Top 20 Altec Lansing Multimedia Computer Speakers Questions & Answers

Use system restore to a point when the speakers were working. Then take it from there.

here: http://www.itsllc.us/ebay/AltecSpeakers/ManualACS56.pdf

the subwoofer plugs into the wall on a 110 volt outlet. then use mastervolume control.. RANDY

Not much information here but I will try my best, could be a problem with the cable your using between the speakers and the mp3 player, you could have a dry joint, if it's like a "hum" sound your getting it's a bad ground, without the mp3 playing plugged in tap the end of the stereo minijack cable with the speakers turned up? hear the 50hz buzz - if the interference sounds the same it's most likely a bad cable or bad connector on the speakers. I would need to either hear the interference to determine what fault it is or if you can describe it better i.e. what it sounds like.

ya it is possible if the support of in put of the speaker and out put of the charger is same then you can use it

Yes, it sounds like a problem in the speakers, maybe a faulty capacitor in the power supply. Needs to be looked at by a techie, or replace the speakers altogether.

A powered subwoofer is an amplifier AND a speaker.If the amplifier is bad, the speaker will not work.If you replace the speaker, without the amplifier; it will not work either.

Hi there.

Please see the illustration below for the installation guide:


Please make the following checks:
•Make sure all connecting plugs between the satellite
speakers, subwoofer (if applicable) and computer are fully
seated.
•Make sure the wall power outlet or power strip has power.
The outlet can be checked with a lamp or some other
appliance. If the power strip has a switch make sure it is
turned on.
•Make sure the power switches on the satellites and
subwoofer (if applicable) are turned on.
•It is possible to test the unit by pulling out the audio cable
that is connected to the computer and connecting it to an
alternate audio source such as a portable CD player.
•When the unit is operative, vibrations from the
speaker sound can cause other loose objects to
vibrate. These extraneous vibrations may lead to the
erroneous conclusion that the speakers are defective.
In most instances, removing the vibrating object cures
the problem.

Let me know what happens.

Yes you can do this if you source your sound from the headphone source. If you uise the headphone source you will lose the TV sound since the headphones mutes the speakers. But if you choose to use to use the AV jacks then you don't mute the sound and you can still control the speakers supposing that you have a brand of Television that has got all these facilities. Or otherwise if this is not what you are asking for please send the details of the TV you are using.

you will need to set up your sound card and drivers again if your computer came with a motherboard disk the sound drivers could be on it click start control panel sounds and audio,volume,advanced,speakers select appropriate speakers or audio you will find 3 drop down lists make the necessary adjustments there or click start control panel,administrive tools,computer management,device manager,sound video and game controllers could be a yellow question mark? right click to re-install drivers if you dont have a motherboard disk you will need to download the sound drivers hope this helps

First Check that your speakers are powered on. On your desktop go onto your bottom task bar to the right far end and open the arrow which shows you a speaker sign. click on the speaker sign it will open up and show you the audio device that is in your computer. Check that all volumes and speakers are on, check that the speakers and controls are not muted. If everything is okay here then go to the next step.

Then go to your computer desktop and check on 'My Computer' right click on your mouse go to 'properties' the 'systems properties' dialog box opens up then you go to 'hardware' panel and click on it then press on 'Device manager' button. You will see a whole list of the devices in your computer. go to Sound, video and game controllers click on the + sign to open it if it's not already open. Check on the speaker signs you should some drivers and devices something like Realtek High Def audio. if there is a question mark on any of the devices then it means that the device drivers are not loaded. Look for the drivers and load them.

