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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. I N T RO D U C T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. PLACEMENT OF YOUR SPEAKERS............................................

Page 3 - FLUSH-MOUNT WALL HANGER BRACKETS; and follow these instructions.; When the speaker is mounted above the listeners’ heads, make

1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! Your new M&K speaker system will give you years of unmatched enjoyment and excitement while listening to your favorite musical and audio/video sources. We encourage you to read this owner’s manual, as there is a great deal of information provided here to help you...

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Attach the brackets to the speaker using the enclosed 3/4" wood screws. Use the pilot holes at the top center of the back baffle of the cabinet. Either of the matching brackets can be attached to the speaker. The bracket thatattaches to the speaker must point down, and the bracket that attaches ...

Page 5 - HOOKUP; OPTIMIZING SPEAKER PLACEMENT; Three factors are important in getting the best sound. They are:; baffle is at the bottom.; FIGURE 2

There are a very wide variety of premium speaker cables available from a number of specialist manufacturers. We do not endorse any specific brand of premium cable, but we do recommend using as high quality a cable as fitsyour budget. Using better quality cables will improve the sound of your Satelli...

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B. LOCATION AWAY FROM REFLECTING SURFACES Your Speakers should be located, whenever practical, away from walls, the floor, furniture, or any other reflecting surfaces. Do the best you can. Objects close to the speaker will reflect sound, and this reflected sound arrives at yourear slightly later tha...

Page 7 - HOME THEATRE USAGE; CENTER CHANNEL

6. HOME THEATRE USAGE LEVEL-MATCHING The factor most critical to achieving excellent Home Theatre performance is level-matching the three front and two surround channels. This is even more important than timbre-matching. We strongly recommend that you purchase a Radio Shack Sound Level Meter (get th...

Page 8 - SURROUND CHANNELS; FIGURE 4

It is also preferred that the speakers be equidistant from the listening position. Equidistant usually means that when the center speaker is on top of the television, the left and right speakers will sit in front of the set (they will befarther from the wall behind the TV than the center speaker). I...

Page 9 - SUBWOOFER; and Negative speaker inputs on the back of BOTH Main speakers.; FIGURE 6

If the surrounds cannot be placed on a wall, try placement on tables orthe floor to the sides of the mainlistening position, firing up towards theceiling. This can work very well in environments that do not allowpermanent attachment of speakers tothe walls. Some listeners prefer to use multiple pair...

Page 11 - The 5 Most Important Items In System Setup:; Here are the instructions for speaker setup.

9. M&K 5.1 MULTICHANNEL SYSTEM SETUP GUIDE The 5 Most Important Items In System Setup: Find the best location for the subwoofer for maximum output and flattest response (usually the corner closest to the listening position) Aim the front speakers (and the surrounds, if possible) for the flattest...

Page 13 - IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR SET-UP ASSISTANCE; DO NOT RETURN YOUR SPEAKERS TO THE FACTORY FOR; CABINET MAINTENANCE; Treat the cabinet as you would any piece of fine furniture.

10. Check phase. Make sure that all five main channel speakers are wired in phase. The Video Essentials disc has tests for main speaker phase. 11. Make sure that the subwoofer and main speakers are in phase at the crossover point. Listen to something with a consistent bass line around the crossover ...

Page 15 - Wall Mounting Bracket Template and Instructions; LEVEL TEMPLATE TO THIS LINE

K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER Wall Mounting Bracket Template and Instructions OUTLINE OF SPEAKER CABINET LEVEL TEMPLATE TO THIS LINE 3/4" 7/8" CENTER OF CABINET AND WALL STUD WALL BRACKET MOUNTED UP DRILL 3/32" PILOT HOLES HERE (FOR WALL ANCHORS, DRILL 1/8" HOLES) 1. If possible, we rec...