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Acoustech HT-8C

Ceiling Speaker System

Installation and Owner’s Manual

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Summary of Contents for HT-8C

Page 1: ...Acoustech HT 8C Ceiling Speaker System Installation and Owner s Manual Acoustech A Company ...

Page 2: ...TO DO THE JOB SPEAKER SYSTEM PARTS INVENTORY Before you get involved in the actual installation process it s a good idea to check for possible shipping damage and identify parts and hardware You should have the parts shown in Drawing 1 m One 1 Acoustech loudspeaker system with attached grille m White cardboard mounting template outer perforation m White cardboard masking template for painting inne...

Page 3: ...ng Speakers can be used for background music as a primary listening system or as built in rear surround speakers in an audio video home theater Background music If you just want low volume background music to float through a room placement for best acoustics is not particularly critical You can pretty well ignore all our diagrams and tips on imaging and other acoustical matters Just put your speak...

Page 4: ...eps you re going to locate a section of ceiling between the woodframing or in the wall between two studs mark the outer boundaries of the hole drill a small hole in the center to confirm your location and then cut the main hole DRAWING 5 A Trace template outline B Drill 1 inch pilot hole C Probe with wire for stud clearance D Cut speaker hole along outline 1 First you must determine the location o...

Page 5: ...nd Tape any kind will do 2 Crawl up into the attic with all the afore mentioned stuff and proceed to a spot that s directly over the speaker cut out hole 3 Time to use that roll of cable Push two cables through the speaker cut out 4 Making sure the ends don t get pulled back up through the hole reel out cable while moving across the attic crawl space until you reach the location above your amplifi...

Page 6: ...n the rear to push the grille off 2 See Drawing 9 Make sure all the clamping brackets dog legs are turned inward as shown in the picture before going up on the ladder to install the unit in the ceiling 3 Find the wire you ran previously hopefully hanging down through the hole you cut Strip the ends if you haven t already done so and connect as described in Section F 4 Insert the speaker into the c...

Page 7: ...during bass notes back off And naturally if the internal protection circuits are intermittently shutting off the tweeter you re exceeding its safe power input level Transients Loud deep THUMPs caused when you turn your stereo on or off can seriously damage any loudspeaker including your Acoustech ceiling models It s always a good practice to turn the volume down or press the MUTE button if your re...

Page 8: ...of B I C America Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Licensing Corporation Specifications HT 8C Frequency response 38Hz 22 000Hz Power Handling 10 175 watts per channel Sensitivity 90dB Woofer 8 Poly graphite Tweeter 1 soft dome Crossover type Second Order 3 5kHz Impedance 8 ohms Overall Dimensions 103 4 dia Required cut out 91 2 dia Required depth 37 16 Due to our continual efforts to improv...

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