About this manual

This product is a fixed-installation speaker system used for amplifying sound and background music, in commercial spaces and similar areas.
This manual explains to the installer how to install the product.

Caution for safe installation is stated in “Installation Guide” which is included with the product. Please read this manual thoroughly before use.

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© 2018 Yamaha Corporation
Published 07/2018 CR-B0

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Installing the speaker

• Pre-installation
• Installation with included brackets
• Installation with wall mounting bracket (WMB-L1)
• Installation by vertical coupling (VCB-L1 + WMB-L1 + VCSB-L1)
• Installation by horizontal coupling (HCB-L1 + WMB-L1)

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Pre-installation

Strip the cable insulation as shown in the figure and connect the cables.

NOTE

Do not use solder to plate stranded wires, as this may cause the wires to break.

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Installation with included brackets

You can use the included mounting bracket to install the speaker on a wall.
Before installation, make sure the installation area can support the weight of the speaker.
Do not install on plasterboard.

NOTICE

When installing speakers, make sure the power amplifier is turned off.

CAUTION

Do not install the speakers horizontally, as the speakers may fall.

NOTE

This speaker can be painted with acrylic lacquer. See “Painting” for details.

Attaching the bracket base to the wall

1. Place the included template on the wall, to decide where the holes should go for the screws and cables.
2. Make holes in the wall for the cables, and pull the cables from the amplifier out through the holes.
3. Install the bracket base onto the wall. Position the narrow part of the bracket base down (towards the floor).
   The bracket base holes should be φ5.3 mm in size.
   

Installing the mounting bracket and safety wire onto the speakers

1. Install the mounting bracket onto the speaker using the included screws.
   Position both the upper and lower part of the mounting bracket at the third hole to install (see the figure below; only VXL1-8 have one location).
   Install the safety wire at the topmost hole position.

   CAUTION

   • Use the included safety wire.
   • If the included safety wire is not long enough, consider the weight of the speaker and the installation conditions, and procure an appropriate safety wire.

   

Setting the directionality (VXL1-24, VXL1-16 only)

1. Set the directionality by using a flat head screwdriver to operate the Vertical Coverage Selector on the back of the speaker.
   
   At this time, when you want to expand the area of coverage downwards, set the switch to WIDE.
   
   

Connecting the cables

1. Remove the Euroblock plug from the speaker.
   

   NOTE

   Although there are two different speaker connectors for top and bottom, they are the same (connected in parallel internally). You can use either one.

2. After loosening the terminal screws of the Euroblock plug with a flat-blade screwdriver, insert the cable into each terminal and tighten the screws.
   Tug on the cables to make sure that they cannot be pulled out.

   NOTE

   When installing outdoors, run the cables through the included terminal cover before inserting them into the connector.

   

   NOTE

   Use a flat-headed screwdriver with a blade width of 3 mm or less.

3. Attach the safety wire to the wall.

   CAUTION

   Attach the safety wire at a position higher than the speaker, where it does not sag.

4. Bring the connected Euroblock plug back to the socket on the main unit.
   
   When installing outdoors, attach the included terminal cover.
   

Installing the main speaker unit onto the wall

1. Fit the bracket base together with the mounting bracket by inserting from the top, making sure to insert the mounting bracket all the way until the parts lock together.

   NOTICE

   • Hold the middle of the speaker when installing.
   • (For VXL1-24, VXL1-16 only) Make sure that the mounting base and mounting bracket are locked together in two places, top and bottom.

   

   When removing, pick up the speaker while lightly pushing to the left.
   

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Installation with wall mounting bracket (WMB-L1)

CAUTION

• Do not install the wall mounting bracket WMB-L1 onto any speaker system other than the VXL1 Series.
• When coupling the speaker vertically with the VCB-L1, make sure to use the VCSB-L1.

When using it together with the vertical coupling support bracket VCSB-L1, see "Installation by vertical coupling (VCB-L1 + WMB-L1 + VCSB-L1).”

Attaching the bracket base to the wall

1. Remove the attached screw from the bracket in advance.
   
2. Place the included template on the wall, to decide where the holes should go for the bracket base.
3. Install the bracket base onto the wall. The bracket base holes should be φ12 mm in size.
   

Installing the mounting bracket and safety wire onto the speakers

1. Install the mounting bracket onto the speaker using the included screws.
2. Attach the safety wire. See the figure below for the locations of the mounting bracket and the safety wire.
   

Connecting the cables

1. Remove the Euroblock plug from the speaker.
   
2. After loosening the terminal screws of the Euroblock plug with a flat-blade screwdriver, insert the cable into each terminal and tighten the screws.
   Tug on the cables to make sure that they cannot be pulled out.

   NOTE

   When installing outdoors, run the cables through the included terminal cover before inserting them into the connector.

   

   NOTE

   Use a flat-headed screwdriver with a blade width of 3 mm or less.

