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Reoc HT81 Amp - Hints and Tips - Lead Connection |
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Please ensure that all equipment is switched OFF at the mains
before commencing connection! |
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The Speaker Connections The Reoc HT81 comes with 5 speakers (the main unit provides the bass channel) and 5 lengths of speaker connecting cable. Note: 2 of the speaker connecting cables are longer than the other 3. These longer 2 should be used for the surround speakers. As a rule of thumb, the wires with the white stripe go into speaker sockets that are coloured red and the solid black wires go into speaker sockets that are coloured black. It is important to keep to this otherwise you will end up with speakers that are out of phase. Speakers that are out of phase with one another do not sound correct as the drive units of the speakers are going in and out at opposite times. If the speakers are all in phase then a much more pleasant and accurate sound is perceived. The speaker connections on the rear of the HT81 are designed to take speaker wire that has the outer insulating sleeving stripped off at the end and twisted to ensure that no shorting from stray wires occurs.  Strip back the insulation if necessary. Place your speakers roughly at first and connect the speaker wire to the terminals at the rear of the speakers ensuring the wire with the white stripe wire goes into the red terminal and the solid black wire goes into the black terminal. Run the speaker cable back to the main unit and connect the wires to the relevant speaker output connection (e.g. front left speaker to the speaker terminal marked L). Repeat this for all 5 speakers ensuring that the correct speaker is wired to the correct output. If you would like some advice on speaker placement then please Click Here.  1 = Front Left Speaker Output 2 = Front Right Speaker Output 3 = Centre Speaker Output 4 = Left Surround Speaker Output 5 = Right Surround Speaker Output |
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The Input Connectors The Reoc HT81 has 6 RCA type input connectors. Each connector corrsponds to the channel it carries therefore it is very important that the unit is wired correctly otherwise the wrong sound will be coming from the wrong speaker, destroying the Dolby 5.1 experience. The six inputs require direct connection to the device providing the source (e.g. dvd player) via 3 pairs of RCA leads. The channels are named: You will find corresponding outputs on the source device. To connect the two units together simply connect up the terminals on the output device to the input terminals on the rear of the Reoc HT81. This is best done a pair at a time. It is very easy to get the various connections mixed up, especially the CENTRE and the SUB-WOOFER channel, so it is vital that care is taken to ensure the correct output goes to the correct input. Example: Connections betweeen The Reoc HT81 and A6 DVD player.
Looking at the rear of each unit and the illustration above you will see that by connecting 1 on the HT81 and 1 on the A6 and 2 on the HT81 and 2 on the A6 and so on and so on on until all 6 connections ahve been made then all the connections will be correct. All the channels are going from LIKE to LIKE and getting this right now could save you a lot of time. |
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You can now turn on all equipment and test the speaker arrangement. A TEST TONE is usually available from the source device in the configuration menus. Happy Listening! |
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