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HKTS
7
Home Theater Speaker System
OWNER’S MANUAL
Power for the Digital Revolution
®
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 Introduction
4 SUB-TS7 Subwoofer Amplifier Panel
Controls and Connections
6 Speaker Placement
7 Mounting Options
8 Speaker Connections
8
Speaker-Level Connection Guide
9
Dolby Digital or DTS (or Other Digital
Surround Mode) Connection
Surround Mode) Connection
10
Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) –
Line Level
Line Level
11
Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) –
Speaker Level
Speaker Level
12 Operation
12
Volume
12
Additional Bass Adjustments
13 Troubleshooting
14 Specifications
Table of Contents
Typographical Conventions
In order to help you use this manual, certain conventions have been used.
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-TS7 sub-
woofer
woofer
EXAMPLE
– (OCR type) indicates a control or switch position on the SUB-TS7 subwoofer
– (number in a circle) indicates a rear-panel control or connection on the SUB-TS7 subwoofer
Declaration of Conformity
We, Harman Consumer International
2, Route de Tours
72500 Château-du-Loir,
FRANCE
72500 Château-du-Loir,
FRANCE
declare in own responsibility, that the product described in this
owner’s manual is in compliance with technical standards:
owner’s manual is in compliance with technical standards:
EN 61000-6-3:2001
EN 61000-6-1:2001
EN 55013:2001
EN 55020:2002
EN 61000-3-2:2000
EN 61000-3-3:1995+A1:2001
EN 60065:2002
Carsten Olesen
Harman Kardon Europe
12/03
INTRODUCTION 3
Introduction
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Harman Kardon
HKTS 7, with which you’re about to begin many
years of listening enjoyment. The HKTS 7 has
been custom-designed to provide all the excite-
ment and power of the cinema experience in
your own living room.
HKTS 7, with which you’re about to begin many
years of listening enjoyment. The HKTS 7 has
been custom-designed to provide all the excite-
ment and power of the cinema experience in
your own living room.
While sophisticated electronics and state-of-the-
art speaker components are hard at work within
the HKTS 7, hookup and operation are simple.
Color-keyed cables and connections, and simple
controls make the HKTS 7 easy to use.
art speaker components are hard at work within
the HKTS 7, hookup and operation are simple.
Color-keyed cables and connections, and simple
controls make the HKTS 7 easy to use.
To obtain maximum enjoyment from your new
home theater speaker system, we urge you to
take a few minutes to read through this manual.
This will ensure that connections to your receiver
or preamp/processor and amplifier or other
external devices are made properly. In addition,
a few minutes spent learning the functions of
the various controls will enable you to take
advantage of all the power and refinement the
HKTS 7 is able to deliver.
home theater speaker system, we urge you to
take a few minutes to read through this manual.
This will ensure that connections to your receiver
or preamp/processor and amplifier or other
external devices are made properly. In addition,
a few minutes spent learning the functions of
the various controls will enable you to take
advantage of all the power and refinement the
HKTS 7 is able to deliver.
If you have any questions about this product, its
installation or operation, please contact your
dealer, the best local source of information.
installation or operation, please contact your
dealer, the best local source of information.
Description and Features
The HKTS 7 is a six-piece home theater speaker
system that includes a 10-inch, 100-watt, bass-
reflex powered subwoofer; four identical, 2-way
satellite speakers for use in the left and right
front and rear speaker positions; a voice-
matched, dedicated, dual-driver center speaker;
shelf stands and wall-mount brackets for the
four satellites; and all of the speaker cables you
need to connect your speakers to your receiver
or preamp/processor and amplifier. The speaker
cables and speakers all use a color-coding sys-
tem to conform to the CEA standard. The color-
coding system minimizes confusion, especially
when the HKTS 7 system is used with a
Harman Kardon receiver.
system that includes a 10-inch, 100-watt, bass-
reflex powered subwoofer; four identical, 2-way
satellite speakers for use in the left and right
front and rear speaker positions; a voice-
matched, dedicated, dual-driver center speaker;
shelf stands and wall-mount brackets for the
four satellites; and all of the speaker cables you
need to connect your speakers to your receiver
or preamp/processor and amplifier. The speaker
cables and speakers all use a color-coding sys-
tem to conform to the CEA standard. The color-
coding system minimizes confusion, especially
when the HKTS 7 system is used with a
Harman Kardon receiver.
The HKTS 7 subwoofer is easy to connect to your
system, since it’s equipped with a special sub-
woofer input for use with equipment that has a
dedicated subwoofer connection that carries a
low-frequency output. It also includes stereo
speaker-level inputs and outputs for connection
to older receivers and processors that do not
have a line-level subwoofer output. Other con-
veniences include a level control, high-cut (low-
pass) filter switch and phase switch for fine-tun-
ing bass response to suit your listening environ-
ment and taste, and an efficient switching sys-
tem that senses the presence of an audio signal
and automatically switches the unit from Stand-
by mode to Active mode.
system, since it’s equipped with a special sub-
woofer input for use with equipment that has a
dedicated subwoofer connection that carries a
low-frequency output. It also includes stereo
speaker-level inputs and outputs for connection
to older receivers and processors that do not
have a line-level subwoofer output. Other con-
veniences include a level control, high-cut (low-
pass) filter switch and phase switch for fine-tun-
ing bass response to suit your listening environ-
ment and taste, and an efficient switching sys-
tem that senses the presence of an audio signal
and automatically switches the unit from Stand-
by mode to Active mode.
