Harman Kardon HKTS 30 Satellite Owners Manual - Page 5

Speaker Connections CAUTION: Before making speaker connections, be sure that your receiver or amplifier is turned OFF and, preferably, its AC cord is unplugged from the AC power outlet. Color-Coding System The HKTS30 SAT-2 uses the channel color-coding system established by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) to make setting up your home theater speaker system as easy as possible. The HKTS 30 systems include speaker wires with colored bands on each end. Speaker Position Surround Back Left Surround Back Right Wire Color Band Brown Tan Speakers and receivers/amplifiers have corresponding ( + ) and ( - ) connection terminals. Most electronics manufacturers, including Harman Kardon, have been using 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 to denote the ( + ) terminal for some speaker positions. Each speaker wire included with your system has colored bands at both ends of the ( + ) conductor. In addition to the colored bands at each end, each speaker wire's ( + ) terminal has ribs molded into its insulation to help you identify it, while the (-) terminal has no ribs. It is very important to connect each speaker identically: ( + ) on the speaker to ( + ) on the receiver or amplifier, and ( - ) on the speaker to ( - ) on the receiver or amplifier. Miswiring one or more speakers results in thin sound, weak bass and a poor stereo image. With the advent of multichannel surround-sound systems, connecting all of the speakers in your system correctly is very important for achieving the proper ambience and directionality of the sound coming from the speakers. To connect the speaker wire to the terminals on the speakers, press down on the top of the terminal to open the connection hole, insert the wire's bare end all the way into the hole, and release the terminal to secure the wire. Insert the conductor with the colored band into the speaker's red ( + ) terminal, and insert the other conductor into the speaker's black ( - ) terminal, as shown in the illustration. + - Connecting HKTS 30SAT-2 Speakers with the Supplied Wall-Mount Brackets Follow the instructions in Wall-Mounting on page 3. Connecting HKTS 30SAT-2 Speakers with the Supplied Bases 1. Remove the speaker's base (see Shelf Placement, on page 3). 2. Pass the speaker wire through the opening in the speaker's base. 3. Connect the speaker wire as described in Color-Coding System, opposite. 4. Reattach the speaker's base, as shown in the illustration. Push down on cap to open hole Insert bare wire into open hole Release cap to secure wire IMPORTANT: Make sure the ( + ) and ( - ) bare wires do not touch each other or the other terminal. Touching wires can cause a short circuit that can damage your receiver or amplifier. 5