HKTS 52Introduction, Description and Features, andIncluded ItemsIntroductionThank you for purchasing the harman kardon ® HKTS 5 speaker system, with whichyou’re about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. The HKTS 5 has been customdesigned to provide all the excitement and power of the cinema experience in your ownliving room.While sophisticated electronics and state-of-the-art speaker components are hard atwork within the HKTS 5, hookup and operation are simple. Color-keyed cables andconnections and simple controls make the HKTS 5 easy to use.To obtain maximum enjoyment from your new home theater speaker system, we urge youto take a few minutes to read through this manual. It will help ensure that the connectionsyou 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 enableyou to take advantage of all the power and refinement the HKTS 5 is able to deliver.If you have any questions about this product, its installation or its operation, pleasecontact your dealer, the best local source of information.Description and FeaturesThe HKTS 5 is a complete six-piece home theater speaker system that includes:• An 8-inch (200mm), 60-watt powered subwoofer• Four identical, two-way, satellite speakers for the front left, front right, surroundleft and surround right speaker positions• A dedicated, voice-matched, dual-driver center speaker• Shelf stands 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 orpreamp/processor and amplifierThe speaker cables all use a color-coding system to conform to the Consumer ElectronicsAssociation (CEA ®) standard. This color-coding system minimizes confusion whenconnecting the speakers, especially when the HKTS 5 system is used with a harmankardon receiver.Shelf stands and wall-mount brackets are included for the satellite and center speakers,and shelf stands are included for the satellite speakers. Optional HTFS 2 floor stands areavailable separately from your harman kardon dealer.harman kardon engineers invented the high-fidelity receiver fifty years ago. With state-of-the-art features and time-honored circuit designs, the HKTS 5 is a perfect complementto a harman kardon receiver or any home theater system.Included ItemsOne HKTS 160SUB subwooferOne center-channel speakerFour satellite speakers: a front left speaker, a front right speaker and two rear surround-sound speakers (shown with included shelf stands attached).Four wall-mount brackets for satellite speakersOne wall-mount bracket for center-channel speakerOne LFE (low-frequency effects) for connection to the subwoofer (LFE cable has purpleconnectors)Three six-meter (19.7-foot) speaker cables for connection to front satellites (red andwhite) and to center speaker (green)Two 12-meter (39.4-foot) speaker cables for connection from receiver to rear surround-sound satellites (gray and blue)