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CUSTOM HOME THEATRE
Installation &
Hook-Up Guide
For 35” Built-In System HT35752BD
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Important Information CAUTIONS • The power cord plugs on all of the components are polarized (one blade wider than the other). Be sure any extension cord or multiple adapter you use is also polarized. • To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. WARNINGS • To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose any of these components to rain or moisture. • FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user
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Table of Contents Important Information Cautions and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Get Ready Unpack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Check the Installation Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Connect Speakers to Jack Panel Extension Cable Wire Front, Rear, and Center Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Other Connections to Back
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Introduction This guide contains instructions for installing and connecting components of the 35-inch built-in Custom Home Theatre system. These step-by-step procedures are presented in sequence and should be followed carefully. Use the small boxes 4 next to the instructions to check off completed tasks. q We recommend that two people are available to install this system. Get Ready Unpack System Important Note: Be s
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Connect Speakers to Jack Panel Extension Cable The front, center, and rear speaker wires must be soldered to the back of the jack panel extension cable that came attached to the audio/video component cabinet. Be sure the speaker wires are long enough to solder the wires to the jack panel extension cable before placing the audio/video component cabinet in its opening. Important Note: When soldering speaker wires, strip about one inch of insulation off the wire. Then wrap the wire
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Other Connections to Back of Cabinet Area Make Other Connections to Back of Component Area While you have easy access to the back of the audio/video component cabinet, some additional connections should be made. q 1. Identify cable TV and/or home antenna source(s). Connect the cable TV or home antenna to the IN FROM ANTENNA OR CABLE connector on the back of the jack panel extension cable. If necessary, use the 12’ RF cable packed in the accessory kit. q 2. Extend the FM
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Install Component and Software Cabinet The audio/video component and software cabinet is shipped assembled with four positioning brackets facing inward, and a heat dissipation fan and jack panel extension cable already installed. The cabinet goes in the bottom of the system opening and sits on top of the support frame. Mount Audio/Video Component and Software Cabinet q 1. Run the fan’s power cord from the outside of the audio/video component cabinet through the round
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Install TV Cabinet The TV cabinet is shipped assembled. Before final positioning of the TV cabinet in the opening, be sure to run the TV’s power cord and the connectors from the jack panel extension cable up through the square opening in the right rear of the cabinet. Be sure that the wires for the front and center speakers are accessible. Mount the TV Cabinet q 1. Place the TV’s power cord and connectors from the jack panel so that you will be able to easily feed them through the back of t
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Install Speakers Install Left and Right Front Speakers q 1. Position left and right bottom speaker spacers with the interlocking material facing the front and the grooved section at the bottom on top of the component and software cabinet adjacent to the TV cabinet. Note: Left and right spacers can be distinguished by their vertical openings. The left spacers have their openings on the right side and the right spacers have their openings on the left. All four spacers must have grooved sectio
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Install Speakers (continued) Install Center Speaker q 1. Position the two center speaker spacers on top of the TV cabinet as shown below with the interlocking material facing the front. Secure the spacers to the TV cabinet with two #10-32 x 1-1/2” screws and washers each. Important Note: Place the screw heads and washers in the inside of the TV cabinet. q 2. Connect the speaker wires to the corresponding positive (+) and negative (–) terminals on the center speaker. q 3. Position
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Install Speakers (continued) Install Rear Surround Speakers Rear speakers are usually placed in the rear wall. If the speakers cannot be mounted in a rear wall, they are mounted in the ceiling. There are two options for ceiling mounting: Option 1: Seating area is within 16 feet of the back wall, or Option 2: There is an interrupted back wall or seating area is farther than 16 feet from the back wall. See illustrations below for mounting instructions and ceiling mounting options.
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Test Trim Frames Before hooking-up and installing the components and TV, attach the trim frames now to test for proper fit. It will be virtually impossible to perform any needed adjustments once the components are in place. q 1. Insert trim frame cover over TV cabinet. If necessary, adjust spacing around TV cabinet using wood shims and the leveling legs located inside the bottom rear of the audio/video cabinet. q 2. Insert front and center speaker trim frames/grills being careful to a
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(continued) Install Component and Software Cabinet Shelves Install Glass Shelves q 1. After determining the proper shelf position, insert the retainer clips with screw heads facing down in the correct predrilled holes of the component and software cabinet as shown below. There are four clips for each shelf. Do not use less than four since this could damage the shelf. q 2. Slide the glass shelves into the retainer clips so that the front edge of the shelf is slightly recessed from
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R R L R L R L L Connect Components (Master Diagram) Connections need to be made between the components and the front side of the jack panel extension cable. To make access easier while connecting the components, you may want to keep the audio/video receiver out in front of the cabinet. Position the CD player, LaserDisc player, and VCR toward the front of their shelves. After all of the connections are completed, move all of the components into their proper places. The TV is the last component
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R L (continued) Connect Components Connect VCR The following items supplied in the accessory kit will be needed to connect the VCR: One six foot three-wire audio/video cable, one six foot two-wire audio cable, one three foot coaxial cable, and two phono-to-phono Y-adapters. After the VCR is connected, plug it into the outlet strip so the power to the clock is not interrupted. q 1. Connect the single plug of one Y-adapter into the VCR’s AUDIO R OUTPUT jack. Connect the single plug of t
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R R L R L L (continued) Connect Components Connect LaserDisc Player Use the two cables supplied with the LaserDisc player and one of the six foot two wire audio cables from the accessory kit to connect the player. After the LaserDisc player is connected, plug it into the outlet strip. q 1. Attach one end of a two-wire audio cable to the LaserDisc player by inserting the red plug into the AUDIO OUT 2 2/R jack and the white plug into the AUDIO OUT 2 1/L jack. q 2.Attach the other end of
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(continued) Connect Components Connect Audio CD Player Use the audio cable packed with the CD player to connect the CD player. After the CD player is connected, plug it into one of the switched outlets on the back of the audio/video receiver. q 1. Attach one end of the two-wire audio cable to the CD player by inserting the red plug into the LINE OUT R jack and the white plug into the LINE OUT L jack. q 2 Attach the other end of the two-wire audio cable to the audio/video receiver by inse
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Connect Components (continued) Connect Audio/Video Receiver The audio/video receiver should not be plugged in until all of the wires and cables are connected – including the speaker wires. To connect the audio/video receiver, use one six foot three-wire audio/video cable and speaker wire from the accessory kit. q 1. Attach one end of the three-wire audio/video cable to the audio/video receiver by inserting the yellow plug into the VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack, the red plug into the AUDIO TV R
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Connect Components (continued) q 3.Use at least 3 feet of speaker wire to connect the audio/video receiver’s SPEAKERS MAIN terminals to corresponding FRONT terminals on the jack panel extension cable. q 4.Use at least 3 feet of speaker wire to connect the audio/video receiver’s SPEAKERS CENTER terminals to corresponding CENTER terminals on the jack panel extension cable. q 5.Use at least 3 feet of speaker wire to connect the audio/video receiver’s SURROUND SPEAKERS REAR terminals to correspo
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(continued) Connect Components Connect Signal Splitter The two-way splitter supplied in the accessory kit is used to complete connection of the components. Use the two 6-inch RF coaxial cables from the accessory kit. Important Note: Optional connections for systems including a cable box are shown on page 28. Additional cables may be required for connecting a cable box. q 1. Connect the coaxial cable previously attached to the VCR’s IN FROM ANTENNA connector to the Set 2 connector on the
