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B LENDING H IGH F IDELITY AND A R CHITE CTURE ® INST ALLA TION & OPERA TION GUIDE ® MODEL S ...
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Congr at ula tions! Thank you for choosing a Multipurpose 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 com- ponents and accessories for audio/video systems. For a free full line catalog write: Nile ...
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F eat ur es and Benefit s Talc-Filled Polypropylene Woofer with Treated Foam Rubber Surround and Custom Debris Screens The Niles MP Multipurpose series of loud - speakers employ a woofer made of vacuum formed polypropylene with talc added for stiffening. The resulting cone offers high efficiency which offers an easy load to amplifiers. Custom debri ...
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BumpBack ™ Woofer Magne t Niles engineers have utilized a unique motor construction enabling far greater “throw” or voice coil excursion. This allows a high level of bass performance to be achieved. Absolutely Fl ush to the Wall Appearance The unique mounting system of the MP loudspeakers powerfully clamps the frame to the bracket, sandwichin ...
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Ins t alla tion C onsider ations Recommended A mplifier Power For satisfactory performance, we recom - mend an amplifier with a power rating of five to sixty watts for the MP5; and five to seventy-five watts for the MP6. Curiously, most speakers are not damaged by large amplifiers but by small amplifiers. If your system is playing loudly, a small a ...
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er, so you must connect the wire from the amplifier to the volume control and then from the volume control to the speaker. Speaker Wire Use 2-conductor speaker wire when con - necting MP speakers to your receiver or amplifier . For most applications, we rec- ommend you use 1 6 or 1 8 gauge stranded wire. For wiring runs longer than 80 feet we recom ...
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6 Speak er Placement Placement for Critical Listening If you like to imagine that the band or orchestra is playing in front of you as you listen to music, or you are very conscious of clarity, detail and the textures of the individ- ual instruments, you are a critical listener. In a home theater, the intelligibility of dia- log and action reproduce ...
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The Boundary Effect Corners can affect the bass response of the speaker powerfully! This is called the boundary effect. Y ou will emphasize par- ticular bass frequencies and cancel out other bass frequencies when you place speakers close to the wall/ceiling bound- ary or a corner wall boundary . This can make the speaker sound excessively boomy and ...
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soundtrack to envelope you in the envi - ronment on screen. They will place back- ground music, rain sounds, traffic noise, etc. on the “surround” soundtrack. In a home with a single pair of speakers it is easy for the jungle sounds to sound like they are “in the middle of your head” just like headphones! A single pair of MP loudspeakers, p ...
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Ins ta llation F undament als Running the Speaker Wire in New Construction If you have doubts about whether you are capable of installing a Niles MP loud- speaker in your walls, consult a Niles dealer or professional installer. They have special tools, techniques, and experience to make the impossible possible. The installer can provide you with an ...
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Try to line the holes up perfectly, because it makes pulling the wire much easier. A good technique is to snap a chalk line across the face of the studs or against the bottom of the ceiling joists. Then work backward so that you can always see the holes you have already drilled. Paying careful attention to this will save you a lot of time later on! ...
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Identify where all of your electrical, phone, and TV wiring is likely to be and plan to route around it all. You can acci- dentally induce 60 Hz hum on your speakers if you run your speaker wire right beside electrical wire for more than a few feet. T ry to keep speaker wire running par- allel to power cables at least 3 feet away. To find exactly w ...
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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- ...
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Ins ta llation of Br acke ts, F r ames and Grilles in Ne w Constr uction Stage One: Before Drywall is Hung. Insulating the Wall Cavity. If feasible, fill the wall cavity with insula - tion at this point . Attach the wings to the bracket by snap - ping them into the sides of the bracket. The wings can be shortened by breaking them along the scored l ...
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the grille with paint. The grille is construct - ed of aluminum with a perfectly even powder coat overall. This powder coat is an ideal primer. Remove the grilles before painting. If you are using spray paint, use two thin coats without any primer . If you are using a compressor and a spray gun, use the finest, most diffuse setting. Practice first ...
