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Solution:Itisnormalforthesliderstochangepositionwhencertainsoundapplicationsareused.The

applicationsar eawar eofthesettingsintheVolumeMixerwindowandareallowedtochangethesettings

themselves.AnexampleistheWindowsMediaPlayer.Usuallytheapplicationhasslidersavailable

tocontrolthesoundfromwithintheapplication.

•Problem:Thebalanceslidercannotcompletelymuteonechannel.

Solution:Thecontrolisdesignedtocompensateforminordifferencesinbalanceanddoesnot

completelymuteeitherchannel.

•Problem:ThereisnovolumecontrolforMIDIsoundintheVolumeMixerwindow.

Solution:Usethehardwarevolumecontrol.Thisisbecausethebuilt-insynthesizersoftwaredoes

notsupportthecontrol.

•Problem:Thesoundcannotbeturnedoffcomplet elyevenifyousettheVolumeMixercontrolatminimum.

Solution:Toturnoffthesoundcompletely,gototheVolumeMixercontrolbyclickingthespeakericonin

theWindowsnoticationarea,thenclickMixer .ClicktheMuteSpeakericons.

•Problem:Whenyouconnectaheadphonetoyourcomputerwhileplayingsound,aspeakerdoesnot

producesoundintheMULTI-STREAMmodeatRealtekHDAudioManager.

Solution:Oncetheheadphoneisattached,thestreamingisautomaticallyredirectedtoit.Ifyouwant

tolistentosoundfromthespeakersagain,besuretosetthosespeakersasthedefaultdevice.The

procedureisasfollows:

1.Movethecursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click

Settings➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙RealtekHDAudioManager.

2.Lookatthetabsofplaybackdevices.Ifyouhaveattachedaheadphone,theheadphonewillbe

automaticallysetasthedefaultdevice,andtheheadphoneiconwillbechecked.

3.Tosetadiffer entdeviceasthedefault,clickSetDefaultDeviceontheSpeakertab,andselectSet

DefaultDevice.Then,thatspeakertabiconwillnowhaveacheckmark.

4.PlayanysoundbyuseofamusicprogramsuchasWindowsMediaPlayer.Ensurethatsound

comesfromthespeakers.

Fordetails,refertothehelpinformationsystemforRealtekHDAudioManager .

Batteryandpowerproblems

Thistopiccontainsinstructionsontroubleshootingbatteryandpowerproblems.

•Problem:Thebatterypackcannotbefullychargedinthestandardchargetimewhenthecomputeris

poweredoff.

Solution:Thebatterypackmightbeover-discharged.Dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Ensurethattheover-dischargedbatterypackisinthecomputer.

3.Connecttheacpoweradapt ertothecomputerandletitcharge.

Ifaquickchargerisavailable,useittochargetheover -dischargedbatterypack.

Ifthebatterypackcannotbefullychargedin24hours,useanewbatterypack.

•Problem:Y ourcomputershutsdownbeforethebatterystatusindicat orshowsempty,oryourcomputer

operatesafterthebatterystatusindicatorshowsempty.

Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebatterypack.

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