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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................3 2. PLACEMENT OF YOUR SPEAKERS..........................................................................3 3. SPEAKER HOOK-UP.........................................
Page 3 - PLACEMENT OF YOUR SPEAKERS; amplifier, and to get the best possible sound.
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 readthis owner’s manual, as there is a great deal of information provided here to help you ...
Page 4 - HOOKUP; OPTIMIZING SPEAKER PLACEMENT; Three factors are important in getting the best sound. They are:; AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER; SATELLITE SPEAKERS; FIGURE 1
HOOKUP For each speaker, connect the Positive (+) lead from your amplifier or receiver to the RED (+) INPUT terminal and connect the Negative (-) lead from your amplifier or receiver to the BLACK (-) INPUTterminal. See Figure 1. 4. OPTIMIZING SPEAKER PLACEMENT The sound quality produced by your spea...
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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 thisreflected sound arrives at your ear slightly later tha...
Page 6 - a. POSITION RELATIVE TO SEATING; FIGURE 3
Try to follow the formula as close as you can. You can fine tune the placement by listening to a source with an image (such as a vocalist) centered between the speakers. When listening in stereo (no CenterChannel speaker), move the speakers closer together or farther apart in small increments until ...
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If they cannot be located exactly adjacent to the seating area,it is better for them to be located slightly towards the back ofthe room, or on the back/rear wall behind the listeningposition, rather than in the front of the room. See FIGURE 5. b. HEIGHT The surround speakers should be located relati...
Page 8 - HOME THEATRE USAGE; front and two surround channels.; CENTER CHANNEL; As a
e. USE WITH SURROUND-EX AND OTHER 6.1 CHANNEL SYSTEMS When using the Surround-25 speaker with a 6.1 channel system, we strongly recommend using twospeakers to reproduce the back surround channel. These speakers should be mounted on the center areaof the back wall of the room, symmetrical to the wall...
Page 9 - SURROUND CHANNELS
If the television is not in the center of the room (or not centered between the Left and Right speakers), the Center channel speaker should still be as close as possible to the screen -- even if it is outside the leftand right speakers (such as a TV located in a corner of the room outside the stereo...
Page 10 - SUBWOOFER; For wall mounting of the Xenon LCR45, LCR35, LCR25 and Surround 25,
The speakers should be a minimum of a few feet away from the nearest listener. If the speaker is located too close to a listener, its sound will become too directional and may distract that listener. Ideally,the surround speakers should not call attention to themselves and should not be audible as s...
Page 12 - Therefore, you should use your tone controls judiciously,; The 5 Most Important Items In System Setup:; Here are the instructions for speaker setup.
When this happens, the sound becomes harsh and grating, and a break-up is often audible in the bass frequencies. It will become uncomfortable to listen to, especially when compared to a slightly lowervolume level. When you are listening at high volume levels, be aware of the onset of clipping distor...
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A. If the component has high-pass filters for the Left, Center, and Right channels (usuallyonly THX components have these filters), they should be turned on or set to THX (if youhave a choice, use the frequency closest to 100Hz - 120 Hz for Xenon series speakers.The surround channels in a Pro-Logic ...
Page 15 - This warranty is; CABINET MAINTENANCE
DO NOT RETURN YOUR SPEAKERS TO THE FACTORY FOR SERVICE WITHOUT OBTAINING PRIOR AUTHORIZATION 13. M&K 10 YEAR WARRANTY All M&K Satellite speakers carry a ten year limited parts and labor warranty. This warranty is transferable to new owners up to ten years from the date of original purchase. ...