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MK Sound MkII Center-55 manual

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    Miller & Kreisel Sound Co rporation 10391 Jefferson Bo ulevard Culver City , CA 90 232 USA (310) 204 -2854 F AX (310) 202-8 782 www .mk soun d.com © 1999 MILLER & KREISE L SOUND CORP. operation manu al Bookshelf-75 LCR-55 MkII Center-55 MkII LCR-45[...]

  • Page 2

    Bookshelf-75/Center-75/LCR-75/LCR-55 page 2 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................3 2. PLACEMENT OF YOUR SPEAKERS..................................................................3 3. SPEAKER HOOK-UP............................................................[...]

  • Page 3

    Bookshelf-75/Center-75/LCR-75/LCR-55 page 3 1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! Your new M&K speaker system will give you years of unmatched enjoyment and excitement while listening to your favorite musical and audio/video sources. We encourage you to read this owner’s manual, as there is a great deal of information provided here to help you ach[...]

  • Page 4

    Bookshelf-75/Center-75/LCR-75/LCR-55 page 4 and connect the Negative (-) lead from your amplifier or receiver to the BLACK (-) INPUT terminal. See Figure 1. 4. CABINET ALIGNMENT TUNING PLUG (BOOKSHELF-75 ONLY) On the front baffle of the Bookshelf-75 speaker is a large (2" diameter) plug that can be easily removed or inserted. DO NOT THROW THIS[...]

  • Page 5

    Bookshelf-75/Center-75/LCR-75/LCR-55 page 5 You will note that the tweeter in your LCR-55MkII and Center-55MkII speakers is mounted at a slight angle (4.7 degrees). This mounting is an integral part of the High-Frequency Prism System. When the speakers are mounted properly, the tweeter will be angled away from the listening position. That means tha[...]

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    Bookshelf-75/Center-75/LCR-75/LCR-55 page 6 LEFT SPEAKER RIGHT SPEAKER Line X - Y should equal line A - B. (line A - B appears longer in this diagram due to an optical illusion ). B On Figure 2, the length of line A - B should be about the same as the length of line X - Y. (They may not seem to be the same in this diagram due to an optical illusion[...]

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    Bookshelf-75/Center-75/LCR-75/LCR-55 page 7 CENTER CHANNEL The Center channel speaker in a Pro-Logic or AC-3 system is the most important speaker in the system. This speaker often produces more output than the left and right speakers combined . This speaker should be of the highest possible quality, and as similar as possible in response and radiat[...]

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    Bookshelf-75/Center-75/LCR-75/LCR-55 page 8 should not call attention to themselves and should not be audible as separate sources of sound. If the surrounds must be located close to the listeners, aiming them at the room walls or even the ceiling can help to reduce any directional effect. As described above, this can produce a desirable result even[...]

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    Bookshelf-75/Center-75/LCR-75/LCR-55 page 9 9. SPEAKER DAMAGE & HOW TO AVOID IT An important factor to consider with any loudspeaker system is the potential for speaker damage. Even though your M&K Speakers have extremely high power handling ability (especially for Main speakers), they still can be damaged by relatively low powered amplifie[...]

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    Bookshelf-75/Center-75/LCR-75/LCR-55 page 10 11. M&K 5.1 MULTICHANNEL & PRO-LOGIC SYSTEM SETUP GUIDE The 5 Most Important Items In System Setup: These instructions will help you make sure that you cover all steps in setting up a 5.1 multichannel or Pro-Logic surround sound system. In addition to following this list, make certain that you st[...]

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    Bookshelf-75/Center-75/LCR-75/LCR-55 page 11 who sits in the main listening position keeps their eyes closed! Make sure that you aim the left and right speakers in both the horizontal and vertical planes. Horizontal toe-in is important for the best possible imaging. 6. If you have a Dolby Digital AC-3 5.1 channel processor/receiver, follow these in[...]

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    Bookshelf-75/Center-75/LCR-75/LCR-55 page 12 something does no sound right, recheck your connections and settings. Re-measure, re-check, re-align. 12. Switch the processor/receiver to each input that you will use. Check your settings for each input and each mode. Some processor/receivers require that you enter settings separately for each mode and/[...]