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Congratulations on your purchase of a harman/kardon speaker system. Your choice of a harman/kardon loudspeaker shows that you demand quality reproduction in your sound system. A thorough understanding of modern performance requirements, along with our commitment to using the best components ensures you a high performance, superbly designed and finished product representing true and lasting value. We recommend that you take the time to read this manual. This will assist you in the set-up of your speakers, and help you realise many years of quality listening pleasure. Should you have any additional questions, please contact your dealer. He is able and willing to aid you in getting the best from your system. CONNECTIONS 1. Turn off your amplifier Turning off your amplifier when connecting your speakers prevents accidents like short circuits which can damage your system. You should never change any connections without turning your system off. 2. Choose a quality speaker wire It is important to choose a quality speaker wire to ensure top performance. This is especially true if your amplifier and speakers are far apart. Specialty cables are available from your HiFi dealer for this purpose. Should these not be available or if you should choose to use regular wire, please follow the chart below in selecting the correct gauge. up to 15 ft. (5m) 15-30 ft. (5 to 10m) over 30 ft. (10m +) 16 ga.( 1.3 mm) 14 ga.( 1.6 mm) 12 ga.( 2.0 mm) 3. Wiring it right On the back of your speakers, you will see two terminals, red and black. The red terminal must connect to the positive terminal (+ve) of the amplfier, while the black must connect to the negative (-ve). If one of these connections is reversed, bass output will drop dramatically. In this condition, the speakers are out of phase. If both speakers are connected in reverse, bass output remains constant, but absolute phase is lost. For further explanations of these terms, contact your dealer. Your harman/kardon speakers have been designed to provide a large listening "window", making their positioning in a room fairly simple. However, some fundamental acoustic rules should be adhered to, to ensure top performance. Set your speakers 6-12 feet apart, depending on room size. If possible place them facing the long end of the room. The best listening area will extend approximately the same distance in front of the speakers. Both speakers should be the same height off the floor. In most situations the speakers should be slightly angled in towards each other. Experiment. PLACEMENT

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CONNECTIONS
Congratulations
on
your
purchase
of
a
harman/kardon
speaker
system.
Your
choice
of
a
harman/kardon
loudspeaker
shows
that
you
demand
quality
reproduction
in
your
sound
system.
A
thorough
understanding
of
modern
performance
requirements,
along
with
our
commitment
to
using
the
best
components
ensures
you
a
high
performance,
superbly
designed
and
finished
product
representing
true
and
lasting
value.
We
recommend
that
you
take
the
time
to
read
this
manual.
This
will
assist
you
in
the
set-up
of
your
speakers,
and
help
you
realise
many
years
of
quality
listening
pleasure.
Should
you
have
any
additional
questions,
please
contact
your
dealer.
He
is
able
and
willing
to
aid
you
in
getting
the
best
from
your
system.
1.
Turn
off
your
amplifier
Turning
off
your
amplifier
when
connecting
your
speakers
prevents
accidents
like
short
circuits
which
can
damage
your
system.
You
should
never
change
any
connections
without
turning
your
system
off.
2.
Choose
a
quality
speaker
wire
It
is
important
to
choose
a
quality
speaker
wire
to
ensure
top
performance.
This
is
especially
true
if
your
amplifier
and
speakers
are
far
apart.
Specialty
cables
are
available
from
your
HiFi
dealer
for
this
purpose.
Should
these
not
be
available
or
if
you
should
choose
to
use
regular
wire,
please
follow
the
chart
below
in
selecting
the
correct
gauge.
up
to
15
ft.
(5m)
15-30
ft.
(5
to
10m)
16
ga.(
1.3
mm)
14
ga.(
1.6
mm)
over
30
ft
.
(10m
+)
12
ga.(
2.0
mm)
3.
Wiring
it
right
On
the
back
of
your
speakers,
you
will
see
two
terminals,
red
and
black.
The
red
terminal
must
connect
to
the
positive
terminal
(+ve)
of
the
amplfier,
while
the
black
must
connect
to
the
negative
(-ve).
If
one
of
these
connections
is
reversed,
bass
output
will
drop
dramatically.
In
this
condition,
the
speakers
are
out
of
phase.
If
both
speakers
are
connected
in
reverse,
bass
output
remains
constant,
but
absolute
phase
is
lost.
For
further
explanations
of
these
terms,
contact
your
dealer.
Your
harman/kardon
speakers
have
been
designed
to
provide
a
large
listening
"window",
making
their
positioning
in
a
room
fairly
simple.
However,
some
fundamental
acoustic
rules
should
be
adhered
to,
to
ensure
top
performance.
Set
your
speakers
6-12
feet
apart,
depending
on
room
size.
If
possible
place
them
facing
the
long
end
of
the
room.
The
best
listening
area
will
extend
approximately
the
same
distance
in
front
of
the
speakers.
Both
speakers
should
be
the
same
height
off
the
floor.
In
most
situations
the
speakers
should
be
slightly
angled
in
towards
each
other.
Experiment.
PLACEMENT