Harman Kardon HKTS 20, Service Manual

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Harman Kardon

®

 HKTS60 speaker 

system, with which you’re about to begin many years of listening 

enjoyment. The HKTS60 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 HKTS60, hookup and operation are simple. 

Color-keyed cables and connections, and simple controls make 

the HKTS60 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 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 

HKTS60 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 HKTS60 is a complete six-piece home theater speaker system 

that includes:

• An 8-inch, 200-watt powered subwoofer

• Four identical two-way video-shielded dual-driver satellite speakers 

   for the left and right front, and left and right rear (surround) 

   speaker positions

• A dedicated, voice-matched, video-shielded, dual-driver center speaker

• Removable bases and wall-mount brackets for the satellite speakers 

   and a wall-mount bracket for the center speaker

• 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 you are connecting them to a Harman Kardon receiver.

The HKTS200SUB subwoofer is equipped with a special LFE input that 

simplifies connection to receivers and preamp/processors with dedicated 

subwoofer outputs that carry low-frequency signals. Other conveniences 

include a level control, a 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 subwoofer from standby mode to on.

Wall-mount brackets are included for the satellite and center speakers, 

and shelf stands are included for the satellite speakers. Optional HKFS3 

floorstands 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 HKTS60 is a perfect complement to a Harman Kardon receiver, 

or any home theater system.

Included

Four satellite speakers for front left/right 

and surround left/right 

Harman Kardon

®

HKTS 60

One powered subwoofer

Four wall-mount brackets for 

satellite speakers

One center speaker

One wall-mount bracket

for center speaker

Four metal stop plates and screws

(for satellite speaker wall-mount brackets)

One combination LFE and trigger cable 

for connection to the subwoofer 

(LFE cable has purple connectors)

One 4-meter (13.1-foot) speaker cable 

for center speaker (green color bands)

Two 5-meter (16.4-foot) speaker cables 

for front satellites 

(red and white color bands)

Two 10-meter (32.8-foot) speaker cables 

for rear satellites 

(gray and blue color bands)

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HKTS 20+30+60 Service Manual

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