Altec Lansing 4100 User Manual page 7

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. W h e n conne cte d t o my comput e r sound car d, s h oul d I us e t h e W indows
v ol u m e control to adj u s t t h e v ol um e of m y s p e a k e r s ?
A
. No. Adj us t t h e W indows control s to about ce n t e r as a s t arting point and
t h e n u s e t h e s pe ak e r control l e r to adjus t v ol um e control . I f t h e v ol um e is
turne d too h igh on t h e s ound card, it can dis t ort th e s o u n d .
Q
. One and som e t i m e s b o t h of m y s p e a k e r s do not wor k .
A
. Ch e ck t h e input cabl e from s p e a k e r to th e audio source a n d m a k e s u re
t h at it is conne cte d t o t h e l ine -out j ack , wh ich is t h e un-am p l ifi e d source .
Mak e s u r e a l l t h e cabl e s are pl ugge d in corre ct l y and h av e a good
conne ct ion. Unpl ug th e cabl e from t h e back of t h e com p u t e r, and inse r t t h e
s t e re o pl ug into th e h e adph one j ack of an al t e rnate s o u rce (e.g., Wal k m a n ,
Discman or FM radio) and pl ay music. I f t h e s pe ak e rs w o rk , you m ay ne e d t o
adj u s t your vol ume and bal ance control s in your audio s ource , or W indows, if
conne ct e d to your com put e r's s ound car d.
Q
. My s pe a k e rs giv e off a crack l ing sound (or stati c , or oth e r nois e ). W h at
coul d be w r ong?
A
. Ch e ck a l l cabl e s a n d m a k e s u r e t h at t h e y are conne cte d to l ine-out or
audio-out j ack on your sound card or oth e r audio s ource , and NOT s pe a k e r-
out . I f your audio source is your com put e r, ch e ck t h e v ol um e control in
W i n d o w s : m a k e s u re t h at it is not s e t m ore t h an h al f way. Set t ing t h is l e v e l
too h igh can cause s ound distorti o n. If th is doe s not s t op t h e nois e , unpl ug
t h e cabl e f r o m t h e audio source and use an al t e rnate s ource (e.g., Wal k m an,
Discman or FM radio) by pl ugging t h e s t e re o cabl e into th e h e adph one j ack .
I f t h e noise goe s away, you m a y h a v e a p r obl e m w i t h your audio source .
Q
. W h at can caus e radio f e e dback ?
A
. I f you ar e l iv ing ne ar a radio towe r you coul d h av e int e r f e r e nce caus e d by
radio fre q uency. Try m o v ing your spe ak e rs to s e e i f t h e int e r f e re n c e g o e s
away; if not , you m ay be abl e t o purch a s e a s t e re o cabl e f r om your l ocal
re tail e r t h at h as a h igh e r pe rce n t age o f s h i e l ding.
Q
. Can I h ook m y s p e a k e r s t o my TV or Stereo?
A
. Y e s , as l ong as your TV or St e re o h as an un-am p l ifi e d source w h i ch is
l ine-out (ch e ck your TV or Ste r e o owner s m anual ). Th e s e s pe ak e rs m ay be
us e d wit h any audio de vice t h at h a s a s t e r e o h e a d p h o n e j ack . You may al s o
ne e d a cabl e t h at h as RCA j ack s on one e nd and a 1/ 8 inch s t e r eo connect or
at th e ot h e r e nd (t h e s e m ay be purch a s e d a t m o s t l ocal e l e ctronics s t ore s ).
Q
. I h av e v e ry l it t l e bas s com ing f r om my subwoof e r. H ow do I incr e a s e t h e
bas s out put ?
A
. Adj u s t t h e BASS control t h r ough your audio sound s ource (com pute r
sound car d control , CD pl aye r control , e tc.). Ch e ck to m a k e s u r e t h at al l of
your cabl e s are h ook e d up cor r e ctl y and are m ak ing a good conne ction.
Q
. I h av e a l ow h um com ing from m y s ubwoof e r . I s t h is nor m al ?
A.
Y e s . Th e AC in your h o u s e i s a t 60 cycl e s pe r s e cond, wh ich i s w i t h in
t h e audio f r e q ue ncy of your subwoof e r. Som e l ow h um is natural and can be
de t e ct e d w h e n your s pe ak e r s ys t e m i s p o w e red on wit h out s ource audio
pl aying, or w h e n v ol u m e i s s e t at an e xt r e m e l y l ow l e v e l .
Q
. I h av e a l oud h um com ing from m y subwoof e r. W h at s h oul d I do?
A
. Mov e t h e powe r cord from t h e p o w e r s u rge prote ctor (if appl icabl e ) and
pl ug dire ctl y into an AC wal l outl e t. Move your cabl e s and ch e ck t o s e e t h at
t h e y are making a good connect ion. If you dis conne ct your s t e re o cabl e f r o m
t h e audio source and t h e l oud h um goes away, t h e n you m ay ne e d to adj u s t
t h e v ol u m e control in your audio s ource as you m ay be o v e rdriving th e
v ol um e s e t t ings on your s pe ak e r s ys t e m . If you are using your 4100
s p e a k e rs w i t h your com put e r s ys t e m , j u s t cl ick o n t h e s pe ak e r icon l ocat e d
ne xt t o th e digit al cl ock to th e l o w e r r igh t of your Windows 9X or 2000 scre e n
and adj u s t t h e vol um e .
Q
. W h e n I put m y subwoof e r on m y de s k m y m onitor dis torts . W h y?
A
. Th e s ubwoof e r is not m agne t ical l y s h i e l de d , and th is can cause distortion
if it is l e s s t h an 3 f e e t f r om your m onitor.
Q
. Th e D IN conne ctor from t h e control l e r h as m ul t ipl e pins on one end, and
w h e n tryi n g to attach t h is cabl e I notice d t h at s om e o f t h e pins are b e n t, s o I
am not abl e t o i n s e r t t h e cabl e into subwoof e r. W h at s h oul d I do?
A
. Try to ge n t l y s traigh t e n t h e pins wit h t w e e z e rs o r v e ry s m al l pl ie rs . I f t h i s
doe s not w o r k , th e n cont act t h e Al t e c Lansing Consume r Suppor t Depar t m e nt
f or furth e r ins tructions.