DeskTop Theater™5.1 DTT2500 Digital Five Satellite/Subwoofer Speaker System With Dolby Digital Processor Installation and Operating Instructions 311 Needham Street, Newton, MA 02464 1-800-367-4434 Fax: 617-527-3194 www.hifi.com or e-mail us at info@hifi.com Rev. A 0420000547 © 1999 Cambridge SoundWorks, Inc.
Safety & Regulatory Information The following sections contain notices for various countries: Notice for the USA FCC Part 15: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
1-Year Limited Warranty IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ INSTRUCTIONS - All safety and operating instructions should be read before the DTT2500 Digital amplified subwoofer/satellite system is operated. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. HEED WARNINGS - All warnings on the subwoofer and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS - All operating and use instructions should be followed.
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Introduction hank you for purchasing DeskTop Theater 5.1 DTT2500 Digital by Cambridge SoundWorks. DeskTop Theater 5.1 DTT2500 Digital lets you experience the full potential of Dolby Digital® multichannel sound from your computer DVD player, with a dynamic output that rivals a component home theater system. It processes both Dolby Digital and Dolby Surround program material. DeskTop Theater 5.1 DTT2500 Digital offers discreet four-channel support for Microsoft® DirectSound® 3D and its other derivatives.
Holder/Cap (2) Satellites (5) MUSI MOVI FOURPOIN STEREO PRO LOGIC DOLBY DIGITA DIGITAL IN ANALOG IN LL L CREATIVE MULTI SPEAKER Supports (3) R DOLBY AUDIO MASTE CENTE SPEAKER MUT POWER DTT 3500 DIGITAL Quick Reference Guide 3 meter speaker wires (4) SUBWOOFE SURROUND (5) Wall Mounting Hardware Decoder Amplifier Strips of 4 feet (5) 5 meter speaker wires (2) SPDIF DIN Cable RS SUB C C RS SUB LS LS R L L R Feet (3) L Examine each unit carefully for signs of shipping damag
Installation Sequence Speaker Placement 1. Read all of the instructions before installing the speaker system. 2. Using the placement instructions as a guide, position the satellites, the center channel speaker and subwoofer around your computer. Install the Desktop Stands and Floor Stands as appropriate. If you wish to substitute a powered subwoofer for the subwoofer that comes with the DTT2500 Digital, read Substituting a powered subwoofer page 5. 3.
Playing VCD Movies: Using PC-DVD player on PC 1. Disable the ‘Creative Multi Speaker Surround’ (CMSS) function by pressing the CMSS button until all four LEDs are off. For VCD movies with Dolby Surround-encoded stereo program: You can use the Dolby Pro Logic decoder, by selecting PRO LOGIC DIGITAL IN, to experience 5.1-channel movie viewing. For VCD movies: You will have Digital 2.1 channel output.
Applications Guide The rear satellites may be installed on their convenient floor stands. While listening, the stands should be positioned to the left and right of your listening position (see Diagram G on the previous page). The Floor Stands are small enough to be stowed underneath a desk when not in use. See page 7 for floor stand assembly instructions. Larger work surfaces can accommodate both front and surround pairs of satellites on their Desktop Stands.
R L REAR RIGHT K LS LS C SUB RS R DOLBY DIGITAL (AC-3) SPDIF IN C SUB LS The Audio Mode selection feature can only be used with the PCM digital soundtrack of a Video CD or DVD with a stereo soundtrack, not a DVD encoded with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound or Dolby Surround-encoded material.
Attaching The Floor Stands Mounting The Speakers The rear satellites may be installed in their floor stands. 1. Insert the support into the support extend. 2. Insert one end of a support extend to the support. There are nine support extends for each floor stand to enable you to adjust to a suitable height. 3. Insert a rubber foot into each of the bottom-most support extends. 4. Insert the rear cable through the back of the holder/cap. 5. Connect the frame to stabilise the floor stand. 6.
Then make sure the speakers are positioned so that the test sound can be clearly heard. Finally, adjust the front panel level controls for the center, subwoofer and rear speakers. Adjust each control so its speaker achieves a balanced output level with the left and right satellites (which provide a fixed “reference” output level). All Decoder Amplifier functions except for the level controls are disabled while the test sound is running. MUSIC The speaker level controls operate at all times.
Connection to Sound Blaster Live! via Digital DIN Wiring Diagram DVD OUTPUT (EXAMPLE: CREATIVE LABS PC-DVD ENCORE Dxr2) SOUNDCARD OUTPUT (EXAMPLE: SOUND BLASTER LIVE!) DOLBY DIGITAL (AC-3) SPDIF IN REAR OUT LINE OUT If your Sound Blaster Live! sound card includes a Digital I/O card, you can take advantage of the clear, distortion-free audio available from its Digital DIN output. 1. Insert on end of the SPDIF cable into the Digital DIN output jack on the Sound Blaster Live! Digital I/O card.
