Q. W h e n conne cte d to my | compute r sound card, s h ould I us e th e W indows |
volu m e | controlto adju s tth e | volum e of m y s p e a k e rs ? |
A. No. | Adjus tth e W indows controls to about ce n te r as a s tarting point and |
th e n u s e th e s pe ak e r controle r to adjus tvolum e control. Ifth e volum e | is |
turne d too h igh on th e s ound card, itcan dis tort th e s o u n d . | |
Q. One and som e ti m e s b o th | of m y s p e a k e rs | do notwork . | |
A. Ch e ck th e input cable | from s p e a k e r to th e | audio source a n d m a k e | s u re |
th at it is conne cte d to th e | line -outjack , wh ich | is th e un-am p lifie d source . |
Mak e s u re a lth e cable s | are | plugge d in corre ctly and h ave a good | |
conne ction. Unplug th e cable | from th e back ofth e com p u te r, and inse rtth e |
s te re o plug into th e h e adph one jack ofan alte rnate s o u rce (e.g., Walk m a n , Discman or FM radio) and play music . Ifth e s pe ak e rs w o rk , you m ay ne e d to
adju s t your volume and balance controls in youraudio s ource , or W indows, if conne cte d to your com pute r's s ound card.
Q. My s pe a k e rs give off a crack ling sound (or static, or oth e rnois e ). W h at could be w rong?
A. Ch e ck a lcable s a n d m a k e s u re th atth e y are conne cte d to line-out or audio-outjack on your sound card or oth e r audio s ource , and NOT s pe a k e r-
out. Ifyour audio source is your com pute r, ch e ck | th e volum e | controlin |
W i n d o w s : m a k e s u re th at it is nots e tm ore | th an | h alfway. Setting th is le ve l |
too h igh | can cause | s ound distortion. If th is | doe s | nots top th e | nois e , unplug |
th e cable | fro m th e | audio source and use an alte rnate s ource | (e.g., Walk m an, |
Discman or FM radio) by plugging th e s te re o cable into th e h e adph one jack . Ifth e noise goe s away, you m a y h a ve a proble m w i th your audio source .
Q. W h at can caus e radio fe e dback ?
A. Ifyou are living ne ar a radio towe r you could h ave inte rfe re nce caus e d by
radio fre q uency. Try m o ving your spe ak e rs to s e e i fth e | inte rfe re n c e g o e s |
away;if not, you m ay be able to purch a s e a s te re o cable | from your local |
re taile r th at h as a h igh e r pe rce n tage o fs h i e lding. | |
Q. | Can Ih ook m y s p e a k e rs to my TV or Stereo? |
A. | Y e s , as long as your TVorSte re o h as an un-am p lifie d source w h i ch is |
line-out (ch e ck your TV or Ste re o owners m anual). Th e s e s pe ak e rs m ay be us e d with any audio de vice th at h a s a s te re o h e a d p h o n e jack . You may also ne e d a cable th ath as RCA jack s on one e nd and a 1/8 inch s te reo connector at th e oth e re nd (th e s e m ay be purch ased atm ostlocale le ctronics s tore s ).
Q. Ih ave ve ry little bas s com ing from my subwoofe r. H ow do Iincre a s e th e bas s output?
A. Adjustth e BASS controlth rough your audio sound s ource (com pute r
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sound card control, CD playe r control, e tc.). | Ch e ck to m a k e s u re th at alof |
your cable s | are h ook e d up corre ctly and are | m ak ing a good conne ction. |
Q. | Ih ave | a low h um com ing from | m y s ubwoofe r. Is th is norm al? | |
A. | Y e s . Th e AC in your h ouse is at60 cycle s | pe r s e cond, wh ich i s w i th in |
th e | audio fre q ue ncy of your subwoofe r. Som e | low h um is naturaland can be |
de te cte d w h e n your s pe ak e r s ys te m | i s p o w e red on with out s ource audio |
playing, orw h e n volu m e i s s e tatan e xtre m e ly low le ve l. | |
Q. Ih ave | a loud h um com ing from | m y subwoofe r. W h ats h ould Ido? | |
A. | Move | th e powe r cord from th e | power s u rge prote ctor (if applicable ) and |
plug dire ctly into an AC waloutle t. Move your cable s and ch e ck to s e e | th at |
th e y are making a good connection. If you dis conne ctyour s te re o cable | fro m |
th e | audio source and th e loud h um goes away, th e n you m ay ne e d to adjust |
th e | volu m e | controlin your audio s ource as you m ay be o ve rdriving th e | |
volum e s e ttings on yours pe ak e r s ys te m . If you are using your 4100
s p e a k e rs w ith your com pute rs ys te m , ju s t click on th e s pe ak e r icon locate d ne xtto th e digitalclock to th e lo w e r righ t of your Windows 9X or 2000 scre e n and adjustth e volum e .
Q. W h e n I putm y subwoofe r on m y de s k m y m onitor dis torts . W h y?
A. Th e s ubwoofe ris notm agne ticaly s h i e lde d , and th is can cause distortion if it is le s s th an 3 fe e tfrom yourm onitor.
Q. Th e D IN conne ctor from th e | controle r h as m ultiple pins on one end, and |
w h e n trying to attach th is cable | I notice d th ats om e o fth e pins are b e n t, so I |
am notable to i n s e rtth e cable into subwoofe r. W h ats h ould Ido? |
A. Try to ge n tly s traigh te n th e | pins with tw e e z e rs orve ry s m alplie rs . Ifth i s |
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for furth e r ins tructions. | |