Troubleshooting
Sound is interrupted during audio playback
• Are many applications running on your computer?
If you use many applications or start up other applications during playback, playback may be
interrupted, depending on your computer system. Please exit unneeded applications, and try again. If
this does not resolve the problem, try restarting your computer.
• Graphic accelerators may cause noise to be heard during audio playback.
Use the following procedure to turn the graphic accelerator "Off".
1. In the Windows Control Panel, double-click Display to open the Display Properties dialog
box, and click the Settings tab.
2. Click Advanced, and in the properties that appear, click the Performance tab.
For Windows XP, click Advanced, and then click the Troubleshoot tab.
For Windows 2000, click Advanced, and then click the Troubleshooting tab.
3. Set the Hardware acceleration slider to None, and click [OK].
4. In the Display Properties dialog box, click [OK] to close the dialog box. Then restart your
computer.
• In Windows XP, make the settings that enable background processing.
Make these settings so that audio processing can be performed smoothly.
Make settings as described in Make Windows XP settings to enable background processing. (p. 254).
• Try using the following procedure to change your disk drive settings.
The following setting item may not exist on some computers.
1. In the Windows Control Panel, double-click System.
2. Click the Device Manager tab.
3. Double-click Disk Drives to see the list of devices.
4. From the list, select GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE??, and click Properties to access the
GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE?? Properties dialog box.
* In the ?? field of GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE??, there will be a number that differs depending on
your computing environment.
5. Click the Settings tab, place a check mark in the check box for the DMA option, and click
[OK] to close the dialog box.
* Depending on your system, a DMA Settings dialog box may appear. Check the contents, and click
either [OK] or [Cancel].
6. In the System Properties dialog box, click [OK] to close the dialog box. Then restart your
computer.
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