Harman Kardon Portable Speaker HKS 6 User Manual

HKS6  
LOUDSPEAKERS  
OWNER’S MANUAL  
 
SPEAKER PLACEMENT  
Color-Coding System  
The HKS 6 and the HKTS 15 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 6 speakers are color-coded for the  
surround back left and right channels, they are  
interchangeable with the wires supplied with  
the HKTS 15 system. It doesn’t matter which  
satellite speaker is used for any of the front  
or rear positions. (The center speaker and  
powered subwoofer of the HKTS 15 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 6 speakers are used  
to upgrade an HKTS 15 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 6 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 15 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.  
The satellite speakers  
may also 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  
Insert the supplied 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 bracket from pivoting.  
Wire  
From  
Wall  
Plate  
Wall Plate  
Overhead  
View  
opening in front of it. The speaker cable  
Remove  
Stand  
Mount the wall-  
bracket attachment  
should be threaded through the arc-shaped  
opening, not the screw hole.  
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.  
15mm  
plate on the wall in  
the desired location.  
If possible, position  
the speakers so that the mounting screws  
(not included; use size #8) may be  
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.  
installed directly into a wooden wall stud.  
If that is not possible, use optional wall  
anchors that are rated to support at least 25  
pounds. The customer is responsible for  
proper selection and use of mounting hard-  
ware, available through hardware stores, to  
properly and safely wall-mount the speakers.  
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-shaped  
23mm  
or 3/4"  
(M6–1.25P  
or 1/4"–20)  
4 MOUNTING OPTIONS  
 
SPEAKER CONNECTIONS  
Connection Guide  
Left Speaker  
Right Speaker  
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.  
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 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 6 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 Harman Kardon 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 6 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 15 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.  
• 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, 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  
 
HKS6 SPECIFICATIONS  
Recommended Power  
10 – 80 Watts  
Impedance  
8 Ohms nominal  
Sensitivity  
86dB @ 1 Watt/1 meter  
Frequency Response  
110Hz – 20kHz (–6dB)  
Tweeter  
One 1/2" dome, video-shielded  
Midrange  
One 3" driver, video-shielded  
Dimensions  
Height:  
(Product)  
6-9/16" (167mm)  
(Shipping)  
6-1/8" (156mm)  
Width:  
Depth:  
3-15/16" (100mm) 11-5/16" (287mm)  
3-5/8" (92mm) 10" (253mm)  
Weight  
1.65 lb (0.74kg) 5.1 lb (2.3kg)  
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.  
Features, specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice.  
Harman Kardon is a registered trademark, and Designed to Entertain is a trademark, of Harman International Industries, Incorporated.  
CEA is a registered trademark of the Consumer Electronics Association.  
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. 406-000-05547-E  
 

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