SPEAKER PLACEMENT 5
SPEAKER PLACEMENT
Color-Coding System
The HKTS 6 uses the channel color-coding
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
subwoofer 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.
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. Use the supplied
support leg to aim it toward the listener by
screwing the leg in to angle the speaker up,
or unscrewing the leg slightly to angle the
speaker down.
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
best 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 placement 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
Stands are optional.
