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OWNER’S MANUAL[...]

2 Contents Introduction – The Russound Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Space and Wall Requir ements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Impedance Matching for Amplifier and Speaker s . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Speaker Car e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Intr oduction 3 THE RUSSOUND ADV 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 an[...]

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 fee t of space behind the speaker for op timal performance. W ALL RE[...]

Speaker Car e 5 SPEAKER CARE R ussound Advantage Series speakers ar e built with qual- ity materials to last a life time. They should w ork 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, thum ps, etc.) TOO LITTLE POWER A T [...]

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 the installation, the homeowner , or a professional installer? WHA T: What is the installation environment and the intended use (serious list ening o[...]

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 t o deter- mine their intended use. Will you be sitting in one place listening to music or will y ou be playing bac k- ground music during domestic and social activities? On[...]

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. Speaker wir e can be routed t o the destination before the w allboard is installed, and possible [...]

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 int o the speaker la yout: • The intended use: critical listening, home theat er , or background music • The room’ s ph ysical characteristics: [...]

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. When you use ceiling speak ers for the front channels, the sound appears t o come from above the screen whic h is less be[...]

WHERE – Speaker Placement 11 FIDELITY F or best fidelity , there ar e several factors t o keep in mind before you begin actual installation. In general, the best acoustic performance will result if both speak ers face a similar type of sur face, are placed in similar positions on the same wall or ceiling, and are mounted to the same type of mat e[...]

12 Wi re – W ir e Requir ements 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. F or exam ple, 1 8-gauge wire is thinner than 1 4-gauge wire. The length of speak er wire you ’ll ne[...]

13 HOW – Painting the Speaker Frames and Grilles HOW - P AINTING THE SPEAKER FRAMES AND GRILLES R ussound in-wall speak er frames and grilles are pr e-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[...]

14 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. Re move the scrim cloth b y gently separating it from the inside surf ace of the perforated grille, being careful to k eep i[...]

15 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. Determine the location of the w all studs so[...]

16 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 mak e it an y larger than the mark ed outline. • If you’ r e dealing with lath and plaster or thic k panel- ing, you’ll ne[...]

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 wir e should be manufactured so you can discriminate between the tw o. If your wir e has transparent insulation, one conductor ma y be copper-color ed and the other sil- ver -color[...]

18 CONNECT TO THE AMPLIFIER (NO WALL CONNECTOR PLA TE) 1. Cut of f excess wire, lea ving enough to easily reac h 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 part of the room, consider leaving some e xcess wir e coiled up. Coil wire into concentric cir cles and secure wit[...]

19 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 . Now you will mount the speaker int o the frame and attach the grille. 1. Plac[...]

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 r eversed, and the wire ’ s positive and negative conductors should be switched on the bac k of the speaker . TO TEST CHANNEL CONNECTIONS: 1. Tu rn on your stereo system. Mak e sure that the VO[...]

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) Frequency R[...]

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 throw 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) Frequency Response: 4[...]

23 W arranty & Repair Wa rranty All Russound Advantage Speaker pr oducts have a Limit ed Lifetime W arranty against defects in materials and workmanship. Proof of Purc hase must accompany all claims. During the warranty period Russound will r eplace any defective par t and cor- r ect any defect in w orkmanship without charge for either parts or[...]

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