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HTS 20
Home-Theater System
Owner’s Manual
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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral trian- CAUTION gle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dan- RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK gerous voltage” within the product’s DO NOT OPEN enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD – DO NOT OPEN. AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE – NE PAS OUVRIR. CUIDADO: PELIGRO DE CHOQUE ELECTRICO – NO ABRIR. The exclamation point within an equilateral
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. Figure A 2) Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be ANTENNA retained for future reference. LEAD-IN WIRE 3) Heed Warnings – All warnings on the product and in the operating instruc- tions should be adhered to. GROUND CLAMP 4) Follow Instructions – All operating and use instructions should be followed. ANTENNA 5) Cleaning – Unp
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INTRODUCTION The Infinity HTS-20 is a compact, efficient universal satellite, center-channel and subwoofer system that is ideal for reproducing home-theater sound. With their versatile design, the satellite speakers can be placed virtually anywhere on shelves or stands, or mounted on a wall or ceiling using the integral 4-way mounting bracket. The bracket has crossholes for mounting and also acts as a door for hiding the connection terminals. The center channel can easily be placed on top of or
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PLANNING YOUR SYSTEM The satellite speakers are used to reproduce sound for front and surround channels. Before deciding where to best place your speakers, survey your room and study Figure 1. POWERED SUBWOOFER TELEVISION Figure 1. In this overhead view of a typical installation, satellite speakers are used to reproduce sound for the front, SATELLITE SPEAKER CENTER-CHANNEL SATELLITE SPEAKER center and surround channels. The For Left Channel SPEAKER For Right Channel powered subwoofer provides
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PLACEMENT NOTE: The satellite speakers can be placed directly on a shelf, or mounted on a wall using the built-in bracket (see Figures 3 through 6). For front left and right channels, place the speaker on the left and another on the right. FRONT CHANNELS... CENTER CHANNEL... For the center channel, place the speaker directly on top of, or below, your television. Since the speakers are magnetically shielded, you can place them very close to the TV without worrying about the magnetic field dis
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Figure 2. This view shows the subwoofer positioned behind the right-channel satellite speaker to SUBWOOFER re-create the actual location of RIGHT-CHANNEL bass instruments in an orchestra. SATELLITE PRIMARY LISTENING AREA Here are some useful hints: 1. Experimentation with the port direction may be useful. At times directing the port away from the listening area (to the side) may be advantageous because this may create a better blend of bass within the listening room. 2. If bass response se
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SHELF PLACEMENT OF THE SATELLITES VERTICAL POSITION... The satellite speakers can be positioned vertically in two positions on a shelf or stand, as shown in Figure 3. Set each satellite flat, with the logo at the bottom and the bracket facing inward. You can also push the speakers gently back for a 20° tilt. Figure 3. This illustration shows how to VERTICAL PLACEMENT ON A SHELF vertically position the speakers two ways. (side view) (side view) Flat 20° Tilt-Up Position Position HORIZONTAL POS
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NOTE: The customer is responsible for WALL-MOUNTING THE SATELLITES the correct selection and use of mounting hardware (available through hardware The satellite speakers can be wall- or ceiling-mounted, as shown in Figures 5 and 6. You can stores) that will ensure the proper and mount the speakers with #6 wood screws (not included), using the built-in mounting bracket. safe wall-mounting of the speakers. Use the enclosed template to mark the desired position of each speaker on a wall or ceilin
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HORIZONTAL MOUNTING... For horizontal mounting, fasten the #6 wood screws (not included) to a wall stud, leaving a 3⁄16" clearance between the base of the screw head and the wall. If desired, loosen the bracket screw, adjust the bracket angle, and tighten the bracket screw. NOTE: You may want to route the wires before tightening the bracket screw (see Figure 8 on page 11). Then orient the speaker horizontally, align the crossholes on the rear of the speaker with the screws, and slide the speake
