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Estimated time for this step: 45 minutes
With your receiver installed, you now have a base for routing your cables.
DROP-CEILING ROUTING
If you want to run cables above a drop (acoustic tile)
ceiling, follow the guidelines below. (If you just run
cables along the wall, follow the instructions starting
on page 17.
1. Remove selected ceiling tiles
Remove any ceiling tiles you marked in
Step 3.
Remove the ceiling tiles directly above the
sensor or IR speaker locations you marked
in
Step 4.
Remove the ceiling tile directly above the
receiver you mounted in
Step 5.
2. Prepare and route cable
Tie an object, such as a roll of electrical tape, to
some twine to use as a pull line. This will help
you more accurately direct the cable in the area
above the ceiling.
Standing on a ladder with your head and
shoulders in the space where you’ll install a
ceiling speaker, toss the weighted end of your
twine through ceiling space into the open tile
hole above your receiver.
Connect the other end of the twine to the speaker
cable. Pull cable through to the receiver.
Your goal is to have the cable entirely above the
ceiling, with only the two ends protruding from the
open space above the receiver and your chosen
speaker tile.
Repeat these steps for the other three speakers and for your sensors.
Note: Do not shorten or lengthen the sensor cable. Doing so may reduce system performance.
Tip
Can’t get the pull line to the receiver in one throw?
Get the weighted end of the pull line as close to the receiver as you can.
Then move your ladder under the tile where your cable stopped, remove
that tile, and repeat until you’ve hit the mark.
Step 6:
Connect cables
