MK Sound SURROUND-550THX manual

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    operation manual Miller & Kreisel Sound Corporation 10391 Jefferson Boulevard Culver City, CA 90232 USA (310) 204-2854 FAX (310) 202-8782 www.mksound.com © 1999 MILLER & KREISEL SOUND CORP. Surr ound-550 THX surr ound speaker Manufactured under license from Lucasfilm Ltd. U.S. Patent Nos. 5,043,970, 5,189,703, and 5,222,059. Foreign patent[...]

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    Surround-550 THX speaker page 2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 3 2. THE HOME THX AUDIO SPEAKER SYSTEM...........................................................................3 3. INSTALLATION OF YOUR SURROUND-550 SPEAKERS..........[...]

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    Surround-550 THX speaker page 3 1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! Your new M&K Surround-550 speaker system will give you years of unmatched enjoyment and excitement while listening to your favorite multichannel musical and audio/video sources, whether they are Dolby Digital, MLP, DTS, Pro-Logic, or enhanced stereo modes. We encourage you to read[...]

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    Surround-550 THX speaker page 4 the matching brackets can be attached to the speaker. The bracket that attaches to the speaker must point down, and the bracket that attaches to the wall must point up. In both cases, the face with the printing must face out. Then determine where you will locate your Surround-550s. See Section 5 below for guidelines [...]

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    Surround-550 THX speaker page 5 4 above). The tweeter for each speaker should be pointing towards the back wall (or the nearest side wall). WIRING THE SURROUND-550 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 sho[...]

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    Surround-550 THX speaker page 6 6. PLACEMENT OF THE SURROUND-550s AS SURROUND CHANNEL SPEAKERS IN A HOME THX AUDIO SYSTEM Your Surround-550 speakers are specifically designed to be used as surround channel speakers in a multichannel audio system (either Home THX or non-THX. The instructions given here apply to surround channel applications, includi[...]

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    Surround-550 THX speaker page 7 8. SPEAKER DAMAGE & HOW TO A VOID IT An important factor to consider with any loudspeaker system is the potential for speaker damage. Even though your Surround-550s have extremely high power handling ability, they still can be damaged by relatively low powered amplifiers. While very few M&K Satellites are act[...]

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    Surround-550 THX speaker page 8 10. SPECIFICA TIONS IMPEDANCE: 8 ohms MINIMUM POWER: 25 watts RMS RECOMMENDED POWER: 50 watts RMS to 200 watts RMS MAXIMUM POWER: 200 watts RMS unclipped peaks FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 80 - 20 KHz ( ± 3dB) 11. CABINET MAINTENANCE Treat the cabinet as you would any piece of fine furniture. Its black vinyl finish does not [...]