Speakers AltecLansing ACS621
Speakers AltecLansing ACS621
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Connecting the Power Cord (AC Wall Socket) Th e FCC W ants You to Know
Th is e q uipm e nt h as be e n te s te d and found to com pl y w ith th e l im its for a Cl
as s B
digitalde vice , purs uant to Part 15 of th e FCC rul e s . Th e s e lim its are de s igne d to
Long s l
ot is ne utral provide re as onabl e prote ction agains t h arm fulinte rfe re nce in a re s ide ntial
(ground) s ide . ins tallation. Th is e q uipm e nt ge ne rate s , us e s and can radiate radio fre q ue ncy e ne rgy
and, if not ins tal le d and us e d in accordance w ith th e ins tructions , m ay caus e
h arm fulinte rfe re nce to radio com m unications . H ow e ve r, th e re is no guarante e th at
Ins e rt th e w ide bl
ade inte rfe re nce w il
lnot occur in a particul ar ins tal l
ation. If th is e q uipm e nt doe s
caus e h arm fulinte rfe re nce to radio or te l e vis ion re ce ption, w h ich can be de te rm ine d
into th e ground s ide
by turning th e e q uipm e nt off and on, th e us e r is e ncourage d to try to corre ct th e
slot. inte rfe re nce by one or m ore of th e fol l
ow ing m e as ure s :
Re ad Ins tructions — Al lth e s afe ty and ope rating ins tructions s h oul
d be re ad be fore a) R e orie nt or re l ocate th e re ce iving ante nna.
th e appl
iance is ope rate d. b) Incre as e th e s e paration be tw e e n th e e q uipm e nt and re ce ive r.
c) Conne ct th e e q uipm e nt to an outl e t on a circuit diffe re nt from th at to w h ich th e
Re tain Ins tructions — Th e ope rating ins tructions s h oul
d be re taine d for future re ce ive r is conne cte d.
re fe re nce . d) Cons ul t th e de ale r or an e xpe rie nce d radio/TV te ch nician for h e l p.
H e e d W arning — Al lw arnings on th e appl
iance and in th e ope rating ins tructions FCC W arning
s h ould be adh e re d to. Modifications not e xpre s s l y approve d by th e m anufacture r coul
d void th e us e r
auth ority to ope rate th e e q uipm e nt unde r FCC Rules.
Fol
low Ins tructions — Al
lope rating and us e ins tructions s h oul
d be fol
low e d.
W ate r and Mois ture — Th e appl iance s h ould not be us e d ne ar w ate r – for e xam pl e,
ne ar a bath tub, w as h bow l
, k itch e n s ink , l
aundry tub, in a w e t bas e m e nt, or ne ar a One Year Limited Warranty
s w im m ing pool, e tc. Al
te c Lans ing Te ch nol
ogie s , Inc. w arrants to th e e nd us e r th at al
lof its s pe ak e r
s ys te m s are fre e from de fe cts in m ate rialand w ork m ans h ip in th e cours e of norm al
Outdoor U s e — W arning: To re duce th e ris k of fire or e l
e ctric s h ock , do not e xpos e and re as onabl e us e for a te rm of one ye ar from th e date of purch as e .
th is appl
iance to rain or m ois ture .
Th is w arranty is th e e xcl us ive and onl y w arranty in e ffe ct re l
ative to Al te c Lans ing
Location — Th e appl
iance s h oul
d be ins tal
le d in a s tabl
e l
ocation. s pe ak e r s ys te m s and any oth e r w arrantie s , e ith e r e xpre s s e d or im plie d, are inval id.
