Introduction
Thank you for purchasing Sonance Visual Performance
®
Series 6” in-ceiling speakers. When properly installed your
new speakers will give you years of entertainment pleasure.
This manual covers these Visual Performance series speaker
models: VP69R, VP67R, VP65R, VP65S, VP65RTL, VP65STL .
Box Contents
Sonance Visual Performance Series in-ceiling speaker boxes
contain (2) Visual Performance speakers, (2) paint plugs
(installed on the fronts of the speakers), (2) paintable grilles and
(1) mounting cutout template.
Speaker Placement
Distributed Audio Placement (Mono signal)
All Sonance Visual Performance Series in-ceiling speaker models
provide excellent coverage in distributed audio systems from a
wide variety of installation locations.
The table and illustration in
Figure 1
show how far apart the
speakers can be placed at various ceiling heights while still
providing good coverage for all listeners.
Home Theater Speaker Placement
Left, Center & Right Speakers
(see
Figure 2
)
• Place the left, center and right speakers from 1 foot to 2 feet in
front of the video screen, from 6 feet to 10 feet apart, with the
center channel speaker as close to midway between the left
and right speakers as possible.
• The main listening position should be between 4 and 10 feet
away from the speakers.
Surround Speakers — 5.1-Channel System
(see
Figure 2
)
• Locate the left and right surround speakers on the ceiling
between 2 feet and 6 feet behind the listening position. The
speakers should be between 6 feet and 10 feet apart.
Surround Speakers — 7.1-Channel System
(see
Figure 3
)
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& R
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g hh tt S
S uu rr rr o
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d S
S p
p ee a
a kk ee rr ss :: Place the left and right
surround speakers directly to the sides of the listening position,
between 6 feet and 10 feet apart.
• S
S uu rr rr o
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d B
B a
a cc kk S
S p
p ee a
a kk ee rr ss :: Place the surround back speakers
between 2 feet and 6 feet behind the listening position. The
surround back speakers should be closer together than the left
and right surround speakers — between 3 feet and 6 feet apart.
I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L
V I S U A L P E R F O R M A N C E
®
S E R I E S
6 ”
I N - C E I L I N G S P E A K E R S
S
AFETY
W
ARNING
:
T
HESE
SPEAKERS
HAVE
F
AST
M
OUNT
®
TABS
THAT
PREVENT
THE
SPEAKER FROM FALLING OUT OF THE MOUNTING HOLE DURING THE
INSTALLATION PROCESS
.
T
H E
EDGES
OF
THE
F
AST
M
O U N T
T A B S
ARE
VERY
SHARP
.
U
S E CAUTION WHEN HANDLING THE SPEAKER
.
TV
6' – 10'
Apa
r
t
3' – 6'
Apa
r
t
2' – 6'
Less tha
n
2’
1'– 2'
Su
rr
ou
n
d
Back
Speake
r
s
Le
f
t, Ce
n
te
r
& Right
Speake
r
s
Le
f
t & Right
Su
rr
ou
n
d Speake
r
s
F
IGURE
3: 7.1-C
HANNEL
H
OME
T
HEATER
S
PEAKER
P
LACEMENT
TV
6'– 10'
Apa
r
t
6' – 10'
Apa
r
t
2' – 6'
1'– 2'
Le
f
t & Right
Su
rr
ou
n
d
Speake
r
s
Le
f
t, Ce
n
te
r
& Right
Speake
r
s
Less tha
n
2’
F
IGURE
2: 5.1-C
HANNEL
H
OME
T
HEATER
S
PEAKER
P
LACEMENT
C
OVERAGE
A
REA
C
OVERAGE
A
REA
S
PEAKER
S
PACING
S
PEAKER
S
PACING
(
IN
FEET
)
FOR
A
D
ISTRIBUTED
A
UDIO
S
YSTEM
S
TANDING
L
ISTENER
S
EATED
L
ISTENER
10-F
OOT
C
EILING
12-F
OOT
C
EILING
14-F
OOT
C
EILING
8-F
OOT
C
EILING
9.5’ Apart
13.5’ Apart
17.5’ Apart
21.5’ Apart
5.7’ Apart
9.7’ Apart
13.7’ Apart
17.7’ Apart
F
IGURE
1: D
ISTRIBUTED
A
UDIO
S
PEAKER
S
PACING
