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7.Whenusingadigitalconnection:Followtheinstructionsontheaudiodevicetoenable/confirmdigitalaudiooutput.

8.For5.1output:EnableDolby®orDTS®outputonyourgameormovie.Followthegameormovieaudiomenufor instructions.

9.Ifusingdigitalcontent:Thecontrolpodwillautomaticallydetectanddisplaythedigitalstreamyouselectedinstep4. IFtheeffectdoesnotappearonthecontrolpod,seethetroubleshootingsectionofthisguide.

10.Ifusingstereocontent:TheeffectbuttonallowsyoutoselectbetweenStereo(frontleft/rightspeakersonly),Stereo x2(frontandrearspeakers),oruseDolby®ProLogicMusicorMovietocreate5.1audio.

11.Oncetheinputandeffectarecorrectlydisplayedonthecontrolpod,youarereadytoenjoyyournewspeakers.

SpeakerCables

5lengthsofstandard18gaugespeakerwire:

•2are:25’(7.6m)

•3are:15’(4.6m)

PCs

DigitalConnection

Ifyoursoundcardhasadigitaloutputjack,youcanuseittoconnecttotheDigitalSoundTouch™ControlCenter. Thecontrolcentersupportseitheranopticaloracoaxialconnection.Checkyoursoundcarddocumentationfor instructionsonhowtoenablethesoundcard’sdigitaloutput.

AnalogConnection

Usethe6-channeldirectinputcablestoconnecttheDigitalSoundTouch™ControlCentertotheanalogjackson yoursoundcard.Foroptimalsound,connectonlythosecablesnecessaryforyoursoundcardandleavetheother cablesunattachedatbothends:

•6-channel sound card: Connect the orange, black, and green plugs to the Digital SoundTouch™ Control Center and to the color-coded jacks on the sound card.

•4-channel sound card: Connect the green and black plugs to the Digital SoundTouch™ Control Center. Connect the green plug to the sound card’s front jack and the black plug to the sound card’s rear jack. Leave the orange plug unattached at both ends.

•2-channel sound card: Connect the green plug to the Digital SoundTouch™ Control Center and to the “line out” jack on your sound card. Leave the orange and black plugs unattached at both ends.

SystemStates

YourZ-5500Digitalspeakershavetwobasicstates:Standby(off),andReady.Thereisalsoamainon/offswitchonthe rearofthesubwoofer(seethequickstartguide).

•Standby(Off):Thepowertothespeakersisoff,theLCDisblank,andthepowerred.Usethestandbybuttontoturn thesystemon.

•Ready(On):ThespeakersareonandthepowerLEDisinblue.Pressingthestandbybuttonwillputthesysteminto standby(off)mode.

Inputs/Outputs

Operation

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(1)DigitalS/PDIFcoaxconnection:ForDVDorCDplayersorPCsoundcards(requirescoaxialcable,sold

SoundTouch™digitalcontrolcenterinputs:

 

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(1)DigitalS/PDIFopticalconnection:ForDVDorCDplayers,PlayStation®2,Xbox™*,orPCsoundcards

 

 

(requiresopticalcable,soldseparately):blackToslinkjack

 

 

separately):blackRCAjack

 

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(1)6channeldirect(3stereo-mini3.5mmstereojacksw/lime(frontsatelliteinputs),black(rearsatelliteinputs),

 

 

andorange(subwooferandcenterchannelinputs):For2,4,or6channelPCsoundcardanalogconnections

 

 

OR

 

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(3)Stereoinputs(Stereo1,Stereo2,Stereo3(3stereo-mini3.5mmstereojacksw/lime(Stereo1input),

 

 

black(Stereo2input),andorange(Stereo3input):For3stereoanalogminiaudiosources,likeCDandDVD

 

 

players,PlayStation®2,Xbox™,or2channelPCsoundcards(somedevicesmayrequirestereominitodualRCA

 

 

adapter,soldseparately)

 

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(1)Analogstereo-mini(onsidepanelofcontrolpod):ForportableCD,MP3,orMiniDisc®players

 

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2-positionswitch(nearanalogjacks):Switchbetween‘6chdirect’and‘stereo1-3’modes

 

DigitalLCD

WhileintheReadystate,thefirstlineoftheLCDdisplaysthecurrentsourceinput.Thesecondlinedisplaysthecurrent surroundsoundeffect.

96kHz/24bitbitstream

DTS®DigitalSurrounddelivers5.1digitalsoundthatrivalsmastersoundtracks. DTS®soundtracksareincludedinmany DVDvideos,DVDAudiodiscsandPlayStation®2games.TheZ-5500DigitalincludesahardwareDTS®decoderformaster- qualitysound.TheZ-5500DigitalalsoincludessupportforDTS®96/24-anenhanced,higher-resolution,studio-quality formatavailableonmanyDVDvideoandDVDAudiodiscs.

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