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Harman Kardon HKTS30 manual

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    H K T S 2 0 / H K T S 3 0 Designed to Entertain . ™ User Guide English Home T heater Spea ker S yst em 0165CSK - HK HKTS20 and HKTS30 v6.indd 1 08/10/09 13:31:43[...]

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    2 2 3 Harman K ardon ® HK TS 20 / HK TS 30 T y pographical Con ventions W e have employ ed cer tain conventions t o help you use this manual:  – (number in a circle) – Indicates a r ear-panel control or connection on the illustration of the HKTS200SUB subw oofer Example (bold type) – Indicates the name of a specific control or r ear-panel[...]

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    2 2 3 ENGLISH Introduct ion Thank you for pur chasing the Harman K ardon ® HKTS20/HKTS30 speak er system, with which you ’ re about to begin many years of listening enjo yment. The HKTS20/HKTS30 has been custom designed to pro vide all the excitemen t and power of the cinema experience in your own living r oom. While sophisticated electronics an[...]

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    PL 00 04- 0100 1 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 6 7 4 4 5 HK TS200SUB Rear- Panel C onnect ions Subwoofer Le vel Contr ol: . Use this contr ol to adjust the HKTS200SUB’ s v olume. T urn clockwise to increase the v olume; turn counter clockwise to decrease the volume . Bass Boost Switch: 1. Set this switch to ON to enhance the HKTS200SUB’ s low-frequenc[...]

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    4 4 5 E N G L IS H Speak e r Pla cement NOTE: The following speaker placement , mounting and connection instructions are identical for the HKTS20 and HKT S30 systems. Color- Coding Sy stem The HKTS20 and HKT S30 use the channel color-coding system established by the CEA to make setting up y our home theater speak er system as easy as possible. The [...]

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    6 6 7 NOTE: If you ’r e running the speaker wir e through the wall y ou can bring it out directly behind the bracket location and insert it through the bottom opening in the w all portion of the wall-mount, as sho wn in the illustration. This will keep the wire complet ely hidden from view once the installation is c omplete. Insert Wir e into Bot[...]

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    6 6 7 ENGLISH W all -M ounting: C enter Speaker Decide on the location for the speaker (see 1. Speaker Placement , on page 5). Attach the cent er speaker wall-mount br acket to the wall using har dware tha t is 2. appropriat e for the wall’ s construction and materials. A ttach the anchors through the holes shown in the illustration. Use These Ho[...]

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    PL0004-01001 + – + – + – + – + – PL0004 -01001 LEFT SUB LFE OUT + – + – + – + – + – + – + – RIGHT SURROUND FRONT CENTER 8 8 9 Use this installation method for r eceivers and pr eamp/processors that ha ve a dedicated subwoofer output with low -pass filtering (also called bass management). If the dedicated subwoofer output doe[...]

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    PL0004-01001 + – + – + – + – + – PL0004 -01001 LEFT LINE-LEVEL OUTPUTS L R + – + – + – + – + – + – + – RIGHT SURROUND FRONT CENTER 8 8 9 ENGLISH Use this installation method for r eceivers and pr eamp/processors that do not ha ve a dedicated subw oofer output, but do hav e preamp-level (volume-controlled) line outputs. If th[...]

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    PL0004-01001 LEFT LFE SUB OUTPUT 12V TRIGGER OUTPUT + – + – + – + – + – + – + – RIGHT SURROUND FRONT CENTER 10 10 11 If your preamp/pr ocessor or another audio/video component has a trigger v oltage connection that supplies between 3 and 30V (A C or DC), connect it to the HKTS200SUB’ s External T rigger Input Connector 4 . If the co[...]

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    10 10 11 ENGLISH T rouble shooting O p era t i on If there is no sound from any of the speakers: Check that the rec eiver/amplifier is on and a source is pla ying. • Make sure tha t all wires and connections between the receiv er/amplifier and the • speakers are c onnected properly . Make sure none of the speak er wires is frayed, cut or punctu[...]

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    Spec ificat ions HKTS20 System HKTS30 System Frequency Response 45Hz – 20kHz (-6dB) Frequency Response 45Hz – 20kHz (-6dB) SA T - TS20 Satellites SA T - TS30 Satellites Cen- TS20/30 HKTS200SUB Subwoofer Recommended P ower 10 ~ 80 watts Recommended P ower 10 ~ 120 watts Recommended P ower 10 ~ 120 watts Input rating: AC 100–120V , 50/60 Hz, 20[...]