User manual HARMAN KARDON HKS 4 [HKS 4/230]

[. . . ] The HKS 4 speakers are identical to the satellites in the Harman Kardon HKTS 11 system, and are designed to be used with the HKTS 11 in a complete 7. 1-channel home theater. Color-coded speaker cables are included to facilitate installing the speakers in the surround back left and right positions. Shelf stands and wall-mount brackets are included for the satellite speakers, and optional HTFS 2 floor stands are available separately from your Harman Kardon dealer. Two 12-meter speaker cables for connection from receiver to speakers. INTRODUCTION 3 Speaker Placement Color-Coding System The HKS 4 and the HKTS 11 use the channel color-coding system established by the Consumer Electronics Association to make setting up your home theater speaker system as easy as possible. [. . . ] Using two speakers will provide a more diffuse surround effect, and will also increase the total sound output for the surround back channel without overworking any individual speaker. Place the two speakers on the rear wall the same distance apart as each speaker is from the listener, but at least four feet apart. The satellite speakers may be placed on a shelf. They may be wall-mounted using the supplied brackets. Surround Speakers The surround back speakers in a 6. 1- or 7. 1channel system should be placed at the same height as the surround speakers, about 1. 5 to 1. 8 meter above the floor. The surround speakers should not call attention to themselves. Experiment with their placement until you hear a diffuse, ambient sound accompanying the main-program material heard in the front speakers. Side Surround Speakers Surround Back Speakers (7. 1-Channel System) Surround Back Speakers (6. 1-Channel System) (place at least 1. 2m apart) 4 SPEAKER PLACEMENT Mounting Options Wall-Mounting Unscrew the bolt that attaches the black shelf stand to the bottom of the speaker. Store the stand and bolt in a safe place in case they are needed for a future installation. Wires to Speaker Terminal Cover The wall-mounted speaker may be pivoted from side to side; however, the bracket is not designed to tilt up or down, and attempting to tilt it will damage the bracket and possibly the wall, which would not be covered by your warranty. Overhead View Wire From Wall Plate Wall Remove Stand 15mm or 1/2" The bracket has two openings on top: a round screw hole, and an arc-shaped opening in front of it. The speaker cable should be threaded through the arc-shaped opening, not the screw hole. Attach the bracket to the wall plate by inserting the tab at the top of the attachment plate into the slot on top of the bracket and snapping the bracket onto the attachment plate. Thread the cable through the round opening in the terminal cover, and then insert the speaker wires into the terminals on the underside of the speaker, remembering to observe the correct polarity (see page 6). 23mm or 3/4" (M6­1. 25P or 1/4"­20) Wall Plate Mount the wall-bracket attachment plate on the wall in the desired location. If possible, position the speakers so that the mounting screws (not included; use size #8) may be installed directly into a wooden wall stud. If that is not possible, use optional wall anchors that are rated to support at least twenty-five pounds. The customer is responsible for proper selection and use of mounting hardware, available through hardware stores, to properly and safely wall-mount the speakers. Referring to the speaker connection instructions on page 6, thread the appropriate speaker cable through the opening in the bottom of the attachment plate, and then through the back of the bracket as shown in the diagram. Place the terminal cover over the opening on the underside of the speaker so that it fits flush against the speaker and covers the terminals, with its round opening exposing the threaded insert. The bracket fits through the round opening in the terminal cover. Wall Bracket Insert the supplied bracket bolt up through the bottom of the bracket and terminal cover, and screw it into the threaded insert on the underside of the speaker. The bolt should be snug, but not so tight as to prevent the bracket from pivoting. MOUNTING OPTIONS 5 Speaker Connections Speaker-Level Connection Guide IMPORTANT NOTE: Before making speaker connections, be certain that your receiver or audio power amplifier is turned off and preferably unplugged from its AC power source. Speakers and electronics terminals have corresponding (+) and (­) terminals. Most manufacturers of speakers and electronics, including Harman Kardon, use red to denote the (+) terminal and black for the (­) terminal. Although the HKS 4 speakers may be placed in the front, side surround or surround back positions, the speaker wires provided with the system have been color-coded brown for the surround back left speaker and tan for the surround back right speaker. When used with the HKTS 11 system, it is recommended that you maintain the color-coding system for all cables to simplify setup, and to ensure that each wire in a channel pair (e. g. , front left and right) is the same length as its partner. The (+) lead of the speaker wire is indicated with a stripe and has the colored band corresponding to the speaker's position. It is important to connect all speakers identically: (+) on the speaker to (+) on the amplifier and (­) on the speaker to (­) on the 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. · In Dolby Digital or DTS® modes, make sure that the receiver/processor is configured so that the speaker in question is enabled. [. . . ]