•
Horizontal wire runs should be routed through
holes drilled at equal heights in the studs.
•
Do not install the actual speaker until the wall
board is in place. Until then leave several feet
of wire secured to the back of the mounting
ring. The excess wire can be removed during
final installation.
During the drywall installation, make sure the
speaker cut-out hole does not extend farther than
1/4 inch from the inside of the mounting ring. The
flat rough-in rings and flaps are thin enough that
they won’t interfere with installation.
Step 2.
After you have determined the speaker
locations using the guidelines above, secure a 16
gauge 2 conductor cable to the mounting ring
tabs (see figure
9), such as the
M&S Systems
MS16X, for at-
tachment to the
speakers after
the dry wall has
been installed.
Leave at least
1 8 i n c h e s
additional cable
f o r t h e
c o n n e c t i o n
during final
s p e a k e r
i n s t a l l a t i o n .
Run the other end of the speaker cable to the
audio source.
NOTE:
Make a drawing of each speaker location.
This will assist you in locating the wires that have
been covered after the sheet rock has been
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installed.
Step 3.
This is the finish-out stage.
Prepare the
speaker wiring by stripping off approximately 3
inches of the outer jacket (care should be taken
so the insulation on the wires inside the jacket
are not damaged) also strip approximately 3/8
inch off the ends of the two inside conductors.
Twist the ends of the stranded cable so the wires
are tight.
Step 4.
Follow the instructions included with the
volume control and amplifier.
Step 5.
You are now ready to install the frame.
Remove the paint mask.
Be careful not to touch
the speaker cones and tweeters when
removing the paint mask in order to prevent
any damage.
Remove the baffle from the frame
and fasten the frame to the pre-construction
bracket. Attach the speaker cable to the speaker
by pressing down on the red (+) or black (-) gold-
plated push terminals and inserting the red wire
in the red terminal and the black wire in the black
terminal. See figure 10. Make sure that none of
the strands from the black and red wires are
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Positive
(red)
Negative
(black)
FIGURE 10
