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IMPORTANT NOTE:

Before making speaker

connections, be certain that your receiver or
audio power amplifier is turned off and
preferably unplugged from its AC power
source. The SUB-TS10 subwoofer should not
be connected to an AC power source until
all speaker wire connections have been
made.

Separate and strip the ends of the speaker
wire as shown. Speakers and electronics
terminals have corresponding (+) and (–)
terminals. Most manufacturers of speakers
and electronics, including Harman Kardon,
use red to denote the (+) terminal and
black for the (–) terminal.

Newer Harman Kardon receivers conform to
the new CEA standard and therefore use a
color other than red or black for the (+) ter-
minal to indicate some speaker positions:
e.g., surround left. Please see the owner’s
guide for your AVR Series receiver for fur-
ther details.

The (+) lead of the speaker wire is noted
with a stripe. It is important to connect
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 pre-
serve the proper ambience and directionality
of the program material.

To connect the supplied speaker wires to
the satellite and center speaker terminals,
unscrew the binding-post collar until the
pass-through hole in the center post is 
visible under the collar. Insert the bare 
end of the wire through this hole; then
screw the collar down until the connection
is tight. The hole in the center of each 
collar is intended for use with banana-type
connectors.

Speaker-Level Connection Guide

SPEAKER CONNECTIONS 

Summary of Contents for HKTS 10

Page 1: ...250 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury New York 11797 1 800 422 8027 USA only Fax 516 682 3523 2001 Harman Kardon Incorporated Printed 11 01 Part No ai5170...

Page 2: ...HKTS 10 Home Theater Speaker System OWNER S MANUAL Power for the Digital Revolution...

Page 3: ...Dolby Pro Logic Non Digital Speaker Level 13 Operation 13 Volume 13 Additional Bass Adjustments 14 Troubleshooting 15 Specifications Typographical Conventions In order to help you use this manual cert...

Page 4: ...uirements for the grounding electrode See Figure A 16 Lightning For added protection for this prod uct during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug...

Page 5: ...sy to connect to your system since it is equipped with a special subwoofer input for use with equip ment that has a dedicated subwoofer con nection that carries a low frequency output It also includes...

Page 6: ...d only be used with a filtered signal If your receiver does not have digital decoding you should use the Line Level Full Range Inputs instead Line Level Full Range Inputs Con nect the line level subwo...

Page 7: ...UB TS10 will remain on whether or not it is receiving an audio signal Filter Remote Control Input This input accepts a remote control signal from a compatible Harman Kardon A V receiver that enables y...

Page 8: ...e speaker to be placed on a lower shelf and tilted upward toward the listener simply by positioning the speaker back onto its tilted surface The low frequency material reproduced by the subwoofer is m...

Page 9: ...that are rated to support at least twenty five pounds The customer is responsible for proper selection and use of mounting hardware available through hardware stores to prop erly and safely wall mount...

Page 10: ...R Series receiver for fur ther details The lead of the speaker wire is noted with a stripe It is important to connect both speakers identically on the speaker to on the amplifier and on the speaker to...

Page 11: ...aker to the corresponding speaker terminals on your receiver or amplifier Make sure that you have configured your surround sound processor for Subwoofer On The front left front right center and rear s...

Page 12: ...se both the left and right inputs on the subwoofer if your receiver or processor has both left and right line level outputs If your receiver is equipped with line level outputs but does not have a sep...

Page 13: ...ct your receiver or amplifier s front left and right speaker terminals to the left and right Speaker Level Input terminals on the SUB TS10 subwoofer that are marked High Level In Connect the left and...

Page 14: ...adjustments described above the SUB TS10 subwoofer includes a Phase Switch and a Filter Switch that can be used to adjust the bass response to suit your listening environ ment or taste In most situat...

Page 15: ...ssor is set in Dolby Digital or DTS mode make sure the receiver processor is configured so that the center speaker is enabled If the system plays at low volumes but shuts off as volume is increased Ch...

Page 16: ...r 10 110 watts Impedance 8 ohms nominal Sensitivity 86dB 1 watt 1 meter Tweeter One 1 dome video shielded Midrange Dual 4 drivers video shielded Dimensions H x W x D 5 1 16 x 16 1 2 x 5 3 16 128mm x 4...

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