M&K Sound MPS-1611P - Manual

Page 2 - SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; - All operating and use instructions should be followed.

1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS - All safety and operating instructions should be read before this product is operated. 2. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. HEED WARNINGS - All warnings on this product and in the opera...

Page 4 - best possible performance from your new M&K Professional monitor.; M&K’S DESIGN PHILOSOPHY; the port performance.

2. INTRODUCTION Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the MPS-1611P. This Miller & Kreisel Professional powered monitor is designed to provide many years of accurate and problem free operation. We encourage you to read this owner's manual, as there is a great deal of information provided ...

Page 5 - FIGURE 1 SPEAKER SEPARATION

5 into its correct acoustic impedance and prevents the backwave from reflecting off the tweeter’s back surface plate, significant-ly reducing high frequency smearing and phase/combing anomalies. The MPS-1611P’s 6.5" polypropylene woofer uses a new ultra-low distortion motor structure with a numb...

Page 6 - MULTICHANNEL SPEAKER PLACEMENT

6 triangle between the two speakers (Y & Z) and your listening position (X) provides the best placement solution. This means thatthe distance between you and each speaker and the distance between the two speakers should be equal. Or, if the distancebetween you and one of the speakers is 6 feet, ...

Page 7 - PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATION

7 reduce the resonance effects. The base monitoring width (also referred to as monitoring angle) is important for both music and film sound reproduction. Monitoring angles from 45 to 60 degrees are commonly used for proper translation and accurate stereo imaging. While thestereo base width will beco...

Page 8 - B C

8 FIGURE 3 MPS-1611P INPUTS AND CONTROLS A B C D E F H I G J K

Page 9 - MODES OF OPERATION; MODE; NO SUBWOOFER

9 (FIGURE 3) F) Bass Response Switch – Normal (up) or Full Range (down) G) 80Hz High Pass Filter Switch – In (down) or Out (up). When the switch is in the IN position, a 12dB per octave 80Hz High-Pass Filter is placed on the input stage of the monitor. The OUTposition bypasses this internal filter. ...

Page 10 - PORTED CABINET ALIGNMENTS: Remove “Unplug & Play” port plug; THE LOGIC BEHIND BASS MANAGEMENT; OBSERVATIONS by Ken Kreisel

10 (see figure 3) A. “Full Range” Mode – (F) Switch position is down. (G) Switch is disabled in this mode. For extended bass response in a sealed alignment without the use of a subwoofer. 60Hz - 22kHz ±3dB. -6dB @ 50Hz. B. “Normal” Mode – (F & G) Switch position is up for both. For subwoofer use...

Page 11 - CALIBRATING YOUR M&K PROFESSIONAL SYSTEM; The M&K Professional test disc; this application, the Radio Shack SPL meter will work very well.

11 Bass management is equally suited to all formats from 2-channel stereo to 5.1 and beyond. Indeed, existing control rooms that are doing stereo 2 channel mixes, especially with smaller nearfield monitors placed on the console, can benefitimmensely from the correct integration of Bass Management an...

Page 12 - SPEAKER CALIBRATION; Your speakers should now be in their final positions.; NOTE; SUBWOOFER PLACEMENT

12 10. SPEAKER CALIBRATION 1. Your speakers should now be in their final positions. 2. Remove all EQ and signal processing from the monitor path. 3. Turn all volume controls in the signal chain to their “reference level” position. These volume controls include the console main monitor pot, submaster...

Page 13 - DO NOT RETURN YOUR SPEAKERS TO THE FACTORY FOR; INTERNAL CROSSOVER FREQUENCY:; PORTED OR SEALED ENCLOSURE (WITH PORT PLUG); POWER AMPLIFIER TYPE:

12. SUBWOOFER CALIBRATION A. Set your SPL meter for C weighting and slow response. Set the scale to 80dB. Point the meter at the center speaker at ear height with the meter at a slightly up-turned angle. Play track two of the test CD through the selected speaker and read theSPL (Remember that the LF...

Page 14 - SPEAKER MOUNTING OPTIONS; FIGURE 4

MPS1611P manual PN# 7/08/2005 rev. 1.05 No Al pt/qrk ©2005 M&K Sound, Inc. All rights reserved. Product specifications and appearance may change without notice. 15. SPEAKER MOUNTING OPTIONS The MPS-1611P, like all Miller & Kreisel Professional monitors, has many stand, wall and ceiling mount...

M&K Sound MPS-1611P - Manual

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