Niles Audio CM8HD Speaker System User Manual
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1. Be careful or you might make a mistake If you make a mistake one speaker will be playing out of phase with the other speaker An out of phase pair of speakers work against each other and the sound of the two speakers playing together will be lacking in bass and be phasey sounding If you suspect the sound is not right and you cannot see any markings on the wire try this simple test 1 Stand half way between the speakers 2 Play some music with the amplifier or radio set to Mono 3 Listen to the richness of the bass and the loudness of the sound 4 Turn off the amplifier and reverse the connections on one amplifier chan nel only 5 Repeat the listening test with the same setting of the volume control When the sound has a richer bass and is slightly louder the speakers are working together or in phase a ca p ao Es r o Pr i p Peri ov o Ea p i r Aa eza D D ew __ r eo 3 rm eza qm _ E c ew ri AD _ 3 ca ew Final Installation in New or Existing Construction 1 If it is possible to lay a batt of insulation into the ceiling cavity do so Remember to use equal amounts of insulation for each speaker 2 Check the position of the Impedance Jumper on the crossover PC b2. Country Jazz New Age Popular R amp B Rock Other How did you hear about Niles U Architect Developer Custom Installer Direct Mail Q Friend Family In Store Display Interior Designer Magazine Ad U Mail Order Catalog Newspaper Ad Product Brochure Product Review Retail Salesperson What magazines do you read 1 Who will install the product 4 Custom Installer U Electrician Friend Myself Which factor s influ enced the purchase of your Niles product Please check all that apply Ease of Use Price Value Li Product Features Quality Durability U Reputation Style Appearance U Warranty Do you 1 Own a House If yes how many square feet Own a Town House Condominium Co op Rent an Apartment Rent a House Are you interested in receiving literature on other Niles products U Yes No Are there products capabilities that you would like to see introduced DETACH HERE AND RETURN TO Niles Audio Corporation Warranty Registration Dept P O Box 160818 Miami Florida 33116 0818 Introduction The HD or High Definition group of ceiling mount Loudspeakers offers speak ers expressly designed for superior sonic quality They employ advanced technolo gy components designed to extract the subtle nuances in recorded music or the thunderous action in a movie They are Features and Benefits Injection Mo
3. Noise Overall Exterior Frame Dimensions 8 1 8 diameter Depth Behind Wall 3 3 8 deep based on 1 2 drywall Wall Cut Out Dimensions 6 7 8 diameter Wiring Requirements We recommend 16 to 18 gauge stranded wire for up to 80 feet 14 gauge stranded wire for up to two hundred feet Connectors accommodate 12 to 18 gauge stranded wire CM6HD Driver Compliment 6 1 2 injection molded TCC talc carbon and ceramic filled with rubber surround eva E 5 ea n Es r S eza 1 fluid cooled ultra wide dispersion tri laminate Teteron tweeter in a custom pivoting coaxial enclosure Recommended Amplifier Power 10 to 125 watts per channel Nominal Impedance 4 or 8 ohm selectable Frequency Response 50Hz to 21kHz 3dB on axis Tweeter Adjustment Up to 20 pivot angle Sensitivity 89dB for 2 83 volts of Pink Noise Overall Exterior Frame Dimensions 9 1 8 diameter Depth Behind Wall 3 3 4 deep based on 1 2 drywall Wall Cut Out Dimensions 8 diameter Wiring Requirements We recommend 16 to 18 gauge stranded wire for up to 80 feet 14 gauge stranded wire for up to two hundred feet Connectors accommodate 12 to 18 gauge stranded wire AEDT Operation Listening at Higher Volumes It requires more power to achieve a reason able volume of sound in a large room than it does in a small room It is possible even if you are not a teenager to turn the volume so high tha
4. are accessible after the speaker has been installed MicroPerf Grilles The CM5HD CM6HD and CM8HD employ Niles exclusive MicroPerf grille construction the exceptionally tight hole pattern provides acoustic trans parency at all audio frequencies and enables the speaker elements to remain invisible MicroPerf grilles can also be painted to blend seemlessly with the surrounding decor Easy Installation The CM5HD CM6HD and CM8HD employ a bracketless mounting system in existing ceilings Simply cut a hole in the mounting surface remove the grille from the speaker connect the wires and place the speaker in the hole Then tighten the four mounting dogs via the front panel screws The dogs first swivel 90 then clamp the speaker frame to the drywall as you tighten the screws 4 or 8 ohm Selectable Impedance The dual voice coil feature of the CM5HD CM6HD and CM8HD gives the installer flexibility to select the speaker s impedance 4 ohms for systems where maximum current transfer and output level is desired 8 ohms for systems utiliz ing multiple speaker pairs where amplifier loading is a consideration Hole Saving Bracket Available as an optional accessory CM5 Series CM6 Series and CM8 Series New Construction Brackets can be installed as a hole saver before the drywall goes up The drywall contractor cuts the holes as the drywall is installed reducing installa tion time and minimizing the chance for
