Bedienungsanleitung MK Sound SURROUND-550THX

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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.
Manufactured under license from Lucasfilm Ltd. U.S. Patent
Nos. 5,043,970, 5,189,703, and 5,222,059. Foreign patents
pending. Lucasfilm and THX are registered trademarks of
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Surround-550THX surround speaker

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Surround-550THX speaker page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................3 2. THE HOME THX AUDIO SPEAKER SYSTEM...........................................................................3 3. INSTALLATION OF YOUR SURROUND-550 SPEAKERS....................................................3 4. THE M&K HIGH-FREQUENCY PRISM SYSTEM......................................................4 5. SURROUND-55

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Surround-550THX 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 this owner’s manual, as there is a great deal of information provided here to help you get the best possible performance. If you have any questions about

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Surround-550THX 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 on where to locate the speakers. Then, using the template sheet enclosed (which is reproduced on the next page), mark holes on the wall where the

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Surround-550THX speaker page 5 FIGURE 1 WIRING WITH THE SURROUND-550 _ _ + + _ _ + + LEFT RIGHT AMPLIFIER 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 should be connected to the BLACK ( — ) "INPUT" terminal. See Figure 1 above. SPEAKER WIR

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Surround-550THX 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, including Dolby Digital, MLP, DTS, and multichannel music modes such as ambience recovery or acoustical environment synthesis. Your surround speakers can be

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Surround-550THX speaker page 7 8. SPEAKER DAMAGE & HOW TO AVOID 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 actually returned for service, the vast majority of those returned are not for manufacturing defects. Instead, they are returned because they have been overdriv

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Surround-550THX speaker page 8 10. SPECIFICATIONS 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 require any special maintenance; regular dusting with a lint-free cloth and periodic cleaning is all that is required. Do not use any solvent based cl