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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Introduction
Thank you
for purchasing the Harman Kardon
®
HKTS 18, with which you’re about to begin
many years of listening enjoyment. The
HKTS 18 has been custom-designed to
provide all the excitement and power of the
cinema experience in your own living room.
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 ensure that connec-
tions to your receiver or preamp/processor
and amplifier or other external devices are
made properly. In addition, a few minutes
spent learning the functions of the controls
will enhance the HKTS 18’s performance.
If you have any questions about this prod-
uct, its installation or its operation, please
contact your dealer, the best local source
of information, or visit our Web site at
www.harmankardon.com.
Description and Features
The HKTS 18 is a six-piece home theater
speaker system that includes a 10-inch,
200-watt, bass-reflex powered subwoofer;
four identical, two-way, dual-midrange
satellite speakers for use in the left and
right front and rear speaker positions; a
voice-matched, dedicated, dual-driver
center speaker; shelf stands and wall-mount
brackets for the four satellites; and all of
the speaker cables you need to connect
your speakers to your receiver or preamp/
processor and amplifier. The speaker cables
and speakers are all color-coded to con-
form to the CEA
®
standard, simplifying
setup, especially when the system is used
with a Harman Kardon receiver.
The HKTS 18 subwoofer is easy to connect
to your system, since it’s equipped with a
subwoofer input for use with equipment that
has a dedicated subwoofer low-frequency
output. It also includes stereo speaker-level
inputs and outputs for connection to older
receivers and processors that do 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 switch and a phase
switch for fine-tuning bass response to suit
your listening environment and taste, and
audio-sense auto turn-on, which senses the
presence of an audio signal and automati-
cally switches the unit from Standby mode
to Active mode.
Shelf stands and wall-mount brackets are
included for the satellite speakers, and
optional HTFS 2 floor stands are available
separately from your Harman Kardon dealer.
Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity
receiver more than fifty years ago. With
state-of-the-art features and time-honored
circuit designs, the HKTS 18 is a perfect
complement to a Harman Kardon receiver
or any home theater system.
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Complete home theater speaker
system
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Identical dual-midrange configura-
tion for satellites and center provides
seamless pans
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Speakers are magnetically shielded
for placement near video monitors
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Fully color-coded cables and con-
nections simplify setup
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Both line- and speaker-level inputs
for use with most audio components
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Subwoofer input offers superior-
quality bass reproduction when used
with any digital audio system that
incorporates bass management or
programmable crossovers
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Auto turn-on using trigger input or
audio-sense
Three 20' speaker cables for connection to
front satellites (red and white) and to center
speaker (green)
Included
One powered subwoofer
• Four satellites for left, right and surrounds, with
color-key stickers, mounted on shelf stands
• Four leatherette coasters
One center
channel speaker
Four wall-mount brackets
Two 40' speaker cables for connection from
receiver to rear satellites (gray and blue)
One 15' RCA cable for connection to
subwoofer (purple)
One 15' mini-plug cable for use with external
trigger input (black)
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