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USER GUIDE KRK MODEL V - 88 VIDEO SHIELDED BI - AMPLIFIED STUDIO MONITOR KRK SYSTEMS, LLC. 5452 BUSINESS DRIVE H UNTINGTON BEACH, CA. 92649 TEL: (714) 373 - 4600 FAX: (714) 373 - 0421 WEB SITE: WWW.KRKSYS.COM EMAIL: SALES@KRKSYS.COM[...]
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1 Contents Page Introduction/ Features Overview • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 System Controls • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 Connecting Your System • • • • • • • • • • • • • •[...]
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2 Systems Controls SYSTEM GAIN Input sensitivity is adjusted (counterclockwise reduces sensitivity) through a rear panel mounted trim control. Adjustment range is from - 30dB to +6dB. Factory preset gain is +6dB, which should suffice for most conditions. Normally adjustments would only be made if you’re using your V - 88 in a surround system and [...]
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3 Connecting Your System POWERING ON All connections should be made, all faders and controls should be set at their minimum levels, and all other equipment should be powered on prior to powering on your V - 88 monitors. Th e power On/Off switch is located on the rear panel and is internationally marked to indicate the operational status. ( — ) = [...]
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4 Installing Your Mon itors The close - field monitor, by definition, reduces room interaction. This can be compared to the conventional stereo configuration or the large monitor arrangement in a recording studio where sounds emanating from the monitor or reflecting off ceilings, walls, and floors greatly affect the sound quality. By shortening the[...]
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5 Mid - Field Configuration – This configuration is basically the same as the Close - Field set - up. (see Figure 2) It is normally used with larger monitors or when the monitors are too large or heavy for the meter bridge. This set - up has the potential for a larger sweet spot and better spatial imaging. Make sure that t he height of the woofer[...]
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6 5.1 CHANNEL SURROUND SET - UP Begin set - up by placing the Left and Right front channels 30º degrees from the Center channel and equidis tant to the listening position ( Figure 4 ). The Left Surround (Rear) and Right Surround (Rear) channels should be placed 110º degrees from the Center channel. Their location should also be equidistant from t[...]
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7 Design Goals K RK’s design goal for your V - 88 was to create a monitor capable of accurately reproducing sound with clarity and accuracy. Other monitors in the marketplace tend to modify, extend, or “tilt” their response above 1 kHz to sound more “spatial, exciting and i mpressive”. What is not mentioned is this practice tends to make [...]
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8 Tr oubleshooting Problem: If there is no power, check to see if... • The power cord is plugged into both the IEC socket on the rear panel of the unit and into the AC mains • The AC mains voltage is matched to the operating voltage requirements (See Changing Volta ge in the Connecting the System section on page 3). If the AC mains voltage is h[...]
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9 • Play some non - distorted source material at a low volume. Carefully cover the tweeter (to block the sound) without touching the diaphragm. Is th e woofer producing a clean sound? If there is not a clear tonal quality or any sound at all then the woofer probably needs to be replaced. • Cover the woofer so you can hear mostly the tweeter. Is[...]
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11 Specifications THE V - 88 POWERED STUDIO MONITOR Frequency Response 39Hz - 23kHz ± 2dB High Frequen cy Driver Shielded 1 - 1/4” (33mm) Polymer Dome with Elliptical Wave Guide Low Frequency Driver Two (2) shielded 8” (203.2mm) Woven Kevlar ® , High Sensitivity Voice Coil Cabinet 55 liter bass reflex 1” (25mm) and ¾” (19mm) MDF construc[...]
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12 KRK and V - 88 are registered trademarks of KRK Systems, LLC.[...]
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13 Safety Instructions: English This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating an d maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment. This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of un - insulated “dangerous voltage” within the products enclosure that may present a risk of electri[...]
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14 Explanation of graphical symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to consti tute a risk of electric shock to humans. The exclamation point within an eq[...]
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15 Consignes de Securite: Francais Ce symbole sert à avertir l’utilisateur que la documentation fournie avec le matérial contient des instructions importantes concernant l’exploitation et la maintenance (rèparation) Ce symbole sert à avertir l’utilisa teur de la présence dans le boìtier de l’appareil de “tensions dangereuses” non [...]
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16 Explication des symboles graphiques Le symbole “éclair” avec fléche à l’intérieur d’un triangle équilatéral est utilisé pour alerter l’utilisateur de la presence à l’intérieur du coffret de “voltage dangereux” non isolé d’ampleur suffisante pour constituer un risque d’elétrocution. Le symbole d’exclamation à l?[...]