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Niles Audio 

Corporation

12331 S.W. 130 Street   

Miami, Florida 33186 

Tel: (305) 238-4373   

Fax: (305) 238-0185

© 1999 Niles Audio Corporation. DS00199A

Printed in Taiwan

Summary of Contents for OS-20

Page 1: ...I N G H I G H F I D E L I T Y A N D A R C H I T E C T U R E I N S T A L L A T I O N O P E R A T I O N G U I D E Niles Audio Corporation 12331 S W 130 Street Miami Florida 33186 Tel 305 238 4373 Fax 3...

Page 2: ...heir own back yard CONGRATULATIONS Thank you for choosing the OS 20 Indoor Outdoor Loudspeaker from Niles With proper installation and operation you ll enjoy years of trouble free use Niles manufactur...

Page 3: ...added stability FEATURES BENEFITS Precision Crossover An electronic dividing network inside the cabinet precisely distributes the music to the woofer and the tweeter The two way design of the OS 20 s...

Page 4: ...The hardware is made of stainless steel or brass and the binding posts are plat ed with gold The bracket and grill are made of aluminum oxidation is self lim iting with aluminum and it is powder coat...

Page 5: ...ire stripper A pencil A level optional Three screws or bolts suitable for the mounting surface The proper screwdriver for your mounting hardware A drill bit of the right size and type An electric dril...

Page 6: ...asure the distance between the ideal listening position and the wall you plan to mount the speakers on Try to place the speak ers so that they are at least one half the listening distance apart this m...

Page 7: ...t compromise safety PAINTING THE OS 20 The enclosure the brackets and the grills of the OS 20 can all be painted to match the surroundings Because we want you to preserve the acoustic quali ties of th...

Page 8: ...inserting the supplied paint masks in place of the grills Painting the Cabinet Bracket Knobs and Bracket 1 Apply two thin coats of a primer to the cabinet and knobs We recommend Krylon Sandable Spray...

Page 9: ...ker to the bracket Do not tight en the knobs completely Angle the speaker so that the rear terminals are accessible 5 Connect one stripped wire end or connector to the black and one to the red termina...

Page 10: ...reflect and contain the sound It requires more power to achieve a reasonable volume of sound outside than it does when you are indoors You also frequently find yourself very far from the speaker It i...

Page 11: ...for runs up to eighty feet Fourteen gauge 2 conductor unshielded or shielded wire for runs up to two hundred feet Temperature Extremes 50 to 200 Fahrenheit Dimensions Speaker without U Bracket 9 7 8 W...

Page 12: ...e factory only at its expense within the United States of America THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FIT NESS FOR A P...

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