Technika HCHKAW08 User manual

HCHKAW08
5.1 Speaker System with Powered Subwoofer
User Guide

Read these instructions.
Keep these instructions.
Heed all warnings.
Follow all instructions.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Clean only with a slightly damp cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings.
Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruc-
tions.
Do not install or operate near any heat sources such
as radiators, stoves, or other apparatus that produce
heat.
Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or
harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment
o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
dierent from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
ELECTRICAL INFORMATION
Mains Supply: The mains operating voltage of this unit
is on the rating plate on the rear.
The means of disconnection from the mains supply is
the ON/OFF switch which is located on the rear panel.
There must be sucient distance between the rear
panel of the subwoofer and the wall to permit free
unobstructed access to the ON/OFF switch.
LISTENING LEVELS
Caution: Listening to audio equipment for extended
periods at high volume levels can damage your
hearing.
when unused for long periods of time.
Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as the power-supply cord
or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has
been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.
Warning:To reduce the risk of re or electrical shock,
do not expose this product to rain or moisture. The
product must not be exposed to dripping and splash-
ing and no object lled with liquids such as a vase of
owers should be placed on the product.
No naked ame sources such as candles should be
placed on the product.
Caution: Changes or modications not expressly
approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s
authority to operate this device.
Caution: Usage of controls or adjustments or perfor-
mance of procedures other than those specied herein
may result in hazardous exposure.
IMPORTANT
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communication. However, this
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause
This symbol indicates that there are impor-
tant operating and maintenance instructions
in the literature accompanying this unit.
This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage
constituting a risk of electric shock is present
within this unit.
CAUTION!
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK)
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
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CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS
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1: Power Indicator Light
2: Master Volume Control
3: Remote “eye”
4: Remote handset
5: Satellite Loudspeakers
– Front Left, Front Right
– Centre
– Rear Left, Rear Right
6: Subwoofer
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1: Front Channel Inputs
(also Stereo Input)
2: Rear Channel Inputs
3: Subwoofer Input
4: Centre Channel Input
5: Mains ON/OFF Switch
6: Front Speaker Outputs
7: Rear Speaker Outputs
8: Centre Speaker Output
9: Mains Power Cord

INSERTING HANDSET BATTERIES
• Inverttheunit.Slidethebatterycompartment
 covero.
• Place2‘AAA’sizeorequivalentbatteriesin
 thebatterycompartment.Thecorrectbattery
 positionsareindicatedinthedrawing.
• Replacethecover.Yourunitisreadyforuse.
NOTE:Iftheunitisunusedforaperiodoftime,
removethebatteries.
Alwaysreplacebatteriesingoodtime.Batteries
shouldbereplacedinfullsetsandallbatteries
shouldbeofthesametypeandrating.Nevermix
newandpartusedbatteries.
Handlebatterieswithcare.Donotshortbatteries
outwithmetalobjects.Donotleavebatterieslying
aroundorexposetoreorwater.
Whendisposingofbatteriesdonotthrowthemin
thegeneralrubbish,areorinwater.Disposeof
theminfullaccordwithrecyclingregulationsthat
areapplicableinyourarea.
UNPACKING
The carton contains:
• Onepoweredsubwoofer
• Fivesatelliteloudspeakers
• Thesystemremotehandset
• TwoAAAbatteriesforthehandset
Carefullyunpacktheunit.Ifanycomponentis
damagedormissingpleasereturnittoyournearest
Tescostoreforreplacement.Remembertotake
yourpurchasereceiptwithyou.
RetaintheUserHandbook.Ifyoupasstheunitonto
athirdpartymakesureyoupassonthehandbook.
Wesuggestyouretainthepackaging.Ifyoudispose
ofit,dosohavingregardtoanyrecyclingregula-
tionsinyourarea.
BEFORE OPERATING THE SYSTEM
PLACETHESUBWOOFERWITHINEASYREACHOFA
MAINSPOINT.
Checkthatthemainsvoltageontheratingplateis
thesameasthevoltageinyourarea.
SettheON/OFFSwitchtoOFF
UncoiltheACpowercordfully.
