Harman-Kardon HKTS 11 User Manual
HKTS 11 Home Theater Speaker System
OWNER’S MANUAL
Power for the Digital Revolution
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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 Introduction
4 SUB-TS11 Subwoofer Amplifier Panel
Controls and Connections
6 Speaker Placement
7 Mounting Options
8 Speaker Connections
8 Speaker-Level Connection Guide
9 Dolby Digital or DTS (or Other Digital
Surround Mode) Connection
10 Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) –
Line Level
11 Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) –
Speaker Level
12 Operation
12 Volume
12 Additional Bass Adjustments
13 Troubleshooting
14 Specifications
Table of Contents
Typographical Conventions
In order to help you use this manual, certain conventions have been used.
Example – (bold type) indicates a specific control or rear-panel connection on the SUB-TS11 subwoofer
EXAMPLE
– (OCR type) indicates a control or switch position on the SUB-TS11 subwoofer
– (number in a circle) indicates a rear-panel control or connection on the SUB-TS11 subwoofer
Declaration of Conformity
We, Harman Consumer International
2, Route de Tours
72500 Château-du-Loir,
FRANCE
declare in own responsibility, that the product described in this
owner’s manual is in compliance with technical standards:
EN 61000-6-3:2001
EN 61000-6-1:2001
EN 55013:2001
EN 55020:2002
EN 61000-3-2:2000
EN 61000-3-3:1995+A1:2001
EN 60065:2002
Carsten Olesen
Harman Kardon Europe
01/04
INTRODUCTION 3
Introduction
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Harman Kardon
HKTS 11, with which you’re about to begin
many years of listening enjoyment. The HKTS 11
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-theart speaker components are hard at work within
the HKTS 11, hookup and operation are simple.
Color-keyed cables and connections, and simple
controls make the HKTS 11 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 connections 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 11 is able to deliver.
If you have any questions about this product, its
installation or operation, please contact your
dealer, the best local source of information.
Description and Features
The HKTS 11 is a six-piece home theater speaker
system that includes a 10-inch, 200-watt, bassreflex powered subwoofer; four identical, 2-way
dual-driver 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 four 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 colorcoding system to conform to the CEA standard.
The color-coding system minimizes confusion,
especially when the HKTS 11 system is used with
a Harman Kardon receiver.
The HKTS 11 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
conveniences 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 11 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 any
digital audio system that incorporates
bass management or programmable
crossovers
Included
One center channel speaker
One powered
subwoofer
Four satellites for left,
right and surrounds,
with color-key stickers
(shown with included
shelf stands attached)
Four wallmount
brackets
One RCA cable for connection to subwoofer
(purple)
Three 6-meter speaker cables for connection to
front satellites (red and white) and to center
speaker (green)
Two 12-meter speaker cables for connection
from receiver to rear satellites (gray and blue)
4 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS
Rear Panel Connections
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Subwoofer-Level Control: Volume
may be adjusted using the Subwoofer-Level
Control. Turn the control clockwise to increase
the SUB-TS11’s volume, or counterclockwise to
decrease it.
High-Cut (Low-Pass) Filter Switch: Placing this switch in the
ON
position activates circuitry that cuts out all audio input signals above
120Hz. This allows the SUB-TS11 to focus its
power on reproducing the low-frequency portion
of the signal, avoiding inefficiency and distortion. Engage this filter when using the Speaker-
Level Inputs
, or when using the Line-
Level Full-Range Inputs
, unless your
receiver or processor processes its line-level output using a low-pass filter. The filter has no
effect when the Sub Input
is used.
Music-Sense On/Off Switch: When
placed in the
AUTO
position, and when the
Master Power Switch
is turned on, the
SUB-TS11 will automatically turn itself on or
place itself in the Standby mode, depending on
whether it is receiving an audio signal. When
this switch is placed in the
ON
position, the
SUB-TS11 will remain on, whether or not it is
receiving an audio signal.
An LED located on top of the SUB-TS11 indicates whether the SUB-TS11 is in the On or
standby state when used with the Music-Sense
On/Off Switch
in the
AUTO
position. The
LED is lit blue to indicate that the SUB-TS11 is
receiving an audio signal and is turned on, and
the LED is lit amber to indicate that no signal is
being received and the SUB-TS11 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
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-TS11 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 produced by the subwoofer would be cancelled out, reducing bass
response.This phenomenon depends in part on
the relative placement of the speakers in the
room. In most cases, the Phase Switch
should be left in the
NORMAL
position. How-
ever, it does no harm to experiment with the
Phase Switch
, and you may leave it in the
position that maximizes bass response.
Subwoofer-Level Control
High-Cut (Low-Pass) Filter Switch
Music-Sense On/Off Switch
Phase Switch
Line-Level Subwoofer (SUB) Input
Line-Level Full-Range Inputs
Speaker-Level Outputs
Speaker-Level Inputs
Master Power Switch
AC Power Cord
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 5
Rear Panel Connections
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-TS11’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 output(s) of your receiver or amplifier to these
inputs. If your receiver does not have a separate
subwoofer output, use a Y-adapter (not supplied)
to bridge the receiver’s preamp output 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-TS11. If your
receiver has only a single subwoofer output, you
may connect it to either the left or right linelevel input on the SUB-TS11, and no Y-adapter is
needed.
Speaker-Level Outputs: If you are using
the Speaker-Level Inputs
on the
SUB-TS11, you should connect these bindingpost terminals to your front left and right speakers, remembering to maintain polarity by connecting the (+) terminal on the SUB-TS11 subwoofer to the (+) terminal on the speaker, and
the (–) terminal on the SUB-TS11 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 linelevel subwoofer output. Remember to maintain
polarity by connecting the (+) terminal on the
receiver/amplifier to the (+) terminal on the
SUB-TS11 subwoofer, and the (–) terminal on
the receiver/amplifier to the (–) terminal on the
SUB-TS11 subwoofer.
Master Power Switch: Place this switch in
the “•” position to power-on the SUB-TS11
subwoofer. The SUB-TS11 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 outlet
for proper operation of the SUB-TS11.
The cord should not be plugged into the
accessory outlets found on some audio
components.
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