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INSTALLATION & OPERATION GUIDE
MODEL S
CM5PR
PERFORMANCE
CM6PR
PERFORMANCE
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Congratulations! Limited Warranty Niles Audio Corporation ("NILES") warrants its loudspeaker products to the original purchaser Thank you for choosing a Performance Ceiling Mount Loudspeaker from Niles. to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of five years With proper installation and operation, you'll enjoy years of trouble-free use. from date of purchase. This Warranty is subject to the following additional conditions and limitations. The Warranty Niles ma
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WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD Introduction Model Purchased______________________________ _____ ________________ _________________________________ The PR or Performance group of suited as primary speakers in bedrooms, ceiling mount loudspeakers offers speak- dens or living rooms, as main or surround Serial Number_____________ ____________________ ___________________________________________________ ers expressly designed for an optimum speakers in home theaters. Each model balance of performance and
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™ MicroPerf Grilles 4 or 8 ohm Selectable Impedance The CM5PR and CM6PR employ Niles The dual voice coil feature of the CM5PR PLEASE FILL OUT THE exclusive MicroPerf grille construction. and CM6PR gives the installer flexibility to WARRANTY REGISTRATION The exceptionally tight hole pattern pro- select the speaker’s impedance — 4 ohms CARD ON THE REVERSE SIDE, vides acoustic transparency at all audio for systems where maximum current trans- DETACH, AND MAIL TO: frequencies and enables the speake
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Installation Considerations Recommended Amplifier Power run out of power very quickly. When an For satisfactory performance, we recom- amplifier runs out of power it creates dam- mend an amplifier with a power rating of aging “clipping” distortion. A large ampli- 10 to 100 watts for the CM5PR and 10 to fier will play at the same volume without 125 watts for the CM6PR. Curiously, most distorting. See the section on operating the speakers are not damaged by large ampli- speakers for more informati
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Incorporating a Local Volume Control professional audio/video installer, your In a multiroom system there is one indis- building contractor, or the local building Specifications pensible device for true convenience—a and inspection department. local volume control. It enables you to CM5PR CM6PR Incorporating Remote Control adjust the volume of the speakers without If your stereo system operates with a wire- leaving the room. Driver Compliment Driver Compliment less Infrared (IR) remote control,
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Make sure the sound will not be blocked Operation Speaker Placement or reflected off of furniture or other objects. You should have a direct line of Listening at Higher Volumes sight with the front of the speaker. To Introduction It requires more power to achieve a reason- determine the best position, measure the Although the CM5PR and CM6PR have able volume of sound in a large room than “listening” distance between the ideal lis- extensive ability to compensate for unusu- it does in a small ro
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Placement for Varying ent or “all around you” effect). The speak- results will be obtained by using a spray Listening Positions ers can be placed near corners to create gun or airless sprayer, thinning the paint If you want the freedom to sit anywhere in more reflected sound. By directing the (prevents clogging of the grille holes), and a room facing any direction, and/or find tweeters to point away from the listener, by applying several light coats instead of that you prefer the “all around you
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6. Insert the no strip terminal into the still more reflections and thus more “sur- amplifier than that which is built into a Final Installation in New corresponding socket on the rear of round sound” effect. However, as you typical surround sound receiver or ampli- the speaker. Push it down until it locks fier. Niles makes a number of Systems move the speaker farther away from the or Existing Construction in place. The terminal will only fit in Integration Amplifiers with proprietary listener,
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Side-by-side wiring is unavoidable in par- Figure 14 Installation Installation in ticular spots in every house, just move the speaker wire route away as soon as possi- Fundamentals ble. If construction forces a side by side Existing Construction run for more than ten feet, install metal conduit or shielded speaker wire. Low- IMPORTANT: Before you cut into any Running the Speaker Wire in New wall, review the sections on running Construction voltage wires such as doorbells, inter- If you have dou
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The wings and brackets have centering Try to line the holes up perfectly, because when you look at the painted wall board, Installation in New lines to simplify placement of the speakers. it makes pulling the wire much easier. A plaster, or paneling is only the skin of the good technique is to snap a chalk line wall. Behind the skin is the skeleton; two- Screw one side of the assembled bracket Construction across the face of the studs or against the by-four wood or metal “studs” running with win
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Figure 10 When you don’t have access In traditional wood stud/drywall construc- above or below the wall, try tion you should first cut the hole for the to estimate the existing wire speaker and utilize the large hole to auger and pipe locations from the across the (through the ceiling joists) for as positions of electrical outlets far as your drill bit will take you. and plumbed fixtures on both Sometimes, you will need to use the sides of the wall. Take a look “notching” technique to reach area
