Tannoy Speaker System HITS100 User Manual

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Tannoy has a policy of continuous improvement and this specification sheet provides the latest information at the time of printing.  
All specifications may be subject to further change. Please contact the Tannoy website for the latest information.  
The Tannoy HTS100 and HTS200 speaker systems and the Tannoy HTS100/200 subwoofer are all designed by Tannoy Ltd and  
manufactured for Tannoy Ltd to rigid specifications in accordance with CE, CCC, CB and CSA international regulations.  
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HTS SET UP GUIDE  
In addition, HTS systems have a subwoofer which provides  
very low frequency sounds and special effects. The  
subwoofer supports low frequencies for all 5 audio channels.  
It is a specially designed high power unit with its own built-  
in amplification capable of reproducing very low frequencies  
at realistic levels to enhance music and movie experiences.  
ASSEMBLING THE CENTRE &  
SATELLITE WALL BRACKETS  
This high performance Tannoy HTS 5.1 home cinema system  
has been built and tested with care and precision to provide  
first class performance and reliable operation. To ensure  
maximum benefit from ownership and for reasons of safety,  
please read through all the information in this owner's manual  
before operating and using this system for the first time.  
Fit the wall brackets to the smaller satellite speakers if you  
wish to wall mount them as follows:  
• Fit 2 halves of 2 brackets to the centre speaker with the  
threaded hinge pin hole in the bracket facing the terminals  
on the back of the satellite. This orientation will allow the  
hinge pins to be fitted from either side of the cabinet when  
mounting to the wall.  
• Locate the appropriate screws and lock washers in the  
accessory pack - 2 screws for each wall bracket; 12 screws  
in total for the HTS100 system and 8 screws in total for  
HTS200 system.  
5.1 decoders provide a special subwoofer output signal  
which you connect directly into the HTS subwoofer using  
a suitable cable. The subwoofer output socket on your  
equipment is usually labelled 'LFE' (Low Frequency Effects)  
or 'SUB' or 'SUBWOOFER' output.  
Tannoy HTS systems are primarily designed for use with the  
following equipment:-  
• Locate the Allen key tool which which you will use to  
tighten the hex socket head screws.  
Each wall mounting bracket has two halves and a long  
screw/pin which holds the two halves together to act as the  
hinge. One half is mounted on the speaker using 2 screws  
and the other half is mounted on the wall using suitable screws  
and wall plugs. It is your responsibility to ensure that the wall  
and the screw fixing method are both strong enough to support  
the weight of the satellite speakers. See the specification  
page for weights.  
• An AV or Home Cinema Receiver with integral 5.1 decoder,  
5 power amplifiers and a dedicated LFE or subwoofer  
line level output.  
WHAT'S IN THE BOX?  
HTS 100:  
• One carton containing 4 x satellite speakers, 1 x  
centre speaker, 1 x subwoofer, cable, wall brackets  
and accessories.  
• An integrated DVD player with 5.1 decoder, 5 power  
amplifiers and a dedicated LFE or subwoofer line  
level output.  
• Fit the other half of the bracket(s) to the wall using a  
suitable fixing method for the type of wall material - seek  
professional advice if unsure.  
HTS 200:  
• Separate each bracket into two halves by removing the  
long hinge screw.  
• One carton containing 2 x satellite speakers, 1 x centre  
speaker, 1 x subwoofer, cable, wall brackets  
and accessories.  
• A 5.1 decoder (with LFE or subwoofer output) feeding 5  
separate power amplifiers.  
• One carton containing 2 x tower speakers, 2 x base  
platforms, spikes, wood floor protectors and  
associated screws.  
A 5.1 decoder separates digital audio signals from DVD, CD  
or Digital Broadcast sources into five separate audio channels  
which feed the five separate speakers in the HTS system and  
a sixth channel which feeds the HTS subwoofer.  
HTS Stand  
One carton containing 2 x stand bases, 2 x stand poles, 2 x  
stand brackets and associated screws  
Each speaker provides a separate function.  
The functions are:  
ASSEMBLING THE TOWER SPEAKERS (HTS 200)  
• Fit each black base to each tower speaker using 3 screws  
located in the accessory bag.  
• Fit one half of the bracket with the large holes to the  
speakers using the screws and lockwashers provided.  
The threaded hinge pin hole in the bracket should face  
the terminals on the back of the speaker.  
• Centre Speaker which carries most of the dialogue or  
solo performances.  
• Fit all 3 screws loosely by locating them in the threaded  
inserts before tightening them all securely.  
• Front Left and Front Right Speakers which carry special  
effects and left/right stereo information.  
• Screw 4 chrome spikes into the threaded inserts on each  
tower base.  
• Left Rear and Right Rear Speakers which carry special  
effects information.  
