Troubleshooting - Altec Lansing 4100 User Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING

Al l L EDs are unl it
No sound from any spe ak e rs
No sound from Subwoof e r
Control l e r doe s not w o r k
No sound from
Re ar s a t e l l i t e s
Sound is distorte d
Not e nough t r e bl e
Too m uch t r e bl e
Too m uch b a s s o r
Subwoof e r i s d i s t or t e d
Pow e r is not t urne d on
AC cord is not conne ct e d to wal l outl e t
Surge Suppre s s or (if us e d) is not powe r e d on
Sys t e m Cont r ol l e r is not conne cte d to th e S ubwoof e r
W al l out l e t not functioning
Pow e r is not t urne d on
V ol um e s e t t ing is t oo l ow
Audio cabl e i s n o t conne ct e d to audio source
Audio cabl e conne cte d to w rong out put on audio source
Probl e m w i t h audio source de vice
Subwoof e r vol um e i s t oo l ow
Sound source h a s v e ry l it t l e l o w f r equency cont e nt
DI N conne ctor not ins e r t e d in Subwoof e r j ack
Unit is not in Ste re o x2 or Gam ing m ode
Rear l e v e l i s t oo l ow
S e t R e a r l e v e l t o de faul t pos ition
V ol um e l e v e l t oo h igh
Sound source i s d i s t or t e d: audio source is comput e r
sound card
Tre bl e s e t t ing is too l o w
S e t R e a r l e v e l t o de faul t pos ition
Tre bl e s e t t ing is too h igh
S e t R e a r l e v e l t o de faul t pos ition
Bas s s e t t ing is too h igh
S e t R e a r l e v e l t o de faul t pos ition
Pre s s Power On but t on on t h e Syst e m Control l e r .
V e ri f y th e AC l ine cord from t h e back of t h e Subwoof e r i s pl ugge d
int o t h e w al l outl e t .
I f t h e AC l ine cord is p l ugged int o a surge s uppr e s s o r, m ak e s ure
t h e s u rge s uppr e s s o r i s s w i tch e d on.
Conne ct Sys t e m Cont r ol l e r t o Subwoof e r.
Pl ug anot h e r de vice into th e w a l l out l e t (s am e j ack ) to ins u re i t i s
f unctioning.
V e ri f y th e AC l ine cord from t h e back of t h e Subwoof e r i s pl ugge d
int o t h e w al l outl e t .
V e ri f y th e Pow e r O n s w i tch h as be e n p re s s e d (L ED is il l um inat e d).
Turn th e rotary knob to th e righ t to rai s e t h e s ys t e m M a s t e r
V ol um e .
Ch e ck v ol u m e l e v e l on com p u t e r s ound card or al t e rnate audio
source de vice and se t at m id l e v e l .
Conne ct audio cabl e from audio source , ch e ck p l ug conne ct ions
on bot h s ubwoof e r and source . Mak e s ure t h e s e s i g n a l cabl e s are
i n s e r t e d fi r m l y into th e corre ct jack s .
M a k e s u re t h at th e l i m e g re e n 3.5 m m s t e r e o j ack is connect e d to
t h e l ine-out j ack o f t h e audio source ; m ak e s u r e it is ful l y inse r t e d.
Te s t t h e s pe a k e rs on anot h e r audio de v ice . R e m o v e t h e audio
cabl e from t h e audio source d e v ice and conne ct i t to th e l ine -out
on anot h e r audio de vice or th e h e adph one j ack o f anot h e r audio
source de vice .
If your m o d e l h as a Subwoof e r V ol um e control , try adj u s ting it t o
incre a s e t h e Subwoof e r vol um e . If your m ode l offe rs a B a s s
S e l e ctor function on th e Syst e m Control l e r, adjus t S e l e ct Bas s
f unction and raise vol um e l e v e l .
I f l is t e ning to .W AV f il e s ov e r a com put e r sound card conne ction,
try l i s t e ning t o a CD on your com pute r CD or DVD pl aye r. .W AV
f il e s o f t e n h av e l it t l e l o w f r equency cont e nt. Try a m usic signal
wit h m or e b a s s .
V e ri f y th e gray DIN conne ct or i s f ir m l y ins e r t ed int o t h e DI N j ack
on th e Subwoof e r . R e f e r to th e "Conne ct ions " s e ct ion of your
U s e r's Guide for th e corre ct pos ition of t h e arrow on t h e DIN pl ug.
I t is impor t ant t o insure t h e pins are a l igned f r om pl ug to jack .
Pre s s t h e Mode b u t t on on t h e Sys t e m Control l e r t o s e l e ct e i t h e r
St e r eo x2 or gam ing Mode.
S e e U s e r's Guide : "Re ar Vol um e L e v e l Adj u s t m e nts ". Incre a s e
t h e Rear V ol u m e l e v e l .
S e e U s e r's Guide : "Re ar Vol um e L e v e l Adj u s t m e nts ".
D e c r e a s e m a s t e r v ol u m e l e v e l .
.W AV f il e s are o f t e n of poor qual ity so distortion and nois e a r e
e as il y notice d wit h h igh p o w e re d s p e a k e rs . Try a dif f e re nt sound
source l ik e a m us ic CD.
Pus h t h e Tre bl e b u t t on on t h e Syst e m Control l e r and incre a s e
l e v e l .
S e e U s e r's Guide : "Re ar Vol um e L e v e l Adj u s t m e nts ".
Pus h t h e Tre bl e b u t t on on t h e Syst e m Control l e r and de cre a s e t h e
l e v e l .
S e e U s e r's Guide : "Re ar Vol um e L e v e l Adj u s t m e nts "
Pus h t h e Bas s but t on on th e S ys t e m Control l e r and de cre as e t h e
l e v e l .
S e e U s e r's Guide : "Re ar Vol um e L e v e l Adj u s t m e nts ".