A. UNPACKING
Carefully remove your new HSU speaker from its box, avoiding staples
which can cause damage to the finish. If you discover damage, contact
us and the shipper immediately.
Save your cartons – they are the best possible protection for your
speakers should you ever need to move them.
B. PLACEMENT
Note: For optimum bass performance, the addition
of a subwoofer, or a mid bass module plus a low
bass subwoofer is highly recommended.
Positioning Your Subwoofer
See the subwoofer owner’s manual.
Positioning Your In-Wall Speaker
For best imaging, the HIW-1 should be placed vertically such that the
tweeter is at ear level when the listener is seated, with woofer closer
to the floor. If the HIW-1 needs to be placed high, then the speaker
should be flipped so that the tweeter is on bottom and woofer on top,
with the tweeter at ear level when standing up. In the event that the
HIW-1 needs to be used horizontally on it’s side, then the horn should
be rotated 90 degrees, and the tweeters should be closer together
while the woofers are further apart.
If the HIW-1 is used as a center channel, it’s best to use it in the normal
upright position just like the left and right speakers. You can also lay
it on its side at the expense of horizontal polar response (asymmetric
polar response).
C. WIRING
The HIW-1 does not come with wires. We suggest getting 16 AWG for
runs under 10 feet, 14 AWG for runs of 10 - 25 feet, and 12 AWG for
runs of 26 - 50 feet.
D. SETTING UP
The HIW-1 comes in pairs. Purchase as many pairs as needed.
Connect one HIW-1 to each speaker output. Make sure you observe
the polarity.
Most speaker wire is polarity coded. This means that each conductor
is labeled either (+) positive or (-) negative. The (+) positive side
may be a different color or texture than the (-) negative side. On the
back of your amplifier, each channel is probably labeled (+) and (-)
as well as color coded red for (+) positive and black for (-) negative .
HSU speaker terminals are color coded red for (+) positive and
black for (-) negative. Be sure to hook (+) to (+), (red to red), and
(-) to (-), (black to black).
Figure 1
For best imaging, mount speakers so that the
horn tweeters are on the top and are at
ear level when the listener is seated.
If the speakers need to be placed high, mount them
so that the horn tweeters are on the bottom and
are at ear level when the listener is standing up.
If the speakers need to be placed horizontally, mount
speakers so that the horn tweeters are inside, nearer to
each other, with the woofers on the outside, farther apart.
