THX Select Certified Speakers & TX Series OWNER’S MANUAL THX-T3 SE THX Select Certified Towers (pair) | TX-T2 SE Towers (pair) | TX-T1 Towers (pair) | ΤΧ-Β1 Bookshelf (pair) | THX-C THX Select Certified Center speaker (pc) | THX-D THX Select Certified Dipole speakers (pair) | THX-12SUB,THX-10SUB, THX-10SUBt THX Select Certified Subwoofers (pc)
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CRYSTAL ACOUSTICS THX & TX SERIES 5 2. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Crystal Acoustics loudspeakers and subwoofer! Your new THX Select certified loudspeakers and subwoofers are designed and built to the highest standards for powerful and vivid high performance. Crystal Acoustics home cinema systems deliver powerful, engaging, you-are-there video and a profound yet nuanced, detailed and dynamic musical presentation.
CRYSTAL ACOUSTICS THX & TX SERIES stage, and imaging focus • High sound levels and dynamics capability > High sensitivity means even a relatively low-power A/V receiver or multichannel amplifier can drive them as long as they can support multiple 4 ohm loads > High power handling means they’re safe to use with powerful A/V receivers or big multichannel amplifiers • Dipole speakers: THX recommend dipole surround speakers to more faithfully reproduce the surround effects of movie theaters > Wide dis
CRYSTAL ACOUSTICS THX & TX SERIES 7 The sound field reproduced by a multi-channel audio system envelops listeners to create a very three-dimensional image. To achieve the best results follow these set-up procedures.
CRYSTAL ACOUSTICS THX & TX SERIES 3.1.1 Placement of Front Tower Speakers Try to follow these set-up suggestions as illustrated in Figure 1. Use our online Room Acoustics Designer® (www.crystal-acoustics.com) to find other placement suggestions. 1. Place your speakers equidistantly from your TV/projector’s screen 2. Measure the distance between your left and right speakers 3. Measure the distance between the listening position and the midpoint between your left and right speakers 4.
CRYSTAL ACOUSTICS THX & TX SERIES 9 Subwoofer Center Front Left Front Right 45° - 60° δεξί Figure 2: Dipole placement • Mount your THX-Dipoles on the side walls adjacent to the listening position about 2ft (66cm) above ear height • The THX-D speaker includes an invisible wall mounting system at the rear of the cabinet for on wall placement.
45° - 60° 10 κό δεξί CRYSTAL ACOUSTICS THX & TX SERIES Right Surround Leftresonance resultingSurround • Corner placement may excite room in boomy, muddy bass • Further experiment with speaker positioning; place the subwoofer near your listening position and play jazz with acoustic bass and move around the room • Place the subwoofer where you hear the deepest, best controlled and most articulate bass frequencies. 3.4.
CRYSTAL ACOUSTICS THX & TX SERIES 11 IMPORTANT: All connections must be made with the equipment switched off. Refer to your AV receiver manual before proceeding with connections. Connections to the speakers are made at the binding post terminals located on the rear panel of the receiver. These terminals permit a variety of connection methods. 1. Single-wire: Ensure the positive binding post on the speaker (marked in red) is connected to the positive output terminal of the amplifier or receiver.
CRYSTAL ACOUSTICS THX & TX SERIES any possible mismatch and resulting cancellation between the subwoofer and your main speakers/ amplifier. To adjust, simply listen to the system with music playing then depress the phase switch from one position to the other and listen for a change in low frequency output. The correct position will have a greater amount of apparent low frequency output. For all installations, experiment with the phase switch to determine the setting that produces the most bass.
CRYSTAL ACOUSTICS THX & TX SERIES 13 5.6 THX Subwoofer installation guide The following instructions are for THX Certified as well as non-certified Dolby Digital/DTS A/V receivers or surround processors. 1. Turn off your receiver or multi-channel amplifier and make sure the THX subwoofer is off 2. Use a high quality shielded interconnect with RCA connectors to link the THX subwoofer to the output of your receiver or multi-channel amplifier 3.
CRYSTAL ACOUSTICS THX & TX SERIES • In Dolby® Digital or DTS® modes, make sure that the receiver/amplifier is configured so that the speaker in question is enabled • Turn off all electronics and switch the speaker in question with one of the speakers that is working properly. Turn everything back on, and determine whether the problem has followed the speaker, or has remained in the same channel.
CRYSTAL ACOUSTICS THX & TX SERIES 15 receiver or processor for 6.1-channel operation, and when six satellites are in use, configure your receiver or processor for 7.1-channel operation • Review the operation of your DVD player and the jacket of your DVD to make sure that the DVD features the desired Dolby® Digital or DTS® modes, and that you have properly selected that mode using both the DVD player’s menu and the DVD disc’s menu 6.
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