Mounting the Bar Speaker on a Wall

Bar speaker

Note

  • Prepare screws (not supplied) that are suitable for the wall material and stability. Depending on the wall material, the wall may be damaged.
  • Fasten the screws securely in the wall beam.
  • Hang the bar speaker horizontally on the reinforced wall.
  • Have the installation done by a Sony dealer or licensed contractor and pay special attention to safety during the installation.
  • Sony shall not be held responsible for accidents or damage caused by improper installation, insufficient wall stability, improper screw installation, natural disasters, etc.
  • Two or more persons are required to hang the bar speaker for safety.
  1. Prepare two screws (not supplied) that are suitable for the holes on the wall mounting bracket (supplied).

    Illustration indicating the dimensions of a screw. Use a screw with a thread diameter of 4 mm (3/16 in) and a length excluding the screw head of more than 30 mm (1 3/16 in).

    (a) 4 mm (3/16 in)

    (b) More than 30 mm (1 3/16 in)


    Hole on the wall mounting bracket

    Illustration indicating the dimensions of the hole on the rear of the bar speaker. The upper part is 5 mm (13/64 in) wide and the lower part is 10 mm (13/32 in) wide.

    (c) 5.0 mm (13/64 in)

    (d) 10 mm (13/32 in)

  2. Measure the depth of the mounted TV (e) and find out the required space between the bottom of the TV and the top of the bar speaker (f) in the table below.

    Space is required to ensure that the TV does not interfere with the output surround sound from the bar speaker towards the ceiling.

    TV

    Bar speaker

    Depth of the mounted TV (e) Required space between the bottom of the TV and the top of the bar speaker (f)
    Less than 110 mm (4 3/8 in) 120 mm (4 3/4 in) or more
    110 mm (4 3/8 in) or more 200 mm (7 7/8 in) or more
  3. Align the vertical line above the “ TV CENTER LINE” printed on the WALL MOUNT TEMPLATE (supplied) with the center of the width of your TV.

    Align the TV CENTER LINE, which is in the center of the width of the WALL MOUNT TEMPLATE, with the center of the width of your TV.

    Center of the TV

    WALL MOUNT TEMPLATE

  4. Align the “ BAR SPEAKER TOP LINE” printed on the WALL MOUNT TEMPLATE with the bottom of the required space between the bottom of TV and the top of the bar speaker (f) measured in step 2, then adhere the WALL MOUNT TEMPLATE on the wall with a commercially available adhesive tape, etc.

    WALL MOUNT TEMPLATE

    Adhesive tape, etc.

  5. Fasten the screws prepared in step 1 securely into the screw marks on the “ SCREW LINE” printed on the WALL MOUNT TEMPLATE.

    There are black circle marks indicating the screw mounting positions 387 mm (15 1/4 in) to the left and right of the center of the WALL MOUNT TEMPLATE. Fasten screws into these marks, leaving a length between 2.0 mm and 3.0 mm (approx. 1/8 in) between the screw head and the wall.

    Screws

    Marks

    (g) 387 mm (15 1/4 in)

    (h) 2.0 mm to 3.0 mm (approx. 1/8 in)

  6. Remove the WALL MOUNT TEMPLATE.
  7. Hang the wall mounting brackets on the screws on the wall.

    Hang the wall mounting brackets so that the screws mounted in step 5 pass through the holes of the brackets and the brackets are hung on the screws.

    Wall mounting bracket

  8. Put the bar speaker on the wall mounting brackets.

  9. Align the positions of the screw hole on the bottom of the bar speaker and hole of the wall mounting bracket, then fix the bar speaker to the wall mounting brackets by fastening the screws (supplied) securely.

    Wall mounting bracket

    Screw

    Bottom of the bar speaker

Note

  • When adhering the WALL MOUNT TEMPLATE on the wall, smooth it out fully.
  • Make sure to use the supplied wall mounting brackets when mounting the bar speaker on a wall. Do not mount the bar speaker on a wall directly. The temperature inside the bar speaker rises considerably, and it may cause damage or malfunction.
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