Altec Lansing 5100 manual

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    5100 MODEL User's guide Mode d'emploi Guía del usuario Guia do Usuário[...]

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    2 Welcome W elcome to the extraordinary world of Altec Lansing high-fidelity sound. The 5100 system features five satellites and a subwoofer , and is specially designed for PC music/PC gaming and DVD movie playback. Used with computers that have 6-channel/5.1, 4-channel gaming or 2-channel sound cards, the 5100 allows you to hear music, games and m[...]

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    4 No LEDs are lit. No sound from one or more speakers. No sound from center or rear satellites. Power isn’t turned on. AC cord isn’t connected to the wall outlet. Surge protector (if used) isn’t powered on. Wa ll outlet not functioning. Power isn’t turned on. Vo l ume is set too low . Audio cable isn’t connected to audio source. Audio cab[...]

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    6 Le symbole figurant un éclair dans un triangle équilatéral est destiné à attirer l’attention de l’utilisateur sur la présence d’une « tension dangereuse » non isolée pouvant atteindre une amplitude suffisante pour constituer un risque d’électrocution. Attention : pour prévenir tout risque d’électrocution, ne retirez pas le c[...]

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    8 REMARQUE : Pour vous assurer que le son sortira du satellite central, vérifiez que l’interrupteur de mixage sur le caisson de basses est bien sur la position « on » (marche). Jeux sur console La plupart des consoles de jeu sont dotées de doubles sorties RCA. Parmi les fabricants de consoles les plus célèbres, on trouve Sony ® , Microsoft[...]

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    10 Symptôme Problème possible Soluti on Les satellites arrière ou centraux n’émettent aucun son. Les enceintes grésillent. Le son est déformé. Interférence radio. Le caisson de basses n’émet aucun son. Le caisson de basses émet un faible bourdonnement. Le caisson de basses émet un bourdonnement fort. Le caisson de basses n’émet pa[...]

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    12 Bienvenido Bienvenido al extraordinario mundo del sonido de alta fidelidad de Altec Lansing. El sistema 5100 tiene cinco parlantes satélite y un parlante secundario para graves, y está especialmente diseñado para la reproducción de música de PC/juegos de PC y películas en DVD. Cuando se utiliza con computadoras que tienen 6 canales/5.1, ju[...]

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    14 Guía p ara sol ucionar problemas Potencia total del sistema: 100 V atios (50 V atios RMS) Frecuencia de respuesta: 40 Hz – 20 kHz Proporción señal/ruido @ entrada de 1 kHz: > 70 dB Frecuencia de transición: 150 Hz Sistema de distorsión < 0.50 % THD @ -10 dB voltaje armónica total (THD) : de entrada de escala completa Impedancia de [...]

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    16 O flash luminoso com cabeça em seta, dentro de um triângulo equilátero, tem o propósito de alertar o usuário para a presença de “voltagem perigosa” não isolada dentro do invólucro do produto, a qual pode ser de magnitude suficiente para constituir um risco de choque elétrico a pessoas. Para evitar o risco de choque elétrico, não r[...]

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    18 J ogos de Console A maioria dos sistemas de jogos de console utiliza saídas duplas RCA. Fabricantes de sistemas populares de console incluem a Sony ® , a Microsoft ® , a Nintendo ® e a Sega ® . Para conectar seus alto-falantes, siga os passos abaixo: 1. Certifique-se que seu jogo de console esteja desligado. 2. Localize o adaptador Y AAC1, [...]

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    20 Symptom Possible Problem Sol ution Som com estalidos a partir dos alto-falantes. O som está distorcido. Interferência de rádio. Nenhum som vem do subwoofer . Zumbido baixo vem subwoofer . Zumbido alto vem subwoofer . Grave insuficiente vem do subwoofer . Grave em excesso vem do subwoofer . Monitor distorcido. Má conexão. Controle de volume [...]

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    Corporate Headquarters 535 Route 6, Milford, P A 18337-0277, USA 1-800-AL TEC-88 • 570-296-4434 • Fax 570-296-6887 Asia/Pacific 25 Canton Road, T sim Sha T sui, Kowloon, Hong Kong 011-852-2735-7331 • Fax 011-852-2730-7748 A8152 REV11[...]