3. Attach the safety wire to the wall.

   CAUTION

   Attach the safety wire at a position higher than the speaker, where it does not sag.

4. Bring the connected Euroblock plug back to the socket on the main unit.
   

Installing the main speaker unit onto the wall

1. Fit the bracket base together with the mounting bracket by inserting from the top.
   
2. Temporarily fasten the speaker using the removed angle-adjusting bolt.
   
3. Set a vertical swing angle. Fasten the two bolts (tightening torque: upper about 6.0 N·m, lower about 2.0 N·m) with the included hex wrench.
   

   NOTE

   Guides are inscribed on the bracket base in 2° increments.

4. Adjust a horizontal swing angle, and fasten the screw of the bracket base (tightening torque: about 12.0 N·m).

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Installation by vertical coupling (VCB-L1 + WMB-L1 + VCSB-L1)

CAUTION

• Do not install the vertical coupling support bracket VCSB-L1 onto any speaker system other than the VXL1 Series.
• When coupling the speaker vertically with the VCB-L1 and installing it with the WMB-L1, make sure to use the VCSB-L1.

NOTE

Screws for installing the bracket base onto the wall should be procured according to the wall material and structure.

Installing the vertical coupling bracket (VCB-L1) onto the speaker

1. Install the vertical coupling bracket onto the speaker using the included screws.
   

Connecting the cable between the vertically coupled speakers

1. Remove the Euroblock plug from the speaker.
   

   NOTE

   Although there are two different speaker connectors for top and bottom, they are the same (connected in parallel internally). You can use either one.

2. Use a flat-headed screwdriver to loosen the terminal screws of the Euroblock plug, insert the cables into the terminal openings, and then tighten the screws.
   Make sure the cables are secure and cannot be pulled out.

   NOTE

   When installing outdoors, run the cables through the included terminal cover before inserting them into the connector.

   

   NOTE

   Use a flat-headed screwdriver with a blade width of 3 mm or less.

3. Connect the coupled speaker connectors to each other.
   

Attaching the bracket base to the wall

1. Place the included template on the wall, to decide where the holes should go for the bracket base.
   The distance from the slotted hole in the top of bracket base for VCSB-L1 to the hole in the bottom of bracket base for WMB-L1 is as shown in the figure.
   
2. Install the bracket base for VCSB-L1 onto the wall. The size of the slotted hole is 12 × 17 mm.
3. Install the bracket base for WMB-L1 onto the wall. The bracket base holes should be φ12 mm in size.

Installing the mounting bracket and safety wire onto the speakers

1. Remove the attached screw from the bracket in advance.
   
2. Attach the included safety wire to the speaker.
3. Install the mounting bracket VCSB-L1 in the second hole from the speaker top using the included screw.
   
4. Install the mounting bracket WMB-L1 in the fourth and fifth holes from the speaker bottom.

Connecting the cables between the amplifier and the speaker unit

1. Attach the safety wire to the wall.

   CAUTION

   Attach the safety wire at a position higher than the speaker, where it does not sag.

2. Connect the cables from the amplifier to the speaker connector of the speaker unit.
   

Installing the main speaker unit onto the wall

1. Fit the bracket base for WMB-L1 together with the mounting bracket by inserting from the top.
   
2. Align the mounting bracket with the bracket base for VCSB-L1, and give temporary tightening to the point (A) using the removed screw.
   
3. Following the desired vertical swing angle, insert a spacer into the bracket and fasten it using the included wing nut.
   See "Installation pattern" for the angle.
   
4. Give final tightening to the temporarily tightened screw (tightening torque: about 0.6 N·m).
   
5. Fasten the two bolts of WMB-L1 (tightening torque: upper about 6.0 N·m, lower about 2.0 N·m) with the included hex wrench.
6. Set a horizontal swing angle. Following the swing angle, give final tightening to the screws on the bracket base (tightening torque: about 12.0 N·m).
   

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Installation by horizontal coupling (HCB-L1 + WMB-L1)

CAUTION

Do not install the horizontal coupling bracket HCB-L1 onto any speaker system other than the VXL1 Series.

Installing the horizontal coupling bracket onto the speaker

1. Install the bracket onto the speaker using the included screws.
   For VXL1-24 and VXL1-16, install the horizontal coupling bracket (S) in the first hole from the top, and the horizontal coupling bracket (L) in the fourth and fifth holes from the top.
   

   For VXL1-8, install the horizontal coupling bracket (L) in the first hole from the top, and the horizontal coupling bracket (S) in the first and second holes from the bottom.
   

Installing the main speaker unit onto the wall

1. Install the unit onto the wall using the WMB-L1.
   See "Installation with wall mounting bracket (WMB-L1)" for the installation procedure.
   

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Installing the speaker transformer (ST-L1)

CAUTION

Do not install the speaker transformer ST-L1 onto any speaker system other than the VXL1 Series.

NOTICE

A single unit of speaker transformer supports a single unit of VXL1 Series.

