Klipsch CS-500 User Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Klipsch CS-500 System. After reading this
manual and connecting your system, you will hear the results of more than 60
years of stringent engineering and class-leading research and development.
Like all Klipsch products, your Klipsch CS-500 features Klipsch Tractrix
®
Horn-
loaded technology—the guiding design for the fi rst Klipschorn
®
developed in
1946 and every product that has followed. Horn-loading allows your speakers
Thank You
to deliver high sensitivity, low distortion, fl at frequency response and wide
dispersion, which translates to unequaled power, detail, and dynamics: the
hallmark of the “Klipsch Sound.” Please be sure to return the enclosed product
registration card or register your product at www.klipsch.com so we are better
able to serve you. Again, thank you for choosing Klipsch and we hope that your
Klipsch CS-500 brings life to your music and movies for many years.
CHAPTER 1: CONNECTING YOUR SYSTEM
Reading this Manual
This manual uses different style conventions and typefaces to distinguish them from the body text. Throughout the manual, the following conventions are used:
Step-by-Step Connections
This chapter is divided into steps to get you up and running as quickly as possible. Because TVs have so many different options these days, several
connection scenarios are provided. Below is a summary of the steps you will take to get connected.
Example
DISC, AUX 1, SAT/CAB, GUIDE, INFO, DVD MENU
Audio, Setup, Languages, Parental Control
AUX 1 INPUT, VIDEO OUTPUT, COMPONENT
Input and Output Jacks
Text
Button names on the remote and unit appear in ALL
CAPS, BOLD
.
On-screen menus appear in Bold, Italics.
Input and output jack names appear in ALL CAPS .
Black bar sections provide technical information.
Step 1: Unpack the box Page 2
Step 2: Put batteries in the remote control Page 2
Step 3: Connect TV signal output to Klipsch input
3A: Set-top box Connection Page 3
Use this connection if your TV has a cable box, satellite receiver, or HD Receiver set-top box connected to it
3B: TV Audio Connection Page 4
Use this connection if you receive your TV signal via regular cable (no cable box) or an off-air antenna
Step 4: Connect Klipsch system to TV’s VIDEO INPUT Page 5
Step 5: Connect the speakers Page 6
Step 6: Connect other components Page 7
Step 7: Connect AM and FM antennas Page 8
Step 8: Turn on TV and Klipsch system Page 8
Step 9: Complete the on-screen setup Page 9

Klipsch CS-500 Specifications

General

Brand	Klipsch
Model	CS-500
Category	Home Theater System
Language	English