Connecting Your Equipment
Placing Your Speakers
Proper speaker placement is essential to realize the best sound from your system. The diagram and tips given here are just a rough guide, for more information see pages 91 & 92. Also, it is very important for speaker placement to read the instructions that come with your speakers so please be sure to do so.
Speaker placement
If you have a multiple speaker arrangement the placement of the speakers is extremely important. To achieve the best possible surround sound, install your speakers as shown below. Make sure all speakers are installed securely to prevent accidents and improve sound quality. Some speakers are designed to be
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Front Speaker | Front Speaker |
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| Subwoofer |
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Surround | Surround | • | Install the center speaker above or |
| below the TV so that the sound of | ||
Speaker (L) | Speaker (R) |
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Surround Back | Surround Back |
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Speaker (L) | Speaker (R) |
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CAUTION:
When installing the center speaker on top of the TV, be sure to secure it with suitable means.
AC Power Cord
Plug in the power cord to a wall outlet after you have finished hooking up the rest of your equipment.
CAUTION!
•The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when not in regular use, e.g. when on vacation.
AC Outlet [switched 100 W max]
Power supplied through this outlet is turned on and off by this unit’s STANDBY/ON button. Total electrical power consumption of connected equipment should not exceed 100 W.
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CAUTION!
•Do not connect appliances with high power consumption such as heaters, irons, or television sets to the AC OUTLET in order to avoid overheating or fire risk. This can cause the amplifier to malfunction.
•DO NOT CONNECT A MONITOR OR TV SET TO THIS UNIT’S AC OUTLET.