Bowers & Wilkins 685 S2 Instruction Manual page 5

Hide thumbs Also See for 685 S2:

Available languages

2. Positioning

Speaker Installation

The speaker is primarily designed to be mounted on a dedicated

floor stand, but may be placed on a shelf, although this offers less

flexibility to optimise the speaker's performance. In both cases,

the tweeter should be approximately at ear height.

Note: If using a shelf, ensure that it is strong enough to

properly support the weight and fit the 4 self-adhesive

plastic feet to the underside of the speaker.

The 686 S2 speaker can be mounted on a wall using the bracket

already attached to the back panel. The simplest method is to

use a single screw into the wall and hook the bracket over it, in

which case you should stick one of the supplied plastic stand-offs

close to each of the bottom corners of the back panel to make

the speaker sit parallel to the wall and avoid rattles. Make sure

that the screw, any wall plug and the amount of insertion into the

wall are sufficient to support the weight of the speaker. The slot in

the bracket is 10mm wide, so you may use a woodscrew up to

No. 24. We suggest a minimum size of No.14 or 6mm diameter.

If you wish to angle the speaker to the wall, you may use a third-

party ball joint type bracket attached to the bracket already fixed

to the speaker. You should ensure that the ball-joint bracket is

capable of supporting the weight of the speaker. Your dealer or

local Bowers & Wilkins distributor will be able to advise you on the

selection of appropriate ball-joint brackets.

To attach a ball-joint style mount to a 686 S2 speaker, remove the

bracket from the back panel of the speaker and securely attach

the ball component through the central slot. Reattach the bracket

and ball assembly to the back panel (see above).

Once the ball joint component is attached to the speaker, the

assembly may be connected to the socket component attached

to the wall. Ensure that the Manufacturer's instructions for

attaching the bracket to the wall are followed correctly.

B&W Group Ltd. can accept no liability for any failure of wall

fixings.

686 s2