5. is routed try inspecting the inside of the wall by turning off the breaker for a particular power outlet or switch remov ing the cover plate and switch or recepta cle 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 is free of obstructions See Figure 7 w SS gt Unobstructed space for speaker wiring LiL O Figure 7 LLL LLL M ta When you don t have access above or below the wall try to estimate the existing wire and pipe locations from the positions of electrical outlets and plumbed fixtures on both sides of the wall Take a look at the outside of your house too sometimes conduit vents or drain pipe will be visible that give useful information Choose the route with the fewest potential obstacles If your house is built on a slab or you are wiring between two finished floors look for baseboards which could be removed and replaced with the wire behind them Doorjambs can be removed and often have enough space for speaker wire all the way around the door See Figure 8 Sometimes an under the carpet run is possible there are special flat speaker wires made for under the rug wire runs As a last resort heating and air condition ing vents can be used as wire raceways for plenum rated wire check your local building codes some municipalities require conduit V Se NA S In traditional wood stud drywa
6. lost wires gzs DETACH HER aie ceeded dae KEKE e ae een eda kek eee cau alla eee 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 N NILESe ea ns cD ca n Es ma eza specifications Driver Compliment 8 injection molded TCC talc carbon and ceramic filled with rubber surround 1 fluid cooled ultra wide dispersion tri laminate Teteron tweeter in a custom pivoting coaxial enclosure Recommended Amplifier Power 10 to 150 watts per channel Nominal Impedance 4 or 8 ohm selectable Frequency Response 40Hz to 21kHz 3dB on axis Tweeter Adjustment Up to 20 pivot angle Sensitivity 90dB for 2 83 volts of Pink Noise Overall Exterior Frame Dimensions 10 5 8 diameter Depth Behind Wall 4 deep based on 2 drywall Wall Cut Out Dimensions 9 1 2 diameter Wiring Requirements We recommend 16 to 18 gauge stranded wire for up to 80 feet 14 gauge stranded wire for up to two hundred feet Connectors accommodate 12 to 20 gauge stranded wire Installation Gonsiderations Recommended Amplifier Power For satisfactory performance we recom mend an amplifier with a power rating of 10 to 100 watts for the CM5HD 10 to 125 watts for the CM6HD and 10 to 150 watts for the CM8HD Curiously most speakers are not damaged by large ampli
7. speakers will accommodate 12 to 18 gauge wire When you run wire inside walls special jacketing CL 2 or CL 3 is required to both protect the wire and for fire preven tion In some areas conduit is required For a trouble free installation low voltage wire such as speaker wire must be run in accordance with the National Electrical Code and any applicable provisions of the local building code If you are unsure of the correct installation techniques wire jacket or type of conduit to use consult a professional audio video installer your TECH TIP Wire size is expressed by its AWG American Wire Gauge number The lower the number the larger the wire i e 12 AWG is physi cally larger than 14 AWG building contractor or the local building and inspection department Incorporating Remote Control If your stereo system operates with a wire less Infrared IR remote control consider the advantages of installing a Niles Infrared Extender System Niles manufactures a number of concealable IR sensors and wall mounted keypads which send a copy of your hand held remote command via a wire to your main equipment location where it is repeated to your stereo system The wire is typically installed with the speaker wire since the speaker signal and the IR signal will not interfere with each other This makes almost no difference to the installation time and the cost of the recommended IR control cable West Penn D291 or equi
