INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the AIM MDU Surface Mount Speakers. Speakercraft guarantees that you will enjoy your
speakers for many years to come. However, to be sure you optimize their performance please read this manual carefully.
SPEAKER PLACEMENT
When following the below recommendations, please keep in mind that placement can be on the ceilings or walls. The AIM MDU
speakers can be used as a pair for stereo listening, or for all five channels of a home theater system: front left and right, center, and
rear left and right. Speakercraft recommends the use of a qualified custom installation specialist when installing your speakers. If
you need assistance in locating an installer, please contact Speakercraft at 1-800-448-0976.
Determine Your Primary Listening Area
The area where you will most likely be sitting when listening to your speakers is your primary listening area.
Placement of Stereo Pair / Front Channels for Home Theater
Consider how far apart the speakers should be. To do this, think of your listening area as one tip of a triangle with each leg of the
triangle being equal. See speakers FL (front left) and FR (front right) in
Figure 1.
Place the speakers as close as possible to the two
points the represent on the triangle. If the speakers are to be part of a home theater speaker system, they should be placed as
close as possible to the area.
Placement of Center Channel for Home Theater
Place the center channel speaker in line between the front left and right speaker directly above the screen. See C (center) in
Figure 1.
Placement of Rear Channels for Home Theater
Rear channels should be placed behind the listening area. See RL (rear left) and RR (rear right) in
Figure 1.
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
Prior to the actual installation of the speakers, it will be necessary to run cables to the speaker location. See your Authorized
Speakercraft dealer for more information on cable installation. After the cable has been installed, you are ready to mount your
speakers.
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Included in this carton:
• 1 each MDU Speaker with Mounting Bracket
• 1 each Grille
• 1 each Beauty Plate
• Mounting Hardware
• Wire Nuts
• 1 each Pigtail (speaker wire)
FIGURE 1
Speaker Placement
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