Setting up your
Kenwood
KVS Speakers
KVS-50 Center Speaker
KVS-60 Surround Speakers
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Introduction
For your records
Your Kenwood KVS speakers were
designed to meet the demands of
today’s high-quality film soundtracks.
Record the serial number (it’s on
the back of the speaker) on the
warranty card, and in the space
below. If you need to call your
dealer for information or service,
you’ll need these numbers. And be
sure to save your original receipt.
claim against the carrier for shipping
damage. Keep the original carton
and packing materials in case you
need to transport or ship your
speakers.
Your new speakers:
• Deliver wide dynamic range
• Sonically match other speakers
in the KVS series
In this box
This box should contain either:
Model
• KVS-50 Center Speaker (1)
• Feature quality-built acoustically-
optimized enclosures
• KVS-60 Surround Speakers (2)
KVS-50
If you bought the KVS-5060
Center/Surround Speaker Package,
you should receive 2 boxes with all
3 speakers.
• Were designed, engineered, and
assembled in the USA.
Serial Number
Installing the speakers isn’t difficult,
but please read and follow all of the
instructions in this manual to get
maximum performance from your
new speakers. And be sure to read
the manual for the receiver, power
amplifier, or pre-amplifier to which
you’re connecting these speakers.
About speaker wire
We ask you to buy the wire sepa-
rately, since we don’t know how
much wire you will need. We
suggest that you buy wire that is at
least 18-gauge or thicker.
Remember, the smaller the number,
the thicker the wire, so 18 gauge
wire is thicker than 20 gauge wire.
Model
KVS-60
Unpacking
Before you run out to buy speaker
wire, read the ‘Placing the speakers’
section. You’ll need to know where
your speakers will go to determine
how much wire to buy.
Unpack your new speakers carefully
and examine them for shipping
damage. If they are damaged or fail
to operate, notify your dealer imme-
diately. If your speakers were
Serial Numbers
shipped to you directly, notify the
shipping company without delay.
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Placing the speakers
Im portant
KVS-60 Surround Speakers
Please wait until you’ve connected
all of the cables before plugging the
receiver or amplifier into the AC
wall outlet and turning it on.
• Mount the speakers on the wall
using picture hangers (40 lb test),
or place them on shelves.
(Attach the speaker wire first;
see the instruction below).
KVS-50 Center Speaker
We designed the KVS-50 Center
Speaker with both a flat side with an
adjustable leg, and an angled side.
You can place the speaker on either
side (following the instructions
below).
• If you place the speaker on top
of the TV, place it on its flat side,
and use the adjustable leg on the
back to aim it down toward the
listeners at seated ear level.
• Place the speakers directly to the
sides of the listening position,
with the large grille covers point-
ing at the listeners.
• Place the speaker directly above
or below the middle of the TV
screen (the speaker is magneti-
cally shielded, so you don’t have
to worry about picture discol-
oration).
• If the listening area has more
than 1 row of seats, place the
speakers in the middle of the
listening area.
• Place the speaker as close as
possible (within 2 feet) to the
same height as the left and right
front speakers.
• Place the speakers at least 2 feet
above the listener’s heads, with
the back of the cabinet flush
against the wall.
• If you place the speaker on the
floor, place it on its angled side,
aiming it up toward the listeners
at seated ear level. In this case,
you’ll probably want to reverse
the speaker grille so that the
lettering is right side up.
• Place both speakers so that the
directional arrows on the back of
the cabinet point toward the TV.
You’ll need to place one speaker
upside-down to do this. (There is
mounting hardware on both
ends of the speaker). This will
not affect its sound. You may
want to reverse its grille so that
the lettering is right side up.
3.
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Connecting speaker wire to
the KVS-60
Connecting banana or dual-
banana plugs to the KVS-50
Connecting
speaker wire
Im portant
• Make sure your receiver or
amplifier’s power cord is
unplugged from the wall outlet
before making any connections.
• Make sure you connect the
positive connections of the
speakers to the positive
1
1
2
connections of the receiver or
amplifier, and the negative
connections of the speakers to
the negative connections of the
receiver or amplifier. If these
connections are mismatched,
you’ll get poor bass perfor-
mance and weak sound-place-
ment characteristics.
• Check to make sure that no
strands from one wire touch
any other wire.
2
3
Preparing bare wire
Connecting spade lugs to the
KVS-50
1 Strip 1/2” of the plastic cover
from the ends of the wire.
Connecting speaker wire to
the KVS-50
1
2 Twist the wire to get rid of the
loose strands.
1
2
2
3
3
If the lug is too narrow, insert one
prong through the hole in the post,
making sure that the positive and
negative prongs don’t touch each
other.
4.
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Connecting your
KVS-50 and KVS-60 speakers
KVS-50 Center
CENTER
KVS-60 Left Surround
KVS-60 Right Surround
Receiver
or am plifier
SURROUND
5.
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Specifications
Im portant
Due to product upgrades, specifications may be changed without notice.
KVS-50 Center Speaker
Enclosure:
Woofers:
Tweeter:
Crossover frequency:
Nominal impedance:
Power handling:
Sensitivity:
Acoustic suspension
5-in polypropylene cone type (2)
3/4-in dome type
3.5 kHz
8 ohm
110 watts
88 dB
Frequency response:
Dimensions
80 Hz – 20 kHz
Width: 20 in
Height: 7 in
Depth: 6-3/8 in (including leg bracket)
11.1 lbs
Net weight:
Enclosure finish:
Particle board laminated with PVC sheet
KVS-60 Surround Speakers
Enclosure:
Acoustic suspension
Woofer:
5-in polypropylene cone type
Midrange/Tweeters:
Crossover frequency:
Nominal impedance:
Power handling:
Sensitivity:
3-in cone type (2 in dipolar configuration)
500 Hz
8 ohm
50 watts
87 dB
Frequency response:
Dimensions
100 Hz – 20 kHz
Width: 8 in
Height: 10-5/8 in
Depth: 5-1/2 in
8 lbs
Net weight:
Enclosure finish:
Particle board laminated with PVC sheet
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Long Beach, California 90801-5745
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