Optimus 40-4071 Manual
Optimus 40-4071 Manual

Optimus 40-4071 Manual

6-speaker home theater system

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6-Speaker Home Theater System
Your Optimus 6-Speaker Home The-
ater System is specially designed to
give you great sound quality for the ul-
timate home theater experience. It in-
cludes two main (front) speakers, a
center channel speaker, two rear chan-
nel surround speakers, and a 50-watt
powered subwoofer.
Your main front speakers each have a
5-inch, long excursion woofer and a
inch Polyamide dome tweeter. Your
center channel speaker is magnetically
shielded and contains two 4
high compliance woofers for excellent
bass response and a 2-inch cone
tweeter for clear and natural high-fre-
quency sound reproduction. Each rear
channel surround speaker has a 4
Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
inch hi-polymer laminate full-range
driver, which is acoustically matched to
the two main and center channel
speakers. Your subwoofer has an 8-
inch high compliance woofer and a 50-
watt amplifier to produce tight, floor-
rumbling powerful bass down to 40 Hz
that you can feel as well as hear.
The speaker cabinets are solid in con-
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struction and finished in genuine black
2
wood-grain vinyl. The decorative grilles
are acoustically transparent.
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/
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Note: You need speaker wire (not sup-
plied) to connect your speakers.
Please read this entire manual before
you connect your speakers.
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© 1995 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
Cat. No. 40-4071

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  • Page 1 40-4071.fm Page 1 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:16 AM Cat. No. 40-4071 6-Speaker Home Theater System Your Optimus 6-Speaker Home The- inch hi-polymer laminate full-range ater System is specially designed to driver, which is acoustically matched to give you great sound quality for the ul- the two main and center channel timate home theater experience.
  • Page 2: Speaker Placement

    40-4071.fm Page 2 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:16 AM Warning: To prevent fire or shock haz- • Do not place the subwoofer with ard, do not expose this product to rain its metal plate against the floor. or moisture. • To prevent the cabinets from warp-...
  • Page 3 40-4071.fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:16 AM If this happens, turn off your TV for 15 Main Front Speakers minutes and move the speaker back about 1 inch from the front of the TV. The main front speakers are critical for Turn on the TV and recheck.
  • Page 4: Connecting The Speakers To An Amplifier/Receiver

    40-4071.fm Page 4 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:16 AM 1. Drive the screws into the wall, CONNECTING THE making sure they fasten to a wall SPEAKERS TO AN stud. Leave approximately inch AMPLIFIER/RECEIVER of the screw extending from the wall.
  • Page 5 40-4071.fm Page 5 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:16 AM 2. Use a wire stripper to strip inch of insulation from each wire’s end. Twist the loose wire strands to pre- vent the wires from shorting. 4. Press the right front speaker’s...
  • Page 6: Connecting The Subwoofer To Power

    40-4071.fm Page 6 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:16 AM Note: For the maximum bass CONNECTING THE response and the best perfor- SUBWOOFER TO AN mance, be sure your speaker AMPLIFIER/RECEIVER wires properly connected according to their polarity (+ to + You can connect your subwoofer to an and –...
  • Page 7: Subwoofer Operation

    40-4071.fm Page 7 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:16 AM Connect the subwoofer’s • You can connect your subwoofer LOW LEVEL jacks to the amplifier/receiver’s to your television if your television INPUT line out jacks with phono cables (not has line out jacks. Simply connect supplied).
  • Page 8 40-4071.fm Page 8 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:16 AM Adjusting the Volume Control Adjusting the High Cut Frequency After all connections are made, adjust the subwoofer’s volume control. adjusts the high end of FREQUENCY HZ the subwoofer’s frequency range be- 1.
  • Page 9: Care And Maintenance

    40-4071.fm Page 9 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:16 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your 6-Speaker Home Theater System is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your speakers so you can enjoy them for years.
  • Page 10: Specifications

    40-4071.fm Page 10 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:16 AM SPECIFICATIONS FRONT SPEAKERS Speaker Complement ........Woofer: 5-Inch Long Excursion Woofer Tweeter: -Inch Polyamide Dome Tweeter Impedance ....................8 Ohms Frequency Response ................. 58Hz–20 kHz Power Handling (RMS) ................35 Watts Maximum Power ..................70 Watts Sensitivity .......................
  • Page 11: Rear Channel Surround Speakers

    40-4071.fm Page 11 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:16 AM REAR CHANNEL SURROUND SPEAKERS Speaker Complement .............. 4 -Inch (full range) Impedance ....................8 Ohms Frequency Response ..............120 Hz–16 kHz Power Handling (RMS) ................25 Watts Maximum Power ..................50 Watts Dimensions (H ×...
  • Page 12 40-4071.fm Page 12 Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:16 AM RADIO SHACK LIMITED WARRANTY This product is warranted against defects for 5 years from date of purchase from Radio Shack company-owned stores and authorized Radio Shack franchisees and dealers. Within this period, we will repair it without charge for parts and labor. Simply bring your Radio Shack sales slip as proof of purchase date to any Radio Shack store.

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