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Power for the Digital Revolution.
HKTS7
HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEM
OWNER’S MANUAL
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HKTS 7 OM 11/4/03 11:30 AM Page 4 HKTS 7 HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEM 3 Safety Information 4 Introduction 4 Included 5 SUB-TS7 Subwoofer Amplifier Panel Controls and Connections 7 Speaker Placement 7 Color-Coding System 8 Mounting Options 9 Speaker Connections 9 Speaker-Level Connection Guide 10 Dolby Digital or DTS (or Other Digital Surround Mode) Connection 11 Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) – Line Level 12 Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) – Speaker Level 13 Operation 13 Volume 13 Additional Bass
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HKTS 7 OM 11/4/03 11:30 AM Page 5 SAFETY INFORMATION Read First! Important Safety Precautions! 12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, 18. An outside antenna system should not be located bracket or table specified by the manu- in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric CAUTION facturer or sold with the apparatus. light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK When a cart is used, use caution when power lines or circuits. When installing an out
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HKTS 7 OM 11/4/03 11:30 AM Page 6 INTRODUCTION The HKTS 7 subwoofer is easy to connect Introduction One powered subwoofer to your system, since it’s equipped with a Thank you for purchasing the Harman Kardon special subwoofer input for use with equip- HKTS 7, with which you’re about to begin ment that has a dedicated subwoofer con- many years of listening enjoyment. The nection that carries a low-frequency output. HKTS 7 has been custom-designed to It also includes stereo speaker-level input
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HKTS 7 OM 11/4/03 11:30 AM Page 7 SUB-TS7 SUBWOOFER AMPLIFIER PANEL CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS SUBWOOFER LEVEL For use with SUB-TS7 HKTS 7 System ¡ FILTER ON MIN MAX ™ OFF CAUT CAUTIION ON RI RI RISSSKKK O O OFFF E E ELLLEEECCCTR TR TRIC IC IC S S SHHHOOOCCCKKK ON £ DO N DO N DO NOOOTTT O O OPPPEEENNN AUTO PHASE REVERSE ¢ NORMAL ∞ SUB R L LINE LEVEL IN § "WARNING: FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE, REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME TYPE T 2.5A L/250 VOLT FUS
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HKTS 7 OM 11/4/03 11:30 AM Page 8 SUB-TS7 SUBWOOFER AMPLIFIER PANEL CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS and is turned on, and the LED is lit amber to § Line-Level Full-Range Inputs: Connect ª Master Power Switch: Place this indicate that no signal is being received and the line-level subwoofer output or preamp out- switch in the “•” position to power-on the the SUB-TS7 is in Standby mode. put(s) of your receiver or amplifier to these SUB-TS7 subwoofer. The SUB-TS7 will then inputs. If your receiver does
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HKTS 7 OM 11/4/03 11:30 AM Page 9 SPEAKER PLACEMENT Color-Coding System Center Channel Speaker Surround Speakers The HKTS 7 uses the channel color-coding Green system established by the Consumer White Red Electronics Association to make setting up White Red 0-2 ft. Green your home theater speaker system as easy as possible. Your system includes a set of colored stickers that may be placed near the speaker terminals of each of the four satellite speakers according to the key below. It doesn’t
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HKTS 7 OM 11/4/03 11:30 AM Page 10 MOUNTING OPTIONS Satellites and Surrounds They may be wall- The satellite speakers may mounted using the be placed on a shelf. supplied brackets. Wall-Mounting Unscrew the bolt that attaches the black Wires to Speaker 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 Terminal Cover installation. Wall Bracket Insert the supplied bracket bolt up through the bottom of the bracket and termi
