Harman-Kardon HKTS 8 Speaker System User Manual


 
6 SUB-TS8 SUBWOOFER AMPLIFIER PANEL CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
SUB-TS8 SUBWOOFER AMPLIFIER PANEL CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
and is turned on, and the LED is lit amber to
indicate that no signal is being received and
the SUB-TS8 is in Standby mode
.
When the
Music-Sense On/Off Switch £
is in the ON position, the LED will be
lit blue, whether or not an audio signal is
present.
When the
Master Power Switch ª is
turned off, the LED goes dark, no matter
which position the
Music-Sense On/Off
Switch
£ is in.
¢ Phase Switch: This switch determines
whether the SUB-TS8 subwoofer’s piston-
like action moves in and out in phase with
the main speakers. If the speakers were to
play out of phase, the sound waves pro-
duced by the subwoofer would be cancelled
out, reducing bass response. This phenome-
non depends in part on the relative place-
ment of the speakers in the room. In most
cases, the Phase Switch ¢ should be left
in the
NORMAL position. However, it
does no harm to experiment with the
Phase
Switch
¢, and you may leave it in the
position that maximizes bass response.
Line-Level Subwoofer (SUB) Input:
Connect the subwoofer output of a receiver
with digital surround sound decoding, such
as Dolby* Digital or DTS
®
, to this input. This
input bypasses the SUB-TS8’s internal
crossover circuitry, and should only be used
with a filtered signal. If your receiver does not
have digital decoding, you should use the
Line-Level Full-Range Inputs § instead.
§ Line-Level Full-Range Inputs: Connect
the line-level subwoofer output or preamp out
-
put(s) of your receiver or amplifier to these
inputs. If your receiver does not have a sepa-
rate subwoofer output, use a Y-adapter (not
supplied) to bridge the receiver’s preamp out-
put to the main amp input for that channel,
and connect the long end of the adapter
to the corresponding line-level input on the
SUB-TS8. If your receiver has only a single
subwoofer output, you may connect it to
either the left or right line-level input on the
SUB-TS8, and no Y-adapter is needed.
Speaker-Level Outputs: If you are
using the
Speaker-Level Inputs on the
SUB-TS8, you should connect these binding-
post terminals to the front left and right
speakers, remembering to maintain polarity
by connecting the (+) terminal on the
SUB-TS8 subwoofer to the (+) terminal
on the speaker, and the (–) terminal on
the SUB-TS8 subwoofer to the (–) terminal
on the speaker. If you are not using the
Speaker-Level Inputs , then connect
your front
left and right speakers directly
to your receiver
or amplifier. See pages
9 through 12 for further information on
speaker connections.
Speaker-Level Inputs: Connect these
binding-post terminals to the main left and
right speaker terminals of your receiver or
amplifier, if your receiver or amplifier does
not have a line-level subwoofer output.
Remember to maintain polarity by connecting
the (+) terminal on the receiver/amplifier to the
(+) terminal on the SUB-TS8 subwoofer, and
the (–) ter
minal on the receiver/amplifier to the
(–) terminal on the SUB-TS8 subwoofer.
ª Master Power Switch: Place this
switch in the
“•” position to power-on the
SUB-TS8 subwoofer. The SUB-TS8 will then
be either in the Standby mode or completely
on, depending on the position of the
Music-
Sense On/Off Switch
£.
AC Power Cord: Make sure to plug this
cord into an active, unswitched electrical out-
let for proper operation of the SUB-TS8.
The cord should not be plugged into the
accessory outlets found on some audio
components.
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