REMOTE HANDSET HANDSET PREPARATION
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PRELIMINARIES
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1: MUTE: Press To Mute/Unmute The Sound
2: SUIRROUND: Press to simulate a 5.1 surround
sound from a Stereo (2 Channel) Input
3: Increase/Decrease the Front Speakers Volume
4: Increase/Decrease the Centre Speaker Volume
5: Increase/Decrease the Subwoofer Volume
6: Press when receiving a full 5.1 Channel source
 (bypassestheinternalsurroundprocessor)
7: Increase/Decrease the Rear Speakers Volume
8: Increase/Decrease the Total System Volume

INPUT CONNECTIONS
YourloudspeakerscanbeconnectedtovirtuallyanyAnaloguesoundsource
havingalineoutputoraHeadphoneoutput.ThelineoutputmaybeStereo(from
aCDPlayer,MP3playeretc),oramulti-channel5.1outputfromaDVDplayerorAV
soundprocessor.YoucanalsoconnectthespeakerstoaStereoorMultichannel
PCsoundcardviathelineorHeadphoneoutput..
Note:Digital(SPDIF)connectionsarenotsupported.ToreceiveDolbyDigital/DTS
signalsyourDVD/AVprocessororPCsoundcardmustfeaturethesedecoders.
All connections will require the purchase of suitable cables. The cables you need
are indicated in the connection diagrams. Consult the user manual of your
source equipment if in doubt.
Ensurethattheinterconnectingcablesarelongenoughtocomfortablyreachthe
amplierpanelofthesubwoofer.Donotextendsignalcables.
STEREO CONNECTIONS
ConnecttotheFrontLoudspeakerInputsonly.
MULTICHANNEL 5.1 DVD PLAYER/AV PROCESSOR CONNECTIONS
YouwillneedthreeStereoRCA
Phono-Phonocables.
ConnectFront,Centre,Rearand
Subwooferchannelsasshown.
HINT: Youcanuseonecableofa
stereopairtoconnecttheCentre
channelandtheothertoconnect
theSubwooferChannel.
HINT: Whentheconnectorsare
aboveeachother,theconvention
isthattheupperconnectoristhe
LeftChannel(usuallycodedWhiteor
Black)andthelowerconnectoristhe
RightChannel(codedRed).
Always observe the colour code!
MULTICHANNEL PC SOUNDCARD CONNECTIONS
Typicallyyouwillneedthreecables-3.5mmJack-2RCAPhonoPlugs.
Theillustrationshowsatypical5.1channelsoundcardconnection.Yourindividual
soundcardmaywellbedierent.ItisessentialthatyouconsulttheUserManual
ofyoursoundcardandpossiblytheHelpmenuaswell.Ifyouareinanydoubt
consultthesoundcardmanufacturer’swebsiteoryourcomputerretailer.
CONNECTING THE SYSTEM - INPUTS
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CD PLAYER, TUNER, PREAMP etc.
StereoRCAPhono-PhonoCable
HEADPHONES, PC SOUNDCARD
3.5mmJack-2RCAPhonoPlugs
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Theillustrationshowsatypical5.1loudspeakersetup.
FL:FrontRightSpeaker
C:CentreSpeaker
FR: FrontRightSpeaker
SW:Subwoofer
RR:RearRightSpeaker
RL:RearLeftSpeaker
The Front Speakersshouldpointslightlyinandfacingthelisteningposition
The Centre Speaker shouldbemountedaboveorbelowthemonitorscreen
centraltothefrontspeakersandthelisteningseat.
IdeallyFrontandCentrespeakersshouldbeatthesameheightandinline..
The Rear loudspeakersarelesscriticalbutideallyshouldfaceinwardfromapoint
somewhatbehindthelistener’shead.
Theheightofthesatellitesisimportant-ideallytheyshouldbeatearlevelor
slightlyabove,pointingdown.atthelistenerThesatellitesmaybeplacedon
shelvesorstandsorhungonthewallwithsuitablemountinghardware.
The :ubwoofermaybeplacedalmostanywhere,butapositioninfrontofthe
listenerispreferred.Ifyouwanttooperatethesubwooferremotelyitisessential
tohaveclearunobstructedspacebetweentheHandsetandtheI/R“eye”ofthe
subwoofer.
