OPERATION
Please refer to the manual of your source equipment where necessary.
SWITCHING ON
Check that the equipment is properly connected.
•
Switch on the source equipment.
•
Plug the mains plug into the mains socket and switch the power on.
•
Switch the ON/OFF switch on the subwoofer ON. The mains indicator on the
subwoofer will glow indicating the system is operational.
•
Turn the main Volume control on the subwoofer to a low
level. Turn clockwise to increase, anticlockwise to decrease
the volume.
SYSTEM DEFAULTS
Whenever you switch on at the mains the system state is:
MODE:
Surround
SATELLITE SPEAKERS:
All set to the same volume level
BASS (Subwoofer) LEVEL:
Set to the same level as the Satellites
VOLUME LEVEL:
Set to mid level
BYPASS AND SURROUND MODES
SURROUND:
The default mode of the system is “Surround”. It takes the input from
a stereo source and processes it to simulate a 5.1 source so that you receive a “sur
-
round sound” effect from all the loudspeakers and the subwoofer. This mode is for
use with Stereo (2 channel) inputs.
If your source equipment is Stereo:
you should
always
use Surround mode.
If your source equipment has a multichannel processor:
Do
not
use Surround
mode as the sound will be garbled! Let the source equipment do the processing.
BYPASS:
All the signals go direct to the speakers with no internal processing.
If your source equipment is Stereo:
NEVER
use Bypass Mode as the subwoofer will
not receive a signal and you will get no Bass!
If your source equipment has a multichannel processor:
Always
use Bypass Mode
for best results.
SETTING UP THE SYSTEM - MULTICHANNEL INPUT
•
Press the BYPASS button on the Handset.
•
Play some music on the source equipment
•
Set the Main Volume Control (using the handset
or the Volume control on the Subwoofer) to a suitable level.
•
Adjust the volume of the Front Speakers at the handset to a reasonable level.
•
Set the Centre speaker to the same level as the Front speakers.
•
Use the BASS controls on the handset to set the subwoofer volume. The idea
is to get a deep bass sound, not to swamp the sound with excessive bass!
•
Now adjust the level of the rear speakers. Do not set this level too high as this
will adversely affect the sound image.
LARGE or SMALL?
Some digital surround processors ask you to specify the size
of
the speakers. If your processor has this feature, set all the speakers to “
Small
”. This
will direct all the system bass to the subwoofer. Remember to set the subwoofer
option on the processor to “
on
”, or you will get no bass.
Set all the analogue output levels from the processor (DVD player, etc.) according
to the instructions that were supplied with that equipment.
SETTING UP THE SYSTEM - STEREO INPUT
•
Press the SURROUND button on the Handset.
•
Play some music on the source equipment
•
Adjust the speaker levels as above.
USING THE SYSTEM
If you set the system to mute when last switched off, press the MUTE key to
restore the volume (See P. 8).
Use the Volume control to adjust the overall level.
NEVER listen to a Stereo source in BYPASS mode or you will get no bass. If you do
not want sound from the Centre/Rear channels, turn those levels down.
Use the
MUTE
key on the handset to mute/unmute the sound.
CAUTION:
If at high levels you hear popping or thumping noises from the sub
-
woofer, turn the Volume down immediately and then turn the bass level down.
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