Harman-Kardon HKS 4 user manual

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HKS 4 Surround Loudspeakers
OWNER’S MANUAL
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Power for the Digital Revolution

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Table of Contents 3 Introduction 4 Speaker Placement 5 Mounting Options 6 Speaker Connections 6 Connection Guide Declaration of Conformity 6 Configuring your Receiver or Processor 7 Troubleshooting 8 Specifications 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 60065:1998 EN 55013/A14:1999 EN 55020/A14:1999 EN 61000-3-2/A14:2000 EN 6100

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Introduction Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity receiv- Introduction Included er fifty years ago. With state-of-the-art features Thank you for purchasing the Harman Kardon and time-honored circuit designs, the HKS 4 is a HKS 4, with which you’re about to begin many perfect complement to a Harman Kardon receiv- years of listening enjoyment. The HKS 4 has er or any home theater system. been custom-designed to provide all the excite- ment and power of the cinema experience in  Matched Pair o

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Speaker Placement Color-Coding System Satellites and Surrounds The HKS 4 and the HKTS 11 use the channel color-coding system established by the Con- sumer Electronics Association to make setting up your home theater speaker system as easy as possible. Your system includes a set of colored 1,5-1,85 m stickers that may be placed near the speaker ter- minals of each of the satellite speakers. In addi- tion, the included speaker wires have colored bands at each end to assist you in connecting them c

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Mounting Options The wall-mounted speaker may be pivoted from Wall-Mounting side to side; however, the bracket is not Wires to Speaker Unscrew the bolt that attaches the black shelf designed to tilt up or down, and attempting to stand to the bottom of the speaker. Store the tilt it will damage the bracket and possibly the stand and bolt in a safe place in case they are wall, which would not be covered by your war- needed for a future installation. Terminal Cover ranty. Wire From Overhead Wall

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Speaker Connections Although the HKS 4 speakers may be placed in Speaker-Level Connection Guide Configuring Your Receiver or the front, side surround or surround back posi- Processor IMPORTANT NOTE: Before making speaker tions, the speaker wires provided with the sys- connections, be certain that your receiver or Many receivers and processors feature program- tem have been color-coded brown for the sur- audio power amplifier is turned off and prefer- mable bass-management capability, which round

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Troubleshooting 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 • Check the “Balance” control on your receiver/amplifier. from one speaker: • Check all wires and connections betwe

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Specifications Satellites Recommended Power 10 – 120 Watts Impedance 8 Ohms nominal Frequency Response 105Hz – 20kHz (–6dB) Sensitivity 86dB @ 1 Watt/1 meter Tweeter One 3/4" dome, video-shielded Midrange Dual 3" driver, video-shielded Dimensions (H x W x D) 243mm x 100mm x 92mm Weight 1.2kg All features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Harman Kardon and Power for the Digital Revolution are registered trademarks of Harman International Industries, Incorporated. * Tr