TruAudio AS-1 User Manual

ACOUSTISCAPE
Residential Outdoor Landscape Speakers
Description:
Truaudio's new ACOUSTISCAPE speakers bring a new
dimension to outdoor audio. Designed to blend in with the
landscape, they produce wonderful, rich sound with an
amazing amount of volume given their diminutive size.
Flexible mounting options and amplification requirements
make them an ideal choice for almost any outdoor
installation. Robust and weatherproof, these speakers will
stand up to all kinds of weather conditions to give you
years of trouble-free enjoyment.
Contents:
(1) ACOUSTISCAPE speaker and linkage assembly
(1) Yard stake assembly
(2) Weatherproof wire nuts
Yard Placement and Acoustic Layout:
Before determining placement of your ACOUSTISCAPE
speaker(s), you should first determine the listening area
that you would like to cover. These speakers have a wide
sound dispersion pattern for even coverage over a large
area. A good rule of thumb is to place speakers
approximately 20' apart and not more than 30' from the
listening position. For the best sound, select locations that
have an unobstructed view of and are approximately
equal distance from the listening area. Smaller yards can
achieve great results with as few as one pair of speakers,
but depending on the desired volume and evenness of
coverage you may choose to use more.
LANDSCAPING
HOUSE
YARD PLACEMENT
Amplifier Selection and Wiring:
The ACOUSTISCAPE speakers can be used with a
traditional 8 ohm amplifier, or with a 70V / 100V amplifier.
Typically you would choose an 8 ohm amplifier when the

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Outdoor Landscape Speaker
AS-1 & AS-2
8 ohm / 70V / 100V
PADIO
distance to the speaker is short and you will not be
daisy-chaining the speakers. You would typically choose
a 70V / 100V amplifier when the distance to the speakers
is long (over 40') or when you are installing multiple
speakers and would rather daisy chain them instead of
wiring each speaker back to its own amplifier channel.
Each ACOUSTISCAPE speaker has a switch at the rear
for selecting either 8 ohm or one of 5 different 70V / 100V
settings. When wiring the speakers to an 8 ohm amplifier,
always use the 8 ohm setting to avoid damaging the
amplifier. When using a 70V / 100V amplifier, set the
switch position to the desired wattage setting. There are 5
settings from 2W to 30W. This setting determines
approximately how much power the speaker will draw
from the amplifier. When
speakers, add the combined wattage settings for all
speakers on the circuit to calculate the total wattage draw
to the amplifier. For example, if there are 5 speakers on a
circuit and each speaker is set to 15W, this would
represent a total draw of 75 Watts to the amplifier. To
avoid damaging the amplifier, this total should not exceed
the wattage rating of the amplifier.
When using a 70V / 100V amplifier, it is possible to
daisy-chain the speakers to minimize the number of
amplifier channels and the amount of wire required. See
the diagram below for an example of daisy-chaining.
When daisy-chaining multiple speakers together, typically
each speaker on a circuit will be set to the same wattage
setting. However the wattage setting may be used in
some instances to increase or decrease the volume of a
particular speaker on the circuit. Be careful to not exceed
the capabilities of the amplifier when changing wattage
settings.
70v / 100v DAISY-CHAIN
70 V / 100V
AMP
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8 OHM
AMP
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daisy-chaining multiple
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8 OHM HOME RUN
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