Use Of Controls; Master Volume Control - Altec Lansing 4100 User Manual

Stereo x2 Setup:
1. Conne ct t h e orange p l ug f r o m t h e RI GH T FRONT Sat e l l it e int o t h e j ack
m ark e d R I GH T FRONT on t h e Subwoof e r ; r e p e a t t h is proce dure for th e L EFT
F RONT Sate l l it e , conne cting th e brown pl ug from t h e L EFT FRONT Sate l l it e
to th e j ack m ark e d L EFT FRONT on th e Subwoof e r.
2. Conne ct t h e purpl e pl ug from t h e RI GH T REAR Sat e l l it e into th e j ack
m ark e d R I GH T REAR on t h e Subwoof e r, re pe at th is proce d u re for 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 Sate l l it e to th e
j ack m ark e d LEFT REAR on th e Subwoof e r .
3. Conne ct t h e gray DIN pl ug from t h e Syst e m Control l e r unit into th e DIN
j ack m ark e d CONTROL L 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 o u l d be f ace up f or corre ct ins e r t ion into th e DI N j ack
on t h e Subwoof e r.
4. Se l e ct t h e 6.5 f t (5m ) cabl e w i t h l im e gre e n 3 . 5 m m s t e re o pl ugs on each
end and connect one e nd into th e j ack l abe l e d FRONT on th e Subwoof e r and
t h e ot h e r to th e 3.5 m m output j ack on your audio source (CD Pl aye r, s t e re o
c a s s e t t e p l aye r, com pute r sound card, e t c.).
5. Opt ional : Conne ct a s e cond audio s ource to th e Auxil iary Input at th e back
of th e Subwoof e r. Se e H ow To Enh ance Pre s e ntations W i t h Dial ogue and
Ot h e r Us e s For Th e (Aux) Auxil iary Input be l ow.
6. Conne ct t h e p o w e r cord (at back o f Subwoof e r) to an AC W a l l s o c k e t .
7. Th e unit is now r eady to ope rate . Turn on t h e audio source de v ice .
Note: Al ways turn on your audio source de v ice be f or e t urning on your Al t e c
L ansing 4100 Speaker Sys t e m . If you turn on th e s pe ak e r s ys t e m be fore
turning on t h e audio source , you wil l h e ar a l oud POP sound wh e n th e audio
de v ice i s turned on.
8. Turn on th e Al t e c Lans ing 4100 Spe ak e r Syst e m . Se e U S E O F
CONTROLS be l ow.
Front Input and (Aux) Auxiliary Input
Both Inputs a re e q ual . Th e Aux (Auxil iary) Input is l ocated on t h e r e a r of t h e
Subwoof e r. One Input can be us e d for th e comput e r output and th e oth e r as
de s cribe d in " H o w t o Enh ance Pre s e n t ations w i t h D ial ogue . " M a k e
conne ct i o n s a s d e s c ribe d abov e (CONNECTI ONS). Do not ins e r t t h e AC
p o w e r pl ug into th e w a l l out l e t be f or e a l l conne ctions a r e m a d e .
Headphones
Conne ct your h e adph one s t o t h e j ack on th e Syst e m Control l e r . W h e n
h e adph one s are conne cte d, al l s p e a k e rs a r e m u t e d .

USE OF CONTROLS

Power On/Off
Th e Pow e r On/ Of f but t on is l ocat ed on t h e Syst e m Control l e r. Pre s s t h e
Pow e r but t on t o t ur n on t h e s pe a k e r s y s t e m . Pus h it again to turn th e unit off.
A gr e e n L ED power indicat or in th e L ED grouping abov e t h e Mode b u t t on wil l
gl ow to s h o w p o w e r is on.

