Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HDLCRBX Niles Audio
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INST ALLA TION GUIDE FOR USE IN MUL TI-CHANNEL MUSIC OR HOME THEA TER SYSTEMS HIGH DEFINITION, LEFT/CENTER/RIGHT CHANNEL BOOKSHELF LOUDSPEAKER H D L C R B X DS00420B-0_HDLCRbx.
Thank you for choosing the HDLCRbx H igh-Defi nition, Left/Center/Right Channel Loud speaker from Nile s. With proper installation and operation, you s hould enjoy years of trouble-f ree use. Niles man ufactures the industry’ s mo st complete l ine of custom installation com ponents and accessori es for audio/ video systems .
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 N I L E S A U D I O C O R P O R AT I O N – 1 - 8 0 0 - B U Y - H I F I NIL.
2 ACOUSTIC FINE TUNING The HDLCRbx includes acoustic fi ne-tuning controls on the rear panel. These controls enable optimiza- tion of the high frequencies and dialog with 3 dB of T reble Cut and 3 dB of Dialog Enhancement. D.S.F .G. DIRECTED SOUND FIELD GEOMETR Y ® D.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 3 INST ALLA TION CONSIDERA TIONS RECOMMENDED AMPLIFIER POWER For satisfactory performance, we recommend using a surround amplifi er with a power ra ting of 10 to 150 watts. Curiously , most loudspeakers are not damaged by large amplifi ers, but rather by small amplifi ers.
LOUDSPEAKER PLACEMENT NOTE: THE NILES HDLCR BX LOUDSPEAKER IS DESIGNED FOR USE IN FRONT LEFT -, CENTER-, OR FRONT RIGHT -CHANNEL APPLICA TIONS ONL Y . FOR BEST RESUL TS, PLACE THE HDLCR BX ON A ST AND OR BOOKSHELF . FOR REAR-CHANNEL APPLICA TIONS, WE RECOMMEND USING A NILES HDFX OR CM 750FX LOUDSPEAKER.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 As for placement height, place front left and right loudspeakers vertically on either side of the picture source, so that their tweeters are not more than 24 inches above or below the center- channel loudspeaker’ s tweeter (see Figure 2 on page 6).
• For ins tallations where a perforat ed project ion scre en will be used, pla ce the HDL CRbx, either horizontal ly or vert ically , be hind the screen at ear level , as sho wn in Figure 3 . Figure 3 . Figure 3 NOTE: WHEN PLACING THE HDLCR BX A T EAR LEVEL, SET THE D.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 FINISHING THE INST ALLA TION CONNECTING THE LOUDSPEAKER 1. At each loudspeaker , separate the loudspeaker wire so that at least 2 inches of each 1. At each loudspeaker , separ ate the loudspeaker wire so that at least 2 inches of each 1.
ACOUSTIC FINE TUNING Each HDLCRbx loudspeaker features separate T reble Cut and Dialog Enhance controls on the rear for acoustic fi ne-tuning after placement, as shown in Figure 4 . Adjust these controls as follows: • Initially set T reble Cut to Flat and Dialog Enhance to Normal.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 Of course, there are some wires that appear completely identical. So be careful, or you might make a connection mistake. If you do, one loudspeaker will be playing “out-of-phase” with the other loudspeaker .
OPERA TION LISTENING A T HIGHER VOLUMES Achieving a reasonable volume of sound in a large room requires more amplifi er power than it does in a small room. It is possible to turn the volume up so high that the amplifi er runs out of po wer . This creates “clipping” distortion, which will make treble sound very harsh and unmusical.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 SPECIFICA TIONS Driver Complement • T wo 5-1/4 " TCC W oofers • 1 " T eteron T weeter with fl uid cooling Design Principle • Acoustic suspension with a tuned port • D.S.F .
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