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SPEAKER CONNECTIONS  9

Speaker-Level Connection Guide

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-TS11 subwoofer should
not be connected to an AC power source
until all speaker wire connections have 
been made.

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. Although the HKTS 11
system has red and black collars on the
individual speaker terminals to denote the
positive and negative connections, your 
system includes a colored band on the 
positive lead at both ends of every speaker
cable and a matching colored sticker for
each of the four satellite speakers, conforming
to the chart on page 7. The center speaker
has a green (+) terminal, and the subwoofer

has a purple SUB input jack. This system is
intended to help you ensure that the speaker
in each location is connected to the correct
terminals on your receiver or amplifier.

The (+) lead of the speaker wire is indicated
with a stripe and has the colored band cor-
responding to the speaker’s position. It is
important to connect all speakers identically:
(+) on the speaker to (+) on the amplifier
and (–) on the speaker to (–) on the ampli-
fier. 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 the
program material.

To connect the supplied speaker wires to
the satellite and center speaker terminals
located on the bottom of each speaker,
press the red or black tab, insert the bare
end of the wire into the hole and release the
tab. Gently tug on the wire to make sure
that it is fully inserted.

For the best performance, Harman Kardon
recommends that the subwoofer be con-
nected using either the 

Line-Level

Subwoofer (SUB) Input

§

or the 

Line-

Level Full-Range Inputs

. However,

if the application requires the use of the
speaker-level connections for the subwoofer,
unscrew the binding-post collar until the
pass-through hole in the center post is visi-
ble 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 CONNECTIONS

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Summary of Contents for HKTS 11

Page 1: ...HKTS 11 HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEM OWNER S MANUAL Power for the Digital Revolution...

Page 2: ...onal Bass Adjustments 14 Troubleshooting 15 Specifications Please register your product on our Web site at www harmankardon com Note You ll need the serial number of your new home theater speaker syst...

Page 3: ...to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFP...

Page 4: ...not have a line level subwoofer output Other conve niences include a level control an external trigger input for automatic turn on when connected to a compatible product a high cut low pass filter swi...

Page 5: ...using the Line Level Full Range Inputs unless your receiver or processor processes its line level output using a low pass filter The filter has no effect when the SUB Input is used External Trigger In...

Page 6: ...uld use the Line Level Full Range Inputs instead Line Level Full Range Inputs Connect the line level subwoofer output or preamp out put s of your receiver or amplifier to these inputs If your receiver...

Page 7: ...ward the listener It is best to place the front left right and center speakers as close to the same height as possible preferably about the same height as the listener s ears In any event the center s...

Page 8: ...he bracket and snapping the bracket onto the wall 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 sp...

Page 9: ...ls on your receiver or amplifier The lead of the speaker wire is indicated with a stripe and has the colored band cor responding to the speaker s position It is important to connect all speakers ident...

Page 10: ...onnect each speaker to the corresponding speaker terminals on your receiver or amplifier Make sure you ve configured your surround sound processor for Subwoofer On The front left front right center an...

Page 11: ...adapter not supplied to bridge the receiver s preamp output to the main amp input for that channel and connect the long end of the adapter to the corre sponding line level input on the SUB TS11 IMPORT...

Page 12: ...OUTPUT Connect your receiver or amplifier s front left and right speaker terminals to the left and right Speaker Level Input termi nals on the SUB TS11 subwoofer that are marked High Level In Connect...

Page 13: ...xtended period of time or if the subwoofer will not be used switch the Master Power Switch to the OFF position Volume Volume can be adjusted using the Sub woofer Level Control as shown Turn the contro...

Page 14: ...e If your receiver processor 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 Check all wires and con...

Page 15: ...inal Sensitivity 86dB 1 watt 1 meter Tweeter One 3 4 19mm dome video shielded Midrange Dual 3 75mm drivers video shielded Dimensions H x W x D 9 9 16 x 3 15 16 x 3 5 8 243mm x 100mm x 92mm Weight 2 2...

Page 16: ...250 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury New York 11797 516 255 HKHK 4545 Fax 516 682 3523 2006 Harman International Industries Incorporated All rights reserved Part No 406 000 05466 E Printed 8 06...

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