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HKTS 60BQ/230
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OM-CT-315/316 / ( 0248CSK - 13/Oct/2010 )
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. 
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 
( + ) 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 
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 
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 
2. 
speaker’s base.
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 
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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HKTS 60BQ/230
+
+
+
+
+
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 
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/
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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HKTS 60BQ/230
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OM-CT-315/316 / ( 0248CSK - 13/Oct/2010 )
+
+
+
+
+
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 
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 
terminals on your receiver or amplifier.
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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