Cerwin-Vega cvhd-12s Betriebsanweisung

Carefully unpack your speaker(s), saving the box and all of the packing material; at 

some point you may need to transport, ship, or move your speaker. Before continuing
with the installation, please make sure your  A/V receiver, processor, preamplifier, or
amplifier’s power switch is turned “OFF.”

Please read the following to determine which installation procedure is best for your 

audio/video system. For additional hook-up connections, you may want to refer to 
your A/V receiver, processor, preamplifier, or amplifier’s manual.

As mentioned earlier, all connections should be made with the equipment turned off.

Use high quality speaker wire (16-gauge or heavier) to connect your speakers to your
A/V receiver, processor, preamplifier, or amplifier. Connect the positive terminal on the
speaker (marked "+" and colored red) to the positive terminal on the  A/V receiver,
processor, preamplifier, or amplifier and connect the negative terminal on the speaker
(marked "-" and colored black) to the negative terminal on the A/V receiver, processor,
preamplifier, or amplifier. In any case, make sure that the wiring polarity remains
consistent throughout the system in order to maintain correct polarity (see figure 1).
Failure to observe correct polarity will result in poor sound balance, decreased imaging,
and worst of all, decreased bass response. Refer to the owner’s manual provided by
your receiver/pre-amp/processor manufacturer.

For left and right channels, place the speakers so that the tweeters (center of

speaker) are at ear level (when in normal seated position) and are on either side
of the video receiver or monitor (see Figure 2). You can place the speakers on
the supplied wall mount brackets, Omnimount 7.0™ aftermarket swivel
brackets, on bookshelves or use the optional speaker stands, which are readily
available from your local home audio retailer. For use as a rear channel surround
speaker, avoid corners of the room and experiment with different locations until
you find a pleasing effect. Keep the speakers about 1 1/2 feet (45 cm) away from the
sidewalls and 1 foot (30 cm) out from the rear wall and about 6 feet (2 meters) from each
other. Refer to the owner’s manual provided by your receiver/ preamp/processor
manufacturer for speaker placement when using different surround effects (i.e., Dolby
Digital, DTS).

Ideally, the Center Channel Speaker should be in the middle between the

front left and right main speakers and face toward the viewing area (see Figure
2). The tweeter should be at ear level (i.e., normal seated position). If possible,
position the speaker and (left/right) bookshelf speakers to form a straight line.

Speaker size should be set to small and if possible the receiver's high pass filter should

be set to 150Hz. for the CVHD-63 satellites and the CVHD-63C center channel.

The receiver's Subout/LFE should should be set at 150Hz. If the receivers Subout/LFE

can not be set high enough (120-150Hz) use the speaker level input on the subwoofer
instead. Turn off the Subout/LFE on the receiver. Set the front left and right speaker
setting to large or full range. Connect the receiver’s left and right speaker outputs to the
CVHD-12S speaker level input, the CVHD-63 satellites should now be connected to the
CVHD-12S speaker level outputs

A room’s size, shape, and furnishings will greatly influence the overall sound of

an Audio/Video Sound System. However, you can optimize the sound potential of
your A/V system in the following ways:

• Keep the path from the speakers to the viewing area free from obstructions 

(e.g., furniture, potted plants, etc.).

• If the room is ”live” (e.g., plaster walls, wood floors, glass windows, etc.) and 

produces echoes, try closing the drapes, adding a throw rug, or consider 
using sound-absorbing panels.

• Cerwin-Vega Audio/Video systems can produce intense low frequencies, so 

don’t be surprised to initially hear rattles and buzzes coming from 
furniture and other objects; try repositioning or removing offending 
suspects (e.g., vase on mantle) or placing felt pads under vibrating 
items.

S

YMPTOM

Distortion with volume

control on receiver/

amplifier near 

maximum

Distortion with volume

control near minimum

Distortion on music

peaks or sound

effects 

Buzz, hum, or crackle

when connecting

wires
Buzz or hum when

system is on

No sound after

listening at high levels

C

AUSE

Underpowered

receiver/amplifier clips audio

signals
Tone controls are set too high
Defective receiver or

preamplifier; shorted speaker

wires
Dynamic soundtrack (e.g.,

explosions)

Connecting wires with power

on causes transient signal

spikes
Grounding problem or ground

loop

Amplifier’s thermal protection

is on

S

OLUTION

Turn down volume control

on receiver/amplifier
Set bass flat; use controls

sparingly
Repair defective receiver,

preamplifier or replace

speaker wires
Turn down volume control to

lower overall range; use a

more powerful

receiver/amplifier
Connect wires only when

audio system power is off

Check receiver or

preamplifier manual for

ground loop elimination
Turn down volume control

and allow amplifier to cool

down; sound should resume

automatically

(1) Atornille la llave de montaje
de pernos.

(2) Fije las abrazaderas de
montaje con seguridad en la
pared. Si atornilla en un
montante, obtendrá el mayor
nivel de resistencia. Cuando la
abrazadera está bien alineada,
la abertura para la llave de
montaje en la abrazadera debe
estar en la parte superior. Haga
girar la abrazadera 90 grados
en sentido antihorario para
montar el canal central. Haga
pasar correctamente los cables a
través de la abrazadera de
montaje.

1

2

(P

ARA ABRAZADERAS DE MONTAJE OPCIONALES

, 

NO INCLUIDAS

)

Instale el disco de fricción suministrado entre la unión
articulada en las abrazaderas de montaje Omnimount
7.0™ opcionales, tal como se muestra en la figura.

Pernos y arandelas para montar la 
abrazadera en la parte posterior 

del gabinete del altavoz

Pernos y arandelas para montar la
abrazadera en la parte posterior
del gabinete del altavoz.

PAR
TE POSTERIOR DEL AL

TA

VOZ

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