You need to get one of these or something like it :

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it is a called a Mini/Rca Adaptor

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the speakers plug/outlet is usually at the back of the computer you will have to open up the computer to check the lead attached to the rear of the input plug make sure the connection is good or you might have to clean the dust from your computer dust causes static which causes your computer to overheat and all sorts of problems be sure to wear an anti static earth strap before touching anything inside your computer try cleaning your computer of dust using a fine air blower from a compressor making VERY sure that there is no MOISTURE in the air line specifically around the CPU central processing unit and your SOUND CARD dust causes static to build up in a computer causing it to overheat any many other problems hope this helps

if your computer came with a motherboard disk the sound drivers could be on it click start control panel sounds and audio volume advanced speakers select appropriate speakers or audio you will find 3 drop down lists make the necessary adjustments there or click start control panel administrive tools computer management device manager sound video and game controllers could be a yellow question mark? right click to re-install drivers if you dont have a motherboard disk you will need to download the sound drivers hope this helps

try this download: http://download.cnet.com/VIA-Vinyl-AC-97-Codec-Combo-Driver/3000-2120_4-10163027.html?tag=mncol;1
that might get you the drivers for your audio chipset.

According to the manual at below link

http://www.sportcompactonly.com/manuals/Brand/Altec%20Lansing/ATP3_MAN.pdf

you can use a regular lime green cable connector from subwoofer to pc.

if your computer came with a motherboard disc the sound drivers could be on it click start control panel administrive tools computer management device manager scroll to sound,video and game controllers you might see a yellow question exclamation mark? ! or a red X Right click to reinstall drivers click start control panel sounds and audio,volume,advanced,speakers make sure you have selected the (((appropriate speakers))) also audio you will find 3 drop down lists make sure you have the correct settings there also click start control panel sounds and audio devices select advanced there might be a tick in the mute box untick it click start control panel sounds and audio devices you can adjust the volume there also select speaker volume you can change your settings there you can also tick in the box place icon in taskbar for any further volume adjustment you will need to right click on the volume icon depending on your operating system select adjust volume if his does not fix the problem

click start control panel sounds and audio,volume,advanced,speakers select the appropriate speakers from the drop down list or navigate to the device manager scroll to system devices + to expand,system speaker right click properties then select use this device (enable) also you might check the speakers plug/outlet is usually at the back of the computer you will have to open up the computer to check the lead attached to the rear of the input plug make sure the connection is good try cleaning your computer of dust using a fine air blower from a compressor making VERY sure that there is no MOISTURE in the air line specifically around the sound card and the CPU central processing unit dust causes static to build up in a computer hope this helps

if your computer came with a motherboard disc the sound drivers could be on it click start control panel administrive tools computer management device manager scroll to sound,video and game controllers you might see a yellow question exclamation mark? ! or a red X Right click to reinstall drivers click start control panel sounds and audio,volume,advanced,speakers make sure you have selected the (((appropriate speakers))) also audio you will find 3 drop down lists make sure you have the correct settings there also click start control panel sounds and audio devices select advanced there might be a tick in the mute box untick it click start control panel sounds and audio devices you can adjust the volume there also select speaker volume you can change your settings there you can also tick in the box place icon in taskbar for any further volume adjustment you will need to right click on the volume icon depending on your operating system select adjust volume if his does not fix the problem

click start control panel sounds and audio,volume,advanced,speakers select the appropriate speakers from the drop down list or navigate to the device manager scroll to system devices + to expand,system speaker right click properties then select use this device (enable) also you might check the speakers plug/outlet is usually at the back of the computer you will have to open up the computer to check the lead attached to the rear of the input plug make sure the connection is good try cleaning your computer of dust using a fine air blower from a compressor making VERY sure that there is no MOISTURE in the air line specifically around the sound card and the CPU central processing unit dust causes static to build up in a computer hope this helps you

check these leads to the one speaker that is not working make sure the connection is good at both the speaker end and the computer you might have to look inside
click start control panel sounds and audio volume advanced speakers make sure you have selected the (((appropriate speakers))) also audio you will find 3 drop down lists make sure you have the correct settings there also try swapping the speakers around if the problem still persists either the speaker is faulty or the speakers plug/outlet is usually at the back of the computer you will have to open up the computer to check the lead attached to the rear of the input plug make sure the connection is good or you might have to clean the dust from your computer dust causes static which causes your computer to overheat and all sorts of problems be sure to wear an anti static earth strap before touching anything inside your computer try cleaning your computer of dust using a fine air blower from a compressor making VERY sure that there is no MOISTURE in the air line specifically around the CPU central processing unit and your SOUND CARD dust causes static to build up in a computer causing it to overheat any many other problems hope this helps