User Guide

Audio: Dell™ Dimension™ XPS Rxxx Systems

Connecting Audio Devices | Adjusting Volume | Audio Drivers for Windows� 98 | Audio Drivers for Windows NT� 4.0 | Telephony Audio Cable

NOTE: See Audio in "Specifications" for the audio specifications.

Connecting Audio Devices

For Dell Dimension XPS Rxxx systems with on-board audio, there are 3 audio device connectors on the back panel of the computer:

• A line-out jack (green) for connecting the audio cable from speakers with integrated amplifiers
• A line-in jack (blue) for connecting the line-out cable from record/playback devices such as cassette players, CD players, and VCRs
• A microphone jack (red) for connecting the audio cable from a personal computer microphone

Adjusting Volume

To adjust the volume through the Microsoft� Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0 operating system, click the yellow speaker icon at the bottom-right of your screen. A small window appears with a slidebar. Click and hold the slidebar; then move it up to increase the volume or down to decrease the volume. (To display the full five-panel Volume Control screen, double-click the speaker icon.)

If a Turtle Beach Montego sound card and Voyetra software are installed, the Voyetra V icon replaces the yellow speaker icon. Double-click the Voyetra icon to display the AudioStation 2 Audio Mixer screen, from which you can use the slide switches to adjust the sound volume and tone.

Returning to Default Settings

To return the system to its default settings for volume and tone, at the Windows Volume Control screen or the Voyetra Audio Mixer screen set all the slide switches to their midpoints.

Audio Drivers for Windows� 98

To reinstall the audio drivers, follow these steps:

1. Start the Windows 98 operating system.
2. If you have not already done so, make a diskette set of the Crystal SoundFusion drivers by selecting the Dell Diskmaker (located in the Dell Accessories folder).
3. Insert Crystal SoundFusion Driver Disk 1 into drive A.
4. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
5. Type a:\setup.exe and press <Enter>.
6. When the Crystal Driver Install/Uninstall window appears, click Install Driver.
7. When prompted to restart your system to complete the installation, remove the diskette from drive A and click Restart.
   When Windows 95 restarts, the PCI multimedia audio device is detected and the Update Device Driver Wizard window appears.
8. Insert Crystal SoundFusion Driver Disk 1 into drive A again. Then click Next.
9. Click Finish.
10. In the Insert Disk window, click OK.
11. In the Copying Files window, type a:\ in the Copy files from: box and click OK.
    The audio driver files are copied to your system. Then the CS4236B device is found and the Update Device Driver Wizard window reappears.
12. Click Next.
13. Click Finish.
14. When prompted, insert Crystal SoundFusion Driver Disk 2 into drive A and click OK.
15. When prompted, insert Crystal SoundFusion Driver Disk 3 into drive A and click OK.
16. In the New Hardware Found window, type a:\ in the Copy files from: box and click OK.
    The remaining audio driver files are copied to your system, and the installation is complete.

Audio Drivers for Microsoft Windows NT� 4.0

To reinstall the audio drivers, follow these steps:

1. Start the Windows NT operating system.
2. If you have not already done so, make a diskette set of the Crystal SoundFusion drivers by selecting the Dell Diskmaker (located in the Dell Accessories folder).
3. Insert Crystal SoundFusion Driver Disk 1 into drive A.
4. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
5. Double-click the Multimedia icon.
6. In the Multimedia Properties window, click the Devices tab and then click Add.
7. In the Add dialog box, select Unlisted or Updated Driver and click OK.
8. In the Install Driver dialog box, type a:\ and click OK.
9. In the Add Unlisted or Updated Driver dialog box, select CrystalWare Audio Driver NT and click OK.
10. When prompted, insert Crystal SoundFusion Driver Disk 2 into drive A to complete the installation.

After the drivers have been installed, there will be a new Audio Control folder with two programs—Audio Mixer and Audio Input.

Telephony Audio Cable

The telephony audio cable connects a modem to a sound device to enable the speakerphone features of the modem. (The cable cannot be used on modems that do not support voice or that do not have a speaker jack.)

NOTE: In addition to the required hardware (voice modem, audio cable, and speakers), a telephony software program is necessary. Dell does not currently install telephony software.

The modem and the sound device may be connected via an internal or external telephony audio cable in one of the following configurations.

Internal Audio Cable

For some systems containing Dell-installed modem and sound options, the cable is configured internal to the system:

• If the system uses the Turtle Beach Montego A3D 64-Voice PCI sound card, the internal audio cable connects the modem's J8 or J9 connector (depending on the modem) to the TAD connector on the sound card.
• If the system has on-board audio, the internal audio cable connects the J8 or J9 connector on the modem to the TELEPH connector on the system board.

External Audio Cable

Some systems use an external audio cable connected on the back of the computer. For these systems, an external audio cable is included with every modem, whether the modem is part of the original system or purchased as an upgrade. Modem/sound/external cable configuration is described in the following table.