Feature Highlights - Altec Lansing 4100 User Manual

INTRODUCTION
W e l com e t o t h e e xtraordinary w o r l d of Al t e c Lansing h igh f ide l it y sound.
Th e 4100 is an am pl if i e d m u l t im e dia s ound spe ak e r s ys t e m de l iv e r ing cut t ing
edge design and t e ch nol ogy. Th i s s y s t e m is ide al l y suit e d to com pute r
Gam ing, ye t w i t h a w e l l -r ounde d fe ature - s e t de s igne d t o pr ov ide o p ti m al
us age w i t h dive r s e audio source s a n d for a wide v arie t y of appl icat ions:
pe r s onal audio de v ices such as MP3 pl aye r s , DVD pl aye r s , CD pl aye rs ,
s t e re o VCR's and casse t t e p l aye rs , pe rsonal com p u t e r s ys t e m s and v arious
oth e r v ide o/audio source s .
Th e Sat e l l i t e s ' s l im pr of il e and ti n y footpri n t fre e up v al uabl e de s k top/tabl e top
space , providing an unobtrus i v e ye t p o w e r f ul addit ion t o your m ul ti m e dia
configurat ions.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

• 140 W atts of total s ys t e m p o w e r.
• 5 pie ce gaming/ m u l t im e dia s pe ak e r s ys t e m
• Front and Re ar Inputs f or com pute r gam ing.
• 2 audio Input s (Front & Auxil iary) to al l ow mixing of audio s ignal s f r o m t w o
audio source s .
• 2 Modes: Gaming, St e re o x2.
• 4 Sat e l l it e s pe ak e r s: 2 F r ont Sat e l l it e s p e a k e r s and 2 Re a r Sat e l l it e
s pe ak e rs e a ch de s i g n e d w i t h t wo 1" (28m m ) s t at e of th e art Ne odym ium
m icro drive rs
• A Subwoof e r de s i g n e d w i t h t wo 5.25" (133 m m ) drive r s for e xte nde d l ow
f r e q ue ncy re s ponse.
• Separ at e Subwoof e r v ol um e control for fi n e - tuning syst e m bal ance and
ov e ral l s ys t e m l ow vol um e / h igh vol um e pe rform ance .
• Separ at e w i r e d S y s t e m Control l e r unit al l ows opt im um s p e a k e r pl ace m e n t
w i t h out worrying about control acce s s .
• A pat e nte d control circuit autom a t ical l y boost s b a s s a t l o w v ol um e t o
m aintain musical sound "re al i s m ".
• Cutting e dge , space-saving design.
• A h e adph one j ack i s l ocate d on t h e Syst e m Control l e r unit .
• AAC1 Y-Adapte r incl ude d for e asy conne ct ion t o gam ing cons ol e s .
Th e Subwoof e r i s not m agne tical l y s h i e l de d and sh oul d not b e p l ace d in cl o s e
proxim it y t o a com pute r m onitor, te l e v ision, or com pute r h ard drive .
IMPORTANT
I f you e xpe r ience any dif f icul t i e s w i t h your s p e a k e r s y s t e m , ch e ck t h e
Troubl e s h oot ing sect ion of t h is Guide. Th e ans w e r s to m o s t s e t up and
pe rform ance q ue s tions can be f ound t h e r e . If you cannot find t h e inform a t ion
you ne e d, pl e as e cal l our cus tom e r s e r v ice t e am for as s i s t ance b e fore
re turning th e s pe ak e rs to
your re tail e r unde r t h e i r re t urn pol icy. W e 're avail abl e 7 days a wee k for your
conv e nie nce , (Unit e d State s , East e r n St andard Tim e ):
Monday to Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 m idnigh t
Saturday & Sunday:9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m .
1-800-ALTEC-88 (1-800-258-3288)
CONNECTIONS
Sys t e m s e tup configurat ions to ach i e v e Gam ing Mode and St e r e o x2 Mode
V arious conne ction s c h e m e s from your audio source de vice to th e 4100 ar e
av ail abl e . Based on t h e f e a t ur e s of your audio s ource , your s e l e ction of one
of th e s e s ch e m e s w i l l de t e rm ine t h e ope r at ional m ode o f your s y s t e m .
