on and |
| online. |
Turn the printer on and be sure it is online.
| The correct printer driver for | 1. Install the correct printer driver for the application. |
| the application is not installed. 2. Try printing using the | |
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| DIR C:\> [printer port] |
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| Replace printer port with the address of the printer |
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| used. If the printer works, reload the printer driver. |
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| If you are on a network, you | Make the proper network connection to the printer. |
| might not have made a |
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| connection to the printer. |
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| Printer might have failed. | Run printer |
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Printer does not turn on. | The cables might not be |
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| connected properly. |
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