Installing the vertical coupling bracket onto the speaker

1. Install the vertical coupling bracket onto the speaker using the included screws.
   

Connecting the cables between the ST-L1 and the speaker unit

1. Remove the Euroblock plug from the speaker and the ST-L1.
   
2. Use a flat-headed screwdriver to loosen the terminal screws of the Euroblock plug, insert the cables into the terminal openings, and then tighten the screws.
   Make sure the cables are secure and cannot be pulled out.
   

   NOTE

   When installing outdoors, run the cables through the included terminal cover before inserting them into the connector.

   

   NOTE

   Use a flat-headed screwdriver with a blade width of 3 mm or less.

3. Connect the OUT connector of the ST-L1 and the connector of the speaker unit.
   

Installing the bracket and safety wire

1. When installing the unit onto the wall using the included brackets, see "Installation with included brackets" for the installation procedure.
2. When installing the unit onto the wall using the WMB-L1, see "Installation with wall mounting bracket (WMB-L1)" for the installation procedure.

Connecting the cables between the ST-L1 and the amplifier

1. Connect the cables from the amplifier to the IN connector of the ST-L1.
   

Setting the type and input wattage of the speaker

CAUTION

When operating the Speaker Selector, make sure the power amplifier is turned off.

NOTICE

Make sure that the total input wattage of speaker connected does not exceed the output of the power amplifier. Wrong setting will cause a malfunction in the speaker or the power amplifier.

1. Select the speaker to use, by turning the Speaker Selector on the side of the ST-L1 with a flat-headed screwdriver.
   
2. Similarly, select a tap to the transmission system (100-line (100 V)/70-line (70 V)) and the input wattage, by turning the Tap Selector with a flat-headed screwdriver.

NOTE

Do not connect to the 100 V power supply for home use

For details of connection at high impedance, see the explanation of the connection at high impedance at the following URL.
Yamaha Pro Audio site "Better Sound for Commercial Installations":
http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/training_support/better_sound/

NOTE

As necessary, affix a selector cover to the unit.

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Installing the port cover

If you require waterproofing equivalent to that of the IP35, install the port cover that is included with this product.

CAUTION

Use gloves or other protective wear when removing the grille, in order to avoid cutting your hands on the grille edges.

1. Remove the four screws on the top and bottom sides of the speaker, and remove the top and bottom panels.
   
2. Use caution not to scratch the grille, and slowly remove it from the speaker.
   
3. Remove the four screws from the bass reflex port.
   There are two bass reflex ports (top and bottom) on the VXL1-24/VXL1-16.
   
4. Align the port cover and fasten it in place using the screws that you removed.
   
   (For VXL1-8) Insert the port block into the bass reflex port, and then align the port cover and fasten it in place using the screws that you removed.

   NOTE

   Insert the port block so that it fits into the port.

   
5. Put the grille back on the speaker.
   When doing this, align the edges of the speaker with the position of the grille to fit the grille in place.
6. Fasten the top and bottom panels in place using the screws that you removed.

   NOTE

   Take appropriate measures to waterproof the openings below the terminal covers.

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Painting

When painting the VXL1 and the speaker transformer, we recommend using acrylic lacquer paint.

WARNING

Do not disassemble or modify this device (painting and installing the port cover excepted).
Doing so may cause electrical shock, fire, injury or malfunction.

CAUTION

• Work in an area that has adequate ventilation.
• Be careful when removing the grille to avoid injury.

NOTICE

• Painting procedures often require the use of volatile solvents that can cause fire. Follow all necessary safety precautions to avoid any risk of a fire or accident.
• Damage caused by painting the speaker is not covered by the warranty.

NOTE

The speaker transformer ST-L1 can be painted in the same way.

Painting the grille

1. Remove the four screws from the top and bottom of the speaker, and remove the top and the bottom plate.
   
2. Remove the grille from the speaker, taking care not to scratch it.

   CAUTION

   When removing the grille, wear gloves so as not to cut your hands on the grille edge.

   
3. Remove the emblem on the front of the grille.
   The emblem is attached by adhesive tape.
4. Before painting, remove any dust or dirt from the grille.
   Do not sand the enclosure.
5. Use spray paint to paint the grille.
   
   

   NOTE

   Make sure the holes in the grille do not become clogged with paint. If the holes become clogged with paint, sound quality may be affected.

6. When the paint is completely dry, attach the emblem to the grille.

Painting the speaker enclosure

1. Before painting, remove any dust or dirt from the enclosure.
   Do not sand the enclosure.
2. Use spray paint to paint the enclosure.
   Cover the speaker unit, baffle, and connectors using masking materials to avoid paint contact.
   
3. Allow the paint to dry completely.
4. After painting the speaker enclosure, top plate, and bottom plate, reattach the grille to the speaker.
   At this time, fit them with the speaker and grille ends in alignment.
5. Fasten the top and the bottom plate with the removed screws.

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