Bose AM267565 manual Getting started

Preparation

Getting started

Choose a path for the cord that avoids impediments to drill through. Use a stud finder to identify inaccessible studs.

It is common to run cord from the speaker location in a wall or ceiling to the attic and through the wooden top plate that runs horizontally across the top of the vertical studs. From the attic, you can then run the cord to the spot above the junction box near the receiver or amplifier.

Drill through the top plate at that point and route the cord through the hole and down into the wall (Figure 12).

Figure 12

Running the cord up through the attic

Top plate

Open-backed

junction box

Figure 13

If you must route cord around a corner, you will need to cut out a rectangular piece of wall- board on either side of the joist at that corner. Use each regular-shaped cutout as the patch for the wall when you finish. By reaching through the cutout, you can notch the joist to make room for the cord and use nail plates to cover the cord in each notch (Figure 13a).

To patch the wall, reposition the cutout pieces (Figure 13b) and use joint tape and joint com- pound to hold them in place. When they are dry, sand and paint the area to match surround- ing surfaces.

(a) (b)

Running cord around a cor- ner with nail plates for pro- tection (a) and cutout pieces as patches (b)

Nail plates

Ceiling

Wall Wall

Cutout pieces

Ceiling

Wall Wall

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