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Mythos Six &
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Mythos Seven
On-Wall and On-Shelf
Audio/Video Magnetically Shielded Loudspeakers
Owner’s Manual
Congratulations
Congratulations on your purchase of a Definitive Technology
Mythos Audio/Video Loudspeaker System. These superb
loudspeakers utilize state-of-the-art components (homopolymer-
coned bass-midrange drivers, moving coil ferrofluid-cooled pure
aluminum dome high frequency radiators, long excursion pressure
coupled woofers, uniphase crossover networks, etc.), a non-reso-
na
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Unpacking Your Mythos Loudspeakers Please Inspect For Shipping Damage Each loudspeaker leaves our plant in perfect condition. Any visible or concealed damage most likely occurred in handling after it left our plant and should be reported at once to your Definitive dealer or the delivery company that delivered your loudspeaker. Please unpack your system carefully. Save all cartons and packing materials in case you move or need to ship your system. Record the serial number found on the back of the
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Positioning Mythos Six as Rear/Side Surrounds When used as rear or side surround speakers, Mythos Six may be located on the side or behind the listeners. When used on the sides, take care never to locate the speakers forward of the listeners. The speakers may be placed at or above ear level. If the speakers are placed on the rear wall, it is suggested that they be positioned fairly wide apart if possible. (For instance, if there is a couch in the center of the rear wall on which the listeners
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Connecting Your Mythos Loudspeakers Hooking Up Your Mythos Loudspeakers Your Mythos loudspeakers each have one pair of gold 5-way binding posts. Normally, you will hook up the left main/front channel red(+) terminal of your receiver or amplifier to the red(+) terminal of your left Mythos loudspeaker and the left main/front channel black(-) terminal of your receiver or amplifier to the black(-) terminal of your left Mythos loudspeaker. Connect the right channel main/front channel red(+) terminal
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Setting Bass and Treble Controls on Your Receiver or Amplifier Normally we recommend that you set the Bass and Treble controls on flat or 0 dB. This will give you the most linear and natural sound. Also, if your amplifier or receiver has a graphic equalizer, we recom- mend that you leave it flat. The reason for this is that we have spoken with many consumers about what they thought were improperly sounding speakers when, in fact, the problem was misadjusted tone controls. When in doubt, leave them fl
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1 the center of the Mythos Six speaker terminals will be 3 /4 inches (82 mm) below the bottom edge of the bracket. To install the Mythos Six on its bracket, securely fasten the two mount- ing screws supplied into the two threaded holes on the rear of the speaker, screwing them in as far as they will go. The speaker will then hang in the two “keyholes” on the bracket. After placing the screws in these open- ings, pressing down firmly on the top of the speaker will seat the speaker properly and avo
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(or any other solid object), please allow an extra 1 inch (35mm) for the speaker to slide onto its bracket. If your speaker wires are to be hidden inside the wall, be sure to conform to your local building codes. When installed on the bracket, the Mythos Seven speaker terminals will be even with the right edge of the bracket. To install the Mythos Seven on its bracket, securely fasten the two mounting screws supplied into the two threaded holes on the rear of the speaker, screwing them in as
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Using Your Mythos Loudspeakers with a Separate Subwoofer If you use a subwoofer, we strongly suggest using a Definitive PowerField SuperCube, PowerField or ProSub in order to achieve the highest level of sound quality possible. With Dolby Digital Receivers and Decoders Most systems using the Mythos loudspeakers with a subwoofer will be Dolby Digital Systems. Simply hook the Mythos speakers up to the left and right front (main) channels (assuming you are using them as front speakers) and hook th
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simply hook them up as normal to the rear or side channel amplifier out- puts of your system. Set the bass management system of your decoder to “Small” rear and/or side surrounds if your system is using a separate subwoofer, or “Large” rear or side surrounds if your system is not using a separate subwoofer. Technical Assistance It is our pleasure to offer assistance if you have any questions regarding your Mythos loudspeakers or their set-up. Please contact your nearest Definitive Technology dea
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VERY IMPORTANT: SETTING CHANNEL BALANCE AND BASS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Dolby Digital and Dolby ProLogic systems and decoders have a critical channel balancing procedure for the left and right front speakers, center channel, rears and subwoofer (if it is hooked up through the LFE or Sub Out low level connection) which must be followed if the system is to perform properly. We have spoken with many system users with problems relating to the overall sound of their system which could be clearly traced
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Limited Warranty: 5-Years for Drivers and Cabinets, 3-Years for Electronic Components Definitive Technology warrants to the original retail purchaser only that this Definitive Technology Loudspeaker Product (the “Product”) will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of five (5) years covering the drivers and cabinets, and three (3) years for the electronic components from the date of the original purchase from a Definitive Technology Authorized Dealer. However, this warranty
