Harman-Kardon 950-0321-001 Home Theater System User Manual


 
BDS
14
Mounting Options for Satellite and Center Speakers,
and Connections
You can pivot the wall-mounted speaker from side to side; however, attempting to tilt it up
or down will damage the bracket and possibly the wall, which would not be covered by your
warranty.
Wall-Mounting the BDS 700 Center Speaker
Determine the location for the speaker (see 1. Placing the Speakers (BDS 800, BDS 700, BDS
400 and BDS 300 Systems), on page 10, for more information). If possible, position the
speaker so that one of the mounting screws (not included; use size #10) can be installed
directly into a wall stud. If that is not possible, use optional wall anchors that are rated
to support at least 25 lb (11.3kg) and are appropriate for the construction and materials
of your wall. The customer is responsible for the proper selection and use of
mounting hardware, available through hardware stores, to wall-mount the
speaker properly and safely.
Bring the speaker cable through the wall-bracket attachment plate as shown, and mount 2.
the attachment plate on the wall in the desired location.
Use Mounting Hardware Appropriate for
Wall Construction and Materials
Bring Cable Through Opening
Remove the rubber pads from the foot rests on the bottom of the center speaker and 3.
connect the speaker leads to the terminals on the underside of the speaker. Remember to
observe the correct polarity. See Connecting the Speaker Terminals (BDS 700 and BDS 300
systems), on page 15, for more information.
Connect Cable
Remove Pads
Use the supplied screws to attach the speaker to the wall-mount bracket. The screws 4.
thread into the center foot-rest openings that were exposed when you removed the
rubber pads in the previous step.
Use Supplied Screws to Attach
Speaker to Bracket
Thread Screws into Center Openings
Connections
CAUTION: Before making any connections to the BDS receiver, ensure that the
receiver’s AC cord is unplugged from the receiver and the AC outlet. Making
speaker connections with the receiver plugged in and turned on could damage
the speakers.
Speakers and receivers/amplifiers have corresponding (+) and (–) connection terminals. Your
system’s satellite speakers use red to denote the (+) terminal and black for the (–) terminal.
The
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BDS 2 receiver uses white to denote the left channel (+) terminal and red for the
right channel (+) terminal. Black is used to denote the (–) terminal of both channels.
The
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BDS 5 receiver uses the following colors to denote the (+) terminals of the various
channels:
Front Left (+): White Surround Left (+): Blue
Front Right (+): Red Surround Right (+): Gray
Center (+): Green
Black is used to denote the (–) terminals of all channels on the BDS 5 receiver.
The speaker wires included with your system have colored bands at both ends of the (+)
conductor; the colors correspond to the receiver’s (+) terminal colors. This system helps you
connect each speaker to the correct receiver or amplifier terminals. In addition to the colored
bands at each end, each speaker wire’s (+) terminal has ribs molded into its insulation to
help identify it.
Be sure 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.
CAUTION: 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.
Connecting the Satellite and Center Speakers (BDS 800 and BDS 400
systems)
+ +
++ +
Surround Right*
Front Right
* Speakers included only in BDS 800 system
Front Right Cable
(Red Bands)
Surround Right Cable
(Gray Bands)
Front Left Cable
(White Bands)
Surround Left Cable
(Blue Bands)
BDS Receiver (BDS 5 shown)
Center Cable
(Green Bands)
Surround Left*
Front Left
Center*