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INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

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Introduction

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Speaker Placement

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Color-Coding System

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Mounting Options

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Speaker Connections

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Connection Guide

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Configuring Your Receiver 
or Processor

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Troubleshooting

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Specifications

Introduction

Thank you 

for purchasing the Harman Kardon

HKS 3 loudspeakers, with which you are
about to begin many years of listening enjoy-
ment. The HKS 3 has been custom-designed
to provide high-fidelity audio reproduction of
your favorite music and movie selections. The
HKS 3 loudspeakers are suitable for upgrad-
ing almost any 5.1 home theater system to
7.1 channels when used with a 7.1-channel
receiver or processor and any necessary
additional amplifiers.

To obtain maximum enjoyment from your new
speakers, we urge you to take a few minutes
to read through this manual. This will ensure
that connections to your receiver or amplifier
are made properly. In addition, a few minutes
spent understanding the setup options will
enable you to take advantage of all the power
and refinement the HKS 3 is able to deliver.

If you have any questions about this product,
its installation or operation, please contact
your dealer, the best local source of information.

Features

The HKS 3 is a pair of 2-way satellite
speakers for use in a home theater system.
The HKS 3 speakers are identical to the
satellites in the Harman Kardon HKTS 7
system, and are designed to be used with
the HKTS 7 in a complete 7.1-channel
home theater. Color-coded speaker cables
are included to facilitate installing the
speakers in the surround back left and
right positions.

Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity
receiver 50 years ago. The HKS 3 is a 
perfect complement to a Harman Kardon
receiver or any home theater system.

Matched Pair of Loudspeakers for

Use in Multichannel Applications

Speakers Are Magnetically Shielded

for Flexible Placement Near Video
Monitors

Three-Inch Driver

One-Half-Inch Balanced-Dome

Tweeter

Metal-Wire-Mesh Grille

Elegant Cabinet 

Shelf Stands, Wall-Mount Brackets

and Color-Coded Speaker Cables 
Are Included

May Be Used With Optional Floor

Stands 

Included

Two satellites for left/right front, surround,
or surround back channels, shown with 
included shelf stands

Two 40' speaker cables for connection 
from receiver or amplifier to speakers

Two wall-mount brackets

Summary of Contents for HKS 3

Page 1: ...HKS 3 LOUDSPEAKERS OWNER S MANUAL Power for the Digital Revolution ...

Page 2: ...f you have any questions about this product its installation or operation please contact your dealer the best local source of information Features The HKS 3 is a pair of 2 way satellite speakers for use in a home theater system The HKS 3 speakers are identical to the satellites in the Harman Kardon HKTS 7 system and are designed to be used with the HKTS 7 in a complete 7 1 channel home theater Col...

Page 3: ...ld be placed slightly behind the listening position and ideally should face each other and be at a level higher than the listeners ears If that is not possible they may be placed on a wall behind the listening position facing forward In 7 1 channel systems place the side surround speakers slightly behind the listening position as shown in the diagram to the left The surround back speakers should b...

Page 4: ...g not the screw hole Attach the bracket to the wall plate by insert ing the tab at the top of the attachment plate into the slot on top of the bracket and snap ping the bracket onto the attachment plate Thread the cable through the round opening in the terminal cover and then insert the speaker wires into the terminals on the underside of the speaker remembering to observe the correct polarity see...

Page 5: ...onnect both speakers identically on the speaker to on the amplifier and on the speaker to on the amplifier Wiring out of phase 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 with the correct polarity remains equally important in order to preserve the proper ambience and directionality of t...

Page 6: ...ld consult the owner s manual for that product for further information If the problem has followed the speaker consult your dealer for further assistance or if that is not possible visit our Web site at www harmankardon com for further information If the system plays at low volumes but Check all wires and connections between receiver amplifier and speakers Make sure all wires shuts off as volume i...

Page 7: ...ches 167mm 6 1 8 inches 156mm Width 3 15 16 inches 100mm 11 5 16 inches 287mm Depth 3 5 8 inches 92mm 10 inches 253mm Weight 1 4 lb 0 6kg 4 4 lb 2kg HKS 3 SPECIFICATIONS All features and specifications are subject to change without notice Harman Kardon and Power for the Digital Revolution are registered trademarks of Harman International Industries Incorporated Trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS...

Page 8: ... 250 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury New York 11797 516 255 HKHK 4545 Fax 516 682 3523 2003 Harman International Industries Incorporated Printed 12 03 Part No 406 000 00987 ...

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