Sonance D-series Preparing The Installation Location, Installing The Speakers, IR Knockout

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S O N A N C E V I R T U O S O ® D - S E R I E S 8 ” I N - W A L L S P E A K E R S

PREPARING THE INSTALLATION LOCATION

All Sonance speakers are designed to be relatively insensitive to variations in enclosure volume. To achieve the ultimate performance from your speakers, a section of the ceiling bay can be sectioned-off to form a back box. Building such an enclosure will create a dramatic improvement in your speakers’ bass performance and power handling.

Ideal back box volume requirements:

Virtuoso V834D:	2.5 ft3	Virtuoso V832D:	2.0 ft3
Virtuoso V833D:	2.2 ft3	Virtuoso V831D:	2.0 ft3

Insulating the Wall Cavity

You can reduce sound transmission to adjacent rooms and further improve speaker performance by inserting a sheet of unfaced fiberglass insulation over the back of the speaker.

The knockout is in the form of a bolt and retaining nut. To remove the knockout, unscrew the nut (located behind the baf- fle) and remove the bolt. The hole is designed to receive a Sonance 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 fasten it to the baffle.

Note: The speaker’s grille may reduce the effectiveness of the IR receiver. If this occurs, slightly enlarge the holes in the grille that are directly in front of the IR receiver.

Installation

IR

Knockout

Illustration 6: IR Knockout

To reduce noise produced by unsupported drywall, install fiberglass insulation in the stud bays adjacent to the speaker location.

Optional Virtuoso Retrofit Enclosures

For installations where it isn’t possible to section-off the stud bay to form a back box (such as when you’re retrofitting the speakers into an existing wall), you can effectively reduce sound transmission into adjacent rooms by fitting the speakers with optional Virtuoso Retrofit Enclosures (part# 92242). This enclosure is designed specifically to be used with Virtuoso D speakers, and will noticeably reduce sound “spillover” from the rears of the speakers into adjacent rooms and spaces.

INSTALLING THE SPEAKERS

Before Installation: New Construction

For installations in new construction, Sonance recommends using a Virtuoso FlexBracket (part# 92246) to reserve a location for the speaker. The FlexBracket is nailed or screwed to the studs and serves as a guide for the drywaller so that the speaker hole will be in the desired location once the drywall is installed.

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 or air returns that will interfere with the speaker.

3.The cutout for all Virtuoso D-series speakers is 87/16” (214mm) wide and 14½” (368mm) high. There also must be at least 37/8” (99mm) depth within the wall 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 hole using a drywall saw, and run the speaker wires.

Before Installation: IR Knockout

All Sonance Virtuoso D-series speakers have a knockout for installing an IR receiver into the speaker’s front baffle. This remote controls to be aimed at the front of the room instead of at the electronics, in systems where the electron- ics may be placed in an inconvenient location.

Sonance Virtuoso D-series speakers

feature exclusive FastMount® tabs and an integral RotoLock® mounting system for quick mounting directly into existing walls (see Illustration 8, on page 4).

WARNING: The edges of FastMount tabs are very sharp. Use caution when handling the speaker.

1.Remove the paint plug from the speaker. Connect the speaker wire to the

terminals on the speaker. (The V834D has two sets of “+” and “–” terminals (see below). You can use either set.) Double-check that you connected amplifier + to speaker + and amplifier – to speaker –.

Note: The V834D can be bi-wired by removing the jumpers between the LF and MF/HF “+” and “–” terminals, and connecting two sets of speaker wires from the amplifier, one to each set of terminals.

2.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 ceiling. The RotoLock system can accommodate a maxi- mum 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 Illustration 8).

FastMount

Tabs

RotoLock

Clamps

Illustration 8: Virtuoso D Installation

Note: The FastMount tabs are designed for one-time use only. If the speaker is removed from the mounting hole the FastMount tabs will disconnect and remain inside the wall.

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