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SONANCE CINEMA

®

SELECT

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing Sonance Cinema

®

Select THX

®

in-wall speakers. When properly installed,

these THX-certified speakers will bring-out the best in all your entertainment, delivering film

soundtracks as their creators intended them to sound and reproducing music with outstanding

clarity and realism. This manual will teach you all about your new speakers’ many innovative

features and will show you how to get the very best performance from them. Please read it thor-

oughly. This manual covers both the Sonance Cinema Select LCR and Cinema Select SUR models.

DESIGN AND FEATURES

• Ideal for use in home theater systems and multi-channel music systems.

• THX

® 

Select certification guarantees cinema-quality performance in rooms up to 2,000 ft

3

.

• Carbon fiber woofer cone creates robust, low-distortion bass.

• Neodymium woofer magnet increases output and power handling.

• A unique tweeter acoustic back chamber widens and smooths high-frequency performance for crystal-clear, natural sound.

• ¾”-Thick MDF baffle reduces resonances, improving clarity and detail.

• The  RotoLock

®

mounting system makes installation quick and easy.

BOX CONTENTS

Your Sonance Cinema Select speaker box should contain the following items:

Cinema Select LCR:

Cinema Select SUR:

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

Symphony FlexBracket (part # 92336):

Plastic template to reserve a mounting hole for Cinema Select speakers in new construction. Designed to be

used with the RotoLock

®

mounting system.

Symphony T Coverplate (part # 92334):

Reusable cover protects the hole made by the FlexBracket during construction until the speaker is installed.

F i g u r e   1 :

S o n a n c e   C i n e m a

®

S e l e c t L C R   ( l e f t ) :

S o n a n c e   C i n e m a

®

S e l e c t   S U R   ( r i g h t )

SAFETY WARNING:

These speakers have FastMount

®

tabs that prevent the speaker from falling out of the

mounting hole during the installation process.

The edges of the FastMount tabs are very sharp.
Use caution when handling the speaker.

See 

Installation (page 6) for complete information about the FastMount tabs.

(1) Cinema Select LCR speaker
(1) Paintable grille
(1) Plastic paint plug (installed on fronts of speakers)
(1) Mounting cutout template (in packaging)

(2) Cinema Select SUR speakers
(2) Paintable grilles
(2) Plastic paint plugs (installed on fronts of speakers)
(1) Mounting cutout template (in packaging)

Summary of Contents for HOME THEATER SPEAKERS

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL SONANCE CINEMA SELECT HOME THEATER SPEAKERS ...

Page 2: ...ng clarity and detail The RotoLock mounting system makes installation quick and easy BOX CONTENTS Your Sonance Cinema Select speaker box should contain the following items Cinema Select LCR Cinema Select SUR OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Symphony FlexBracket part 92336 Plastic template to reserve a mounting hole for Cinema Select speakers in new construction Designed to be used with the RotoLock mounting s...

Page 3: ...The main listening position should be between 8 and 12 feet away from the speakers Use Figure 2 as a guide Left Right Surround Speakers Place the left right surround speakers directly to the sides of the listening position between 5 and 7 feet off the floor Use Figure 3 as a guide If placing the left and right surround speakers on the walls directly to the sides of the listen ing position isn t po...

Page 4: ... be installed in new construction only To reduce sound transmission into adjacent rooms in installations where it isn t possible to install a SymphonyT Acoustic Enclosure such as when you re retrofitting the speakers into an existing wall you can fit the speakers with optional SymphonyT Retrofit Enclosures part 92342 This enclosure will noticeably reduce sound spillover from the rears of the speak...

Page 5: ...lation Sonance Cinema Select speakers feature exclusive FastMount tabs and an integral RotoLock mounting system for quick mounting directly into existing walls WARNING THE EDGES OF FASTMOUNT TABS ARE VERY SHARP USE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING THE SPEAKER 1 Remove the paint plug from the speaker 2 Run speaker wire from each speaker to the amplifier location 3 Strip of insulation from each speaker lead Tw...

Page 6: ...tely from the speaker Before painting carefully remove the under grille cloth It is held in place with a light tacking glue that makes it easy to remove Spray the grille with thinned paint 5 parts thinner to 1 part paint being careful not to plug the holes Too heavy a coat of paint on the grille will adversely affect the sound of the speaker Once the grille and flange are painted and dry replace t...

Page 7: ...ill at its option repair or replace this product at no additional charge except as set forth below If this model is no longer available and can not be repaired effectively Sonance at is sole option may replace the unit with a current model of equal or grater value In some cases where a new model is substituted a modification to the mounting surface may be required If mounting surface modification ...

Page 8: ...emarks or registered trademarks of THX LTD Due to continuous product improvement all features and specifications are subject to change without notice For the latest Sonance product specification information visit www sonance com 212 Avenida Fabricante San Clemente CA 92672 7531 USA 800 582 7777 or 949 492 7777 FAX 949 361 5151 Technical Support 800 582 0772 www sonance com ...

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