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Standby when you're not using it and turn it On again when you use your
system. (When the subwoofer is On the indicator on its rear panel glows
The HTB-505 Home Theatre System will make watching
green. When it is in Standby the indicator glows red.) If you will not be
movies at home more fun than ever. To connect your speakers
using your system for an extended period of time we recommend that
to the receiver follow the instructions on this sheet. To learn
you turn the subwoofer's power switch Off.
how to operate your receiver please read and follow the
C C r r o o s s s s o o v v e e r r F F i i l l t t e e r r S S w w i i t t c c h h
instruction manual included in the receiver's box. If you're also
connecting other equipment, such as a TV, VCR, DVD player,
Since your system's receiver has a built-in crossover (circuitry that sepa-
CD player or other source component, use the receiver's man-
rates the bass from the rest of the sound) on its subwoofer output, set
ual in combination with the manuals that came with those
the subwoofer's Crossover Filter Switch to Off.
components.
V V o o l l u u m m e e C C o o n n t t r r o o l l
Initially, set the subwoofer's volume knob to the 11 o'clock position.
Placing Your Speakers
During normal operation you will use the receiver's subwoofer volume
Place the speakers as shown in the diagram below. While
control to adjust the subwoofer volume. (This is much more convenient
than having to reach behind the subwoofer to turn its volume knob every
you're setting the speakers up, keep these points in mind:
time you want to adjust its volume.) If the receiver's subwoofer volume
• If the subwoofer causes discoloration of the TV picture,
control won't go loud or soft enough, re-adjust the subwoofer's volume
move it away from the TV until the discoloration disap-
knob to compensate. See the receiver's instruction manual for details on
pears.
using the receiver's subwoofer volume control.
• Since the center speaker is magnetically shielded, you can
place it right on top of the TV without worrying about pic-
Balancing the Speakers
ture discoloration.
Your receiver comes with the speaker volume settings pre-balanced. If
• You can hang the speakers on the wall using heavy-duty
you have positioned the speakers as shown in the diagram your system
picture hangers.
will create a spacious surround sound environment right out of the box
• Placing the subwoofer next to a wall yields more deep bass
with no further adjustment required.
output than placing it away from a wall. Placing the sub-
If your room is arranged differently than shown in the diagram, or if you
woofer in a corner yields the deepest bass output overall.
simply want to fine-tune your system's performance, you can easily
change the volumes of the individual speakers to get a better balance:
1. Press the
2. Rock the
3. Press the
4. Rock the
5. Do not be concerned with the volume level readout on the display
Connecting Your Speakers
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l l e e t t s s u u n n t t i i l l y y o o u u h h a a v v e e p p r r o o p p e e r r l l y y c c o o n n n n e e c c t t e e d d a a l l l l o o f f t t h h e e s s p p e e a a k k e e r r s s . .
Connect the speakers as shown in the main diagram.
6. Press the SETUP button on the remote 5 times to exit the setup
In each case, connect the colored speaker wire to correspond-
ing terminals on the speaker and receiver.
To make connecting the speakers easier, we have color-coded
Setting the Speaker Distances
the speaker wire and the terminals on the speakers, labeled
the terminals on the receiver, and pre-stripped the insulation
This last step adjusts the timing of all the speakers so that their sound
arrives at the listening location at the proper time.
from the ends of the wire. DO NOT PUSH THE WIRE TOO FAR
INTO THE SPEAKER TERMINALS AS THIS WILL NOT ALLOW THE
1. Measure the distance from each speaker to your seat. Write the dis-
WIRE TO MAKE PROPER CONTACT.
The subwoofer connects to the receiver using the audio cable:
2. Press the
• Connect one end of the audio cable to the input connector
on the subwoofer labeled
/
, and connect the other end
L
MONO
3. Rock the
to the connector on the receiver labeled
.
SUB WOOFER PRE OUT
Using Your Subwoofer
4. Press the
Your SW-36HT subwoofer has features that make it easy to set
up and use:
5. When you've finished setting the speaker distances, press the
A A u u t t o o P P o o w w e e r r O O n n / / O O f f f f
After you turn the subwoofer's power switch On for the first
time, the subwoofer's Auto Power On/Off feature will put it into
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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button 8 times. The display will read to "AUTO".
SETUP
joystick forward once. The display will change
MULTI CONTROL
to "MANUAL".
button repeatedly until the speaker you want to adjust
SETUP
appears on the display. You will hear test noise through the speaker.
joystick forward to increase the speaker's vol-
MULTI CONTROL
ume, rock it backward to decrease the speaker's volume.
while you're adjusting the speakers—this is for reference purposes
only. However, once you have balanced all the speakers you should
write each speaker's volume setting down here for reference:
L L E E F F T T
R R I I G G H H T T
C C E E N N T T E E R R
L L E E F F T T
R R I I G G H H T T
S S U U B B -
F F R R O O N N T T
F F R R O O N N T T
S S U U R R R R O O U U N N D D
S S U U R R R R O O U U N N D D
W W O O O O F F E E R R
mode.
tances down.
button on the remote 11 times. The display will read
SETUP
"10FT 3.0M", and the left and right speaker icons will flash.
joystick forward or backward until the display
MULTI CONTROL
matches the distance from your left and right speakers to your listen-
ing position.
button again and repeat step 3 for the center speaker,
SETUP
and again for the surround speakers.
SETUP
button 2 times to exit the setup mode.
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