Cambridge SoundWorks PCWorks Speaker System - Manual (Page 17)

11
PCWorks With A TV Set
• To use PCWorks with a stereo TV
set, be sure the TV has a volume-
controlled audio signal output.
This kind of output retains the TV
remote’s ability to control the
overall sound level. A stereo
headphone jack usually makes a
good signal source.
• If your TV’s stereo audio outputs
are a pair of separate left and right
jacks rather than a single stereo
headphone jack, contact the
retailer where your
PCWorks was
purchased for the adapters you’ll
need to add to the cable supplied
with your PCWorks Volume
Control.
• Switch off the TV’s internal speak-
ers (some sets do so automatically
when you connect an external
audio system).
• The ear cannot locate the source of
low-bass, so the subwoofer does
not have to be close to the cubes,
and can be hidden by furniture.
The face of the subwoofer must be
at least 4 inches from the nearest
vertical surface, however.
• If you can’t place the woofer on
the floor against a wall as shown,
the subwoofer’s output will
decrease. Advance the Bass
Level Control to compensate.
• Set the Bass Level control for best
bass balance, then forget it. It is
not intended to be adjusted regu-
larly to compensate for differences
in recordings and broadcasts.
• To use your television’s remote
control to adjust the sound
output level of
PCWorks, first
adjust the PC Works Volume
Control to a low setting (3–4).
Then adjust the television’s
remote control to a high setting
(70% of its range or greater).
Now, increase the PCWorks
Volume Control to a setting
where hum and hiss are still
inaudible during quiet passages
or the overall output level is as
high as you would ever want it
to be. Leave the PCWorks
Volume Control at this setting
and set it aside. Use your
television’s remote control to
adjust the sound output.
The cubes are magnetically shielded, and so
can be placed close to your TV if necessary.
Placing them too far apart can keep dialogue
from sounding like it’s coming from the screen.
(Wall-mounting instructions are on page 13).
Place the subwoofer on the floor against a wall
(surfaces that acoustically support the bass).
Placing it out from the wall and/or up on a
shelf could result in disappointing bass
performance (see text to the right).
The
subwoofer is magnetically shielded.