MK Sound CS-35, CS-29, CS-150, CS-22 User Manual

operation manual

CS-150 T ripole

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CS-35 T ripole

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CS-29 T ripole

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CS-22 T ripole

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

©2002 Miller & Kreisel Sound, Inc.

tripole

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column surround speaker

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

2. THE COLUMN SURROUND SPEAKER..........................................................................3

3. THE TRIPOLE®SURROUND CONCEPT.........................................................................3

4. SPEAKER HOOK-UP........................................................................................................4

5. SPEAKER PLACEMENT..............................................................................................5

6. COLUMN SURROUND MOUNTING OPTIONS..............................................................7

7. CUSTOM MODES AND REMOTE OPERATION (CS-150 ONLY).............................9

8. SPEAKER POLARITY TEST..........................................................................................10

9. SPEAKER DAMAGE & HOW TO AVOID IT...................................................................11

10. IF YOU NEED SERVICE.................................................................................................11

11. M&K TEN YEAR WARRANTY........................................................................................11

12. CABINET MAINTENANCE.............................................................................................12

13. SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................................................................12

DIAGRAMS

FIGURE 1 BASIC WIRING OF THE COLUMN SURROUND SPEAKER...............................4

FIGURE 2 WIRING THE SURROUND SPEAKER (CS-150 ONLY)......................................4

FIGURE 3 DIPOLE OPERATION (CS-150 ONLY)..................................................................5

FIGURE 4 TRIPOLE

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OPERATION (CS-150 ONLY).............................................................5

FIGURE 5 LOCA TING THE SPEAKER NEXT TO THE LISTENER........................................6

FIGURE 6 LOCATING THE SPEAKER BEHIND THE LISTENER........................................6

FIGURE 7 SPEAKER LOCATION WITH ONE ROW OF LISTENERS.................................6

FIGURE 8 SPEAKER LOCATION WITH TWO ROWS OF LISTENERS..............................6

FIGURE 9 USING 4 SURROUND SPEAKERS....................................................................7

FIGURE 10 USING A SINGLE REAR CENTER SURROUND SPEAKER...............................7

FIGURE 11 REMOTE SWITCHING OF MODES (CS-150 ONLY).........................................10

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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 Tripole®surround speaker will give you years of unmatched enjoyment and
excitement while listening to your f av orite musical and audio/video sources, whether in DVD-Audio, Dolby Digital,
DTS or other discrete multichannel digital systems, Dolby Pro-Logic, or your processor's enhanced music
surround modes.

We encourage you to read this o wner’s manual, as there is a great deal of information provided here to help
you get 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. We will be
happy to help you with any question. Alternatively, you may send an e-mail to [e-mail] or you
can also access our web site at: www

.mksound.com.

2. THE COLUMN SURROUND SPEAKER

A new concept in surround channel loudspeakers, the M&K Column Surround gives listeners an option for
high quality sound in a home theater when they cannot place the surround speakers up on a wall. With its
unprecedented combination of style and functionality, this real-world speaker solution lets you hear audiophile­quality sound from the surround channels of your multichannel speaker system -- without disrupting your room
environment.

Out in the open, or behind a couch, chair, or other furniture, they sound and look great!

You can place your Column Surrounds virtually anywhere in your room. On its pedestal base, a freestand­ing Column Surround can be located out in the open or behind a couch, chair, or other furniture. And with its
baseboard mount, you can permanently secure it to the base of any wall, without sacrificing any floor space.

Using exceptionally high-quality European drivers, the Column Surrounds produce a brilliant sound quality
with an incredibly large sound, evoking the quality of M&K professional monitors. You’ll hear the world-class
sound quality that has made M&K the choice of professionals.

Each Column Surround model uses M&K’s exclusive Tripole

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design to deliver remarkably uniform
coverage of sound in the listening room. Regardless of where listeners are seated, they will hear a smooth
response, with good sonic imaging and envelopment.

The Column Surround radiates sound simultaneously as a dipole (from its left and right baffles) and a direct
radiator (from its front/top baffle), thereby combining the diffused, spacious sound of a dipole speaker with the
immediacy and imaging capability of the best direct radiating speakers.

3. THE TRIPOLE®SURROUND CONCEPT

The Tripole®is a new concept in surround channel speaker design, offering the performance aspects of two
different types of speakers. Think of it as a dipole surround speaker that includes a very high quality direct
radiating speaker in the same cabinet.

As a Tripole

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, the front baffle drivers (direct radiator) operate full range. The side Dipole drivers also
operate, so sound is radiated on three axis. This means that the speaker can simultaneously produce a
directional stereo image in the surround channels and an enveloping sound that wraps around the listeners. The
directional qualities and stereo imaging may be preferred for playing back the "split" (stereo) surrounds of 5.1
channel discrete digital recordings

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CS-150 ONLY

The CS-150 speaker can operate in two modes: Tripole®or Dipole. You can select these modes by
inserting or removing a jumper on the back of the speaker. They also can be accessed by using an external
amplifier switchbox (not available from M&K). The mode you should use is dependent on your room
environment, the source material you are playing, and your personal preference. The CS-35, CS-29, and
CS-22 operate in Tripole®mode at all times.

When the CS-150 is operated in the Dipole mode, it radiates sound mostly from its left and right baffles.
Some sound (in the midbass region) is produced by the front woofer driver.

Most users will set the speaker to a single mode for all playback, and we recommend that the choice be
made based upon room conditions. Still, some users may prefer the Dipole mode for some material and the
Tripole

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mode for other material. If you have questions regarding this, please contact your M&K dealer or the

M&K factory.

4. SPEAKER HOOK-UP

LEFT SURROUND SPEAKER / RIGHT SURROUND SPEAKER

Your T ripole®speakers come in left and right channel versions. Externally, both speakers may appear to be
identical, but in fact it is critical that the correct speaker be used in each channel.

On the back of the speaker is a label identifying the speaker as a left channel or a right channel speaker. If
you are using multiple surround speakers or have a 6.1 channel system, make sure that all surround speakers
are being used in the proper (right or left) channel.

WIRING THE SURROUND SPEAKERS

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.

For the CS-150, the Positive ( + ) lead from your surround channel amplifier or receiver should be connect­ed to the RED ( + ) "INPUT" terminal labeled "1", and the Negative ( — ) lead from your amplifier or receiver
should be connected to the BLACK ( — ) "INPUT" terminal labeled "2". See Figure 2.

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FIGURE 2

BASIC WIRING WITH THE CS-150 TRIPOLE

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SURROUND SPEAKER

(One channel only is shown for clarity)

FIGURE 1

BASIC WIRING FOR CS-35, CS-29, CS-22
COLUMN TRIPOLE®SURROUND SPEAKER

(One channel only is shown for clarity)

COLUMN

SURROUND

(Terminals at bottom

+

of the column)

+

TRIPOLE

Connect your

amplifier to

terminals

1 and 2

FOR THX
(DIPOLE)

OPERATION:

remove jumper

between
terminals

3 and 4

FOR TRIPOLE

OPERATION:

install jumper

between
terminals

3 and 4

INPUT

4 ohms

1

2

3

4

SURROUND SPEAKER

DO NOT CONNECT YOUR
AMPLIFIER TO TWO RED

TERMINALS.

For remote control operation,

see your owner's manual.

MILLER & KREISEL
SOUND CORPORATION

9351 Deering Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311
818/701-7010 fax: [phone] www.mksound.com

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LEFT SURROUND

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RIGHT SURROUND

+

AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER

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LEFT SURROUND

+

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RIGHT SURROUND

+