Altec Lansing 4100 manual

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

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
doe s notw o rk , th e n contactth e	Alte c Lansing Consume rSupportDepartm e nt
for furth e r ins tructions.