Altec Lansing 4100 - Manual (Page 9)

TROUBLESHOOTING
Al l LEDs are unl it
No sound from any spe ak e rs
No sound from Subwoofe r
Control l e r doe s not w o rk
No sound from
Re ar s a te l
l ite s
Sound is distorte d
Not e nough tre bl e
Too m uch tre bl e
Too m uch b a s s o r
Subwoofe r is d i s torte d
Pow e r is not turne d on
AC cord is not conne cte d to wal l outl e t
Surge Suppre s s or (if us e d) is not powe re d on
Sys te m Control l e r is not conne cte d to th e S ubwoofe r
W al l outl e t not functioning
Pow e r is not turne d on
Vol um e s e tting is too l ow
Audio cabl e i s n o t conne cte d to audio source
Audio cabl e conne cte d to w rong output on audio source
Probl e m w i th audio source de vice
Subwoofe r vol um e i s too l ow
Sound source h a s ve ry l ittl e l o w frequency conte nt
DIN conne ctor not ins e rte d in Subwoofe r jack
Unit is not in Ste re o x2 or Gam ing m ode
R e a r l e ve l i s too l ow
S e t R e a r l e ve l to de faul t pos ition
Vol um e l e ve l too h igh
Sound source i s d i s torte d: audio source i s c o m p u te r
sound card
Tre bl e s e tting is too l o w
S e t R e a r l e ve l to de faul t pos ition
Tre bl e s e tting is too h igh
S e t R e a r l e ve l to de faul t pos ition
Bas s s e tting is too h igh
S e t R e a r l e ve l to de faul t pos ition
Pre s s Power On button on th e Syste m Control l e r.
Ve rify th e AC l ine cord from th e back of th e Subwoofe r is pl ugge d
into th e w al l outl e t.
If th e AC l ine cord is p l ugged into a surge s uppre s s o r, m ak e s ure
th e s u rge s uppre s s o r is s w i tch e d on.
Conne ct Sys te m Control l e r to Subwoofe r.
Pl ug anoth e r de vice i n to th e w a l l outl e t (s am e jack ) to ins u re i t is
functioning.
Ve rify th e AC l ine cord from th e back of th e Subwoofe r is pl ugge d
into th e w al l outl e t.
Ve rify th e Pow e r O n s w i tch h as be e n p re s s e d (LED is il l um inate d).
Turn th e rotary knob to th e righ t to rais e th e s ys te m M a s te r
Vol
um e .
Ch e ck vol u m e l e ve l on com p u te r s ound card or al te rnate audio
source de vice and se t at m id l e ve l .
Conne ct audio cabl e from audio source , ch e ck p l ug conne ctions
on both s ubwoofe r and source . Mak e s ure th e s e s i g n a l cabl e s are
i n s e rte d firm l y into th e corre ct jack s .
M a k e s u re th at th e l i m e g re e n 3.5 m m s te re o jack is connecte d to
th e l ine-out jack o f th e audio source ; m ak e s u re it is ful l y inse rte d.
Te s t th e s pe a k e rs on anoth e r audio de vice . R e m o ve th e audio
cabl
e from th e audio source d e vice and conne ct it to th e l ine -out
on anoth e r audio de vice or th e h e adph one jack o f anoth e r audio
source de vice .
If your m o d e l
h as a Subwoofe r Vol um e control , try adju s ting it to
incre a s e th e Subwoofe r vol um e . If your m ode l offe rs a B a s s
S e l e ctor function on th e Syste m Control l e r, adjus t S e l e ct Bas s
function and raise vol um e l e ve l .
If l is te ning to .W AV fil e s ove r a com pute r sound card conne ction,
try l i s te ning to a CD on your com pute r CD or DVD pl aye r. .W AV
fil e s o fte n h ave l ittl e l o w frequency conte nt. Try a m usic signal
with m ore b a s s .
Ve rify th e gray DIN conne ctor is firm l
y ins e rted into th e DIN jack
on th e Subwoofe r. R e fe r to th e "Conne ctions " s e ction of your
U s e r's G u i d e for th e corre ct pos ition of th e arrow on th e DIN pl
ug.
It is i m p o rtant to insure th e pins are a l igned fro m p l ug to jack .
Pre s s th e Mode b u tton on th e Sys te m Control l e r to s e l e ct e ith e r
Ste reo x2 or gam ing Mode.
S e e U s e r's Guide : "Re ar Vol
um e Le ve l Adju s tm e nts ". Incre a s e
th e R e a r Vol u m e l e ve l .
S e e U s e r's Guide : "Re ar Vol um e Le ve l Adju s tm e nts ".
D e c r e a s e m a s te r vol u m e l e ve l .
.W AV fil e s are o fte n of poor qual ity s o d i s tortion and nois e a re
e as il y notice d with h igh p o w e re d s p e a k e rs . Try a diffe re nt sound
source l ik e a m us ic CD.
Pus h th e Tre bl e b u tton on th e Syste m Control l e r and incre a s e
l e ve l .
S e e U s e r's Guide : "Re ar Vol um e Le ve l Adju s tm e nts ".
Pus h th e Tre bl e b u tton on th e Syste m Control l e r and de cre a s e th e
l e ve l .
S e e U s e r's Guide : "Re ar Vol um e Le ve l Adju s tm e nts "
Pus h th e Bas s button on th e S ys te m Control l e r and de cre as e th e
l e ve l .
S e e U s e r's Guide : "Re ar Vol um e Le ve l Adju s tm e nts ".