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Cover.fm Page 2 Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:49 PM 311 Needham Street, Newton MA USA 02464 1-877-367-4434 Fax: 617-527-3194 www.cambridgesoundworks.com or e-mail us at info@cambridgesoundworks.com 0200000000015 Rev. A
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FPS1800.fm Page -2 Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:48 PM IMPORTANT POUR EVITER TOUT RISQUE The lightning flash, with arrowhead TO PREVENT THE RISK OF The exclamation point within an DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE PAS within an equilateral triangle, alerts ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT equilateral triangle alerts you to the DEMONTER LE COUVERCLE you to the presence of uninsulated REMOVE SUBWOOFER’S presence of important operating DU HAUT PARLEUR. AUCUN dangerous voltage within a COVER. NO USER- and maintenance (servic
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FPS1800.fm Page -1 Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:48 PM POWER-CORD PROTECTION – Power- a) When the power-supply cord or plug is READ INSTRUCTIONS – All safety and VENTILATION – Slots and openings in the operating instructions should be read cabinet are provided for ventilation, to supply cords should be routed so that they damaged. before the FPS1800 amplified subwoofer/ ensure reliable operation of the subwoofer are not likely to be walked on or pinched by b) If liquid has been spilled, or an objec
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FPS1800.fm Page 0 Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:48 PM ™ Inventory ............................................................................................................ 1 Speaker Placement............................................................................................. 2 Mounting Rear Satellites on Walls.................................................................... 3 Installing Desktop Stands.................................................................................. 3 V
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FPS1800.fm Page 1 Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:48 PM OPTIONAL ITEM Examine each unit carefully. If Save the carton and its inserts in anything is missing or damaged, case you need to ship or move do not install or use the system. your FPS1800 system later. Contact the retailer where the system was purchased. Tripod Stands (available from www.creative.com) Audio Connection Cable 3 meter (9 feet) Speaker Cables for Front Satellites (2) Subwoofer Satellite Speakers (4) Desktop Stands for Satellites
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FPS1800.fm Page 2 Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:48 PM For the strongest bass output, To connect the cables correctly Caution place the subwoofer on the floor later, use the identification labels Do not place the subwoofer near in a corner. provided to mark the satellites your monitor, on the work surface and their cables. Place the front satellites to the or on a shelf. sides of your monitor. Keep the path between you and the satellites clear. A B C Rear satellites mounted on tripods Rear satel
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FPS1800.fm Page 3 Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:48 PM Mount the rear satellites only on Position the satellites behind you Apply identification 1 walls that are structurally sound. and slightly above ear level. label to back of Push back red tab on satellite. 2 satellite. Insert bare end of red-banded cable into hole and release tab to lock. Repeat for unmarked cable; Drill a hole about 0.5 cm Apply rubber 1 4 insert into black tab. pads on the (¼ inch) deep into wall. back of each Tap plastic ancho
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FPS1800.fm Page 4 Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:48 PM Attach the Volume Control holder only to a mounting surface that is smooth and clean, for example, the side of your computer monitor. The Front/Rear Balance Control need not be adjusted more than once during any single game. Peel off the protective strip from one side See “Controlling Noise and 1 of the mounting tape. Remove the remaining mounting Distortion” on page 7 for related 3 strip. information. Front/Rear Balance Control Master Leve
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FPS1800.fm Page 5 Tuesday, July 18, 2000 5:39 PM A To computer audio card or 4-channel player Front (Lime-green) and Rear (Black miniplugs) Audio connection cable To Front jack. To 2-channel computer audio card B Front (Lime-green miniplugs only) Audio connection cable To Front jack. C To stereo players Audio connection cable Front (Lime-green miniplugs only) 5
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FPS1800.fm Page 6 Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:48 PM Place the left satellites to your left side, Front Left Satellite Front Right Satellite and the right satellites to your right. Subwoofer Adjust the Bass Level control to achieve the bass Rear Left Satellite output you like. Rear Right Satellite To power source. Note: Disconnect from power source if not in use for more than a few days. Volume Control To audio source, e.g., computer audio card, 4-channel player, CD player. Audio Connection Cable Se
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FPS1800.fm Page 7 Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:48 PM FPS1800 has high input sensitivity, If you choose to use the program FPS1800 so it may amplify the hum and hiss source’s volume control, first set Five-Channel Amplifier inherent in some audio program the program source’s volume Satellite speaker: 8 watts RMS sources. control high (at least 70% of the per channel This noise is not due to a fault in maximum level). Then adjust the Subwoofer: 22 watts RMS the speaker system. You can minimize
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FPS1800.fm Page 8 Wednesday, July 19, 2000 7:28 PM EAX is a collection of powerful, With its four compact, amplified o the original purchaser, This is the sole and expressed innovative audio technologies. satellite speakers and separate Cambridge SoundWorks, Inc. warranty. This warranty is in lieu of all Designed by Creative’s world-class subwoofer, the FPS1800 is an will warrant the speaker system other warranties, expressed or implied, audio scientists and built into excellent EAX speaker
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FPS1800.fm Page 9 Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:48 PM Inside U.S.A., Canada and Inside Asia Latin America Creative Technology Ltd. Creative Labs Inc. Technical Support Technical Support 31 International Business Park 1523 Cimarron Plaza Creative Resource Stillwater, OK 74075 Singapore 609921 Tel: 1–405–742–6622 Tel: 65–895–4100 Fax 1–405–742–6633 Fax: 65–569–6640 Operating hours (Central Time): Operating hours (Singapore Time): Daily 8:00 A.M.–12 Midnight Mon–Fri 9:00 A.M.–6:00 P.M. Sat–Sun & Pub
