MK Sound K-15 K-7 manual

K-17, K-15 K-7, K-5 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. satellite speaker operation manual TM[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTRODUCTION............................................................................................3 2. PLA CEMENT OF Y OUR SPEAKERS.........................................................................3 3. USING THE FLUSH MOUNT HANGER BRA CKETS.............................................3 4. SPEAKER HOOK-UP ........[...]

1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! Y our ne w M&K speaker system will giv e you y ears of unmatched enjo yment and e xcitement while listening to your f avorite musical and audio/video sources. W e encourage you to read this o wner’ s manual, as there is a great deal of information provided here to help y ou achie ve the best possib le perf or [...]

Attach the brac kets to the speak er using the enclosed 3/4" wood screws . Use the pilot holes at the top center of the back baffle of the cabinet. Either of the matching brackets can be attached to the speak er . The brack et that attaches to the speaker m ust point down, and the brac ket that attaches to the w all must point up . In both cas[...]

There are a very wide variety of premium speaker cab les a vailab le from a number of specialist manuf acturers . W e do not endorse any specific brand of premium cab le, b ut we do recommend using as high quality a cab le as fits your b udget. Using better quality cables will improv e the sound of your Satellites . HOOKUP F or each speaker , conne[...]

B. LOCA TION A W A Y FROM REFLECTING SURF ACES Y our Speak ers should be located, whene ver pr actical, aw ay from w alls, the floor , fur niture, or any other reflecting surf aces. Do the best y ou can. Objects close to the speaker will reflect sound, and this reflected sound arriv es at y our ear slightly later than the direct sound, which blurs [...]

6. HOME THEA TRE USA GE LEVEL-MA TCHING The f actor most critical to achieving e xcellent Home Theatre performance is lev el-matching the three front and two surround channels. This is e ven more important than timbre-matching. We strongly recommend that y ou purchase a Radio Shack Sound Le vel Meter (get the analog meter , not the digital) and use[...]

It is also pref erred that the speakers be equidistant from the listening position. Equidistant usually means that when the center speaker is on top of the tele vision, the left and r ight speak ers will sit in front of the set (they will be f ar ther from the wall behind the TV than the center speaker). Ideally , the speakers should be at the same[...]

If the surrounds cannot be placed on a wall, try placement on tables or the floor to the sides of the main listening position, firing up towards the ceiling. This can work very well in environments that do not allo w permanent attachment of speakers to the walls . Some listeners pref er to use multiple pairs of surround speak ers. While this is not[...]

Y ou can do this at the bac k of both Main speakers , or at the Subwoof er's TO SPEAKERS terminals, b ut nev er at both locations. The lead that was on the P ositiv e (+) ter minal should be s witched to the Negative (—) terminal, and vice versa. When switching speaker wires , take care to protect y our amplifier . Make sure that the wires d[...]

9. M&K 5.1 MUL TICHANNEL SYSTEM SETUP GUIDE The 5 Most Important Items In System Setup: Find the best location for the subw oofer f or maximum output and flattest response (usually the corner c losest to the listening position) Aim the front speaker s (and the surrounds, if possible) for the flattest response and best ima ging Set all speakers [...]

12 7. If you ha v e a 5.1 channel processor/receiver (Dolb y Digital or DTS), f ollow these instructions. If you ha ve a Pro-Logic processor/receiver , go to item 8 below . SPECIAL NO TE : Alwa ys chec k the processor/receiver’ s owner’ s manual. Different man uf acturers use diff erent descriptions for the same function, and sometimes the same[...]

10. Check phase. Make sure that all fiv e main channel speakers are wired in phase . The Video Essentials disc has tests f or main speaker phase . 11. Make sure that the subwoof er and main speakers are in phase at the crosso ver point. Listen to something with a consistent bass line around the crossov er frequency while a par tner s witches the ?[...]

14. SPECIFICA TIONS K-17/K-7 TWEETER: Vif a T weeter (K-17 only) IMPED ANCE : 4 ohms MINIMUM PO WER: 10 watts RMS RECOMMENDED PO WER: amplifiers with between 50 and 200 watts RMS MAXIMUM PO WER: 150 watts RMS unclipped peaks RECOMMENDED CROSSO VER FREQUENCY : 80Hz - 100Hz FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 80 Hz - 20 KHz ± 2 dB DIMENSIONS (H x W x D): 12 7/8” [...]

K-SERIES SA TELLITE SPEAKER W all Mounting Brac ket T emplate and Instructions OUTLINE OF SPEAKER CABINET LEVEL TEMPLA TE T O THIS LINE 3/4" 7/8" CENTER OF CABINET AND W ALL STUD W ALL BRA CKET MOUNTED UP DRILL 3/32" PILO T HOLES HERE (FOR W ALL ANCHORS, DRILL 1/8" HOLES) 1. If possible , we recommend mounting the wall br ack et[...]

W all Mounting Brac ket T emplate and Instructions OUTLINE OF SPEAKER CABINET LEVEL TEMPLA TE T O THIS LINE 5" 7/8" CENTER OF CABINET AND W ALL STUD W ALL BRA CKET MOUNTED UP DRILL 3/32" PILO T HOLES HERE (FOR W ALL ANCHORS, DRILL 1/8" HOLES) 1. If possible , we recommend mounting the wall brac k et to a wall stud. If you are us[...]