Altec Lansing 4100 manual Introduction, Feature Highlights, Connections, Color Coding Notice

INTRODUCTION

W e lcom e to th e e xtraordinary w o rld of Alte c Lansing h igh fide lity sound.

Th e 4100 is an am plifi e d m u ltim e dia s ound spe ak e rs ys te m de live ring cutting edge design and te ch nology. Th i s s y s te m is ide aly suite d to com pute r

Gam ing, ye tw ith a	w e l-rounde d fe ature - s e t de s igne d to provide optim al
us age w ith dive rs e	audio sources and for a wide varie ty of applications:

pe rs onalaudio de vices such as MP3 playe rs , DVD playe rs , CD playe rs ,

s te re o VCR's and casse tte	p laye rs , pe rsonalcom p u te rs ys te m s and various
oth e rvide o/audio source s .

Th e Sate lite s ' s lim profile and tiny footprint fre e up valuable de s k top/table top space , providing an unobtrus ive ye tp o w e rfuladdition to yourm ultim e dia configurations.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

•140 W atts	of totals ys te m p o w e r.
•5 pie ce gaming/m u ltim e dia s pe ak e r s ys te m
• Front and Re ar Inputs		for com pute r gam ing.
•2 audio Inputs (Front &		Auxiliary) to alow mixing ofaudio s ignals fro m tw o
audio source s .
•2 Modes: Gaming, Ste re o x2.
•4 Sate lite	s pe ak e rs: 2 FrontSate lite s p e a k e rs and 2 Re a rSate lite
s pe ak e rs	e a ch de s i g n e d w i th two 1" (28m m ) s tate of th e			art Ne odym ium
m icro drive rs
• A Subwoofe r de s i g n e d w i th			two 5.25" (133 m m ) drive rs	for e xte nde d low
fre q ue ncy re s ponse .
•Separate	Subwoofe rvolum e		controlfor fine - tuning syste m balance and
ove rals ys te m low volum e /h igh volum e pe rform ance .
•Separate	w ired Syste m	Controle r unit alows optim um s p e a k e rplace m e n t
with out worrying about controlacce s s .

• A pate nte d controlcircuit autom a ticaly boosts b a s s a tlo w volum e to

maintain musicalsound "re ali s m ".

•Cutting e dge , space - saving design .

• A h e adph one jack i s locate d on th e Syste m Controle runit.

• AAC1 Y-Adapte r include d for e asy conne ction to gam ing cons ole s .

Th e Subwoofe r is not m agne ticaly s h i e lde d and sh ould notbe place d in clo s e proxim ity to a com pute r m onitor, te le vision, or com pute r h ard drive .

IMPORTANT

Ifyou e xpe rience any difficulti e s w i th	your s p e a k e r s y s te m , ch e ck th e
Trouble s h ooting section ofth is Guide.	Th e	ans w e rs to m osts e tup and
pe rform ance q ue s tions can be found th e re .		If you cannot find th e inform a tion
you ne e d, ple as e calour cus tom e r s e rvice		te am for as s i s tance b e fore
re turning th e s pe ak e rs to
your re taile r unde rth e ir re turn policy. W e 're		available 7 days a wee k for your

conve nie nce , (Unite d State s , Easte rn Standard Tim e ):

Monday to Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 m idnigh t

Saturday & Sunday:9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m .

CONNECTIONS

Sys te m s e tup configurations to ach i e ve Gam ing Mode and Ste re o x2 Mode Various conne ction s c h e m e s from your audio source de vice to th e 4100 are

available . Based on th e fe a ture s					of your audio s ource , your s e le ction ofone
of th e s e s ch e m e s	w i lde te rm ine				th e ope rationalm ode o fyour s y s te m .
Do notins e rtth e	power plug into an AC outle tuntilalconne ctions are							m ade .
Turn off th e audio source				de vice	b e fore conne cting its output(s) to th e			4100
Input(s ).
Color Coding: Notice				th at th e Input jack s on th e s ubwoofe r are			color
code d to pre ve nt e rrors . Th e plugs th at are i n s e rte d into th e s e jack s							h ave
m atch ing colors .	As an example , th e Le ft Front Sate lite s pe ak e r h as a brown
conne cting plug. Th e			plug is inserted into th e Le ft Front jack w ith			th e		brown
color s trip mark ing.		Aloth e r conne ctions a re m a d e i n th e s am e				w ay.
To ins ure firs t-ti m e		o p e ration as			e xpe cte d , ple a s e folow th e s e tup s e q u e n ce
be low care fuly in th e			orde r indicate d
Gaming setup:
1. Conne ct th e orange			plug from		th e RIGH T FRONT Sate lite into th e			jack
m ark e d RIGH T FRONT on th e Subwoofe r;re pe atth is proce dure						forth e LEFT
FRONT Sate lite , conne cting th e					brown plug from th e LEFT FRONT Sate lite
to th e jack m ark e d LEFT FRONT on th e Subwoofe r.
2. Conne ct th e purple			plug from		th e RIGH T REAR Sate lite into th e jack
m ark e d RIGH T REAR on th e Subwoofe r;re pe a tth is proce dure for th e								LEFT

REAR Sate lite , conne cting th e gold plug from th e LEFT REAR Sate lite to th e jack m a rk e d LEFT REAR on th e Subwoofe r.

3.Conne ct th e gray DIN plug fro m th e Sys te m Controle r unit into th e DIN jack m a rk e d CONTROLLER on th e Subwoofe r. Note th at th e DIN plug h as

an arrow . Th e arrow s h ould be face up for corre ct ins e rtion into th e DIN jack

on th e Subwoofe r.

4. Sh ut th e com pute r s y s te m down using th e m anufacture r's re com m e nde d procedure s .

5. Th e 4100 provide s tw o Inputs labe le d FRONT and REAR, locate d on th e Subwoofe r. Com p u te rgam ing s ound cards h ave at le ast 2 outputs . Most

ofte n, th e outputs w i lbe m a rk e d as	front output, and re ar output. Som e
s ligh tly diffe re nt te rminology m ay be	used . H o w e ve r, th e s ound card

instructions wilprovide inform a tion so th atyou can de te rm ine w h at outputs to u s e w i th a tw o Inputs p e a k e rs ys te m . M a k e th e conne ctions using th e two

6.5 ft. (5 m ) gre e n and black cable s w i th m atch ing 3.5 m m s te re o plugs on e ach e nd. Th e s e cable s a re include d w i th th e 4100 syste m .

6. Conne ct th e p o w e r cord (at back of Subwoofe r) to an AC W als o c k e t.

7. Th e unitis now re ady to ope rate . Turn on th e	audio source de vice .
Note: Always turn on your audio s ource de vice	be fore turning on your Alte c
Lansing 4100 Speak e r Syste m . Ifyou turn on th e	s p e ak e rs ys te m b e fore

turning on th e audio source , you wilh e ar a loud POP s ound wh e n th e audio de vice i s turne d on.

8.Turn on th e Alte c Lansing 4100 Speaker Sys te m . See USE OF CONTROLS b e low.

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