Donotplacethesubwooferwhereitislikelytobeobscuredbyfurnitureorother
objects.
Placingthesubwooferacrossacornerwillincreasebassbutthesoundmaybe
distorted.The ON/OFF switch must be readily accessible.
Theaboveareourrecommendations-youshouldexperimentuntilyoundthe
positionthatmostsuitsyourpersonalcircumstancesandtaste.
Connecttheloudspeakersasinthediagrambelow.Ifaloudspeakercableistoo
shortyoushouldbuyanextensioncable.DoNOTcutandspliceloudspeaker
cables.
SAFETY NOTES:
Whenrunningsignalandspeakercablesroutethemwellawayfromopenoor
andotherspaceswheretheycanbeasourceofdanger.Donottrailcablesclose
tobreakableobjectsetc.
Donotrunsignalcables(especiallythesubwooferinputcable)parallelwithmains
cablesorthesystemmaypickuphumandnoise.
Placethesatellitespeakersinlocationswheretheyaresafe,unlikelytofallor get
knockedoverandwheretheycannotcauseotherobjectstorattle.
CONNECTING THE SYSTEM - SPEAKERS
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SPEAKER PLACEMENT

OPERATION
Please refer to the manual of your source equipment where necessary.
SWITCHING ON
Checkthattheequipmentisproperlyconnected.
• Switchonthesourceequipment.
• Plugthemainsplugintothemainssocketandswitchthepoweron.
• SwitchtheON/OFFswitchonthesubwooferON.Themainsindicatoronthe
 subwooferwillglowindicatingthesystemisoperational.
• TurnthemainVolumecontrolonthesubwoofertoalow
 level.Turnclockwisetoincrease,anticlockwisetodecrease
 thevolume.
SYSTEM DEFAULTS
Wheneveryouswitchonatthemainsthesystemstateis:
MODE:    Surround
SATELLITE SPEAKERS:  Allsettothesamevolumelevel
BASS (Subwoofer) LEVEL: SettothesamelevelastheSatellites
VOLUME LEVEL:  Settomidlevel
BYPASS AND SURROUND MODES
SURROUND:Thedefaultmodeofthesystemis“Surround”.Ittakestheinputfrom
astereosourceandprocessesittosimulatea5.1sourcesothatyoureceivea“sur-
roundsound”eectfromalltheloudspeakersandthesubwoofer.Thismodeisfor
usewithStereo(2channel)inputs.
If your source equipment is Stereo: youshouldalwaysuseSurroundmode.
If your source equipment has a multichannel processor: DonotuseSurround
modeasthesoundwillbegarbled!Letthesourceequipmentdotheprocessing.
BYPASS: Allthesignalsgodirecttothespeakerswithnointernalprocessing.
If your source equipment is Stereo: NEVERuseBypassModeasthesubwooferwill
notreceiveasignalandyouwillgetnoBass!
If your source equipment has a multichannel processor: AlwaysuseBypassMode
forbestresults.
SETTING UP THE SYSTEM - MULTICHANNEL INPUT
• PresstheBYPASSbuttonontheHandset.
• Playsomemusiconthesourceequipment
• SettheMainVolumeControl(usingthehandset
 ortheVolumecontrolontheSubwoofer)toasuitablelevel.
• AdjustthevolumeoftheFrontSpeakersatthehandsettoareasonablelevel.
• SettheCentrespeakertothesamelevelastheFrontspeakers.
• UsetheBASScontrolsonthehandsettosetthesubwoofervolume.Theidea
 istogetadeepbasssound,nottoswampthesoundwithexcessivebass!
• Nowadjusttheleveloftherearspeakers.Donotsetthisleveltoohighasthis
 willadverselyaectthesoundimage.
LARGE or SMALL? Somedigitalsurroundprocessorsaskyoutospecifythesizeof
thespeakers.Ifyourprocessorhasthisfeature,setallthespeakersto“Small”.This
willdirectallthesystembasstothesubwoofer.Remembertosetthesubwoofer
optionontheprocessorto“on”,oryouwillgetnobass.
Setalltheanalogueoutputlevelsfromtheprocessor(DVDplayer,etc.)according
totheinstructionsthatweresuppliedwiththatequipment.
