HOW – Final Assembly of Speakers

TO TEST POLARITY:

Polarity refers to the positive (+) and negative (-) electrical elements of the speakers, wires, and connections. The test for polarity ensures that positive and negative wires and connections are not reversed. This test is performed with the speaker wires disconnected from the amplifier/receiver.

It is recommended that the wiring and speaker polarity be tested with a 1.5V AA battery. You’ll need one person at the speaker end and one person at the exit end of the speaker wire near the amplifier/receiver.

1. While one person observes the woofer cone (grille

removed for better visibility), the other person momentarily energizes the wire at the amplifier end with the 1.5V AA battery (the positive conductor at the positive end, the neg- ative conductor at the negative end of the battery).

2.If the woofer cone moves outwards when momentari- ly energized, the speaker is wired correctly. If the woofer cone moves inward, the polarity is reversed, and the wire’s positive and negative conductors must be switched on the back of the speaker.

TO TEST CHANNEL CONNECTIONS:

1.Turn on your stereo system. Make sure that the VOL- UME control is turned down and that the BALANCE con- trol is set to center.

2.Activate a musical source such as FM or CD player.

3.Slowly turn up the volume. You should hear music com- ing out of your new Russound Speakers. (If you don’t, refer to the troubleshooting guide below.)

4.Make sure sound emanates from all speakers in the system.

5.Now rotate the stereo’s BALANCE control all the way to the LEFT. Sound should only come from the left speaker. If sound comes from the right speaker when the stereo’s bal- ance control is turned to the LEFT, you’ll need to swap the connections on the back of the amplifier/receiver.

6.FIRST turn DOWN the VOLUME and turn OFF the AMPLIFIER!

7.Swap the wires attached to the left and right speaker ter- minals.

8.Repeat steps 1 through 5.

A QUICK TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Before seeking service from your Russound dealer, please read through these troubleshooting tips for sim- ple remedies.

NO SOUND FROM EITHER SPEAKER:

1.Incorrect source selected on receiver or preamplifier

2.Mute button pressed on receiver

3.Wrong speaker output selected; many receivers have an “A” and “B” speaker switch

4.In-Wall Volume control not turned up or wired incorrectly

5.If using a speaker selector, room/station not turned on or improperly connected

6.Short circuit causing amplifier/receiver to power down or suffer damage

7.Wire disconnected

NO SOUND FROM ONE SPEAKER:

1.Unsecured connection at either the speaker or ampli- fier/receiver

2.Balance control turned all the way left or right

3.Bad connecting cable between sound source and amplifier

4.Short circuit causing amplifier/receiver to power down or suffer damage

For any other speaker performance issues, contact your Russound dealer or call our Tech Services department at 603-659-5170.

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Russound In-Ceiling speaker owner manual To Test Polarity, To Test Channel Connections, No Sound from Either Speaker
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In-Ceiling speaker specifications

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