Sonance X4 Series Installation Manual

Architectural Series
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Installing the Speakers

Architectural Series speakers are installed after the Bracket has been installed into the wall or ceiling and
the area has been dr ywalled, mudded, painted and completely finished.
1. Remove the Paint Shield from the Panel Bracket.
• Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 4 screws that attach the paint shield to the bracket.
(See Figure 1 .)
Remove
Screws from
Paint Shield
Figure 1: Removing the Paint Shield
2. FOR ROUND AND SQUARE MODELS ONLY: Remove the packing material around the woofer magnet
at the back of the speaker. Make sure that the pivot tensioner arms are located behind the crossover
cover overhangs (see Figure 2), and make sure that the woofer is facing straight out (not pivoted to
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3. Strip ¼" – ½" of insulation from each lead of the
s p e a k e r w i r e . Tw i s t t h e s t r a n d s o r t i n t h e
exposed wire with solder to ensure that there are
no stray strands. (Stray strands that touch each
other can cause a shor t-circuit that can damage
your amplifier.)
4. The speaker's spring-loaded connector posts are
located under the crossover cover (see Figure 3 ).
Push the top of each connector post down to
open the connector and inser t 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 "–".
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Tensioner Arms
Behind Cover
Figure 2: Positioning the Pivot Tensioners (Round & Square Models Only)
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Remove
Packing
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Figure 3: 6" Series & 4" Series Connection Terminals
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INCORRECT
Tensioner Arms Packing
Exposed Material
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+
–