Kenwood HTB-504 Quick Connect Manual

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Congratulations!The HTB-504 Home Theater System will make watching movies athome more fun than ever. To connect your speakers to the receiverfollow the instructions on this sheet. To learn how to operate yourreceiver please read and follow the instruction manual included inthe receiver’s box. If you’re also connecting other equipment, suchas a TV, VCR, DVD player, CD player or other source component,use the receiver’s manual in combination with the manuals thatcame with those components.Placing Your SpeakersPlace the speakers as shown in the diagram below. While you’resetting the speakers up, keep these points in mind:• If the subwoofer causes discoloration of the TV picture, move itaway from the TV until the discoloration disappears.• Since the center speaker is magnetically shielded, you can placeit right on top of the TV without worrying about picturediscoloration.• You can hang the surround speakers on the wall using heavy-duty picture-hangers.• Placing the subwoofer next to a wall yields more deep bass out-put than placing it away from a wall. Placing the subwoofer in acorner yields the deepest bass output overall.Connecting Your SpeakersImportant: Do not plug the receiver and subwoofer’s powercords into AC outlets until you have properly connected all ofthe speakers.Connect the speakers as shown in the main diagram.In each case, connect the colored speaker wire to the redterminals on the speaker and receiver, and connect the blackspeaker wire to the black terminals on the speaker and receiver.To make connecting the speakers easier, we have color-coded thespeaker wire and the terminals on the speakers, labeled the termi-nals on the receiver, and pre-stripped the insulation from the endsof the wire.The subwoofer connects to the receiver using the black audio cable:• Connect one end of the black audio cable to the input connec-tor on the subwoofer labeled L/MONO, and connect the other endto the connector on the receiver labeled SUB WOOFER PRE OUT.Using your SubwooferYour SW-35HT subwoofer has features that make it easy to set upand use.Auto Power On/OffAfter you turn the subwoofer’s power switch On for the first time,the subwoofer’s Auto Power On/Off feature will put the subwooferinto Standby when you’re not using it and turn it On again whenyou use your system. (When the subwoofer is On the indicator onits rear panel glows green. When the subwoofer is in Standby theindicator glows red.) If you will not be using your system for anextended period of time we recommend that you turn the sub-woofer’s power switch Off.Quick Connect GuideHTB-504Crossover Filter SwitchSince your receiver has a built-in crossover (circuitry that separates the bass fromthe rest of the sound) on its subwoofer output, set the subwoofer’s Crossover Filterswitch to Off.Volume ControlInitially, set the subwoofer’s volume knob to the 11 o’clock position. During normaloperation you will use the receiver’s subwoofer volume control to change the sub-woofer volume. (This is much more convenient than having to reach behind thesubwoofer to turn its volume knob every time you want to adjust its volume.) Ifthe receiver’s subwoofer volume control won’t go loud or soft enough, re-adjustthe subwoofer’s volume knob to compensate. See the receiver’s instruction manualfor details on using the receiver’s subwoofer volume control.Balancing the SpeakersYou can use your ears to balance the volume levels of all the system’s speakers foryour room and listening position. When all of the speakers are set at the same volumelevel, your system will create a more realistic, spacious surround sound environment.1. Sit in the seat where you will be watching movies. Eliminate as many externalnoises as possible.2. Turn the receiver’s volume control up to between -20dB and -25dB. For greatestaccuracy, the level balancing should be done at a moderately loud listening level.3. Press the SETUP button on the remote five times. The receiver’s display will readLch 0dB, the left speaker icon will flash and you will hear test noise circulatefrom speaker to speaker. (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 listen to the volume level ofthe noise through each speaker. If the noise is much louder or softer throughone speaker than it is through the left front speaker, wait until the displayshows that speaker and press one of the MULTI CONTROL buttons on the remote.The test noise will stay in that speaker. Using the MULTI CONTROL buttons, adjustthe speaker’s volume until it’s the same as the left front speaker.5. Repeat Step 4 for each speaker except the subwoofer until they all play at thesame volume level. Fine-tune the levels as necessary.6. Due to the way humans hear, the test noise through the subwoofer will notsound as loud as it really is. Because of this, you cannot use the test noise toproperly set the level of the subwoofer. To set the subwoofer level, listen tofamiliar music or films that have strong bass content and adjust the subwooferlevel until it sounds balanced with the rest of the speakers. (The subwoofer testnoise is designed to be used with a sound pressure level meter for balancing.)7. Do not be concerned with the volume setting number readout on the displaywhile you’re doing the balancing—this is for reference purposes only. Once youhave balanced all the speakers you should write each speaker’s volume settingdown for reference.Setting the Speaker DistancesThis last step adjusts the timing of all the speakers so that their sound arrives atthe listening location at the proper time.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 display will read 10FT 3.0M,and the left and right speaker icons will flash.3. Press the MULTI CONTROL buttons until the display matches the distance from yourleft and right speakers to your listening position. (Each 0.3 meter incrementequals one foot.)4. Press the SETUP button again and repeat step 3 for the center speaker, and againfor each surround speaker.5. When you’ve finished setting the speaker distances, press the SETUP button onceto exit the setup mode.(HTB-404 Quick-Connect Guide on other side)If you have any questions about your new system, please contact our Stage 3 Customer Service Department at (800) KENWOOD, or visit our Internet Web site at www.kenwoodusa.com

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