Ne ith e r Al te c Lans ing Te ch nol ogie s , Inc. nor any auth oriz e d Al te c Lans ing
Ve ntilation — Th e appl iance s h oul d be s ituate d s o th at its l ocation or pos ition doe s
Te ch nol ogie s , Inc. re s e l
le r is re s pons ibl e for any incide ntaldam age s incurre d in th e
not inte rfe re w ith its prope r ve ntilation. For e xam pl e , th e appl iance s h oul
d not be
us e of th e s pe ak e rs . (Th is l im itation of incide ntalor cons e q ue ntialdam age is not
s ituate d on a be d, s ofa, rug, or s im il ar s urface th at m ay bl ock th e ve ntil
ation appl icabl e w h e re proh ibite d.)
ope nings ;or pl ace d in a buil t-in ins tal
lation, s uch as a cl os e d book cas e or cabine t
th at m ay im pe de th e fl ow of air th rough th e ve ntil ation ope nings . Al te c Lans ing Te ch nologie s , Inc. obl igation unde r th is w arranty doe s not appl y to
H e at — Th e appl iance s h oul d be s ituate d aw ay from h e at s ource s s uch as any de fe ct, m alfunction or fail ure as a re s ul t of m is us e , abus e , im prope r ins tall
ation,
us e w ith faulty or im prope r e q uipm e nt or th e us e of th e com pute r s pe ak e r s ys te m s
radiators , h e at re gis te rs , s tove s , or oth e r appl
iance s (incl
uding am pl ifie rs ) th at
w ith any e q uipm e nt for w h ich th e y w e re not inte nde d.
produce h e at.
Pow e r Source s — Th e appl iance s h ould be conne cte d to a pow e r s upply only of th e Th e te rm s of th is w arranty appl y onl y to s pe ak e r s ys te m s w h e n s uch s pe ak e rs are
type de s cribe d in th e ope rating ins tructions or as m ark e d on th e appliance . re turne d to th e re s pe ctive auth oriz e d Alte c Lans ing Te ch nol ogie s , Inc. re s e l
ler
w h e re th e y w e re purch as e d.
Pow e r-Cord Prote ction — Pow e r-s uppl y cords s h ould be route d s o th at th e y are not
lik e l
y to be w al k e d on or pinch e d by ite m s place d upon or agains t th e m . Pay Unde r th e te rm s of th is w arranty th e originalcons um e r purch as e s h as ce rtain l
e gal
particul ar atte ntion to cords at pl ugs , conve nie nce re ce ptacl
e s , and th e point w h e re righ ts and m ay h ave oth e r righ ts w h ich vary w orl
dw ide .
th e y e xit from th e appl iance .
Al te c Lans ing Te ch nologie s , Inc. is a le ade r in th e de s ign, m anufacture , m ark e ting
Grounding or Polarization — Th e pre cautions th at s h oul
d be tak e n s o th at th e and s upport of h igh q ual ity m ul tim e dia pe rs onalcom pute r and h om e e nte rtainm e nt
grounding or pol
ariz ation m e ans of an appl
iance is not de fe ate d. s ound s ys te m s . As m anufacture rs of m ul tiple aw ard-w inning s ys te m s for both
de s ign and s ound q ual ity, our products are at th e fore front of e m e rging
Cl e aning — Th e appl iance s h ould be cle ane d onl y w ith a pol is h ing cl
oth or a s oft
te ch nologie s .
dry cl oth . Ne ve r cl
e an w ith furniture w ax, be nz e ne , ins e cticide s or oth e r vol
atil
e
l
iq uids s ince th e y m ay corrode th e cabine t.
Non-Us e Pe riods — Th e pow e r cord of th e appl iance s h oul
d be unpl
ugge d from th e
outl
e tw h e n l
e ft unus e d for a l
ong pe riod of tim e .
Ligh tning Storm s - Unpl
ug th e apparatus during l
igh tining s torm s .
Obje ct and Liq uid Entry — Care s h oul d be tak e n s o th at obje cts do
not fal
land l iq uids are not s pil
le d into th e e ncl
os ure th rough ope nings .
Acce s s orie s - Onl y us e attach m e nt ace s s orie s s pe cifie d by Al
te c Lans ing
Te ch nol gie s , Inc.
Wel
com e to th e e xtraordinary w orl
d ofAl
te c Lans ing h igh fide l
ity s ound. Do not ins e rt th e pow e r pl
ug into an AC outl
e t untilal
lconne ctions are
m ade .
