Phase DCB1.0-LR, DCB5.0-C, DCB-SURR, DCB210-S, DP2000 INSTALLATION GUIDE

DIGITAL AUDIO REFERENCE THEATER SYSTEM

SYSTEM INSTALLATION GUIDE

Thank you for purchasing Phase Technology’s revolutionary dARTS (Digital Audio Reference Theater
System). This exciting entertainment system will provide the best possible sound reproduction of music and

video programming in any room environment, and at every seat in that room.
Please take a few moments to study this Installation Guide to get the most out of the dARTS system. Your

professional installer will make every effort to place the speakers to take into account your room’s natural
acoustics, but will also accommodate your needs in making them fit into your decorating plans. Phase
Technology’s perfectly matched speakers, and the Audyssey Laboratories MultEQ XT room correction

software as implemented by your installer, will then work together to overcome the acoustic anomalies of your
room and give you ideal sound at every seating location.

Referring to Audyssey’s calibration guide, your installer will use a professional calibration microphone and a
digital audio interface with his laptop computer to analyze your room’s acoustic properties as they affect the
entire seating area. This will give him the information to properly set up the volume levels and delays for each

speaker, and then it will automatically generate a series of correction filters to load into your Phase Technology
DP2000 amplifier/speaker controller. This correction process will then return your speakers to their original
perfectly matched levels, and remove the room’s harmful acoustic contributions, leaving you with superb sonic

performance that sounds the same at every seat in the room.

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

Phase Technology’s ability to precisely match each speaker to one another yields a much more enveloping
and accurate soundfield. This immersive entertainment experience will be enhanced if you will follow a few

basic rules of speaker placement. The front speakers (left, center, right) should all be placed in as close to a
horizontal line as possible, and should be at or slightly above ear level while seated. The left and right
speakers should be far enough apart (6- 8 feet if seated no more then 12 feet from your video display) to

separate the information from each channel, but not so far as to create a discontinuity with the image on the
video display. With a large projection screen, they should be placed as close to the sides of the screen as is
practical. In addition to being in line with the front channels, the center speaker should be as close to the

center of the display as possible, whether above/below the display, or behind a perforated projection screen.
Phase Technology speakers are magnetically shielded so they will not interfere with any type of television set.

Please place the included rubber feet on the bottom corners of each speaker to keep it from vibrating against
the shelf or stand on which it sits.

Please note that each speaker is labeled with numbers on its terminal cup on the back. These labels identify
which speaker belongs to which channel in your individually produced system, and which connection belongs
to which driver. Please refer to the connection charts below to see which numbers correspond to which

channel, and place the speakers accordingly. These numbers will also make connecting the system very
simple, as amplifier output #1 goes to speaker input #1, and so on, until all channels are connected.

Each of the dARTS speakers (except for subwoofers) includes Phase Technology’s acclaimed variable-axis
soft dome tweeters. This allows your installer to direct high frequencies toward your listening location for even
greater latitude in speaker placement, and more precise imaging and localization of sound. Please adjust these

tweeters by carefully pressing on the outer rim of the housing only, avoiding contact with the actual soft dome
speaker element. These adjustments, if needed, should be done prior to your installer calibrating the system to
your room, so the correction process will read the tweeters’ energy accurately at each listening position.

The surround speakers should be placed well above ear level in most rooms. Whether you are using direct­radiating speakers or our switchable dipolar/bipolar speakers for the surround channels, please pay attention

to placing them to create a large and enveloping soundfield. In a 5.1-channel configuration, you will use one
pair of surround speakers. If your listening area is near the back wall, the best results can often be obtained by

placing the surround speakers on the side walls, centered on your listening positions. With speakers directly to
the sides, switching the surround speakers into “Dipole” mode (with their front-panel toggle switch) will a very
diffuse, non-directional soundfield. If you prefer to have more localization of the surround effects, select the