Harman Kardon Security Camera HKS 9 User Manual

HKS9  
LOUDSPEAKERS  
OWNER’S MANUAL  
 
SPEAKER PLACEMENT  
Color-Coding System  
The HKS 9 and the HKTS 18 use the  
channel color-coding system established  
by the Consumer Electronics Association 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 satellite speakers. In addition, the  
included speaker wires have colored bands  
at each end to assist you in connecting them  
correctly. Use the brown sticker and cable for  
the Surround Back Left speaker, and the tan  
sticker and cable for the Surround Back Right  
speaker. Although the wires included with  
your HKS 9 speakers are color-coded for the  
Surround Back Left and Right channels, they  
are interchangeable with the wires supplied  
with the HKTS 18 system. It doesnt matter  
which satellite speaker is used for any of the  
front or rear positions. (The center speaker  
and powered subwoofer of the HKTS 18  
are already color-coded.)  
Video Screen  
Center Speaker  
Front Right  
Speaker  
30°  
Front Left  
Speaker  
30°  
90°  
90°  
150°  
150°  
Side Surround  
Right Speaker  
Side Surround  
Left Speaker  
Back Surround  
Left Speaker  
Back Surround  
Right Speaker  
Before you begin to connect cables, it is  
important to set up your speakers in their  
correct locations in the room.  
It is best to place the front left/right and  
center speakers as close to the same height  
as possible, preferably about the same  
The subwoofer’s location is less critical, since  
low-frequency sounds are omnidirectional.  
Placing the subwoofer close to a wall or in  
height as the listener’s ears. In any event, the a corner will reinforce the low frequencies,  
Optimally, the speakers should be placed  
in a circle with the listening position at its  
center. The distance from the listening  
position to the video display forms the radius  
of the circle.  
center speaker should be no more than two  
feet above or below the left/right speakers.  
and may create a boomy” sound. You may  
wish to experiment over time by placing  
the subwoofer where the listener normally  
sits and then walking around the room until  
the low frequencies sound best. Place the  
subwoofer in that spot.  
When the HKS 9 speakers are used  
to upgrade an HKTS 18 system to a 7.1-  
channel system, the side surround speakers  
should be placed even with and facing the  
listening position, 90 degrees from the  
center speaker. The HKS 9 speakers are  
then placed in the left and right surround  
back speaker positions, 150 degrees from  
the center speaker.  
The speakers should be angled so that they  
directly face the listening position.  
The front left and right speakers are placed  
along the circle, about 30 degrees from  
the center speaker (or video display) and  
angled toward the listener.  
When used as a stereo pair, the speakers  
should be placed the same distance from  
each other as they are from the listener.  
When setting up your system, refer to the  
diagram above instead of the diagram in the  
HKTS 18 owner’s guide.  
SPEAKER PLACEMENT 3  
 
MOUNTING OPTIONS  
The satellite speakers may  
be placed on a shelf. Place  
each satellite speaker on  
one of the supplied coasters  
for added stability and to  
protect your furniture.  
They may be wall-  
mounted using the  
supplied brackets.  
Wall-Mounting  
Wires to Speaker  
Unscrew the bolt that attaches the black  
shelf stand to the bottom of the speaker.  
Store the stand and bolt in a safe place  
in case they are needed for a future  
installation.  
Terminal Cover  
Wall Plate  
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 bracket from pivoting.  
Wire  
From  
Wall  
Plate  
Wall Plate  
Overhead  
View  
The wall-mounted speaker may be pivoted  
from side to side; however, the bracket is  
not designed to tilt up or down, and  
attempting to tilt it will damage the bracket  
and possibly the wall, which would not be  
covered by your warranty.  
Mount the wall-  
bracket attachment  
plate on the wall in  
the desired loca-  
tion. If possible,  
position the  
speakers so that  
the mounting screws (not included; use size  
#8) may be installed directly into a wooden  
wall stud. If that is not possible, use optional  
wall anchors that are rated to support at  
least twenty-five pounds. The customer is  
responsible for proper selection and use of  
mounting hardware, available through hard-  
ware stores, to properly and safely  
wall-mount the speakers.  
Remove  
Stand  
shaped opening in front of it. The speaker  
cable should be threaded through the  
arc-shaped opening, not the screw hole.  
15mm  
or 1/2"  
Attach the bracket to the wall plate by insert-  
ing the tab at the top of the wall plate into  
the slot on top of the bracket and snapping  
the bracket onto the wall plate.  
Thread the cable through the round opening  
in the terminal cover, and then insert the  
speaker wires into the terminals on the  
underside of the speaker, remembering to  
observe the correct polarity (see page 5).  
Wall  
Place the terminal cover over the opening  
on the underside of the speaker so that it fits  
flush against the speaker and covers the ter-  
minals, with its round opening exposing the  
threaded insert. The bracket fits through the  
round opening in the terminal cover.  
Referring to the speaker connection instruc-  
tions on page 5, thread the appropriate  
speaker cable through the opening in the  
bottom of the wall plate, and then through  
the back of the bracket as shown in the  
diagram. The bracket has two openings  
on top: a round screw hole, and an arc-  
23mm  
or 3/4"  
(M6–1.25P  
or 1/4"–20)  
Insert the supplied bracket bolt up through  
the bottom of the bracket and terminal  
4 MOUNTING OPTIONS  
 
SPEAKER CONNECTIONS  
Connection Guide  
Left Speaker  
Right Speaker  
IMPORTANT NOTE: efore making speaker  
B
+
+
connections, be certain that your receiver  
or audio power amplifier is turned off and,  
preferably, unplugged from its AC power  
source.  
Left  
Right  
Speakers and electronics terminals have  
corresponding (+) and (–) terminals. Most  
manufacturers of speakers and electronics,  
including Harman Kardon, use red to  
denote the (+) terminal and black for  
the (–) terminal.  
+
+
Front-, Surround- or Surround Back-Channel  
Receiver/Amplifier Output  
The (+) lead of the speaker wire is noted  
with a stripe. It is important to connect both  
speakers identically: (+) on the speaker to  
(+) on the amplifier and (–) on the speaker  
to (–) on the amplifier. Wiring “out of phase”  
results in thin sound, weak bass and a poor  
stereo image.  
Configuring Your Receiver or  
Processor  
Many receivers and processors feature  
programmable bass-management capability,  
which allows the component to output the  
lowest frequencies (the bass information)  
exclusively to a separate subwoofer speaker,  
or to a main speaker that is capable of  
handling low frequencies, or sometimes to  
both. During the setup process you will be  
asked to specify whether the speaker for  
a given channel is Large” or Small.The  
terms “Large” and “Small” do not refer to  
physical size, but to the size of the frequency  
range the speaker is capable of handling.  
When configuring your receiver or processor  
for the channels where HKS 9 speakers are  
being used, select Small.”  
With the advent of multichannel surround  
sound systems, connecting all of the speakers  
in your system with the correct polarity  
remains equally important in order to preserve  
the proper ambience and directionality of the  
program material.  
Newer Harman Kardon receivers conform to  
the new CEA standard and therefore use a  
color other than red for the (+) terminal to  
indicate some speaker positions: e.g., blue  
for surround left positive (+). However, the  
black terminal will always be the negative (–)  
connection. Please see the owner’s guide for  
your AVR Series receiver for further details.  
To connect the supplied speaker wires to  
the satellite speaker terminals located on  
the bottom of each speaker, press the red  
or black tab, insert the bare end of the wire  
into the hole and release the tab. Gently  
tug on the wire to make sure that it is  
fully inserted.  
Although the HKS 9 speakers may be placed  
in the front, side surround or surround back  
positions, the speaker wires provided with the  
system have been color-coded brown for the  
surround back left speaker and tan for the  
surround back right speaker. When used with  
the HKTS 18 system, it is recommended that  
you maintain the color-coding system for all  
cables to simplify setup, and to ensure that  
each wire in a channel pair (e.g., front left and  
right) is the same length as its partner.  
SPEAKER CONNECTIONS 5  
 
TROUBLESHOOTING  
SYMPTOM  
SOLUTION  
If there is no sound from  
any of the speakers:  
Check that the receiver/amplifier is on and a source is playing.  
Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speakers. Make sure all  
wires are connected. Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed, cut or punctured, and  
that no wires are touching each other.  
Review proper operation of your receiver/amplifier.  
If there is no sound coming from  
one speaker:  
Check the Balance” control on your receiver/amplifier.  
Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speakers. Make sure all wires  
are connected. Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed, cut or punctured, and that  
no wires are touching each other.  
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In Dolby Digital or DTS mode, check the speaker and channel output levels and adjust if needed.  
Turn off all electronics and switch the speaker in question with one of the other speakers that  
is working correctly. Turn everything back on, and determine whether the problem is in the  
same place: i.e., the speaker that was working previously now has no sound and the speaker  
that was not working now sounds fine; or whether it has moved: i.e., the speaker that was  
not working still has no sound and the speaker that was working is still fine. If the problem is in  
the same place, the source of the problem is most likely with your receiver or amplifier, and you  
should consult the owner’s manual for that product for further information. If the problem has  
followed the speaker, consult your dealer for further assistance or, if that is not possible,  
visit our Web site at www.harmankardon.com for further information.  
If the system plays at low volumes but Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speakers. Make sure all wires  
shuts off as volume is increased:  
are connected. Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed, cut or punctured, and  
that no wires are touching each other.  
If more than one pair of main speakers is being used, check the minimum impedance  
requirements of your receiver/amplifier.  
If there is low (or no) bass output:  
Make sure the polarities (+ and –) of the left and right speaker inputs are connected properly.  
Consider adding a powered subwoofer to your system.  
If there is no sound from the  
surround speakers:  
Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speakers. Make sure all wires  
are connected. Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed, cut or punctured, and  
that no wires are touching each other.  
Review proper operation of your receiver/processor and its surround sound features.  
Make sure the movie or TV show you are watching is recorded in a surround sound mode.  
If it is not, check to see whether your receiver/processor has other surround modes you may use.  
In Dolby Digital or DTS mode, make sure your receiver/processor is configured so that the  
surround speakers are enabled.  
Review the operation of your DVD player and the jacket of your DVD to make sure that the  
DVD features the desired Dolby Digital or DTS mode, and that you have properly selected that  
mode using both the DVD player’s menu and the DVD disc’s menu.  
6 TROUBLESHOOTING  
 
HKS9 SPECIFICATIONS  
Recommended Power  
10 – 120 watts  
Impedance  
8 Ohms nominal  
Sensitivity  
86dB @ 1 watt/1 meter  
Frequency Response  
105Hz – 20kHz (–6dB)  
Tweeter  
One 3/4" dome, video-shielded  
Midrange  
Dual 3" drivers, video-shielded  
Dimensions  
Height  
(Product)  
9-9/16 inches (243mm)  
(Shipping)  
6-1/8 inches (156mm)  
Width  
Depth  
3-15/16 inches (100mm) 14-5/16 inches (363mm)  
3-5/8 inches (92mm)  
10 inches (253mm)  
Weight  
2.78 lb (1.26kg)  
7.3 lb (3.3kg)  
Care and Cleaning  
The loudspeaker enclosures may be cleaned by gently wiping with a soft cotton or microfiber cloth.  
Do not use water or any liquid cleaners.  
All features and specifications are subject to change without notice.  
Harman Kardon is a trademark of Harman International Industries, Incorporated, registered in the United States and/or other countries.  
Designed to Entertain is a trademark of Harman International Industries, Incorporated.  
Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories.  
DTS is a registered trademark of DTS, Inc.  
SPECIFICATIONS 7  
 
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516.255.HKHK (4545) Fax: 516.682.3523  
© 2006 Harman International Industries, Incorporated.  
All rights reserved.  
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Printed 10/06 Part No. 406-000-05549-E  
 

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