System One
High Performance Compact
Home Theater Loudspeaker System
Thank you for choosing Compact Theater Series home theater products. Your new speaker system is precision crafted to give you years of enjoyable, trouble free service. This manual will show you how to set up all the Compact Theater One System components except the subwoofer. Compact Theater Series Subwoofers are covered in detail in separate manuals. Compact Theater System One has been optimized for use with all surround formats including Dolby Surround®, Dolby
Compact Theater One LR Front
Channel Speaker
The Compact Theater One LR Front Channel Speakers are
Compact Theater One C Center
Channel Speaker
The Compact Theater One C Center Channel Speaker contains a powerful 4" Poly composite cone woofer, 3/4" Mylar tweeter, and a supplemental 4" passive radiator to enhance its output and power capabilities. The Compact Theater One C is designed for use in home theater systems that use a dedicated center channel speaker. The Theater One C center speaker is designed to be used in a horizontal position, as opposed to the vertical positioning intended for the Compact Theater One LR.
Compact Theater One SR
Surround Speaker
The Compact Theater One SR Surround Speaker is intended for use in audio/video sound systems with dedicated surround channel speakers. Each speaker has the same driver compliment as the Compact Theater LR speakers, without magnetic shielding. It’s therefore important to use the Compact SR speakers only for surround purposes in home theater applications. Simply check the labels on the rear of the enclosure to be sure which speakers are the LRs and which ones are the SRs.
Important: Be sure to identify the surround speakers by checking the label on the rear of the enclosures. Because the SRs are not magnetically shielded, they should not be placed near a television set.
Connecting Your System
We recommend that you connect your Compact Theater One System with high quality dual conductor stranded wire of 18 gauge or larger, for lengths up to 25 feet. (Remember, the lower the gauge number, the larger the wire). Use 16 gauge dual conductor or larger for longer runs of wire. Contact your audio/ video dealer for specific cable recommendations and further information for special circumstances.
Warning: To prevent risk of electrical shock or damage to your equipment, always switch off the amplifier or receiver when making connections to the speaker.
You can connect your Compact Theater System speakers by using a variety of audio connectors, or you can:
1.Remove 1/2" of insulation from each wire end.
2.Twist the stranded wire together, keeping the two ends separate.
3.Place the appropriate wire through the appropriate postholes in the connectors. These holes are revealed when you loosen the connector thumbscrew.
4.Screw down the thumbscrew tightly.
We recommend that you check your local electrical codes to make sure that you are not using an improper connector.
It is important to observe polarity while making speaker connections:
red (+) terminals on the amplifier
to red (+) on the speaker, black
on the amplifier to black
the speaker. Look carefully at the wires you are using and note that one of the conductors of each pair is marked by a different color,
printing, ridges, or a thread intertwined with the wire strands. By convention, the marked wire is connected to the red (+) terminal.
Warning: Before turning on the amplifier, be certain that no stray wire strands are touching across any two terminals as this might damage your amplifier.
Finally, check the polarity of your front speakers by listening to some music. If the sound seems hollow, unusually spread out, or has weak bass, recheck your connections for proper polarity and reverse any out of phase connections, if necessary. Only one speaker wired out of phase is usually the culprit.
