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Harman-Kardon HKTS 7 manual

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  • Page 1

    ENGLISH HKTS 7 Home T heater Speak er System OWNER’S MANU AL[...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Introduction 4 SUB-TS7 Subwoofer Amplifier Panel Controls and Connections 6 Speak er Placement 7 Mounting Options 8 Speak er Connections 8 Speak er -Level Connection Guide 9 Dolby Digital or DTS (or Other Digital Surround Mode) Connection 10 Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) – Line Level 11 Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) – Spe[...]

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    INTRODUCTION 3 Introduction ENGLISH Introduction T hank you for purchasing the Harman Kardon HKTS 7, with which you’re about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. T he HKTS 7 has been custom-designed to provide all the excite- ment and power of the cinema experience in your own living room. While sophisticated electronics and state-of-the- [...]

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    4 REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS Rear P anel Connections HKTS 7 or HKTS 7BQ System 7  Subwoofer -Level Control: Volume may be adjusted using the Subwoofer -Level Control . T urn the control clockwise to increase the SUB-TS7’ s volume, or counterclockwise to decrease it.  High-Cut (Low-P ass) Filter Switch: Plac- ing this switch in the ON position [...]

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    REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS 5 Rear P anel Connections ENGLISH  Line-Level Subwoofer (SUB) Input: Con- nect the subwoofer output of a receiver with digital surround sound decoding, such as Dolby* Digital or DTS ® , to this input. T his input bypasses the SUB-TS7’ s internal crossover circuitry , and should only be used with a filtered signal. If y[...]

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    6 SPEAKER PLACEMENT Speaker Placement Color -Coding System T he HKTS 7 uses the channel color -coding system established by the Consumer Electronics Association to mak e setting up your home theater speak er system as easy as possible . Y our system includes a set of colored stick ers that may be placed near the speak er terminals of each of the fo[...]

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    MOUNTING OPTIONS 7 ENGLISH W all-Mounting for Satellites Unscrew the bolt that attaches the black shelf stand to the bottom of the speak er . Store the stand and bolt in a safe place in case they are needed for a future installation. Mount the wall-br ack et attachment plate on the wall in the desired location. If possible , position the speak ers [...]

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    8 SPEAKER CONNECTIONS Speaker Connections Speaker -Level Connection Guide IMPORT ANT NOTE: Before making speaker connections , be certain that your receiver or audio power amplifier is turned off and prefer- ably unplugged from its AC power source . T he SUB-TS7 subwoofer should not be connected to an AC power source until all speak er wire connect[...]

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    SPEAKER CONNECTIONS 9 ENGLISH Dolby Digital or DTS ® (or Other Digital Surround Mode) Connection Use this installation method for Dolby Digital, DTS ® or other digital surround processors: Use the line-level input jack mark ed "SUB" for the Low-F requency Effects channel. Connect this jack to the LFE output or subwoofer output on your r[...]

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    10 SPEAKER CONNECTIONS Speaker Connections Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) – Line Level Use this installation method for Dolby Pro Logic applications (not Dolby Digital, DTS ® or other digital processing), where the receiver/processor is equipped with a subwoofer output, or a volume-controlled preamp (line-) level output: Use RCA-type patch cords [...]

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    SPEAKER CONNECTIONS 11 ENGLISH Speaker Connections Dolby* Pro Logic* (Non-Digital) – Speaker Level Use this installation method for Dolby Pro Logic applications (not Dolby Digital, DTS ® or other digital processing), where the receiver/processor does not have a subwoofer output, or a volume- controlled preamp (line-) level output: Connect your r[...]

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    12 OPERA TION Operation Move the Master P ower switch (mark ed “P ower”  ) to the “•” (On) position to use the subwoofer . T he SUB-TS7 subwoofer will auto- matically turn itself on or go into standby mode depending on whether or not a signal is being sent to it by your receiver or surround processor , and provided that the T rigger On[...]

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    TROUBLESHOO TING 13 T r oubleshooting ENGLISH If there is no sound from • Check that receiver/amplifier is on and a source is playing. any of the speakers: • Check that the powered subwoofer is plugged in, its P ower switch  is switched on to the “ON •” position. • Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speak [...]

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    14 SPECIFICA TIONS Specifications HKTS 7 System F requency Response 35Hz – 20kHz (–6dB) SA T -TS7 Satellites Recommended P ower 10 – 80 Watts Impedance 8 Ohms nominal Sensitivity 86dB @ 1 Watt/1 meter T weeter One 1/2" dome , video-shielded Midrange One 3" driver , video-shielded Dimensions (H x W x D) 167mm x 100mm x 92mm Weight 0.[...]

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    15 ENGLISH[...]

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    250 Crossways P ark Drive, Woodbury , New Y ork 11797 www .harmankardon.com Harman Consumer Group , Inc.: 2, Route de Tours , 72500 Château-du-Loir , F rance © 2007 Harman Kardon, Incorporated P art 406-000-01009[...]