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It is acceptable to angle the studio monitors to ensure the acoustic axis is pointed
in the correct direction.
Important: Before powering up the ROKIT G5 monitors, be sure all connections
have been made. All faders and controls should be set to their minimum levels, and
all other equipment should be turned on prior to powering up your KRK monitors.
Note: Your ROKIT G5 monitors have friction lock Neutrik® combo input connectors.
Use an XLR cable or TRS (tip, ring, sleeve) 1/4" balanced cable to connect to your
interface, mixing board, or monitor controller. Alternatively, you can use an 1/8"
stereo to dual 1/4" unbalanced adapter cable to hook up directly to a phone,
computer, or music player. (CAUTION: Be sure the volume on your device is set to
minimum and then adjust to taste.)
Power up
When you first power up the ROKIT G5, the logo on the front of the unit illuminates,
the monitor will perform a boot sequence (the LCD will display the KRK logo
followed by a ROKIT G5 Logo) for approximately 5 seconds, then the monitor is
ready to use
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Standby
Your monitors have the ability to automatically enter standby mode when they are
not used for more than 30 minutes. Automatic standby mode can be disabled by
switching off the standby feature in the SETUP menu (see below). If you prefer to
use automatic standby to save energy, or if the power switches are hard to reach,
leave the automatic standby on. You will know the monitors are on standby when
the KRK logo begins to slowly pulse on and off (even if you normally have the KRK
logo light off). Alternatively, the monitor can be forced into standby mode by
pressing the function knob and holding it for 7 seconds.
To re-activate the monitors from standby mode, just add a minimum of -50 dB of
signal to the input. This will automatically re-activate the monitors. We recommend
slowly increasing your source level to avoid a full volume "jolt" of sound when the
monitors suddenly re-activate. Alternatively, simply press the function knob to
quickly re-activate from standby.
Monitor Break In
Now that you have set up your system, you should take the time to break in your
new monitors before performing any critical work or critical listening. The
transducers (also known as speakers or drivers) in your monitors are complex
electromechanical devices that need to "settle in" a bit to bring them to their
optimal operating condition. During the design and development process, KRK
Systems' final tuning and voicing are performed after the transducers are properly
broken in, so after your monitors are broken in, they will be in optimum operating
condition.
We recommend either listening to or playing a broad range of dynamic music for
about 30 hours at a slightly higher volume than you would normally listen to or
playing full-bandwidth pink noise at approximately +85dB for 20 hours. The break-
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