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Harman-Kardon HKTS 2 manual

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    250 Crossways P ark Drive, Woodbury , New Y ork 11797 1-800/422-8027 (USA only) Fax: 516/682-3523 © 2000 Harman Kardon, Incorporated Printed 9/00 Part No . ai5083 HKTS 2 System Frequency Response 35Hz – 20kHz (–6dB) Satellites Recommended P ower 10 – 50 watts Impedance 8 ohms nominal Sensitivity 86dB @ 1 watt/1 meter T weeter One 1/2" d[...]

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    HKTS 2 Home-T heater Speak er System OWNER’S MANU AL P ower for the digital revolution. ™ ®[...]

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    2 T able of Contents 3 Safety Information 4 Introduction 4 Included 5 Speak er Placement 6 Mounting Options 7 Speak er Connections 7 Speak er -Level Connection Guide 8 Dolby* Pro Logic* (Non-Digital) – Speak er Level 9 Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) – Line Level 9 Dolby Digital or DTS ® (or other Digital Surround Mode) Connection 10 Operation 1[...]

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    3 Read First! Important Safety Precautions! 1. Read Instructions. All the safety and operating instructi ons should be r ead before th e produ ct is operated. 2. Retain Instructions. The safety and operating instructi ons should be r etained for futur e referen ce. 3. Heed W arnings. All warnings on the produ ct and in the operatin g instructi ons [...]

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    4 Thank you for purchasing the Harman Kardon HKTS 2, with which you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. T he HKTS 2 has been custom designed to pro- vide all the excitement and power of the cinema experience in your own living room. While sophisticated electronics and state- of-the-art speak er components are hard at work within t[...]

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    5 Subwoofer Surround Speaker s 5 – 6 ft. Front Speaker s 0-2 ft. SPEAKER PLA CEMENT T he center -channel speak er should be placed slightly behind the front left and right speak ers , and no more than two feet above or below the tweeters of the left and right speak ers . It is often convenient to set the center speak er on top of the television s[...]

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    6 MOUNTING OPTIONS On shelves . On the wall. W all brackets included. On optional stands (FSTS 1). Satellites and Surrounds W all Mounting Slide speak er onto support. Place speak er and support on wall plate . W all Mounting Attach plate to wall. T he brackets should be placed, if possible, so that the screws will fasten into a wooden wall stud. I[...]

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    7 Separate and strip the ends of the speak er wire as shown. 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. T he (+) lead of the speak er wire is noted with a stripe . It is [...]

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    8 Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) – Speaker Level USE THIS INSTALLA TION METHOD FOR DOLBY PRO LOGIC APPLICATIONS (NO T DOLBY DIGIT AL, DTS OR O THER DIGITAL PROCESSING), WHERE THE RECEIVER/ PROCESSOR DOES NO T HAVE A SUB- WOOFER OUTPUT , OR A VOLUME- CONTROLLED PREAMP (LINE-) LEVEL OUTPUT : Connect your receiver or amplifier’ s front left and rig[...]

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    9 Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) – Line Level USE THIS INSTALLA TION METHOD FOR DOLBY PRO LOGIC APPLICATIONS (NO T DOLBY DIGIT AL, DTS OR OTHER DIGIT AL PROCESSING), WHERE THE RECEIVER/ PROCESSOR IS EQUIPPED WITH A SUB- WOOFER OUTPUT , OR A VOLUME- CONTROLLED PREAMP (LINE-) LEVEL OUTPUT : Use RCA-type patch cords to connect the line-level subwoofe[...]

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    10 OPERA TION Move the Master P ower switch (mark ed “P ower” ¡ ) to the “ • ” (On) position to use the subwoofer . The HKTS 2 subwoofer will automatically turn itself on or go into standby (sleep) mode when left in the standby mode (“ Auto/On” switch ™ in the “ Auto” position). When your receiver or amplifier is off , or is no[...]

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    11 If there is no sound from any of the speakers: • Check that receiver/amplifier is on and a source is playing. • Check that the powered subwoofer is plugged in and its P ower switch ¡ is switched on to the “ • ” position. • Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speak ers . Mak e sure all wires are connected. [...]