Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Advantage In-Ceiling speaker Russound
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OWNER’S MANUAL TWIST & TIL T A dv antage.
2 Contents Intr oduction – The Russound Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Space and W all Requir ements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Impedance Matching for Amplifier and Speaker s . . . . . . . .
Intr oduction 3 THE RUSSOUND AD V ANT AGE Thank you for selecting Russound Advantage Series speakers. Lik e all Russound speak ers, they combine acoustic tec hnology with durability to provide years of listening enjo yment. The Advantage speaker line is com- posed of the Music and Hi-Fi Series.
SP ACE AND W ALL REQUIREMENTS SP ACE REQUIREMENTS R ussound Advantage T wist & Tilt speakers r equire at least 1 .4 cubic feet of space behind the speaker for op ti- mal per formance.
Speaker Car e 5 SPEAKER CARE R ussound Advantage Series speakers ar e built with q uality mat erials to last a life time. They should w ork for as long as you own y our home and longer if you avoid the following: • T oo little power at high v olumes • T oo much po wer • T ransients (immediate loud passages, thumps, e tc.
6 Getting Star ted & WHO – Installer Skills and T ools There are se veral related factors that must be consider ed before the installation of your Russound Advantage speakers: WHO: Who is doing .
7 WHA T – Speaker Usage and Envir onment WHA T - SPEAKER USAGE AND ENVIRONMENT Before you decide wher e you want to install your R ussound Advantage speakers, y ou’ll need to det ermine their intended use.
WHEN – Pr e-Construction or Retr ofit Installation 8 WHEN - PRE-CONSTRUCTION OR RETROFIT INST ALLA TION PRE-CONSTRUCTION INST ALLA TION Built-in speaker installation is mor e convenient during home construction than af ter construction is comple ted.
9 WHERE – Speaker Placement WHERE - SPEAKER PLACEMENT Placement can make all the difference in how your R ussound speaker system sounds. Ther e are at least four r elated considerations that factor .
10 WHERE – Speaker Placement F or home theater , wall speak ers for the front three c han- nels creat e the illusion that the sound is coming from the screen, whic h makes the viewing e xperience more involving and belie vable.
WHERE – Speaker Placement 11 The Advantage T wist & Tilt speaker design provides the op tion of either uniform or focused dispersion, ensuring that high quality sound fills the chosen list ening area. This abili- ty to focus the sound where y ou need it most provides incr eased fl ex ibility with heightened fidelity .
12 Wi re – W ir e Requirements & HOW – Painting the Speaker Frames and Grilles WIRE CONSIDERA TIONS When purc hasing speaker wire, you will need t o select the proper gauge, de termine the length, and c hoose the brand. Wire is measured in gauges: the higher the number , the thinner the wire.
HOW – Painting the Speaker Frames and Grilles 13 TO P AINT SPEAKERS THA T HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED AND INST ALLED: R emo ve the speaker grilles from the frames, being careful not t o damage the paint. Use a small pointed object and star t at the corner or edge of the grille.
14 HOW - Cutting W all/Ceiling Opening for Speakers HOW - CUTTING W ALL/CEILING OPENING FOR SPEAKER The following st eps outline how t o locate a section of w all betw een two studs, mark the outer boundaries of the hole, drill a small hole in the center to v erify the location and then cut the main hole.
15 HOW - Cutting W all/Ceiling Openings for Speakers Carefully score the penciled outline of the t emplate with a sharp utility knife to a void c hipping paint or tear- ing wallpaper . Then use a keyhole/drywall saw t o cut along the scored line. Mak e sure you don ’t make it an y larger than the mark ed outline.
16 HOW – Hooking up the Speakers HOW – HOOKING UP SPEAKERS IDENTIFYING POSITIVE AND NEGA TIVE (“+” AND “-”) Speaker wir e consists of two conductors, and the wire should be manufactured so you can discriminat e betw een the two.
17 HOW – Hooking up the Speakers CONNECT TO THE AMPLIFIER (NO WALL CONNECTOR PLA TE) 1. Cut of f ex cess wire, leaving enough to easily r each from the wall opening to y our stereo system. If ther e’ s a possi- bility that you ma y move the amplifier to another part of the room, consider lea ving some excess wire coiled up.
18 HOW – Final Assembly of Speakers HOW – FINAL ASSEMBL Y OF SPEAKERS Up to this point in the installation process you ha ve located and cut the hole, mount ed the speaker frame, run the wires, and connect ed them to the speak er baf f le and to the am plifier/receiver .
19 HOW – Final Assembly of Speakers TO TEST POLARITY : P olarity refers to the positive (+) and negativ e (-) electrical elements of the speakers, wir es, and connections. The test for polarity ensures that positive and negativ e wires and connections are not r eversed.
20 Speaker Specification s Series: Single P oint Stereo Model: SP-S5TT Description: Round In-ceiling 15° Twist & Tilt Cut-Out: 7.25” (18.4 cm) W oofer: 5.
21 Series: Music Model: SP-M6TT Description: Round In-ceiling 15° Twist & Tilt Cut-Out: 8.25” (20.9 cm) W oofer: 6.5” (16.5 cm) woven glass fiber T weeter: 20mm (0.
22 Series: Hi-Fi Model: SP-H6TT Description: Round In-ceiling 15° Twist & Tilt Cut-Out: 8.25” (20.9 cm) W oofer: 6.5” (16.5 cm) woven glass fiber long throw T weeter: 20mm (0.
23 W arranty & Repair Wa rranty All Russound Advantage Speaker pr oducts have a Limited Life time Warranty against defects in materials and w ork- manship.
Russound 5 Forbes Road, Newmarket, NH 03857 tel 603.659.5170 • fax 603.659.5388 e-mail: tech@russound.com www .russound.com fax-on-demand: 603.659.5590 LR3130-0008.
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