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    TSS-1200 Owner’ s Guide (120V) T OT AL S PEAKER S OLUTIONS TSS-1200 OM-no LED 9/27/06 2:03 PM Page 3[...]

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    2 TSS-1200 (120V) Read First! 1. Read these instr uctions . 2. K eep these instr uctions . 3. Heed all warnings . 4. F ollow all instr uctions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings . Install in accor dance with the manuf acturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near a[...]

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    3 TSS-1200 (120V) 2 Important Safety Pr ecautions 4 Introduction 4 Unpacking the System 4 Planning Y our System 5 Placement 5 Wall-Mounting the Satellites and Center Channel 7 C enter and Satellite Speaker Connections 8 Subwoofer Contr ols 9 Subwoofer Connections 10 Operation 10 Maintenance and Service 11 Specifications T able of Cont ents TSS-1200[...]

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    Infinity T o tal Solut ions ™ Infinity T otal Solutions continues Infinity’ s longstanding commitment to accurate sound r eproduction. Our propr ietary Metal Matrix Diaphra gm ™ (MMD ® ) driv ers, precision div iding networks and rigid, well-braced enc losures combine to deli ver uncompr omised performance in any ster eo or multichannel home[...]

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    5 TSS-1200 (120V) Left and Right F ront Channels For left and r ight front channels , place one satellite to the left and another to the right of the tele vision, as shown in Figure 1. S ince the speakers ar e magnetically shielded, you can place them very c lose to the TV without worrying about the magnetic field distorting the picture . Cent er C[...]

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    6 TSS-1200 (120V) A djustable W all Bracke t S tep 1. R emov e the rear f oot by loosening the screw on the bottom of the satellite. Step 2. Mark the positions on the wall where you would like to p lace the mounting screws . S tep 3. P lace bracket against the wall and f asten four 1-1/2" #10 wood screws thr ough the bracket’ s screw holes i[...]

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    7 TSS-1200 (120V) C ENTER AND S A TELLITE S PEAKER C ONNECTIONS T urn Off All Power After placing the speakers , you are r eady to connect your system. Fir st, turn off all audio-system power . Use high-quality speaker wire to make your connections . #18-gauge speaker wire with polarity coding is inc luded. For longer distances, #16-gauge or heav i[...]

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    8 TSS-1200 (120V) S UBWOOFER C ONTROLS Rear Panel CROSSOVER FREQUENCY LEVEL LINE LEVEL IN PHASE Min Max L R For LFE use L or R LFE NORMAL POWER 50Hz 80Hz 0˚ 180˚ 150Hz CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ON OFF NRTL/C CSA22.2 UL1492 ® ® W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTU[...]

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    9 TSS-1200 (120V) S UBWOOFER C ONNECTIONS If your r eceiver/processor does no t contain a Dolby Digi tal or DTS processor bu t has a subwoofer ou tput: Set line-le vel/LFE switch t o “Normal. ” N N O O T T E E : If your receiv er/processor has only one sub out, you may use either the L or R input. If you ha ve a Dolby ® Digi tal or DTS ® rece[...]

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    10 TSS-1200 (120V) O PERA TION Surround Modes When using the system in a Dolby Digital or DTS home theater system, make sure all speaker s are set to “Small” . When using the T SS-1200 in a Dolby Pro Logic ® h ome theater system, make sure the recei ver’ s center channel mode is set to “Normal. ” Some Dolby Digital-equipped recei vers/pr[...]

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    S PECIFICA TIONS 11 TSS-1200 (120V) TSS-1 20 0 Sat ellit es Cent er Channel F requency Range: 120Hz – 20,000Hz (±3dB) 120Hz – 20,000Hz (±3dB) Recommended Amplifier Pow er Range: 10 – 125 Watts 10 – 125 Watts Sensit ivity: 89dB 89dB (2.83V @ 1 meter) Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms 8 Ohms Crossov er F requency: 3,500Hz, 24dB/Octav e 3,500Hz, 24d[...]

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    © 2006 Harman International Industries , Incorporated. All rights reserved. Infinity Systems, 250 Crossways P ark Drive , Woodbury , NY 11797 USA www .infinitysystems.com Infinity , Har man International and MMD are r egistered trademar ks, and T otal Solutions and Metal Matrix Diaphragm ar e trademarks , of Har man Inter national Industr ies , In[...]