AW4-LS-BR
Landscape Speaker
Installation Manual
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Page 2: ...ng high quality audio to any outdoor area in even the harshest environmental conditions Specially designed to withstand both extreme heat and cold the speakers work great from the humid hot conditions of summertime in Florida to the bone chilling cold of a Minnesota winter Sample landscape layout with 2 subwoofers and 6 satellite speakers AW4 LS BR AW10 LSUB BR AW4 LS BR Manual indd 2 3 28 17 9 10...
Page 3: ...ed and facing the correct direction for your installation The speaker wire should be able to turn freely through the wire opening so that it doesn t twist excessively Leaving some twists in the speaker wire is okay 6 Turn the locknut so that it tightens against the stake fixing the loudspeaker in the correct orientation Surface Mount Tree Mount or other Options The AW4 LS BR speaker uses a standar...
Page 4: ... the wiring to completely protect the wire when buried at least 6 underground or whatever minimum depth your local building code requires or by protecting the wire in conduit Leaving a wire exposed can lead to inadvertent damage during lawn mowing or trimming Keeping the wire properly protected is essential to preventing unwanted service calls in the future While maintaining the proper polarity of...
Page 5: ... 70V 100V systems Speaker Cable Length for Various Gauges at Low and High Impedance Power Loss in Cable Loss dB Loss 4 Ohm Speakers 8 Ohm Speakers 70V Speakers 11 21 50 11 21 50 11 21 50 0 5 dB 1 dB 3 dB 0 5 dB 1 dB 3 dB 0 5 dB 1 dB 3 dB 277 84m 571 174m 1930 588m 554 169m 1141 348m 3859 1 2km 2 6mi 4 14km 5 3mi 8 5km 18mi 29km 174 53m 359 109m 1214 370m 349 106m 718 219m 2428 740m 1 6 mi 2 6km 3 ...
Page 6: ...red and black wires connect both red wires the red wire coming from the 70V 100V connection on the amplifier or the previous speaker if there was one AND the red wire going to the next speaker if there is an additional speaker to the red positive terminal and both black wires the black wire coming from the COM connection of the 70V 100V amplifier or the previous speaker if there was one AND the bl...
Page 7: ... calculation For our example with a 300 watt amplifier here are the approximate number of speakers that could be used if each speaker used the following tap settings Example 300 Watt Amplifier saving 20 for overhead means 240 usable watts maximum Tap Settings and maximum number of speakers depending on wire gauge and length 2W Max of 120 speakers 4W Max of 60 speakers 8W Max of 30 speakers 16W Max...
Page 8: ...the 8Ω position This is the only appropriate setting when using the speaker with a low impedance amplifier Prewiring Run a separate 2 conductor stranded copper speaker cable of at least 16 AWG 1 5 mm from the amplifier to each speaker When running a speaker cable parallel to an AC power cable keep them at least 12 inches 30 cm apart to minimize electromagnetic interference If the speaker cables mu...
Page 9: ...to the red positive terminal and the black wire to the black negative terminal Note Some speaker cables may have other ways of designating polarity Cable with a clear jacket has a copper colored wire for positive and a silver colored wire for negative In a cable with white and black wires the white is positive and the black is negative Cable with both wires the same color may have grooves ribs or ...
Page 10: ...utors to ensure that customers obtain proper support and service Any Russound product purchased from an unauthorized dealer or other source including retailers mail order sellers and online sellers will not be honored or serviced under existing Russound warranty policy Any sale of products by an unauthorized source or other manner not authorized by Russound shall void the warranty on the applicabl...
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Page 12: ...are subject to change without notice Russound is not responsible for typographical errors or omissions Russound Inc 1 Forbes Road Newmarket NH 03857 tel 603 659 5170 email tech russound com www russound com 03 28 17 Rev 1 AW4 LS BR Landscape Speaker Installation Manual AW4 LS BR Manual indd 12 3 28 17 9 10 AM ...
