Harman Kardon®
HKTS 20 / HKTS 30
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Harman Kardon® HKTS20/HKTS30 speaker system, with which you’re about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. The HKTS20/HKTS30 has been custom designed to provide all the excitement and power of the cinema experience in your own living room.
While sophisticated electronics and state-of-the-art speaker components are hard at work within the HKTS20 and HKTS30, hookup and operation are simple. Color-keyed cables and connections, and simple controls make the HKTS20/HKTS30 easy to use.
To obtain maximum enjoyment from your new home theater speaker system, we urge you to take a few minutes to read through this manual. This will help ensure that the connections you make to your receiver (or preamp/processor), amplifier and other devices are correct. In addition, a few minutes spent learning the functions of the various controls will enable you to take advantage of all the power and refinement the HKTS20/HKTS30 is able to deliver.
If you have any questions about this product, its installation or its operation, please contact your dealer, the best local source of information.
Description and Features
The HKTS20/HKTS30 is a complete six-piece home theater speaker system that includes:
•• An 8-inch, 200-watt powered subwoofer
•• Four identical two-way video-shielded satellite speakers (the HKTS30 satellite speakers feature dual drivers) for the left and right front, and left and right rear (surround) speaker positions
•• A dedicated, voice-matched, video-shielded, dual-driver center speaker
•• Removable bases and wall-mount brackets for the satellite speakers and a wall- mount bracket for the center speaker
•• All of the cables you need to connect all of the speakers to your receiver or preamp/ processor and amplifier.
The speaker cables all use a color-coding system to conform to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) standard. This color-coding system minimizes confusion when connecting the speakers, especially when you are connecting them to a Harman Kardon receiver.
The HKTS200SUB subwoofer is equipped with a special LFE input that simplifies connection to receivers and preamp/processors with dedicated subwoofer outputs that carry low-frequency signals. Other conveniences include a level control, a phase switch for fine-tuning bass response to suit your listening environment and taste, and an efficient switching system that senses the presence of an audio signal and automatically switches the subwoofer from standby mode to on.
Wall-mount brackets are included for the satellite and center speakers, and shelf stands are included for the satellite speakers. Optional HKFS3 floorstands are available separately from your Harman Kardon dealer. Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity receiver fifty years ago. With state-of-the-art features and time-honored circuit designs, the HKTS20/ HKTS30 is a perfect complement to a Harman Kardon receiver, or any home theater system.
Included
Four satellite speakers for front left/right and surround left/right (HKTS30 satellites shown)
One powered subwoofer | Four wall-mount brackets for satellite |
| speakers |
One wall-mount bracket for | Four metal stop plates and screws |
center speaker | (for satellite speaker wall-mount brackets) |
One combination LFE and trigger cable for connection to the subwoofer
(LFE cable has purple connectors)
One 4-meter (13.1-foot) speaker cable for center speaker (green color bands)
Two 5-meter (16.4-foot) speaker cables for front satellites (red and white color bands)
Two 10-meter (32.8-foot) speaker cables for rear satellites
(gray and blue color bands)
