SPEAKER PLACEMENT 7
SPEAKER PLACEMENT
Color-Coding System
The HKTS 12 uses the channel color-cod-
ing system established by the Consumer
Electronics Association to make setting up
your home theater speaker system as easy
as possible. Your system includes a set of
colored stickers that may be placed near
the speaker terminals of each of the four
satellite speakers according to the key below.
It doesn’t matter which satellite speaker is
used for any of the front or rear positions.
(The center speaker and powered sub-
woofer are already color-coded for you.)
Front Speakers
The front speakers should be placed the
same distance from each other as they are
from the listening position. They should be
placed at about the same height from the
floor as the listeners’ ears will be, or they
may be angled toward the listeners. The
elegant contoured design of the satellite
speaker enclosure allows the speaker to be
placed on a lower shelf and tilted upward
toward the listener simply by positioning the
speaker back onto its tilted surface.
Center Channel Speaker
The center channel speaker should be
placed slightly behind the front left and right
speakers, and no more than two feet above
or below the tweeters of the left and right
speakers. It is often convenient to set the
center speaker on top of the television set,
as shown in the drawing. The center speaker
uses a supplied adjustable support cradle
inserted into holes on its bottom to enable
you to adjust the tilt of the speaker to aim it
toward the listening area.
Subwoofer
The low-frequency material reproduced by
the subwoofer is mostly omnidirectional,
and this speaker may be placed in a con-
venient location in the room. However, the
maximum reproduction of bass will be
heard when the subwoofer is placed in a
corner along the same wall as the front
speakers. Experiment with subwoofer place-
ment by temporarily placing the subwoofer
in the listening position and moving around
the room until the bass reproduction is
best. Place the subwoofer in that location.
Surround Speakers
The two surround speakers should 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. The surround speakers
should not call attention to themselves.
Experiment with their placement until you
hear a diffuse, ambient sound accompanying
the main-program material heard in the
front speakers.
5 – 6 ft.
White
Red
Blue
Gray
Green
White
Red Purple
0-2 ft.
White
Red
Green
White
Red
Speaker
Sticker (or Terminal)
Position
and Cable Color
Front Left
White
Front Right
Red
Center
Green
Surround Left
Blue
Surround Right
Gray
Subwoofer (LFE) Purple