Harman-Kardon HKTS30, HKTS20 manual Wall-Mounting Center Speaker, Speaker Connections

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Wall-Mounting: Center Speaker

1.Decide on the location for the speaker (see Speaker Placement, on page 5).

2.Attach the center speaker wall-mount bracket to the wall using hardware that is appropriate for the wall’s construction and materials. Attach the anchors through the holes shown in the illustration.

Use These Holes to Attach Bracket to Wall

NOTE: The center speaker weighs 3.2 lb (1.45kg). Be sure to use hardware that can support this weight.

CAUTION: Before making speaker connections, be sure that your receiver or amplifier is turned OFF and preferably, its AC cord is unplugged from the AC power source.

3.Connect the speaker wire to the speaker terminals. Press down on the top of the terminal to open the connection hole, insert the wire’s bare end all the way into the hole and release the terminal to secure the wire. Insert the conductor with the colored band into the speaker’s red ( + ) terminal, and insert the other conductor into the speaker’s black ( – ) terminal, as shown in the illustration.

A. Push Down on Cap to

B. Insert Bare Wire into

C. Release Cap to Secure Wire

Open Hole

Open Hole

 

Speakers and receivers/amplifiers have corresponding ( + ) and ( – ) connection terminals. Most electronics manufacturers, including Harman Kardon, use red to denote the ( + ) terminal and black for the ( – ) terminal. Newer Harman Kardon receivers conform to the CEA standard and therefore use a color other than red to denote the ( + ) terminal for some speaker positions. See the table in Color-Coding System, on page 5.

Each speaker wire included with your system has colored bands at both ends of the ( + ) conductor, and the subwoofer cable has purple connectors that correspond to the color of the HKTS200SUB’s LFE jack. This system helps ensure that the speaker in each location is connected to the correct receiver or amplifier terminals. In addition to the colored bands at each end, each speaker wire’s ( + ) terminal has ribs molded into its insulation to help identify it.

It is very important to connect each speaker identically: ( + ) on the speaker to ( + ) on the receiver or amplifier, and ( – ) on the speaker to ( – ) on the receiver or amplifier. Miswiring one or more speakers results in thin sound, weak bass and a poor stereo image. With the advent of multichannel surround-sound systems, connecting all of the speakers in your system correctly is very important to achieving the proper ambience and directionality of the program material.

To connect the speaker wire to the terminals on the satellite and center speakers, press down on the top of the terminal to open the connection hole, insert the wire’s bare end all the way into the hole and release the terminal to secure the wire. Insert the conductor with the colored band into the speaker’s red ( + ) terminal, and insert the other conductor into the speaker’s black ( – ) terminal, as shown in the illustration.

ENGLISH

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+

 

 

 

 

 

 

Important: Make sure the ( + ) and ( – ) bare wires do not touch each other or the

A. Push Down on Cap to

B. Insert Bare Wire into

C. Release Cap to Secure Wire

Open Hole

Open Hole

 

 

other terminal. Touching wires can cause a short circuit that can damage your receiv

 

 

 

 

er or amplifier.

 

IMPORTANT: Make sure the ( + ) and ( – ) bare wires do not touch each other or the

4. Using two of the supplied screws, attach the center speaker to the wall-mount

other terminal. Touching wires can cause a short circuit that can damage your receiver or

amplifier.

 

 

 

bracket, as shown in the illustration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecting Satellite Speakers With Supplied

Wall-Mount Brackets

Follow the instructions in Wall-Mounting: Satellite Speakers, on page 5, and

Wall-Mounting:Center Speaker, opposite.

Connecting Satellite Speakers with Supplied Bases

 

1.

Remove the speaker’s base (see Shelf Placement, on page 5).

 

2.

Pass the speaker wire through the opening in the speaker base.

Wall-Mount

3.

Connect the speaker wire as described above.

 

 

Bracket

4.

Reattach the speaker’s base as shown in the illustration.

Supplied Screws

Speaker Connections

CAUTION: Before making speaker connections, be sure that your receiver or amplifier is turned OFF and preferably, its AC cord is unplugged from the AC power outlet.

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Contents Hkts 20/HKTS Typographical Conventions Important Safety InstructionsPlease read the following precautions before use Harman Kardon Hkts 20 / HktsOne wall-mount bracket for LFE cable has purple connectorsIncluded SpeakersHKTS200SUB Rear-Panel Connections Speaker Placement Insert Wire into Bottom Opening Speaker Connections Wall-Mounting Center SpeakerSubwoofer Left Front CenterLeft Into an active AC outlet EnglishReceiver Connecting to a Trigger Voltage SourceTrigger Cable Black Ends Operation TroubleshootingSpecifications