Definitive Technology owner manual Painting Di 5.5BPS Speakers, Optional Fire-Rated Enclosures

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Painting Di 5.5BPS Speakers

Your Di 5.5BPS speakers may be painted to match the color of the wall or ceiling in which they are installed. Failure to follow the following

painting instructions may result in seriously degraded sound quality.

It is your responsibility to make sure your painting contractor sees and follows these instructions.

1.DO NOT PAINT THE GRILLE WITH A BRUSH OR ROLLER — they will clog the fine mesh of the grille and cloth scrim and result in poor sound quality.

2.Remove the grille from the speaker and place it on a drop cloth, newspaper or plastic sheet.

3.The grille MUST be spray painted with one of the following:

•Spray paint that closely matches the desired finish/color

•A custom spray bomb, color matched to your paint finish

•Indoor latex paint using a spray gun (paint must be diluted to the paint manufacturer’s specifications)

4.Removing the backing cloth (scrim) is not required.

5.Paint should be applied in a series of thin coats sprayed at approximately 60 degrees from the grille surface, allowing each coat to fully cure before applying additional coats.

6.To ensure that the paint distribution is evenly applied, each coat should be applied from at least 4 different directions to the grille. (N, S, E & W) This will ensure an even coverage on the grille.

7.Once the grille has been painted and the paint has fully cured, you may use a brush, or small roller to touch-up the outer edge of the grille frame — being VERY careful not to get any additional paint on the grille mesh surface.

Optional Fire-Rated Enclosures

Definitive Di Series speakers have been designed to meet UL 1480 and 2043 standards when used with the appropriate optional Definitive fire-rated enclosures. All plastic parts used in the speakers are V0 flame rated as per UL 94.

While these enclosures are necessary in most countries for commercial and multi-family dwelling installations, residential customers may want to use them for added safety and/or to reduce the sound from “leaking” into adjacent rooms.

Placement Options

Placement choice for your in-wall speakers bears careful consideration, as installation requires that you cut a hole in your wall or ceiling! The Di BPS is a bipolar speaker intended to produce a diffuse and non-localizable surround effect. As such its placement is very different than front channel speakers.

They may be placed in the ceiling or wall. Keep the speakers at least 2 feet (61cm) from side walls. When mounting the speakers in walls, they should be positioned at least 6 feet (2 meters) high. See the illustrations for specific placement guidelines. Definitive Di 5.5BPS Loudspeakers have aimable

2 tweeters that allow you to focus their sound toward or away from your listening area depending on the application.

5.1Channel Installations

5.1channel – in-ceiling

≥2’	≥2’
(61 cm)	(61 cm)

5.1 channel – in-wall

	option 1
≥2’	option 2	≥2’
(61 cm)		(61 cm)