Th e 621 is an am pl ifie d m ul
tim e dia s pe ak e r s ys te m de live ring 200
w atts oftotals ys te m pow e r e s pe cial ly de s igne d for a varie ty ofpe rs onal To ins ure firs t-tim e ope ration as e xpe cte d, ple as e fol
low th e s e tup
audio de vice s s uch as M P3 pl aye rs , DVD pl aye rs , CD pl aye rs , cas s e tte s e q ue nce be low care ful l
y in th e orde r indicate d:
playe rs , pe rs onalcom pute r s ys te m s , gam ing cons ol e s and various
oth e r vide o/audio s ource s . 1. Conne ct th e orange pl ug from th e 621 righ t s ate l l
ite to th e jack
m ark e d RIGH T at th e re ar of th e s ubw oofe r.
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS 2. Conne ct th e brow n pl ug from th e 621 l e fts ate l
lite to th e jack m ark e d
LEFT atth e re ar ofth e s ubw oofe r.
·200 W atts totals ys te m pow e r;100 W atts true RMS. 3. Conne ct th e gray DIN pl ug from th e Sys te m Control l
e r unitinto th e
·Front-firing, w oode n s ubw oofe r fe ature s a 6.5" D IN jack on th e Subw oofe r. Note th at th e DIN pl
arrow s h oul
ug h as an arrow . Th e
d be face d to th e righ tfor corre ctins e rtion into th e DIN jack
(165 m m ) drive r for e xte nde d l
ow fre q ue ncy re s pons e . on th e s ubw oofe r. Pl e as e ins e rt th is plug s e cure ly.
·Se parate Subw oofe r volum e controlfor fine -tuning 4. Turn off th e audio s ource de vice (com pute r s ound card, portabl
m us ic s ys te m , e tc.). Sh utcom pute r s ys te m s dow n us ing th e
e
pos itioning.
· AAC1 Y-Adapte r incl ude d for e as y conne ction 9 . Turn on th e Al
te c Lans ing 621 Spe ak e r Sys te m .
to gam ing cons ol es. Se e USE OF CONTR O LS be l ow .
If you e xpe rie nce any difficul tie s w ith your s pe ak e r s ys te m , ch e ck th e Volume Control
Troubleshooting s e ction ofth is Guide . Th e ans w e rs to m os ts e tup and
A Vol um e Up button and a Vol um e Dow n button are l ocate d on th e
pe rform ance q ue s tions can be found th e re . If you cannot find th e
Sys te m Control le r unit. Re pe ate d pre s s ing of th e buttons ch ange s th e
inform ation you ne e d, pl e as e cal lour cus tom e r s e rvice te am for
vol
um e s e tting by incre m e nts .
as s is tance be fore re turning th e s pe ak e rs to your re tail e r unde r th e ir
re turn pol icy. W e ’re avail abl e 7 days a w e e k for your conve nie nce :
Subwoofer Level Control (Bass Level)
W ith th e Subw oofe r in th e de s ire d l
ocation, th e Subw oofe r Le ve lcontrol
Monday to Friday: 8:00 am to 12:00 m idnigh t
is us e d to m ix th e volum e l
e ve lofth e Subw oofe r w ith th e Sate llite
Saturday & Sunday: 9 :00 am to 5:00 pm
s pe ak e rs . Mixing is us uall
y done by pl aying a w ide varie ty ofm us ic and
s pe e ch and adjus ting th e controluntila naturals ound is obtaine d. Se e
1-800-ALTEC-88 (1-800-258-3288) PLACEMENT O F SPEAKERS be l ow .
HOW TO ENHANCE
PRESENTATIONS Power Requirements
WITH DIALOGUE USA/Canada/and appl
icabl
e
Latin Am e rican countrie s 120v 60 H z AC
Th e 621 outputjack (s te p 5, CO NNECTIO NS) is conne cte d to a
Europe /Unite d K ingdom
com pute r s ound card. A CD pl aye r or oth e r audio s ource can be pl ugge d
appl
icabl
e As ian countrie s
into th e unus e d input (AUX INPUT). Mixing of th e com pute r audio output
w ith anoth e r audio s ource can be accom pl is h e d by us ing th e Vol
um e Arge ntina, Ch il
e and Uruguay 230v 50 H z AC
Controlor O n/O ff s w itch on th e s e cond audio s ource . A typicale xam pl e ETL / cETL / CE /NO M / IRAM Approve d
m ay be as fol low s :
Al e cture r m ay w ant to inte rje ct dial ogue into a m ultim e dia pre s e ntation.
