satellite speaker operation manual K-17, K-15 K-7, K-5 TM Miller & Kreisel Sound, Inc. 9351 Deering Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311-5858 USA (818) 701-7010 fax (818) 701-0369 www.mksound.com ©2002 Miller & Kreisel Sound, Inc.
K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................3 PLACEMENT OF YOUR SPEAKERS.........................................................................3 USING THE FLUSH MOUNT HANGER BRACKETS.............................................3 SPEAKER HOOK-UP......................................................................................................
K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER 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 achieve the best possible performance.
K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER Attach the brackets to the speaker 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 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 speakers.
K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER FIGURE 2 + + SATELLITE SPEAKERS + + RIGHT LEFT AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER There are a very wide variety of premium speaker cables available from a number of specialist manufacturers. We do not endorse any specific brand of premium cable, but we do recommend using as high quality a cable as fits your budget. Using better quality cables will improve the sound of your Satellites.
K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER FIGURE 3 Left Speaker Right Speaker A X Y Aim the speakers at the primary listener. B Line X - Y should equal line A - B. (Line A - B appears longer in this diagram due to an optical illusion). B. LOCATION AWAY FROM REFLECTING SURFACES Your Speakers should be located, whenever practical, away from walls, the floor, furniture, or any other reflecting surfaces. Do the best you can.
K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER 6. HOME THEATRE USAGE LEVEL-MATCHING The factor most critical to achieving excellent Home Theatre performance is level-matching the three front and two surround channels. This is even more important than timbre-matching. We strongly recommend that you purchase a Radio Shack Sound Level Meter (get the analog meter, not the digital) and use it to measure the output of the speakers when playing the test tones generated by your processor or receiver.
K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER It is also preferred that the speakers be equidistant from the listening position. Equidistant usually means that when the center speaker is on top of the television, the left and right speakers will sit in front of the set (they will be farther from the wall behind the TV than the center speaker). Ideally, the speakers should be at the same height as the screen, but it is much more important that all three speakers be at as close to each other's height as possible.
K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER 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 allow permanent attachment of speakers to the walls. Some listeners prefer to use multiple pairs of surround speakers. While this is not necessary, it can provide a broader and deeper surround effect, with better coverage in very large rooms.
K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER You can do this at the back of both Main speakers, or at the Subwoofer's TO SPEAKERS terminals, but never at both locations. The lead that was on the Positive (+) terminal should be switched to the Negative (—) terminal, and vice versa. When switching speaker wires, take care to protect your amplifier. Make sure that the wires do not touch each other when you are making the switch. As a safety measure, we suggest that you turn the amplifier off before making the switch.
K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER 9. M&K 5.
K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER 7. If you have a 5.1 channel processor/receiver (Dolby Digital or DTS), follow these instructions. 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. 8. A.
K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER 10. Check phase. Make sure that all five main channel speakers are wired in phase. The Video Essentials disc has tests for main speaker phase. 11. Make sure that the subwoofer and main speakers are in phase at the crossover point. Listen to something with a consistent bass line around the crossover frequency while a partner switches the “Phase” control on the subwoofer from “+” to “-”.
K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER 14. SPECIFICATIONS K-17/K-7 TWEETER: IMPEDANCE: MINIMUM POWER: RECOMMENDED POWER: MAXIMUM POWER: RECOMMENDED CROSSOVER FREQUENCY: FREQUENCY RESPONSE: DIMENSIONS (H x W x D): WEIGHT Vifa Tweeter (K-17 only) 4 ohms 10 watts RMS amplifiers with between 50 and 200 watts RMS 150 watts RMS unclipped peaks 80Hz - 100Hz 80 Hz - 20 KHz ± 2 dB 12 7/8” x 4 7/8” x 6” 8 lbs.
K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER Wall Mounting Bracket Template and Instructions LEVEL TEMPLATE TO THIS LINE DRILL 3/32" PILOT HOLES HERE (FOR WALL ANCHORS, DRILL 1/8" HOLES) 3/4" 7/8" WALL BRACKET MOUNTED UP OUTLINE OF SPEAKER CABINET CENTER OF CABINET AND WALL STUD 1. If possible, we recommend mounting the wall bracket to a wall stud. If you are using a stud, locate the center of the stud. 2. Place this template on the wall and using a carpenter's level adjust the template until the top line is level.
K-SERIES SATELLITE SPEAKER Wall Mounting Bracket Template and Instructions 1. If possible, we recommend mounting the wall bracket to a wall stud. If you are using a stud, locate the center of the stud. 2. Place this template on the wall and using a carpenter's level adjust the template until the top line is level. If you are mounting the bracket to a wall stud, line up the bracket holes with the center of the stud. 3.
