Final Sound 400i User Manual page 10

Application 1: The Final Sound home theatre configuration:
The Final Sound home theatre configuration consists of two front-loudspeakers, two rear/surround
loudspeakers, a center loudspeaker and preferably our S110/S220 subwoofer. We recommend a
symmetric positioning of the loudspeakers with respect to the screen, as to enhance the "home
cinema experience". Center loudspeaker and front loudspeaker panels should be located on the same
horizontal axis. Sometimes it's even better to place the center loudspeaker slightly further away than
the front loudspeakers.
The surround or rear loudspeakers should be positioned adjacent to and slightly behind the primary
listening area, on the rear wall or floor to provide a sense of spaciousness and ambience for all
surround sound formats.
For the subwoofer's instructions and placement, you can read more in the chapter 'Final Sound
subwoofer'.
Audio/Video receiver settings
The loudspeakers in the Final Sound home theatre system are designed to function in perfect harmony
as a full range system together with the subwoofer. For an optimum performance your audio/video
receiver settings are very important.
In terms of your audio/video receiver settings, the front-, rear- and center loudspeaker channels have
to be set as SMALL satellites, when using the Model F400i flat-panel loudspeakers. How to install the
optimal channel settings differs with the brands of the audio/video receivers and therefore we
recommend reading the audio/video receiver manual or contact your dealer how to get the best
settings in order to get the Real Final Sound out of your system.
Application 2: Final Sound stereo configuration:
The panels in a stereo setting (two front panels) are preferably located in a symmetrical way and away
from the walls for optimum imaging. The panels need to point slightly towards the favorite listening
position as you can see in the figure above. The other loudspeaker panels shown are not applicable in
a stereo setting. For most of the Final panels you need a subwoofer.
Application 3: Final Sound virtual surround configuration:
For virtual surround, you only need two front panels, a subwoofer and a (stereo) receiver with some
virtual surround mode. This mode, together with two loudspeakers, will present a kind of five channel
emulation which will give you a very broad stereo stage just as in a movie theatre. Virtual surround is
based on SRS True surround or Dolby Virtual.
How do I connect the Final Sound loudspeaker panels safely?
The loudspeaker panels are labeled with an L (Left) and R (Right) code.
Each flat-panel loudspeaker panel comes with a 12VDC power supply, which has to be connected to
the mains. It is necessary to connect the flat-panel loudspeakers to the mains; otherwise they won't
function. The flat-panel loudspeakers are designed to stay on the mains permanently, however it is
better to disconnect them during thunderstorms and when they will be not used for a long time.
The front and rear flat-panel loudspeakers are equipped with loudspeaker terminals, which are suited
for spades or common loudspeaker wires. The red loudspeaker terminal has to be connected to the
red terminal (+) on the audio/video receiver and the black terminal has to be connected to the black
terminal (-) on the audio/video receiver.
Before connecting the front and rear loudspeaker panels, all sound system equipment should be
disconnected from the mains. This will avoid the risk of damage to your system while connections are
made or broken. If you experience any problems installing the flat-panel loudspeakers please contact
your authorized Final Sound dealer.
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