If th e l
e cture r h as a w ire l
e s s FM m icroph one s ys te m th e output of th e
m icroph one re ce ive r can be conne cte d to th e unus e d inputon
th e 621. W h e n th e l e cture r w is h e s to m ak e a com m e nt, h e e ith e r turns
on th e m icroph one s w itch to s pe ak or h e can rais e or l ow e r th e
m icroph one vol um e controlto m ix h is voice w ith th e com pute r audio
program . Any oth e r audio de vice can ope rate in th e s am e m anne r.
All LEDs are unlit Power is not turned on Press Power On button on the System Controller.
AC cord is not connected to wall Verify the AC line cord from the back of the Subwoofer is plugged into
outlet the wall outlet.
Surge Suppressor (if used) is not If the AC line cord is plugged into a surge suppressor, make sure the
powered on surge suppressor is switched on.
Wall outlet not functioning Plug another device into the wall outlet (same jack) to insure it is
functioning.
No sound from any speakers Power is not turned on Verify the AC line cord from the back of the Subwoofer is plugged into
the wall outlet.
Verify the Power On switch has been pressed (LED is illuminated).
Volume setting is too low Turn the rotary knob to the right to raise the system Master Volume.
Check volume level on computer sound card or alternate audio source
device and set at mid level.
Audio cable is not connected to Connect audio cable from audio source, check plug connections on both
audio source subwoofer and source. Make sure these signal cables are inserted
firmly into the correct jacks.
Audio cable connected to wrong Make sure that the lime green 3.5 mm stereo jack is connected to the
output on audio source line-out jack of the audio source; make sure it is fully inserted.
Problem with audio source device Test the speakers on another audio device. Remove the audio cable
from the audio source device and connect it to the line-out on another
audio device or the headphone jack of another audio source device.
No sound from Subwoofer Subwoofer volume is too low If your model has a Subwoofer Volume control, try adjusting it to
increase the Subwoofer volume. If your model offers a Bass Selector
function on the System Controller, adjust Select Bass function and raise
volume level.
Sound source has very little low frequency content If listening to .WAV files over a computer sound card connection, try
listening to a CD on your computer CD or DVD player. .WAV files often
have little low frequency content. Try a music signal with more bass.
Fuse is blown Power off the Altec Lansing speaker system. Unplug the Subwoofer
from the AC outlet. Check to see if the fuse in the Subwoofer is blown.
To do this, unscrew the black cap at the rear of the Subwoofer and
visually check to see if the filament is in place. If it is not in place, then
the fuse is blown. You can purchase this fuse at most local electronics
stores.
Controller does not work DIN connector not inserted in Subwoofer jack Verify the gray DIN connector is firmly inserted into the DIN jack on the
Subwoofer. Refer to the "Connections" section of your User's Guide for
the correct position of the arrow on the DIN plug. It is important to
insure the pins are aligned from plug to jack.
Q. I h ave ve ry l
ittl
e bas s com ing from m y Subw oofe r. H ow do I incre as e
th e bas s output?
A. Adjus tth e BASS controlth rough your audio s ound s ource (com pute r
s ound card control
, CD pl
aye r control
, e tc.). Ch e ck to m ak e s ure th atal
l
ofyour cabl
e s are h ook e d up corre ctl
y and are m ak ing a good
conne ction.
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ace m on cais s on de bas s e s s ur m on bure au, j'obs e rve
une dis tors ion de s im age s s ur m on m onite ur. Pourq uoi ?
R. Votre cais s on de bas s e s n'e s tpas é q uipé d'un bl
indage anti-
m agné tiq ue , ce q ui pe ut provoq ue r de te l
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