MAGNEPLANAR MMG W User manual

MAGNEPLANAR® MMG W
Instruction Manual
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
www.magne an.com

1. INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your urchase. The Magne lanar MMG W louds eaker was conceived and
designed for erfectionists. One of the most revealing louds eakers made, it will rovide outstanding
music and home theater re roduction when used with high quality com onents. Due to the elegant
sim licity and ruggedness of the design, the Magne lanar MMG W louds eaker will give many years
of trouble-free service.
2. PACKAGING
Save all ackaging. If you need to trans ort the s eakers, they can be shi ed safely only in the
original ackaging. You may never have to shi your louds eakers, but should the occasion arise,
they should not be shi ed in any ackaging but the original. Should you discard it, you may urchase
new ackaging from the factory.
3. INSTALLATION
The MMG W is a multi-channel s eaker designed for front channel, side, or rear channel a lications.
The MMG W has a frequency res onse from 100Hz to 16kHz and is intended for use with a
subwoofer. Set your rocessor or receiver to "small s eaker" for the MMG W. Frequencies below
100Hz will be assigned to the subwoofer. The MMG W is designed to be laced next to a wall or
cabinet. The boundary of a wall or cabinet is calculated in the MMG W design to achieve smooth
frequency res onse to 100Hz.
In front and surround appli ations, the front of the diaphragm should be fa ed toward the
listener. The ba k of the diaphragm ontains a wood rosspie e, the front does not.
Melted diaphragms are not overed under the speaker warranty.
Connect the (+) (red) out ut from your am lifier to the white wire (with red mark) on the MMG W, and
(-) (black) of the am lifier to the all white wire on the MMG W. If the s eaker wires are not routed
through a wall or cabinet, "hide-a-cord" channels can be attached to the wall as shown below.

*NOTE: This dimension is for an average erson sitting in an average chair. You should adjust the
s eaker u or down for your height and seating. Ideally, your ears and the center of the s eaker
should be at the same level.
MMG W WALL BRACKET INSTALLATION
1. Locate holes on stud or use hollow wall anchors as shown.
2. Use level to check vertical alignment.
3. Drill holes – 5/16" for hollow wall anchors or 3/32" for wood screws.
4. Fasten brackets to wall as shown.
5. Put rubber washer onto bottom bracket ost.
6. Install s eaker by setting it on the bottom ost while feeding wires through hollow center of
ost. Pull excess wire through lower bracket and set s eaker on bottom ost.
7. Align hole in to of s eaker with hole in to bracket and insert clevis in.
MMG W INVERTED INSTALLATION
The MMG W may be installed in an inverted osition (if you wish to have the wires exit at the to of
the s eaker). Invert the brackets during installation. Since the in may fall out in an inverted osition,
Magne an will rovide a s ecial friction in u on request.

A. Front Channel Installation
Ty ical side wall installation
Ty ical cabinet installation
The MMG W may be laced flat against the wall or cabinet when not in o eration. In o eration, the
s eaker should be ositioned as shown above.

B. Front Wall Installation
An installation on the front wall as shown above is best achieved with a rather wide
lacement (a roaching an equilateral triangle with the listener).
C. Dual Center Channel Installation
A dual mono center channel MMG W achieves a derived center channel image. When sitting to
the right, the left center channel s eaker that is on axis with the listener is louder than the right
center channel s eaker, thereby kee ing the center channel image in the middle of the screen.

For this ty e of installation, hook the 2 center channel MMG W's in series as shown below.
D. Rear Channel Installation
Ty ical rear channel installation
More recise rear imaging can be achieved by increasing the angle and receiving more
direct radiation from the s eaker. However, our ex erience is that a direct radiating
surround s eaker can be too recise in rear imaging, and the listener becomes aware of the
sound coming from a s eaker which ruins the hologra hic effect of surround sound.

Ideally, the MMG W should be ositioned about 24 inches from the floor, but may be installed
as high as the ceiling, as shown below. It also shows an o tional horizontal ceiling installation.
The MMG W may also be installed on the rear walls, as shown below.
4. MMG W SPECIFICATIONS
System Descri tion: 1-Way Planar-Magnetic
Frequency Res onse: 100Hz to 16kHz (+/-) 5dB
Recommended Power: 40 to 1 SOW @8 Ohms. For further information, see FAQ on web site
at www.magne an.com
Sensitivity: 88dB/500Hz/2.83V
Im edance: 5 Ohms
Dimensions: 38-1/4" H X 10-1/4" WX 1" D
Shi ing Weight: 22 Ibs.