Technika HCHKAW08 - Speaker Placement and Connection; Speaker Placement Recommendations; Connecting Loudspeakers to Subwoofer; Speaker Cable Safety Notes

Theillustrationshowsatypical5.1loudspeakersetup.
FL:FrontRightSpeaker
C:CentreSpeaker
FR: FrontRightSpeaker
SW:Subwoofer
RR:RearRightSpeaker
RL:RearLeftSpeaker
The Front Speakersshouldpointslightlyinandfacingthelisteningposition
The Centre Speaker shouldbemountedaboveorbelowthemonitorscreen
centraltothefrontspeakersandthelisteningseat.
IdeallyFrontandCentrespeakersshouldbeatthesameheightandinline..
The Rear loudspeakersarelesscriticalbutideallyshouldfaceinwardfromapoint
somewhatbehindthelistener’shead.
Theheightofthesatellitesisimportant-ideallytheyshouldbeatearlevelor
slightlyabove,pointingdown.atthelistenerThesatellitesmaybeplacedon
shelvesorstandsorhungonthewallwithsuitablemountinghardware.
The :ubwoofermaybeplacedalmostanywhere,butapositioninfrontofthe
listenerispreferred.Ifyouwanttooperatethesubwooferremotelyitisessential
tohaveclearunobstructedspacebetweentheHandsetandtheI/R“eye”ofthe
subwoofer.
Donotplacethesubwooferwhereitislikelytobeobscuredbyfurnitureorother
objects.
Placingthesubwooferacrossacornerwillincreasebassbutthesoundmaybe
distorted.The ON/OFF switch must be readily accessible.
Theaboveareourrecommendations-youshouldexperimentuntilyoundthe
positionthatmostsuitsyourpersonalcircumstancesandtaste.
Connecttheloudspeakersasinthediagrambelow.Ifaloudspeakercableistoo
shortyoushouldbuyanextensioncable.DoNOTcutandspliceloudspeaker
cables.
SAFETY NOTES:
Whenrunningsignalandspeakercablesroutethemwellawayfromopenoor
andotherspaceswheretheycanbeasourceofdanger.Donottrailcablesclose
tobreakableobjectsetc.
Donotrunsignalcables(especiallythesubwooferinputcable)parallelwithmains
cablesorthesystemmaypickuphumandnoise.
Placethesatellitespeakersinlocationswheretheyaresafe,unlikelytofallor get
knockedoverandwheretheycannotcauseotherobjectstorattle.
CONNECTING THE SYSTEM - SPEAKERS
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SPEAKER PLACEMENT