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Painting the speakers, Before installation: retrofit, Installation – Sonance MARINERSST User Manual

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SONANCE SYMPHONY

®

SSTR, SST & SRS1

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 or ceiling cavity

that will interfere with the speaker.

3. The cutout for the S623

SSTR

, S621

SSTR

and SRS1 speakers is 8

5

/

32

” (207mm) in

diameter. There also must be at least 5

3

/

16

” (152mm) depth within the ceiling

cavity. The cutout for the S623

SST

is 6

13

/

16

" x 10

11

/

16

" (172mm x 270mm), and

there must be at least 3

7

/

8

” (86mm) depth within the wall cavity.

4. Position the included cutout template where the speaker is to be located and

pencil an outline on the wall or ceiling.

• 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 ceilings.

Installation

Sonance Symphony SSTR, SST

AND

SRS1 speakers feature exclusive FastMount

®

tabs and an integral RotoLock

®

mounting system for quick mounting directly into

existing walls and ceilings.
WARNING: THE EDGES OF 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 clock-

wise position so that they

are tucked within the mount-

ing hole’s border. Insert the

speaker into the hole in the

wall or ceiling (

Figure 5

).

The RotoLock system can

accommodate a maximum

wall or ceiling 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.

N

OTE

: T

HE

F

AST

M

OUNT TABS ARE DESIGNED FOR ONE

-

TIME USE ONLY

. I

F THE

SPEAKER IS REMOVED FROM THE MOUNTING HOLE THE

F

AST

M

OUNT TABS WILL

DISCONNECT AND REMAIN INSIDE THE WALL OR CEILING

.

6. Tighten the four screws

on the front of the

speaker baffle.

The

RotoLock clamps will

automatically rotate into

position and begin

clamping the speaker

(

Figure 6

).

When you notice

resistance on the

screws the speaker has

been clamped

successfully.

I M P O R T A N T :
Always use low-
torque settings;
NEVER over-
tighten.

N

OTE

: T

HE SPEAKER

FLANGE IS DESIGNED
TO

FLEX

AND

CONFORM

TO

ANY

SMALL IMPERFECTIONS
IN

THE WALL

OR

CEILING

SURFACE

.

D

O

NOT

TIGHTEN

THE

SCREWS

SO

MUCH SO THAT THE
FLANGE BOWS

-

OUT

.

7. Attach the grille after

the speaker has been

installed. Insert about

half of the grille into the groove at the edge of the speaker. Gently fit the

remaining half of the grille by working around the speaker, fitting the grille

into the groove as you go.

N

OTE

: Y

OU CAN ADJUST THE TORQUE APPLIED TO THE

R

OTO

L

OCK SCREWS

TO ACHIEVE A PROPER GRILLE FIT

.

PAINTING THE SPEAKERS

All Sonance Symphony speakers come from the factory fitted with a plastic ‘paint

plug’ that protects the speaker drivers while the mounting flange is being painted.
Paint the grille separately from the speaker. Before painting, carefully remove the

under-grille cloth. It is held in place with a light tacking glue that makes it easy

to remove. Spray the grilles with thinned paint (5 parts thinner to 1 part paint),

being careful not to plug the holes. Too heavy a coat of paint on the grille will

adversely affect the sound of the speaker. Once the grilles and flange are painted

and dry, replace the under-grille cloth, remove the paint plug from the mounting

flange and install the grille.

FastMount

®

Tabs

F

I G U R E

5 : I

N S E R T

S

P E A K E R

I

N T O

M

O U N T I N G

H

O L E

FastMount

®

Tabs

S623

SSTR

/S621

SSTR

/SRS1

S623

SST

RotoLock

®

Clamps

F

I G U R E

6 :

T

I G H T E N

R

O T O

L

O C K

C

L A M P S

RotoLock

®

Clamps

S623

SST

S623

SSTR

/S621

SSTR

/SRS1