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Instructions for:
DeskTop Theater
Contents
Declaration Of Conformity ........................................................................ i
Safety Precautions .................................................................................... ii
Introduction ............................................................................................ 1
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5.1
Inspecting For Damage ............................................................................. 2
Important Notes ....................................................................................... 2
Installation Sequence ............................................................................... 3
Speaker Placement ................................................................................... 3
The Satellite Desktop Stands .................................................................... 6
The Center Channel Stands ....................................................................... 6
The Floor Stands ...................................................................................... 7
Mounting The Speakers ............................................................................ 7
Decoder Amplifier Placement .................................................................... 8
Making Connections ................................................................................. 8
Wiring Diagram ........................................................................................ 9
Decoder Amplifier Functions .................................................................... 9
Surround Reference ................................................................................ 11
Dolby Digital ...................................................................................... 11
Dolby Surround with Pro Logic ......................................................... 11
Creative Multi Speaker Surround ....................................................... 12
Audio Mode Selection ........................................................................ 12
Specifications ......................................................................................... 13
Important ............................................................................................... 13
Technical Support ................................................................................... 13
1-Year Limited Warranty ........................................................................ 15
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Instructions for: ™ DeskTop Theater Contents Declaration Of Conformity ... i Safety Precautions ... ii Introduction ... 1 Inspecting For Damage ... 2 Important Notes ... 2 Installation Sequence ... 3 Speaker Placement ... 3 The Satellite Desktop Stands ... 6 The Center Channel Stands ... -
Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity
Milpitas, CA. 95035 Tel: (408) 428-6600 declares under its sole responsibility that the product Trade Name: Cambridge SoundWorks Model Number: Desktop Theater 5.1, has been tested according to the FCC / CISPR22/85 requirement for Class B devices and found compliant with the following standards: EMI/ EMC: ANSI C63.4 1992, FCC Part 15... -
Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
OVERLOADING - Do not overload wall out- vice technician has used replacement lets, extension cords, or integral conve- parts specified by Cambridge SoundWorks nience receptacles as this can result in a or have the same characteristics as the risk of fire or electric shock. -
Page 4: Introduction
Introduction hank you for purchasing Cambridge SoundWorks DeskTop Theater 5.1 by Cambridge SoundWorks. (1-877-937-4434) DeskTop Theater 5.1 lets you experience the full potential of ® Dolby Digital multichannel sound In Canada: 1-800-987-9104 from your computer. It makes the Outside US or Canada:... -
Page 5: Inspecting For Damage
Inspecting For Important Notes Damage These instructions assume you have a DVD player with a SPDIF output jack. This jack should provide the Examine each unit carefully for signs of Dolby Digital (AC-3) compressed data shipping damage. If there is any damage, stream (for example, the Creative do not install the system. -
Page 6: Installation Sequence
Installation Sequence 1. Read all of the instructions 6. Turn on the power. Set the before installing the Volume Control to approximately speaker system. “10 o’clock” . Press the Speaker Test button. Use the test sound to 2. Using the placement instructions as a guide, position the satellites, verify that each speaker is the center channel speaker and... - Page 7 The center channel speaker may satellite directly to the top of the be used with either of its two stands monitor, using the hook and loop (Monitor Stand or Center Desktop fasteners (see Diagram D). Position Stand). It can be attached directly to the face of the center channel so the top of a monitor.
- Page 8 The rear satellites may be installed Also, you may attach the rear on their convenient floor stands. While satellites under a desktop or at the listening, the stands should be sides of a desk using the hook and positioned to the left and right of your loop fasteners (see Diagram I).
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Page 9: The Satellite Desktop Stands
The Satellite Desktop Stands Install a Satellite Desktop Stand by satellite from sliding across the inserting it into the “T”-shaped desktop should it be inadvertently socket in the back of each satellite, bumped or jostled. feeding the cable through the Note: If you wish to install the stand’s cut-out (see Diagram K) . -
Page 10: The Floor Stands
The Floor Stands The front of the slot is the side The rear satellites (with their further away from the rear leg Desktop Stands attached) may be installed in their floor stands. socket. Make sure the stand is 1. Two of the six floor stand legs securely pressed into the slot. -
Page 11: Decoder Amplifier Placement
Decoder Amplifier Placement Hook and Loop Fasteners: When mounting speakers with hook and loop fasteners, make The Decoder Amplifier can be placed on sure that all surfaces are clean the desktop, a shelf or any site that and free of dirt and grease. Hard, makes the controls convenient. -
Page 12: Wiring Diagram
Wiring Diagram Decoder Amplifier Functions When the power is switched “ON”, Top Row the green indicator lights on the 4) Creative Multi Speaker face of the Decoder Amplifier will Surround: CMSS processes analog sequentially light from the right to program material. Repeated presses the left. - Page 13 5) Dolby Digital indicator (PCM from an audio CD, a Video light: This light turns on CD or a stereo signal from a DVD). whenever a Dolby Digital signal Use this when, for example, a is detected at the SPDIF input of Video CD has different languages the DeskTop Theater 5.1.
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Page 14: Surround Reference
Surround Reference Dolby Digital the sound will be properly reproduced Dolby Digital (earlier called AC-3) by the DeskTop Theater 5.1. delivers five discrete full-range channels (left front, center, right When listening to DVD movies with front, left surround and right 5.1 channel Dolby Digital sound, be sure to listen only to the digital surround) plus a separate Low... -
Page 15: Creative Multi Speaker Surround
Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS) CMSS is a 2 to 5.1 channel sound normally centered sounds from a processor similar in some aspects stereo program are heard through to a Dolby Surround with Pro Logic the center speaker. Use this mode processor. -
Page 16: Specifications
Specifications DeskTop Theater 5.1 Playback Levels Six-channel DeskTop Theater 5.1 is intended for Amplifier Specifications individual or small group listening Left, Right, Left Surround, Right and will achieve surprisingly high Surround amplifiers, each of output levels. However, playing four: One channel driven into a 4 the system continuously at overly ohm load at less than 1% total loud, distorted levels on heavy... - Page 17 Inside Europe Creative Labs (Ireland) Ltd. Technical Support Ballycoolin Business Park, Blanchardstown Dublin, 15 Ireland Ireland Tel: +353 1 820 7555 Fax: +353 1 820 5052 BBS: +353 1 820 3784 (HST) +353 1 820 3818 (ZyXEL) Belgium Tel: +32 32300997 (French) (for Benelux) Fax: +32 32300998 (Dutch)
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Page 18: 1-Year Limited Warranty
Closed © 1998 Cambridge SoundWorks, Inc. All rights reserved. Cambridge SoundWorks is a registered trademark, and PCWorks and Desktop Theater are trademarks of Cambridge SoundWorks, Inc., Newton, MA. The Creative logo and Sound Blaster logo are registered trademarks and the Environmental Audio logo and Creative Multi Speaker Surround are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. - Page 19 311 Needham Street, Newton MA 02464 1-877-937-4434 Fax: 617-527-3194 www.cambridgesoundworks.com Email: info@cambridgesoundworks.com Company P81-1300 0400...
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