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positi v e and ne gative s trippe d wire s int o t h e s pring cl ips m ark e d LEFT
F RONT on t h e Subwoof e r.
2. I ns e r t t h e e nds of th e s trippe d wire s from t h e RI GH T REAR Sat e l l it e
int o t h e s pring cl ip m a r k e d RI GH T REAR on t h e Subwoof e r (dot-das h
de s i g n w i r e into re d push button cl ip; pl ain wire into bl ack pus h but t on
cl ip); r e pe at th is proce dure for th e L E FT REAR Sat e l l it e , ins e r t ing t h e
s t r ippe d wir e s i n to th e s pring cl i p s m a rk e d L EFT REAR on t h e
Subwoof e r .
3. Conne ct th e gray DIN pl ug from t h e Syst e m Control l e r unit int o t h e
gray DIN jack m ark e d CONTROL L ER on t h e Subwoof e r. Note t h at th e
DIN pl ug h as an arrow . Th e arrow s h o u l d be face up f or corre ct
i n s e r t ion int o t h e DI N j ack o n t h e Subwoof e r.
4. Sh ut th e com pute r s ys t e m down using t h e m anufact ur e r's
r e com m e nde d proce dure s .
5. Th e 641 provide s t wo input s l abe l e d F RONT and REAR, l ocat e d on
t h e Subwoof e r. Comput e r gam ing s ound cards h ave at l e a s t 2 outputs .
Most ofte n, t h e output s w il l be m a r k e d as front output, and re ar out put .
Som e s l igh t l y di f fe r e nt t e rm inol ogy m ay be us e d. H owe v e r, th e s ound
card ins tructions w il l provide inform ation s o t h at you can de t e rm i n e w h a t
outputs to us e w i t h a two input s p e a k e r s y s t e m . Mak e t h e conne ct ions
using t h e t wo 6.5' (5 m ) gre e n and bl ack cabl e s w i t h m atch ing 3.5 m m
s t e r e o pl ugs on each e nd. Th e s e cabl e s are incl ude d wit h t h e 641
s ys t e m .
6. Conne ct th e p o w e r cord (at back of Subwoof e r) to an AC W al l sock e t .
7. Th e unit is now re ady to ope r at e . Turn on th e audio s ource de v ice .
Note : Al ways turn on your audio s ource d e v ice be fore turning on your
Al t e c L ansing 641 Spe ak e r Syst e m . If you turn on th e s pe ak e r s y s t e m
be fore turning on t h e audio source , you w il l h e ar a l oud POP s ound
w h e n t h e audio de vice i s turne d on.
8. Turn on t h e Al t e c Lansing 641 Speak e r Syst e m . S e e U S E O F
CONTROL S b e l ow.
Stereo and Stereo x2 Setup:
Th e re are t w o m o d e s o f ope ration for s t e r e o input : St e re o and St e re o
x2. In Ste re o m ode , t h e Front Sate l l i t e s a s w e l l as t h e Subwoof e r are
ope rational . In Ste r e o x2 m ode , bot h F r ont and Re ar Sate l l i t e s are
ope rational . Th e Front and Re ar Sate l l i t e s in t h e l e f t ch anne l wil l
pe r f or m as t h e s t e re o l e ft ch anne l and t h e Righ t Front and Re ar
Sat e l l it e s w i l l be t h e s t e r e o r igh t ch anne l .
Al l Sat e l l it e s w i l l be conne ct e d t o t h e back o f t h e s ubwoof e r. Each
Sat e l l it e h as a cabl e com pos e d of tw o s trippe d w i re s . Th e posit iv e w i r e
is m ark e d wit h a dot -dash design. Th e posit iv e w i r e w i l l be conne cte d to
t h e appropriate s pring cl ip ope ne d by th e r e d p u s h b u tton. Th e
ne gat iv e w i r e w i l l be conne cte d to th e appropriate s pring cl ip opened by
t h e bl ack pus h but t on.
