2
SONANCE VISUAL PERFORMANCE
®
MEDIUM RECTANGLE
Stereo (2-Channel) Placement
• Place the left and right speakers 6 – 10 feet (1.8m – 3m) apart,
with the main listening position as close to midway between
the speakers as possible.
• The speakers should be at least 2 feet (0.6m) away from the
side walls.
• The main listening position should be 4 – 10 feet (1.2m – 3m)
away from the speakers.
• In most cases pivoting the tweeter of each speaker directly
towards the main listening position will help maximize the
stereo soundstage.
Use the left and right speaker placement in
Figure 1
, on page 1,
as a guide.
Before Installation: Retrofit
1. Determine the location for the speaker (see
Speaker Placement
on page 1).
2. Perform an obstruction survey to be certain that there are no
studs, conduit, pipes, heating ducts, pocket doors or air returns
in the wall cavity that will interfere with the speaker.
3. M o u n t i n g s p a c e r e q u i r e m e n t s : 6
15
⁄
16
” (176mm) wide by
10¾” (273mm) high cut-out and at least 3½” (89mm) mount-
ing depth. Medium ThinLine rectangle speakers require at
least 2½” (64mm) mounting depth.
4. Position the included cut-out template where the speaker is to
be located and pencil an outline on the wall. If you are unsure
about obstructions, drill a small hole in the center of the
outline and insert a coat hanger wire into the hole to feel-
around for possible obstructions.
5. Cut the mounting hole using a keyhole or drywall saw, and
run the speaker wires from the mounting hole to the amplifier
location.
N
OTE
: C
ONSULT LOCAL BUILDING CODES BEFORE RUNNING
SPEAKER WIRES THROUGH WALLS
.
Before Installation: IR Plug
Sonance Visual Performance Series
Medium rectangle speakers have a
plug for installing an IR receiver into
the speaker’s front baffle (see
Figure
4
). In systems where the electronics
are placed in an inconvenient loca-
tion this allows remote controls to be
aimed at the front of the room instead
of at the electronics.
The IR plug is in the form of a bolt
and retaining nut. To remove the
plug, unscrew the nut (located behind
the baffle, see
Figure 5
) and remove
the bolt. The hole is designed to
receive a Sonance OptiLinQ
®
SMR1
or SMR1P Surface-Mount IR receiver.
Insert the IR receiver through the
front of the speaker baffle and use
the nut included with the receiver to
secure it to the baffle.
Installation
Sonance Visual Performance Series speakers feature exclusive
FastMount tabs and an integral Roto-Lock
®
mounting system for
quick mounting directly into existing walls.
WARNING: THE EDGES OF THE FASTMOUNT TABS
ARE VERY SHARP. USE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING
THE SPEAKER.
1. Remove the paint plug from the speaker.
2. Strip ¼” – ½” (6mm – 12mm) of insulation from each speak-
er lead. Twist the strands or tin the exposed wire with solder
to ensure that there are no stray strands. (Stray strands that
touch each other can cause a short-circuit that can damage
the amplifier.)
3. The speaker’s connector posts are spring-loaded. Push the top
of each connector post down to open the connector and insert
the exposed wires into the holes in the posts.
The speaker’s positive
post is labeled with a
red dot; the negative
post is labeled with a
black dot. Double-check
that you connected
amplifier “+” to speaker
“+” and amplifier “–” to
speaker “–”.
4. Make sure all the Roto-
Lock clamps are retract-
ed so that they are
tucked within the mount-
ing hole’s border. Insert
the speaker into the hole
in the wall (
Figure 6
).
The Roto-Lock system
can accommodate a
maximum wall material
thickness of 1¼”
(32mm).
The FastMount tabs will
prevent the speaker from
falling out of the mount-
ing hole, allowing you to
let go of the speaker to
pick-up tools or other
items (
Figure 7
).
N
OTE
: T
HE
F
AST
M
OUNT TABS
ARE DESIGNED FOR ONE
-
TIME
USE
ONLY
. I
F
THE
SPEAKER IS REMOVED FROM
THE MOUNTING HOLE THE
F
A S T
M
O U N T
TA B S
W I L L
DISCONNECT AND REMAIN
INSIDE THE WALL
.
Roto-Lock Clamp
(retracted)
Roto-Lock Clamp
(retracted)
F
IGURE
6: I
NSERTING THE
S
PEAKER
I
NTO THE
M
OUNTING
H
OLE
FastMount
Tabs
Roto-Lock Clamps
(retracted)
F
IGURE
7: F
AST
M
OUNT
T
ABS AND
R
OTO
-L
OCK
C
LAMPS
F
IGURE
4: IR P
LUG
F
IGURE
5: IR P
LUG
R
ETAINING
N
UT
IR Plug
Retaining Nut
