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VT-3HomeTheaterReference System.Pleasetakea few minutesto read Thankyoufor youfpurchaseof the NHTNrodel provided will helpyouto obtainmaxithroughthis Owner'sl/anual priorto installingyour newspeakers.The information you questions pedormance your at any time du ng the installation or from audio system. li have or need assistance mum CustomerHotlineat: operationof yournewspeaker,pleasecallyourNHTDealeror our Toll-Free 1-ao0-225-9847 io protectihe speakerin the eventthat you moveor transpoftit.
I Design NHT productsare designedto deliverrefined,musicalsoundfrom attractiveand affordablepackages.Our efJortsare guidedby the studyof humanhearingand are optimizedfor real worlduse. EveryNHT productundergoesrigorous testingand qualitycontrolat the factoryto ensureyou yearsof listeningpleasure. v- _The. .NHT . .vT-3 _ .Home . _ ^Theater . .
I SpikeKitinstallation A SpikeKitis includedwiththe [,'lodeJ VT-3to provideoptimumstabilityand to fifmlycouplethe speakefsto the flooffor improvedbassperflrmance(asifthe'130+lbs ofwood,speakersande,ectronics wasn'tenoughl).EachVT-3loudspeaker is shipped with its own SpikeKit. Cautioni the VT,3 is unstabte without the SpikeKit (or at teast the stabilizerbars) installed. ! Tobeginassembly, unpackihe SpikeKitand inspectall tfle parts.
Arrangethe speakersso that the distancebetweenthe listenerand the centerof the speakerplaneis '1.5 fuaniture. putsthe listenerin the centerof the stereoimage. Begin timesthe distancebetweenthe speakers.Thisconfiguration yourlisteningby sittingcenteredbehveenthe speakers.Whilelisteningto the firstseleciion,closeyoureyesand listen for imagefocusand depthof soundbetweenthe speakerc-Balancethis imagefocusand deplhwith apparentstage width,listeningfor sound beyondlhe boundariesof the left and right speakers.
I Connections Before connecting speakers to your system, it is very imporbnt that you tun otr the power to your amplifier / receiver to avoid damage to lhe equipment To minjmizenoisepickup,segregatecablesby function.Do not run low levelsignalcablesparallello powercables,or to!_digitalcables. Also do not run speakercablesparallelto powercordsor digitalcables.
I Explanation of Features (seefigureB) TheSUBWOOFER VOLUMEcontrolallowsyouto adjustthe volumeofthe subwoofers rclativeto the restof the system. [,4anylistenersmakethe mistakeof settingthe subwooferleveltoo high,whichcan causeexcessbloatand lossof detail andmusicali9.A pfoperlyset-upsubwoofer blendsin withtheothefspeakersanddoesnofcallattention to itself.Observe for volumesettingl . rhefollowingguidelines YTurn downt-hdvolume Tumon youraudiosystem.
TheVT-3hasa STANDBYMODEfeaturethat is automaticand rcquiresno usefadjustments.Whenno signalis prcsent goesintoStandbyl\/ode,and it will usea minimumof powerto remain"asleep".When for 45 minutes,theVT-3controller turnson as soonas a signalis received.Thereis no needto turnihe VT-3son the systemis usedagain,it immediately and off everytimetheyare used. The VIDEOMODETRIGGERINPUTis an auxiljarytriggerinputthat fo.cesthe VT-3 into the VIDEOmode. N,4anJlr preamplifiers and processors havea triggeroutput(+4.
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