satellite speaker operation manual LCR-851/CENTER-851 LCR-850/CENTER-850 LCR-651 LCR-650 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.
THIS MANUAL APPLIES TO: LCR 650 shown in Light Cherry LCR 850 in Lt. Cherry Center 850 in Lt.
SATELLITE SPEAKERS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................3 PLACEMENT OF YOUR M&K SPEAKERS...........................................................3 SPEAKER HOOK-UP & USAGE.............................................................................4 WIRING.........................................................................................................
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.
SATELLITE SPEAKER WIRING The Positive ( + ) lead from your amplifier or receiver should be connected to the RED ( + ) "INPUT" terminal, and the Negative ( — ) lead from your amplifier or receiver should be connected to the BLACK ( — ) "INPUT" terminal. See Figure 1 below. FIGURE 1 + + SATELLITE SPEAKERS + + RIGHT LEFT AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER 4.
SATELLITE SPEAKER If the center speaker is located horizontally above the TV, the tweeter should be angled up and if the speaker is located below the TV than the tweeter should point down. This does not apply to the Center-851 or Center-651 speaker. 6. OPTIMIZING SPEAKER PLACEMENT The sound quality produced by your speakers can be significantly enhanced by careful attention to their placement.
SATELLITE SPEAKER FIGURE 2 X A 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). Try to follow the formula as close as you can. You can fine tune the placement by listening to a source with an image (such as a vocalist) centered between the speakers.
SATELLITE SPEAKER CENTER CHANNEL The Center channel speaker in any multichannel 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 radiation pattern to the left and right speakers. Three identical speakers are best, unless the center channel is designed to work with a set of left and right speakers.
SATELLITE SPEAKER If you mount the surrounds on the side wall behind the listening position, they can be aimed towards each other or angled towards the back wall or the side wall surface directly behind them. By reflecting sound behind the listening position, you may increase the sense of envelopment in the sound. If you want or need to mount speakers on the back wall of the room, there are several options.
SATELLITE SPEAKER If your Subwoofer has a PHASE switch on its back panel, move it either from (+) to (—) or vice versa. FIGURE 3 If your Subwoofer does not have a PHASE switch, it takes a bit more work. You will have to change the Positive and Negative speaker inputs on the back of BOTH Main speakers. You can do this at the back of both Main speakers, or at the Subwoofer's TO SPEAKERS terminals, but never at both locations.
SATELLITE SPEAKER This clipping distortion occurs when the demands of the music are greater than the amplifier's available power. It can occur at 20 watts with a small amplifier, or at 400 watts with a large amplifier. When this happens, the amplifier's output waveform (which should look like a smooth arc) is "clipped" off, exhibiting a flat top instead of the arc. This "clipped" waveform contains multiples of the original amplified frequencies, sometimes at higher levels than the original signal itself.
SATELLITE SPEAKER 14. SPECIFICATIONS These specifications apply to both the LCR-851 & Center-851, except as indicated: IMPEDANCE MINIMUM POWER: RECOMMENDED POWER: MAXIMUM POWER: FREQUENCY RESPONSE: MAGNETICALLY SHIELDED: DIMENSIONS (H x W x D): WEIGHT: 4 ohms 10 watts RMS amplifiers with between 25 and 200 watts RMS or more (see below) 200 watts RMS unclipped peaks 80 Hz - 20 KHz ± 2 dB Yes 16” x 6.9” x 8.625” (LCR-851) 6.9” x 16” x 8.625” (Center-851) 16 lbs.
LCR & CENTER 851/850/651/650 manual PN # 70042 08/20/2002 rev1 pt/qrk
