PCWorks With a TV Set

Place the subwoofer on the floor against a wall (surfaces that acoustically support the bass). Placing it out from the wall and/or up on a shelf could result in disappointing bass performance (see text to the right). The subwoofer is magnetically shielded.

The cubes are magnetically shielded, and so can be placed close to your TV if necessary. Placing them too far apart can keep dialogue from sounding like it’s coming from the screen. (Wall-mounting instructions are on page 13).

•To use PCWorks with a stereo TV set, be sure the TV has a volume- controlled audio signal output.

This kind of output retains the TV remote’s ability to control the overall sound level. A stereo headphone jack usually makes a good signal source.

•If your TV’s stereo audio outputs are a pair of separate left and right jacks rather than a single stereo headphone jack, contact the retailer where your PCWorks was purchased for the adapters you’ll need to add to the cable supplied with your PCWorks Volume Control.

•Switch off the TV’s internal speak- ers (some sets do so automatically when you connect an external audio system).

•The ear cannot locate the source of low-bass, so the subwoofer does not have to be close to the cubes, and can be hidden by furniture. The face of the subwoofer must be at least 4 inches from the nearest vertical surface, however.

•If you can’t place the woofer on the floor against a wall as shown, the subwoofer’s output will decrease. Advance the Bass Level Control to compensate.

•Set the Bass Level control for best bass balance, then forget it. It is not intended to be adjusted regu- larly to compensate for differences in recordings and broadcasts.

•To use your television’s remote control to adjust the sound output level of PCWorks, first adjust the PCWorks Volume Control to a low setting (3–4). Then adjust the television’s remote control to a high setting (70% of its range or greater). Now, increase the PCWorks Volume Control to a setting where hum and hiss are still inaudible during quiet passages or the overall output level is as high as you would ever want it to be. Leave the PCWorks Volume Control at this setting and set it aside. Use your television’s remote control to adjust the sound output.