Moderno MLCR Instruction Manual

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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing Moderno M LCR THX

®

in-wall home theater 

speakers. When properly installed, these TH XSelect

®

-certified 

speakers will bring-out the best in all your entertainment, delivering

film soundtracks as their creators intended them to sound and 

reproducing music with outstanding clarity and realism. This manual

will teach you about your new speakers’ features and will show you

how to get the very best performance from them. Please read it 

thoroughly. 

TOOLS NEEDED

You will need the following tools to install your Moderno speakers:

• Pencil

• Keyhole or drywall saw

• Philips screwdriver

• Small level

• Fish tape or coat hanger

• Wire strippers

• Gloves

• Safety goggles

• Drill with ¼” – ½” bit (for test hole) and 1”

Flat bit (if drilling through studs)

BOX CONTENTS

Your Moderno speaker box should contain the following items:

(1) Moderno M LCR speaker

(1) Paintable grille

(1) Mounting cutout template (in packaging)

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

Home Theater Left/Center/Right Channels

• Place the left & right speakers on either side of the video screen,

from 6 feet to 10 feet apart and  38 – 42 inches from the floor, 

oriented vertically with their tweeters away from the video screen.

• If possible, locate the left and right speakers at least 18 inches

away from the side walls.

• If possible, locate the center speaker at the same height as the left &

right channel speakers (38 – 42 inches from the floor), oriented 

horizontally with its tweeter on top.

• If you must place the center speaker above or below a video screen,

we recommend placing it no more than 2 feet above or below the

center of the left and right speakers.

Use the illustration at the top of the next column as a guide. 

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Stereo (2-Channel)

Follow the directions for Home Theater placement for the left and

right speakers.

• If listeners will be standing instead of seated, locate the speakers

with their centers approximately 5 feet from the floor.

BEFORE INSTALLATION: IR KNOCKOUT

The Moderno M LCR speaker has a knockout for installing an I R

receiver into the speaker’s front baffle. In systems where the elec-

tronics may be placed in an inconvenient location, this allows you to

control your system’s electronics by aiming remote controls at the front

of the room instead of at the electronics.

To remove the knockout, drill it out from the rear using a drill with a

½” bit (there is a sleeve guide directly behind the knockout).

After inserting the I R receiver through the hole, seal it into the 

speaker using silicone caulk (make sure that there are no gaps

around the receiver that could create air leaks) and dress the cable

behind the speaker along with the speaker wire.

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2'

(max.)

18"

From Side

Wall

6' – 10'

Apart

18"

From Side

Wall

IR

Knockout

IR

Sleeve