INTRODUCTION
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Introduction
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Harman Kardon
HKTS 2, with which you’re about to begin many
years of listening enjoyment. The HKTS 2 has
been custom-designed to provide all the
excitement and power of the music and cinema
experience in your own living room.
While sophisticated electronics and state-of-the-
art speaker components are hard at work within
the HKTS 2, hookup and operation are simple.
Color-keyed cables and connections, and simple
controls make the HKTS 2 easy to use.
To obtain maximum enjoyment from your new
music and home theater speaker system, we
urge you to take a few minutes to read through
this manual. This will ensure that connections to
your receiver or preamp/processor and amplifier
or other external devices are made properly. In
addition, a few minutes spent learning the func-
tions of the various controls will enable you to
take advantage of all the power and refinement
the HKTS 2 is able to deliver.
If you have any questions about this product, its
installation or operation, please contact your
dealer, the best local source of information.
Description and Features
The HKTS 2 is a three-piece home theater
speaker system that includes a 10-inch,
200-watt, bass-reflex powered subwoofer; two
identical, 2-way dual-driver satellite speakers for
use in the left and right front speaker positions;
shelf stands and wall-mount brackets for the
two 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 all use a color-coding
system to conform to the CEA standard. The
color-coding system minimizes confusion,
especially when the HKTS 2 system is used with
a Harman Kardon receiver.
The HKTS 2 subwoofer is easy to connect to your
system, since it’s equipped with a special sub-
woofer input for use with equipment that has a
dedicated subwoofer connection that carries a
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 con-
veniences include a level control, high-cut
(low-pass) filter switch and phase switch for
fine-tuning bass response to suit your listening
environment and taste, and an efficient Trigger
switching system that automatically switches the
unit from Standby mode to Active mode.
Shelf stands and wall-mount brackets are includ-
ed for the satellite speakers, and optional HTFS 2
floor stands are available separately from your
Harman Kardon dealer.
Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity receiv-
er fifty years ago. With state-of-the-art features
and time-honored circuit designs, the HKTS 2 is
a perfect complement to a Harman Kardon
receiver or any home theater system.
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Complete 2.1 home theater and music
speaker system
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Speakers are magnetically shielded for
placement near video monitors
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Fully color-coded cables and
connections 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
Included
One powered
subwoofer
Two satellites for left,
right and surrounds,
with color-key stickers
(shown with included
shelf stands attached)
Two wall-mount
brackets
One RCA cable for connection to subwoofer
(purple)
Two 6-meter speaker cables for connection to
front satellites (red and white)
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