Altec Lansing FX5051 manual Troubleshooting, Symptom, Possible Problem, Solution

TROUBLESHOOTING

SYMPTOM	POSSIBLE PROBLEM	SOLUTION
No LEDs are lit.	Power isn’t turned on.	Turn on the speaker system by pressing the	button on the control
		pod or wireless remote. An LED will light on the control pod when
		the power is ON.
	AC power cord isn’t connected to the wall	After all other connections are made, plug the AC power cord (on the
	outlet.	back of subwoofer) into a wall outlet.
	Surge protector (if used) isn’t powered on.	If the AC power cord is plugged into a surge protector, make sure the
		surge protector is switched on.
	Wall outlet not functioning.	Plug another device into the wall outlet (same jack) to verify the wall
		outlet is working.
No sound from	The switch on the rear of the subwoofer is in the	Change the position of the switch on the rear of the subwoofer.
one or more	wrong position.
speakers.
	Rear or center speaker level is set too low.	Increase the rear or center speaker level.
	Power isn’t turned on.	After all other connections are made, plug the AC power cord (on the
		back of subwoofer) into a wall outlet.
		Turn on the speaker system by pressing the stand-by button		on the
		control pod or wireless remote. An LED will light on the control pod
		when the power is ON.
	Volume is set too low.	The rotary dial on the control pod controls the master volume. Rotate
		the dial to the right to increase the volume.
		Check volume level on the computer sound card or alternate audio
		source device, and set at mid-level.
	The color-coded 3.5mm stereo cables are not	Check the plug connections on the audio source. Make sure the signal
	properly connected to the audio source.	cables are inserted firmly into the correct jacks.
	Problem with audio source device.	Test the speakers on another audio device. Remove the lime green
		3.5mm stereo cable from the audio source device and connect it
		to “line-out,” “audio-out,” or the headphone jack of another
		audio source.
Crackling sound	Bad connection.	Check all cables. Make sure they are connected to “line-out” or
from speakers.		“audio-out” jack on your sound card or other audio source —
		NOT “speaker-out.”
	Volume level in computer operating system is set	Check the computer operating system volume level and decrease it
	too high.	if necessary.
	A problem with your audio source device.	Unplug the stereo cable from the audio source. Then plug it into the
		headphone jack of an alternate audio source (e.g., Walkman, Discman
		or FM radio).
Sound is	Volume level set too high.	The rotary dial on the control pod controls the master volume. Rotate
distorted.		the dial to the left to decrease the volume.
	Computer operating system volume level is set	Adjust the computer operating system volume and balance levels to
	too high.	the center as a starting point, then adjust the level on the speaker
		using the volume control.
	Sound source is distorted.	WAV files are often of poor quality. So distortion and noise are easily
		noticed with high-powered speakers. Try a different sound source
		such as a music CD.

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