• Note that the cable may be passed neatly from underneath  
the base, through a hole in the base behind the speaker  
to the adjacent terminals.  
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• Position the satellite or centre speaker (with half the wall  
• Check the alignment of the slot in the top of the tube  
(pointing backwards) and tighten the screws.  
bracket(s) fitted) against the other half of the wall bracket  
already fitted to the wall. Line up the brackets so that the  
long screw.pin can be inserted vertically from below the  
satellite or horizontally from the sides of the centre speaker  
and screwed up lightly. The speakers will now swing in  
the horizontal plane (vertical plane for the centre) for best  
aural and visual effect. Tighten the long screw/pin to finish.  
• Place the satellite and stand bracket onto the top of the  
pole taking care to align the slot in the pole with the  
corresponding rib in the stand bracket.  
• Pass the cable up through the centre of the tube and  
connect to the terminals on the satellite. Take care to  
preserve correct polarity, the conductor with the grey stripe  
connects to the black terminal.  
REAR  
1 to 2 METRE  
1 to 2 METRE  
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1 to 2 METRE  
SUB  
• To remove the speakers from the wall to access the wiring  
terminals, remove the long screw/pin whilst carefully  
supporting the weight of the speaker.  
1 to 2 METRE  
REAR  
ASSEMBLING THE STANDS  
• Pass the metal pole through the base so that the flange  
locates in the round pocket in the underside of the base.  
0.3 METRE  
OR MORE  
• Fit the 2 screws to the satelite speaker finger tight, check  
the alignment of the bracket and tighten the screws.  
DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN.  
• Pull the cable gently from underneath the stand base to  
take up any slack.  
• Locate the slot in the top end of the pole and assemble so  
that the slot points to the rear when the base points towards you.  
S E T U P I L L U S T R A T I O N  
• Line up the 3 holes in the flange with the 3 threaded  
inserts in the base and fit 3 screws finger tight.  
• Fit the stand bracket to the satellite covering the terminals  
and lining up the fixing holes.  
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AV RECEIVER/DECODER OUTPUT PANEL  
PLACING THE CENTRE SPEAKER  
CONNECTING THE HTS SPEAKERS TO YOUR A/V  
RECEIVER OR AMPLIFER  
SUB OUT  
FRONT  
REAR  
LEFT  
CENTRE  
REAR  
FRONT  
RIGHT  
LEFT  
RIGHT  
Locate the special Centre Speaker performance platform  
within the packaging materials.  
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Connect the speakers to the AV Home Cinema receiver or  
separate amplifier terminals as follows:  
Place the Centre Speaker onto the platform and rotate to a  
suitable angle.  
• Measure out suitable lengths of cable from the roll of  
cable supplied, to reach between the speakers and your  
AV or Home Cinema receiver speaker output terminals.  
POSITIONING THE HTS SPEAKERS  
Place the speakers in positions relative to the viewing screen  
in your room as follows:  
• Note that the cable is polarised, that is the cable has a  
grey stripe along one of the two conductors. Use this as  
a guide to connect black terminals on the speakers to  
black terminals on your equipment.  
• Centre speaker close to, and either above or below  
the screen.  
• Wire up the system connecting each speaker to the  
appropriate terminals on the receiver or amplifier making  
quite sure that cables connect red to red terminals  
(+ to +) and black to black terminals, (- to -). Take care  
to distinguish between left and right channels, and the  
front and rear channels, as seen from the viewing position.  
• Front Left speaker 1 to 2 metres to the left of the screen.  
• Front Right speaker 1 to 2 metres to the right of the screen  
Try to get all 3 front speakers to be in the same plane - the  
same distance from the viewing position and at least 300mm  
(12 inches) away from any back wall which may be present  
behind the screen. Continue positioning the rear speakers  
as follows:  
This is a very important stage in setting up. Getting things  
wrong at this stage is the most likely reason for disappointing  
results when troubleshooting the system.  
• Left Rear speaker 1 to 2 metres behind the viewing position  
and to the left.  
CONNECTING THE HTS SUBWOOFER  
TO YOUR SYSTEM  
• Right Rear speaker 1 to 2 metres behind the viewing  
position and to the right.  
The HTS subwoofer should be connected directly to your 5.1  
decoder, AV home cinema receiver or integrated DVD/ decoder/  
amplifier as follows:.  
Viewed from above, Front Left, Front Right, Left Rear and  
Right Rear speakers should form a rectangle with the viewing  
position in the centre of the rectangle.  
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180  
50  
200  
MIN MAX  
PHASE  
(Deg rees)  
• Locate the RCA or Phono socket on your equipment  
labelled 'LFE OUT','SUB OUT' or 'SUBWOOFER OUTPUT'.  
