Once it has been determined that there are no obstructions,
cut the hole to mount the speaker using the drywall saw at
a 90 degree angle to the wall surface. Cover the raw edges
of the wallboard with masking tape (see Fig. 3). This will
prevent the back pressure of the speaker from blowing loose
gypsum dust out and on to the painted wall surface after
installation. Do not allow the tape to extend more than 1/2”
beyond the edge of the hole into the room. The frame of the
AS8SW will cover and hide the tape.
Next, run your speaker wire to your speaker locations. A UL
rated, CL3 speaker wire, is recommended when running
wire inside your walls (such as Phoenix Gold Innovative
Home SS162W*). In many areas it may be required by code.
When running your speaker wire you should avoid having
the speaker wire run parallel to the 110V power lines to avoid
picking up hum and interference from the power service.
If the speaker wire needs to cross a 110V power line do it
at a right angle, this is acceptable and should not create a
problem.
If you are uncomfortable with running the speaker wire
yourself in existing construction, it is recommended that
you retain a qualifi ed custom home installation specialist or
electrician.
*Available in 3 convenient lengths: 50’ mini-spool
(M1650W), 100’ mini-spool (M16100W), and 250’ bulk spool
(SS162W/250).
Installing the Subwoofer
Installation Tip!
To further enhance the performance of your
AS8SW speakers, the wall stud cavity where you plan to
place your speakers can be stuffed with a generous quantity
of fi berglass insulation. If uninsulated, stuff the area above
and under the speaker opening with 6” thick insulation to a
depth of approximately 2 feet beginning 1 foot above and
1 foot below the speaker opening. If the insulation is foil
or paper backed, face the backing away from the AS8SW
speaker. The addition of this insulation will help prevent the
unwanted transfer of sound into the large and resonant cav-
ity of the uninsulated wall.
It is now time to connect the speaker wire to
the AS8SW. Your speaker wire is usually cod-
ed to maintain proper system phasing. This
can be by color coding, or one conductor may
have a printed marking or at least a rib along
one edge that will not be found on the other.
Identify which type of polarity coding that your
wire is using. You must carefully observe that
the positive terminal of the speaker output
on your amplifi er is connected to the positive
terminal of the AS8SW speaker. Likewise, the
negative terminal of the amplifi er’s speaker
output should be connected to the negative
terminal of the AS8SW speaker (Fig. 4).
Next, make sure that the doglegs are positioned
inside the frame of the speaker (Fig. 5).
With the grill removed, place the speaker in the
wall opening. Make sure that the speaker wire
is not hanging against the speaker where it can
vibrate and rattle as the speaker reproduces your
music.
Next, one at a time, turn each of the four screws
(Fig. 6) that operate the doglegs counter clockwise
a few turns until you feel the dogleg is loose from
its resting position. Now turn the screw clockwise
until you feel the dogleg contact the wall surface.
Tighten all four of the mounting
screws in the same manner
until the speaker is properly
aligned and held securley to the
wall surface.
Caution: Do not over tighten!
