Niles Audio 525 User's Manual
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1. a chisel to remove all of the Bracket NILES o Niles Audio Corporation Hole fut 2555 1 Dimensions 61 4 EA oo age 1 650 1318 1 75 8 x i 4 qos 4 plaster within the taped outline Finally insert a metal cutting blade into a sabre saw and very slowly and carefully saw the lath Sawing the lath can easily vibrate plaster off the wall If you have the patience use a pair of tin snips to slow ly nip away at the lath instead There is no risk with this method it is just time consuming 5 Fill the wall cavity with insulation at this point Remember to use equal amounts of insu lation for each speaker 6 Slip the mounting bracket through the hole and pull it toward you so that its front edge slides into the hole and stops in place 7 Attach the frame to the bracket by screwing the frame to the bracket using the supplied screws Do not overtighten the screws this will distort the frame and the grilles will not fit this is not permanent just loosen the screws and the grille will pop in The screws should pull the frame and bracket together sandwiching the drywall so that the frame is absolute ly flush with the wall surface There should be no gaps between the wall and the frame See Figure 4 Figure 4 Figure four illustrates the installation of an 800 bracket frame and grille in existing construction Grille SS 12331 S W 12. vertically See Figure 2 o o o ofa o 0 i o ojo o ojojo o ojc o Figure 2 Screw one side of the assembled bracket with wings to the stud using one of the supplied screws Level the bracket Screw the other side of the bracket assembly to the stud Two screws on each side makes for a very secure installation Attach the wire to the bracket at the indicated wire tie points See Figure 2 oolo o ololo oloo ofojo o ofo o Hp o ojo o ojojo o ojo o ao o o ofc o E X Se S gt Ox 1 m Le 10 10 gt Of E E olo 0 ole olojo ojoo gt Existing Construction The appropriate Frame Grille Kit is required to install the Bracket in existing construction 1 Drill a 1 8 pilot hole just barely through the wallboard or drywall 1 2 to 5 8 deep in most homes about an inch below the center of your proposed speaker location an inch to the side if you are mounting the speaker horizontally BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO DRILL THROUGH EXISTING WIRES PIPES OR STRUCTURE IF YOU FEEL ANY EXTRA RESISTANCE AS YOU ARE DRILLING STOP Cut a piece of coat hanger equal to the width of the bracket Bend the wire in half creating a right angle Poke the
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4. INSTALLATION GUIDE blueprint series 70 Gul il BRACKET KIT NILES BLENDING HIGH FIDELITY AND ARCHITECTURE Bracket Kit Contents 2 Brackets 525 650 800 4 Wings for New Construction 9 6 x 15 8 Phillips Head Drywall Screws Includes 1 spare 1 Hole Cutout Template Three otage You install only the parts you need for a par ticular stage of construction When the fram ing and wiring finished you install the ati on syste for bracket After the drywall is up but before the painter begins to paint you install the frame Re 0 S 0 P N EW and provide the rustproof aluminum grilles to the painter so that they can be painted to C 0 stri 0 match the surroundings Only when construc tion is completely finished do you put the valuable speaker in the wall New Construction Wings Bracket Frame lt i Speaker Baffle Figure one illustrates all the components Bracket Kit Frame Grille Kit and Speaker Kit required to install a Model HD 800 Blueprint Series Loudspeaker in new construction New Construction Installing the Wings and Bracket Attach the wings to the bracket by snapping them into the sides of the bracket The wings can be shortened by breaking them along the scored lines if their length will interfere with a corner or eaves You can mount the bracket horizontally or
5. L shaped wire into the pilot hole and turn it in a complete circle If it turns freely repeat the procedure from a hole about an inch above the center of your proposed speaker location See Figure 3 If the wires movement is obstructed by a pipe or cable fill the hole s with spackle or other patch ing compound and try another location 2 When determining the final location of the cutout keep in mind that the frame and bracket will extend beyond the cutout Make sure that you do not place the edge of the cutout directly next to a stud Locate the studs using a stud sen sor or hand knocking Once you have deter mined the correct position for the cutout hold the supplied template up to the wall surface Level the template in either the horizontal or the vertical position and mark the wall with a pencil Drill the four corners with a 1 4 drill bit 3 If you are cutting a painted or wall papered wall use a sheetrock or keyhole saw Cut the hole with the saw at a 45 degree angle That way the drywall section can be replaced cleanly if there is an unseen obstruction behind the wall BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO SAW THROUGH EXISTING WIRES PIPES OR STRUCTURE IF YOU FEEL ANY EXTRA RESISTANCE AS YOU ARE CUTTING STOP 4 If you are cutting into lath and plaster walls use masking tape to outline your penciled marks drill the four corners with a 1 4 bit and use a razor to score the plaster down to the lath beneath Then use
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