M&K Sound LCR-851 - Manuals

Page 2 - T HIS MANUAL APPLIES TO:; LCR 650 shown in Light Cherry LCR 651 Shown in Titanium

T HIS MANUAL APPLIES TO: LCR 650 shown in Light Cherry LCR 651 Shown in Titanium LCR 850 in Lt. Cherry LCR 851 in Titanium Center 850 in Lt. Cherry Center 851 in Titanium

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................3 2. PLACEMENT OF YOUR M&K SPEAKERS...........................................................3 3. SPEAKER HOOK-UP & USAGE.................................

Page 4 - INTRODUCTION; while listening to your favorite musical and audio/video sources.; PLACEMENT OF YOUR M&K SPEAKERS; For more detailed placement information, see Section 7 on page 6.

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...

Page 5 - WIRING; CENTER-850 CENTER CHANNEL HIGH-FREQUENCY PRISM; FIGURE 1

WIRING The Positive ( + ) lead from your amplifier or receiver should be connected to the RED ( + ) "INPUT" terminal, and the Negative ( — ) lead from your amplifier or receiver should be connected to the BLACK ( — )"INPUT" terminal. See Figure 1 below. 4. THE M&K HIGH-FREQUENCY ...

Page 6 - OPTIMIZING SPEAKER PLACEMENT; Location away from room walls or reflecting surfaces.; B. LOCATION AWAY FROM REFLECTING SURFACES; to be the same in this diagram due to an optical illusion).

If the center speaker is located horizontally above the TV, the tweeter should be angled up and if the speaker is located below the TV than the tweeter should point down. This does not apply to the Center-851 or Center-651speaker. 6. OPTIMIZING SPEAKER PLACEMENT The sound quality produced by your sp...

Page 7 - When listening in stereo (no Center Channel; HOME THEATRE USAGE; FIGURE 2

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 Center Channel speaker), move the speakers closer together or farther apart in small increments until...

Page 9 - SUBWOOFER; See our; SATELLITE/SUBWOOFER PHASING TEST

If you mount the surrounds on the side wall behind the listening position, they can be aimed towards each other or angled towards the back wall or the side wall surface directly behind them. By reflecting sound behind thelistening position, you may increase the sense of envelopment in the sound. If ...

Page 10 - SPEAKER DAMAGE & HOW TO AVOID IT; FIGURE 3

If your Subwoofer has a PHASE switch on its back panel, move it either from (+) to (—) or vice versa. If your Subwoofer does not have a PHASE switch, it takes a bit more work. You will have to change the Positive and Negative speaker inputs onthe back of BOTH Main speakers. You can do this at the ba...

Page 11 - IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR SET-UP ASSISTANCE; DO NOT RETURN YOUR SPEAKERS TO THE FACTORY FOR; CABINET MAINTENANCE

This clipping distortion occurs when the demands of the music are greater than the amplifier's available power. It can occur at 20 watts with a small amplifier, or at 400 watts with a large amplifier. When this happens, theamplifier's output waveform (which should look like a smooth arc) is "cli...

Page 12 - SPECIFICATIONS; These specifications apply to the LCR-651

14. SPECIFICATIONS These specifications apply to both the LCR-851 & Center-851, except as indicated: IMPEDANCE 4 ohms MINIMUM POWER: 10 watts RMS RECOMMENDED POWER: amplifiers with between 25 and 200 watts RMS or more (see below) MAXIMUM POWER: 200 watts RMS unclipped peaks FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 8...