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    OWNER’S MANUAL[...]

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    2 Contents Intr oduction – The Russound Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Space and W all Requir ements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Impedance Matching for Amplifier and Speaker s . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Speaker Car e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    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 advanced acoustic tec hnology with durability to provide y ears of list ening enjoyment. The Advantage speaker line is composed of the Music and the Hi-Fi Series. The Music Series is designed to pro vide a[...]

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    4 Space Requir ements & Impedance Matching SP ACE AND W ALL REQUIREMENTS SP ACE REQUIREMENTS R ussound Advantage Iso-Mount speakers r equire a mini- mum wall depth of 3-5/8” (9.2 cm) (measur ed from the outside face of the mounting sur face), and requir e at least 1 .4 cubic feet of space behind the speak er for optimal per formance. W ALL RE[...]

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    Speaker Car e 5 SPEAKER CARE R ussound Advantage Series speakers ar e built with qual- ity materials t o last a lifetime. The y should work for as long as you own y our home and longer if you avoid the following: • T oo little power at high volumes • T oo much pow er • T ransients (immediate loud passages, thumps, etc.) TOO LITTLE POWER A T H[...]

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    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 the installation, the homeowner , or a professional installer? WHA T: What is the installation environment and the int ended use (serious listening or[...]

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    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 speak ers, you’ll need to de ter- mine their intended use. Will you be sitting in one place listening t o music or will you be pla ying back- ground music during domestic and social activities? Onc[...]

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    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. Speaker wir e can be routed to the destination befor e the w allboard is installed, and possible [...]

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    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 into the speak er layout: • The intended use: critical list ening, home theater , or backgr ound music • The room’ s physical c haracteristics: [...]

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    10 WHERE – Speaker Placement F or home theater , wall speakers for the fr ont 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. When you use ceiling speakers for the front c hannels, the sound appears to come from above the scr een which is less be[...]

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    WHERE – Speaker Placement 11 FIDELITY F or best f idelity , ther e are se veral factors to k eep in mind before you begin actual installation. In general, the best acoustic per formance will result if both speak ers f ace a similar type of surf ace, are placed in similar positions on the same wall or ceiling, and are mounted t o the same type of [...]

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    12 Wi re – W ir e Requirements 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. F or example, 1 8-gauge wire is thinner than 1 4-gauge wire. The length of speak er wire you’ll need[...]

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    13 HOW – Painting the Speaker Frames and Grilles HOW - P AINTING THE SPEAKER FRAMES AND GRILLES R ussound in-w all speaker frames and grilles ar e pre-fin- ished with an of f-white paint. Y ou can choose to leav e them as is or paint them with latex w all paint or aerosol spray paint t o accent or blend with the wall or ceiling. TO P AINT SPEAKER[...]

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    14 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. Re move the scrim cloth b y gently separating it from the inside sur face of the per forated grille, being car eful to k eep [...]

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    15 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. Det ermine the location of the wall studs s[...]

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    16 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 ke yhole/dr ywall saw t o cut along the scored line. Mak e sure you don ’t make it an y larger than the mark ed outline. • If you ’ re dealing with lath and plaster or thic k panel- ing, you ’ll n[...]

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    17 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. If your wire has transpar ent insulation, one conductor ma y be copper-colored and the o ther sil- ver -color[...]

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    18 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. Coil wire into concentric cir cles and secure with a[...]

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    19 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 . Now you will mount the speaker int o the frame and att ac h the grille. 1.[...]

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    20 2. If the woofer cone mov es outwards when momentari- ly energized, the speak er is wired correctly . If the woofer cone moves in ward, the polarity is re versed, and the wire ’s positiv e and negative conductors should be switched on the bac k of the speaker . TO TEST CHANNEL CONNECTIONS: 1. Tu rn on your stereo syst em. Make sure that the V [...]

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    21 Speaker Specification s Series: Music Model: SP-M6IM Description: Rectangular In-wall Cut-Out: 1 0.75” H x 6.75” W (27.3 cm x 17.1 cm) W oofer: 6.5” (16.5 cm) woven glass fiber T weeter: Pivoting 20mm (0.8”) silk dome, fluid cooled Recommended P ower: 5 - 1 00 watts Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms Efficiency: 89 dB (1W @ 1M w/1kHz) Fr equency [...]

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    22 Series: Hi-Fi Model: SP-H6IM Description: Rectangular In-wall Cut-Out: 1 0.75” H x 6.75” W (27.3 cm x 17.1 cm) W oofer: 6.5” (16.5 cm) woven glass fiber long thr ow T weeter: Pivoting 20mm (0.8”) aluminum dome, fluid cooled Recommended P ower: 5 - 120 watts Nominal Impedance: 6 Ohms Efficiency: 90 dB (1W @ 1M w/1kHz) Fr equency Response:[...]

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    23 W arranty & Repair Wa rranty All Russound Advantage Speaker pr oducts have a Limited Life time Warranty against defects in materials and w orkmanship. Proof of Pur chase must accom pany all claims. During the warranty period Russound will replace an y defective p ar t and cor- r ect an y defect in workmanship without charge for either parts [...]

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    R ussound 5 F orbes Road, Newmark et, NH 0385 7 t el 603.659.5 1 70 • f ax 603.659.5388 e-mail: tec h@russound.com www .russound.com f ax-on-demand: 603.659.5590 LR3 1 30-0009[...]