Labels:text | font | black and white | document | paper OCR: Problems playing sound INTERRUPTED SOUND If the sounds on The Way Things Work are interrupted, there are several possible causes. A) You may need to increase the amount of memory available to the MCI sound driver. You can do this by carrying out the following steps: 1. In Program Manager, double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main program group. 2. Double-click the Drivers option to display a dialog box. 3. In the Installed Drivers list, double-click the [MCI] Sound. 4. Increase the time to at least four seconds using the slider bar. If the time is already set to four seconds, increase it to even more. 5. Click OK. B) The Way Things Work may be low on memory. Refer to the section called The Way Things Work runs very slowly or runs out of memory. C) You may be running another sound-playing application that is disrupting the sound of The Way Things Work. This is usually a temporary clash that resolves itself. However, a few applications, such as some screen savers, may remove the sound from all other Windows applications. In such cases, close the application while running The Way Things Work. DISTORTED SOUND If you hear sounds that are distorted or "fuzzy," the most likely cause is that your speakers are not of high quality. However, the problem could also be due to the software settings on your sound board. For example, if the sound card volume or "WAVE file input" is set to near its maximum level, it will produce distortion, just as it would on a stereo system. To change your sound board settings, consult your sound board documentation. NO SOUND If you cannot hear any sounds at all, make sure that: 1. You have a sound card installed. 2. The speaker is hooked up to the jack on your sound card (and not hooked up directly to the CD-ROM drive). 3. The volume is set to an audible level. The volume may be set with hardware, with software, or with both. Check your sound board documentation for details. 4. Test the sounds with the Sound option in the Windows Control Panel. If the "test" button is grayed out, then your sound card is not installed properly and you should refer to its installation instructions. If you are able to test the sounds but still cannot hear anything, you may not have the correct sound driver files installed. Find out which ones you have by using the Drivers options in the Windows Control Panel and call the sound board manufacturer to check that they are the correct drivers and that there are no hardware conflicts. If your sound board came with your computer, call the computer manufacturer.
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