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COAXIAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Diagram A (page 6) shows typical installation
procedures into a fiberglass panel, using the
supplied hardware. Always follow proper safety
procedures. Use eye-protection at all times and a
dust mask and gloves when cutting.
1) Choose a flat mounting surface that has
sufficient depth and air space behind it to
accept the speaker.
2) Using a hole saw or jigsaw, cut a mounting
hole for your respective speaker model (see
“Mounting Hole Diameter (E)” specifications,
page 2). If using a jigsaw, tracing the supplied
mounting template will provide you with an
accurate line on which to cut.
3) Place the speaker in the hole (or use the
mounting template) and mark the screw hole
locations using a sharp, pointed tool.
4) Remove the speaker and drill a pilot hole (see
Pilot Hole Recommendation chart on page
6) in each of the screw locations. It is also
advisable to use a hand-driven countersink
tool on each hole to further inhibit gel-coat
cracking of fiberglass panels.
5) Connect the speaker wires from the
amplifier to the woofer connections.
See Speaker Wiring Diagram on page 7.
6) Connect the LED activation wires to the
LED circuit leads. See LED Wiring on page 7.
8) Place the speaker into the opening.
9) While holding the speaker firmly in its
mounting location, place the #8 x 1 1/8-inch
Phillips pan-head mounting screws (with
washers) and snug in a criss-cross pattern,
then tighten with a hand screwdriver in a
criss-cross pattern.
Non-standard installations may require different
hardware. Always use marine-grade, stainless-steel
fasteners to ensure a secure, reliable installation.
LED WIRING CONSIDERATIONS
• Do not connect the speakers' LED lights to the
vessel's navigational lighting circuits.
• For short-circuit protection, install a supplied
fuseholder onto EACH speaker's BLUE (+12V)
LED power connection lead.
• Connect all BLUE (+12V) leads together
(parallel) and connect to a sw12V
supply. Connect all YELLOW (GND) leads
together and connect to negative ground or to
the NEGATIVE battery post. See LED Wiring
on page 7.
• We recommend activating the speakers' LEDs
thru a cabin/interior lighting circuit that
su12V via an existing switch. If an
existing switched circuit is not available, you
may install a dedicated toggle/rocker style
switch that will supply positive (+12V) power.
Fuse this connection according to how many
LED circuits you have (LED circuits x 150 mA).
• We recommend a minimum of 16AWG wire
size for each speaker's LED connection circuits.
INSTALLING THE SPEAKERS
Once mounting locations have been
established, run speaker cables from the amplifier
outputs to the mounting locations. Now is also a
good time to run wires to each speaker location
for LED activation.