Using The Audio; Setting The Volume From The Desktop; Setting The Volume From Control Panel; Using Cds And Dvds - Lenovo ThinkCentre M83z User Manual

Using the audio

Your computer is equipped with the following items:
• Headphone connector
• Microphone connector
Note: Optionally, you can connect a set of powered speakers to the headphone connector to enjoy better
sound with multimedia applications.

Setting the volume from the desktop

The desktop volume control is accessible through the volume icon in the taskbar, which is located at the
bottom-right corner of the Windows desktop. Click the volume icon and move the slider up or down to
control the volume, or click the Mute icon to turn the audio off. If the volume icon is not in the taskbar, see
"Adding the volume icon to the taskbar" on page 19.
Adding the volume icon to the taskbar
To add the volume icon to the taskbar on the Windows 7 operating system, do the following:
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start ➙ Control Panel ➙ Appearance and Personalization.
2. In the Taskbar and Start Menu section, click Customize icons on the taskbar.
3. Click Turn system icons on or off and change the volume behaviors from Off to On.
4. Click OK to save the new settings.
To add the volume icon to the taskbar on the Windows 8.1 operating system, do the following:
1. Open Control Panel, and click Appearance and Personalization.
Note: For detailed information on how to open Control Panel on Windows 8.1, see "Accessing Control
Panel on the Windows 8.1 operating system" on page 17.
2. In the Taskbar and Navigation section, click Customize icons on the taskbar.
3. Click Turn system icons on or off and change the volume behavior from Off to On.
4. Click OK to save the new settings.

Setting the volume from Control Panel

You can set the computer volume from Control Panel. To set the computer volume from Control Panel,
do the following:
1. On the Windows 7 operating system, click Start ➙ Control Panel ➙ Hardware and Sound. On the
Windows 8.1 operating system, open Control Panel, and click Hardware and Sound.
Note: For detailed information on how to open Control Panel on Windows 8.1, see "Accessing Control
Panel on the Windows 8.1 operating system" on page 17.
2. In the Sound section, click Adjust system volume.
3. Move the sliders up or down to raise or lower the volume of your computer.

Using CDs and DVDs

Your computer might have a DVD ROM drive or recordable DVD drive installed. DVD drives use
industry-standard, 12 cm (4.75-inch) CD media or DVD media. If your computer comes with a DVD drive, the
drive can read DVD-ROM discs, DVD-R discs, DVD-RAM discs, DVD-RW discs, and all types of CDs, such
as CD-ROM discs, CD-RW discs, CD-R discs, and audio CDs. If you have a recordable DVD drive, it can
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