User manual HARMAN KARDON HK880VXI

[. . . ] 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 HK880VXI speakers are color-coded for the surround back left and right channels, they are interchangeable with the wires supplied with the HKTS 15 system. [. . . ] The distance from the listening position to the video display forms the radius of the circle. 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. Video Screen Center Speaker Front Left Speaker 30° Front Right Speaker 30° 90° 150° 90° 150° Side Surround Left Speaker Side Surround Right Speaker Back Surround Left Speaker Back Surround Right Speaker It is best to place the front left/right and center speakers as close to the same height as possible, preferably about the same height as the listener's ears. In any event, the center speaker should be no more than two feet above or below the left/right speakers. When the HK880VXI speakers are used to upgrade an HKTS 15 system to a 7. 1channel system, the side surround speakers should be placed even with and facing the listening position, 90 degrees from the center speaker. The HK880VXI speakers are then placed in the left and right surround back speaker positions, 150 degrees from the center speaker. When setting up your system, refer to the diagram above instead of the diagram in the HKTS 15 owner's guide. The subwoofer's location is less critical, since low-frequency sounds are omnidirectional. Placing the subwoofer close to a wall or in a corner will reinforce the low frequencies, 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. SPEAKER PLACEMENT 3 MOUNTING OPTIONS 23mm or 3/4" (M6­1. 25P or 1/4"­20) The satellite speakers may be placed on a shelf. " 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. Although the HK880VXI 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 If there is no sound from any of the speakers: SOLUTION · Check that the receiver/amplifier is on and a source is playing. · Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speakers. Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed, cut or punctured, and that no wires are touching each other. · Check the "Balance" control on your receiver/amplifier. · Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speakers. 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. [. . . ] 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. · Check all wires and connections between receiver/amplifier and speakers. [. . . ]