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Getting Started & WHO – Installer Skills and Tools
There are several related factors that must be considered before the installation of your Russound Advantage speakers:
WHO: Who is doing the installation, the homeowner, or a professional installer?
WHAT: What is the installation environment and the intended use (serious listening or background)?
WHEN: When will the installation be performed – during pre-construction or retrofit in an existing
home?
WHERE: Where is the best speaker location and where are the available speaker locations?
WIRE: Wire should be what gauge and what length? Can the speaker wires be run to the intended
location? Will there be any IR receivers mounted in any Iso-Mount speaker locations? If so,
what are the wiring requirements?
HOW: How are the speakers installed?
WHO – INSTALLER SKILLS AND TOOLS REQUIRED
This manual is designed to make your Advantage Series
speakers as easy to install as they are to listen to. If
you’ve had any home “do-it-yourself” experience, you
should find installation of your new speakers a manage-
able job. You should have a basic understanding of
hand and power tool operations, a working knowledge of
your audio system, and be able to operate a multimeter.
TOOLS NEEDED FOR INSTALLATION IN
EXISTING WALLS:
•Drill with a 1-inch flat bit
•Drill bit 1/4” larger than the diameter of the speaker
wire
•Retractable utility knife, Roto Zip®, Dremel®, or key-
hole saw
• #2 Phillips-head screw driver to fit the screws for the
integral swing-out mounting clamps
• #1 Phillips-head screw driver to fit earthquake screw
• Bubble level
• Pair of diagonal cutters or wire strippers
• Stud finder
•Multimeter
•Cardboard mounting template (included with speakers)
•Pencil
•Length of stiff wire about 3 feet long (a straightened
wire coat hanger works well)
•Insulated staples for securing speaker wire
•1.5V AA battery
•Masking tape
•Paint and applicator for painting the grille and outer
frame
• Fiberglass screening (one square foot for each Twist
& Tilt speaker only)We suggest you read through this
manual first before proceeding with installation to
familiarize yourself with the entire installation
process. If you then decide that installing your
Russound Advantage Series Speakers is beyond your
skills, call your Russound dealer to arrange for pro-
fessional installation. Be ready to tell your installer if
the speakers will be used for direct listening or for
background sound, and to discuss the desired speak-
er locations.
Note: For shipping, grilles are placed in protective card-
board sleeves packed between the two loudspeaker
assemblies. Use caution when unpacking as the card-
board sleeves are also the cutout templates.