Installation Instructions
PREPARATION FOR INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION
Pre-wire or Pre-construction
Locate all obstructions (AC wiring, plumbing, duct work, studs, and joists).
Route the speaker wire to the speaker location avoiding all obstacles.
Lyric Speakers offers New Construction Brackets (Rough-In Brackets) that can
be fastened to the adjacent studs. Once the dry wall is installed, the opening
is cut out. There are tie-off molded into the bracket for speaker wire tie-off to
keep the wire from being lost during construction.
Retrofit Installation
Locate existing pipes, duct work, and AC wiring before cutting any holes in the
ceiling.
1. Center the cardboard template between adjacent joists, avoiding all wiring,
pipes, duct work, and lightly mark the outline with a pencil.
2. Cut the hole with the appropriate tool.
Note:
Run four-conductor wiring
for dual tweeter speakers.
Rough-in Bracket
Speaker Cable
Stud / Joist
Trace around the template
Cut out the opening
Cut-out
Template
Cut-out
Template
1. Connect the speaker wire to the speaker terminals:
• Leave about 2' (60 cm) of wire extending through the ceiling cut-out.
• Pull the conductors apart so the last two inches are separated and remove
1/2" (13 mm) of insulation from the end of each conductor.
• Twist the strands in each conductor into tight spirals.
• Attach the speaker wires to the red and black speaker terminals. Connect
the Positive (+) conductor to the Red terminal and the Negative (-)
conductor to the Black terminal. Make sure that no stray strands of wire are
touching the other conductor or terminal.
• Dual Tweeter speakers have four terminals; Right(+), (-) and Left(+), (-).
Run an extra pair of conductors and observe proper polarity when making
connections.
2. Center the speaker in the cutout. Rotate the frame as needed before
tightening the screws. Tighten the screws equally until the clamps secure the
frame. Do not overtighten.
3. Attach the magnetic grille.
Insertion of speaker wire on
back of speaker baffle
Install Speaker
Speaker
Speaker
Magnetic Grille
Magnetic
Grille
As screws are
tightened, clamp
will rotate out and
snug against the
drywall.
Cutout
Clamp
3 Mounting screws
Speaker
Cable
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