Contents/Safety Warnings
2 M1 ACTIVE REFERENCE MANUAL
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Important Safety Instructions
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Safety symbols used in this product.............................................................3
Please follow these precautions when using this product:..............................3
Instructions de Sécurité Importantes............................................................4
Symboles utilisés dans ce produit ................................................................4
Beim Benutzen dieses Produktes beachten Sie bitte die folgenden
Sicherheitshinweise:....................................................................................5
Information to the User for Class A Digital Device (FCC Part 15, Class A) ......7
About the M1 Active
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8
Unpacking and Inspection...........................................................................8
Inside your new speakers............................................................................10
About Nearfield monitoring........................................................................14
Speaker Installation
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Avoiding reflections in the studio................................................................14
Stereo nearfield placement of the M1 Active.................................................17
Connections ...............................................................................................22
Setting the Input Level control.....................................................................24
Surround Sound
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26
About surround sound................................................................................26
Center speakers in music mixes ...................................................................26
Placement of the center M1 Active speaker in the studio................................27
Placement of rear surrounds........................................................................29
Mixing for discrete six channel reproduction: matched vs. specialized
speakers.....................................................................................................31
Troubleshooting
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32
Troubleshooting Index................................................................................32
Maintenance...............................................................................................33
Specifications
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Enclosure...................................................................................................35
Transducers ...............................................................................................35
Crossover section........................................................................................37
Amplifier Section........................................................................................37
Acoustic Section .........................................................................................37
General......................................................................................................37
Index
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Alesis Extended Warranty
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