User manual HARMAN KARDON HKTS 15

[. . . ] HKTS 15 HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEM OWNER'S MANUAL HKTS 15 HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEM 3 4 4 5 7 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 14 15 Safety Information Introduction Included SUB-TS15 Subwoofer Amplifier Panel Controls and Connections Speaker Placement Color-Coding System Mounting Options Speaker Connections Speaker-Level Connection Guide Dolby Digital or DTS (or Other Digital Surround Mode) Connection Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) ­ Line Level Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) ­ Speaker Level Operation Volume Additional Bass Adjustments Troubleshooting Specifications Please register your product on our Web site at www. harmankardon. com. Note: You'll need the serial number of your new home theater speaker system. At the same time, you can choose to be notified about our new products and/or special promotions. Typographical Conventions In order to help you use this manual, certain conventions have been used. EXAMPLE ­ (bold type) indicates a specific control or rear-panel connection on the SUB-TS15 subwoofer EXAMPLE ­ (OCR type) indicates a control or switch position on the SUB-TS15 subwoofer ¡ ­ (number in a circle) indicates a rear-panel control or connection on the SUB-TS15 subwoofer 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY INFORMATION Read First! [. . . ] Place the subwoofer in that spot. SPEAKER PLACEMENT 7 MOUNTING OPTIONS Satellites and Surrounds The satellite speakers may be placed on a shelf. Place each satellite speaker on one of the supplied coasters for added stability and to protect your furniture. They may be wallmounted using the supplied brackets. 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 Wall Plate Wall Plate Mount the wallRemove bracket attachment Stand plate on the wall in 15mm the desired location. or 1/2" 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 pages 9 through 12, thread the appropriate speaker cable through the opening in the bottom of the wall plate, and then through the back of the bracket, as shown in the diagram. The bracket has two openings Overhead View Wire From Wall Plate on top: a round screw hole, and an arcshaped opening in front of it. The speaker cable should be threaded through the arcshaped opening, not the screw hole. Attach the bracket to the wall plate by inserting the tab at the top of the wall plate into the slot on top of the bracket and snapping the bracket onto the wall 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 9). 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. 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. 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. Wall 23mm or 3/4" (M6­1. 25P or 1/4"­20) 8 MOUNTING OPTIONS 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. The SUB-TS15 subwoofer should not be connected to an AC power source until all speaker wire connections have been made. 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. 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. Wiring "out of phase" 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 with the correct polarity remains equally important in order to preserve the proper ambience and directionality of the program material. [. . . ] · Turn off all electronics and switch the speaker in question with one of the other speakers that is working correctly. Turn everything back on, and determine whether the problem is in the same place: i. e. , the speaker that was working previously now has no sound and the speaker that was not working now sounds fine; or whether it has moved: i. e. , the speaker that was not working still has no sound and the speaker that was working is still fine. If the problem is in the same place, the source of the problem is most likely with your receiver or amplifier, and you should consult the owner's manual for that product for further information. If the problem has followed the speaker, consult your dealer for further assistance or, if that is not possible, visit our Web site at www. harmankardon. com for further information. [. . . ]