ZVOX Audio 315 - Manual (Page 2)

H ook -up ins tructions : 315 Sound Cons ol e .
1. Unpack Cons ol e , AC pow e r s uppl y and 2
conne cting cords – one w ith “RCA” pl ugs , and
one w ith a “m ini pl ug” conne ctor.
2. Pl ace cons ol e facing l is te ning are a, l e aving
2” of s pace be h ind it for bas s port. If us ing th e
Cons ol
e w ith a TV, try to al ign th e Cons ol e
w ith th e ce nte r of th e s cre e n.
3. Conne ct AC pow e r s uppl y cord to “Pow e r” port
on cons ol e , th e n pl ug into AC outl e t.
6. IMPORTANT: Turn dow n vol um e control on
back pane l of Z VOX Cons ol e to about th e “9
o’cl ock ” pos ition.
9 . W ith vol um e control of TV/PC/Audio De vice
s e t at about 75% of m axim um , turn up th e
vol
um e of Z VOX Cons ol e al l th e w ay, or until
audibl e dis tortion occurs . If dis tortion occurs ,
turn Z VOX vol um e control dow n until dis tortion
goe s aw ay.
4. Exam ine audio outputs or h e adph one jack of
your TV, PC, CD/M P3 pl
aye r, gam e cons ol e or
radio to de te rm ine if it us e s a “m ini jack ” or
“RCA” conne ctors . Ch oos e and conne ct
appropriate cord.
7. Pl ug oth e r e nd of audio conne cting cabl e
into “Input 1” pl ug on back of Z VOX Cons ol e .
8. Turn Pow e r s w itch to “O n.” Th e n activate
TV, PC, CD/MP3 pl
aye r, radio or oth e r audio
de vice .
10. Lis te n and e njoy. W h e n you’re finis h e d,
s im pl
y turn off your TV/audio s ource . Us e th e
vol um e control or re m ote control of your TV/
audio s ource to vary th e vol um e to s uit your
tas te .
Afte r 3 m inute s w ith out re ce iving an audio
s ignal
, your Z VO X Cons ol e w il l autom atical l y
s h ut dow n its am pl ifie r. W h e n you turn on your
TV/audio s ource , th e Z VOX Cons ol e w il l
autom atical l y turn its e l f on again. Th e auto
turn-on function tak e s 1-2 s e conds . Note : If
auto s h utdow n occurs w h e n l
is te ning at ve ry
l ow vol um e l e ve l s , you m ay ne e d to adjus t th e
Z VO X vol um e control DOW N s om e w h at, and
turn th e vol um e of your TV/audio s ource UP.
Th is w il l as s ure a s trong e nough s ignal to
pre ve nt inadve rte nt s h utdow n.
DO NOT pl ug cord into AC outl e t be fore it is
conne cte d to “Pow e r” port of Cons ol e .
Mini-pl ug for
us e w ith m ini-
jack input.
RCA pl ugs for
us e w ith RCA
jack inputs .
5. For TV conne ction only: All oth e r
d e vice s , s k ip to s te p 6. If conne cte d to a TV
audio output, pus h th e “MENU” button on your
re m ote control
, th e n ch oos e “AUDIO” -- and
navigate th rough th e m e nu options to ch oos e
“SPEAKER: OFF” and “AUDIO OUT: VARI-
ABLE” (s om e tim e s cal
l e d “AOV” on a TV’s
m e nu).
If your TV’s audio output can’t be s w itch e d to
“VARIABLE,” or if it doe s n’t h ave audio out
jack s , conne ct th e Z VOX Cons ol
e to th e TV’s
h e adph one jack . Your TV’s vol um e control w il l
th e n control th e vol um e of th e Z VOX Cons ol e .
