Tannoy HITS200, HITS100 HTS SET UP Guide, Whats in the BOX?, Assembling the Tower Speakers HTS

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HTS SET UP GUIDE

This high performance Tannoy HTS 5.1 home cinema system has been built and tested with care and precision to provide first class performance and reliable operation. To ensure maximum benefit from ownership and for reasons of safety, please read through all the information in this owner's manual before operating and using this system for the first time.

Tannoy HTS systems are primarily designed for use with the following equipment:-

•An AV or Home Cinema Receiver with integral 5.1 decoder, 5 power amplifiers and a dedicated LFE or subwoofer line level output.

•An integrated DVD player with 5.1 decoder, 5 power amplifiers and a dedicated LFE or subwoofer line level output.

•A 5.1 decoder (with LFE or subwoofer output) feeding 5 separate power amplifiers.

A 5.1 decoder separates digital audio signals from DVD, CD or Digital Broadcast sources into five separate audio channels which feed the five separate speakers in the HTS system and a sixth channel which feeds the HTS subwoofer.

Each speaker provides a separate function.

The functions are:

•Centre Speaker which carries most of the dialogue or solo performances.

•Front Left and Front Right Speakers which carry special effects and left/right stereo information.

•Left Rear and Right Rear Speakers which carry special effects information.

In addition, HTS systems have a subwoofer which provides very low frequency sounds and special effects. The subwoofer supports low frequencies for all 5 audio channels. It is a specially designed high power unit with its own built- in amplification capable of reproducing very low frequencies at realistic levels to enhance music and movie experiences.

5.1decoders provide a special subwoofer output signal which you connect directly into the HTS subwoofer using a suitable cable. The subwoofer output socket on your equipment is usually labelled 'LFE' (Low Frequency Effects) or 'SUB' or 'SUBWOOFER' output.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

HTS 100:

•One carton containing 4 x satellite speakers, 1 x centre speaker, 1 x subwoofer, cable, wall brackets and accessories.

HTS 200:

•One carton containing 2 x satellite speakers, 1 x centre speaker, 1 x subwoofer, cable, wall brackets

and accessories.

•One carton containing 2 x tower speakers, 2 x base platforms, spikes, wood floor protectors and associated screws.

HTS Stand

One carton containing 2 x stand bases, 2 x stand poles, 2 x stand brackets and associated screws

ASSEMBLING THE TOWER SPEAKERS (HTS 200)

•Fit each black base to each tower speaker using 3 screws located in the accessory bag.

•Fit all 3 screws loosely by locating them in the threaded inserts before tightening them all securely.

•Screw 4 chrome spikes into the threaded inserts on each tower base.

•Note that the cable may be passed neatly from underneath the base, through a hole in the base behind the speaker to the adjacent terminals.

ASSEMBLING THE CENTRE &

SATELLITE WALL BRACKETS

Fit the wall brackets to the smaller satellite speakers if you wish to wall mount them as follows:

•Locate the appropriate screws and lock washers in the accessory pack - 2 screws for each wall bracket; 12 screws in total for the HTS100 system and 8 screws in total for HTS200 system.

•Locate the Allen key tool which which you will use to tighten the hex socket head screws.

Each wall mounting bracket has two halves and a long screw/pin which holds the two halves together to act as the hinge. One half is mounted on the speaker using 2 screws and the other half is mounted on the wall using suitable screws and wall plugs. It is your responsibility to ensure that the wall and the screw fixing method are both strong enough to support the weight of the satellite speakers. See the specification page for weights.

•Separate each bracket into two halves by removing the long hinge screw.

•Fit one half of the bracket with the large holes to the speakers using the screws and lockwashers provided. The threaded hinge pin hole in the bracket should face the terminals on the back of the speaker.

•Fit 2 halves of 2 brackets to the centre speaker with the threaded hinge pin hole in the bracket facing the terminals on the back of the satellite. This orientation will allow the hinge pins to be fitted from either side of the cabinet when mounting to the wall.

•Fit the other half of the bracket(s) to the wall using a suitable fixing method for the type of wall material - seek professional advice if unsure.

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