Once you have selected all the custom components for your home theater, it is time to install it. Since a separate component home theater system is a hodge-podge of different components, it obviously does not come with a manual for installation. So, here are some steps on set up a separate component home theater system.
Instructions
1. Choose a good room for your home theater. Make sure there are wall outlets nearby. Unpack your equipment and save all the packaging in case you have to return something.
2. Start connecting the components. Begin by running the RCA cables from the outputs on your cable box or satellite antennae into your VCR/DVD player inputs.
3. Connect the VCR/DVD player to the receiver. Send the audio and video outputs from the VCR/DVD player to the audio and video inputs of the receiver.
4. Hook up the audio output from your monitor or television to the receiver's input labeled "AUX" or "TV."
5. Connect all the speakers to the receiver. Be sure that the polarity is correct (positive and negative) as you connect each speaker into its respective channel (center, left, right, subwoofer, rear). Hook up any surround sound cables into the surround sound inputs on the receiver.
6. Position your speakers in the theater. Put the central channel speaker above your television and centered with the screen. Put the subwoofer near the floor and screen, and then position your left and right speakers equidistant from the central channel. Rear speakers should be positioned behind, on the rear wall.
7. Sit back and watch a new DVD. Take your time to make sure all of your speakers are working properly.
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