Klipsch thx ultra 2 owners manual

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THX ULTRA2 LOUDSPEAKERS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. READ these instructions. 2. KEEP these instructions. 3. HEED all warnings. 4. FOLLOW all instructions. 5. DO NOT use this apparatus near water. 6. CLEAN ONLY with dry cloth. 7. DO NOT block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. 8. DO NOT install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9. ONLY USE attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. 10. USE only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufactur er, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/ apparatus combination to avoid injury from tipover. 11. DO NOT expose this apparatus to dripping or splashing and ensure that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, are placed on the apparatus. The exclamation point, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electrical shock to persons. WARNING : To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. WARNING : No naked flame sources -“ such as candles -“ should be placed on the product. WARNING : Do Not Open! Risk of Electrical Shock. Voltages in this equipment are hazardous to life. No userserviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. ABOUT YOUR KLIPSCH PURCHASE Thank you for your purchase of Klipsch THX ®Ultra2 -„¢loudspeakers. After reading this man ual and connecting your system,you will hear the results of over 60 years of stringent engi neering and classleading research and development.Like all Klipsch products,your loud speakers feature Klipsch Tractrix ®Hornloaded Technology-“ the guiding design for the first Klipschorn ®developed in 1946 and for every product that has followed. Hornloading allows your speakers to deliver high sensitivity, low distortion, flat frequency response and wide dis persion, which translates to unequaled power, detail, and dynamics, the hallmark of The Klipsch Sound. Please be sure to register your product online at www.klipsch.com/register so we are better able to serve you. Again, thank you for choosing Klipsch and we hope that your speakers bring life to your music and movies for many years. UNPACKING The easiest way to remove the speaker from its carton is to turn the open end of the box down so that it is resting on a table or the floor, with the flaps spread out and away. Then pull the box straight up and off. Remove any packing material from the speaker and grille, place it back in the carton, and store in case you ever need to ship the loudspeaker. Each speaker comes supplied with rubber stickon feet that should be applied to prevent any damage to either the speaker or the surface on which it is resting (Figure 1). PLACEMENT Your THX Ultra2 loudspeakers will achieve optimum performance when located in conformance with THX guidelines, on which the following instructions are based. Dont be discouraged if some compromise is necessary, however, or if modest adjustments will make the system look much better in the room. The speakers are engineered to deliver excellent sound over a relatively wide range of placements within the basic framework of a 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1channel surroundsound installation. This is especially the case for WDST-„¢ (Wide Dispersion Surround Technology) surround speakers, which offer many more practical placement options than conventional designs. In the end, all that matters iswhat sounds good to you and what works in your home theater. Before we move on to the specifics, here are some placement considerations that apply universally. General Rules - Front speakers typically sound best when their tweeters are at approximately ear height for seated listeners. If this isnt possible (as it often is not for centerchannel speakers), it is sometimes beneficial to tilt the speaker slightly so that it is aimed into the listening area. Surroundchannel speakers usually perform best when placed slightly above seated ear level. -If you are putting speakers in a cabinet, try to bring their fronts out far enough that they are at least flush with the cabinets front. - When practical, arrange each speaker so that its woofer is at somewhat different distances from the floor, the wall behind it, and the wall beside it. It can also help to have the left and right front speakers at different distances from their nearest side walls. This sort of staggering helps smooth the bass range. - Any speakers bass output and response is strongly influenced by its distance from room boundaries, such as walls and the floor. Moving a speaker closer to a room boundary will increase its bass output, while moving it away will reduce the bass. So you will get maximum bass from a speaker by placing it in a corner and minimum bass by placing it in the center of the room. System Configuration Figure 2 shows a THXUltra2 compliant 7.1channel speaker layout. (Configuration for 5.1 channels is the same minus the surround back loudspeakers behind the listening area.) KL650THX or KL525THX LCRs are used for front left, center, and right channels. The left and right surrounds are KS525THX WDST-„¢ loudspeakers. The surround back speakers are narrowly spaced KL650THX or KL525THX LCRs. In some installations, it may be preferable to use KS525THXs for the surround back channels due to their Figure 1

