What’s in the box

2 Choose an installation position

Bottom of the speaker

Home Theatre System Control box (1) AC power cord (mains lead)* for AC adaptor (1)
control box (1)

Startup Guide TV
FR

Front left speaker Front right speaker

FL Control box FR
FR
Front left speaker (1) Front right speaker (1) Rear left speaker (1) Rear right speaker (1)
FL FR RL RR

AC power cord (mains lead)* for HDMI cable** (1) TV center speaker mode cable (1)
speakers (4)
Rear left speaker Rear right speaker

Home Theatre System

RL RR
Home Theatre System

Startup Guide

 Install the control box on or in a shelf where the front panel display is not covered.
 Choose the installation position of the speakers by checking the labels on the bottom of the speakers.
• Surround sound can be experienced more effectively by installing the 4 speakers to surround your listening position and installing the front speakers on both sides of the TV.
Remote control (1) / Operating Instructions Startup Guide (this document) • If you install speakers as following, perform [Sound Field Adjustment] under [Manual Speaker Settings].
R03 (size AAA) battery (2) – The distances from the TV to the front left speaker and the front right speaker have a large difference.
– The distances from your listening position to the 4 speakers are very unbalanced.

* The shape of the plug differs depending on the countries/regions. Note

HT-A9 ** Supports the transmission of 4K/8K content. • Before connecting the speaker system, disconnect the AC power cords (mains leads) of the TV and other devices from the AC outlets (mains). Reconnect them after step 5.
• If you change the installation position of the speakers, optimize the sound field again by selecting [Setup]-[Advanced Settings]-[Speaker Settings]-[Sound Field Optimization].

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3 Connect a TV and another device

Blu-ray Disc™ player,

set-top box, gaming

1
console, etc.
Choose an installation method
TV center speaker mode cable
Installing on a shelf/stand Mounting on a wall (supplied)
S-CENTER OUT

FR HDMI OUT HDMI IN 12V

HDMI cable (not supplied)
TV ARC/
FR eARC
FL RR

FL
HDMI cable (supplied)
RL
or : Video signal

RR : Audio signal

 Connect the HDMI cable (supplied) to the HDMI OUT jack on the control box and the HDMI IN jack labeled “eARC” or “ARC” on your TV.
The TV sound is not output from the speaker system unless the HDMI jacks labeled “eARC” or “ARC” are connected to each other when you connect a TV and the speaker system.
 Connect an HDMI cable (not supplied) to the HDMI OUT jack on another device (a Blu-ray Disc player, set-top box, gaming console, etc.) and the HDMI IN jack on the
RL
For details, refer to the Operating Instructions (separate document). control box.
You can listen to high quality sound by playing the audio formats such as Dolby Atmos-Dolby TrueHD or DTS:X.
If your TV is compatible with the eARC function, you can listen to high quality sound by connecting another device to the HDMI IN jack on the TV and enabling the eARC function of the
TV.
 If your TV has a S-CENTER SPEAKER IN jack, connect the TV center speaker mode cable (supplied) also to the control box and your TV.
This enables sound to precisely match what’s on the screen for a truly immersive experience.

Note
• Make sure that the connectors are firmly inserted.
• Enable the Control for HDMI function on the TV. Otherwise, there will be no TV sound output from the speaker system.
Tip
• Select the appropriate HDMI cable and [HDMI Signal Format] setting according to the video formats output from the device connected to the speaker system. For details, refer to the Help Guide.
• When you connect the speaker system to a device which supports the 8K video format, refer to “Connecting an AV Device Compatible with the 8K Video Format” in the Operating Instructions (separate document).

• Do not place the speakers in a shelf or right below the ceiling so as not to block the sound output from the top of the speakers.
• Do not place metal objects near the speaker system. Wireless functions may become unstable.

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4 Connect the control box, then the speakers to the AC outlet (mains)
7 Perform Initial Settings

Language Sound Field Optimization Easy Network Setup - Start

Language Sound Field Optimization Easy Network Setup - Start

Optimize the surround sound for your environment.

English
S-CENTER 出力
Optimization takes about a minute. A loud sound
may come from your speakers during optimization.
Français (France) Connect this unit to the Internet to:
Do not make loud noises, walk or stand in front of - Use your mobile device to play streaming music on the unit.
Français (Canada) the speakers during optimization.
- Install software updates to keep the latest functions available.
Select your language. Español
Start
AC adaptor (supplied) Deutsch
Later
You can do this later from [Easy Setup] > [Easy Network Setup].

Next Later

HDMI 出力 HDMI IN 12V

ARC/ ////
eARC

AC power cord (mains lead) (supplied)

AC power cord (mains lead) (supplied)
 Press /// and to select an item by following the on-screen instructions.
When the Sound Field Optimization is complete and you have finished listening to the demo music, press [Next] to continue network settings.
 Once [Setup is complete.] appears, select [Finish].

Note
 Connect the AC adaptor (supplied) to the control box, the AC power cord (supplied) to the AC adaptor, and then the AC power cord to the AC outlet (mains).
• During the Sound Field Optimization, a measurement sound is output for about 1 minute.
 Connect the AC power cords (supplied) to the speakers and then to the AC outlets. • The speaker system does not output sound until the connection between the control box and 4 speakers is completed.

5 Set up the remote control

8 Listen to sound

HDMI

TV input switch TV

6 Turn on the control box, then the TV

Listen to TV Audio
 Select the desired input to the TV using the TV remote control.
The screen switches to the selected input screen and TV audio is output from the speaker system.
If [TV] does not appear in the front panel display of the control box, press TV on the remote control of the speaker system to select the TV input. [TV] appears in the front panel display of
the control box.
Speaker connection check Listen to audio of another device connected to the HDMI IN jack on the control box
 Turn on the connected device. Then use the TV’s remote control to switch the TV’s input to HDMI input to which the speaker system is connected.
Speaker connection check  Press HDMI on the remote control of the speaker system to switch to HDMI input.
[HDMI] appears in the front panel display of the control box and the audio of the connected device is output from the speaker system.
Speaker connection successful.

Next

Power ON
How to use the speaker system / Troubleshooting

Home Theatre System

PLEASE WAIT SETUP


Operating Instructions (booklet) Help Guide (Web instruction manual) For troubleshooting when the speaker system does not
Describes basic usage such as installation/connection Describes all the usage such as the network function operate correctly, see “Troubleshooting” in the Operating
and playback of connected devices. and the detailed setting method, including the contents Instructions or Help Guide.
of the Operating Instructions.

 Press the  (power) button on the remote control of the speaker system to turn on the control box.
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The speaker system turns on and [SETUP] appears in the front panel display of the control box.
 Turn on the TV.
If the [Speaker connection check] screen does not appear on the TV screen, change the TV input setting to the input that the speaker system is connected.
 Check that the connection between the control box and 4 speakers is completed on the TV screen.
The control box and speakers are connected automatically.
The sound for connection completion is output after the check marks appear on all the speakers.
The power indicator of the speaker lights in green when connecting to the control box.

Note
• To use the speaker system, point the remote control at the front of the control box.
• Depending on the order in which you turn on the TV and the speaker system, the speaker system may be muted and [MUTING] may appear on the front panel display of the control box. If this happens, turn off all
devices, and then turn on the TV first, then the speaker system.
• If you connect the TV center speaker mode cable (supplied) to the control box and your TV, follow the instructions on the TV screen for the settings after Step 6.

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