Community DA6 Installa on/Opera on Manual — Page 4
DA6
Installing the DA6
W i r i n g t h e I n s ta l l a o n
Bring the speaker cable to each DA6 loca on before moun ng the DA6 to the wall. Use 16-gauge or larger stranded
speaker cable for best results. Leave approximately 6” (15 cm) of speaker cable coming out of the wall at each loca on for
connec on to the DA6. When the DA6 is mounted to the wall, this speaker cable will be pushed back into the wall or electrical
box.
M o u n n g a n d W i r i n g t h e D A 6
Bring the speaker cable through the center hole in the DA6 moun ng plate (Figure 1). Then, securely fasten the DA6
moun ng plate to the wall and electrical box (if used). Con rm safe moun ng to a building structural member.
Locate and examine the Euro socket on the rear of the DA6. The inside pair of connec ons are for the loudspeaker.
The outside pair of connec ons are paralleled to the inside pair and are provided for convenient daisy-chaining to the next DA6
in a distributed system. Note the le pair of connec ons is posi ve or “+” and the right pair of connec ons is nega ve or “-“.
Strip about 1/4” (6 mm) from each speaker wire and a ach them to the provided Euro connector. Correct polarity is
cri cal for proper opera on so con rm that the + wire is connected to posi on #2 and the - wire is connected to posi on #3 on
the Euro connector. If the next loudspeaker is to be connected in daisy-chain fashion, connect its wires to posi on #1 (+) and
posi on #4 (-).
Use a straight-blade or Phillips screwdriver to set the DA6 tap switch to the posi on chosen by the system designer.
This must be done before moun ng the DA6 to the wall.
Plug the Euro connector into the Euro socket on the rear of the DA6. The connector should seat rmly in the socket.
Figure 1
Moun ng
Plate
Euro Connector
Tap Switch
Euro Socket
