Kenwood HTB-404DV Quick Connect Manual

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Congratulations!The HTB-404DV Home Theater System will make watchingmovies at home more fun than ever. To connect your speakersto the receiver follow the instructions on this sheet. To learnhow to operate your receiver please read and follow theinstruction manual included in the receiver’s box. If you’re alsoconnecting other equipment, such as a TV, VCR,, CD player orother source component, use the receiver’s manual in combi-nation with the manuals that came with those components.Placing Your SpeakersPlace the speakers as shown in the diagram below. Whileyou’re setting the speakers up, keep these points in mind:• If the subwoofer causes discoloration of the TV picture,move it away from the TV until the discoloration disappears.• Since the left, center and right speakers are magneticallyshielded, you can place them right on top of and next tothe TV without worrying about picture discoloration.• You can hang the surround speakers on the wall usingheavy-duty picture-hangers.• Placing the subwoofer next to a wall yields more deep bassoutput than placing it away from a wall. Placing the sub-woofer in a corner yields the deepest bass output overall.Connecting Your SpeakersImportant: Do not plug the receiver’s power cord into anAC outlet until you have properly connected all of thespeakers.Connect the speakers as shown in the main diagram.To make connecting the speakers easier, we have color-codedthe speaker wire and the terminals on the speakers, labeledthe terminals on the receiver, and pre-stripped the insulationfrom the ends of the wire.In each case, connect the colored speaker wire to the samecolor terminal on the speaker and the red terminal on thereceiver, and connect the black speaker wire to the black ter-minal on the speaker and receiver. (Since the terminal on thesubwoofer is not color-coded, connect the brown speaker wireto the red terminal on both the subwoofer and the receiver.)Quick Connect Guide Step 1: SpeakersHTB-404DVBalancing the SpeakersYou can use your ears to balance the volume levels of all thesystem’s speakers for your room and listening position. Whenall of the speakers are set at the same volume level, your sys-tem will create a more realistic, spacious surround soundenvironment.1. Sit in the seat where you will be watching movies.Eliminate as many external noises as possible.2. Turn the receiver’s volume control up to between -20dBand -25dB. For greatest accuracy, the level balancingshould be done at a moderately loud listening level.3. Press the SETUP button on the remote five times. The receiv-er’s display will read Lch 0dB, the left speaker icon willflash and you will hear test noise circulate from speaker tospeaker. (The display will change and the speaker icons willflash to indicate which speaker is playing the test noise.)4. Using the left front speaker as a reference, carefully listento the volume level of the noise through each speaker. Ifthe noise is much louder or softer through one speakerthan it is through the left front speaker, wait until the dis-play shows that speaker and press one of the MULTI CONTROLbuttons on the remote. The test noise will stay in thatspeaker. Using the MULTI CONTROL buttons, adjust the speak-er’s volume until it’s the same as the left front speaker.5. Repeat Step 4 for each speaker until they all play at thesame volume level. Fine-tune the levels as necessary.6. Do not be concerned with the volume setting numberreadout on the display while you’re doing the balancing—this is for reference purposes only .However, once youhave balanced all the speakers you should write eachspeaker’s volume setting down for reference.7. Press the SETUP button on the remote four times to exit thesetup mode.Setting the Speaker DistancesThis last step adjusts the timing of all the speakers so thattheir sound arrives at the listening location at the propertime.1. Measure the distance from each speaker to your seat.Write the distances down.2. Press the SETUP button on the remote six times. The displaywill read 10FT 3.0M, and the left and right speaker iconswill be flashing.3. Press the MULTI CONTROL buttons until the display matches thedistance from your left and right speakers to your listeningposition. (Each 0.3 meter increment equals one foot.)4. Press the SETUP button again and repeat step 3 for the cen-ter speaker, and again for each surround speaker.5. When you’ve finished setting the speaker distances, pressthe SETUP button once to exit the setup mode.(DVD Player Quick-Connect Guide on other side)If you have any questions about your new system, please contact our Customer Service Department at (800) KENWOOD, or visit our Web site at www.kenwoodusa.com

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