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The front speakers should be placed
the same distance from each other as
they are from the listening position.
They should be placed at about the
same height from the floor as the
listeners’ ears will be, or they may be
angled toward the listeners.

The center channel speaker should
be placed slightly behind the front left
and right speakers, and no more than
60 cm above or below the tweeters of
the left and right speakers. It is often
convenient to set the center speaker
on top of the television set, as shown
in the drawing. Use the supplied
support leg to aim it toward the
listener by screwing the leg in to
angle the speaker up, or unscrewing
the leg slightly to angle the speaker
down (applies to the DSC400 only).

The rear delay settings in this system
have been set so that the optimum
position from the listener is 1m. The
two surround speakers should be
placed slightly behind the listening
position and, ideally, should face
each other and be at a level higher
than the listeners’ ears. If that is not
possible, they may be placed on a
wall behind the listening position,
facing forward. The surround
speakers should not call attention to
themselves. Experiment with their
placement until you hear a diffuse,
ambient sound accompanying the
main program material heard in the
front speakers.

The low-frequency material
reproduced by the subwoofer is
mostly omnidirectional, and this
speaker may be placed in a
convenient location in the room.
However, the best reproduction of
bass will be heard when the
subwoofer is placed in a corner along
the same wall as the front speakers.
Experiment with subwoofer
placement by temporarily placing the
subwoofer in the listening position
and moving around the room until the
bass reproduction is best. Place the
subwoofer in that location.

Note: To ensure adequate ventilation,
allow a minimum distance of 10cm
between the subwoofer and
surrounding walls.

The customer is responsible for
proper selection and use of mounting 

hardware, available through
hardware stores, to properly and
safely wall-mount the speakers.

On shelves.

On the wall. Wall brackets are
included.

On optional stands.

On shelves.

On the wall. Wall brackets are an
optional extra (WB300S).

On optional stands (FS300S).

Attach plate to wall. The brackets
should be placed, if possible, so that
the screws will fasten into a wooden
wall stud. If that is not possible, use
properly selected wall anchors.

Slide speaker onto support.

Place speaker and support on wall
plate.

Caution: Always make certain that the controller and the subwoofer are turned off before connecting 
or disconnecting anything.

Connect the special multi-pin cable
(included) to the output marked
"System Audio Output" on the
controller and to the input marked

"System Audio Input" on the
subwoofer. This sends the bass/Low
Frequency Effects signal to the
subwoofer's own 100 Watt amplifier
and sends the three front and two
rear channels to the five 35 Watt
amplifiers 

conveniently built into the subwoofer
to power your DSC satellite speakers.

Connect the special error-proof
connectors at the loudspeaker end
of each cable to the correct loud-
speaker. Make certain to connect the
right front output on the subwoofer
to the right front speaker, center
output to center speaker, etc.

Remove 1/2 cm of insulation from the
loudspeaker end of each cable.
Connect the "+" conductor (marked
with a stripe) to the red "+" terminal

of the appropriate loudspeaker and
the "-" conductor to the black "-"
terminal of the loudspeaker. Make
certain to connect the right front
output on the subwoofer to the right
front speaker, center output to center
speaker, etc. It is important to
connect all speakers correctly, with
plus wire to plus terminal and minus
wire to minus terminal. Incorrect "out
of phase" wiring will result in thin
sound, weak bass and a poor stereo
image.

Your DSC system includes cables for
connection of all five satellite
speakers to the subwoofer. Connect
the special error-proof connectors at
the subwoofer end of each cable to
the appropriately marked sockets on
the rear of the subwoofer. Owners of
the DSC400 system should follow the
instructions in the section marked
"DSC400 Only" for cable connection to
the DSC400 satellites. Owners of the
DSC800 system should follow the
instructions in the section marked
"DSC800 Only" for cable connection to
the DSC800 satellites. To place the
speakers in your room, see the
recommendation on pages 11 and 30.

LOUDSPEAKER OUTPUTS

ON / STANDBY

OFF

           AC 
230 - 240V ~ 50Hz
         450W

WARNING

A V IS

                        NE PA S O UV RIR

RISQUE DE  CHOC  ELECTRIQUE

                       DO  NO T  OPEN

RISK O F ELECTRIC  SHOCK

For use with
DSC400 System

THIS PA NEL A ND ITS  A BO V E 
HEA TSINK A RE DESIG NED TO  
BEC O ME Q UITE W A RM  DURING  
NO RM A L O PERATIO N

Impo rta nt de ta ils re g a rding  
the use o f a uto ma tic  Turn 
O n  /   Sta ndby  /   O ff  a re     in 
yo ur o wne r's ma nua l.

RIGHT

CENTER

LEFT

LEFT

RIGHT

FRONT 
SPEAKERS

SURROUND
SPEAKERS

SYSTEM AUDIO

INPUT

<

"WARNING :

"AVIS :

 FOR 

CONTINUED PROTECTION 
AGAINST A RISK OF FIRE, 
REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME 
FUSE TYPE."

 UTILSER UN FUSIBLE

DE RECHANGE DE 
MEME TYPE."

4A / 250V  TYPE T

 POWER

TM

LOUDSPEAKER OUTPUTS

ON / STANDBY

OFF

           AC 
230 - 240V ~ 50Hz
         450W

WARNING

A V IS

                        NE PA S OU VRIR

RISQUE DE  CHOC  ELECTRIQUE

                       DO  NOT O PEN

RISK O F ELECTRIC  SHOC K

For use with
DSC400 System

THIS PA NEL A ND ITS  A BO V E 
HEA TSINK  A RE  DESIG NED  TO  
BEC O ME Q UITE W A RM  DURING  
NO RM A L O PERATIO N

Impo rta nt de ta ils re g a rding  
the use o f a uto ma tic  Turn 
O n  /  Sta ndby  /   O ff  a re     in 
yo ur o wne r's ma nua l.

RIGHT

CENTER

LEFT

LEFT

RIGHT

FRONT 
SPEAKERS

SURROUND
SPEAKERS

SYSTEM AUDIO

INPUT

<

"WARNING :

"AVIS :

 FOR 

CONTINUED PROTECTION 
AGAINST A RISK OF FIRE, 
REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME 
FUSE TYPE."

 UTILSER UN FUSIBLE

DE RECHANGE DE 
MEME TYPE."

4A / 250V  TYPE T

 POWER

TM

Connect the supplied AM and FM
antennas as shown for radio
reception.

Connect the AM loop antenna to the
AM screw terminals.

Connect the FM antenna to the 
75 Ohm FM antenna socket.

Notes:
• To prevent noise pickup, keep the

AM loop antenna away from the
system and other components.

• Be sure to fully extend the FM wire

antenna.

• After connecting the FM wire

antenna, keep it as horizontal as
possible. Move it until you receive
the best reception. 

If you have poor FM reception
Use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not
included) to connect the system to an
outdoor FM antenna as shown below
or to the radio antenna connector on
the wall for the roof antenna on your
house (if any).

Notes:
• If you connect the system to an

outdoor antenna, ground it against
lightning.

• To prevent a gas explosion, do not

connect the ground wire to a gas
pipe.