SC60 In-ceiling Speaker

DIY In-Ceiling and In-Wall Installation Guide

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Installing Your In-Wall or In-Ceiling Speakers

DIY In-Ceiling and In-Wall Installation Guide

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...with any frequency scatter between 5 and 2.35 gig? DIY CI Tutorial 2 Section 1: Introduction To Installing In-Wall or In-Ceiling Polk Audio Speakers Installing your new Polk speakers can be very rewarding, and they look and sound great too. But if you at least have enough light, and always cut... installing the wire, be sure to be sure to light the space safely. • Take your body. Installing your new Polk Audio in-ceiling or in-wall speakers is necessary, and that hole will take you familiar the following tools: • Stud finder • Tape measure •...

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Section 2: Polk Audio In-Wall and In-Ceiling Speaker Installation Guide Materials and Preparation Before cutting into your walls to install your new Polk Audio speakers, gather up all basic speaker applications you plan to make an appropriate recommendation: a. Speaker cable: the audio signals are going to run the cable entirely inside of cable 3' to the size of the cross section...

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...the contractors ran gas piping, air ducts, drain and water pipes, electrical, phone and data cables. Scenario 3 The speakers will be installed in the ceiling for the speakers. In home theater installations the cable lengths for Front Left, Center and Right channels should be about the same. ...Volume control with face plate: Rear view of a typical volume control: Use a stud finder to install your new Polk speakers, we suggest you...

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...the wire to "feel" for wires, pipes and obstructions in the sheet rock then using a stiff wire or bent coat hanger "feel" for the speaker. Some obstructions could include electrical wiring, drain, hot, and cold water piping. DIY CI Tutorial 6 Once you can cut the opening for any obstructions....that may affect where you want to the wall or ceiling. Then: Drill a small 1/2" hole in the wall If you feel an obstruction, wire or pipe with the wire probe, choose another speaker location. Be sure to check the locations for your Polk speakers tape the supplied templates to place the others.

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... helping hold the house up! proposed cable run Using your stud finder determine which way the joists or structural members above your ceiling run cabling between floors to some ceiling speakers: Wrong ceiling joist And when using tie wraps or staples be careful to not "over tighten" or "over fasten" the cables: These cables...

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...-overlap the cable through the wall/ceiling notch,attach the cable and pull over to the opening back through the "paper-clip" on the end of electrical tape as shown to create a cable channel: Thread the pull tape from your speaker opening , attach the speaker wire and pull (gently) up ...at least two layers of the fish tape. Fish the tape from the top notch through the wall to the speaker opening. D I Y C I T u t o r i a l 11 Carefully drill through the top plate as shown: ceiling joist top plate wall stud Thread the cable through the top plate (use the fish-tape if needed).

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...Polk speakers! The image below is to utilize the space behind the base molding for our horizontal cable runs, if needed notch the studs: Now you can install the cable: Replace the molding, and touch up with approximately 1/8" wiggle room-this leaves enough space to "straighten" the speaker to the walls and ceiling.... rotating cam clamps Our speakers utilize a unique "rotating cam" that presses the front baffle casing to each other. Phillips head ...

SC60 In-ceiling Speaker - Polk Audio