POWER  
LEFT  
RIGHT  
• Place the subwoofer on the floor alongside the wall nearest  
to the screen. The exact position isn't critical and can be  
adjusted once the system is up and running.  
LINE INPUT  
SPEAKER LEVEL INPUT  
• Using a single RCA to RCA (also known as phono to  
phono) good quality interconnect cable of suitable length,  
connect from the 'LFE/SUB/SUBWOOFER OUTPUT' on  
your equipment to the 'LINE INPUT' on the HTS100/  
200 subwoofer.  
HTS System Set-Up Guide  
• DO NOT PLACE THE SUBWOOFER CLOSER THAN 1  
METRE FROM A VIEWING SCREEN USING A CATHODE  
RAY TUBE. This warning does not apply to Plasma and  
LCD screens.  
This high performance 5.1 system has  
been built and tested with care and  
OFF  
115V  
ON  
230V  
precision, to provide first class performance  
and reliable operation. To ensure maximum  
benefit from ownership, and for reasons  
of safety, please read the following  
VOLTAGE SELECTION  
• Locate and connect the mains lead supplied to the  
HTS subwoofer.  
This is an ideal positioning set-up, in practice there will be  
inevitable compromises depending on your room layout and  
the furniture within it. Refer to your decoder or AV Home  
Cinema receiver instructions for further advice in compensating  
for non-ideal situations.  
AC LINE IN 115/230V~60/50 Hz  
115V~T1.6AL 250V FUSE  
230V~T800mAL 250V FUSE  
POWER CONSUMPTION 60W MAX  
information before using for the first time.  
• DO NOT CONNECT THE MAINS LEAD (POWER CORD)  
TO THE MAINS POWER SUPPLY JUST YET.  
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CENTRE & SATELLITE SPEAKER  
PERFORMANCE  
Recommended amplifier power  
Maximum Sensitivity (2.83Volts @ 1m)  
Nominal impedance  
25 - 100 Watts  
87dB  
Centre 8 ohm  
Satellite 6 ohm  
ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF SUBWOOFER  
CONNECTION  
• Connect the HTS subwoofer to a convenient mains socket  
using the lead and plug supplied.  
Frequency response (-6dB)  
Drivers  
100Hz to 40kHz (Centre & Satellites)  
HF: 19mm (3/4inch) titanium WideBand™ dome, with neodymium magnet system  
LF: 75mm (3 inch) paper cone  
3kHz (LF to HF)  
Yes  
1.3KG (2.9lbs)  
162 x 120 x 170mm (6.4 x 4.7 x 6.7 inches)  
2.7KG (5.9lbs)  
120 x 355 x 170mm (4.7 x 14 x 6.7 inches)  
Cherry wood finish  
Centre support platform,  
Satellite wall brackets  
If you are using the HTS system with equipment which does  
not have a special subwoofer output, or, for simple 2 channel  
stereo with additional subwoofer (2.1 operation) you can  
connect the subwoofer using your amplifier's speaker output  
terminals to provide speaker signal level feeds to the HTS  
subwoofer 'SPEAKER LEVEL' inputs as follows:  
• Switch the HTS subwoofer to ON and set the VOLUME  
half way between MIN and MAX. Assess the bass signal  
strength and adjust VOLUME accordingly.  
Crossover frequency  
Magnetic shielding  
Satellite Weight  
Satellite Dimensions H x W x D  
Centre Weight  
Centre Dimensions H x W x D  
Finish  
Supplied accessories  
The purpose of a subwoofer is to enhance the bass or low  
frequencies but not to overpower the music or film dialogue.  
The set up can be checked by using the noise signal calibration  
facility in most 5.1 receivers/decoders. Using this noise signal  
the HTS subwoofer will produce a low frequency sound a little  
like a continuous distant thunderstorm. The noise signal  
should be of the same loudness from all the speakers as the  
test signal cycles round the system. Adust the individual  
channels on the decoder to achieve this.  
• Prepare 2 lengths of twin speaker cable. One from the  
left channel amplifier output terminals to the subwoofer  
and one from the right channel amplifier output terminals  
to the subwoofer. These cables will provide the subwoofer  
signal feeds and can be simple stranded twin core cable  
(Class 2 insulation) as they will not be carrying any power,  
only signals.  
20metres (65 ft) speaker cable  
Satellite floor stands with mounting brackets available in black finish  
Optional accessories  
• Remove the existing speaker cables from your amplifier  
terminals in turn and twist the speaker and subwoofer  
signal feed cables together and reconnect to each terminal.  
Remember to keep +/RED to +/RED and -/BLACK to  
-/BLACK meticulously on both sets of cables.  
TOWER SPEAKER  
SUBWOOFER PORT TUBE AIR FLOW MODIFIER  
PERFORMANCE  
A round port plug is supplied and fitted to the subwoofer port.  
