Harman Kardon HKTS5 Service Manual
CONTENTS
OWNER’S MANUAL 2
harman/kardon Service Manual
HKTS 5
Home theater speak er system wit h 60-Watt subwoofer
Released EU2012 Harman Consumer Group, Inc. Rev 0, 12/2012
8500 Balboa Boulevard
Northridge, California 91329
PACKAGE DRAWINGS 12
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS 14
HKTS 5
Home theater speaker system
Owner’s Manual
HKTS 5
Introduction, Description and Features, and
Included Items
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the harman kardon® HKTS 5 speaker system, with which
you’re about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. The HKTS 5 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 5, hookup and operation are simple. Color-keyed cables and
connections and simple controls make the HKTS 5 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. It will help ensure that the connections
you make to your receiver (or preamp/processor), amplifier and other devices are correct.
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 5 is able to deliver.
If you have any questions about this product, its installation or its operation, please
contact your dealer, the best local source of information.
Description and Features
The HKTS 5 is a complete six-piece home theater speaker system that includes:
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An 8-inch (200mm), 60-watt powered subwoofer
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Four identical, two-way, satellite speakers for the front left, front right, surround
left and surround right speaker positions
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A dedicated, voice-matched, dual-driver center speaker
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Shelf stands and wall-mount brackets for the satellite speakers and a wallmount bracket for the center speaker
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All of the cables you need to connect all of the speakers to your receiver or
preamp/processor and amplifier
The speaker cables all use a color-coding system to conform to the Consumer Electronics
Association (CEA®) standard. This color-coding system minimizes confusion when
connecting the speakers, especially when the HKTS 5 system is used with a harman
kardon receiver.
Shelf stands and wall-mount brackets are included for the satellite and center speakers,
and shelf stands are included for the satellite speakers. Optional HTFS 2 floor stands are
available separately from your harman kardon dealer.
harman kardon engineers invented the high-fidelity receiver fifty years ago. With stateof-the-art features and time-honored circuit designs, the HKTS 5 is a perfect complement
to a harman kardon receiver or any home theater system.
One center-channel speaker
Four satellite speakers: a front left speaker, a front right speaker and two rear surroundsound speakers (shown with included shelf stands attached).
Four wall-mount brackets for satellite speakers
One wall-mount bracket for center-channel speaker
One LFE (low-frequency effects) for connection to the subwoofer (LFE cable has purple
connectors)
Three six-meter (19.7-foot) speaker cables for connection to front satellites (red and
white) and to center speaker (green)
Included Items
One HKTS 160SUB subwoofer
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Two 12-meter (39.4-foot) speaker cables for connection from receiver to rear surroundsound satellites (gray and blue)
HKTS 5
HKTS 160SUB Rear-Panel Connections
Crossover control
Phase switch
Power On Mode switch
Subwoofer Level control
HKTS 160SUB Rear-Panel Connections
Line-Level LFE connector
Power switch
Power cord
Crossover control: This knob adjusts the subwoofer's cutoff between 50Hz and 150Hz.
The higher you set the Crossover control, the higher in frequency the subwoofer will
operate and the more its bass will "overlap" that of the system's other speakers. This
adjustment helps achieve a smooth transition of bass frequencies between the subwoofer
and the system's other speakers for a variety of different rooms and subwoofer locations.
NOTE: If you have connected the subwoofer to a receiver/processor with a low-pass
filtered LFE output, set the subwoofer's Crossover control to the 150Hz positon (fully
clockwise).
Phase switch: The Phase switch determines whether the HKTS 160SUB’s piston-like
action moves in and out in phase with the satellite speakers. If the subwoofer were
to play out of phase with the satellite speakers, the sound waves produced by the
subwoofer could be canceled out, reducing bass performance and sonic impact. This
phenomenon depends in part on the relative placement of all 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, and you can leave the Phase switch in the position that
maximizes bass response and impact.
Power On Mode switch: If this switch is set in the"AUTO" position and the Power switch
is set to "ON", the HKTS 160SUB will automatically turn itself on when it receives an
audio signal and will enter the standby mode once no audio signal has been received for
about 15 minutes. When this switch is set in the "ON" position, the HKTS 160SUB will
remain on whether or not it is receiving an audio signal. An LED on the HKTS 160SUB’s
top panel indicates whether the subwoofer is in the on or standby state:
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When the LED glows white, the HKTS 160SUB is turned on.
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When the LED is not illuminated, the HKTS 160SUB is in standby mode.
When the Power switch is set to "OFF", the LED will not be illuminated, no matter what
setting the Power On Mode switch is in.
Subwoofer Level control: Use this control to adjust the HKTS 160SUB’s volume. Turn
clockwise to increase the volume; turn counterclockwise to decrease the volume.
Line-Level In/LFE connector : Connect the subwoofer output of your receiver or preamp/
processor to this jack. The signal from this connector passes through the subwoofer's
internal low-pass crossover.
