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5. If you’re not running the speaker wire through the wall, insert  

    it through the wall portion of the wall-mount bracket as  

    shown in the illustration.

6. Pass the speaker wire through the speaker portion of the 

    wall-mount as shown in the illustration.

Bring Wire In

through Here

Bring Wire Out

through Here

7. If you have not already removed the speaker’s base, do so by 

    pulling 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.

   

   CAUTION: Before making speaker connections, be sure that 

   your receiver or amplifier is turned OFF and preferably, 

   its AC cord is unplugged from the AC outlet.

Apply Pressure Evenly

to Both Sides of Base

Lift Base Straight

off Speaker

8. Connect the speaker wire to the speaker terminals as shown in 

    the illustration: 
    a) Press down on the top of the terminal to open the connection hole.

    b) Insert the wire’s bare end all the way into the hole.

    c) Release the terminal to secure the wire. 
    Insert the conductor with the colored band into the speaker’s 

    red ( + ) terminal, and insert the other conductor into the speaker’s 

    black ( – ) terminal.

IMPORTANT: Make sure the ( + ) and ( – ) bare wires do not touch 

each other or the other terminal. Touching wires can cause a short 

circuit that can damage your receiver or amplifier.

A. Push Down on Cap

     to Open Hole

B. Insert Bare Wire

     into Open Hole

C. Release Cap

     to Secure Wire

10. Slide the speaker onto the mount’s wall section as shown in  

      the illustration. Pull any slack speaker wire back through 

      the mount's wall section.

11. Fit the metal stop plate into the recess on the bottom of the   

      mount with the pad facing the mount, and fasten it to the  

      mount using two of the supplied screws. This will prevent 

      the speaker from detaching from the bracket and will hold    

      the speaker’s position as you rotate it on the mount.

Slide Speaker

onto Wall-Mount

Stop Plate
Supplied Screws

9. Slide the speaker portion of wall-mount onto the speaker as shown in 

    the illustration. Fit the grooves on the mount onto the rails in the speaker,  

    and apply even pressure on both sides of the mount so it slides straight  

    onto the speaker.

   • Push the mount all the way onto the speaker until it snaps into place.

   • Pull any slack speaker wire back through the mount as you slide the   

      mount onto the speaker.

Fit Bracket Grooves

onto Speaker Rails

Push Down Evenly on Both Sides of Bracket

NOTE: If you’re running the speaker wire through the wall you can bring 

it out directly behind the bracket location and insert it through the 

bottom opening in the wall portion of the wall-mount, as shown in the 

illustration. This will keep the wire completely hidden from view once 

the installation is complete.

Insert Wire into

Bottom Opening

Bring Wire Out

through Here

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1. Decide on the location for the speaker (see Speaker Placement, 

    on page 5).

2. Attach the center speaker wall-mount bracket to the wall using 

    hardware that is appropriate for the wall’s construction and 

    materials. Attach the anchors through the holes shown in 

    the illustration.

Use These Holes

to Attach Bracket

to Wall

3. Connect the speaker wire to the speaker terminals. Press down on 

    the top of the terminal to open the connection hole, insert the 

    wire’s bare end all the way into the hole and release the terminal   

    to secure the wire. Insert the conductor with the colored band into 

    the speaker’s red ( + ) terminal, and insert the other conductor 

    into the speaker’s black ( – ) terminal, as shown in the illustration.

NOTE: The center speaker weighs 3.3 lb (1.5kg). Be sure to use 

hardware that can support this weight.

CAUTION: Before making speaker connections, be sure that your 

receiver or amplifier is turned OFF and preferably, its AC cord is 

unplugged from the AC power source.

A. Push Down on Cap

     to Open Hole

B. Insert Bare Wire

     into Open Hole

C. Release Cap

     to Secure Wire

Important: Make sure the ( + ) and ( – ) bare wires do not touch each 

other or the other terminal. Touching wires can cause a short circuit 

that can damage your receiver or amplifier.

4. Using two of the supplied screws, attach the center speaker to 

    the wall-mount bracket, as shown in the illustration.

Supplied Screws

Wall-Mount

Bracket

Speakers and receivers/amplifiers have corresponding ( + ) and ( – ) 

connection terminals. Most electronics manufacturers, including 

Harman Kardon, use red to denote the ( + ) terminal and black for the 

( – ) terminal. Newer Harman Kardon receivers conform to the CEA 

standard and therefore use a color other than red to denote 

the ( + ) terminal for some speaker positions. See the table in 

Color-Coding System, on page 5.

