Community Distributed Design Series
Installation and Operation Manual
Page 26
The New Construction Brackets support the
loudspeakers in plaster/dry wall ceilings.
Multiple holes in the bracket’s two “ears”
permit convenient attachment to nearby ceil-
ing beams. The drywall typically is cut with
a router-type tool, in which case the bracket
central hole will serve as a cutout guide for
the router bit.
Inserting the Loudspeaker Assembly into the
Back Can
1. Bring the wiring from the ceiling to the top
of the can and attach it to the terminal block
(see the next Section of this manual,
Painting
The Loudspeaker
, for details). Secure the wir-
ing with the top plate/strain relief clamp.
Note
: Before sliding the back can into the
hole, slightly bend each Drop-Stop tab out-
ward from the back can approximately 1/2-
inch (12mm) so the Drop-Stop tabs protrude
and will fully engage the C-ring when the back
can is inserted into the ceiling cutout hole.
2. Slide the back can into the hole. When
you press the can fully into place, the four
Drop-Stop
installation assist tabs will spread
atop the C-ring, and you may hear them
“snap” into position; you can now continue
without having to hold the back can in place.
The illustration in Figure 26 on page 23
shows how the
Drop-Stop
tabs work, and is
equally applicable with C-Ring Support Plate
or New Construction Bracket installations in
drywall ceilings.
3. Locate the four Philips-head can clamp
actuators around the perimeter of the back
can’s front flange, and using a #2 Phillips
screwdriver twist each actuator clockwise
until you feel tension as the clamps securely
lock the back can to the ceiling (refer to Fig-
ure 27 on page 23). The back cans leave the
Community factory with these clamps fully
open (so that approximately 1.5
"
/ 38 mm
thick ceilings can be accommodated).
Note
. If you are thinking of using the Can Adapter/Trim Ring to fit a
complete Community Loudspeaker Assembly into an existing oversize
ceiling hole, please forget about it!
We do not recommend this practice.
The loudspeaker has minimal support and is more apt to cause the ceiling
to sag. Also, this almost certainly would not satisfy seismic codes if any such
codes are applicable.
