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Overview: The ENERGY RC-Micro 5.1-Channel Home Theater System features
four matching satellite speakers, a center-channel satellite speaker, and a
powered subwoofer. It includes a powerful 240-watt (Dynamic) powered subwoofer with a
down-firing port, 8-inch driver and Ribbed Elliptical
surround for bass that you feel as much as hear. The .50-inch
hyperbolic aluminum dome tweeter on the satellites and center channel focuses sound for clearer dialogue and
music. The ENERGY RC-Micro 5.1 System utilizes proprietary technology and high
quality components that allow you to enjoy natural and accurate music
reproduction. The micro-sized satellite speakers and subwoofer each feature a
high-gloss black finish that look great with contemporary flat panels. Gold
plated push connectors ensure positive connection for high performance.
Driver Technology
Satellite Speakers
Center Channel Speaker
Powered Subwoofer
Mounting Options
Driver Technology
Flat On-Axis Frequency Response With Wide Bandwidth: The ENERGY
5.1-Channel Speaker System reproduces the entire audio range in a uniform
manner. By ensuring that no one frequency dominates any other, the RC-Micro
5.1ch System ensures that every note is the way it was intended to be, and the
sound as natural as possible.
Wide and Constant Dispersion: The RC-Micro 5.1 System provides an even
pattern sound at all frequencies in all directions throughout the room.
Low Distortion Resonance: No speaker system is distortion or
resonance-free, but the ENERGY 5.1 Speaker System has achieved a significantly
lower distortion level with a clearly audible improvement.
Amplifier Requirements: The
ENERGY RC-Micro 5.1 System is designed to operate on a wide range of AV
receivers and/or amplifiers with a power rating of 20 to 100 watts continuous
per channel. The impedance for all speakers is 8-ohms, allowing almost any
amplifier to function well.
Break-In Period: ENERGY recommends that you break in this speaker
system for 50 hours before playing the speaker at their full capabilities. This
can be easily done by putting your compact disc player on Repeat mode, while
playing a CD with a wide dynamic range ant normal listening levels.
Satellite Speakers
4 Matching Satellite Speakers: The ENERGY RC-Micro
5.1-Channel Home Theater System features four matching micro-sized satellite
speakers. Each satellite speaker features a high-gloss black finish, a removal
cloth grille, gold-plated spring-post terminals (accommodates up to 15 AWG speaker wire), and a rear-mounted key-hole slot for wall-mounting (mounting
screws not supplied). The key-hole slot can be removed to reveal a 1/4"-20
threaded insert for wall-mounting the speakers using an optional bracket (sold
separately). The satellite speakers can also be placed and secured on optional
speaker stands or shelves using the supplied self-adhesive rubber feet.
Drivers: The micro-sized satellite speakers feature a 0.5" Hyperbolic
Aluminum-Dome tweeter and 2.5" High-Excursion Aluminum Cone woofer with a rubber
surround inside a magnetically shielded acoustic suspension enclosure. The
speakers are rated at 8-ohm. The satellite speakers have a frequency response of
150 to 23,000 Hz.
Center Channel Speaker
Matching Center Channel Speaker: The ENERGY RC-Micro 5.1-Channel Home
Theater System's matching center-channel speaker is slightly larger than the
four matching micro-sized satellite speakers and can be mounted horizontally or
vertically. The center-channel satellite speaker features a high-gloss
black finish, a removal cloth grille, gold-plated spring-post terminals
(accommodates up to 15 AWG speaker wire), and a rear-mounted key-hole slot for wall-mounting
(mounting screws not supplied). The key-hole slot can be removed to reveal a
1/4"-20 threaded insert for wall-mounting the speaker using an optional bracket
(sold separately). The center-channel speaker can also be placed and secured on
an optional speaker stand or shelf using the supplied self-adhesive rubber feet.
Drivers: The center-channel speaker features a 0.5" Hyperbolic
Aluminum-Dome tweeter and 2.5" High-Excursion Aluminum Cone woofer with a rubber
surround inside a magnetically shielded acoustic suspension enclosure. The
speaker is rated at 8-ohm. The center-channel speaker has a frequency response
of 150-23,000 Hz.
