Atlantic Technology IWCB-525 user manual

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Instruction Manual
IWCB Series
IWCB-52, IWCB-525 & IWCB-626
In Wall Closed Box Speakers
IWCB-52 IWCB-525 IWCB-626

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Safety Pr Safety Precautions ecautions 2 IWCB Series In-Wall Closed Box Speakers Table of Contents Model IWCB-52, -525, -626 2 Model IWCB-52, -525, -626 3 Important Considerations Before Installation In Wall Closed Box Speakers 3 Recommended Wire Sizes 3 Location Considerations 3 Room Acoustics 3 Speaker Placement Thank you for purchasing Atlantic Technology products. Our speaker sys- 3 Stereo Music Listening tems have been designed to deliver exceptional sound and value. We hope 4

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Speaker Placement 3 Instruction Manual Important Considerations Before Speaker Placement Installation For all the following situations, it’s recommended that you first place small box speakers in the proposed locations, just to get a good idea of how Recommended Wire Sizes that location will sound. In-wall speakers are tough to move once they’re The longer the wire run, the heavier the wire should be. Use the following installed! recommendations as a guide for your installation. And if you’

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Home Theater Placement 4 IWCB Series In-Wall Closed Box Speakers Home Theater Systems �� ������������������ ���������� �������������������������������� ��������� Today’s home theater systems require you to place six or more speakers in your room. For the most convincing theater effects, speaker placement must be very carefully thought out. This is especially true with in-wall speakers, ���� ������ ����� since their installation is permanent! Left/Center/Right Locations The front three spe

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Installation 5 Instruction Manual Mounting the IWCB Speakers Installation of the IWCB in Existing Construction NOTE: We always recommend a professional be involved in the installation of IWCB speakers. Removing and Installing the Grille The IWCB speaker can be easily mounted in most any standard wall mate- Remove the grille from the speaker using an awl or the point of a drywall rial, from ½ to 1½ inches thick. Its rotating wall clamps firmly fix it to the screw in a grille opening near one

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Installation 6 IWCB Series In-Wall Closed Box Speakers Installing the Mounting Frame Speaker Connection and Assembly The clamping mechanism allows the wall material to range from ½ to 1½ inches (13 to 38 mm) in thickness. There must be a mini- mum depth behind the wall face 5 of 3 ⁄ 8” (92 mm). As noted above, be sure to keep the edges of the cutout at least ½ inch (13 mm) away from any stud or obstruc- tion, as the rotating clamps will not operate properly if you don’t. The speaker

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Front Panel Controls 7 Instruction Manual If it’s necessary to mount the speaker closer than 12 inches to the ceiling or Front Panel Controls corner, you may find that by switching the Boundary Compensation control The IWCB speakers have three “on,” the speaker sounds better. We recommend that you try the control in controls that help optimize both positions and see if it helps in your particular installation. the speaker’s performance Directional Vector Control™ regardless of mounting lo

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