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keyhole mount for use in hanging the speaker on the wall. To use the keyhole, all you need is a screw or nail of the appropriate size protruding slightly from the wall. If possible, the nail or screw should be driven into a wall stud; if not, be sure to use appropriate anchors in the drywall or plaster. Additionally, the KS525THX is configured for use with OmniMount ® 20.0 Series walland ceilingmount brackets (Figure 3). Refer to the OmniMount manual for detailed installation instructions. Surround Back Loudspeakers In addition to the left and right surrounds, THX Ultra2 7.1channel system specifications call for two forwardradiating surround back loudspeakers behind the listening area, preferably spaced no more than a few feet apart. These would be KL650THX or KL525THX LCRs, either placed on stands, or ideally mounted on the back wall. Like the left and right surrounds, they should be slightly above seated ear level -“ about five to six feet off of the floor. In some installations, it may be preferable to use KS525THXs for the surround back channels due to their smaller size. Their WDST design works very well in this application. You will probably want to space the KS525THX surround back pair somewhat farther apart than you would the LCRs. Subwoofers Two KW120THX subwoofers and a KA1000THX amplifier are required to meet THX Ultra2 maximum output requirements. This specification assumes a very large room, however, and in many installations a single KW120THX will be completely adequate. Although the KW120THX will perform well in a wide variety of locations, you will get the most out of it by following some simple guidelines: - Although the subwoofers orientation is not at all critical, avoid placing the front (driver) side of the cabinet up against a wall. - The subwoofers output will increase as it is moved closer to walls, with maximum output when it is placed in a corner. If practical, always place the subwoofer against or near a wall. - In most rooms, a subwoofer will deliver smoothest bass response when placed in a corner away from room openings,such as doors.So if possible,thats the place to start. - If you are using more than one subwoofer, you usually will get best performance by placing them together in the same location rather than by spacing them apart. Naturally, there are exceptions to the general rules, since no two rooms or systems are exactly alike.Once you have the subwoofer connected to your system and adjusted at least roughly (see the KA1000THX manual for details),you may want to experiment to see if you can do better. CONNECTIONS Note: Proper connection of your speakers to your amplifier or receiver is vital to obtaining good sound quality. Please follow these directions carefully. Sloppy connections can causeamplifier malfunction or damage. Klipsch THX Ultra2 loudspeakers are internally wired with multiple gauges of highpurity copper wire, carefully selected and wound to ensure optimum signal transfer at all frequen cies. You will obtain best performance from your speakers if you connect them to your amplifier or receiver with similar high quality wire available from your dealer. (The KW120 THX comes with a 20foot length of THX Ultracertified speaker cable terminated in profes sionalgrade connectors that mate with the jacks on the subwoofer and the companion KA 1000THX amplifier.) At minimum, we recommend that you use 16gauge or heavier stranded copper wire. Use lowergauge (heavier) wire for long runs to maintain correct frequency response and minimize power loss. On the back of each KL650THX, KL525THX and KS525THX speaker are two sets of binding posts, one feeding the tweeter and the other the woofers. For conventional wiring, these sets are connected together with goldplated metal straps, which can be removed for biwiring or biamping. We will explain ordinary singlewiring first and then the alternatives. All the information regarding singlewiring also applies to biwiring. BUT FIRST: TYPES OF CONNECTORS Bare wire. Pull the two conductors apart for about an inch and strip approximately 1/4 inch of insulation from the end of each. (A wire stripper will simplify this, but you can use an ordinary pocket knife to cut around and through the insulation down to the wire.) Twist the strands of wire on each individual conductor tightly together. Loosen the nuts on a pair smaller size.Their WDST design works very well in this application. Two KW120THX subwoofers are necessary to achieve THX Ultra2 maximum output requirements. This specification assumes a very large room, however, and in many installations a single KW120THX will be completely adequate. The companion KA1000THX subwoofer amplifier can drive either one or two subwoofers. In dualsubwoofer systems, it is usually best to place them right next to each other rather than spaced apart. Front LCR Loudspeakers Normally the array would be either all KL650THXs or all KL525THXs, but the center speaker can be different from the left and right speakers. (For example, you might combine a pair of KL650THXs for the front left and right with a KL525THX for the center.) The centerchannel speaker should be centered along the width of the TV screen, directly aboveor below it or,in the case of an acoustically transparent frontprojection screen,behind it.The left and right speakers should be placed equal distances out from the edges of the TV screen. Exactly how far out depends on the size of the screen.A reasonable starting point is to place the left and right speakers so that they and your listening position form an equilateral triangle. Since the center speaker helps anchor the sound to the screen, it usually is better to have the left and right speakers spread a little too wide than to have them too close together.The left and right speakers should be aimed inward towards the listening position as shown in figure 2. In some installations, it may be desirable to wallmount the front LCR speakers rather thanto put them on stands or in a cabinet.To accommodate this, the KL650THX and KL525 THX are both configured for use with OmniMount ®60.0 Series walland ceilingmount brack ets (Figure 3).Refer to the OmniMount manual for detailed installation instructions. Surround Left and Right Loudspeakers In a 5.1 or 7.1channel installation, the left and right surround speakers will be KS525 THXs placed to the sides of the listening area, typically on or against the walls. They should be elevated slightly above seated ear level -“ five or six feet above the floor is a good target. If desired, the speakers can be moved back along the wall to as much as 20 degrees behind the listening position, especially in a 5.1channel system. The KS525THXs Wide Dispersion Surround Technology design gives you a great deal more latitude if you need it, delivering good results in configurations that depart significantly from the ideal. The KS525THX has a 6'15' LR Y X ZX=Y=Z C TELEVISIONSUB SUB C SBLSBR SLSR Figure 2 Figure 3