Sound is not in stereo

[notinkeys]

I noticed today when trying to make some settings changes to my speaker properties that my sound is in mono, not stereo. I vaguely remember making a change a while back, but whatever I changed, I don't recall. I tried everywhere i could look to see if I could determine why the speakers were mono but nothing was evident. This is a systemwide thing, not just an app or two.

Any suggestions?

Thanks...

 

[Jonathan_King]

Control Panel>Sound right click on your device and hit Properties. Go to the Advanced tab and make sure it is 2 channel, not one.

 

[notinkeys]

When I plug in speakers, there is no 2 channel option. It shows 2 channel for headphones, but not for the speakers.

 

[reghakr]

Is it grayed out?

Could you give us more specifications on your computer, especially the exact make and model of your sound card>

 

[notinkeys]

It's a laptop, HP DV7-2185dx (same as dv7-2180us.). Nothing is greyed. It doesn't show an option. On the headphone properties, it shows "2 channel CD quality... etc etc" No idea what the card is- just says High Definition Audio Device.

Machine has a C2Q Q9000, 6GB RAM, Win 7 Ultimate.

 

[reghakr]

Try here fpr updats for your HO Windows 7 is listed as an option

Select your operating system HP Pavilion dv7-2185dx Entertainment Notebook PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English)»

Try swithching the right channel to the left inpit and also the other way around

 

[notinkeys]

Not sure how I can reverse channels. By the way, I'm using external speakers, not the internal ones, not that it matters.

Downloading the new drivers.

 

[reghakr]

Take out the right jack and put it in the left jack, the put the left jack in the right jack.

Anyway, the new drivers should work

 

[notinkeys]

New drivers. Same problem.

I tried putting the jack in all three outlets. No difference. There is no "left jack/right jack." It's a single unit.

This really bugs me! LOL

 

[whs]

If you happen to have a Realtech controller (check in Device Manager), type REAL into start/search and pull up the Audio Manager. There you can make speaker settings.

 

[notinkeys]

No Realtech. Just mono sound. And what frustrates me is I know it is a change I made somewhere that I can't find. I have a TV show I watch online, and the sound in it is only one channel, and that drove me nuts. I just wish I could remember what I changed!

 

[Aardvark2]

I don't know how it happened but I lost my stereo in windows 7. I tried a whole bunch of things mentioned in this thread to no avail. Then I rolled back the driver for my sound device (Conexant HD audio device) and suddenly I'm in stereo again.