MK Sound LCR-651, CENTER-850, LCR-650, LCR-850, CENTER-851 User Manual

operation manual

LCR-851/CENTER-851
LCR-850/CENTER-850
LCR-651
LCR-650

Miller & Kreisel Sound, Inc.
9351 Deering Avenue
Chatsworth, CA 91311-5858 USA
[phone] fax [phone]
www.mksound.com

©2002 Miller & Kreisel Sound, Inc.

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THIS MANUAL APPLIES TO:

LCR 650 shown in Light Cherry LCR 651 Shown in Titanium

LCR 850 in Lt. Cherry LCR 851 in Titanium

Center 850 in Lt. Cherry Center 851 in Titanium

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................3

2. PLACEMENT OF YOUR M&K SPEAKERS...........................................................3

3. SPEAKER HOOK-UP & USAGE.............................................................................4

WIRING...........................................................................................................4

4. THE M&K HIGH-FREQUENCY PRISM SYSTEM......................................................5

5. CENTER-850 & CENTER-851 CENTER CHANNEL................................................5

6. OPTIMIZING SPEAKER PLACEMENT........................................................................5

7. HOME THEATRE USAGE........................................................................................6

CENTER CHANNEL...........................................................................................7

SURROUND CHANNEL....................................................................................8

SUBWOOFER...........................................................................................8

8. USE WITH M&K STANDS AND BRACKETS...................................................9

9. SATELLITE/SUBWOOFER PHASING TEST...............................................................9

10. SPEAKER DAMAGE & HOW TO AVOID IT...............................................................10

11. M&K 10 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY.....................................................................10

12. IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR SET-UP ASSISTANCE.................................................11

13. CABINET MAINTENANCE........................................................................................11

14. SPECIFICATIONS.....................................................................................................11

DIAGRAMS

FIGURE 1 SPEAKER WIRING..................................................................................4

FIGURE 2 SEPARATION BETWEEN LEFT & RIGHT SPEAKERS............................6

FIGURE 3 M&K LDM STANDS AND ST SERIES WALL BRACKETS..............................9

SATELLITE SPEAKERS

Please record the following information for your records:
Serial Number:

Date of Purchase:
Dealer Name:
Dealer Address:

City/State/Zip:
Country:

Invoice Number:

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.

If you have any questions about your speaker system, please contact your M&K dealer or call the M&K
factory directly at [phone], from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. You may also
send us an e-mail to suppor

[e-mail].

We will be happy to help you with any question you may have.

This manual gives you basic hook-up instructions first, followed by more detailed technical, installation, and
service information.

2. PLACEMENT OF YOUR M&K SPEAKERS

Your speakers can be installed in a wide variety of locations. They can be placed on stands, shelves, or book­cases, or permanently mounted using brackets, direct wall attachment, or a ceiling suspension system.

Your speakers have threaded mounting hardware permanently mounted into the cabinet in different locations
on the speaker's back baffle. These allow you to mount the speakers in a wide variety of locations, and to orient
them for the best possible sound. There is a two hole pattern using inserts threaded for 1/4 - 20 hardware (1/4
inch in diameter, and 20 threads per inch), and a single 3/8" threaded insert. See Figure 3 for wall bracket and
stand options. These mounting patterns accommodate M&K speaker stands and mounting brackets. These
mounting holes can also be used to attach the speakers to Omnimount brackets.

You can place your speakers virtually anywhere in the room, but certain locations are better than others. In
general, locate them awa y from obstructions that would interf ere with the direct path from the speakers to y our ears
(such as walls, furniture, lighting, plants, etc.). They will sound better when they are around ear height, or when
angled towards your favorite listening location.

The 851 and 850 series satellite speakers are all magnetically shielded. This means that they can be placed
close to a television monitor without distorting the picture. If some slight discoloration or picture distortion occurs,
you may need to move the speaker a few inches or to separate the speaker from the television. Call the factory if
you have problems.

NOTE: The 651 and 650 series speakers are not magnetically shielded.

For more detailed placement information, see Section 7 on page 6.

3. SPEAKER HOOK-UP

The sound quality that you get from your speakers can be affected by the type of speaker wire that you use to
connect them. While it is possible to use speaker wire as thin as 22 gauge to hook your speakers up, wire of less
than 16 gauge will compromise their sound quality. We strongly recommend using the heaviest gauge wire
possible. Your special M&K 5-way binding post input terminals will directly accept wire as heavy as 4 gauge!

For wire runs of up to 20 feet, 16 gauge wire is acceptable. For runs up to 30 feet, you should use a minimum
of 14 gauge. For up to 40 feet, use a minimum of 12 gauge, and over 40 feet should use 10 gauge.

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 the highest quality cable that fits
your budget. Beware, though — with cables, expensive is not always better. If you have any questions, contact
your M&K dealer for advice.

SATELLITE SPEAKER

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