User Manual

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S SERIES MANUAL [ENGLISH]
9. TROUBLESHOOTING
Should you experience problems with your monitors, for example loss of signal, unwanted
interference or noise, it‘s worth running through the following basic checks before
contacting the team here at ADAM Audio or our local representatives.
→ In the event that your speakers are producing no signal, or only a distorted signal:
a] Consider where the problem is. If all of your speakers are exhibiting the same lack
of signal or distorted signal, it‘s more likely that the problem lies with the audio
source. If, on the other hand, only a single loudspeaker is affected, the problem is
more likely to lie with that specific speaker.
b] Check your wiring and cables, if possible swapping them for others that you know
are working without any problems. If you only have a pair of cables, see if the fault
changes speakers when you swap the cables over. If so, the problem is likely to be
found in the cable.
c] Check your signal source, connecting the speakers as directly as possible to the
source. Could the fault lie with another component, for example a mixer or processor
which is usually connected before the speakers in the signal path?
→ In the event that your speakers are producing a signal, but it is affected by occasional
unwanted noise, such as buzzing, humming or crackling:
a] Check cables, as above, swapping them or replacing them where possible, and see if
the fault is also affected.
b] Check that there are no sources of electromagnetic interference close to the speakers
that could be causing problems [mobile phones, wireless routers, power supplies,
electrical motors or heaters, and so on].
If none of the above can be identified as the source of the problem, your speakers may
be defective, in which case contact ADAM Audio or the local representative/distributor
[see www.adam-audio.com for a list].