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RM SERIES
RM7500
Instruction
Manual
5601 METRO DRIVE,
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21215, USA,
410-358-3600, FAX: 410-764-5266
http://www.polkaudio.com
RM7509-1
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MARK HERE WITH A PEN- CIL FOR SCREW HOLE LOCATIONS TEAR AT PERFORATION A WORD FROM MATTHEW POLK GETTING STARTED Dear Music Lover, The complete RM7500 comes in two cartons. Carton 1 contains the following items: Thank you for choosing Polk’s RM7500 Home Theater System. • Four (4) magnetically shielded satellite speakers with integrated brackets Designing and building speakers is more than just a business for the people at Polk • One (1) magnetically shielded center chan- Audio—it is our passio
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SURROUND SPEAKERS SPEAKER PLACEMENT (Figure 1) The best placement for surround channel CENTER CHANNEL SPEAKER speakers is on the side walls, facing each Place the center channel speaker as close other, a foot or two behind your listening to your TV as possible. The most popular position. If this placement is not possible, placement for center channel speaker is the speakers may be placed on a rear wall. right on top of your TV set. The unique slen- In either case, mount the speakers two to der
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yyy POWERED SUBWOOFER WALL-MOUNTING THE SATELLITES CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS the black (-) terminal on your speaker. Most TO YOUR SYSTEM wire has some indication (such as color The RM7500 System uses a specially All five satellites of the RM7500 system have GENERAL finished Polk Audio PSW650 Powered code, ribbing, or writing) on one of the two integrated wall-mounting brackets built onto Subwoofer to round out its surround sound • Use two-conductor 16-gauge (or thicker) conductors to help main
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HOOK-UP OPTIONS The versatile RM7500 loudspeaker system The option that is best for you depends on a subtle effect on the overall sound of your Remember, there is no “one best method,” your electronics and your personal taste. system. You may want to experiment with although we do recommend options 1 gives you many hook-up options. Each option The hook-up option you choose may have options to see what works best for you. (easiest) and 4a or 4b (best sounding). has advantages and potential downsi
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® ® YOUR SUBWOOFER OUTPUT: In Dolby Pro Logic systems the subwoofer hear is the subwoofer. Play music or a movie woofer itself. If all you can hear is bass, FILTERED OR UNFILTERED? output jack will always be “ON.” Connect the with vocal content. If you can hear and and the vocals are not at all or barely subwoofer output jack to the “LFE/Subwoofer” understand the words, your output jack is audible, then your subwoofer input jack is Use the “speaker set-up” or “bass manage- input of the subwoo
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AC POWER The power switch has three positions: “On,” the green pilot light will turn off approxi- We recommend using the “Auto” position. “Off,” and “Auto” (Figure 9, page 13). In mately 15 minutes after input signal ceases. Turn it to “off” if the system will not be The subwoofer has a built-in power amplifier the “Auto” position, the amplifier will auto- In the “On” position, the power amplifier will used for extended periods of time, such and must be plugged into a standard house- maticall
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ADJUSTING THE POWERED VARIABLE LOW PASS CROSSOVER (Figure 9) SUBWOOFER LEVEL CONTROL (Figure 9a) +3dB BASS BOOST (Figure 9) SUBWOOFER This control adjusts the frequency range over Subwoofer level is adjusted via the knob In most cases, this switch should be set to The specially finished PSW650 Powered which the subwoofer operates. It only affects on the front of the subwoofer under the logo “0.” If you have hooked up your subwoofer Subwoofer included in your RM7500 System signals that are sent
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Q. “WHY DOES MY SYSTEM HUM?" SAFE LIMITS OF OPERATION MAINTAINING THE APPEARANCE OF RM SERIES SPEAKERS A. BECAUSE IT DOESN'T KNOW THE WORDS. Your Polk Audio loudspeakers are made with Your new speaker cabinet is made of a This is what passes for humor in the the highest-quality materials, insuring years rugged material that can be dusted or audio business. of great sounding, trouble-free performance. cleaned with a moist cloth. Avoid harsh However, damage to loudspeakers can occur Here’s th
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SPECIFICATIONS POLK AUDIO LIMITED WARRANTY RM7500 Warranty for Satellites and ship at any time during this Warranty period, RM75C PSW650 System Center Channel Center Channel Loudspeakers Polk Audio or the Polk Audio Authorized Dealer Subwoofer Overall Frequency Response: (Magnetically Shielded) Polk Audio, Inc. warrants to the original pur- will, at its option, repair or replace this Product 25Hz - 25kHz Driver Complement: chaser only that this Polk Audio Loudspeaker at no additional charge, exc
