SPEAKER CONNECTIONS 7
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 HKTS 6 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., left surround. Although the HKTS 6
system has red and black collars on the
individual speaker terminals to denote the
positive and negative connections, your sys-
tem includes a colored band on the positive
lead at each end of every speaker cable
and a matching colored sticker for each of
the four satellite speakers, conforming to the
key on page 5. 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 both a stripe and the colored band
corresponding to the speaker’s position.
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 preserve
the proper ambience and directionality of the
program material.
To connect the supplied speaker wires to
the satellite and center speaker terminals,
press the red or black plastic tab for the
desired terminal, 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.
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