Sonance fms530 User Guide

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing Sound Advance FastMount

®

weather-resistant speakers. When properly installed, these

speakers will give you many years of outdoor entertainment

pleasure. To get the most out of your new speakers, please

read this manual thoroughly before you begin installation.
The directions in this manual apply to all of the following models:

FMS860B, FMS860W, FMS660B, FMS660W, FMS530B,

FMS530W

PARTS LIST

Your Sound Advance FastMount speakers include the following:
• (2) Sound Advance FastMount speakers
• (2) Grilles 
• (2) Wiring terminal covers
• (2) Mounting brackets (attached to the speakers)

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

All FastMount speakers are highly weather-resistant, and

when mounted outdoors will perform exceptionally well for

years even under adverse weather conditions. 
The new FastMount mounting system makes it easy to mount

the speakers in a variety of positions and locations:

The best performance is obtained by placing the left and right

speakers at ear level,  6 – 10 feet apart. The speakers should

be facing the listeners.
• If you are mounting the speakers above or below ear level,

pivot them up or down to direct the sound towards the 

listeners.

• You can orient the speakers either horizontally or vertically

without affecting the sound quality.

WIRE GAUGE

Extra resistance in the speaker wire can make a speaker sound

less dynamic and reduce definition of the bass frequencies. In

extreme cases, it can even attenuate high frequencies. Also,

amplifier power is wasted in wire with extra resistance, reduc-

ing your system’s maximum output level.
To prevent degrading sound quality, the total wire resistance

should be less than 10% of the speaker’s impedance. This

means that for an 8-ohm speaker, the total resistance of the

wire should be less than 0.8 ohms. 
Refer to the Wire Resistance table below when selecting the

proper wire gauge for your system:

INSTALLING THE SPEAKERS

1. Remove the speakers from the mounting brackets by pulling the

tabs on the front panels away from each other, as shown below.

1

I N S T R U C T I O N   M A N U A L

F A S T M O U N T

®

S E R I E S  

WEATHER-RESISTANT SPEAKERS

Under an eave

On a pole 

In a corner

Against a wall

Pull tabs away from each other

Slide speaker off bracket

Wire resistance in Ohms vs. length of cable run

Distance in Feet

50' 100' 150' 200' 250' 300'

1.04

.65

.41

.26

.16

.10

18 gauge

16 gauge

14 gauge

12 gauge

10 gauge

20 gauge

2.07

1.30

.82

.52

.32

.20

3.11

1.96

1.22

.77

.49

.31

4.14

2.61

1.63

1.03

.65

.41

5.18

3.26

2.04

1.29

.81

.51

6.22

3.91

2.45

1.55

.97

.61