1. I ns e r t t h e e nds of th e s trippe d wire s from t h e RI GH T FRONT Sate l l it e
int o t h e s pring cl ips m ark e d RI GH T FRONT on th e Subwoof e r (dot -das h
de s i g n w i r e into re d push button cl ip; pl ain wire into bl ack pus h but t on
cl ip); r e pe at th is proce dure for th e L E FT FRONT Sate l l it e , insert ing t h e
positi v e and ne gative s trippe d wire s int o t h e s pring cl ips m ark e d LEFT
F RONT on t h e Subwoof e r.
2. I n s e r t t h e e nds of t h e s trippe d w i re s from t h e RI GH T REAR Sat e l l it e
int o t h e s p r ing cl ip mar k e d RI GH T REAR on th e S ubwoof e r (dot -dash
de s ign wir e int o re d p u s h b u t t on cl ip; pl ain wire into bl ack push but t on
cl ip); r e pe a t t h is proce dur e f or th e L EFT REAR Sate l l it e , inser t ing t h e
s t r ipped wir e s i n to th e s pring cl ip m ark e d L EFT REAR on th e
Subwoof e r .
3. Conne ct th e gray DIN pl ug f r o m t h e Sys t e m Control l e r unit int o t h e
gray DIN jack m ark e d CONTROL L ER on t h e Subwoof e r. Note t h at th e
DIN pl ug h as an arrow . Th e arrow s h o u l d be f ace u p for corre ct
i n s e rtion int o t h e DIN jack on th e S ubwoof e r .
4. Se l e ct one 6.5' (5 m ) cabl e w i t h l im e g r e e n 3.5 m m s t e re o pl ugs on
e ach e nd and conne ct one e n d i n to th e j ack l abe l e d F RONT on th e
Subwoof e r and th e oth e r t o t h e 3.5 m m out put j ack on your audio
source .
5. Optional : Conne ct a s e cond audio source to th e Aux (Auxil iary) input
at th e back o f t h e Subwoof e r . S e e H ow To Enh ance Pre s e ntations W i t h
Dial ogue and Ot h e r U s e s For Th e Aux (Auxil iary) Input be l ow.
6. Conne ct th e p o w e r cord (at back of Subwoof e r) to an AC W al l s o c k e t .
7. Th e unit is now re ady to ope r at e . Turn on th e audio source de vice .
Note:
Al ways t urn on your audio s ource de v ice be fore turning on your
Al t e c L ansing 641 Speak e r Syst e m . I f you turn on t h e s pe ak e r s ys t e m
be fore turning on t h e audio source , you wil l h e ar a l oud POP sound
w h e n t h e audio de vice i s turne d on.
8. Turn on t h e Al t e c Lansing 641 Speak e r Sys t e m . Se e USE OF
CONTROL S b e l ow.
FRONT INPUT AND
AUX (AUXILIARY) INPUT
Both input s are e q u a l . Th e Aux (Auxil iary) Input is l ocate d on t h e top
front of th e S ubwoof e r . One input can be u s e d f or com pute r output and
t h e oth e r as de s cribe d in "H ow t o Enh ance Pre s e ntations w i t h
Dial ogue ." Mak e conne ctions a s d e s c ribe d abov e (CONNECTI ONS).
Do not ins e r t t h e AC powe r pl ug int o t h e w al l outl e t be fore al l
conne ctions are m ade .
Headphones
Conne ct your h e adph one s to th e j ack o n t h e Syst e m Control l e r . W h e n
h e adph one s are conne ct e d , al l s pe ak e r s are m ute d.
USE OF CONTROLS
Power On/Off
Th e Pow e r On/ Of f but t on is l ocate d on t h e Syst e m Control l e r . Pre s s t h e
POWER button to turn on th e s p e ak e r s ys t e m . Pus h it again to turn th e
unit off. One of th e Mode L EDs wil l gl ow to s h o w p o w e r is on.
Master Volume Control
L ocate t h e rotary k nob on t h e Sys t e m Control l e r. Th e rotary k nob acts
a s t h e Mast e r Vol um e control and h a s s e v e ral functions. I t ope r at e s as
a Mas t e r V ol um e control f or t h e ov e ral l s y s t e m w h e n no ot h e r but t ons
h ave be e n push e d. I t is al s o u s e d to individual l y adj u s t t h e l e v e l s o f