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SuperCinema 3D Array Manual
SuperCinema® 3D Array™ Owner’s Manual
Speaker
Connection
Your SuperCinema 3D Array speakers are equipped with a set of 5-way binding posts that can be used with bare
wire, pin or spade connectors or banana plugs. Tighten the posts fi rmly by hand, but do not over tighten them.
Make sure all wires are fi rmly fastened. Always use high quality speaker wire of suffi cient gauge for the distances
you are running (see your dealer for assistance).
As shown above, hook up the left main/front channel red(+) terminal of your receiver or amplifi er to the red(+)
terminal of the left channel connector on the SuperCinema 3D Array loudspeaker and the left main/front channel
black(-) terminal of your receiver or amplifi er to the black(-) terminal of the left channel connector on the loud-
speaker. Connect the right channel main/front channel red(+) terminal of your amplifi er or receiver to the red(+)
terminal of the right channel connector on the loudspeaker and the black(-) terminal of the right main/front
channel of your receiver or amplifi er to the black(-) terminal of the right channel connector on the loudspeaker.
Connect the center channel red(+) terminal of your amplifi er or receiver to the red(+) terminal of the center
channel connector on the loudspeaker and the black(-) terminal of the center channel of your receiver or amplifi er
to the black(-) terminal of the center channel connector on the loudspeaker. It is essential that both speakers be
connected in the same way (in phase) to its own channel of the amplifi er. If you experience a great lack of bass,
it is likely that one speaker is out of phase (+ and – reversed) with the other.
VERY IMPORTANT: Also, due to the critical phase relationships required for the inter-aural crosstalk cancellation
effect, it is important that not only are all connections in phase, but also it is critical that the “+” connectors on
the receiver or amplifi er are connected to the “+” terminals on the SuperCinema 3D Array and the “-” terminals
on the amp or receiver to the “-” terminals on the SuperCinema 3D Array (correct absolute phase).
Setting Bass and Treble Controls on Receiver or Amplifi er
Normally we recommend that you set the “Bass” and “Treble” controls on fl at (or off, or 0 dB). Same applies
for a graphic equalizer; we recommend that you leave it fl at (or off). This will give you the most accurate and
natural sound. If you want more bass, raise your subwoofer’s “Level” control (or raise the subwoofer level on
you’re a/v receiver), keeping in mind that even a little turn of the knob can make a big difference in the sound.
The reason for this is that we have discovered that what is often thought as improper sounding speakers are,
in fact, a problem caused by use of tone controls. When in doubt, leave them out (fl at); this almost always results
in the best possible and most natural sounding system performance.
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Turn your amplifi er/receiver OFF before performing any connection steps,
in order to prevent accidental damage to your amplifi er.
