CUTTING HOLES FOR THE SPEAKERS
Wallboard is an easy surface in which to make a relatively neat hole. Make sure you don’t make it any bigger than the template. In the following steps, you’re going to locate a section of wall between two studs, mark the outer boundaries of the hole, drill a small hole in the center to confirm your location and then cut the main hole.
1.Determine the location of your wall studs so that the speaker can be approximately centered between them. There are several ways to go about this:
*Tap on the wall and listen to the resulting “THUMP”. When it’s deeper, you’re between studs. When it’s sharper and more flat- sounding, you’re close to a stud.
*Use a
*Identify studs by the position of electrical outlets or switches. There will be a stud either directly to the left or right of a an elec- trical fixture. This gives you a point of measurement since studs are either 18 or 16 inches apart in newer houses, 12 inches apart on older homes.
2.When you’re reasonably sure of where the wall’s 2x4 studs are (and are TOTALLY sure that there isn’t an electrical cable, water pipe or heating duct in that vicinity of wall), position one of the cardboard mounting templates and draw around the inner outline with a pencil. If you don’t trust your eye, use a level to make sure the hole will be straight.
3.Drill a
4.Obtain a length of stiff wire such as an unwound, totally
5.Insert the angled part into the
*If there is a close stud on one side, just
6.Score the outline of the template with a utility knife to prevent chipping or wall paper from tearing. Then use a
*If you’re dealing with lath and plaster or thick paneling, you need to use a different technique. Drill
7.Temporarily place a Russound speaker into the
8.Repeat steps 1 through 7 for the other speaker.
9.Now it’s time to drill the hole on the OTHER end
*Use the same
*If you want a custom look, install an outlet box against a stud and cover it with a single outlet plate which has one hole in the mid- dle for the wires to exit from OR order from your Russound dealer a Russound Stereo pair Wall Plate Connector.
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A. Trace template outline | B. Drill | C. Probe with wire for | D. Cut speaker hole |
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| stud clearance | along outline |
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