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Ins t alla tion of Br acke ts, F r ames and Grilles in Existing W alls IMPORTANT : Before you cut into any wall, review the sections on running wire and speaker placement. 1 . Drill a 1 /8” pilot hole just barely through the wallboard or dry wall (1/2” to 5/8” deep in most homes) about an inch below the center of your proposed speak- er locat ...
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the drywall section can be replaced clean - ly 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 CUT- TING, STOP . 4. If you are cutting into lath and plaster walls, use masking tape to outline your penciled marks, drill the four cor ...
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Installing the Speaker If the grille is already installed, remove it by using a bent paper clip or the tip of a corkscrew and pulling it away from the frame (See Figure 13) . 1. Separate the speaker wire so that at least two inches of each conductor are free. 2. Open the no-strip terminal by applying pressure to the red and black levers until an au ...
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Speaker Phase Speaker wire has two conductors. One conductor is attached to the negative (-) terminals and one conductor is attached to the positive (+) terminals of both your speaker and your amplifier. Usually , the wire is marked for your convenience. There are different ways wires are marked: a stripe on one wire, a ribbed area of one conductor ...
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1 9 Ins ta llation of the Speak er and Grille in Ne w or Existing Constr uction Adjusting the Tweeter The tweeter is housed in a precision adjust - ment mechanism which enables precise aiming of the directional high frequencies to provide optimum performance. To adjust the tweeter: 1. Carefully grasp the tweeter housing by placing your thumb and fo ...
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20 Oper a tion Re mo v al of Speak er and Grille Removing The Speaker If the grille is already installed, remove it by using a bent paper clip or the tip of a corkscrew and pulling it away from the frame. Utilizing Two small screwdrivers or two needle nose pliers, release the snaps that hold the speaker to the frame. Insert the screwdrivers into th ...
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21 Specifica tions Specifications Model MP5 Driver Compliment 5-1/4” Talc-Filled Polypropylene Woofer with Custom Debris Screen and Treated Foam Surround 3/4” Kaladex® Tweeter Housed in a Low Diffraction Precision Adjustment Mechanism Design Principle Infinite baffle for large and varying air volumes Recommended Amplifier Power Five to Sixty W ...
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22 Specifica tions Specifications Model MP6 Driver Compliment 6-1/2” Talc-Filled Polypropylene Woofer with Custom Debris Screen and Treated Foam Surround 3/4” Kaladex® Tweeter Housed in a Low Diffraction Precision Adjustment Mechanism Design Principle Infinite baffle for large and varying air volumes Recommended Amplifier Power Five to Seventy ...
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PLEASE FILL OUT THE W ARRANTY REGISTRA TION CARD ON THE REVERSE SIDE, DET ACH, AND MAIL T O: Niles Audio Corporation Wa rranty Registration Dept. P. O. Box 1 608 1 8 Miami, Florida 33 1 1 6- 08 1 8 DETACH HERE ...
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DETACH HERE AND RETURN TO: Niles Audio Corporation Warranty Registration Dept. P .O. Box 160818 Miami, Florida 33 1 16- 0818 Model Purchased __________________ ____________ _____ ________________ _______ _______ ___________________ Se ri al Num ber _____________ _____________ _______ _________________________ _______ ___________________ Date Purcha ...
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L imit ed W arr anty Niles Audio Corporation ("NILES") warrants its loudspeaker products to the original purchaser to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of five years from date of purchase. This Warranty is subject to the following additional conditions and limitations. The Warranty is void and inapp ...
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Niles Audio Corporation 12 33 1 S. W . 1 30 Street M iami , Florida 33 1 86 T el: (305) 238-43 73 Fax: (305) 238-0 1 85 www.nilesaudio.com © 2000 Niles Audio Corporation. Patents applied for and pending. Printed in Taiwan DS00281ATW ...
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