Contents/Safety Warnings
2 M1 ACTIVE REFERENCE MANUAL
CONTENTS
Important Safety Instructions ................................................3
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............................................................. 8
Unpacking and Inspection...........................................................................8
Inside your new speakers............................................................................10
About Nearfield monitoring........................................................................14
Speaker Installation............................................................. 14
Avoiding reflections in the studio................................................................14
Stereo nearfield placement of the M1 Active.................................................17
Connections...............................................................................................22
Setting the Input Level control.....................................................................24
Surround Sound................................................................... 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 ..................................................................32
Troubleshooting Index................................................................................32
Maintenance...............................................................................................33
Specifications...................................................................... 35
Enclosure...................................................................................................35
Transducers...............................................................................................35
Crossover section........................................................................................37
Amplifier Section........................................................................................37
Acoustic Section.........................................................................................37
General......................................................................................................37
Index .................................................................................38
Alesis Extended Warranty..................................................... 39