Sonance VP65 TL instruction manual Introduction, Box Contents, Speaker Placement, Surround

I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L

V I S U A L P E R F O R M A N C E ® S E R I E S 6 ” I N - W A L L S P E A K E R S

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing Sonance Visual Performance® Series 6” in-wall speakers. When properly installed your new speakers will give you years of entertainment pleasure. This manual covers these Visual Performance Series speaker models: VP69, VP67, VP65, VP65TL.

SAFETY 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. USE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING THE SPEAKER.

Box Contents

Each Sonance Visual Performance Series in-wall speaker box contains 2 Visual Performance Series in-wall speakers, 2 Paint plugs (installed on the fronts of the speakers), 2 Paintable grilles and 1 Mounting cutout template.

Speaker Placement

Home Theater Speaker Placement

Left, Center & Right Channels

•Place the left & right speakers on either side of the video screen, anywhere from 6 feet to 10 feet apart and 38 – 42 inches from the floor.

•If possible, locate the center speaker at the same height as the left & right channel speakers (38 – 42 inches from the floor).

•If you must place the center speaker above or below a video screen, place it no more than 2 feet above or below the center of the left and right speakers. This will maintain consistent tonality between all 3 front channel speakers.

•The main listening position should be between 8 and 12 feet away from the speakers.

Use Figure 1 as a guide.

18"	6' – 10'	18"
	Apart
From Side		From Side
Wall		Wall
	2'
	(max.)

FIGURE 1: LEFT, CENTER & RIGHT CHANNEL

HOME THEATER SPEAKER PLACEMENT

Surround
Speakers (5.1-
Channel System)
Locate	the	surround
channel	speakers on		2' – 6'
the side walls 2 – 6
			5' – 7'
feet behind the listen-
ing position, at least 5
feet from the floor. Use
Figure 2 as a guide.
Surround
Speakers (7.1-			FIGURE 2: 5.1-CHANNEL HOME
Channel System)			THEATER SURROUND SPEAKER
			PLACEMENT

• LE F T & RI G H T SU R R O U N D SP E A K E R S :

Place the left and right surround speakers directly to the sides of the listening position, at least 5 feet from the floor.

•SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS: Place the surround back speakers in the rear wall, between 3 feet and 6 feet apart and at least 5 feet from the floor.

Use Figure 3 as a guide.

		Right Surround
		Speaker
Right
Front
Speaker		Right
	Video	Surround Back
		Speaker
	Screen
Center
Speaker
		Left
		Surround Back
Left		Speaker
Front
Speaker		Left Surround
		Speaker
FIGURE 3: 7.1-CHANNEL HOME THEATER SPEAKER PLACEMENT

Stereo (2-Channel) Placement

•Place the left and right speakers anywhere from 6 feet to 10 feet apart, with the main listening position as close to midway between the speakers as possible.

•The speakers should be at least 2 feet away from the side walls.

•The main listening position should be between 4 and 10 feet away from the speakers.

•In most cases pivoting the tweeter of each speaker directly towards the main listening position will help maximize the stereo soundstage.

Use the left and right speaker placement in Figure 1 as a guide.