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DIY In-Ceiling and In-Wall Installation Guide - Page 1
Installing Your In-Wall or In-Ceiling Speakers
DIY In-Ceiling and In-Wall Installation Guide - Page 2
... forgiving building material. Thinking about attempting this yourself. If you at wallpaper and/or paint repair, go for it -yourselfer. DIY CI Tutorial 2 Section 1: Introduction To Installing In-Wall or In-Ceiling Polk Audio Speakers
Installing your new Polk Audio in-ceiling or in-wall speakers is relatively easy to accomplish for even the most hesitant do you feel comfortable with...
DIY In-Ceiling and In-Wall Installation Guide - Page 4
... has several bare wires together-in your retailer will need to know and options to run from the surround receiver.
Section 2: Polk Audio In-Wall and In-Ceiling Speaker Installation Guide
Materials and Preparation Before cutting into your walls to install your cable run will determine the gauge of wire needed.
Here are going to run the cable...
DIY In-Ceiling and In-Wall Installation Guide - Page 5
... members inside the walls and ceiling.
Section 3:Checking For Obstacles Before Installation
Speaker placement research: Once you have established where the joists and studs are three cable runs, the first is two sets of the speakers will be symmetrical once you have a good idea about where you want to install your new Polk speakers, we suggest you check...
DIY In-Ceiling and In-Wall Installation Guide - Page 6
...a small exploratory hole
Bend a stiff wire at a right angle
Use the wire to the wall or ceiling.
DIY CI Tutorial 6 Then: Drill a small 1/2" hole in the wall If you feel an obstruction, ... sure to check the locations for all the speakers, if you discover that one location won't work and you have determined the locations for your Polk speakers tape the supplied templates to "feel" for ...
DIY In-Ceiling and In-Wall Installation Guide - Page 7
...Code or UBC, and most all local codes have the advantage of the small holes - Section 4: Installing Polk Speakers: Cutting Drywall and Running Speaker...in speakers even more "feel" making it easy to pull a cable or two. Polk Audio can recommend a professional installation company...support your built-in the home. Sheetrock saws have to punch into the walls and installing the cables.
DIY In-Ceiling and In-Wall Installation Guide - Page 8
... to be installed in the same holes or boxes
as practical:
National Electric Code does not allow low voltage cable to the right show the correct way. speaker cables
AC wiring
Studs in two categories: "load bearing" and "non-load bearing".
Running speaker cable with as much distance as AC. Also for performance reasons try...
DIY In-Ceiling and In-Wall Installation Guide - Page 10
... 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...is not distorted. ceiling joist
View from inside the ceiling space D I Y C I T u t o r i a l 10
Then notch out a small section of the drywall on the wall and ceiling as part of the conductors...
DIY In-Ceiling and In-Wall Installation Guide - Page 11
... the wall. Start with the fishtape end and cover the whole connection with at least two layers of the fish tape. ceiling
joist
top
plate
wall stud
wall stud
When attaching speaker cabling to the pull or fish tap-overlap the cable through the "paper-clip" on the end of electrical tape...
DIY In-Ceiling and In-Wall Installation Guide - Page 13
... your new 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. Start...
DIY In-Ceiling and In-Wall Installation Guide - Page 14
... a generous cable lead to work with your power driver's torque setting to "1" to place the same amount behind each speaker). This is most likely to over -tightening screws. View of the speaker: (note* Reminder-for an easier installation if you are using a power driver. For additional acoustic performance install some insulation into the wall cavity (be sure to...
DIY In-Ceiling and In-Wall Installation Guide - Page 15
... centers, cost about $3.00 and are installed just like this:
For a professional look we recommend terminating the cables near the receiver or amplifier with a wall plate, this allows a very clean finish, without any gaps or holes in the wall. Finally install the grill:
Terminate the speaker cable to the binding post inserts and...
MC Series Manual - Page 2
... the retailer where you made to articles, FAQs, and online manuals are available on the Polk Audio website www.polkaudio.com or by installing speakers in walls or ceilings (figure 3), aim the tweeter toward the nearest reflecting surface (an adjacent wall or ceiling) for a more diffuse sound field.
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MC Series Manual - Page 3
... Service Hours of spray paint. Figure 7-Mask the drivers and baffles, then spray paint in the grille with a bent paper clip and pull it gently away from your newly painted MC speakers.)
• Masking tape.
• Paint mask. (To cover unpaintable parts, supplied!)
Figure 6-Use a paperclip to protect the drivers and baffles while painting. First install...
MC Series Manual - Page 4
...-Rectangular Template: Trace around the template.
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3. To install the speaker, first carefully remove the grille using a straightened paperclip or other wall material.
• Level.
• Screwdriver, preferably powered, with the area behind the wall or ceiling into a single unfrayed strand (so you have...
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