Solution: Ensure that the Microphone Boost function is turned on and set by doing the following:
1.Click Start ➙ Control Panel.
2.Click Hardware and Sound.
3.Click Sound.
4.Click the Recording tab in the Sound window.
5.Select Microphone, and click the Properties button.
6.Click the Levels tab, and move the Microphone Boost slider upwards.
7.Click OK.
Note: For details about controlling volume, refer to your Windows online help.
•Problem: A volume or balance slider cannot be moved.
Solution: The slider might be grayed out. This means that its position is fixed by the hardware and cannot be changed.
•Problem: The volume sliders do not stay in place when some audio applications are used.
Solution: It is normal for the sliders to change position when certain sound applications are used. The applications are aware of the settings in the Volume Mixer window and are allowed to change the settings themselves. An example is the Windows Media Player. Usually the application has sliders available
to control the sound from within the application.
•Problem: The balance slider cannot completely mute one channel.
Solution: The control is designed to compensate for minor differences in balance and does not completely mute either channel.
•Problem: There is no volume control for MIDI sound in the Volume Mixer window.
Solution: Use the hardware volume control. This is because the
•Problem: The sound cannot be turned off completely even if you set the Master volume control at minimum.
Solution: You still can hear some sound even though you have set the Master volume control at minimum. To turn off the sound completely, go to the Master volume control and select Mute speakers.
•Problem: When you connect a headphone to your computer while playing sound, a speaker does not produce sound in the
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 Realtek HD Audio Manager icon. The Realtek HD Audio Manager 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
5.Play any sound by use of a music program such as Windows Media Player. Ensure that sound comes from the speakers.
For details, refer to the help information system for Realtek HD Audio Manager.
