8 9Monitor setup guide
Avoid placing the monitors between 1-2.2 m from the
wall due to wall cancellation.
A monitor should not be placed closer than 1.2 m
from the oor.
Point the monitors towards your listening position, do
not tilt more than 15 degrees.
Normal listening position height is between 1.2 and
1.4 m.
When you move the speaker closer to the wall, the
cancellation moves higher in frequency range.
You can easily fi nd the cancellation
frequencies with the Genelec AcoustiTape.
Ordercode MAI-0079.
Step 5
Speaker distance
to the front wall
Cancellation
frequency and
wall behind the
speaker
Step 6
Step 7
Monitor heights
(ITU-R BS.775-1
standard)
5 cm
1 m
2,2 m
OK
Avoid
OK
Basics of system setup.
SPL
f
40 200
SPL
f
40 200
‹15°