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Mounting Options, Speaker Connections
Speaker Connections
CAUTIOn: Before making speaker connections, be sure that your receiver or amplifier is
turned OFF and its AC cord is unplugged from the AC power outlet.
Speakers and receivers/amplifiers have corresponding ( + ) and ( – ) connection terminals.
Speakers and receivers/amplifiers have corresponding ( + ) and ( – ) connection terminals.
Most electronics makers, including harman kardon engineers, use red to denote the
( + ) terminal and black for the ( – ) terminal. newer harman kardon receivers conform to
the CeA standard and therefore use a colour other than red to denote the ( + ) terminal for
some speaker positions. See the table in Colour-Coding System, on page 5.
each speaker wire included with your system has coloured bands at both ends of the
each speaker wire included with your system has coloured bands at both ends of the
( + ) conductor, and the subwoofer cable has purple connectors that correspond to the
colour of the HKTS 210SUB’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
coloured bands at each end, each speaker wire’s ( + ) terminal has ribs moulded into its
insulation to help you identify it.
It is very important to connect each speaker identically: ( + ) on the speaker to ( + ) on the
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.
To connect the speaker wire to the terminals on the satellite and centre speakers, press
To connect the speaker wire to the terminals on the satellite and centre 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 coloured band into the speaker’s red ( + ) terminal, and insert the other conductor
into the speaker’s black ( – ) terminal, as shown in the illustration.
+
–
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.
Connecting Satellite Speakers With Supplied
Wall-Mount Brackets
Follow the instructions in Wall-Mounting: Satellite Speakers,
on page 6, and Wall-Mounting: Centre Speaker, opposite.
Connecting Satellite Speakers with Supplied
Bases
Remove the speaker’s base (see
1.
Shelf Placement, on
page 6).
Pass the speaker wire through the opening in the
Pass the speaker wire through the opening in the
2.
speaker’s base.
Connect the speaker wire as described
Connect the speaker wire as described
3.
above.
Reattach the speaker’s base, as shown in the
4.
illustration.
Wall-Mounting: Centre Speaker
Decide on the location for the speaker.
1.
Attach the centre speaker wall-mount bracket to the wall using hardware that is
2.
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
nOTe: The centre speaker weighs 1.5kg (3.3 lb). Be sure to use hardware that can
support this weight.
CAUTIOn: Before making speaker connections, be sure that your receiver or amplifier is
CAUTIOn: Before making speaker connections, be sure that your receiver or amplifier is
turned OFF and its AC cord is unplugged from the AC power source.
Connect the speaker wire to the speaker terminals. Press down on the top of the
3.
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
coloured band into the speaker’s red ( + ) terminal, and insert the other conductor
into the speaker’s black ( – ) terminal, as shown in the illustration.
+
–
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.
Using two of the supplied screws, attach the centre speaker to the bracket, as
4.
shown in the illustration.
Supplied Screws
Wall-Mount
Bracket
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+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
LEFT
SUB
LFE OUT
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
RIGHT
SURROUND
FRONT
CENTRE
ENGLISH
Front left Speaker Cable
(White Bands)
Center Speaker Cable
(green Bands)
Surround Right Speaker Cable (gray Bands)
Receiver
Left Front
Right Front
Right Surround
Left Surround
Centre
Subwoofer
Surround left Speaker
Cable (Blue Bands)
Front Right Speaker
Cable (Red Bands)
Set Input Mode
Switch to “lFe”
lFe/Trigger Cable
(Purple ends)
Connecting the Subwoofer to a Receiver or Preamp/Processor with a
Dedicated Subwoofer Output
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 10.
Use the lFe (purple) connector of the supplied combination lFe and trigger cable to
Use the lFe (purple) connector of the supplied combination lFe and trigger cable to
connect the HKTS 210SUB’s
Line-Level LFE In connector 6 to the dedicated subwoofer
output (or lFe output) of your receiver or preamp/processor. Set the subwoofer's
Input
Mode switch 4 to the “lFe” position.
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 the receiver or preamp/
In your receiver or preamp/processor’s setup menu, configure the receiver or preamp/
processor for “Subwoofer On,” and set the front, center and surround speakers to
“Small.” After you have made and verified all connections, plug the HKTS 210SUB’s
AC
Power cord 9 into an active AC outlet.
Speaker Connections
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+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
LEFT
LINE-LEVEL
OUTPUTS
L
R
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
RIGHT
SURROUND
FRONT
CENTRE
Speaker Connections
Front left Speaker Cable
(White Bands)
Center Speaker Cable
(green Bands)
Surround Right Speaker Cable (gray Bands)
Receiver
Subwoofer
Surround left Speaker
Cable (Blue Bands)
Front Right Speaker
Cable (Red Bands)
Set Input Mode Switch
to “normal”
Stereo Audio Cable (not
supplied, Red and White ends)
Connecting the Subwoofer to a Receiver or Preamp/Processor with
Line Outputs
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 Connecting the Subwoofer to a Receiver or Preamp/Processor With a
Dedicated Subwoofer Output, on page 9.
If you’re connecting to a receiver with left and right line outputs that are not connected
If you’re connecting to a receiver with left and right line outputs that are not connected
to amplifier inputs, connect the lFe (purple) connector of the supplied combination lFe
and trigger cable to one of those outputs and to either of the HKTS 210SUB’s
Line-Level
L/R In Connectors 7. Use a second RCA cable (not supplied) to connect the other
receiver or preamp line output to the other of the HKTS 210SUB’s
Line-Level L/R In
Connectors 7.
If you’re connecting to a receiver or preamp/processor with left and right line
outputs that are connected to amplifier front left and front right inputs, connect
the single line outputs. Connect one of the y-adapter’s double ends to the
HKTS 210SUB’s
Line-Level L/R In Connectors 7, and connect the other double end to
your amplifier’s front left and right inputs.
Connect each satellite speaker and the centre speaker to the corresponding speaker
Connect each satellite speaker and the centre speaker to the corresponding speaker
terminals on your receiver or amplifier.
After you have made and verified all connections, plug the HKTS 210SUB’s
After you have made and verified all connections, plug the HKTS 210SUB’s
AC Power
Cord 9 into an active AC outlet.
Left Front
Right Front
Right Surround
Left Surround
Centre
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LEFT
LFE SUB
OUTPUT
12V
TRIGGER
OUTPUT
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
RIGHT
SURROUND
FRONT
CENTRE
ENGLISH
Trigger Cable
(Black ends)
Speaker Connections
Receiver
Subwoofer
Connecting to a Trigger-Voltage Source
If your preamp/processor or another audio/video component has a trigger-voltage
connection that supplies between 3v and 30v (AC or DC), connect it to the HKTS 210SUB’s
External Trigger Input 5. If the component’s trigger-voltage connection has a
3.5mm mini jack, you can use the supplied combination lFe/trigger cable to make the
connection.
nOTe: Please do not connect the subwoofer On/OFF trigger cable to the Remote Control
Output (IR Out) of your home cinema system or surround receiver. Doing so could lead
to malfunction.
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