Sonance SS6 - Manual

Sonance SS6

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Adding Speaker Volume Controls; P r o t e c t i n g t h e A m p l i f i e r
  • Page 3 – Receiver; Figure 1: Connecting the Selector to The Amplifier; Speaker; Receiver
  • Page 4 – Te c h n i c a l A s s i s t a n c e a n d S e r v i c e; E x c l u s i o n s a n d L i m i t a t i o n s
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I n t r o d u c t i o n

T h e S S 6 a n d S S 4 l e t y o u c o n n e c t m u l t i p l e p a i r s o f l o u d s p e a k e r s t o o n e r e c e i v e r o r a m p l i f i e r a n d h a v e a l l s e t s o f s p e a k e r s a c t i v e
at one time. The SS6 lets you connect up to six pairs of speakers; the SS4 lets you connect up to four. Each pair of speakers c a n
b e t u r n e d O N a n d O F F i n d e p e n d e n t l y.

W h e r e t o P l a c e t h e S p e a k e r S e l e c t o r

F o r o p t i m u m p e r f o r m a n c e , t h e s p e a k e r s e l e c t o r s h o u l d b e p l a c e d c l o s e t o y o u r r e c e i v e r / a m p l i f i e r.

I f y o u p l a c e t h e s e l e c t o r i n a n e n c l o s e d c a b i n e t o r b e t w e e n s h e l v i n g , m a k e s u r e t h e r e i s a d e q u a t e s p a c e ( a t l e a s t t w o i n c h e s )
b e t w e e n t h e t o p o f t h e s e l e c t o r a n d a n y s h e l v i n g , c a b i n e t r y, o r c o m p o n e n t s p l a c e d a b o v e i t . D

D o

o nn o

o tt p

p ll a

a cc ee tt hh ee ss p

p ee a

a kk ee rr

ss ee ll ee cc tt o

o rr o

o nn tt o

o p

p o

o ff o

o rr nn ee a

a rr p

p ll a

a ss tt ii cc o

o rr cc o

o m

m b

b uu ss tt ii b

b ll ee m

m a

a tt ee rr ii a

a ll ..

C o n n e c t i n g t h e S p e a k e r S e l e c t o r t o t h e A m p l i f i e r

IIm

mppoorrttaanntt:: TTuurrnn tthhee rreecceeiivveerr’’ss oorr aam

mpplliiffiieerr’’ss ppoow

weerr O

OFFFF bbeeffoorree m

maakkiinngg aannyy ccoonnnneeccttiioonnss ttoo tthhee sseelleeccttoorr..

Use 16-gauge (or larger) speaker cable like Sonance MediaLinQ Gold or Bronze 16/4 speaker wire to connect the amplifier t o
t h e s e l e c t o r.

1 . S t r i p ¼ ” – ½ ” o f i n s u l a t i o n f r o m e a c h s p e a k e r l e a d . Tw i s t t h e s t r a n d s t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e r e a r e n o s t r a y s t r a n d s .

2 . C o n n e c t t h e s p e a k e r l e a d s b e t w e e n y o u r a m p l i f i e r ’s s p e a k e r o u t p u t s a n d t h e i n p u t t e r m i n a l s o n t h e b a c k o f t h e s p e a k e r

s e l e c t o r ( s e e

F i g u r e 1 , o n p a g e 3 ) . To a v o i d a s h o r t - c i r c u i t t h a t c a n d a m a g e y o u r r e c e i v e r o r a m p l i f i e r, b e s u r e n o s t r a y

s t r a n d s o f w i r e t o u c h e a c h o t h e r o r t h e c h a s s i s ’ o f t h e s e l e c t o r o r a m p l i f i e r.

N o t e : D o u b l e c h e c k t h e p o l a r i t y o f t h e s p e a k e r w i r e s f o r e a c h c h a n n e l : A m p l i f i e r “ + ” t o S e l e c t o r “ + ”

a n d A m p l i f i e r “ – ” t o S e l e c t o r “ – ” .

C o n n e c t i n g t h e S p e a k e r S e l e c t o r t o S p e a k e r s

IIm

mppoorrttaanntt:: TTuurrnn tthhee rreecceeiivveerr’’ss oorr aam

mpplliiffiieerr’’ss ppoow

weerr O

OFFFF bbeeffoorree m

maakkiinngg aannyy ccoonnnneeccttiioonnss ttoo tthhee sseelleeccttoorr..

