Sonance VP67 LCR User Manual

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing Sonance Visual Performance®Series VP67LCR in-wall home theater speakers. When properly installed, these speakers will bring-out the best in all your entertainment. This manual will teach you about your new speakers’ features and will show you how to get the very best performance from them. Please read it thoroughly.

Box Contents

Your VP67LCR speaker box should contain the following items: (1) Sonance VP67LCR speaker (1) Paintable grille (1) Paint Plug (on speaker) (1) Mounting cutout template (in packaging)

Speaker Placement

Home Theater Center Channel

You can use the VP67LCR as a Center Channel speaker with other Sonance Visual Performance speakers as the left and right channel speakers.

• If possible, locate the center speaker at the same height as the left & right channel speakers (38 – 42 inches from the floor), oriented horizontally with its tweeter on top.

• If you must place the center speaker above or below a video screen, we recommend placing it no more than 2 feet above or below the center of the left and right speakers.

Use

Figure 1

as a guide.

Home Theater Left/Center/Right Channels

You can use the VP67LCR in the Left, Center and Right Channel positions of a home theater system.

• Place the left & right speakers on either side of the video screen, from 6 feet to 10 feet apart and 38 – 42 inches from the floor, oriented vertically with their tweeters away from the video screen.

• If possible, locate the left and right speakers at least 18 inches away from the side walls.

• If possible, locate the center speaker at the same height as the left & right channel speakers (38 – 42 inches from the floor), oriented horizontally with its tweeter on top.

• If you must place the center speaker above or below a video screen, we recommend placing it no more than 2 feet above or below the center of the left and right speakers.

Use

Figure 2

as a guide.

OTE: VP67LCR SPEAKERS ARE NOT VIDEO SHIELDED.

O NOT LOCATE THE SPEAKERS CLOSER THAN 20" TO A

CONVENTIONAL

(CRT) TELEVISION OR DAMAGE TO ITS

PICTURE TUBE MAY OCCUR

Stereo (2-Channel)

Follow the directions for Home Theater placement for the left and right channel speakers.

• Orient the speakers vertically, with their tweeters towards the outside (away from each other).

• If listeners will be standing instead of seated, locate the speakers with their centers approximately 5 feet from the floor.

(max.)

18"

From Side

Wall

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6' – 10'

Apart

18"

From Side

Wall

FIGURE 2: VP67LCR

L/C/R C

HANNEL PLACEMENT

AFETY 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. U

SE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING THE SPEAKER

(max.)

VP67LCR

VP67VP67

FIGURE 1: VP67LCR

ENTER CHANNEL PLACEMENT

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VISUAL PERFORMANCE® SERIES

VP67LCR HOME THEATER SPEAKER

SONANCE VISUAL PERFORMANCE VP67LCR

Before Installation: IR Plug

The Sonance Visual Performance series VP67LCR speaker has a plug for installing an IR receiver into the speaker’s front baffle (see

Figure 2

). In systems where the electronics are placed in an inconvenient location 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) 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.

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. The cutout for the VP67LCR speaker is 6

8” x 14

8” (175mm

x 371mm). There also must be at least 3

/16” (91mm) depth

within the wall cavity for the speaker.

4. Position the included cutout 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.

• Consult local building codes before running speaker wires through walls.

Installation

The Sonance VP67LCR speaker features exclusive FastMount

tabs and an integral RotoLock®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. Run speaker wire from each speaker to the amplifier location.

3. Strip ¼” – ½” of insulation from each speaker 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.)

4. 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 “–”.

5. Make sure all the RotoLock clamps are in the full clockwise position so that they are tucked within the mounting hole’s border. Insert the speaker into the hole in the wall (see

Figure 4

, next column). The RotoLock system can accommodate a maximum wall material thickness of 1¼”.

• The FastMount tabs will prevent the speaker from falling out of the mounting hole, allowing the installer to let go of the speaker to pick-up tools or other items (see

Figure 5 left

, next

page).

FastMount

Tabs

FIGURE

NSERTING THE S PEAKER I NTO THE M OUNTING H OLE

LUG

FIGURE 3: IR PLUG

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