Master Volume Control

L ocate t h e rotary k nob on t h e Syst e m Control l e r . Th e r ot ary k nob acts a s
t h e M a s t e r V ol u m e control and h a s s e v e ral f unctions . It ope rate s as a
M a s t e r Vol um e control f or t h e ov e ral l s ys t e m w h e n no ot h e r but t ons h av e
be e n push e d. I t is al s o us e d to indiv idual l y adj us t t h e l e v e l s o f bass, t r e bl e ,
and re ar sound. I f any of t h e s e functions i s s e l e cte d and not u s e d f or a fe w
s e conds, t h e control re v e r t s back t o be com ing a Mas t e r V ol u m e control .
F iv e l e v e l indicators a round th e control s h ow t h e pos ition of t h e control . In
t h e e xt r e m e counte rcl ock w i s e p o s i tion al l L ED's are off. As t h e control i s
r ot ated cl ock w is e t h e L ED's il l um inat e one at a tim e until in t h e m axim um
pos ition, wh e n al l L ED's are gl owing.
I f one of th e function buttons h a s b e e n d e p re s s e d (Bas s , Tre bl e or Mode ),
t h e rotary k nob wil l adj u s t t h e l e v e l of t h e f unction s e l e cte d. Th e gre e n
f unction indicat or associat e d wit h t h e function s e l e cte d w i l l be il l um inat e d.
S e e Tre b l e /Ba s s S e l e ctors b e l ow.
Treble/Bass Selectors
Th e Bas s and Tre bl e buttons are l ocated on t h e Syst e m Control l e r. W h e n
t h e Bas s but t on is pus h e d, th e b a s s L ED wil l turn on and t h e rotary k nob wil l
ch ange t h e l e v e l of bass on al l s p e a k e r s , h av ing t h e gre ate s t e f f e ct on th e
subwoof e r. Th e L EDs around th e rotary knob wil l l igh t one at a tim e to
indicat e t h e l e v e l of bas s boost or bas s re duction. Th e ce nte r L ED indicat e s
t h e de f aul t pos i t ion. Push ing t h e bass but t on again wil l i m m e d i a t e l y e xi t th is
f unction. To re s e t t h e bas s l e v e l t o t h e de faul t pos i t ion, h ol d t h e bass but t on
down f or t h re e s e conds.
Pus h ing t h e Tre b l e button wil l re s u l t in a simil ar patte r n. Wh e n th e t r e bl e
button is p u s h e d , t h e t r e b l e L ED wil l t urn on and t h e rotary k nob wil l ch ange
t h e l e v e l of t r e bl e on al l s p e a k e rs . Th e L EDs ar ound t h e r ot ary k nob wil l l igh t
one at a ti m e t o indicat e t h e l e v e l of tre bl e boos t or r e duction. Th e ce nte r
L ED indicat e s t h e d e faul t position. Pus h ing t h e t r e bl e but t on again wil l
im m e d iat e l y e xi t th is f unction. To re s e t t h e t r e b l e l e v e l to th e d e faul t position,
h ol d th e t r e bl e b u t t on down f or t h re e s e conds.
Mode Selector
Th e Mode S e l e ctor button is l ocat e d on t h e Sys t e m Control l e r. Th e M o d e
s e l e ct or ch ange s t h e ope ration of th e s ys t e m f r o m o n e m o d e to th e ne xt :
St e r e o x2, and Gam ing. Pre s s i n g t h e Mode b u t t on cycl e s t h rough t h e t wo
m ode s . I n St e r e o x 2 m o d e ( s y s t e m de faul t) th e F r ont I nput pl ays on bot h t h e
F r ont and t h e Rear Sat e l l it e s and t h e Subwoof e r. In Gam ing m ode , th e F r ont
I nput pl ays on t h e Front Sate l l it e s , th e Re ar Input pl ays on th e Rear
Sat e l l it e s , and t h e Subwoof e r pl ays from b o t h t h e Front and th e Re ar Inputs .
Rear Volume Level Adjustments
To adj u s t t h e v ol u m e l e v e l of t h e Rear Sate l l it e s , in e i t h e r t h e St e re o x2 or
Gam ing m ode , h ol d down t h e M o d e b u t t on f or approxim ate l y 3 s e conds. Th e
L ED to th e l e f t in t h e L ED group around th e Mast e r Vol um e control (rot ary
k nob) wil l begin f l as h ing. Th is indicat e s t h e Mast e r Vol um e control is now
program m e d to adj u s t t h e l e v e l of t h e Rear s p e a k e r s . Th e L EDs around th e
r ot ary k nob wil l l igh t one a t a t im e to indicate t h e s t r e ngt h of Rear s p e a k e r
l e v e l . Pus h ing t h e M o d e b u t t on again wil l im m e d iat e l y e xi t th is f unction. If
t h e control is not acti v e l y us e d for a s h ort w h il e , th e control r e v e r t s back to
Mast e r Vol um e control function. Th e de faul t r e a r s pe a k e r l e v e l is at t h e
ce n t e r L ED posit ion.
Th e rotary k nob re v e r t s t o Mast e r V ol um e control function wh e n a pe r iod of 3
s e conds of inactivity occurs a f t e r adjus t ing t h e bass, t r e bl e , or re ar s p e a k e r
l e v e l s .
System Reset to Factory Default Settings
I f t h e 4100 is t urne d on, pr e s s t h e Powe r button to turn i t off. To re turn to
f actory de faul t s e t t ings, pre s s bot h t h e Bas s and Tre bl e but t ons at t h e s am e
t im e a n d w h il e h ol ding t h e m down, pl ug in t h e 4100. Th i s w i l l r e s e t t h e bas s ,
t r e bl e , m ode , vol um e a n d re ar vol u m e s e ttings .