Powered Subwoofer
Powered Subwoofer: The ENERGY RC-Micro 5.1-Channel Home
Theater System features an 8" powered subwoofer with a 60 watt continuous (240
watts dynamic) amplifier. The powered subwoofer contains a front-firing
injection molded 8" cone woofer with a ribbed elliptical surround inside a bass
reflex enclosure with a down firing port. The 8" woofer is powered by a built-in
60 watt continuous (240 watt dynamic) amplifier. The powered subwoofer has a
frequency response of 36 to 180Hz.
Controls:
- Volume Level: This knob can be adjusted to control the level of
output from the subwoofer. The level chosen should allow the subwoofer to
blend its output with the rest of the 5.1-channel speaker system.
- Low-Pass Filter: This control allows for the adjustment of the
low-pass filter. Adjustments can infinitely be made from 40 to 150Hz. This
will determine the highest frequency that the subwoofer will reproduce.
- Phase: This switch allows for the adjustment of the phase of the
subwoofer, in relation to the five other speakers in the system from 0 or
180 degrees
- Power Mode: This switch can be set to either On, Off, Auto. If
the switch is in the Off position, the subwoofer will not power up. If the
switch is in the On position, it will constantly remain on. If the switch is
set to the Auto position, when a signal is present the subwoofer will turn
on and will automatically turn off several minutes after a signal is no
longer present.
- Status Indicator (Front-Panel): The LED found on the front panel
will illuminate in blue when the subwoofer is functioning. If the unit is
Auto mode and is not receiving a signal, the light will remain off.
Connections:
- Line/Sub In: These inputs are an RCA type LFE/stereo/mono input.
If you are connecting your subwoofer to an A/V receiver with an LFE or
Subwoofer preamp output, connect a single RCA cable to the LFE/Left input.
If you are connecting your subwoofer to an AV receiver without a dedicated subwoofer
or LFE preamp output but does features a stereo RCA output, use stereo RCA cable and connect to both the LFE/Left
and Right inputs.
- Speaker Level In: The Speaker Level input are designed to be used on
receivers or amplifiers that do not incorporate any RCA type subwoofer
outputs. If your receiver is equipped with an RCA type subwoofer outputs,
these speaker level inputs should not be utilized.
- Power Cord Connector: The powered subwoofer features an attached
7' AC power cord terminate by a two-prong AC plug.
Mounting Options
Speaker Placement: Speaker placement can be critical in the
performance of any home theater speaker system. Follow these guidelines to get
the most out of your ENERGY RC-Micro 5.1 system.
- Front Satellite Speakers: For best stereo imaging, the left and
right speakers should be the same distance from their respective side walls.
If the distance from one speaker to the listener is very different from the
other, it can affect the soundstage or stereo imaging. Therefore, the ideal
position is having the speakers equidistant to you, the listener.
- Center-Channel Satellite Speaker: The center-channel can be
expected to reproduce as much a 60% of a movie's soundtrack, most of which
is dialogue. In order to maintain the effect of voices emanating from the
actor's mouth, the center speaker should be centrally located between the
left and right main channels and placed above or below the television. Be
sure that the center speaker's front baffle is flush with the front face of
the television or cabinet to maximize dispersion.
- Surround Satellite Speakers: The surround speakers can be
positioned in a variety of locations. The surround placement is usually
dictated by the room, where the walls and room boundaries happen to be, and
where speaker cable can be easily run. The most common surround speaker
locations are the following:
- Side Walls: For best results in side wall mounting
applications, position the speaker adjacent to and slightly behind the
primary listening area at a height of approximately 6 feet.
- Rear Walls: For best results mounting on a rear wall,
position the speakers so they flank the main listening area and point
towards the front of the room. They should be raised to a height of
approximately 6 feet and should ideally have a space of 6 feet between
them.
- Power Subwoofer: The placement of the ENERGY subwoofer is
critical to its performance. The three most common locations include:
- Corner Of Room: Results in a boomy or exaggerated low
frequency response.
- Side Wall: Moderate bass performance with increased fidelity
over corner placement.
- Beside Front Speaker: Creates a better blend with the front
speaker, but sacrificing overall volume.