SETTING UP THE SYSTEM - STEREO INPUT
• PresstheSURROUNDbuttonontheHandset.
• Playsomemusiconthesourceequipment
• Adjustthespeakerlevelsasabove.
USING THE SYSTEM
Ifyousetthesystemtomutewhenlastswitchedo,presstheMUTEkeyto
restorethevolume(SeeP.8).
UsetheVolumecontroltoadjusttheoveralllevel.
NEVERlistentoaStereosourceinBYPASSmodeoryouwillgetnobass.Ifyoudo
notwantsoundfromtheCentre/Rearchannels,turnthoselevelsdown.
Use the MUTEkeyonthehandsettomute/unmutethesound.
CAUTION: Ifathighlevelsyouhearpoppingorthumpingnoisesfromthesub-
woofer,turntheVolumedownimmediatelyandthenturnthebassleveldown.
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Tesco Stores Ltd, Delamare Road, Cheshunt, Herts, EN8 9SL
CARE AND CLEANING
Unplug the unitfromthemainspowerbeforecleaning.
Thesurfaceoftheunitscanbecleanedwithabarelydampclothandthendried
carefully.Neveruseabrasives,abrasiveclothsorchemicalsolvents.Brushloud-
speakergrilleslightlywithasoftbrush.Nevervacuumthegrillesasthesuction
coulddamagetheloudspeakerdriveunits.
WARRANTY
YourTechnikaapplianceiscoveredbyawarrantyfor12monthsfromthedateof
purchase.Ifafaultdevelopsduringthisperiod,pleasecontacttheTESCOelectrical
helplineon08454566767.Pleasehaveyouroriginalpurchasereceiptwithyou
whenyoucall.Thiswarrantyinnowayaectsyourconsumerrights.
SPECIFICATIONS
Supply Voltage :  AC240V~50Hz
Amplier Power Output: Satellites:5x5WRMS;Subwoofer:15WRMS
Frequency Response: Satellites;180Hz-18kHz;Subwoofer:38Hz-8kHz
Dimensions: (WxDxHmm) Subwoofer:200x225x200;Satellites:85x85x85
Weight: XX
 ClassIIconstructiondoubleinsulated.
 Thisproductmustnotbeconnectedtoearth.
UK: Wasteelectricalproductsshouldnotbedisposedofwithhousehold
waste.Separatedisposalfacilitiesexist,foryournearestfacilities.See
www.recycle-more.co.ukorin-storefordetails.
ROI: Producedafter13thAugust2005.Wasteelectricalproductsshould
notbedisposedofwithhouseholdwaste.Pleaserecyclewherefacilities
exist.CheckwithyourLocalAuthorityorretailerforrecyclingadvice.
TROUBLESHOOTING
If the system is not performing as well as you expect, please follow the checklist
below before returning the unit to Tesco.
Switch o all connected units before carrying out any checks.
No Sound:
IstheMainsindicatorlit?Ifnot,switchtheSubwooferOFF,checkandrectifythe
mainsconnectionsandthenswitchonagain.Nowresetsystemlevels.
Thesystemisswitchedtomute.Pressthemuteswitchtorestorethevolumelevel.
No Bass/Insucient Bass:
5.1 input:SubwooferoptionontheSoundProcessorisnotenabled.Subwoofer
inputnotpluggedin.BASSlevelturneddown.SpeakerssettoLARGE(SeeP7)
Stereo Input: ThesystemisinBYPASSmode.SwitchtoSURROUNDmode.
Sound appears garbled:
5.1 input:ThesystemisinSURROUNDmode.SwitchtoBYPASSmode.
Sound appears indistinct:
TheLEFT/RIGHTchannelsononeormorepairsofspeakersareconnectedthe
wrongwayround.Switchothesystemandallconnectedsources.Checkand
rectifyallconnectionsandthenswitchonagain.Nowresetsystemlevels.
AFTER USING THE SYSTEM
• SwitchthesystemtoMUTE.
• Switchtheunitoatthemainsandunplugitforgreatersafetyifitisnotlikely
 tobeusedforaperiodoftime.
Please note: Thesystemhasnointernalmemory.Ifyouswitchthesystemoat
themainsallusersettingswillbelostwhenyounextswitchon.