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Russound In-ceiling Loudspeaker Installation Manual
InStAllAtIon
Installation
Remove the grille from the speaker, if applicable. Use the clamp (dog-ear)
1.
to push the grille out from the back side.
Connect the speaker wire to the speaker terminals:
2.
Leave about 2' (60 cm) of wire extending through the ceiling cutout.
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Pull the conductors apart so the last two inches are separated and
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remove 1/2" (13 mm) of insulation from the end of each conductor.
Twist the strands in each conductor into tight spirals.
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Attach the speaker wires to the red and black speaker terminals. Connect
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the Positive (+) conductor to the Red terminal and the Negative (-)
conductor to the Black terminal. Make sure that no stray strands of wire
are touching the other conductor or terminal.
Single point speakers have four terminals; Right(+), (-) and Left(+), (-). Run
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an extra pair of conductors and observe proper polarity when making
connections.
Insertion of speaker wire on back of speaker baffle
Or
(+)
(-)
(+)
(-)
Connect a safety wire from the building structure to the speaker frame
3.
or through the speaker basket. It should not interfere with the speaker
operation.
Safety wire
Attach Safety Wire
The baffle is marked with a 0° for uniform dispersion and a 15° for focused
4.
dispersion. If the baffle is already installed in the frame for the appropriate
dispersion skip to step 7. If the speaker needs to be tilted for a focused
dispersion, carefully twist and remove the baffle. Align the 15° with the
arrow on the frame. Grasp the speaker baffle at the tweeter bridge, being
careful not to come in contact with the tweeter itself.
Line up the tabs by sighting through the molded cutouts in the baffle.
5.
Insert the tabs into the tab openings and firmly push the baffle up into the
frame slots.
Twist the baffle clockwise until it locks into the slots.
6.
0° Tilt
Uniform Dispersion
15° Tilt
Focused Dispersion
Align 0° or 15° on baffle with arrow on frame
0°
15°
Arrow
