4–2 Hardware and Software Guide
Multimedia
Volume Controls
You can adjust volume with the volume buttons on the notebook
or the volume control software available in your operating system
and in some multimedia applications. The volume mute button on
the notebook overrides all software volume settings.
■ To access the operating system volume controls, select
Start
> Control Panel > Sounds, Speech, and Audio
Devices > Sounds and Audio Devices, and then select the
Vol ume tab.
❏ To access additional sound quality settings, such as
balance, select the Advanced button in the Device
volume
pane.
❏ To display a volume icon in the notification area, select
the check
box for Place volume icon in the taskbar, and
then
select OK.
■ To adjust volume using the notebook volume buttons:
❏ To decrease volume, press the volume down button 1.
❏ To increase volume, press the volume up button 2.
❏ To mute or restore volume, press the volume mute
button
3.
When volume is muted, the mute light (on the volume mute
button) is turned on. When volume is restored, the mute light is
turned off.