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INSTALLATION & OPERATION GUIDE
MODEL MODEL SS
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CS CS52 525 5
CS CS65 650 0
CONTRACTOR SERIES
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B LENDING H IGH F IDELITY AND A RCHITECTURE
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DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 1 Congratulations! ® Thank you for choosing a Blueprint Series In-Wall Loudspeaker from Niles. With proper installation and operation, you'll enjoy years of trouble-free use. Niles manufactures the industry's most complete line of custom installation components and accessories for audio/video systems. For a free full line catalog write: Niles, Catalog Request, P.O. Box 160818, Miami, Florida 33116-0818 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS 3 IN
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DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 2 Introduction The CS or Contractor Series group of ® Blueprint Series In-Wall Loudspeakers offers speakers expressly designed for flex- ibility of use. They function well as prima- ry speakers in bedrooms, dens or living rooms; as main or surround speakers in home theaters; or in large arrays in com- mercial spaces. The CS525/CS650 offer a unique combination of adaptability, per- formance and value which makes them perfect in a wide variety of applications.
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Features and Benefits DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 3 Features and Benefits Hi-Polymer Woofer Eight Ohm Impedance The CS525 and CS650 models feature a The speakers are designed to be placed in unique woofer construction process multi-room systems with many pairs of called Hi-Polymer Bonding that combines speakers. The eight ohm impedance is a a waterproof nylon layer with a traditional very easy electrical load for most ampli- pulp-based long throw woofer with a fiers. This allows many p
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DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 4 Figure 1 Frame/ Speaker Baffle Bracket IR Knockout Grille Installation Considerations Recommended Amplifier Power Incorporating a Local Volume Control For satisfactory performance, we recom- In a multi-room system there is one indis- mend an amplifier with a power rating of pensible control for true convenience—a five to fifty watts for the CS525 and local volume control. It allows you to CS650. Curiously, most speakers are not adjust the volume of the speak
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Installation Considerations DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 5 light switches and dimmers). Volume con- trol all of the functions of your system trols are connected in line with the speak- from the room with the remote pair of er, so you must connect the wire from the speakers. Niles makes a number of IR sen- amplifier to the volume control and then sors which install in the wall, in the ceiling, from the volume control to the speaker. in cabinetry, on tabletops, or even behind the grille of y
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DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 6 You should have a direct line of sight with Speaker Placement the front of the speaker. To determine the best position, measure the “listening” dis- Placement for Critical Listening tance between the ideal listening position If you like to imagine that the band or (your favorite chair or couch) and the wall orchestra is playing in front of you as you in which you plan to install the speakers. listen to music, or you are very conscious Try to place the speake
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Speaker Placement DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 7 The Boundary Effect You can make listener position still less Corners can affect the bass response of critical by using mono rather than stereo the speaker powerfully! This is called the This can be difficult to achieve with nor- boundary effect. You will emphasize par- mal stereo amplifiers. However, Niles ticular bass frequencies and cancel out manufactures Systems Integration other bass frequencies when you place Amplifiers which enable o
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DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 8 soundtrack to envelope you in the envi- the rear speakers, stay within five to eight ronment on screen. They will place back- feet of the listening location. If you are ground music, rain sounds, traffic noise, using a 25 to 50 watt amplifier you can etc. on the “surround” soundtrack. In a mount the speakers 10 to 15 feet away home with a single pair of speakers it is from the listening location and still easy for the jungle sounds to sound like achieve reaso
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Installation Fundamentals DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 9 Side-by-side wiring is unavoidable in par- Installation 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 run for more than ten feet, install meta Running the Speaker Wire in New conduit or shielded speaker wire. Low- Construction voltage wires such as doorbells, inter- If you have doubts about whether you are coms, telephone, security, or tel
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DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 10 Try to line the holes up perfectly, because cable around the house. What you see it makes pulling the wire much easier. A when you look at the painted wall good technique is to snap a chalk line board, plaster, or paneling is only the across the face of the studs or against the skin of the wall. Behind the skin is the bottom of the ceiling joists. Then work skeleton; two-by-four wood or metal backward so that you can always see the “studs” running vertically
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Installation Fundamentals DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 11 cover plate and switch or receptacle, and shining a penlight into the wall. If you have access to an attic or basement space you can quickly see which part of the wall space the wire is free of obstructions (See Figure 5). When you don’t have access above or below the wall, try to estimate the existing wire Speaker Volume and pipe locations from the Location Control Location positions of electrical outlets and plumbed fixtures on bo
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DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 12 Figure 6 plenum rated wire (check your local building codes, some municipalities require conduit). In traditional wood stud/drywall construc- tion you can cut the hole for the speaker and utilize the large hole to auger holes across, up or down the wall for as far as your drill bit will take you. If you have matching paint and take reasonable care in patching you can cut a hatch in the dry- wall at each stud, run your wire, and patch and touch-up the wall (S
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Installation of Speakers DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 13 If the wires movement is obstructed by a Installation pipe or cable, fill the hole (s) with spackle or other patching compound and try of Speakers another location. 2. When determining the final location of IMPORTANT: Before you cut into any the cutout keep in mind that the frame wall, review the sections on running and bracket will extend beyond the wire and speaker placement. cutout. Make sure that you do not place the edge of the
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DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 14 5. Fill the wall cavity with insulation at this Installing a Niles MS-1 MicroSensor™ point. Remember to use equal amounts There is a 1/2" round molded "IR Sensor of insulation for each speaker. Knockout" on the face of the speaker baffle. To prevent dam- Installing the Speaker age to the crossover network If the grille is already you must remove the installed, remove it by knockout from the rear of using a bent paper clip or the speaker. Do not attempt the t
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Installation of Speakers DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 15 Speaker Phase Painting the Aluminum Grilles Speaker wire has two conductors. One The grille is important to the sound of the conductor is attached to the negative (-) CS loudspeakers. Do not fill the holes of terminals and one conductor is attached to the grille with paint. The grille is construct- the positive (+) terminals of both your ed of aluminum with a perfectly even speaker and your amplifier. Usually, the powder coat overall
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DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 16 Operation Listening at Higher Volumes It requires more power to achieve a rea- sonable volume of sound in a large room than it does in a small room. It is possi- ble (even if you are not a teenager) to turn the volume so high that the amplifi- er runs out of power. This creates “clip- ping” distortion. Clipping distortion makes treble sound very harsh and unmusical. When you hear harsh sounding treble from any good speaker, turn the volume down immedi- ately
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Specifications DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 17 Specifications Model CS525 Model CS650 Driver Compliment Driver Compliment 5-1/4” Hi-Polymer laminate woofer 6-1/2” Hi-Polymer laminate woofer 1” polycarbonate tweeter 1” polycarbonate tweeter Design Principle Design Principle Infinite baffle for large and varying air Infinite baffle for large and varying air volumes volumes Recommended Amplifier Power Recommended Amplifier Power 5 to 50 watts 5 to 50 watts Nominal Impedance Nominal Impedanc
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DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 18 PLEASE FILL OUT THE WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD ON THE REVERSE SIDE, DETACH, AND MAIL TO: Niles Audio Corporation Warranty Registration Dept. P.O. Box 160818 Miami, Florida 33116-0818 DETACH HERE
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DS00245A/CS 3/8/99 4:13 PM Page 19 WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD Model Purchased______________________________ _____ ________________ _________________________________ Serial Number_____________ ____________________ ___________________________________________________ Date Purchased (month/day/year)_______ _____________________ ______________________________________ Dealer Name and Location________________ _____ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________
