Moderno MLCR instruction manual Introduction, Tools Needed, Box Contents, Speaker Placement, Mlcr

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HOME THEATER SPEAKER INSTRUCTION MANUAL

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing Moderno MLCR THX® in-wall home theater speakers. When properly installed, these THXSelect®-certified speakers will bring-out the best in all your entertainment, delivering film soundtracks as their creators intended them to sound and reproducing music with outstanding clarity and realism. 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.

TOOLS NEEDED

You will need the following tools to install your Moderno speakers:

•Pencil

•Keyhole or drywall saw

• Philips screwdriver

• Small level

• Fish tape or coat hanger

•Wire strippers

•Gloves

• Safety goggles

•Drill with ¼” – ½” bit (for test hole) and 1” Flat bit (if drilling through studs)

BOX CONTENTS

Your Moderno speaker box should contain the following items:

(1)Moderno MLCR speaker

(1)Paintable grille

(1)Mounting cutout template (in packaging)

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

Home Theater Left/Center/Right Channels

•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 the illustration at the top of the next column as a guide.

18"	6' – 10'	18"
From Side	Apart	From Side
Wall		Wall

2'

(max.)

N OTE: M O D E R N O MLCR S P E A K E R S A R E N OT V I D E O S H I E L D E D. D O N OT L O C ATE TH E S P E A K E R S C L O S E R TH A N 20" TO A C O N V E NTI O N A L (CRT) TE L E V I S I O N O R

D A M A G E TO ITS P I CTU R E TU B E M AY O C C U R.

Stereo (2-Channel)

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

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

BEFORE INSTALLATION: IR KNOCKOUT

The Moderno MLCR speaker has a knockout for installing an IR receiver into the speaker’s front baffle. In systems where the elec- tronics may be placed in an inconvenient location, this allows you to control your system’s electronics by aiming remote controls at the front of the room instead of at the electronics.

To remove the knockout, drill it out from the rear using a drill with a ½” bit (there is a sleeve guide directly behind the knockout).

IR	IR
Knockout	Sleeve

After inserting the IR receiver through the hole, seal it into the speaker using silicone caulk (make sure that there are no gaps around the receiver that could create air leaks) and dress the cable behind the speaker along with the speaker wire.

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