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Speaker Settings
Speaker Settings
The McIntosh MSE1 Rear Panel Speaker Settings are for
selecting the number of Back Surround Loudspeaker(s), the
size of all the Surround Loudspeakers and if an optional
secondary Subwoofer is used. Refer to figures 1, 2 and 3.
Back 1 and 2 Selection
The MSE1 Surround Expander may be operated with either
a single Center Back Surround Loudspeaker or a Left and
Right Back Surround Loudspeakers. Select the either the
BACK 1 or 2 Switch Position to match your system.
Note: If your system is using a Left and Right Back Surround
Loudspeakers the actual signal sent to them is the same
and is reduced in level by 3dB over a single Center
Back Surround Loudspeaker Setup.
Back Surround Speaker Size
When the Back Surround Loudspeaker(s) cover the full fre-
quency range down to 20Hz, set the switch to LARGE. If
the Back Surround Loudspeakers cover the frequency
range only down to 80Hz, set the switch to SMALL. The
NONE Speaker Switch position should be selected when
no Back Surround Loudspeakers are connected or when the
Surround Expansion Processing is bypassed.
Figure 1
Figure 3
Figure 2
Surround Speaker Size
When the Left and Right Surround Loudspeakers cover the
full frequency range down to 20Hz, set the switch to
LARGE. If the Left and Right Surround Loudspeakers
cover the frequency range only down to 80Hz, set the
switch to SMALL.
Subwoofer Speaker
Set the SUBWOOF switch to ON whenever the Optional
Secondary Subwoofer is used in the system. In this mode,
the Low Frequencies are sent to the subwoofer when either
the Left and Right Surround or the Back Surround Loud-
speaker SPEAKER Switches are set to SMALL. If both
Side and Back Surround Loudspeakers SPEAKER Switch
setting is LARGE, all the low frequencies will be redi-
rected to the Surround Loudspeakers and no sound will be
heard from the Subwoofer.