Instruction Manual

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DO’S and Don’ts
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able to enjoy the product for many years.
gDon’t use abrasive cleaning solvents to clean the speaker.
gDo not expose the speaker to extremely high or low temperature as this will shorten the
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gŽŶƚĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽĚŝƐĂƐƐĞŵďůĞƚŚĞƐƉĞĂŬĞƌĂƐŝƚŵĂLJŐĞƚĚĂŵĂŐĞĚŝĨLJŽƵĂƌĞŶŽƚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů
gŽŶŽƚĞdžƉŽƐĞƚŚĞƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƚŽŚĞĂƚŽƌĮƌĞǀŽŝĚƐƚŽƌĂŐĞŝŶĚŝƌĞĐƚƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚ
gDo not subject the speaker to mechanical shock.
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gDo not use the speaker if it has been damaged in any way,
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No Power
gFirst check to make sure the speaker is plugged in to a live AC outlet.
gMake sure the POWER switch is on.
No Sound
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Make sure input LEVEL control turned up.
gDĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƐŝŐŶĂů ƐŽƵƌĐĞŝƐ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐ ĐĂďůĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ŐŽŽĚ ƐŚĂƉĞ ĂŶĚ
securely connected at both ends. Male sure the output volume control on the mixing
console is turned up.
gDĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĞƉƌĞĂŵƉŽƌŵŝdžĞƌĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŚĂǀĞĂDƵƚĞďƵƩŽŶĞŶŐĂŐĞĚ
Bad Sound - Noise - Humming
gIf the sound is loud and distorted, verify that the levels are set properly on the speaker
and mixing console.
gMake sure allconnectors are secure and they are plugged in to the proper connecter (i.e.,
Mic cable plugged in to MIC input, Line level source plugged in to Line Level Input. It is
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contact cleaner.
gMake sure none of the signal cables are routed near AC cables, power transformers or
other electrical power cords.
gIf humming occurs, turn the LEVEL co ntrol of the speaker all t he way down. If the noise
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to the INPUT jack. If the noise disappears, it could be a gr ound loop, the following ideas:
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balanced jacks; RCA cables are not balanced)
o Whenever possible, plug all the audio equipments power cords into the same outlet.
o The hum may appear when using an unbalanced source (CD player, iPod, etc.). You
can use an RCA to XLR adapter to turn an unbalanced cable to a balanced cable.
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mixer and check each for hum. Reducing the Bass or Treble levels may reduce humming.