Niles Audio HDFX manual

INSTALLATION GUIDE

HDFX

FOR USE IN MULTI-CHANNEL MUSIC OR HOME THEATER SYSTEMS

HIGH DEFINITION, SIDE/REAR CHANNEL EFFECTS, IN-WALL LOUDSPEAKERS

Contents

Main Page Page Page INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS NILES AUDIO CORPORATION 1-800-BUY-HIFI 305-238-4373 3 Figure 1. Mounting an HDFX vertically into a wall TOOLS AND PRECAUTIONS RECOMMENDED AMPLIFIER POWER LOUDSPEAKER WIRE INSULATING THE WALL CAVITY LOUDSPEAKER PLACEMENT PLACEMENT FOR HOME THEATER REAR APPLICATIONS Page THE BOUNDARY EFFECT PLACEMENT FOR HOME THEA TER REAR APPLICA TIONS INSTALLATION FUNDAMENTALS RUNNING THE LOUDSPEAKER WIRE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION OBSERVE SAFETY FIRST! SCHEDULING AND PREPARATION RUNNING THE LOUDSPEAKER WIRE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION ABOUT DRILLING PULLING THE CABLE CONCEALING LOUDSPEAKER WIRE ABOUT INTERIOR WALLS ABOUT EXTERIOR WALLS PLANNING THE LOUDSPEAKER WIRE ROUTE CONCEALING LOUDSPEAKER WIRE PLANNING THE LOUDSPEAKER WIRE ROUTE (CONTINUED) OTHER POSSIBLE LOUDSPEAKER WIRE ROUTES INCLUDE: CUTTING HOLES NEW CONSTRUCTION: IN- STALLING A BRACKET NEW CONSTRUCTION: INSTALLING A BRACKET INSTALLING THE BRACKET CONCEALING LOUDSPEAKER WIRE FOR A FUTURE INSTALLATION EXISTING CONSTRUCTION: INSTALLING A BRACKET EXISTING CONSTRUCTION: INST ALLING A BRACKET FINISHING THE INSTALLATION PAINTING THE GRILLE AND FRAME INSTALLING THE FRAME CONNECTING AND INSTALLING THE LOUDSPEAKER Page CHECKING LOUDSPEAKER PHASE SETTING THE BIPOLE/DIPOLE MODE SETTING THE DIRECT/DIFFUSE SOUND FIELD BALANCE ACOUSTIC FINE TUNING INSTALLING THE GRILLE OPERATION LISTENING AT HIGHER VOLUMES CLEANING REMOVING THE GRILLE AND LOUDSPEAKER REMOVING THE GRILLE REMOVING THE LOUDSPEAKER Page Page Page B LENDING H IGH F IDELITY A ND A