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WIRING THE SPEAKERS TURN OFF ALL POWER... After placing the speakers, you are ready to connect your system. First turn off all audio system power. Use high-quality speaker wire to make your connections. If you need more wire than is provided, use at least #16 gauge speaker wire with polarity coding. The side of the wire with a ridge or other coding is usually considered positive polarity (i.e., + ). Also, consult the owner’s manuals that were included with your amplifier, receiver, or television
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CENTER CHANNEL... Observe polarities when making speaker connections, as shown in Figure 9 (below). Connect each + terminal on the back of the amplifier or receiver to the respective + (red) terminal on the speaker. Connect the – (black) terminals in the same way. IMPORTANT! Do not reverse polarities (i.e., + to – or – to +) when making connections. Center Channel (rear view) Figure 9. The satellites and center-channel speaker feature terminals that can be connected in several different ways;
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SUBWOOFER... Refer to Figure 10 to identify the controls of your subwoofer’s internal amplifier: ❶ Speaker-Level Input and Output terminals ❷ Low-Level Input jacks ❸ Crossover Bypass ❹ Power-On Indicator ❺ Phase: reverse/normal switch to flip audio-signal polarity ❻ Volume Control: controls volume of subwoofer BEFORE CONNECTING Turn off your entire audio system prior to connecting your subwoofer. YOUR SUBWOOFER... – R + + L – ❹ Low-Level In Crossover Power SPKR Bypass Volume In Figure 1
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CONNECTING THE There are several ways to connect your subwoofer. Read this section carefully to determine which method is best suited for your installation. SUBWOOFER... The subwoofer may be fed directly with a low-level signal taken from your receiver’s subwoofer- output to connect your subwoofer. Connect one end of each stereo pair of leads to your pre- amplifier’s left and right outputs and connect the other end to the corresponding left and right LOW-LEVEL INPUTS ❷ on the subwoofer. This cab
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The subwoofer may be connected to your system using the SPEAKER-LEVEL INPUTS ❶ on the plate located on the rear panel of the subwoofer. Use speaker wire, maintaining proper polarity (+ to + and – to –). Attach the speaker wire to the left and right SPEAKER-LEVEL INPUTS on the subwoofer and the other ends to the proper left and right OUTPUTS on your amplifier or receiver. Then connect the outputs of the subwoofer to the front left and right satellites as shown in Figure 12. The additional speaker
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A FEW SUGGESTIONS We recommend that you not operate your speakers or subwoofer with the bass, treble and loud- ness controls set to full boost. This will place undue strain on your electronics and speakers and could damage them. The volume control setting on your preamplifier or stereo receiver is not a specific indication of the overall loudness level of the speakers. The only important consideration is the loudness level at which the system can be played regardless of where the volume control
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5. Set the overall volume control of the preamplifier or receiver to a comfortable level. Adjust ADJUST VOLUME... the subwoofer’s Volume control ❻ (Fig. 10) until you obtain a pleasing blend of bass. Bass response should not overpower the room but rather be adjusted so there is a harmonious blend across the entire musical range. Many users have a tendency to set the subwoofer vol- ume too loud, following the belief that a subwoofer is there to produce lots of bass. This is not entirely true. A s
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CENTER SPECIFICATIONS SATELLITES CHANNEL PERFORMANCE DATA... Frequency Range: 70 ~ 20,000Hz 100 ~ 20,000Hz Sensitivity: 86dB spl @ 1m/2.83V 90dB @ 1m/2.83V Impedance: 8 Ω nominal 8 Ω nominal Recommended Amplifier 10 ~ 100W 10 ~ 80W Power Range: DRIVE UNITS... Mid Frequency: one 4" (100mm) dual 4" (100mm) magnetically shielded, magnetically shielded, polypropylene cone polypropylene cones High Frequency: one 1⁄2" (12.7mm) 1⁄2" (12.7mm) magnetically shielded, magnetically shielded, polycarbonate
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SATELLITE MOUNTING TEMPLATE... Bracket Crosshole 2.52" (64 mm) Bracket Crosshole HTS-20 Home-Theater System – Owner’s Manual 19
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Infinity continually strives to update and improve existing products, as well as create new ones. The specifications and construction details in this and related Infinity publications are therefore subject to change without notice. ©1999 Infinity Systems, Inc., 250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797 USA (800) 553-3332 www.infinitysystems.com Infinity is a registered trademark of Infinity Systems, Inc. *Trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DTS is a trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc
