Harman Kardon HKS 2 Bedienungsanleitung

HKS 2 LOUDSPEAKERS

HKS 2

LOUDSPEAKERS

OWNER’S MANUAL

Power for the Digital Revolution.

250 Crossways Park Drive,Woodbury, NewYork 11797

1.800.422.8027 (USA only) Fax: 516.682.3523

Part No. wi5176

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SPEAKER PLACEMENT 3

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

2INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

2Introduction

3Speaker Placement

4Mounting Options

5Speaker Connections

5Connection Guide

5Configuring Your Receiver

or Processor

6Troubleshooting

7Specifications

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Harman Kardon

HKS 2 loudspeakers, with which you are

about to begin many years of listening enjoy-

ment.The HKS 2 has been custom-designed

to provide high-fidelity audio reproduction of

your favorite music and movie selections.

To obtain maximum enjoyment from your new

speakers, we urge you to take a few minutes

to read through this manual.This will ensure

that connections to your receiver or amplifier

are made properly.In addition, a few minutes

spent understanding the setup options will

enable you to take advantage of all the power

and refinement the HKS 2 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.

Features

The HKS 2 is a pair of identical, 2-way,

bass-reflex satellite speakers for use in the

left and right front speaker positions in a

two-channel stereo system; or they may

be used in a home theater system as

left/right front, surround,or surround

back channels.

Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity

receiver almost fifty years ago.The

HKS 2 is a perfect complement to a

Harman Kardon receiver or any home

theater system.

■Matched Pair of Loudspeakers for

Use in Stereo, Multichannel or

Multiroom Applications

■Speakers Are Magnetically Shielded

for Flexible Placement Near Video

Monitors

■Four-Inch Driver in Bass-Reflex

Enclosure Features High-Output

1-Inch-Diameter Voice Coil

■One-Inch Balanced-Dome Tweeter

■High-Quality, 5-Way, Binding-Post

Speaker Terminals

■Removable Cloth Grille

■Elegant Cabinet Features Built-In,

2-Position Tilt for Aiming Output

Toward Listening Area

■IncludesWall-Mount Brackets and

Speaker Cables

Included

Two satellites for left/right front, surround,

or surround back channels

Two 40' speaker cables for connection

from receiver or amplifier to speakers

Two wall-mount brackets and eight screws

Surround Speakers

Surround Back Speakers

(7.1-Channel System)

Side Surround Speakers

5– 6 ft.

Surround Back Speakers

(6.1-Channel System)

(place at least 4 feet apart)

When Used as Front Speakers

Front speakers should be placed the same

distance from each other as they are from

the listening position.They should be placed

at about the same height from the floor as

the listeners’ ears, or they may be angled

toward the listeners.The contoured design of

the HKS 2 speaker enclosure allows the

speaker to be placed on a lower shelf and

tilted upward toward the listener simply by

positioning the speaker back onto its tilted

surface.

When Used as Surround Speakers

For 5.1-channel applications, the two

surround speakers should be placed slightly

behind the listening position and, ideally,

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.

In 7.1-channel systems, place the side

surround speakers slightly behind the listening

position, as shown in the diagram to the left.

The surround back speakers should be

placed on the rear wall, facing forward,the

same distance apart as the main front speakers.

In 6.1-channel systems, you may use a pair

of HKS 2 speakers for the surround back

speakers in place of a single rear center

speaker. Using two speakers will provide a

more diffuse surround effect, and will also

increase the total sound output for the

surround back channel without overworking

any individual speaker. Place the two speak-

ers on the rear wall the same distance apart

as each speaker is from the listener, but at

least four feet apart.

The surround back speakers in a 6.1- or

7.1-channel system should be placed at the

same height as the surround speakers, about

5 to 6 feet above the floor.

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.

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SPEAKER CONNECTIONS 5

Connection Guide

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Before making speaker

connections, be certain that your receiver or

audio power amplifier is turned off and,

preferably,unplugged from its AC power

source.

Separate and strip the ends of the speaker

wire as shown. 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.

Many newer Harman Kardon receivers con-

form to the new CEA standard and therefore

use a color other than red for the (+) termi-

nal 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.

The (+) lead of the speaker wire is often

noted with a stripe or ridge. 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.

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.

To connect the supplied wires to the speaker

terminals,unscrew the binding-post collar

until the pass-through hole in the center

post is visible under the collar. Insert the

bare end of the wire through this hole; then

screw the collar down until the connection is

tight.The hole in the center of each collar is

intended for use with banana-type connectors.

Configuring Your Receiver or

Processor

Many receivers and processors feature pro-

grammable 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 han-

dling 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 2 speakers are

being used, select “Small.”

SPEAKER CONNECTIONS

4MOUNTING OPTIONS

The speakers may be placed on a shelf. They

may be tilted upwards simply by tilting them

back onto their sculpted surfaces.

They may be wall-mounted using the

supplied brackets.

MOUNTING OPTIONS

Front-, Surround- or Surround Back-Channel

Receiver/Amplifier Output

Left Right

–

– + – +

Left Speaker Right Speaker

Insert the knob supplied in the hardware

packet into the bracket as shown. Then place the speaker on the bracket

and secure it from below using the

supplied screw.

Wall-Mounting

Attach the bracket to the wall.We strongly

recommend that you position the speakers

so that the mounting screws used connect

directly to a wooden wall stud. If that is not

possible, use optional wall anchors that are

rated to support at least twenty-five pounds,

and install them following the manufacturer’s

instructions carefully.

You are responsible for proper selection and

use of mounting hardware, available through

hardware stores, to properly and safely wall-

mount the speakers.

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SPECIFICATIONS 7

Recommended Power

10 – 110 watts

Impedance

8 ohms nominal

Sensitivity

86dB @ 1 watt/1 meter

Frequency Response

80Hz – 20kHz (–6dB)

TweeterOne 1" dome, video-shielded

Midrange

One 4" driver, video-shielded

Dimensions (H x W x D)

10-1/8" x 5-1/4" x 5-3/8"

257mm x 133mm x 137mm

Weight 6.6 lb/3kg

SPECIFICATIONS

6TROUBLESHOOTING

TROUBLESHOOTING

SYMPTOM SOLUTION

If there is no sound from • Check that receiver/amplifier is on and a source is playing.

any of the 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.

• Review proper operation of your receiver/amplifier.

If there is no sound coming from • Check the “Balance”control on your receiver/amplifier.

one speaker: • 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.

• In Dolby Digital or DTS mode, make sure that the receiver/processor is configured so that the

speaker in question is enabled.

• 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.

•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 • Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speakers. Make sure all wires

surround speakers: are connected. Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed, cut or punctured.

• Review proper operation of your receiver/processor and its surround sound features.

• Make sure the movie or TVshow 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. All features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Harman Kardon and Power for the Digital Revolution are registered trademarks of Harman Kardon, Inc.

*Trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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