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    Owner’ s Manual ® HTS - 20 Home-Theater System[...]

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    2 ◆ HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner’ s Manual THIS INFINITY PRODUCT IS DESIGNED FOR 120-VOL T USE ONL Y! FOR DET AILED SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, PLEASE SEE FOLLOWING P AGE IN THIS OWNER'S MANUAL FOR “IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . ” The lightning flash with arr owhead symbol, within an equilateral trian- gle, is intended to alert th[...]

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    HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual ◆ 3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2) Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future refer ence. 3) Heed W arnings – All warnings on the[...]

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    4 ◆ HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual A BOUT T HIS M ANUAL ... P AR TS L IST ... I NTRODUCTION The Infinity HTS-20 is a compact, efficient universal satellite, center -channel and subwoofer system that is ideal for repr oducing home-theater sound. With their versatile design, the satellite speakers can be placed virtually anywher[...]

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    HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual ◆ 5 Figur e 1. In this over head view of a typical installation, satellite speakers ar e used to r epr oduce sound for the fr ont, center and surr ound channels. The power ed subwoofer pr ovides extra bass for effects and music. P LANNING Y OUR S YSTEM The satellite speakers are used to repr oduc[...]

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    6 ◆ HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual F RONT C HANNELS ... C ENTER C HANNEL ... S URROUND C HANNELS ... S UBWOOFER ... CAUTION: The metal plate on the back of the subwoofer acts as the heat sink for the subwoofer ’ s inter nal amplifier . It is normal for this ar ea to get warm. P LACEMENT NOTE: The satellite speakers can be pl[...]

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    HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual ◆ 7 Figur e 2. This view shows the subwoofer positioned behind the right-channel satellite speaker to r e-create the actual location of bass instruments in an or chestra. Here are some useful hints: 1. Experimentation with the port direction may be useful. At times directing the port away from th[...]

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    8 ◆ HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual V ER TICAL P OSITION ... Figur e 3. This illustration shows how to vertically position the speakers two ways. H ORIZONT AL P OSITION ... Figur e 4. This illustration shows how to horizontally position the speakers thr ee ways. S HELF P LACEMENT OF THE S A TELLITES The satellite speakers can b[...]

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    HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual ◆ 9 NOTE: The customer is r esponsible for the corr ect selection and use of mounting har dwar e (available thr ough hardwar e stor es) that will ensure the pr oper and safe wall-mounting of the speakers. V ER TICAL M OUNTING ... Figur e 5. This illustration shows how to mount the speaker vertica[...]

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    10 ◆ HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual H ORIZONT AL M OUNTING ... Figur e 6. This illustration shows how to mount the speaker horizontally on a wall or ceiling four differ ent ways. For horizontal mounting, fasten the #6 wood screws (not included) to a wall stud, leaving a 3 ⁄ 16" clearance between the base of the screw he[...]

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    HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual ◆ 11 W IRING THE S PEAKERS After placing the speakers, you are ready to connect your system. First turn of f all audio system power . Use high-quality speaker wire to make your connections. If you need more wire than is provided, use at least #16 gauge speaker wir e with polarity coding. The side[...]

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    12 ◆ HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual Observe polarities when making speaker connections, as shown in Figure 9 (below). Connect each + terminal on the back of the amplifier or receiver to the respective + (r ed) terminal on the speaker . Connect the – (black) terminals in the same way . Do not r everse polarities (i.e., + to ?[...]

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    HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual ◆ 13 S UBWOOFER ... B EFORE C ONNECTING Y OUR S UBWOOFER ... Figur e 10. Refer to Figure 10 to identify the contr ols of your subwoofer ’ s internal amplifier: ❶ Speaker -Level Input and Output terminals ❷ Low-Level Input jacks ❸ Crossover Bypass ❹ Power -On Indicator ❺ Phase: reverse[...]

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    14 ◆ HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual There are several ways to connect your subwoofer . Read this section carefully to determine which method is best suited for your installation. The subwoofer may be fed directly with a low-level signal taken fr om your receiver ’ s subwoofer- output to connect your subwoofer . Connect one e[...]

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    HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual ◆ 15 The subwoofer may be connected to your system using the SPEAKER-LEVEL INPUTS ❶ on the plate located on the rear panel of the subwoofer . Use speaker wire, maintaining proper polarity (+ to + and – to – ). Attach the speaker wire to the left and right SPEAKER-LEVEL INPUTS on the subwoof[...]

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    16 ◆ HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual I MPOR T ANT ! C HECKING P LA YBACK ... S URROUND M ODES ... S ET C ONTROLS ... P OWER O N ... A F EW S UGGESTIONS W e recommend that you not operate your speakers or subwoofer with the bass, tr eble and loud- ness controls set to full boost. This will place undue strain on your electr onics[...]

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    HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual ◆ 17 5. Set the overall volume control of the pr eamplifier or receiver to a comfortable level. Adjust the subwoofer ’ s V olume control ❻ (Fig. 10) until you obtain a pleasing blend of bass. Bass response should not overpower the r oom but rather be adjusted so there is a harmonious blend ac[...]

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    P ERFORMANCE D ATA ... D RIVE U NITS ... D IMENSIONS ... W EIGHT ... P ERFORMANCE D ATA ... D RIVE U NITS ... D IMENSIONS ... W EIGHT ... Frequency Range: 70 ~ 20,000Hz 100 ~ 20,000Hz Sensitivity: 86dB spl @ 1m/2.83V 90dB @ 1m/2.83V Impedance: 8 Ω nominal 8 Ω nominal Recommended Amplifier 10 ~ 100W 10 ~ 80W Power Range: Mid Frequency: one 4&quo[...]

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    HTS -20 Home-Theater System – Owner ’ s Manual ◆ 19 2.52" (64 mm) Bracket Crosshole Bracket Crosshole S A TELLITE M OUNTING T EMPLA TE ...[...]

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    Infinity continually strives to update and improve existing pr oducts, as well as create new ones. The specifications and construction details in this and related Infinity publications are ther efore subject to change without notice. © 1999 Infinity Systems, Inc., 250 Cr ossways Park Drive, W oodbur y , NY 11797 USA (800) 553-3332 www .infinitysys[...]