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•Make sure the material into which you plan to mount the speakers (plaster, drywall, paneling, stone, etc.) can support the weight of the speakers (see specification page for the weight of your model).
•Make sure the locations you select do not conceal studs, electrical wiring or plumbing. Prior to installation, hold the speaker with grille on in your chosen location to make sure it safely clears obstacles such as studs, corners, beams, lighting fixtures and door/window frames. Your cutout must be at least 2" (50 mm) from adjoining walls or ceiling, internal studs or plumbing.
•Using the supplied template, trace the installation location with a pencil. You can do this by holding the template in your preferred location and tracing around it. Use a bubble level to square and level the template. [figure 8]
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Template
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Figure 9
•Carefully cut the hole with the appropriate cutting tool for your wall or ceiling material. Start the hole by drilling a hole on the inside of the tracing (with the drill bit just inside the line). Use this hole to insert the saw or knife and begin cutting [figure 9].
•Once you have cut the hole, pull the speaker wire out of the hole and connect the speaker. Strip 1/2" (12 mm) of insulation from each of the two conductors of the wire to expose the bare metal and twist each of the conductors into a single unfrayed strand. Note that one of the terminals on the rear of each speaker is marked red
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•Push down on the top of the terminal to reveal the wire hole in the side of the terminal post and insert the wire into the hole [figure 11]. Release the pressure on the terminal to secure the wire.
Figure 11
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