Russound Advantage Series owner manual HOW - Cutting Wall/Ceiling Opening for Speakers

HOW - Cutting Wall/Ceiling Opening for Speakers

6Carefully score the penciled outline of the template with a sharp utility knife to avoid chipping paint or tear- ing wallpaper. Then use a keyhole/drywall saw to cut along the scored line. Make sure you don’t make it any larger than the marked outline.

•If you’re dealing with lath and plaster or thick panel- ing, you’ll need to use a different technique. Using a 1-inch flat bit, drill holes at the inside corners of the pencil outline. Be careful not to drill beyond the out- line. Then use a fine-toothed keyhole saw or a hack- saw blade and with VERY slow strokes, saw through the surface.

7Temporarily place the speaker’s outer mounting frame into the cut-out to insure that it fits properly. It’s okay if the hole is slightly larger than the inner lip of the frame, as it will be covered by the frame’s outer bezel. Actual installation must wait until after you’ve routed the speaker wires.

8Repeat steps 1 through 7 for the other speaker.

When installing speakers in an internal (non-insulated) wall, we recommend you place standard household fiberglass insulation (without a vapor barrier) within the wall cavity. This generally improves the sound produced by the speakers and slightly reduces the transmission of sound to the adjacent room. There will not be room to place insulation directly behind the woofer magnet, but

you can fill the rest of the cavity from top to bottom, or as far as you can access.

JUNCTION BOX INSTALLATION

The following steps outline how to bring wires to the amplifier location. The speaker wires will be terminated in an outlet box attached to a stud (during construction), or a retrofit junction box or low-voltage mounting ring that clamps to the wallboard. You will cut a hole for the outlet box, run the wires through, and install the box.

1Determine the wire exit location on the wall. Identify the nearest stud using the stud finder techniques above.

2Using the outlet box as a template, trace a box just to the left or right of the nearest stud. Using the same

1-inch drill bit as before, drill a 1-inch hole in the center of the pencil outline you have drawn.

3Insert a bent wire into the hole and probe to the left and right to determine installation clearance.

4Install the retrofit junction box and cover it with an out- let plate which has connections for the speaker wire termi- nations. For your convenience, a full line of Russound PlateMate™ connection systems such as the PlateMate BP10D is available from your Russound dealer.

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