Owner's Manual
Bi-Wiring
(S60,
S55
and
S50
Towers
)
Bi-wiring
ca
n provide
noticea
bl
e
improve
me
nts
in
the
overa
ll
transparency
of
your
loudspeakers.
After removing the jumpers,
run separate speaker wires to the
low
and high frequency drivers
from
a
single amplifier (the upper set
of
binding posts are for the
high frequency drivers, the
lower
set
of
binding posts are for the
low
frequency drivers). Connect one set
of
sp
ea
ker wires
to
the
upper
terminals
on each speaker and one set
of
wires to the
lower
terminals.
Connect the other ends
of
both wire sets
to
the sa
me
amplifier
outputs. See
Amplifer/AVR's user manual
for
configuration instructions.
Amplifier
Input Input
Bi-Amping
(S6
0,
S
55,
S50
Tower
s)
Bi-amp
in
g a
ll
ows
you
to use separate
amp
lifi
ers for the high and
low frequen
cy
sections
of
your
loudspeaker for greater dynamic
ran
ge
and
lower distortion.
We reco
mm
end that yo
ur
separate
amplifie
rs
have
identic
al
gain to preserve the speaker's voicing
balance.
After removing the jumper
s,
con
ne
ct the speaker wires
from the
hi
gh frequen
cy
amplifier
outputs
to
the upper set
of
te
rminal
posts on each speake
r.
Fo
ll
ow
the same proced
u
re
for
co
nnec
ti
ng the
low
frequency
amplifier
o
ut
p
ut
s
to
the l
owe
r
set of
terminals.
Reme
mb
er to mainta
in
co
rrect wiring
pola
ri
ty
(+to+,
- to - )
in
a
ll
connections. See
Am
plifer/
AV
R's
user
manual
for
co
nfiguration instructions.
Upper
Input
Lower
High FrequencyAmplifier
In
put
'--1f--
___,
f--'
Low
FrequencyAmplifier
Upper
Input
Lower
Input
Signature
Series
Owner's
Manual
Placement
Recommendations for the
S35 and
S30
Center
Channel
Speaker
The
most
po
pular placement
for your
835
or
S30 c
en
ter
channel
speaker
is
on a shelf below
your
fl
at
screen TV (if you have
an
older
bo
x
TV,
a
popular
option is to
place
your center channel
speaker
on t
op
of
it
, anchoring the
dialogue
and effec
ts
to
the sc
reen).
Not
e:
For older
TV
's,
th
e
S
35
an
d
S30 are
NOT
magneti
ca
lly
shielded.
Also compatible
as a
left,
center
or
right speaker
(U
C/R
),
the
S35 center channel
speaker
in
cludes built
in
keyhole slots for
easy
wa
ll-mounting
(see
in
structions on
wa
ll
mount template
for
more informatio
n)
.
Processor
Mode
Note:
Se{t
he
se
speakers
(S
35,
S30, S20, S15, S
10)
to
"
sm
all"
in
your
re
ceiver
's
Bass
Man
ag
em
ent
Settings.
Se
t
to
"larg
e"
for
to
wer
speakers
(S60
, S55, S50
).
The
"bass
ma
nagement" or
"speaker
co
nfig
ur
a
ti
on" me
nu
s of most
surround rece
iv
ers offer the choice
of
"normal"
or "wide"
modes for
s
ma
ll
er
speaker
op
eration.
In
di
screte
channel digi
ta
l
processor
s,
these m
ode
s are referred to as
"small" and
"large." Normal (small)
mode filte
rs
bass frequenc
ie
s from
ce
nter
channe
l,
bookshelf and
satellite
surround speaker
s,
and sen
ds
them instead
to
the front
left
and right ma
in
speakers or to the su
bwoo
fer output (
LFE)
jac
k.
Wi
de
(large) mode sen
ds
an
un
fil
tered, fu
ll
-range signal
to these
speakers. Use the
S
ma
ll
(normal)
mo
de for
op
timum center and
surround channel
performance
an
d
reli
ability.
Signature Series Speaker Positioning
To
maximize the sound
qua
li
ty
of
your speaker syst
em-
whether
you
'v
e purchased
tow
er speaker
s,
a center
channel
speaker,
bookshelf
speaker
s,
or
sat
el
lite
surround speakers - correct
placement
is everything. Take a
l
ook
at the
foll
ow
ing examples
and give them a try based on the Signatu
re
Series speakers
you've purchased.
Note:
Yo
ur Sign
ature
Series
speakers
are
compatible with 2.
0,
2.
1,
3.
1,
5.
1,
7.
1 and
9.
1 setups
(optiona
l subwoofer shown
in
graphics
).
5