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TM
™
SCS175
(230V)
simple
setup guide
setup guide
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Five satellites for left, right,
center and surrounds.
center and surrounds.
Powered subwoofer.
Five 9.8 ft. (3.0 meter) speaker cables for connection
from receiver to subwoofer and left, center and right
front loudspeakers.
from receiver to subwoofer and left, center and right
front loudspeakers.
Two 19.7 ft. (6.0 meter) speaker cables for connec-
tion from receiver to surround loudspeakers.
tion from receiver to surround loudspeakers.
included
On shelves.
On the wall.
Mounting Options
On optional stands.
Subwoofer
Surround Speakers
150-180 cm
Satellites and Surrounds
one.
Speaker Placement
Satellites
The customer is responsible for
proper selection and use of
mounting hardware, available
through hardware stores, to
properly and safely wall-mount
the speakers.
proper selection and use of
mounting hardware, available
through hardware stores, to
properly and safely wall-mount
the speakers.
Always start with the subwoofer
as close to one of the front cor-
ners as possible to take advan-
tage of solid-angle gains. If you
get too much bass, adjust the
”VOLUME” towards ”MIN”. The
result will be lower distortion
and higher reliability. If the
excessive bass is at one or more
discrete frequencies, then it
might be necessary to consider
dealing with room modes.
as close to one of the front cor-
ners as possible to take advan-
tage of solid-angle gains. If you
get too much bass, adjust the
”VOLUME” towards ”MIN”. The
result will be lower distortion
and higher reliability. If the
excessive bass is at one or more
discrete frequencies, then it
might be necessary to consider
dealing with room modes.
Here are your options:
• Modify the acoustical coupl-
• Modify the acoustical coupl-
ing of the subwoofer to the
room boundaries and/or the
room modes, i.e. move the
subwoofer.
room boundaries and/or the
room modes, i.e. move the
subwoofer.
• Modify the acoustical cou-
pling of the listener to the
room boundaries and/or the
room modes, i.e. move the
listener.
room boundaries and/or the
room modes, i.e. move the
listener.
• Move both the subwoofer and
the listener.
Center
+ –
+ –
+ –
Left Front
+ –
Left Surround
Center
Right Front
+ –
Right Surround
Receiver
+ –
Left Front sat.
– +
Right Front sat.
– +
Left Surround sat.
+ –
Right Surround sat.
+ –
Serie no.
Made in Denmark
Harman Consumer International
TM
SCS175
(230V)
simple
setup guide
setup guide
two.
Speaker Connections
Separate and strip the ends of
the speaker wire as shown.
Speakers and amplifiers/-
receivers have corresponding
(+) and (–) terminals. The (+)
lead of the speaker wire is
noted with a stripe. It is impor-
the speaker wire as shown.
Speakers and amplifiers/-
receivers have corresponding
(+) and (–) terminals. The (+)
lead of the speaker wire is
noted with a stripe. It is impor-
tant to connect all the speakers
identically: (+) on the speaker
to (+) on the amplifier and (–)
on the speaker to (–) on the
amplifier. Wiring “out of phase”
results in thin sound, weak bass
and a poor stereo image.
identically: (+) on the speaker
to (+) on the amplifier and (–)
on the speaker to (–) on the
amplifier. Wiring “out of phase”
results in thin sound, weak bass
and a poor stereo image.
Connection Tips
Speaker Level
Display
