James Loudspeakers 101SA-6 Installation Manual Download Page 2

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Place the speaker  on top of the
the temporary holders 

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Expand the bracket to fit from joist to joist (Fig. 8). Then fix to the joists using
a drywall screw (Fig. 9). Make certain the bracket is flush with the joist (Fig.10). 
(Drywall screws not included)

Fix the brackets to the Joists

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Cut a couple a 2 x 4s or 1 x 2s, a
few inches wider than the ceiling
joists. Then with a couple of drywall
screws, mount the temporary 
holders to the joists. (Drywall screws
not included). 

Mount temporary holders to joists

These will help you

hold the speaker up

and make the speaker

mount flush to the

future drywall. 

Fig. 5

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Fig. 8

Fig. 9

Fig. 10

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Installation guide for the 101SA-6 In-Ceiling Speaker

101SA-6

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Remove the temporary
holders from the joists 

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Double check that the
face of the speaker
is plumb with joist 
 

Adjust if needed
(loosen the bracket
slightly and adjust the
speaker’s position up
or down or as required
(Fig. 13).

Tighten screws by hand 
enough to securely fix the
bracket to the speaker
case (Fig. 11).  

You can adjust the side-
to-side  position of the 
speaker by sliding the 
bracket before 
tightening.

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Firmly secure the bracket
to the speaker  

Remove drywall
screws and remove the
temporary holders
(Fig. 12a).
 
Tighten bracket to speaker
with drill or Allen key, careful
not to strip the threads on the 
brackets (Fig. 12b).

Fig. 11

Fig. 12a

Fig. 13

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Strip and insert wires

into terminals

Minimum 18 gauge wire, 

heavier gauges for longer 

wire runs. 

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Fig. 14

Note:

 63SA-7 is pictured in 

steps 2,8. Procedures for 

101SA-7 are identical. 

Fig. 12b

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