Using Sound on Your PC
Testing Your Audio Setup
Testing Your Audio Setup
For Windows NT operating systems and Windows 95, set Mixer bars to mid range
before beginning tests.
If You Are Running Windows NT 3.51
Your system includes sample wave and MIDI files that you can play to check that
your audio system works.
1 Open the Accessories group and start Media Player.
2 Open the Device menu in Media Player and select either Sound to play a wave file
or MIDI Sequencer to play a MIDI file.
3 In the Open window, locate and select a file, then click the Open button.
You can find the files used by the operating system in:
c:\Windows
4 Select a file and click OK.
5 Click the Media Player start button to play the sound.
6 To adjust the volume of the sound, start the Volume Control program in the
Accessories group.
If You Are Running Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
There are many sample wave and MIDI files on your computer which you can play to
check that your audio system works.
1 Click the Start button on the taskbar.
2 Select Programs
3 Open the Device menu in Media Player and select either Sound to play a wave file
or MIDI Sequencer to play a MIDI file.
4 In the Open window, locate and select a file, then click the Open button.
You can find the files used by the operating system in:
c:\Winnt\Media
c:\Windows\Media
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Accessories
Multimedia
for Windows NT.
for Windows 95.
Media Player.