Connecting Subwoofer To Receiver Or Preamp/Processor With Line Outputs - Harman Kardon HKTS 20 User Manual

Front Left
Speaker Cable
(White Bands)
FRONT
+ –
+ – + –
Receiver
Left
Surround
Connecting the Subwoofer to a Receiver or Preamp/Processor With Line Outputs
Use this installation method for receivers and preamp/processors that do not have a
dedicated subwoofer output, but do have preamp-level (volume-controlled) line outputs.
If the receiver or preamp/processor has a dedicated subwoofer output with low-pass
filtering, see Connecting the Subwoofer to a Receiver or Preamp/Processor With a Dedicated
Subwoofer Output, on page 8.
If you're connecting to a receiver with left and right line outputs that are not connected to
amplifier inputs, connect the LFE (purple) connector of the supplied combination LFE and
trigger cable to one of those outputs and to either of the HKTS200SUB's Line-Level L/R
. Use a second RCA cable (not supplied) to connect the other receiver or
In Connectors
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preamp line output to the other of the HKTS200SUB's Line-Level L/R In Connectors
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Left Front
Center
Speaker Cable
(Green Bands)
– +
SURROUND CENTER
+ –
– +
RIGHT
LINE-LEVEL
LEFT
OUTPUTS
L R
– – + +
Surround Left
Speaker Cable
(Blue Bands)
– +
Center
Front Right
Speaker Cable
(Red Bands)
– +
–
Surround Right
Speaker Cable
(Gray Bands)
If you're connecting to a receiver or preamp/processor with left and right line outputs
that are connected to amplifier front left and right inputs, connect the single ends of
Y-adapters (not supplied) to the receiver's or processor's left and right line outputs.
Connect one of the Y-adapter's double ends to the HKTS200SUB's Line-Level L/R In
Connectors , and connect the other double end to your amplifier's front left and right
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inputs.
Connect each satellite speaker and the center speaker to the corresponding speaker
terminals on your receiver or amplifier.
In your receiver or preamp/processor's setup menu, configure it for Subwoofer ON, and set
.
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the front left, front right, center, and surround speakers to Small.
After you have made and verified all connections, plug the HKTS200SUB's AC Power Cord
into an active AC outlet.
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9
Right Front
– +
PL0004-01001
Subwoofer
RCA Cable
(Not Supplied)
PL0004-01001
(Red and White Ends)
+
Right
Surround
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