Troubleshooting

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE PROBLEM

SOLUTION

NOTE

 

 

 

 

No sound from Speakers

No power to unit.

Make sure wall power

Check green power LED on

 

 

outlet or power strip has

the sub. Are the LED’s on?

 

 

power. Make sure all

If the sub’s led is not on,

 

 

switches for outlet/power

power is not getting to your

 

 

strip are on and that all

speaker system. Try the

 

 

switches for speaker

solutions shown.

 

 

system are on.

 

 

Is the control/right satellite of

Ensure that the control

There is an LED located in

 

your Creature plugged in

speaker connector is

the bottom of each of the

 

correctly?

pushed in properly.

two satellite speakers.

 

 

Remove the control /right

These should both be lit. If

 

 

speaker connector from

they are, your speakers are

 

 

the subwoofer, then re-

both plugged in correctly.

 

 

connect this cable

 

 

 

ensuring that the

 

 

 

connector is pushed in

 

 

 

properly.

 

 

 

 

 

Distortion (static, crackling

Noise may be caused by

Turn monitor off to see if

 

or hissing sounds)

interference from the

noise is eliminated. Move

 

 

monitor.

speaker cables farther

 

 

 

away from monitor.

 

 

Speaker is being overdriven

Ensure that speaker is

 

 

by an amplified audio

connected to the

 

 

source.

appropriate receptacle.

 

 

 

Check color-coding on

 

 

 

connectors when making

 

 

 

connections. Make sure

 

 

 

that all signal cables are

 

 

 

inserted snugly into

 

 

 

receptacles.

 

 

Volume level on sound card

Check volume of sound

 

 

may be too high.

card via Windows Volume

 

 

 

Control.

 

 

Sound card or audio source

Check speakers with

Disconnect speaker input

 

material may be cause of

another audio source.

cable (green connector)

 

problem.

 

from sound card and plug

 

 

 

into CD ROM headphone

 

 

 

jack. If static is eliminated,

 

 

 

troubleshoot the soundcard.

 

Check the speaker control

Set each of the two knobs

 

 

settings.

(treble, bass level) on front

 

 

 

of the subwoofer back the

 

 

 

their center /nominal

 

 

 

positions.

 

Too much bass or treble.

Bass/Treble level is set too

Turn Bass/Treble down or

 

 

high

return their settings to the

 

 

 

center position.

 

Subwoofer emits a loud

Input cables not plugged in

Check input cable

 

hum or buzzing noise.

properly

connection

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker system

Input cable may be picking

Wrap up excess input

 

experiences radio

up interference

cable in order to make as

 

frequency interference or

 

short as possible

 

picks up a radio station

 

Purchase a ferrite clamp

 

 

 

and attach over input

 

 

 

cable. A clamp can be

 

 

 

purchased at your local

 

 

 

electronics store

 

 

 

 

 

Document Number: 950-0045-001

Description: MANUAL, CREATURE, ENGLISH

Revision: A

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JBL CREATURE SELF POWERED SATELLITE SPEAKERS AND SUBWOOFER manual Troubleshooting, Symptom Possible Problem Solution
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CREATURE SELF POWERED SATELLITE SPEAKERS AND SUBWOOFER specifications

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