MK Sound MX-150THX - Manual (Page 2)

page 2 THX subwoofers
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................ 3
2. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 4
3. WHERE TO PLACE YOUR SUBWOOFER ..................................................................... 4
4. OPERATION WITH THX COMPONENTS........................................................................ 4
CONNECTING THE SUBWOOFER TO A THX CONTROLLER ........................................................... 4
TESTING THE SUBWOOFER (THX) .......................................................................................................... 6
5. CALIBRATING THE SUBWOOFER (THX) ...................................................................... 6
OPERATION OF THE "LOW PASS FILTER" AND "BASS LEVEL" SWITCHES ....................................... 6
SETTING SUBWOOFER LEVEL (THX) ...................................................................................................... 7
USING TWO SUBWOOFERS (THX) .......................................................................................................... 7
6. OPERATION WITH A NON-THX CONTROLLER ........................................................... 7
OPERATION OF THE "LOW PASS FILTER" SWITCH ............................................................................. 7
OPERATION OF THE THE "BASS LEVEL" SWITCH ................................................................................. 8
WIRING WITH A NON-THX CONTROLLER ............................................................................................... 8
USING THE SUBWOOFER WITH THE M&K LP-1S, HP-80 OR VF-80 HIGH-PASS FILTERS ............. 10
TESTING THE SUBWOOFER (NON-THX) .............................................................................................. 10
SETTING SUBWOOFER LEVEL (NON-THX) .......................................................................................... 11
USING TWO SUBWOOFERS (NON-THX) .............................................................................................. 11
7. SATELLITE/SUBWOOFER PHASING TEST ................................................................ 11
8. FINE-TUNING THE PLACEMENT OF YOUR SUBWOOFER ....................................... 12
SPECIAL METHOD FOR PLACING THE SUBWOOFER ........................................................................ 13
9. USE OF SPIKED FEET WITH "MX" SUBWOOFERS ................................................... 14
10. TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................... 14
IF YOU NEED TO REPLACE THE EXTERNAL FUSE ............................................................................ 15
11. IF YOU NEED SERVICE ................................................................................................ 16
12. SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................... 16
13. CABINET MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................ 16
WIRING DIAGRAMS
FIGURE 1 ONE SUBWOOFER TO A THX CONTROLLER.................................................... 5
FIGURE 2 TWO SUBWOOFERS TO A THX CONTROLLER................................................. 5
FIGURE 3 ONE SUBWOOFER TO A SURROUND CONTROLLER (NON-THX) .................. 8
FIGURE 4 TWO SUBWOOFERS TO A SURROUND CONTROLLER (NON-THX) ............... 8
FIGURE 5 ONE SUBWOOFER TO AN AMP OR PREAMP (NON-THX) ................................ 9
FIGURE 6 TWO SUBWOOFERS TO AN AMP OR PREAMP (NON-THX) ............................. 9