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  • Page 1

    V -850 V -851 Miller & Kreisel Sound, Inc. 9351 Deering A venue Chatsworth, CA 91311-5858 USA (818) 701-7010 fax (818) 701-0369 www .mk sound.com ©2002 Miller & Kreisel Sound, Inc. powered subwoofer operation manual TM[...]

  • Page 2

    Please record the f ollowing inf or mation for y our records: Serial Number : Date of Purchase: Dealer Name: Dealer Address: City/State/Zip: Countr y: Inv oice Number : POWERED SUBW OOFER T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS...............................................................................................3 2. INTRODUCTION.........[...]

  • Page 3

    POWERED SUBW OOFER 1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS - All safety and oper ating instructions should be read before this product is operated. 2. RET AIN INSTRUCTIONS - The saf ety and operating instructions should be retained f or future reference . 3. HEED W ARNINGS - All warnings on this product and in the operating instructions should [...]

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    2. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! Y ou have just made perhaps the most e xciting and dramatic addition that you could make to y our audio or multichannel audio/video system. The new dimension of deep and po werful bass pro vided by y our M&K Deep Bass P owered Subwoof er will thrill and excite y ou. W e encourage you to read this o wner's m[...]

  • Page 5

    All M&K powered subw oof ers hav e e xceptionally sharp (36 dB/octave) lo w-pass filters to remov e the midbass and midrange frequencies unwanted in a subw oof er . This mak es your M&K subw oofer truly non-directional. No matter where you put the subw oof er , you must allow room f or ventilation of its heatsink and backplate . The subwoof[...]

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    your system with m ultiple filters. If your receiver or controller is THX-cer tified or Dolby Digital A C-3 capable, y ou do not nee d the BMC-MINI. All Dolby Digital A C-3 and THX cer tified controllers and receivers hav e the proper high and low-pass filters built in. See Figure 2 below . This filter will give y ou greater dynamic r ange, low er [...]

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    IMPORT ANT NO TE FOR DOLBY SURR OUND SYSTEMS: (Excluding Dolb y Digital A C-3) When the subwoof er is connected to the Left and Right amplifier outputs, the Center channel WIDE/NORMAL s witch MUST be set to the NORMAL mode. If the s witch is set to the WIDE mode, the bass content of the Center channel will not be f ed to the subwoof er , and a sign[...]

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    The best wa y to set the le v el of the subwoof er is to do it by ear , listening ov er se ver al hours or da ys to f amiliar recordings. Make adjustments to the le vel in small increments, depending on whether the bass le v el sounds too high or too lo w . Of course , you can alw a ys deliberately set the le v el higher or lower than flat if y ou [...]

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    If multiple subwoof ers are used, try to place them in the same location. Stacking is best, b ut you can also put them side by side . Alter nately , you can put multiple subwoof ers in diff erent locations, at adjacent corners. This is appropriate when you hav e limited choices in locating the subwoof er and none of the availab le locations work we[...]

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    11. TROUBLESHOO TING Y our M&K Subwoof er amplifier circuit provides high reliability , and, if necessar y , easy modular replacement of parts. This guide will help you to solv e or diagnose most prob lems that can occur with your Subwoof er . In the e vent that a fuse b lows , you must replace it with a fuse of the correct v alue to av oid a f[...]

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    the Subwoof er's speaker driv er , the Subwoof er is the source of the hum. If you hear no hum or less hum, the problem is probab ly coming from another component. Hum can also be caused by A C ground loops. If the Subwoofer is plugged into a separ ate AC outlet, try plugging it into the same outlet used f or your amplifier or receiv er , or r[...]

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    12 POWERED SUBW OOFER V -850/V -851 subwoof er manual PN # 70041 08/20/02 rev .1 pt/qrk[...]