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HKTS 7 OM 11/4/03 11:30 AM Page 11 SPEAKER CONNECTIONS connected to the correct terminals on your Speaker-Level Connection Guide receiver or amplifier. IMPORTANT NOTE: Before making speaker The (+) lead of the speaker wire is indicated connections, be certain that your receiver or with a stripe and has the colored band cor- audio power amplifier is turned off and responding to the speaker’s position. It is preferably unplugged from its AC power important to connect all speakers identically: s
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HKTS 7 OM 11/4/03 11:30 AM Page 12 SPEAKER CONNECTIONS ® Dolby* Digital or DTS (or Other Center Front Front Digital Surround Mode) Connection – + USE THIS INSTALLATION METHOD FOR Left Right – + DOLBY DIGITAL, DTS OR OTHER DIGITAL – + SURROUND PROCESSORS: SUB-TS7 Subwoofer Use the line-level input jack marked SUB LINE LEVEL IN ∞ for the Low-Frequency Effects channel. R L SUB Connect this jack to the subwoofer output or LFE output on your receiver or amplifier. Connect each s
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HKTS 7 OM 11/4/03 11:30 AM Page 13 SPEAKER CONNECTIONS Dolby Pro Logic* Center (Non-Digital) – Line Level Front Front – + USE THIS INSTALLATION METHOD FOR Left Right DOLBY PRO LOGIC APPLICATIONS (NOT – + – + DOLBY DIGITAL, DTS OR OTHER DIGITAL SUB-TS7 PROCESSING), WHERE THE RECEIVER/ Subwoofer PROCESSOR IS EQUIPPED WITH A SUB- Line-Level WOOFER OUTPUT, OR A VOLUME- R L CONTROLLED PREAMP (LINE-) LEVEL OUTPUT: Use the supplied RCA-type interconnect cable to connect the line-
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HKTS 7 OM 11/4/03 11:30 AM Page 14 SPEAKER CONNECTIONS Dolby Pro Logic Center Front Front (Non-Digital) – Speaker Level – + Left Right USE THIS INSTALLATION METHOD FOR – + – + DOLBY PRO LOGIC APPLICATIONS (NOT DOLBY DIGITAL, DTS OR OTHER DIGITAL PROCESSING), WHERE THE RECEIVER/ PROCESSOR DOES NOT HAVE A SUB- WOOFER OUTPUT, OR A VOLUME- SUB-TS7 Subwoofer CONTROLLED PREAMP (LINE-) LEVEL OUTPUT: Connect your receiver or amplifier’s front left and right speaker terminals to th
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HKTS 7 OM 11/4/03 11:30 AM Page 15 OPERATION Move the Master Power Switch ª (marked Power) to the “ ” (On) position. • Additional Bass Adjustments Volume The SUB-TS7 subwoofer will automatically In addition to the volume adjustments turn itself on or go into Standby mode, Volume can be adjusted using the described above, the SUB-TS7 subwoofer depending on whether or not a signal is Subwoofer-Level Control ¡, as includes a Phase Switch ¢ and a Filter being sent to it by your receiver or surr
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HKTS 7 OM 11/4/03 11:30 AM Page 16 TROUBLESHOOTING SYMPTOM SOLUTION If there is no sound from • Check that receiver/amplifier is on and a source is playing. any of the speakers: • Check that the powered subwoofer is plugged in and its Master Power Switch ª is switched on to the “ ” position. • • Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speakers. Make sure all wires are connected. Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed, cut, punctured, or touching other wires. • R
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HKTS 7 OM 11/4/03 11:30 AM Page 17 SPECIFICATIONS HKTS 7 System CEN-TS7 SUB-TS7 Center Subwoofer Frequency Response 35Hz – 20kHz (–6dB) Recommended Power Amplifier 10 – 80 Watts 100 Watts RMS Impedance Bass SAT-TS7 8 Ohms nominal 10" Woofer, bass-reflex enclosure Satellites Sensitivity Dimensions (H x W x D) Recommended Power 86dB @ 1 Watt/1 meter 18-7/8" x 13-3/8" x 13-3/8" 10 – 80 Watts 479mm x 340mm x 340mm Tweeter Impedance Weight One 3/4" dome, video-shielded 8 Ohms nominal 33 lb/1
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HKTS 7 OM 11/4/03 11:30 AM Page 2 ® ® 250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, New York 11797 516.255.HKHK (4545) Fax: 516.682.3523 ©2003 Harman International Industries, Incorporated Printed 10/03 Part No. 406-000-00980
