Macbook OS X 10.8.2 Volume keys: F10, F11, F12 stopped working as volume keys. How to reset?

MacBook 13 inch version OS X 10.8.2 Volume keys: F10, F11, F12 stopped functioning as volume keys. How do I reset to function as volumes again? Thanks. chas
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Dear Barney-15E,
Your answer got me on the right track. I followed the suggestions as well as I could. Finally I ended up holding down the fn key as I pressed f10, f11& f12. Each one now works as it had before something happened.
chas
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From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
From the View menu, choose Speech.
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