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Contents
Getting Started
5.1 Ch Home Theater Speaker Package
Important Safeguards..................... 2
Precautions ..................................... 3
Introduction ..................................... 4
SKS-HT230
Package Contents ........................... 4
Getting to know Your Speaker
Package ........................................ 5
SKW-150X POWERED SUBWOOFER
SKF-230F FRONT SPEAKER
Installing & Using
SKC-230C CENTER SPEAKER
Various Mounting Methods ....
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WARNING: AVIS WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an RAIN OR MOISTURE. equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” CAUTION: within the product’s enclosure that may be of TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO suff
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Precautions Important Safeguards—Continued 1. Mounting 18. Damage Requiring Service – Unplug the appli- ance form the wall outlet and refer servicing to Mount the speakers as explained in this manual. Don’t qualified service personnel under the following con- use the front speakers without their bases as damage or ditions: injury may result. A. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged, Use commercially available speaker mounts and brack- B. If liquid has
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Introduction The SKS-HT230’s stylish enclosures are made of aluminum and their slim design makes them ideal for use with LCD and plasma TVs. SKS-HT230 The SKS-HT230 is a 5.1-channel speaker package consisting of front left and right speakers, a center speaker, surround left and right speakers, and a powered subwoofer. Simply connect the speakers to your AV amp or receiver for superb surround sound playback. Speaker terminals and speaker cables are color-coded for easy identifica
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Getting to know Your Speaker Package Subwoofer (SKW-150X) Front, Center & Surround Speakers (SKF-230F, SKC-230C, SKM-230S) ■ Front 3 2 1 SKW-150X POWERD SUBWOOFER ■ Rear 4 POWERED SUBWOOFER MODEL NO. SKW-150X OUTPUT LINE LEVEL INPUT MIN MAX 1 Speaker terminals POWER RED : STANDBY These push terminals are for connecting the speaker GREEN : ON to your DVD Receiver, amp, or other receiver with ON OFF the supplied speaker cables. The supplied speaker cables
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Various Mounting Methods Front Speaker Bases Wall Mounting If you intend to stand the front speakers on the floor or The front speakers, center speaker or surround speakers on a TV stand or AV stand, you should attach the sup- can easily be wall mounted by using the keyhole slots. To plied front speaker bases. To do this, align the mounting prevent the speaker from vibrating against the wall, holes in the base with base inserts on the front speaker’s attach four of the supp
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Various Mounting Methods—Continued ■ Mounting horizontally Using Speaker Mounts/Brackets To mount the center speaker horizontally, use the two keyhole slots shown to hang each speaker on two screws Threaded inserts for M5 screws are provided on the rear that are securely screwed into the wall. of each speaker for wall-mounting with commercially available speaker mounts and brackets. Refer to the man- Center speaker ual supplied with your mounts or brackets for installa-
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Connecting the Speakers Read the following before connecting your speakers: Connecting the Subwoofer •Turn off your amp before making any connections. • The nominal impedance of these speakers is 8 Ω . Use Using the supplied RCA cable, connect 1 only an amp that supports this impedance. the subwoofer’s LINE INPUT to your amp’s •Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. Connect SUBWOOFER PREOUT. positive (+) terminals to only positive (+) terminals, and negative (
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About Home Theater Enjoying Home Theater The SKS-HT230’s great sound means that you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your own home—just like being in a movie theater or concert hall. Front left and right speakers These output the overall sound. Their role in a home theater Center speaker is to provide a solid anchor for the sound image. They should This speaker enhances the front left and right be positioned facing the listener at about ear level, and eq
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Adjustment Caring for Your Speakers Placement Setting the Subwoofer Level • The speaker cabinets are made out of aluminum and To set the level of the subwoofer, use the OUTPUT are therefore sensitive to extreme temperatures and LEVEL control. Set it so that bass sounds are evenly bal- humidity, do not put them in locations subject to direct anced with the treble sounds from the other speakers. sunlight or in humid places, such as near an air condi- Because
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Troubleshooting Symptom Possible cause Remedy The speaker cables are not connected properly. Check the speaker cables and correct as necessary. On the amp or receiver, the Speaker Configu- Check the Speaker Configuration settings and There’s no sound coming ration settings for those speakers are set to make sure that the speakers are set to something from certain speakers? either None or No. Or, the number of speaker other than None or No. Or set the number of channels is
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Specifications ■ Powered Subwoofer (SKW-150X) ■ Center Speaker (SKC-230C) Type: Bass reflex with built-in Type: 2-way bass reflex center power amplifier speaker Input sensitivity/impedance: 220 mV / 15 kΩ Impedance: 8 Ω Maximum output power: 150 W Dynamic Maximum input power: 100 W Frequency response: 30 Hz–150 Hz Output sound pressure level: 80 dB/W/m Cabinet capacity: 32.5 L Frequency response: 65 Hz–35 kHz Dimensions (W × H ×
