User manual ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM 270 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

[. . . ] Instruction Manual System 270THX THX Select Certified Home Theater Loudspeaker System ® Covers Models 271 LR, 273m C, and 274t SR Atlantic Technology® I NNOVATIVE H OME T HEATER 343 Vanderbilt Avenue Norwood, MA 02062 (781) 762-6300 www. atlantictechnology. com Models 271 LR, 273m C, and 274t SR SYSTEM 270 THX High Performance THX Select Certified Home Theater Loudspeaker System Atlantic Technology® Thank you for choosing Atlantic Technology home theater products. Your new speaker components are precision crafted to give you years of enjoyable, trouble free service. This manual covers the System 270 THX speakers for home theater. It will show you how to incorporate System 270 THX components into your present setup, as well as how to assemble a complete system. [. . . ] Use the following placement guidelines and Figure 3 as a starting point. In fact, it may be beneficial to hook up the speakers with some extra wire and to simply drape the wire across the floor before installing the speakers permanently. This will allow you the opportunity to move the speakers around easily so you can find the best sonic and visual locations. Home Theater Remember that the primary goal of a good home theater is not to make you believe that you are in a movie theater. It's to make you believe you are in the scene taking place on the screen. For a home theater system, place your Model 271 LR speakers on either side of the television. The three front channel speakers (271 LRs and 273m C) are magnetically shielded so they will not interfere with your television picture. The left and right front speakers should be far enough apart that you get a good stereo image, but not so far apart that the sound seems to come directly from the speakers, distracting you from the picture. When using a center 4 Models 271 LR, 273m C, and 274t SR Atlantic Technology® channel speaker, a wider separation of the left and right front speakers is usually possible. You may chose to "toe" the LR speakers in, aiming them at the prime listening position. This can be particularly useful if the front LR speakers are fairly far apart. The Model 273m C should be placed directly above or below your television. It is important that the speaker is centered on the screen, not off to the side. The pivoting design of the 273m C allows you to tilt it up or down so that it points most directly at the listening position. Figure 3: Typical arrangement for speakers in a home theater. For best results, place the surround speakers within the shaded areas. Note that the surround speakers are marked Left and Right. It is important that the speakers be placed correctly for proper imaging. Surround speaker should be no closer than 2' from the ceiling Left surround speaker Ear level Center channel should be within 2' of front speaker tweeter height Right surround speaker Null point of surround speaker in line with listening position Operation of the 273m C Rear Panel Controls The Hi Frequency Level control will give you more or less high frequency output from the speaker, working similarly to a treble tone control. It allows you to compensate for overly bright soundtracks or "punch up" a dull soundtrack. Turning this control clockwise increases the high frequency level; turning it counterclockwise reduces the high frequency level. The Hi Frequency Level control also will allow you to adjust the overall sonic balance of the 273m C to more closely match the LR speakers even though the 273m C is placed directly above or below the TV screen. It may be best to use the test tone built into your receiver to adjust the overall sound of the 273m C to match the LRs once the speakers are placed in their proper locations. When left in the "THX Reference" position you'll get the most neutral frequency response from the speaker. The Boundary Compensation control can be used to adjust the lower midrange to compensate for sound coloration caused by the speaker's close proximity to the TV screen. [. . . ] There are also compact adjustable metal shelf style mounts from companies like PivotelliTM that are convenient and unobtrusive. Please contact your A/V specialist for information on these as well. On a bookshelf Adhesive rubber feet are included to protect the speaker bottom and the shelf or cabinet. In the wall (274t SR only) An optional Atlantic Technology in-wall mounting kit is available which includes all the necessary hardware and trim to install a pair of 274t SR speakers recessed partially in a standard wall. [. . . ]