Shelf stands and wall-mount brackets are includ-
ed for the satellite speakers, and optional HTFS 2
floor stands are available separately from your
Harman Kardon dealer.
ed for the satellite speakers, and optional HTFS 2
floor stands are available separately from your
Harman Kardon dealer.
Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity receiv-
er fifty years ago. With state-of-the-art features
and time-honored circuit designs, the HKTS 7 is
a perfect complement to a Harman Kardon
receiver or any home theater system.
er fifty years ago. With state-of-the-art features
and time-honored circuit designs, the HKTS 7 is
a perfect complement to a Harman Kardon
receiver or any home theater system.
■ Complete home theater speaker system
■ Speakers are magnetically shielded for
■ Speakers are magnetically shielded for
placement near video monitors
■ Fully color-coded cables and
connections simplify setup
■ Both line- and speaker-level inputs for
use with most audio components
■ Subwoofer input offers superior-quality
bass reproduction when used with any
digital audio system that incorporates
bass management or programmable
crossovers
digital audio system that incorporates
bass management or programmable
crossovers
Included
One center channel speaker
One powered subwoofer
Four satellites for left,
right and surrounds,
with color-key stickers
(shown with included
shelf stands attached)
right and surrounds,
with color-key stickers
(shown with included
shelf stands attached)
Four wall-
mount
brackets
mount
brackets
One RCA cable for connection to subwoofer
(purple)
(purple)
Three 6-meter speaker cables for connection to
front satellites (red and white) and to center
speaker (green)
front satellites (red and white) and to center
speaker (green)
Two 12-meter speaker cables for connection
from receiver to rear satellites (gray and blue)
from receiver to rear satellites (gray and blue)
4 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS
Rear Panel Connections
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Subwoofer-Level Control: Volume
may be adjusted using the Subwoofer-Level
Control. Turn the control clockwise to increase
the SUB-TS7’s volume, or counterclockwise to
decrease it.
may be adjusted using the Subwoofer-Level
Control. Turn the control clockwise to increase
the SUB-TS7’s volume, or counterclockwise to
decrease it.
High-Cut (Low-Pass) Filter Switch: Plac-
ing this switch in the
ing this switch in the
O N
position activates cir-
cuitry that cuts out all audio input signals above
120Hz. This allows the SUB-TS7 to focus its
power on reproducing the low-frequency portion
of the signal, avoiding inefficiency and distor-
tion. Engage this filter when using the Speaker-
Level Inputs
120Hz. This allows the SUB-TS7 to focus its
power on reproducing the low-frequency portion
of the signal, avoiding inefficiency and distor-
tion. Engage this filter when using the Speaker-
Level Inputs
, or when using the Line-
Level Full-Range Inputs
, unless your
receiver or processor processes its line-level out-
put using a low-pass filter. The filter has no
effect when the Sub Input
put using a low-pass filter. The filter has no
effect when the Sub Input
is used.
Music-Sense On/Off Switch: When
placed in the
placed in the
AUTO
position, and when the
Master Power Switch
is turned on, the
SUB-TS7 will automatically turn itself on or place
itself in the Standby mode, depending on
whether it is receiving an audio signal. When
this switch is placed in the
itself in the Standby mode, depending on
whether it is receiving an audio signal. When
this switch is placed in the
O N
position, the
SUB-TS7 will remain on, whether or not it is
receiving an audio signal.
receiving an audio signal.
An LED located on top of the SUB-TS7 indicates
whether the SUB-TS7 is in the On or standby
state when used with the Music-Sense On/Off
Switch
whether the SUB-TS7 is in the On or standby
state when used with the Music-Sense On/Off
Switch
in the
AUTO
position. The LED is lit
blue to indicate that the SUB-TS7 is receiving an
audio signal and is turned on, and the LED is lit
amber to indicate that no signal is being
received and the SUB-TS7 is in Standby mode.
audio signal and is turned on, and the LED is lit
amber to indicate that no signal is being
received and the SUB-TS7 is in Standby mode.
When the Music-Sense On/Off Switch
is
in the
O N
position, the LED will be lit blue,
whether or not an audio signal is present.
When the Master Power Switch
is turned
off, the LED goes dark, no matter which position
the Music-Sense On/Off Switch
the Music-Sense On/Off Switch
is in.
Phase Switch: This switch determines
whether the SUB-TS7 subwoofer’s piston-like
action moves in and out in phase with the main
speakers. If the speakers were to play out of
phase, the sound waves produced by the sub-
woofer would be cancelled out, reducing bass
response. This phenomenon depends in part on
the relative placement of the speakers in the
room. In most cases, the Phase Switch
whether the SUB-TS7 subwoofer’s piston-like
action moves in and out in phase with the main
speakers. If the speakers were to play out of
phase, the sound waves produced by the sub-
woofer would be cancelled out, reducing bass
response. This phenomenon depends in part on
the relative placement of the speakers in the
room. In most cases, the Phase Switch
should be left in the
NORMAL
position. How-
ever, it does no harm to experiment with the
Phase Switch
Phase Switch
, and you may leave it in the
position that maximizes bass response.
Subwoofer-Level Control
High-Cut (Low-Pass) Filter Switch
Music-Sense On/Off Switch
Phase Switch
High-Cut (Low-Pass) Filter Switch
Music-Sense On/Off Switch
Phase Switch
Line-Level Subwoofer (SUB) Input
Line-Level Full-Range Inputs
Speaker-Level Outputs
Speaker-Level Inputs
Line-Level Full-Range Inputs
Speaker-Level Outputs
Speaker-Level Inputs
Master Power Switch
AC Power Cord
AC Power Cord
