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HKTS 60BQ/230

Home theater speaker system

User Guide
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HKTS 20/30/60 -230V Service Manual

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Thank you for purchasing the Harman Kardon

®

 HKTS60 speaker 

system, with which you’re about to begin many years of listening 

enjoyment. The HKTS60 has been custom designed to provide 

all the excitement and power of the cinema experience in your own 

living room. 

While sophisticated electronics and state-of-the-art speaker components 

are hard at work within the HKTS60, hookup and operation are simple. 

Color-keyed cables and connections, and simple controls make 

the HKTS60 easy to use. 

To obtain maximum enjoyment from your new home theater speaker 

system, we urge you to take a few minutes to read through this manual. 

This will help ensure that the connections you make to your receiver 

(or preamp/processor), amplifier and other devices are correct. In addition, 

a few minutes spent learning the functions of the various controls will 

enable you to take advantage of all the power and refinement the 

HKTS60 is able to deliver.

If you have any questions about this product, its installation or its 

operation, please contact your dealer, the best local source of information.

The HKTS60 is a complete six-piece home theater speaker system 

that includes:

• An 8-inch, 200-watt powered subwoofer

• Four identical two-way video-shielded dual-driver satellite speakers 

   for the left and right front, and left and right rear (surround) 

   speaker positions

• A dedicated, voice-matched, video-shielded, dual-driver center speaker

• Removable bases and wall-mount brackets for the satellite speakers 

   and a wall-mount bracket for the center speaker

• All of the cables you need to connect all of the speakers to your receiver 

   or preamp/processor and amplifier.

The speaker cables all use a color-coding system to conform to the 

Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) standard. This color-coding 

system minimizes confusion when connecting the speakers, especially 

when you are connecting them to a Harman Kardon receiver.

The HKTS200SUB subwoofer is equipped with a special LFE input that 

simplifies connection to receivers and preamp/processors with dedicated 

subwoofer outputs that carry low-frequency signals. Other conveniences 

include a level control, a phase switch for fine-tuning bass response to 

suit your listening environment and taste, and an efficient switching 

system that senses the presence of an audio signal and automatically 

switches the subwoofer from standby mode to on.

Wall-mount brackets are included for the satellite and center speakers, 

and shelf stands are included for the satellite speakers. Optional HKFS3 

floorstands are available separately from your Harman Kardon dealer. 

Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity receiver fifty years ago. 

With state-of-the-art features and time-honored circuit designs, 

the HKTS60 is a perfect complement to a Harman Kardon receiver, 

or any home theater system. 

Four satellite speakers for front left/right 

and surround left/right 

One powered subwoofer

Four wall-mount brackets for 

satellite speakers

One center speaker

One wall-mount bracket

for center speaker

Four metal stop plates and screws

(for satellite speaker wall-mount brackets)

One combination LFE and trigger cable 

for connection to the subwoofer 

(LFE cable has purple connectors)

One 4-meter (13.1-foot) speaker cable 

for center speaker (green color bands)

Two 5-meter (16.4-foot) speaker cables 

for front satellites 

(red and white color bands)

Two 10-meter (32.8-foot) speaker cables 

for rear satellites 

(gray and blue color bands)

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HKTS200SUB Rear-Panel Connections 

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  Subwoofer Level Control: Use this control to adjust the HKTS200SUB’s 

   volume. Turn clockwise to increase the volume; turn counterclockwise  

    to decrease the volume.

 

Bass Boost Switch: Set this switch to ON to enhance the 

    HKTS200SUB’s low-frequency performance. Set this switch to OFF 

    for normal low-frequency performance. 

 

Phase Switch: This determines whether the HKTS200SUB’s piston-like 

  action moves in and out in phase with the satellite speakers. If the    

  subwoofer were to play out of phase with the satellite speakers, 

  the sound waves produced by the subwoofer could be canceled out,  

  reducing bass performance and sonic impact. This phenomenon 

  depends in part on the relative placement of all the speakers in the   

  room. In most cases the 

Phase Switch     should be left in the 

  NORMAL position. However, it does no harm to experiment, and you  

  can leave the 

Phase Switch     in the position that maximizes bass   

  response and impact. 

  Power On Mode Switch: When set in the AUTO position and when  

    the 

Power Switch     is set to ON, the HKTS200SUB will automatically 

    turn itself on when it receives an audio signal, and will enter the 

    standby mode once no audio signal has been received for about 

    15 minutes. When this switch is set in the ON position, 

    the HKTS200SUB will remain on whether or not it is receiving an 

    audio signal. 

  An LED on the HKTS200SUB’s top panel indicates whether the 

    subwoofer is in the on or standby state:

  • When the LED is illuminated white, the HKTS200SUB is turned on.

  • When the LED is not illuminated, the HKTS200SUB is in standby mode.

  When the 

Master Power Switch     is set to OFF, the LED will not be 

  illuminated, no matter what setting the 

Power On Mode Switch     is in. 

 

External Trigger Input: Use the mini-plug of the supplied combination  

  LFE and trigger cable to connect the 

External Trigger Input to the    

  trigger output of another compatible component. Whenever a trigger   

  signal between 3 and 30V (AC or DC) is detected, the HKTS200SUB’s  

  amplifier will turn on. The HKTS200SUB’s amplifier will turn off after 

    the trigger signal ceases. (This will occur even when the Power On Mode 

    Switch     is in the AUTO position.)
 

