Important - Please Read Before Operating Your Soundworks - Cambridge SoundWorks SoundWorks SoundWorks Instructions Manual

Important – Please Read Before Operating Your SoundWorks
Playback Levels
SoundWorks is intended for indi-
vidual or small group listening,
not to fill a large room for hours
on end with loud dance music. In
fact, playing the system continu-
ously at overly loud, distorted
levels on program material may
cause its internal fuse to blow
after an hour or two.
The fuse can be replaced only by
a qualified representative. To
avoid this inconvenience and a
possible non-warranty repair
charge, reduce the playback
volume when the system shows
obvious signs of stress, i.e. it
sounds "raspy," "fuzzy,"
and/or "muddy."
Controlling Background Noise and Distortion
Due to SoundWorks' high input
sensitivity (only .18 V RMS for
rated output), some signal sources
will send audible levels of back-
ground hum and hiss through
to SoundWorks.
If hum or hiss is heard from
SoundWorks and if the signal
source has its own volume control
capability (on-screen control for a
computer or variable audio output
for a TV or CD/tape player), use one
of the following two approaches:
1. Reduce the setting of the
Volume Control until hum or
hiss is reduced to an unnotice-
able level. Use the signal
source to control the
output level.
2. Set the signal source's volume
control to a high setting (70%
or higher) and use the Volume
Control to vary output.
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Some PC sound boards have an
output control on the card. Trial
and error may be necessary to
achieve the right setting of this
control. Too low a setting could
cause background noise. Too high
a setting may cause distortion.
Keep in mind, SoundWorks has
sonic fidelity sufficient to reveal
noise and distortion inherent in
some digital sound processers. You
may not have noticed these imper-
fections before.
Background noise present in a
few, fixed-level signal sources may
be audible when the Volume
Control is set to a high level and
program material is silent or
playing at a low level. This behav-
ior is intrinsic to the fixed-level
signal source and is not the fault
of SoundWorks.