Quick Start Guide

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Home Theatre System
Startup Guide
HT-A9
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Choose an installation position
FL
FR
RL RR
FR
FR
TV
Control box
Front left speaker
Rear left speaker
Front right speaker
Rear right speaker
Bottom of the speaker
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Install the control box on or in a shelf where the front panel display is not covered.
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Choose the installation position of the speakers by checking the labels on the bottom of the speakers.
• Surround sound can be experienced more effectively by installing the 4 speakers to surround your listening position and installing the front speakers on both sides of the TV.
• If you install speakers as following, perform [Sound Field Adjustment] under [Manual Speaker Settings].
– The distances from the TV to the front left speaker and the front right speaker have a large difference.
– The distances from your listening position to the 4 speakers are very unbalanced.
Note
• Before connecting the speaker system, disconnect the AC power cords (mains leads) of the TV and other devices from the AC outlets (mains). Reconnect them after step 5.
• If you change the installation position of the speakers, optimize the sound field again by selecting
[Setup]-[Advanced Settings]-[Speaker Settings]-[Sound Field Optimization].
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Connect a TV and another device
ARC/
eARC
TV
HDMI OUT HDMI IN
12V
S-CENTER OUT
HDMI cable (supplied) HDMI cable (not supplied)
Blu-ray Disc™ player,
set-top box, gaming
console, etc.
: Video signal
: Audio signal
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Connect the HDMI cable (supplied) to the HDMI OUT jack on the control box and the HDMI IN jack labeled “eARC” or “ARC” on your TV.
The TV sound is not output from the speaker system unless the HDMI jacks labeled “eARC” or “ARC” are connected to each other when you connect a TV and the speaker system.
If your TV has a S-CENTER SPEAKER IN jack, connect the TV center speaker mode cable (supplied) also to the control box and your TV.
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Connect an HDMI cable (not supplied) to the HDMI OUT jack on another device (a Blu-ray Disc player, set-top box, gaming console, etc.) and the HDMI IN jack on the
control box.
You can listen to high quality sound by playing the audio formats such as Dolby Atmos-Dolby TrueHD or DTS:X.
If your TV is compatible with the eARC function, you can listen to high quality sound by connecting another device to the HDMI IN jack on the TV and enabling the eARC function of the
TV.
Note
• Make sure that the connectors are firmly inserted.
• Enable the Control for HDMI function on the TV. Otherwise, there will be no TV sound output from the speaker system.
Tip
• Select the appropriate HDMI cable and [HDMI Signal Format] setting according to the video formats output from the device connected to the speaker system. For details, refer to the Help Guide.
• When you connect the speaker system to a device which supports the 8K video format, refer to “Connecting an AV Device Compatible with the 8K Video Format” in the Operating Instructions (separate document).
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Choose an installation method
Mounting on a wall
For details, refer to the Operating Instructions (separate document).
Installing on a shelf/stand
FL
FR
RL
RR
FL
FR
RL
RR
or
• Do not place the speakers in a shelf or right below the ceiling so as not to block the sound output from the top of the speakers.
• Do not place metal objects near the speaker system. Wireless functions may become unstable.
What’s in the box
Control box (1) AC adaptor (1) Remote control (1) /
R03 (size AAA) battery (2)
Front left speaker (1)
FL
Front right speaker (1)
FR
Rear left speaker (1)
RL
Rear right speaker (1)
RR
AC power cord (mains lead) for
speakers (4)
HDMI cable* (1) TV center speaker mode cable (1)
Home Theatre System
Home Theatre System
Startup Guide
Operating Instructions Startup Guide (this document)
* Supports the transmission of 4K/8K content.