Power switch: Set this switch in the "ON" position to turn the HKTS 160SUB on. The
subwoofer will then either be on or in standby mode, depending on the setting of the
Power On Mode switch.
Power cord (non-detachable): After you have made and verified all subwoofer and
speaker connections described in this manual, plug this cord into an active, unswitched
electrical outlet for proper operation of the HKTS 160SUB. DO NOT plug this cord into the
accessory outlets found in some audio components.
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HKTS 5
Speaker Placement and Mounting Options
Speaker Placement
Color-Coding System
The HKTS 5 uses the CEA color-coding system to make setting up your home theater
speaker system as easy as possible. Your system includes a set of colored stickers that
may be placed near the speaker terminals of each of the four satellite speakers according
to the key below. It doesn’t matter which satellite speaker is used for any of the front
or rear positions. (The center speaker and powered subwoofer are already color-coded
for you.)
Speaker Position Wire Color Band
Front Left White
Front Right Red
Center Green
Surround Left Blue
Surround Right Gray
Subwoofer Purple
Front Speakers
Place the front speakers the same distance from each other as they are from the listening
position (the place where you'll be when you listen to the HKTS 5). They should be placed
at about the same height from the floor as the listener’s ears will be. They also can be
angled toward the listener.
White Red
Subwoofer
The low-frequency sound reproduced by the subwoofer is mostly omnidirectional, and
this speaker may be placed in a convenient location in the room. However, the best
reproduction of bass will be heard when the subwoofer is placed in a corner along the
same wall as the front speakers. Experiment with subwoofer placement by temporarily
placing the subwoofer in the listening position and moving around the room until the bass
reproduction is best. Place the subwoofer in that location.
White Red
Purple
Surround Speakers
Place the two surround speakers slightly behind the listening position. Ideally, they should
face each other and be at a level higher than the listeners’ ears. If that is not possible,
they may be placed on a wall behind the listening position, facing forward. The surround
speakers should not call attention to themselves. Experiment with their placement until
you hear a diffuse, ambient sound accompanying the main program material heard in
the front speakers.
White
Green Red
Center Speaker
The center speaker should be placed slightly behind (farther away from the listener) the
front left and right speakers. Its center should be no more than 55 cm (2 feet) above or
below the tweeters of the front left and right speakers. It is often convenient to set the
center speaker on top of the television set, as shown in the drawing.
Green
0 – 55cm
White Red
1.5 – 1.85m
Blue Gray
Mounting Options
You can place the satellite and center speakers on shelves using their built-in
stands, or you can wall-mount them using the supplied hardware.
Wall-Mounting the Satellites
1. Remove the black shelf stand from the bottom of the speaker by unscrewing the bolt.
Store the shelf stand and bolt in a safe place in case you need them in the future.
1. Remove Bolt
2. Remove Stand
2. Determine the locations for the speakers. If possible, position the speakers so that
the mounting screws (not included; use size #8) 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 speakers
properly and safely.
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Mounting Options
3. Bring the speaker cable through the wall-bracket attachment plate, and mount the
attachment plate on the wall in the desired location.
Bring Speaker Cable
Through Opening
4. Thread the speaker cable through the arc-shaped opening on the top of the mounting
bracket, not the screw hole.
Bring Speaker Cable
Through Arc-Shaped
Opening
Overhead View
Side View
Cable to
Speaker
Cable from
Wall Plate
5. Attach the mounting bracket to the wall plate by inserting the tab at the top of the
attachment plate into the slot on top of the bracket and snapping the bracket onto
the attachment plate.
Insert Tab into Slot
and Snap Bracket
onto Plate
Feed Cable Through
Mount and out of
Opening
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 Center Speaker
1. Determine the location for the speaker. 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.
2. Bring the speaker cable through the wall-bracket attachment plate as shown, and
mount the attachment plate on the wall in the desired location.
Bring Cable Through
Opening
Use Mounting Hardware Appropriate
for Wall Construction and Materials
3. Remove the rubber pads from the foot rests on the bottom of the center speaker
and connect the speaker leads to the terminals on the underside of the speaker.
Remember to observe the correct polarity.
Connect
Cable
6. Fit the terminal cover onto the bracket as shown in the illustration below, then
connect the speaker leads to the terminals on the underside of the speaker.
Remember to observe the correct polarity.
Terminal Cover
Connect Cable Leads
to Speaker Terminals
Mounting Bracket
Side View
7. Fit the terminal cover into the opening on the underside of the speaker so that it is
flush against the speaker and covers the terminals. Insert the supplied long bracket
bolt up through the bottom of the bracket and terminal cover, and screw it into the
threaded insert on the underside of the speaker. The bolt should be snug but not so
tight as to prevent the speaker from pivoting on the bracket.
Fit Terminal Cover
into Recess on
Speaker Bottom
Attach Speaker
to Bracket Using
Long Bolt
Remove Pads
4. Use the supplied screws to attach the speaker to the wall-mount bracket. The screws
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
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