Introduction; Description And Features - Harman Kardon HKTS 9 User Manual

Harman Kardon®
HKTS 9/16

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Harman Kardon
you're about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. The HKTS 9/16 has been custom
designed to provide all the excitement 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 9/16, hookup and operation are simple. Color-keyed cables and
connections, and simple controls make the HKTS 9/16 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 help ensure that the
connections you make to your receiver (or preamp/processor), amplifier and other devices
are correct. 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 9/16 is able
to deliver.
If you have any questions about this product, its installation or its operation, please
contact your dealer, the best local source of information.

Description and Features

The HKTS 9/16 is a complete six-piece home theater speaker system that includes:
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An 8-inch, 200-watt powered subwoofer
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Four identical two-way video-shielded satellite speakers (the
speakers feature dual drivers) for the left and right front, and left and right rear
(surround) speaker positions
•
A dedicated, voice-matched, video-shielded, dual-driver center speaker
• Shelf stands and wall-mount brackets for the satellite speakers and a wall-mount
bracket for the center speaker.
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All of the cables you need to connect all of the speakers to your receiver or preamp/
processor and amplifier.
The speaker cables all use a color-coding system to conform to the Consumer Electronics
Association (CEA®) standard. This color-coding system minimizes confusion when
connecting the speakers, especially when the HKTS 9/16 system is used with a Harman
Kardon receiver.
Shelf stands and wall-mount brackets are included for the satellite and center speakers,
and shelf stands are included for the satellite speakers. Optional HTFS 2 floor stands are
available separately from your Harman Kardon dealer.
Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity receiver fifty years ago. With state-of-the-art
features and time-honored circuit designs, the HKTS 9/16 is a perfect complement to a
Harman Kardon receiver, or any home theater system.
HKTS 9/16 speaker system, with which
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HKTS 16 satellite
Included
One center-channel speaker
One powered subwoofer
Four satellite speakers: a left front speaker, a right front
speaker, and two rear surround-sound speakers, with
color-keyed stickers (shown with included shelf stands
attached). (HKTS9 satellites shown)
Four wall-mount brackets for satellite speakers
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One combination LFE (low-frequency effects)
and trigger cable for connection to the
subwoofer (LFE cable has purple connectors)
Three six-meter (19.7-foot) speaker cables for
connection to front satellites (red and white)
and to center speaker (green)
Two 12-meter (39.4-foot) speaker cables for
connection from receiver to rear surround-sound
satellites (gray and blue)