Feature Highlights - Altec Lansing 641 Guia Del Usuario

INTRODUCTION
W e l com e to th e e xtraordinary worl d of Al t e c L ansing h igh fide l ity s ound.
D e l i v e r ing 400 Wat t s total s y s t e m powe r, th e 641 is a supe r b m u l t im e dia
s ys t e m d e s i g n e d for us e w i t h a v arie ty of pe r sonal audio de vice s .
I ncl uding gam ing consol e s , MP3 pl aye r s , DV D pl aye r s , CD pl aye rs ,
cas s e t t e pl aye r s , pe r s onal com pute r s ys t e m s and v ar ious oth e r
v ide o/audio source s .
I n com binat ion wit h t h e Rear Sate l l it e w a l l -mount option, th e 641
ach i e v e s e nh anced usabil ity by al l owing v ar ious i n s tal l at ion
arrange m e nts f or opt im um s e t up in a varie ty of e nv ironm e n t s .
Th e incl usion of an auxil iary input e ncourage s m axim um util ity: s e t up
t w o p e rsonal audio de v ice s for s e p a r at e u s e w i t h t h e s ys t e m , or m ix
audio from t w o s e p a rate s ource s .

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

• 400 Wat t s total s ys t e m powe r, 200 W a t t s RMS
• T r i - M o d e s e l e ctor, incl uding gam ing, m usic (St e r e o X2), St e r e o m ode ,
cre ate s optim a l l i s t e ning e nvironm e nt .
• F r ont -firing, wooden subwoof e r f e a t uring two 6.5" (165 m m )
dri v e rs for e xte nde d l ow f r e q ue ncy re s ponse.
• Separate Subwoof e r v ol u m e control for fi n e - tuning
s y s t e m bal ance and ove ral l s ys t e m l ow vol um e / h igh
v ol um e pe r f or m ance .
• A pate n t ed control circuit autom atical l y boost s b a s s
at l ow v ol u m e t o maintain m usical s ound "re al is m " .
• 4 Sat e l l i t e s pe ak e rs: 2 Front Sate l l it e s pe a k e rs and 2
Rear Sate l l i t e s pe a k e rs e a ch d e s i g n e d w i t h a 1"
(24 m m ) tw e e t e r and 3" (75 m m ) ful l -r ange dri v e r
de l iv e ring crisp, cl e ar h igh s a n d s m o o t h m id-bass.
• Separate w i re d Digital Control l e r incl uding powe r on/off, vol um e ,
t r e b l e , bass and mode cont r ol s al l ows opt im um s p e a k e r pl ace m e nt
w i t h out worrying about control acce s s .
• A h e adph one j ack for pri v ate l i s t ening is l ocat e d on
t h e Syst e m Control l e r uni t for e as y acce s s .
• F r ont and Re ar Inputs for com p u t e r gam ing.
• 2 audio input s ( Front & Aux) t o al l ow mixing of audio
signal s from t wo audio source s .
• Dual angl e Sat e l l i t e s t ands for optim um audio
pos itioning.
• D e tach abl e s tands and wal l -mount brack e t s for Re ar
s p e a k e r s .
• AAC1 Y-adapt e r incl ude d f or e asy conne ction
t o gam ing cons ol e s .
Th e Sat e l l it e s p e a k e r s are m agne t ical l y s h i e l de d t o pre v e n t col or
distortion on vide o displ ays. H owe v e r, th e Subwoof e r i s not
m agne t ical l y s h i e l ded and sh oul d not be pl ace d in cl os e proxim it y t o a
com p u t e r m onitor, te l e v ision, or com put e r h ard drive .
IMPORTANT
If you e xpe ri e nce any dif f icul ti e s w i t h your s pe ak e r s ys t e m , ch e ck t h e
Troubl e s h ooting s e ction of t h is Guide . Th e a n s w e r s t o m o s t s e tup and
pe r f or m ance q ue s t ions can be found th e re . I f you cannot f ind t h e
inf or m ation you ne e d, pl e a s e c a l l our cus tom e r s e rvi c e t e am for
a s s i s t ance be fore r e t urning t h e s p e ak e r s t o your r e tail e r unde r t h e ir
r e t urn pol icy. W e ' r e a v ail abl e 7 days a we e k for your conve nie nce :
Monday to Friday:
Saturday & Sunday:
1-800-ALTEC-88 (1-800-258-3288)
Color Coding:
Notice t h at th e input j ack s on th e s ubwoof e r ar e
col or code d to pre v e nt e rrors . Th e pl ugs t h at are i n s e r t ed int o t h e s e
j ack s h ave m atch ing col ors. As an exampl e , th e l e f t f r ont s p e a k e r
s a t e l l i t e h as a br own conne cting pl ug. Th e pl ug is i n s e r t e d into th e l e f t
front jack w i t h t h e brown col or s t r ip m arking. Al l oth e r conne ct ions are
m ade in t h e s am e w ay.
CONNECTIONS
System setup configurations to achieve Gaming
Mode, Stereo x2 Mode, and Stereo Mode
V arious conne ction s c h e m e s from your audio source de vice to th e 641
are avail abl e . Bas e d on t h e f e ature s of your audio s ource , your
s e l e ct ion of one of t h e s e s ch e m e s w i l l d e t e r m ine t h e ope rational m o d e
of your s ys t e m .
Do not ins e r t t h e p o w e r pl ug int o an AC out l e t unt il al l conne ct ions are
m ade . Turn off th e audio s ource d e v ice be fore conne cting it s output(s )
t o t h e 641 input (s).
To ins ure f irs t -t i m e o p e ration as e xpe ct e d , pl e a s e f ol l ow t h e s e tup
s e q ue nce be l ow care ful l y in t h e orde r indicat e d.
Gaming setup:
Al l Sat e l l it e s w i l l be connect e d to th e back of t h e s ubwoof e r. Each
Sat e l l it e h as a cabl e com pos e d of t w o s t r ippe d w i r e s . Th e positi v e w i r e
is m ark e d wit h a dot -dash design. Th e positi v e w i r e w il l be conne cte d to
t h e appr opr iat e s pring cl ip ope ned by t h e r e d p u s h b u t t on. Th e
ne g a t iv e w i r e w il l be conne cte d to th e appropriate s p r ing cl ip ope n e d b y
t h e bl ack push but t on.
1. 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 FRONT Sate l l it e
int o t h e s p r ing cl ip mar k e d RI GH T FRONT on th e Subwoof 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 FRONT Sate l l it e , inser t ing t h e
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