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Surround-550

THX

  speaker

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.

INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................3

2.

THE HOME THX AUDIO SPEAKER SYSTEM...........................................................................3

3.

INSTALLATION OF YOUR SURROUND-550 SPEAKERS....................................................3

4.

THE M&K HIGH-FREQUENCY PRISM SYSTEM......................................................4

5.

SURROUND-550 SPEAKER HOOK-UP.................................................................4

6.

PLACEMENT OF THE SUR-550 AS SURROUND CHANNEL SPEAKERS..........5

7.

SPEAKER PHASING TEST.......................................................................................................6

8.

SPEAKER DAMAGE & HOW TO AVOID IT...............................................................................6

9.

IF YOU NEED SERVICE.............................................................................................................7

10. SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................................7

11. CABINET MAINTENANCE......................................................................................................7

DIAGRAMS

FIGURE 1

WIRING WITH THE SURROUND-550...........................................................5

Summary of Contents for SURROUND-550THX

Page 1: ...USA 310 204 2854 FAX 310 202 8782 www mksound com 1999 MILLER KREISEL SOUND CORP Surround 550 THX surround speaker Manufactured under license from Lucasfilm Ltd U S Patent Nos 5 043 970 5 189 703 and...

Page 2: ...URROUND 550SPEAKERS 3 4 THE M K HIGH FREQUENCY PRISM SYSTEM 4 5 SURROUND 550 SPEAKER HOOK UP 4 6 PLACEMENT OF THE SUR 550 AS SURROUND CHANNEL SPEAKERS 5 7 SPEAKERPHASINGTEST 6 8 SPEAKERDAMAGE HOWTOAVO...

Page 3: ...g intelligibility wide dynamic range with extremely low distortion well matched timbre tonal balance between front speakers and surrounds precise localization of specific sounds as in special effects...

Page 4: ...bracket to the wall BE VERY CAREFUL DO NOT FORCE THE PLASTIC ANCHORS THROUGH THE WALL OR OVERTIGHTEN THE SCREWS Install the second bracket in the same fashion That s it All that is left for you to do...

Page 5: ...o hook your Surround 550s up wire of less than 16 gauge will compromise their sound quality For wire runs of up to 10 feet 16 gauge wire is acceptable For runs up to 20 feet you should use a minimum o...

Page 6: ...unt the speakers to the side or back walls as well as in the corner itself b HEIGHT In general the Surround 550 should be located near the ceiling Placement above the listeners heads is very important...

Page 7: ...set of clipping distortion and turn the volume down slightly if the sound takes on the character described above When tone controls or equalizers are used to boost frequencies the problem occurs much...

Page 8: ...peaks FREQUENCY RESPONSE 80 20 KHz 3dB 11 CABINET MAINTENANCE Treat the cabinet as you would any piece of fine furniture Its black vinyl finish does not require any special maintenance regular dusting...

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