Each speaker wire included with your system has colored bands at 

both ends of the ( + ) conductor, and the subwoofer cable has purple 

connectors that correspond to the color of the HKTS200SUB’s LFE 

jack. This system helps ensure that the speaker in each location is 

connected to the correct receiver or amplifier terminals. In addition to 

the colored bands at each end, each speaker wire’s ( + ) terminal has 

ribs molded into its insulation to help identify it. 

It is very important to connect each speaker identically: ( + ) on the 

speaker to ( + ) on the receiver or amplifier, and ( – ) on the speaker 

to ( – ) on the receiver or amplifier. Miswiring one or more speakers 

results in thin sound, weak bass and a poor stereo image. With the 

advent of multichannel surround-sound systems, connecting all of the 

speakers in your system correctly is very important to achieving the 

proper ambience and directionality of the program material.

CAUTION: Before making speaker connections, be sure that your 

receiver or amplifier is turned OFF and preferably, its AC cord is 

unplugged from the AC power outlet.

To connect the speaker wire to the terminals on the satellite and

center speakers, press down on the top of the terminal to open the 

connection hole, insert the wire’s bare end all the way into the hole 

and release the terminal to secure the wire. Insert the conductor with 

the colored band into the speaker’s red ( + ) terminal, and insert the 

other conductor into the speaker’s black ( – ) terminal, as shown in 

the illustration.

IMPORTANT: Make sure the ( + ) and ( – ) bare wires do not touch 
each other or the other terminal. Touching wires can cause a short 
circuit that can damage your receiver or amplifier.

A. Push Down on Cap

     to Open Hole

B. Insert Bare Wire

     into Open Hole

C. Release Cap

     to Secure Wire

Connecting Satellite Speakers with Supplied Bases
1. Remove the speaker’s base (see Shelf 
    Placement, on page 5).
2. Pass the speaker wire through the opening 
    in the speaker base.
3. Connect the speaker wire as described above.
4. Reattach the speaker’s base as shown in 
    the illustration.

 

Follow the instructions in Wall-Mounting: Satellite Speakers, on page 5, 
and Wall-Mounting: Center Speaker, opposite.

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Use this installation method for receivers and preamp/processors that 

have a dedicated subwoofer output with low-pass filtering (also called 

bass management). If the dedicated subwoofer output does not have 

low-pass filtering, follow the instructions in Connecting the Subwoofer 

to a Receiver or Preamp/Processor With Line Outputs, on page 9. 

Use the LFE (purple) connector of the supplied combination LFE and 

trigger cable to connect the HKTS200SUB’s 

Line-Level LFE In Jack          

to the dedicated subwoofer output (or LFE output) of your receiver or 

preamp/processor. 

    Connect each satellite speaker and the center speaker to the 

    corresponding speaker terminals on your receiver or amplifier.

    In your receiver or preamp/processor’s setup menu, configure it for    

    Subwoofer ON, and set the front left, front right, center, and surround 

    speakers to Small. After you have made and verified all connections,   

    plug the HKTS200SUB’s 

AC Power Cord     into an active AC outlet.

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Use this installation method for receivers and preamp/processors that 

do not have a dedicated subwoofer output, but do have preamp-level 

(volume-controlled) line outputs. If the receiver or preamp/processor 

has a dedicated subwoofer output with low-pass filtering, see Connect-

Subwoofer Output, on page 8.

If you’re connecting to a receiver with left and right line outputs that 

are not connected to amplifier inputs, connect the LFE (purple) connec-

tor of the supplied combination LFE and trigger cable to one of those 

outputs and to either of the HKTS200SUB’s 

nectors    . Use a second RCA cable (not supplied) to connect the other 

receiver or preamp line output to the other of the HKTS200SUB’s 

Level L/R In Connectors     .

If you’re connecting to a receiver or preamp/processor with left and 

right line outputs that are connected to amplifier front left and right 

   inputs, connect the single ends of Y-adapters (not supplied) to 

   the receiver’s or processor’s left and right line outputs. Connect one 

   of the Y-adapter’s double ends to the HKTS200SUB’s 

   In Connectors    , and connect the other double end to your 

   amplifier’s front left and right inputs. 

   Connect each satellite speaker and the center speaker to the 

   corresponding speaker terminals on your receiver or amplifier.

   In your receiver or preamp/processor’s setup menu, configure it for  

   Subwoofer ON, and set the front left, front right, center, and surround 

   speakers to Small.

   After you have made and verified all connections, plug the 

   HKTS200SUB’s AC Power Cord      into an active AC outlet.

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