Toshiba SSC5300 - Manual (Page 3)

Toshiba’s Home Theater Speaker Systems am designed to enhance your entertainment
pleasure by recreating the sonic impact of a movie theater in your home. The SST6200 and
SSC5300 speakers were specifically designed to provide you with a spacious and realistic
presentation of sound information to achieve this result, especially when used with the
Toshiba XB-20000 surround-sound amplifier. Follow the detailed instructions on this page to
correctly set-up and achieve the optimum performance from your Toshiba Home. Theater
Speaker System.
2. Set-Uo 8~ Connecting
After unboxing your system, you will find threaded inserts have been provided in the
bottom of your SST6200 speakers. These are to accomodate spikes, which will suspend
the speakers slightly above the level of the carpet to prevent imprinting in your carpet and
can be adjusted to make the speakers level.
Spikes are for use only on carpeted
floors!
Before attempting any connection, switch your amplifier to OFF
or STANDBY to prevent damage and risk of electrical shock
You can connect to the five-way binding posts by a) connecting a
spade terminal around the binding post, b) inserting wire though
the hole provided in the post, or c) inserting a banana connector
into the plug at the end of the post. In addition to the markings
on the terminal plates, positive terminals have been marked with
a red band and negative terminals with a black band, making it
easy for you to locate. the correct terminal for connection.
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Remember: switch the amplifier to STANDBY before attempting any
connection. Do not turn the amplifier ON until all connections are completed!
Television and
center channel
above or below)
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In a home theater environment,
placement for the speakers is closely tied
to the location of your television. The
diagram at left will provide you with the
general layout of your home theater
system, indicating the variety of positions
for all the speakers. When setting up
your system, try to avoid placing other
furnishings between the speakers and
your viewing/listening position or directly
alongside the speakers as these can
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diminish sound quality
Your speakers should be placed along
Rear Right an arre with the television and center
channel speaker in the middle. The
SST 6200 speakers are designed for excellent horizontal sound dispersion, so placement along the
arc will enhance the “surrounding” presentation of sound You can also greatly enhance the
system’s sense of depth by placing the SST 6200 speakers several feet out from walls, if your
room allows for this.
The SSC53000 center channel speaker was designed for very wide vertical dispersion as well as
excellent horizontal sound dispersion. The speaker should be placed directly above or below the
television for optimal integration of audio and video information.
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