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- Page 1 Powered Subwoofer Operation Manual MPS-5310 MPS-5410 Miller & Kreisel Professional 9351 Deering Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 USA Tel: 818-701-7010 Fax: 818-701-0776 www.mkprofessional.com...
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Page 2: Safety Instructions
10. LIQUID ENTRY - Never spill any liquid of any kind on the product. 11. SERVICING - Do not attempt to service this product yourself. Opening or removing covers, including any over bottom or side speaker drivers, may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all service to qualified service personnel. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
QUICK PRODUCT OVERVIEW... 5 SUBWOOFER PLACEMENT... 5 INPUTS AND CONTROLS... 6 RESPONSE AND SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENTS... CALIBRATING THE MPS-5310 SUBWOOFER SYSTEM ... 8 HEARING PERCEPTIONS AND BASS MANAGEMENT... 10 THE 4 MAJOR ADVANTAGES OF BASS MANAGEMENT... 11 MPS-5310 SPECIFICATIONS... 13 INPUTS AND CONTROLS... 6 WAVE ACOUSTICS IN RECTANGULAR ROOMS... -
Page 4: Introduction
Miller & Kreisel Professional wants your product to work and look as good as the day it left the factory, so please inspect the packaging for any shipping damage, and contact the dealer if all of the contents are not in perfect condition. Below is a list of items that have been included with your MPS-5310. MPS-5310 THX/pm3 approved subwoofer... -
Page 5: Quick Product Overview
QUICK PRODUCT OVERVIEW The MPS-5310 is a 350-Watt powered subwoofer that is certified for THX pm3 applications with reference level output in rooms up to approximately 3000 Cubic Feet in volume (multiple subs can be used for er room applications). -
Page 6: Inputs And Controls
Again, experimentation is the key to finding the best possible location. The MPS-5310 subwoofer generates tremendous energy, so it may vibrate objects close to it. If you hear buzzing or vibrating objects, make sure to try and dampen those objects. Rattling, buzzing and other sympathetic resonances can make the subwoofer localizable and therefore should be avoided. - Page 7 C) 3-way Low-Pass Filter Toggle Switch - In the THX position of the switch the low-pass filter of the subwoofer is bypassed. This mode should be used when operating the MPS-5310 with an external bass- management box or consumer Dolby Digital/THX receiver/decoder. In the center position, this switch activates the variable low-pass filter (B).
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Page 8: Response And Sensitivity Adjustments
The low-pass filter should be set to the 24dB/80Hz filter setting when using the MPS-5310 with a bass- management controller that does not have a low-pass filter (such as the M&K LFE-3). - Page 9 E. M&K speaker system with an LFE-4 Bass Management Controller or some other form of bass management system. 2. If possible, have one person sit at the listening/monitoring position and read the SPL meter, while another person adjusts the trim pots. The SPL meter should be held at arm’s length at ear height.
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Page 10: Hearing Perceptions And Bass Management
SPL meter at armís length and at ear height, pointed towards the speaker at a slight upward angle and read the SPL. Then using a small flat bladed screwdriver adjusts the level trim pot of the LFE-4 until the meter reads 4. -
Page 11: The 4 Major Advantages Of Bass Management
(even when it is behind the listener). With properly designed satellite/subwoofer speaker system using Bass Management response and overall accuracy of a monitoring system can be greatly improved. These benefits apply to any type of monitoring, whether two channels, 5.1 and beyond. -
Page 12: Cabinet Dimensions
In small rooms the frequency response of a speaker below 100 Hz is heavily dependent on both the modes of the room and the position of the speaker relative to the listener. (A simple test is to place a subwoofer in the listening position and walk around the boundaries of the room. -
Page 13: Mps-5310 Specifications
MPS-5310 Specification Transducer Type (x2) • 12” Acrylic polymer coated heavy paper cone • Acrylic polymer coated foam surround • 1 Inch voice coil length • 2 Inch voice coil diameter • Kapton (voice coil former bonded with high temperature epoxy) •...