NHT VT-3 warranty I Connections

I Connections

Before connecting speakers to your system, it is very imporbnt that you tun otr the power to your amplifier / receiver to avoid damageto lhe equipment

Tominjmizenoisepickup,segregatecablesbyfunction.Do notrunlowlevelsignalcablesparallello powercables,or to!_ digitalcables.Alsodo notrun speakercablesparallelto powercordsor digitalcables. lf differenitypesof cablesare - placedneareachotherat someplacein yoursystem,separatethembythe maximumpracticaldistanceandcrossthem at rightangleswheretheymeet. Do nottieAC powercordsandspeakercablestogether.

I General Connections

TheVT-3subwooferamplifiersandControllerareconnectedviahvo2o-foolong8-pinD.l.Ncables.Onlythesubwoofer amplifiersarepluggeddirectlyintolheACoutletinthewall. TheVT-3Controllerreceivespowerviathe8-pinD-l.Ncable. lf the distancebetweenthesubwooferamplifiersandthe Controlleris greaterlhantwentyfeet,NHToffersan extension

cable(ModelX20,whichis 20 feetlongandcoupleswiththeoriginalcable).

On thebackof theVT-3'ssubwooferamplifierplaletherearetwo pairsof bindingposts(fig.A) withmetalshortingstraps connectingtopandbottompairs.Therearelwo differentwaysto connecttheVT-3sto yoursystem:Witha singleampli fier,or withtwoamplifiersandtwosetsof speakercable.Keepin mindthaitheVT-3s'subwoofersarealreadybiamplified viatheirown500WDoweramDiifiers.

SingleAmplifierMethod

ToruntheVT-3swithoneexternalampliner/ rcceiver,simplyconnectlhe speakercablesto e therthetopsetor bottom setof bindingposts(itdoesn'tmatterwhich).Leavetheshortingstrapsin place.

TwoAmDlitierMethod

Completeisolationcanbeachievedbytheuseoftwoseparateamplifiers,onelo powerihe rear"ambient"driversandone to powerthemidrange/ highfrequencydrivers.Thetwo-ampliflermethodprovidesincreaseddynamicrangeandpowef

output,as it allowsbothampfiersto concentratealltheirheadroomtowarda specificgroupof drivers,sparingthernthe

taskof ddvingallthespeakers.

Youwillneedtwoamplifiers:A mainampliflerfor theupperrangedrivers(toppairof bindingposts),anda secondampi- fierfor therear"ambient"drivers.Removethe shortingstraps,

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Connectlngthe subwooferamplitiers

Connectthe fightVT-3towersubwooferamplifierto the "R Speaker"outputfromthe Conhollerwiththe provided8-pin D.l.N.cable.Connectthe eftVT-3towersubwooferamplifierto lhe "L Speaker"outputffomtheControllerwiththeother 8"pinD.l.N.cable.Becarefulnotto mis-inserttheD.l.N.cable,as thepinsaresmal andcanbendeasiy. I\,4akesurethe cableconnectoris fullvinsertedinlothesocket.

Note:Both D.l.N. cables must be attached to the Controllet in order for it to function prcpe y. Irls ls becausethe left speaketpowersthe analogaudiofunctionsand the ight speakerpowersthe digitaland rcmatecontrolfunctions. By keepingthepowet suppliesseparate,thepotentialdigitalnoisegeneratedwill be kept out of the criticalanalogpath.

I Audio Connections

TheVT-3Contrcllerwasdesignedfora separateprocessorandamplifiersor fora receiverfeatufingpre-ampoutandmain ln RCAjacks.No speakerlevelconnectionsarcavailablewiththeVT-3Controller.

Connecithepre-ampor majnouisfromyourprocessoror feceiverto theLineInputon thebackof theVT-3controllerlf youare not runninga separatesubwoofer,likea SubTwo,youcanalsoconnectthe LFEoutpuito the LowFrequency

EffectsInjack. TheLineOuiputsfromthebackof theControllerconnectto themaininputson yourreceiveror ampljfier. Be carcfulto maintainthepfoperleftandrightpolarity.

IPower Connections

1.Connectthepowercordto therightsubwooferamplifierandanACwalLoutet.

2. Connectthe powercordto theleftsLrbwooferamplifierandanACwalloutlet.

3.Swiichlhe powerto "Auto"on therightspeaker.

4. Swtchthepowerto "Auto"on theleftsoeaker.