Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product In-Ceiling speaker Russound
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OWNER’S MANUAL TWIST & TIL T A dv antage.
2 Contents Introduction – The Russound Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Space and Wall Requir ements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Impedance Matching for Amplifier and Speaker s . . . . . . . . .
Intr oduction 3 THE RUSSOUND ADV 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 y ears of listening enjoyment. The Advantage speak er 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 requir e at least 1 .4 cubic fee t of space behind the speaker for op ti- mal performance.
Speaker Car e 5 SPEAKER CARE R ussound Advantage Series speakers ar e built with q uality materials t o last a lifetime. The y should work for as long as you own y our home and longer if you av oid the following: • T oo little power at high volumes • T oo much power • T ransients (immediate loud passages, thumps, etc.
6 Getting Star ted & WHO – Installer Skills and T ools There are se veral relat ed factors that must be considered before the installation of your R ussound 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 y our R ussound Advantage speakers, y ou’ll need to determine their int ended 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 more con venient 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 syst em sounds. There are at least four r elated considerations that factor .
10 WHERE – Speaker Placement F or home theater , wall speakers for the fr ont three chan- nels create the illusion that the sound is coming fr om the screen, which mak es the vie wing experience 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 Requir ements & HOW – Painting the Speaker Frames and Grilles WIRE CONSIDERA TIONS When purc hasing speaker wire, y ou will need to select the proper gauge, det ermine the length, and choose 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 emov e the speaker grilles fr om 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 steps outline ho w to 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 av oid chipping paint or tear- ing wallpaper . Then use a ke yhole/dr ywall sa w to 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 wir e should be manufactured so you can discriminate be tween the two.
17 HOW – Hooking up the Speakers CONNECT TO THE AMPLIFIER (NO WALL CONNECTOR PLA TE) 1. Cut of f excess wire, lea ving enough to easily reach from the wall opening to y our stereo syst em. If there ’ s a possi- bility that you ma y move the amplifier to ano ther par t of the room, consider leaving some e xcess wire coiled up.
18 HOW – Final Assembly of Speakers HOW – FINAL ASSEMBL Y OF SPEAKERS Up to this point in the installation process you hav e located and cut the hole, mounted the speak er frame, run the wires, and connected them t o the speaker baffle and to the amplifier/receiv er .
19 HOW – Final Assembly of Speakers TO TEST POLARITY : P olarity refers to the positive (+) and negative (-) electrical elements of the speakers, wir es, and connections. The test for polarity ensures that positive and negative wir es 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 Limit ed Lifetime W arranty against defects in materials and work- 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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