For DVD movies the port plug can be removed for improved  
low frequency impact. For DVD music videos and CDs the  
port plug can be fitted to the port for improved bass quality  
and depth; for best quality reproduction with this type of  
material the subwoofer CROSSOVER control should be set  
between 50 and half way. For maximum impact with movies  
the port plug should be removed and the CROSSOVER control  
set to between half way and 200. Experiment for the best  
effects in your room.  
Recommended amplifier power  
Maximum Sensitivity (2.83Volts @ 1m)  
Nominal impedance  
Frequency response (-6dB)  
Drivers  
25 - 100 Watts  
88dB  
6 ohm  
80Hz to 40kHz  
• If your amplifier has two sets of speaker terminals, usually  
labelled 'A' and 'B' you can use the unused second set to  
connect the subwoofer feed cables. Remember to switch  
the second set of speakers ('B') to 'on' if necessary.  
HF: 19mm (3/4inch) titanium WideBand™ dome, with neodymium magnet system  
2 x LF: 75mm (3 inch) paper cone  
3kHz (LF to HF)  
Crossover frequency  
Magnetic shielding  
Tower Weight  
Tower Dimensions H x W x D  
Finish  
Yes  
• Make sure the polarity of the speaker cables and the  
subwoofer cables is correct - failure to observe this may  
result in short circuits and consequential damage to  
your amplifier.  
5.8KG (12.8lbs)  
940 x 120 x 170mm (37 x 4.7 x 6.7 inches)  
Cherry wood finish  
POSITIONING THE SUBWOOFER  
Supplied accessories  
Adjustable coupling spikes and wood floor protectors  
The HTS subwoofer produces low frequency sounds only. It  
is difficult to detect the location of low frequency sounds by  
ear. The subwoofer can therefore be placed in any convenient  
position in the room, but optimum performance will be gained  
by locating the subwoofer somewhere between the front pair  
of speakers. Low frequency output will increase when placed  
next to a wall and especially so when placed in a corner, so  
use the VOLUME control to compensate if moving your  
subwoofer around the room. The phase of the subwoofer  
may be changed between 0 & 180 degrees by operating the  
switch on the back panel. In certain room positions the bass  
quality may be improved by switching to 180°. This is best  
checked by experimentation.  
• At the subwoofer connect the left feed cable to the SPEAKER  
LEVEL terminals marked + LEFT - and the right feed  
cable to the terminals marked + RIGHT -  
SUBWOOFER  
• Do not switch the subwoofer on at this stage. Make sure  
that the mains power switch on the subwoofer is set to  
OFF by pushing the power switch rocker adjacent to the  
OFF label and that the mains lead is not connected to  
the wall socket.  
PERFORMANCE  
Power output  
100 Watts  
29Hz - 200Hz  
50Hz to 200Hz variable control  
Frequency response (-6dB)  
Crossover frequency  
Driver  
Inputs  
Power requirements  
Fuse ratings  
200mm (8 inch) paper cone, long throw  
Line Input (LFE RCA/Phono) or Left & Right speaker level input.  
115 or 230V AC / 50 - 60 Hz, switching facility on amplifier panel, 60VA  
AC 100-120V/60Hz - Fuse: T1.6A L /125V  
AC 220-240V/50Hz - Fuse: T800mA L /250V  
Energy saving AUTO power function  
Switchable phase 0 or 180 degrees  
Crossover and Volume control  
10.2KG (22.4lbs)  
420 x 275 x 405mm (16.5 x 10.8 x 16 inches)  
Cherry wood finish  
Port tube air flow modifier  
Country specific mains cable (cord)  
SETTING UP TO LISTEN  
Make sure the POWER switch on the HTS subwoofer is in  
the OFF position. Set the subwoofer controls as follows:  
AUTO POWER/ SLEEP FUNCTION  
• Set the HTX subwoofer VOLUME to MIN, PHASE SWITCH  
to 0, CROSSOVER to half way between 50 and 200  
(marker pointing vertically).  
Additional features  
The HTS subwoofer can be left permanently switched ON.  
When a signal is present from the 5.1 decoder it will 'waken  
up' and operate normally. When a signal is absent for  
approximately 20 minutes it will go back to 'sleep mode' and  
consume very little power. If you are not using your subwoofer  
for long periods of time, for example going on holiday, then  
switch to OFF and remove the power cable plug from the  
mains outlet.  
Weight  
Dimensions H x W x D  
Finish  
• Set your 5.1 receiver/decoder to SMALL SPEAKERS, LFE  
or SUB output to ON, switch the rest of your system ON  
and play a favourite movie. Refer to the equipment  
manufacture's instruction manual if you need help in  
making these settings.  
Supplied accessories  
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