Optimus HTS-102 User Manual

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HTS-102 Home Theater System

Cat. No

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31-3043

Your HTS-102 home theater system includes the STAV­3770 receiver (RadioShack 31-3042, with its owner’s man­ual and accessories), two front speakers, two surround­sound (rear) speakers, one center spe aker, and one sub­woofer. All you need to add to have a com plete hom e t he­ater system are an audio/video input source (s tereo Hi-Fi
VCR or DVD/LD player) and a TV.

For receiver instructions and the HTS-102’s warranty, refer
to the STAV-3770 Owner’s Manual. The instructions on
the next few pages only cover basic home theater and
speaker connections. Before making any connections, see
“Positioning Speakers” on Page 5 of the STAV-3770 Own­er’s Manual to choose the be st locations for your speak­ers.

Center Speaker

TV

Front Left
Speaker

Rear Left
Speaker

Listening

Area

Front Right
Speaker

Rear Right
Speaker

Caring for Your Speakers

• Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and
dirt.

• If the cabinet is very dirty, wipe it with a soft cloth
dipped in a neutral cleanser diluted with water, then
wipe again with a dry cloth. Do not use furniture wax
or cleaners.

• Never use thinner, benzene, insecticide sprays, or
other chemicals on or near the cabinets.

• Never use a vacuum cleaner to clean the grille cloth.

Connecting Speakers

Your HTS-102 system includes all speaker wires required
for speaker connections. Each speaker wire consists of
two conductors (individual wires) encased in insulation
and is color-coded so you can identify each conductor (the
color mark is on only one of the conductors in each speak­er wire pair). Use these colors as a guide to help you prop­erly connect the speakers.

If the supplied speaker wires are too short for your con­nections, you can purchase additional wire at your local
RadioShack store. Use 16-gaug e (or larger) speaker wire
for all speaker connections.

Speaker Specifications

Power Handling (all speakers) ................ 35W RMS, 105W MAX

Nominal

Impedance..... .. .....8 Ohms........ 16 Ohms....8 Ohms 2 Ch (L/R)

Sensitivity.............. 86.5 dB ...........86 dB

Front/Center Rear Subwoofer

Supplied Accessories

Quantity Description Colors

Speaker Wires

2 Receiver Out to Subwoofer In Li
2 Subwoofer Out to Front Speakers Dark Blue/Red
2 Receiver Out to Surround-Sound

Speakers

1 Receiver Out to Cent er Speaker Yellow

Patch Cable

1 VCR Out to Receiver In Red/White

ht Blue/Pink

Green/Oran

e

When connecting each conductor to a speaker terminal,
hold down the terminal lever, insert the conductor’s end
into the small hole, and release the terminal le ver to se­cure the conductor.

When connecting each conductor to the receiver, press
open the terminal lever, insert the conductor’s end into the
small hole, and press the lever closed to secure the con­ductor.

Notes:

• Be sure you connect the receiver ’s right and lef t posi­tive (+) and negative (–) terminals to the speaker’s
corresponding right and l eft positive (+) and negative
(–) terminals.

• Do not connect two pairs of speakers to a single set of
terminals.

• Surround speakers generally sound best if you posi­tion them above ear level.

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PHONO

TAPE2

MONITOR

CD

DVD/

LD

VCR/

TAPE1

SIGNAL GND

IN PLAY

IN OUT

IN OUT

REC IN IN PLAY REC

L

R

L

R

VIDEOINVIDEOINPRE

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

TO MONITOR TV

VIDEO

OUT

SUB

WOOFER

L
R

REC PLAY

AUDIO

REC

PLAY

INPUT OUTPUT

L

VCR

VIDEO

IN

OUT

L

R

R

ANTENNA

IN

ANTENNA

IN

Connecting Your VCR to Your TV

ANTENNA

IN

VIDEO

AUDIO

REC PLAY

RF OUT

VCR

REC

INPUT OUTPUT

If you have a VCR already connected to your TV, proceed
to “Connecting Your Receiver to Your VCR.”

Otherwise, connect your VCR’s ANTENNA OUT/RF OUT
jack to your TV’s ANTENNA IN/RF IN jack with a coaxial
antenna cable (one should have bee n supplied wi th your
VCR).

