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Low hum | The AC in your house is at 60 cycles per second, which | Some low hum may be detected when your speaker system is powered on | |
from subwoofer. | is within the audio frequency of your subwoofer. | without an audio source playing, or when the volume is set at an extremely | |
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Loud hum | Bad connection. | Unplug the power cord from the surge protector (if used), and plug directly | |
from subwoofer. |
| into an AC wall outlet. | |
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| Check to make sure all cables are connected properly and are making | |
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| Volume on your audio source set too high. | Lower the volume or bass level on your PC, portable audio device, etc. | |
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Not enough bass | Check the volume on audio source. | Increase the volume on the audio source. | |
from subwoofer. |
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Bad connection. | Check to make sure all cables are connected properly and are making | ||
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| Bass setting is too low. | Increase bass level on back of subwoofer. | |
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Distorted | Subwoofer too close to PC monitor or TV set. | Because the subwoofer is not magnetically shielded, it can cause distortion if | |
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| it’s too close to your PC monitor or TV set. Move the subwoofer so it’s at least | |
PC monitor or |
| 2 feet from the monitor or TV set. | |
TV screen. |
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