Operation; Volume; Additional Bass Adjustments - Harman Kardon HKTS 8 Owner's Manual

Operation

Move the Master Power switch (marked
"Power" ) to the "•" (On) position to use the
subwoofer. The SUB-TS subwoofer will automati-
cally turn itself on or go into standby mode
depending on whether or not a signal is being
sent to it by your receiver or surround processor,
and provided that the Music Sense On/Off
Switch is moved down so that it is in the
" " position. When your receiver or ampli-
AUTO
fier is off, or is not sending program material to
the subwoofer, the subwoofer will be in standby
mode and the LED Indicator on the top of the
subwoofer will turn amber. When the subwoofer
senses an audio signal, it will automatically turn
itself on and the LED Indicator will turn blue.
If the subwoofer does not sense a signal after
approximately twenty minutes, it will automati-
cally go into standby mode.
When the Music Sense switch
to the "On" position, the subwoofer will remain
on, whether or not program material is playing
and the LED Indicator will remain lit blue.
If you will be away from home for an extended
period of time, or if the subwoofer will not be
used, switch the Master Power switch
the position.
OFF
12 OPERATION

Volume

Volume can be adjusted using the Subwoofer
Level Control
Turn the control knob clockwise to increase the
volume of the subwoofer, and counterclockwise
to decrease the subwoofer's volume.
Subwoofer
Level
MIN MAX
Subwoofer
Level
is switched
MIN MAX
to

Additional Bass Adjustments

In addition to the volume adjustments described
(above), as shown below. above, the SUB-TS subwoofer includes a Phase
Switch
used to adjust the bass response to suit your lis-
tening environment or taste.
In most situations, the Phase Switch
be left in the
If you suspect that the subwoofer is playing out
of phase with the other speakers, which would
tend to diminish bass response, try placing this
switch in the
harm in experimenting, and you may return the
switch to the
If you rearrange your room and reposition the
speakers, it would be a good idea to check
whether they are in phase by flipping this
switch.
The High-Cut (Low-Pass) Filter Switch
limits the frequencies of the audio signal
inputted to the subwoofer to the low frequen-
cies that the subwoofer reproduces best.
This allows the subwoofer to perform more
efficiently, and with superior bass reproduction,
minimizing distortion that might occur if the
subwoofer attempted to reproduce higher
frequencies. This switch should be left in the
ON
1. When the Sub Input
2. When the Speaker-Level Inputs
In these two circumstances, place the switch in
the
and a Filter Switch
position.
NORMAL
position. There is no
REVERSE
position at any time.
NORMAL
position, except:
is being used, in
which case it has no effect, or
Line-Level Full-Range Inputs
used with a crossover or filter aboard the
receiver or processor.
position.
OFF
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or the
are being