Speaker Connections - Harman Kardon HKTS 9 User Manual

Wires to Speaker
Terminal Cover
Wire
From
Wall
Plate
Overhead View
The bracket has two openings on top: a round screw hole, and an arc-shaped opening in
front of it. The speaker cable should be threaded through the arc-shaped opening, not the
screw hole.
Attach the bracket to the wall plate by inserting the tab at the top of the attachment plate
into the slot on top of the bracket and snapping the bracket onto the attachment 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 "Speaker Connections").
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.
Wall Bracket
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 about
(M6-1.25P
3/4"
or 1/4"-20)

Speaker Connections

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.
Do not connect the HKTS200SUB subwoofer to an AC power source until you have made all
speaker wire connections.
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.
Newer Harman Kardon receivers conform to the CEA standard and therefore use a color
other than red or black for the (+) terminal to indicate some speaker positions: e.g.,
surround left.
Although the HKTS 9/16 system has red and black collars on the individual speaker
terminals to denote the positive and negative connections, your system includes a colored
band on the positive lead at both ends of every speaker cable and a matching colored
sticker for each of the four satellite speakers, conforming to the key on page 5. The center
speaker has a green (+) terminal, and the subwoofer has a purple SUB input jack. This
system is intended to help you ensure that the speaker in each location is connected to
the correct terminals on your receiver or amplifier.
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.
With the advent of multi channel 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.
To connect the supplied speaker wires to the satellite and center speaker terminals
located on the bottom of each speaker, press the red or black tab, insert the bare end of
the wire into the hole, and release the tab. Gently tug on the wire to make sure that it is
fully inserted.
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