Atlantic Technology IWTS-7 LCR user manual

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Instruction Manual
IWTS Series
IWTS-7 LCR & IWTS-14 LCR
In-Wall Theater System Speakers
IWTS-7 LCR IWTS-14 LCR

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Safety Pr Safety Precautions ecautions 2 IWTS Series In-Wall Theater System Speakers Table of Contents Model IWTS-7 LCR, -14 LCR 2 Model IWTS-7 LCR, -14 LCR 3 Important Considerations Before Installation In Wall Theater System 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

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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 IWTS Series In-Wall Theater System Speakers Home Theater Systems Front Speaker Array should be placed as close to ear level as possible. 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, Left Center Right since their installation is permanent! Left/Center/Right Locations The tweeter in

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Installation 5 Instruction Manual Mounting the IWTS Speakers Installation of the IWTS in Existing Construction NoTE: We always recommend a professional be involved in the installation of IWTS speakers. Removing and Installing the Grille The IWTS 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 (sometimes called screw in a grille opening near one o

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Installation 6 IWTS Series In-Wall Theater System 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. Insert t

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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 IWTS 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

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