Harman Kardon 201 - Manuals

Page 2 - Home-Theater Speaker System; OWNER’S MANUAL; Power for the digital revolution.

HKTS 2 Home-Theater Speaker System OWNER’S MANUAL Power for the digital revolution. ™ ®

Page 3 - Table of Contents

2 Table of Contents 3 Safety Information 4 Introduction 4 Included 5 Speaker Placement 6 Mounting Options 7 Speaker Connections 7 Speaker-Level Connection Guide 8 Dolby* Pro Logic* (Non-Digital) – Speaker Level 9 Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) – Line Level 9 Dolby Digital or DTS ® (or other Digital S...

Page 4 - Important Safety Precautions!; CAUTION; RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

3 Read First! Important Safety Precautions! 1. Read Instructions. All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product isoperated. 2. Retain Instructions. The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings. All warnings on the produ...

Page 5 - Thank you; Description and Features; INCLUDED

4 Thank you for purchasing the Harman Kardon HKTS 2, with which you are about to beginmany years of listening enjoyment. TheHKTS 2 has been custom designed to pro-vide all the excitement and power of thecinema experience in your own living room. While sophisticated electronics and state-of-the-art s...

Page 6 - SPEAKER PLACEMENT; Front Speakers

5 Subwoofer Surround Speakers 5 – 6 ft. Front Speakers 0-2 ft. SPEAKER PLACEMENT The center-channel speaker should beplaced slightly behind the front left andright speakers, and no more than two feetabove or below the tweeters of the left andright speakers. It is often convenient to setthe center sp...

Page 7 - MOUNTING OPTIONS; Satellites and Surrounds; Wall Mounting

6 MOUNTING OPTIONS On shelves. On the wall. Wall brackets included. On optional stands (FSTS 1). Satellites and Surrounds Wall Mounting Slide speaker onto support. Place speaker and support on wall plate. Wall Mounting Attach plate to wall. The brackets should beplaced, if possible, so that the scre...

Page 8 - Speaker-Level Connection Guide; SPEAKER CONNECTIONS

7 Separate and strip the ends of the speakerwire as shown. Speakers and electronicsterminals have corresponding (+) and (–)terminals. Most manufacturers of speakersand electronics, including Harman Kardon,use red to denote the (+) terminal andblack for the (–) terminal. The (+) lead of the speaker w...

Page 9 - Subwoofer; High Level; Receiver

8 Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) – Speaker Level USE THIS INSTALLATION METHOD FORDOLBY PRO LOGIC APPLICATIONS (NOTDOLBY DIGITAL, DTS OR OTHER DIGITALPROCESSING), WHERE THE RECEIVER/PROCESSOR DOES NOT HAVE A SUB-WOOFER OUTPUT, OR A VOLUME-CONTROLLED PREAMP (LINE-) LEVEL OUTPUT: Connect your receiver o...

Page 10 - Center; Dolby Digital or DTS (or other Digital Surround Mode) Connection; SUBWOOFER

9 Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) – Line Level USE THIS INSTALLATION METHOD FORDOLBY PRO LOGIC APPLICATIONS (NOTDOLBY DIGITAL, DTS OR OTHER DIGITALPROCESSING), WHERE THE RECEIVER/PROCESSOR IS EQUIPPED WITH A SUB-WOOFER OUTPUT, OR A VOLUME-CONTROLLED PREAMP (LINE-) LEVEL OUTPUT: Use RCA-type patch cord...

Page 11 - OPERATION; Volume

10 OPERATION Move the Master Power switch (marked“Power” ¡ ) to the “ • ” (On) position to use the subwoofer. The HKTS 2 subwooferwill automatically turn itself on or go intostandby (sleep) mode when left in thestandby mode (“Auto/On” switch ™ in the “Auto” position). When your receiver oramplifier ...

Page 12 - TROUBLESHOOTING

11 If there is no sound from any of the speakers: • Check that receiver/amplifier is on and asource is playing.• Check that the powered subwoofer isplugged in and its Power switch ¡ is switched on to the “ • ” position. • Check all wires and connections betweenreceiver/amplifier and speakers. Make s...