Russound IC-610T, IC-630, IC-610, IC-620, IC-820 Manual To Products And Installation
ARCHITECTURAL SPEAKERS
Guide To Products and Installation
Thank you for choosing your speakers from Russound’s Architectural Series of premium
loudspeakers. They’ve been designed, manufactured and tuned with great care so your listening
experience is as rewarding as possible. This range of speaker solutions provides excellent choices
for any application - from budget-minded to audio-purist, in-ceiling and in-wall. They provide
perfect choices for multi-room audio, home theater, primary listening and other applications.
These new speakers incorporate the latest advances in material technologies as well as
engineering innovation and design excellence. For example, on the step-up models, you’ll
nd the Swiftlock™ tool-less installation feature to be a brilliant means to accomplish secure
installations simply and easily. We wish you many years of musical enjoyment from your
Russound speakers, indoors, outdoors or wherever your entertainment needs take you.
IC-610 - 6.5” IC-610T - 6.5”
IC-620 - 6.5” IC-820 - 8” IC-630 - 6.5”
2 Russound Architectural Series of In-Ceiling and In-Wall Loudspeakers
Installation Tips:
•
If installing these speakers in a drop
ceiling, keep in mind that T-bar or “drop
ceilings” have thin berboard panels
which can buzz or vibrate. If needed,
reinforce the drop-in panel with wood
or particle board.
•
Some ceilings have pipes, ducts or AC
wiring in the area. Local building codes
may dictate the type of wire you need
to use. Only wire that is rated for use in
walls/ceilings should be used for that
purpose.
•
Speaker Wire Paths
•
Avoid running speaker wires close
to house electrical wiring for any
distance. If you have to run them to
the same locations, leave two feet
between the wiring. Speaker wires
should cross electrical wiring at a 90°
angle.
•
Label speaker wires at each end with
Left and Right and room location.
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Impedance Matching for Ampliers
and Speakers
Not all amps/receivers can safely
operate two sets of speakers at once.
If you want to use more than one pair
of speakers at a time, consider the
speaker’s impedance and the rating
of the amp / receiver you’re using.
Speaker Wire
What kind to use: We recommend using
premium, CL-2 rated, 16 to 14 gauge multistranded wiring for amplier-to-speaker
connections.
Selecting the proper gauge: Gauge
relates to the size of the wire. The bigger
the gauge, the smaller the wire diameter.
The wire gauge needed is determined
by the distance between your amplier/
receiver and the speakers. The longer the
wire run, the heavier the gauge needed. for
wire runs up to 150’, use at least 16 gauge
wire. For runs100’ to 200’, use at least 14
gauge.
Note: Each speaker wire is like 2 wires
in one. It is important that your wiring
process has the same + and - relationship
between your amp and your speakers
for best musical performance. Keeping
your speaker connections consistent.
The standard colors on the terminals are
red Positive (+) and black Negative (-). If
the wire has transparent insulation, one
conductor will be copper-colored (+) and
the other silver-colored (-). If the wire has
an opaque insulation, the conductors are
dierentiated by a series of ribs or grooves,
a stripe, or dotted line on one conductor.
Use and mark these as the Positive (+)
conductor.
PREPARATION / WIRING INFO
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Typical usage of speaker wire conductors
Russound Architectural Series of In-Ceiling and In-Wall Loudspeakers
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Refer to the details at below for sample
In-ceiling placement options.
• Good placement for serious listening:
Stereo pair In-ceiling. 6’ to 8’
(1.8m-2.4m) apart, on the long wall of
a rectangular room, centered on the
listening area.
• Best placement for serious listening:
Stereo pair In-ceiling. 6’ to 8’
(1.8m-2.4m) apart, on the short wall of
a rectangular room, centered on the
listening area.
• Good placement for background
listening: Stereo pair behind, above or
to the sides of the main listening area. 6’
to 8’ (1.8m-2.4m) apart, centered on the
listening area.
• Surround sound: The multiple surround
locations can all be made to work
as long as the speakers are properly
positioned so that the listener is
equidistant from the rear speakers - so
they get a balanced representation of
the audio.
Use and Placement
For each room, think about what kind
of listening is going to be going on
there most of the time. In a Great Room,
you want to be bathed in smooth even
coverage through the room. In a Home
Theater set-up, you want the breadth and
depth of the imaging to be as much like
that in a movie theater as you can.
If your Russound speakers are going to be
your primary listening source in a room,
you need to consider some other factors
to ensure proper imaging. The term “stereo
imaging” refers to a speaker system’s ability
to project music so that it sounds like the
performers are in a three-dimensional
space between the speakers.
Russound’s Architectural Series Speakers
are designed to provide full-sounding
dispersion out to well-o the primary axis,
so that listeners throughout the room are
treated to full, rich music reproduction.
Speaker Placement in the Room
Your speaker’s low frequency bass
reproduction is “helped” when ceiling
speakers are placed close to a wall or
ceiling. This is known as the boundary
eect. Each nearby surface helps to
amplify the perceived sound output.
Avoid placing one speaker in a corner and
another on a long at surface. Better audio
performance will result if both speakers
are placed in similar positions and face a
similar type of surface.
Ceiling speakers for surround sound
purposes should be placed directly to
the sides or behind the prime listening
position, yet aimed toward the listener. This
conguration is also suitable for TV/movie
and music usage.
If the prime purpose of the surround
system is to listen to music, the ceiling
speakers should be aimed at the prime
listening position.
In-ceiling speakers may be used for rear
surround sound channels by placing them
just behind the viewers.
PREPARATION / SPEAKER PLACEMENT
Good Placement
Background Listening
Best Placement
Serious Listening
Good Placement
Serious Listening
Home Theater
Surround Sound
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Retrot Installation
Locate existing pipes, duct work, and AC
wiring before cutting any holes in the
ceiling.
1. Center the cardboard template
between adjacent joists, avoiding
all wiring, pipes, duct work, and
lightly mark the outline with a pencil.
Then use a keyhole/drywall saw or
motorized spiral-cut tool to make the
opening.
2. Score the outline of the template with
a utility knife to prevent chipping.
If dealing with lath and plaster or
thick paneling, drill 1” (2.5 cm) holes
in several places around the pencil
outline. Use a ne-toothed keyhole
saw or hacksaw blade with slow
strokes to saw through and remove
the inner surface.
Pre-wire or Pre-construction
Locate all obstructions (AC wiring,
plumbing, duct work, studs, and joists).
Route the speaker wire to the speaker
location avoiding all obstacles. Watch out
for closeness to AC wiring.
Russound oers Speaker Rough-In Brackets
that can be fastened to the adjacent studs.
Once the dry wall is installed, the opening
is cut out. There are holes molded into the
bracket for speaker wire tie-o to keep the
wire from being lost during construction.
Make sure the speaker cutout (hole) doesn’t
extend further than 1/4” (0.6 cm) from the
inside of the mounting bracket.
PREPARATION FOR INSTALLATION
Note:
Run two pair conductors for
single point speakers.
Rough-in Bracket
Magnetic square grille
ICG-6S (6” Models) and
ICG-8S (8” models)
(sold separately)
Speaker Cable
Screw
Stud / Joist
In-ceiling bracket Installation
In-wall bracket Installation
Retrot Installation
Score template outline Cut out opening
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