Onkyo SKM-330XS, HTP-440 About Home Theater, Connecting the Speakers, Enjoying Home Theater

About Home Theater

Enjoying Home Theater

The HTP-440’s great sound means that you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your own home—just like being in a movie theater or concert hall.

Center speaker (SKC-330XC)

This speaker enhances the front left and right speakers, making sound movements distinct and providing a full sound image. In movies it’s used mainly for dialog.

Position it close to your TV facing forward at about ear level, or at the same height as the front left and right speakers.

Put it somewhere where it won’t slide around or fall.

Subwoofer (SKW-150X)

The subwoofer handles the bass sounds of the LFE (Low-Frequency Effects) channel. The volume and quality of the bass output from your subwoofer will depend on its posi-

tion, the shape of your listening room, and
your listening position. In general, a good	Left
bass sound can be
obtained by
installing the
subwoofer in a
front corner, or	Corner
at one-third the
width of the wall,
as shown.
1/3 room
length

Front left and right speakers (SKF-330XF)

These output the overall sound. Their role in a home theater is to provide a solid anchor for the sound image. They should be positioned facing the listener at about ear level, and equidis- tant from the TV. Angle them inward so as to create a triangle, with the listener at the apex.

Right

Surround left and right speakers (SKM-330XS)

These speakers are used for precise sound positioning and to add realistic ambience. Position them at the sides of the listener, or slightly behind, about 60–100 cm above ear level. Ideally they should be equidistant from the listener.

Connecting the Speakers

Read the following before connecting your speakers:

•Turn off your amp before making any connections.

•Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before making any connections.

•Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. Connect positive (+) terminals to only positive (+) terminals, and negative (–) terminals to only negative (–) termi- nals. If the speakers are wired incorrectly, the sound will be out of phase and will sound unnatural.

•Be careful not to short the positive and negative wires. Doing so may

damage your amp.

Connecting the Speaker Cables

Use the cables to connect each speaker’s input terminals to the corresponding speaker output terminals on your receiver.

To make a connection, while pressing the terminal lever, insert the wire into the hole, and then release the lever.

Make sure that the terminals are grip- ping the bare wires, not the insulation.

Connecting the Subwoofer

Using the supplied RCA cable, connect the sub- woofer’s LINE INPUT to your receiver’s SUB-

WOOFER PREOUT.

Surround	Surround
left	right
speaker	speaker
Blue	Gray

PRE OUT

SUB

WOOFER

LINE

INPUT

Red White Green

Subwoofer Front right Front left	Center speaker
speaker speaker

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