OUT

L

IN

R

PLAY

Connecting Your Receiver to
Your VCR

Using the supplied patch cable, connect the receiver’s

VCR/TAPE1 IN PLAY

AUDIO OUT jacks.

jacks to your VCR ’s AUDIO PLAY or

See “Preparing Y our Receiver” on Page 9 of the STAV-3770 Owner’s Manual to hook up four more external audio/vid­eo sources (a CD player, for example) to your receiver.

Connec ti ng the C en te r Spea ker

1. Connect the yellow conductor to the receiver’s

TER SPEAKER

(+) red terminal.

2. Connect the other conductor to the receiver’s

SPEAKER

(–) black terminal.

3. Connect the yellow conductor’s other end to the cen-

+

ter speaker’s positive (

) red terminal.

4. Connect the other conductor’s end to the center

–

speaker’s negative (

) black terminal.

2

SUB

WOOFER

PRE
OUT

Yellow

FRONT SPEAKERS

CENTER

SPEAKER

R

L

R

L

R

L

CAUTION:

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE

8 ~ 16 / SPEAKER

SURROUND
SPEAKERS

CEN-

CENTER

Connecting the Subwoofer and Front Speakers

Pink

OUTPUT

RIGHT LEFT

INPUT

RIGHT LEFT

Light Blue

Red

FRONT SPEAKERS

Caution:

SUB

WOOFER

PRE
OUT

Do not connect the subwoofer to the receiver’s

CENTER

SPEAKER

R

L

CAUTION:

8 ~ 16 / SPEAKER

R

L

R

L

SUBWOOFER PRE OUT

its own amplifier.)
Follow these steps to connect the subwoofer and the front speakers.

1. Connect the dark blue conductor to the receiver’s

2. Connect the other conductor to the receiver’s

FRONT SPEAKERS L (+

FRONT SPEAKERS L (–

3. Connect the dark blue conductor’s other end to the subwoofer’s

4. Connect the other conductor’s end to the subwoofer’s

INPUT LEFT

5. Using the red wire, repeat S teps 1– 4 t o c onnect the subwoofer’s

ERS

right terminals.

Dark Blue

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE

SURROUND
SPEAKERS

jack. (The supplied subwoofer does not have

) red terminal.

) black terminal.

INPUT LEFT

red terminal.

black terminal.

INPUT RIGH T

terminals to the rec eiver ’s

FRONT SPEAK-

6. Connect the light blue conductor to the subwoofer’s

7. Connect the other conductor to the subwoofer’s

OUTPUT LEFT

OUTPUT LEFT

red terminal.

black terminal.

8. Connect the light blue conductor’s other end to the left front speaker’s positive (

–

9. Connect the other conductor’s end to the left front speaker’s negative (

10. Using the pink wire, repeat Steps 6–9 to connect the subwoofe r’s

) black terminal.

OUTPUT RIGHT

termi na ls.

3

+

) red terminal.

terminals to the right front speaker’s

Connecting the Surround-Sound (Rear) Spe akers

FRONT SPEAKERS

SUB

WOOFER

PRE
OUT

CENTER

SPEAKER

R

L

CAUTION:

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE

8 ~ 16 / SPEAKER

R

L

SURROUND
SPEAKERS

R

L

Orange Green

1. Connect the green conductor to the receiver’s

2. Connect the other conductor to the receiver’s

3. Connect the green conductor’s other end to the left surround speaker’s positive (

4. Connect the other conductor’s end to the left surround speaker’s negative (

SURROUND SPEAKERS L (+

SURROUND SPEAKERS L (–

) red terminal.

) black terminal.

+

) red terminal.

–

) black terminal.

5. Using the orange wire, repeat Steps 1–4 to conne ct the right surround speak er to the receiver ’s
right terminals.

SURROUND SPEAKERS

Wall Mounting the Speakers

To mount the speakers on a wall, you need wood screws with heads that fit into the keyhole slot on the back of each speak­er. Make sure the wall surface and screws you use are ap propriate for the weight of the speakers. Keep in mind that the
speaker’s vibration will a ffect the surfac e, so we do not recommend mounting on plywood boards or other soft-surface
walls.

Drill a hole and thread a screw in to the wall, letting the head extend about
slot with the mounting screw and slide the speaker downward to secure it.

1

/4"

Mounting
Screw

Keyhole Slot

1

/4 inch (6 mm) from the wall. Align the keyhole

Wall Wall

Gap

Incorrect Correct

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