Do not ins e r t t h e p o w e r pl ug int o an AC out l e t unt il al l conne ct ions are m ade .
Turn off th e audio source de v ice b e f or e conne cting its out put (s) to th e 4100
I nput(s ).
Color Coding:
Notice t h at th e Input j ack s on th e s ubwoof e r are col or
code d to pre v e nt e r r or s . Th e pl ugs t h at are i n s e r t e d into th e s e j ack s h av e
m atch ing col ors. As an exampl e , t h e L e ft Front Sate l l it e s pe ak e r h as a brown
conne cting pl ug. Th e pl ug is inser t ed int o t h e L e ft Front jack w i t h t h e brown
col or s t r ip mar k ing. Al l ot h e r conne ctions a r e m a d e i n t h e s am e w ay.
To ins ure f irs t -t i m e o p e ration as e xpe ct e d , pl e a s e f ol l ow t h e s e tup s e q u e n ce
be l ow care f ul l y in t h e orde r indicate d
Gaming setup:
1. Conne ct th e orange pl ug from t h e RI GH T FRONT Sate l l i t e into th e j ack
m ark e d RI GH T FRONT on th e Subwoof e r ; r e pe at t h is pr oce dur e f or t h e L EFT
F RONT Sat e l l it e , conne cting th e brown pl ug from t h e L EFT FRONT Sat e l l it e
t o t h e j ack m ark e d LEFT FRONT on th e Subwoof e r .
2. Conne ct th e pur pl e pl ug from t h e RI GH T REAR Sat e l l it e int o t h e j ack
m ark e d RI GH T REAR on t h e Subwoof e r ; r e pe a t t h is pr oce dur e f or th e L EFT
REAR Sat e l l it e , conne cting th e gol d pl ug from t h e L EFT REAR Sat e l l it e t o t h e
j ack m a r k e d L E FT REAR on th e Subwoof e r.
3. Conne ct th e gray DIN pl ug f r o m t h e Sys t e m Control l e r unit int o t h e DIN
j ack m a r k e d CONTROLL ER on t h e Subwoof e r. Note t h at th e DIN pl ug h as
an arrow . Th e arrow s h oul d be face up f or corre ct ins e r t ion into th e DIN jack
on th e Subwoof e r .
4. Sh ut th e com pute r s y s t e m down using t h e m anuf acture r's r e com m e nde d
proce d u re s .
5. Th e 4100 prov ide s t w o I nput s l abe l e d FRONT and REAR, l ocate d on t h e
Subwoof e r . Com p u t e r gam ing s ound cards h av e at l e a s t 2 outputs . M o s t
ofte n, t h e output s w i l l be m a r k e d as front output, and re ar output . Som e
s l igh t l y dif f e re nt te rminol ogy m ay be used. H o w e v e r, th e s ound card
inst r uct ions wil l provide inform a t ion so t h at you can de t e r m ine w h at outputs to
u s e w i t h a t w o I nput s p e a k e r s ys t e m . M a k e t h e conne ctions using t h e t wo
6.5 f t . (5 m ) gre e n and bl ack cabl e s w i t h m atch ing 3.5 m m s t e re o pl ugs on
e ach e nd. Th e s e cabl e s a r e incl ude d w i t h t h e 4100 syst e m .
6. Conne ct th e p o w e r cord (at back of Subwoof e r) to an AC W al l s o c k e t .
7. Th e unit is now re ady to ope r at e . Turn on th e audio source de vice .
Note:
Al ways t urn on your audio s ource de v ice be fore turning on your Al t e c
L ansing 4100 Speak e r Syst e m . I f you turn on t h e s p e ak e r s ys t e m b e f or e
t urning on th e audio source , you wil l h e ar a l oud POP s ound wh e n t h e audio
de vice i s turne d on.
8. Turn on t h e Al t e c Lansing 4100 Speaker Sys t e m . S e e U S E O F
CONTROL S b e l ow.