User manual HARMAN KARDON HKS 9

[. . . ] They should be placed at about the same height from the floor as the listeners' ears, or they may be angled toward the listeners. The contoured design of the HKS 2 speaker enclosure allows the speaker to be placed on a lower shelf and tilted upward toward the listener simply by positioning the speaker back onto its tilted surface. When Used as Surround Speakers For 5. 1-channel applications, the two surround speakers should be placed slightly behind the listening position and, ideally, should face each other and be at a level higher than the listeners' ears. If that is not possible, they may be placed on a wall behind the listening position, facing forward. Surround Speakers The surround back speakers in a 6. 1- or 7. 1-channel system should be placed at the same height as the surround speakers, about 5 to 6 feet above the floor. [. . . ] They may be tilted upwards simply by tilting them back onto their sculpted surfaces. Left Right ­ + ­ + Front-, Surround- or Surround Back-Channel Receiver/Amplifier Output Configuring Your Receiver or Processor Many receivers and processors feature programmable bass-management capability, which allows the component to output the lowest frequencies (the bass information) exclusively to a separate subwoofer speaker, or to a main speaker that is capable of handling low frequencies, or sometimes to both. During the setup process you will be asked to specify whether the speaker for a given channel is "Large" or "Small. The terms " "Large" and "Small" do not refer to physical size, but to the size of the frequency range the speaker is capable of handling. When configuring your receiver or processor for the channels where HKS 2 speakers are being used, select "Small. " They may be wall-mounted using the supplied brackets. Insert the knob supplied in the hardware packet into the bracket as shown. Then place the speaker on the bracket and secure it from below using the supplied screw. Many newer Harman Kardon receivers conform to the new CEA standard and therefore use a color other than red for the (+) terminal to indicate some speaker positions: e. g. , blue for surround left positive (+). However, the black terminal will always be the negative (­) connection. Please see the owner's guide for your AVR Series receiver for further details. The (+) lead of the speaker wire is often noted with a stripe or ridge. It is important to connect both speakers identically: (+) on the speaker to (+) on the amplifier and (­) on the speaker to (­) on the amplifier. Wiring "out of phase" results in thin sound, weak bass and a poor stereo image. To connect the supplied wires to the speaker terminals, unscrew the binding-post collar until the pass-through hole in the center post is visible under the collar. Insert the bare end of the wire through this hole; then screw the collar down until the connection is tight. The hole in the center of each collar is intended for use with banana-type connectors. 4 MOUNTING OPTIONS SPEAKER CONNECTIONS 5 TROUBLESHOOTING SYMPTOM If there is no sound from any of the speakers: SOLUTION · Check that receiver/amplifier is on and a source is playing. · Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speakers. Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed, cut or punctured. · Review proper operation of your receiver/amplifier. · Check the "Balance" control on your receiver/amplifier. · Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speakers. Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed, cut or punctured, and that no wires are touching each other. [. . . ] · Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speakers. Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed, cut or punctured. · Review proper operation of your receiver/processor and its surround sound features. · Make sure the movie or TV show you are watching is recorded in a surround sound mode. [. . . ]