Line-Level LFE In Connector: Use the LFE (purple) connector of the 

  supplied combination LFE and trigger cable to connect the 

    LFE In to the dedicated subwoofer output of a receiver or preamp/

    processor. This input bypasses the HKTS200SUB’s internal crossover  

    circuitry, so it should only be used with a subwoofer output that has 

    been low-pass filtered. If your receiver or preamp/processor does not   

    have a dedicated subwoofer output that is low-pass filtered you should 

    use the HKTS200SUB’s 

Line-Level L/R In Connectors     instead.

 

Line-Level L/R In Connectors: Use these connectors if your receiver or  

  preamp/processor does not have digital surround sound decoding or a 

  subwoofer output that is low-pass filtered.

  • If your receiver or preamp/processor has a separate subwoofer 

    output, use the LFE (purple) connector of the supplied combination 

    LFE and trigger cable to connect it to either one of the HKTS200SUB’s 

    

Line-Level L/R In Connectors.

  • If your receiver or preamp/processor does not have a separate           

    subwoofer output, use two Y-adapters (not supplied). Connect an 

    adapter’s single end to the unit’s preamp output for that channel.   

    Connect one of the adapter’s dual ends to the main amp input for that  

    channel, and connect the adapter’s other dual end to one of the 

    HKTS200SUB’s 

Line-Level L/R In Connectors. Repeat with the other   

    Y-adapter, preamp channel, main amp input and HKTS200SUB 

    

Line-Level L/R In Connector.

 

Power Switch: Set this switch in the ON position to turn the 

    HKTS200SUB on. The subwoofer will then either be on or in standby  

    mode, depending on the setting of the 

Power On Mode Switch    .

 

Power Cord (Non-Detachable): After you have made and verified all  

  subwoofer and speaker connections described in this manual, plug this  

    cord into an active, unswitched electrical outlet for proper operation of  

    the HKTS200SUB. DO NOT plug this cord into the accessory outlets  

    found in some audio components.

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The HKTS60 uses the channel color-coding system established by the

CEA to make setting up your home theater speaker system as easy as 

possible. The HKTS60 system includes speaker wires with color bands 

on each end.

Speaker Position   

Wire Color Band

Front Left                                                                          
Front Right
Center
Surround Left
Surround Right
Subwoofer

White
Red
Green
Blue
Gray
Purple

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 listener’s 

ears will be. They also can be angled 

toward the listener.

Left Front

Speaker

Right Front

Speaker

The center speaker should be placed 

slightly behind (farther away from the 

listener) the front left and right speakers. 

Its center should be no more than 2 feet 

(61cm) above or below the tweeters of 

the front left and right speakers. If you 

have a CRT television, it may be 

convenient to set the center speaker 

on top of the television set.

0 – 2ft

Center

Speaker

Left Front

Speaker

Right Front

Speaker

0 - 2 ft

(0 - 61cm)

Since our ears do not hear directional 

sound at the low frequencies where 

the subwoofer operates, it will have 

good performance from just about any 

location in your room. However, the best 

bass reproduction is likely to be heard 

when the subwoofer is placed in a corner 

along the same wall as the front left and 

right speakers. You can experiment with 

subwoofer placment by temporarily 

placing it in the listening position and 

playing music with strong bass content. 

Move around to various locations in the 

room while the system is playing and 

listen until you find the location where the 

bass performance is best. Place the sub-

woofer in that location.

Left Front

Speaker

Right Front

Speaker

Subwoofer

The two surround speakers should be placed slightly behind the 

listening position, facing each other and, ideally, should be 5–6 feet 

(1.5m–1.8m) from the floor. An alternate location would be on a wall 

behind the listening position, facing forward. The surround speakers 

should not call attention to themselves while they’re playing. 

Experiment with their placement until you hear a diffuse, ambient 

sound accompanying the program material heard from the front left 

and right and center speakers.

Left Front

Speaker

Right Front

Speaker

Subwoofer

Left Surround 

Sound

Left Surround 

Sound

Right Surround 

Sound

Right Surround 

Sound

5 - 6 ft

(1.5m - 1.8m)

You can place the satellite and center 

speakers on shelves. The satellite 

speakers have built-in bases for shelf 

placement. You can also remove the 

bases if desired.

To remove a satellite speaker’s base, 

pull it straight off the speaker, as 

shown in the illustration. Applying 

even pressure to both sides of the 

base will allow it to slide off smoothly.

Apply Pressure Evenly

to Both Sides of Base

Lift Base Straight

off Speaker

IMPORTANT: Read the Speaker Connections 

section, on page 7, before wall-mounting 

the satellite speakers. You will need to insert 

the speaker wires through the wall mounts 

and connect the wires to the speakers 

during the process of installing the 

wall-mounts.

NOTE: If you are using your own speaker wire, 

it must be no thicker than the wire supplied 

with the speakers. Thicker wire will prevent 

the wall-mount bracket from sliding onto the 

speaker.

  

1. Decide on the location for the speaker  

    (see Speaker Placement, opposite).

2. Remove the speaker’s base as explained in 

    Shelf Placement, above.

3. Disassemble the wall-mount bracket by sliding the two  

    sections apart, as shown in the illustration.

Pull Sections

Apart

4. Attach the wall portion of the wall-mount onto the wall using 

    hardware that is appropriate for the wall’s construction and 

    materials. We recommend first anchoring the mount using its 

    keyhole, then attaching it with another anchor through its top 

    opening, as shown in the illustration. Note that the satellite 

    speakers weigh 3.4 lb (1.55kg). Be sure to use hardware that 

  can support this weight.

Top Opening

Keyhole Opening

Bottom Opening

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