Setup guide

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3. Locate the surrounds.
Determine the best position in the room. It will probably be the position used for THX speakers, directly to
the right and left of the main listening position on the side walls (so that a listener in the center seat is directly
between the speakers). If that doesn’t work or is not practical because of the room, try these locations: on the
ceiling; on the back wall.
Install all wiring and interconnects.4.
5. Connect the subwoofer.
Always use the processor/receiver’s subwoofer (or LFE) output.
Aim the front left and right speakers in both the horizontal and vertical planes. 6.
Horizontal toe-in helps to get the best possible imaging.
If you have a Dolby Digital or DTS processor/receiver, follow these instructions.7.
If you have a Pro Logic processor/receiver, go to item 8 below.
SPECIAL NOTE: Always check the processor/receiver’s owner’s manual. Different manufacturers use
different descriptions for the same function, and sometimes the same description for different functions!
Your component may use terminology different from that used below.
A. High-Pass Filters: All Dolby Digital processor/receivers have built-in high-pass lters for the Left,
Center, Right, Left Surround, and Right Surround channels. Always turn these lters ON by using the SMALL
setting. If you have a THX component, use the THX setting. See the owner’s manual of the processor/receiver
for instructions.
B. Bass Management: If the processor/receiver has a setting to turn the Subwoofer off or on, make sure
that it is set to SUBWOOFER YES or ON.
C. Dialog Normalization: If your component has this function, turn it off to avoid any possible effect on
sound quality.
D. THX Dolby Digital units have an adjustable limiter for the subwoofer feed, called “Bass Peak Level
Management”. Turn it off, or set it for the highest possible level. M&K subwoofers do not need this limiter.
If you have a Pro Logic only processor/receiver, follow these instructions.8.
SPECIAL NOTE: Always check the processor/receiver/receiver’s owner’s manual. Different manufacturers
use different descriptions for the same function, and sometimes the same description for different functions!
Your component may use terminology different from that used below.
A. If the component has high-pass lters for the Left, Center, and Right channels (usually only THX
components have these lters), they should be turned on or set to THX (if you have a choice, use the
frequency closest to 100Hz - 120 Hz for Xenon series speakers. The surround channels in a Pro Logic only
system do not have switchable lters.
B. Set the center channel to Normal, unless you have a THX controller. With a THX
controller, set the center channel to the THX setting.