U s e 1 6 - g a u g e ( o r l a r g e r ) s p e a k e r c a b l e . I t i s e a s i e s t t o r u n 4 - c o n d u c t o r c a b l e ( f o r e x a m p l e , S o n a n c e M e d i a L i n Q g o l d o r
B r o n z e 1 6 / 4 s p e a k e r c a b l e ) f r o m e a c h s t e r e o p a i r o f s p e a k e r s t o o n e o f t h e s p e a k e r o u t p u t s o n t h e b a c k o f t h e s p e a k e r
s e l e c t o r ( s e e ‘ R o o m 1 ’ i n F i g u r e 2 , o n p a g e 3 ) .

1

CAUTION

U

Unnddeerr nnoorrm

maall ooppeerraattiinngg ccoonnddiittiioonnss tthhee ssppeeaakkeerr sseelleeccttoorr w

wiillll bbeeccoom

mee w

waarrm

m.. IIff nnoott uusseedd pprrooppeerrllyy tthhee

uunnddeerrssiiddee ooff tthhiiss uunniitt ccaann bbeeccoom

mee eexxttrreem

meellyy hhoott.. D

Doo nnoott ooppeerraattee tthhee sseelleeccttoorr w

wiitthh aann aam

mpplliiffiieerr tthhaatt

eexxcceeeeddss tthhee M

Maaxxiim

muum

m AAm

mpplliiffiieerr PPoow

weerr rraattiinnggss ddeessccrriibbeedd iinn tthhee

SSppeecciiffiiccaattiioonnss

sseeccttiioonn oonn ppaaggee 22..

TToo eennssuurree ssaaffee ooppeerraattiioonn ffoolllloow

w aallll ooff tthheessee iinnssttrruuccttiioonnss ccaarreeffuullllyy::

•• D

Doo nnoott ppllaaccee tthhee sseelleeccttoorr oonn ttoopp ooff oorr nneeaarr ppllaassttiicc oorr ccoom

mbbuussttiibbllee m

maatteerriiaall..

•• D

Doo nnoott ppllaaccee ootthheerr ccoom

mppoonneennttss ddiirreeccttllyy oonn ttoopp ooff tthhee sseelleeccttoorr..

•• D

Doo nnoott ppllaaccee tthhee sseelleeccttoorr iinn aann eenncclloosseedd ccaabbiinneett w

wiitthhoouutt pprroovviiddiinngg aaddeeqquuaattee vveennttiillaattiioonn..

S S 6 a n d S S 4 S p e a k e r S e l e c t o r
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Page 2 - Adding Speaker Volume Controls; P r o t e c t i n g t h e A m p l i f i e r

2 Adding Speaker Volume Controls We r e c o m m e n d t h a t y o u c o n n e c t a l l y o u r s p e a k e r s t o i n - w a l l v o l u m e c o n t r o l s ( l i k e t h e S o n a n c e V C 6 0 S / R ) a n d t h e n t o t h es p e a k e r s e l e c t o r ( s e e ‘ R o o m s 2 – 6 ’ i n F i g u r e...

Page 3 - Receiver; Figure 1: Connecting the Selector to The Amplifier; Speaker; Receiver

3 LR LR LR LR LR LR LR LR INPUT S PEAKER 6 S PEAKER 5 S PEAKER 4 S PEAKER 3 S PEAKER 2 S PEAKER 1 LR + – + – + – + – + – ROOM 5 ROOM 6 ROOM 3 ROOM 4 Volume Control Volume Control Speaker Outputs Amplifier/ Receiver SS6 Volume Control Volume Control Volume Control ROOM 2 ROOM 1 Figure 2: Connecting t...

Page 4 - Te c h n i c a l A s s i s t a n c e a n d S e r v i c e; E x c l u s i o n s a n d L i m i t a t i o n s

3 3 - 1 4 8 5 1 0 / 0 6 Te c h n i c a l A s s i s t a n c e a n d S e r v i c e I f y o u a n y h a v e q u e s t i o n s a b o u t t h e o p e r a t i o n o r i n s t a l l a t i o n o f t h i sp r o d u c t , p l e a s e c a l l o u r Te c h n i c a l A s s i s t a n c e D e p a r t m e n t o n a...

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