Quick Reference Guide

CHAPTER 2: Setting Up and Getting Started
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To adjust the volume from Windows:
1 Click (Volume) on the taskbar. The volume control slider opens.
2 Click and drag the slider up to increase volume and down to decrease volume.
3 To mute the volume, click (Mute). To restore volume, click it again.
4 To adjust device volume levels, click Mixer. The Volume Mixer dialog box opens, where
you can click and drag sliders for individual devices.
5 Click X in the top-right corner of the window to close it.
Configuring the audio jacks
If the back of your computer has five audio jacks, they are universal jacks. This means that they
can be used for more than one purpose. For example, the blue jack on the computer can be a
stereo in jack or a stereo out jack. For more information on how each jack can be used, see “Back”
on page 7. To use the audio jacks for something other than the default audio device, you need
to configure the audio jacks.
To configure the audio jacks:
1 Connect your audio device(s) to the computer audio jack(s).
2 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.
Tip
Adjust the Windows Sounds slider to change system sounds volume
independently of general volume (such as the volume used for music and game
sounds).
Shortcut
Start Ö Control Panel Ö Hardware and Sound Ö Sound Ö Playback.