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4 INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Har
man Kardon
HKTS 8, with which you’re about to begin
many years of listening enjoyment. The
HKTS 8 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 8, hookup and operation
are simple. Color-keyed cables and connec-
tions, and simple controls make the HKTS 8
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 ensure that connec-
tions to your receiver or preamp/processor
and amplifier or other external devices are
made properly. 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 8
is able to deliver.
If you have any questions about this prod-
uct, its installation or operation, please
contact your dealer, the best local source
of information.
Description and Features
The HKTS 8 is a seven-piece home theater
speaker system that includes a 10-inch,
100-watt, bass-reflex powered subwoofer;
five identical, two-way satellite speakers
for use in the left and right front and rear
speaker positions; a voice-matched,
dedicated,
dual-driver center speaker
;
shelf
stands and wall-mount brackets for the
five satellites; and all of the speaker
cables you need to connect your speakers
to your receiver or
preamp/processor and
amplifier. The speaker
cables and speakers
all use a color-coding system to conform
to the CEA standard. The color-coding
system minimizes confusion,
especially
when the HKTS 8 system is used with
a Har
man Kardon receiver
.
The HKTS 8 subwoofer is easy to connect
to your system, since it’s equipped with
a special subwoofer input for use with
equipment that has a dedicated subwoofer
connection that carries a low-frequency
output. It also includes stereo speaker-level
inputs and outputs for connection to older
receivers and processors that do not have
a line-level subwoofer output. Other conve-
niences include a level control, high-cut
(low-pass) filter switch and phase switch for
fine-tuning bass response to suit your listening
environment and taste,
and an efficient
switching system that senses
the presence of
an audio signal and automatically switches
the unit from Standby mode to Active mode.
Shelf stands and wall-mount brackets are
included for the satellite speakers, and
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 8 is a perfect complement to
a Harman Kardon receiver or any home
theater system.
■ Complete home theater speaker
system
■ Speakers are magnetically shielded
for placement near video monitors
■ Fully color-coded cables and
connections simplify setup
■ Both line- and speaker-level inputs
for use with most audio components
■ Subwoofer input offers superior-
quality bass reproduction when used
with an
y digital audio system that
incorpora
tes bass management or
programmable crossovers
One 15' RCA cable for connection to sub-
woofer (purple)
Three 20' speaker cables for connection to front
satellites (red and white) and to center
speaker (green)
Inc
luded
One powered
subwoofer
Five satellites
for left, right
and surrounds,
with color-key
stickers (shown
with included shelf
stands attached)
One center channel speaker
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Three 40' speaker cables for connection from
receiver to rear satellites (gray
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blue and brown)
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