HKTS 60BQ/230
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OM-CT-315/316 / ( 0248CSK - 13/Oct/2010 )
Speaker Placement, Mounting Options
Speaker Placement
Placing the Front Speakers
Front left
Speaker
Front Right
Speaker
The front speakers should be placed the same
distance from each other as they are from the
listening position. They should be placed at about
the same height from the floor as the listener’s
ears will be. They also can be angled toward the
listener.
Placing the Center Speaker
0 – 2ft
Center Speaker
Front left
Speaker
Front Right
Speaker
0 - 2 ft
(0 - 61cm)
The center speaker should be placed slightly
behind (farther away from the listener) the front
left and right speakers. Its center should be no
more than 2 feet (61cm) above or below the
tweeters of the front left and right speakers. If you
have a CRT television, it may be convenient to set
the center speaker on top of the television set.
Placing the Subwoofer
Front left
Speaker
Front Right
Speaker
Subwoofer
Since our ears do not hear directional sound at the
low frequencies where the subwoofer operates, it
will have good performance from just about any
location in your room. However, the best bass
reproduction is likely to be heard when the
subwoofer is placed in a corner along the same
wall as the front left and right speakers. you can
experiment with subwoofer placement by
temporarily placing it in the listening position and
playing music with strong bass content. Move
around to various locations in the room while the
system is playing and listen until you find the
location where the bass performance is best. Place
the subwoofer in that location.
Placing the Surround Speakers
Surround Right
Speaker
Surround left
Speaker
5 - 6 ft
(1.5m - 1.8m)
Front left
Speaker
Front Right
Speaker
Subwoofer
Surround left
Speaker
Surround Right
Speaker
The two surround speakers should be placed slightly behind the listening position, facing
each other and, ideally, should be 5–6 feet (1.5m–1.8m) from the floor. An alternate
location would be on a wall behind the listening position, facing forward. The surround
speakers should not call attention to themselves while they’re playing. experiment with
their placement until you hear a diffuse, ambient sound accompanying the program
material heard from the front left and right and center speakers.
Mounting Options for Satellite and Centre Speakers
Shelf Placement
you can place the satellite and centre
speakers on shelves. The satellite speakers
have built-in bases for shelf placement.
you can also remove the bases.
To remove a satellite speaker’s base, pull
it straight off the speaker, as shown in the
illustration. Applying even pressure to both
sides of the base will allow it to slide off
smoothly.
Wall-Mounting: Satellite
Speakers
IMPORTAnT: Read the
Speaker Connections
section, on page 8, before wall-mounting
the satellite speakers. you will need to
insert the speaker wires through the wall-
mount brackets and connect the wires
to the speakers during the process of
installing the brackets.
nOTe: If you are using your own speaker
wire, it must be no thicker than the wire
supplied with the speakers. Thicker wire
will prevent the bracket from sliding onto
the speaker.
Decide on the location for the
1.
speaker.
Remove the speaker’s base as
2.
explained in Shelf Placement, above.
Disassemble the wall-mount bracket
3.
by sliding the two sections apart, as
shown in the illustration.
4. Attach the wall portion of the
wall-mount bracket onto the wall
using hardware that is appropriate
for the wall’s construction and
materials. We recommend first
anchoring the bracket using its keyhole,
then attaching it with another anchor
through its top opening, as shown in
the illustration. note that the satellite
speakers weigh 1.55kg (3.4 lb). Be sure
to use hardware that can support this
weight.
lift Base Straight
off Speaker
Apply Pressure evenly
to Both Sides of Base
Pull Sections Apart
Top Opening
Keyhole Opening
Bottom Opening
