1.Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound.

2.Click the SmartAudio icon. The SmartAudio window opens.

3.Make sure that you are in MULTI-STREAM mode in the Audio Director window.

4.In the Volume Mixer window, select the device you want-for example, speakers. If your computer is attached to a ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus or a ThinkPad Mini Dock, you can also select a device from them.

5.Play any sound via a music program (for example, Windows Media Player). Make sure that sound comes from speakers now.

6.Then, if you would like to switch to a headphone, close the music program.

7.Go to the Volume Mixer window. Then select another device, which is now the headphone.

8.Play any sound via the music program. Make sure that sound comes from a headphone attached directly to the system.

For details, refer to the Help for SmartAudio.

Note: In the Volume Mixer window of SmartAudio, a check mark by the entry for a device, such as speakers for a playback device, or a built-in microphone for a recording device, shows that the device has been selected.

Problem: When you connect a headphone to your computer while playing sound, a speaker does not produce sound in the MULTI-STREAM mode at SmartAudio (Windows 7).

Solution: Once the headphone is attached, the streaming is automatically redirected to it. If you want to listen to sound from the speakers again, be sure to set those speakers as the default device. The procedure is as follows:

1.Click Start Control Panel All Control Panel Items.

2.Click the SmartAudio icon. The SmartAudio window opens.

3.Look at the playback devices. If you have attached a headphone, the headphone will be automatically set as the default device, and the icon for that headphone will be checked.

4.To set a different device as the default, just double-click the icon for those speakers. That icon will now have a check mark.

5.Play any sound by use of a music program such as Windows Media Player. Make sure that sound comes from the speakers.

For details, refer to the Help for SmartAudio.

Fingerprint reader problems

Problem: The surface of the reader is dirty, stained, or wet.

Solution: Gently clean the surface of the reader with a dry, soft, lint-free cloth.

Problem: The reader often fails to enroll or authenticate your fingerprint.

Solution: If the surface of the reader is dirty, stained, or wet, gently clean the surface of the reader with a dry, soft, lint-free cloth.

If your finger has any of the following conditions, you may not be able to register or authenticate it:

Your finger is wrinkled.

Your finger is rough, dry, or injured.

Your finger is very dry.

Your finger is stained with dirt, mud, or oil.

The surface of your finger is very different from the one you used when you enrolled your fingerprint.

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429040 specifications

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