Definitive Technology Mythos Solo Surround Array SSA-42 - Manual (Page 3)

13. When the wall mounting bracket is securely screwed to the wall, line
up the speaker’s protruding Mounting Screws with the keyhole slots
on the wall mounting bracket. Let the speaker slide straight down,
allowing the screw heads to slip behind the smaller end of the keyhole
slots. Gently push the bottom front edge of the speaker toward the wall
until the speaker snaps onto the lower lip of the bracket.
Mounting the SSA to an articulating TV bracket
If you have a Plasma or LCD TV that is attached to the wall via a
swing-out articulating bracket such as those offered by Chief, Sanus
and OmniMount, the SSA speaker may be attached to the bracket
without using the SSA wall-mount plate. Simply use
1 ⁄
4
"–20 screws to
attach the SSA speaker directly to the TV bracket. Consult the TV
bracket manufacturer’s user manual for more specific speaker
mounting instructions.
Using the Leveling Feet
If you are going to use the speaker on a TV, shelf or table, first attach
the wall-bracket to the speaker as described above. Attach the two "L"
brackets to the wall-bracket using two M4 x 10 mm screws provided.
Thread the foot screws into the two "L" brackets and adjust to the
required height.
Connecting the SSA
Your Mythos SSA has one pair of 5-way binding posts for
each channel — Left Front, Right Front, Center, Left Surround
and Right Surround.
To start, strip 1 /
2
" (3 mm) of insulation from
each speaker wire to expose the bare metal
wire and twist each of the individual
conductors into single un-frayed strands.
Note that one of the terminals for each channel
is marked with red band (+) and the other is
marked with black band (–). Make certain that
you connect the wire from the red (+) terminal
of your amplifier or receiver to the red (+) termi-
nal on your speaker and the wire from the black
(–) terminal of your amplifier or receiver to the
black (–) terminal on your speaker. Most speaker
wire has some indicator (such as color-coding, ribbing or writing)
on one of the two conductors to help you maintain consistency. It is
essential to connect all channels of the speaker to the amplifier in the
same way (in phase). If you experience a poor surround effect, it is
likely that one or more of the channels is connected in incorrect
polarity and needs to be rewired. Pay close attention and connect
positive to positive; negative to negative on all channels.
If you have a 6.1 or 7.1 channel receiver, connect the SSA’s surround
channel inputs to the “Surround” outputs of your receiver, not the “Rear”
or “Surround Back” outputs.
To connect wire to the binding post [see figure above], unscrew the knurled
nut and insert the bare wire into the hole near the base of the binding
post. Do not insert the insulated part of the wire into the hole as this will
not give you a good connection. Twist the nut back down the binding post
until it firmly meets the wire. Do not over tighten.
Connect a single RCA cable from the “SUB OUT” of your receiver to
the LFE input of the subwoofer (not included). This connecting method
bypasses the subwoofer’s internal “crossover” or low pass filter and relies
on the crossover filter built into your receiver. NOTE: Make no other
signal connections. Do not use speaker wire to make the connection to
the subwoofer
SSA-42 OWNER’S MANUAL
+ SURROUND RIGHT – + FRONT RIGHT – + CENTER – + FRONT LEFT – + SURROUND LEFT –
SSA-42
SUBWOOFER
95
150 40 Variable Low Pass Crossover
120V 80Hz T 3.2A L 250V
Automatic Power ON/OFF
P roC ine ma
S ubw o ofer
A cti ve Cr o s so ve r a nd Pow er A mpl i fier
High Level
+
+
–
–
Left Right
®
LFE IN
In
Out
RECEIVER
AUDIO
AUDIO
MULTI INPUT
SUBWOOFER
(LFE)
OUTPUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
FRONT LEFT FRONT RIGHT SURROUND RIGHT
CENTER
SURROUND LEFT
IMPEDANCE SELECTOR
VIDEO
+ – + – +
+
–
–
+ –
SPEAKERS
FRONT
RIGHT
+
–
LEFT RIGHT LEFT
CENTER SURROUND
RIGHT LEFT
SURR. BACK/REAR
FT
R
RIGHT
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