Kenwood HTB 201 Owners Manual

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HTB-201

Quick Connect Guide

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Your new Home Theater System Will make watching movies at
home more fun than ever. Thls sheet contains connection
instructions for 3 different home theater systems: To connect
your speakers to your recelver, lollow the Instructions Ior your
artlcular system. To learn how to operate your receiver please
read and lollow the instruction booklet included in the receivers
pox, Il you're also connecting other equipment, such as a VCR
or CD player, use the recelvers manual In combination with the
manuals that came Wlih those components.

Placing Your Speakers

Place the speakers as shown in the diagram below. While .

you're setting the speakers up, keep these points in mind:

_ ..lt the suowooter causes discoloration of the TV plcture, move
it away from the TV until the discoloration disappears.

. Since the center speaker ls magnetically shielded, you can
place It right on top of the TV wrthout worrying about picture
discoloration.

- You can hang the surround speakers on the wall using heavy-
duty picture-hangers.

- Placing the subwooter next to a wall yields more deep bass
output than placing it away from a wall. Placing the sup
woofer in a comer yields the deepest bass output overall.

Connecting Your Speakers

Important: Do not plug the receivers and subwoolers power cords
into AC outles until you have properly connectedall ot the speakers.

Connect the speakers as shown in the diagram. In each case.
connect the colored speaker wire to the red terminals on the
speaker and receiver, and connect the black speaker wire to the
black tennlnals on the speaker and receiver .

To make connecting the speakers easier, we have color-coded
the speaker wire and the terminals on the speakers. and we
have pro-stripped the insulation from the ends of the wire.

Connecting the suhwuuter:

tn the HTBAOt and HTS-301 systems, the subwpoter connects
to the receiver using the 10-foot black audio cord. Connect one
end at the audio cord to the subwoolers Line Input, and the
other end to the receivers Subwooler Pre Out connector

In the HTS-201 system the receivers left and right Front Speaker
Outputs connect to the subwoolers lnputssand the lett and right
speakers themsetves connect to the subwoofers Outputs.

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HTB-301

Quick Connect Guide

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Using Your Subwooter

Your SW-32HT subwooier has sever-
al features that make it easy to set-
up and use.

Auto Power tin/D

After you turn the subwooiers power
switch on for the lirst time the sub»
wooters Auto Power On/Off ieature
will shut the suowooter off when .
you're not using it and turn it on
again when you use your system.

It you will not be using your system
lor an extended period of time we
recommend that you turn the sun»
wooiers power switch off

Crossover Filler

Set the suowoofer's crossover fitter
swrteh to the Oil position. Your
receiver has a built-In crossover tor
the suowooier output, and using the
subwoofers crossover In addition to
the receiver's crossover can hurt the
system's sound quality.

When the subwooter's crossover iilter
switch Is set to oil, the crossover knob
has no effect.

Volume Control

During normal operation you will use
the receivers subwooler volume con-
trol to change the subwoofer volume.
(This is much more convenient than
having to reach behind the subwoofer
to turn its volume knob every time you
want to adjust the subwooiels vol-
ume.) See the receiver's owner's
manual for instructions on using the
receivers subwoofer volume control.
We recommend that you initially set
the suowooier's volume knob at about
the 11 oclock position. This is iust to
get you started- you will fine-tune the
subwoofer's volume level and the
receiver's suowoofer volume level
once you begin using your system.

If you have any questions about your new system please contact our Stage 3 Customer Service Department at 310-639-5300
or visit our Internet website at wwwkenwaodusaxom.

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Using Your Suhwoofer

Vour SW-32HT suowooter has sever-
al leatures that make it easy to set-
up and use,

Auto Power Dn/(m

After you turn the suowooter's power
switch on for the tirst time the sub-
wooters Auto Power'On/Oft feature
will shut the subwooter off when
you're not usmg it and turn it on
again when you use your system

It you will not be ustng your system
for an extended period of time we
recommend that you turn the sub»
woofers povier switch oft.

Crossover Filter

Set the subwooters crossover filtEr
swrtch to the Off position. Your
receiver has a tJuilHn crossover for
the subwoofer output, and using the
suowooiers crossover In addition to
the receiver's crossover can hurt the
system's sound quality,

When the subwoofer's crossover filter
switch is set to off, the crossover knob
has no etfect.

Volume Control

During normal operation you will use
the receiver's subwooter volume con-
trol to change the subwooter volume.
(T his is much more convenient than
havrng to reach behind the subwoofer
to turn its volume knob every time you
want to adjust the subwooleis vol-
ume) See the receivers owner's
manual for instructions on using the
receiver's subwooler volume control.
We recommend that you initially set
the subwooter's volume knob at about
the 11 oeloc_k position. This is just to
get you started- you will fine-tune the
subwooters volume level and the
receivers subwoofer volume level
once you begin using your system.

re Department at 310-639-5300 or visit our Internet website at wwwkenwoodusujom.

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