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No sound from | Bass volume is set too low. Sound source has little | Adjust the bass level on the front of the right satellite. Many .WAV and .MID | |
subwoofer. | files often have little | ||
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Radio | Too close to a radio tower. | Move your speakers to see if the interference goes away. If not, you may be | |
interference. |
| able to purchase a shielded stereo cable from your local electronics store. | |
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Low hum from | 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 | |
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 from | Bad connection. | Unplug the power cord from the surge protector (if used), and plug directly | |
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| into an AC wall outlet. | |
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| Move your cables. Check to ensure they are making a clear connection. | |
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| Volume on your audio source set too high. | Lower the volume or bass level on your computer, portable audio device, etc. | |
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Not enough bass | Check the volume on audio source. | Increase the volume on the audio source. | |
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Bad connection. | Check to make sure all cables are connected properly and are making a | ||
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| Bass setting is too low. | Increase bass level on front of right satellite. | |
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Too much bass | Bass setting is too high. | Decrease the bass level on front of the right satellite. | |
from subwoofer. |
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Distorted | Subwoofer too close to monitor. | Because the subwoofer is not magnetically shielded, it can cause distortion if | |
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| it’s too close to your monitor. Move the subwoofer so it’s at least 2 feet from | |
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| your monitor. | |
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