If your TV doe s n’t h ave a h e adph one jack , or
variabl
e audio outputs , th e n you can conne ct
your Z VOX Cons ol e to th e variabl e audio
output of your cabl e box. But oth e r de vice s
(VCR, DVD pl aye r) w il l not pl ay th rough th e
Z VO X Cons ol e , unl e s s th e y are conne cte d
th rough your cabl e box. If no variabl e audio
output conne ction is avail abl e , you m us t vary
th e vol um e us ing th e vol um e control on th e
back pane l of th e Z VOX Cons ol e .
• “Input 1” jack is for conne cting audio conne ctor cabl e from TV, PC or oth e r audio s ource .
• “Output (Input 2)” jack is for conne ction of optional pow e re d s ubw oofe r, and al s o acts as a s e cond,
m ixing input. It w il l onl y act as an input if anoth e r de vice is al re ady conne cte d to th e “Input 1” jack .
• “M ain Vol um e ” is a “s e t and forge t” vol um e control . Afte r initial s e tup, you s h oul dn’t ne e d to adjus t it.
• “Ph as e Cue ” adjus ts th e s iz e of th e s ound s tage . Prope r s e tting for m os t us e s : “11-3 o’cl ock .”
• “Subw oofe r Le ve l ” adjus ts bas s output.
Questions? See the “User Guide” section
of our web site: www.zvoxaudio.com.
1. If your TV, CD pl aye r, PC or oth e r audio
s ource pl ays too l oudl y, e ve n w ith its vol um e
control turne d onl y part w ay up, you m ay w ant
to re duce th e vol um e l e ve l on th e back of your
Z VO X Cons ol e (“Main Vol um e ”).
2. If you h e ar a cons is te nt “h is s ” or h um from
your Z VOX Cons ol
e , try turning UP th e
vol um e of your TV or oth e r audio s ource , and
th e n s e t th e Z VO X vol um e l e ve l LO W ER. If
your TV is conne cte d to a cabl e box or
s ate l l ite re ce ive r, try turning its vol um e control
UP – s o th at w h e n you s w itch from your cabl e
box to your DVD pl aye r, th e y pl ay at about th e
s am e l e ve l . As a rul e of th um b, try s e tting
e ach de vice at about 75-9 0% of its m axim um
vol
um e l e ve l -- th e n turn th e Z VO X Cons ol e ’s
vol um e control up as far as it w il l go w ith out
dis torting. Afte r th at, m ak e al l vol um e
adjus tm e nts from your TV or oth e r audio s ource .
In s om e circum s tance s , you w il l h e ar e xce s s
h is s if your TV/audio s ource is turne d up TOO
h igh . If th is h appe ns , try adjus ting th e TV/
audio s ource s ound l
e ve l DOW N and turn th e
Z VO X Cons ol e vol um e UP.
Pl e as e k e e p in m ind th at your Z VOX Cons ol e
is a h igh l y accurate audio s ys te m th at m ay
re ve al nois e or dis tortion th at oth e r s pe ak e rs
did not re produce . Th is is not th e faul t of th e
Z VO X Cons ol e , w h ich is s im pl y re producing
th e s ignal it re ce ive s .
3. Th e Ph as e Cue control adjus ts th e s iz e of
th e pe rce ive d “s ound s tage .” Fe e l fre e to
adjus t it w h e n pl aying diffe re nt k inds of audio.
Som e pe opl e pre fe r s l igh tl y m ore , or s l igh tl y
l e s s Ph as e Cue e ffe ct. Th e re com m e nde d
s e tting is “11-3 o’cl ock ” on th e control . If th e
s ound is ove rl y brigh t (too m uch tre bl e ), try
turning dow n th e Ph as e Cue control .
3. If you are pl acing th e Sound Cons ol e on th e
fl oor, in a corne r, or ne ar th e ce il ing, you m ay
find th at it produce s too m uch bas s – re s ul ting
in a “m uddy” s ound. If th is h appe ns , turn dow n
th e s ubw oofe r l
e ve l control until th e “m uddy” or
“boom y” s ound goe s aw ay.
A fe w opportunitie s for fine -tuning.
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G re at Sound Made Sim ple
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