8. try to use the surround soundtrack to enve lope you in the environment on screen They will place background 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 CM5HD CM6HD or CM8HD Loudspeakers properly placed can create a very convincing simulation of an array of speakers If you place them near a hard reflecting surface you can make one pair of speakers sound like sev eral Create as many reflections as possi ble by placing the speakers near a corner so that the adjoining walls will act as a powerful reflector Direct the tweeters so that sound is pointed away form the lis tener creating still more reflections and thus more surround sound effect Figure 17 Tightening the mounting dogs 9 Setting the Bass and Treble cut switch es Listen to a well recorded piece of music at the user s favorite listening position a Listen for bass boominess particularly when the speaker is placed near a corner Use the 2dB Bass cut to correct b Listen for treble harshness or ringing particularly when the speakers are placed in a room without carpet Use the 2dB Treble cut switch to correct 10 Install the grille into the speaker The grilles should fit snugly If you have diffi culty fitting them in try lo
9. CM5HD CM6HD and CM8HD tweeter is housed in a custom designed low diffraction enclosure pivots up to 20 to provide optimum high frequency coverage Figure 2 The CM5HD CM6HD and CM8HD include easy access baffle mounted tone controls that enable you to accommodate varying room acoustics cut TREBLE Fiat ri eza qm o5 r p ew c ri eza s cD az en In a multiroom system there is one indis pensible device for true convenience a local volume control It enables you to adjust the volume of the speakers without leaving the room Plan to wire the system so that each pair of speakers has its own volume control built into the wall think of a volume con trol as a dimmer switch for sound Niles makes a wide range of high perfor mance indoor and outdoor volume con trols They are available in Standard or Decora style cover plates just like your light switches and dimmers Volume con trols are connected in line with the speak 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 CM5HD CM6HD and CM8HD speakers to your receiver or amplifier For most applications we recommend you use 16 or 18 gauge stranded wire For wiring runs longer than 80 feet we recom mend 14 gauge stranded wire The no strip terminals of the HD
10. INSTALLATION amp OPERATION GUIDE MODELS BLENDING HIGH FIDELITY AND ARCHITECTURE Congratulations Thank you for choosing a High Definition Ceiling Mount 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 Niles Catalog Request P O Box 160818 Miami Florida 33116 0818 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS 2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS 4 SPEAKER PLACEMENT 6 INSTALLATION FUNDAMENTALS 9 INSTALLATION IN NEW CONSTRUCTION 13 INSTALLATION IN EXISTING CONSTRUCTION 14 FINAL INSTALLATION IN NEW OR EXISTING CONSTRUCTION 15 OPERATION 17 SPECIFICATIONS 18 WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD 21 LIMITED WARRANTY 22 Limited Warranty 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 inapplicable if NILES deems that the product has been used or handled other than in accordance with the instructions provided by the manufacturer including but not limited to damage caused by accident mishandling improper installati
11. OR PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state For the name of your nearest authorized NILES dealer contact NILES AUDIO CORPORATION P O BOX 160818 Miami Florida 33116 0818 Please fill in your product information and retain for your records Model Serial No Purchase Date 5 eo n3 n3 _ WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD Model Purchased Serial Number Date Purchased month day year Dealer Name and Location Dr Miss Mr Mrs Ms Name Address City State Z p Telephone Please take a moment to fill out our warranty registration card The information helps us to get to know you better and develop the products you want Age Under 25 25 34 35 44 1 45 54 55 amp over Income CI Under 24 999 Ci 25 000 34 999 i 35 000 44 999 Ci 45 000 59 999 1 60 000 74 999 Ui 75 000 99 999 Ui Over 99 999 Occupation Arts Entertainment Li Business Owner Engineer M Finance Accounting U General Office Management Professional Li Sales Marketing Student Li Tradesperson Musical tastes Please check all that apply Alternative Classical
12. aries of the room fe Figure 5 Varying Listening Position Figure 6 Surround Sound eva E r re cD 3 3 ao ca cD 53 cD ri eza al as p az pas ew A ri 5 D ew eza Installation Fundamentals Running the Speaker Wire in New Construction If you have doubts about whether you are capable of installing a Niles ceiling mount loudspeakers 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 estimate before any work is done Scheduling and Preparation Plan to schedule the speaker wiring after the electrical wiring is finished That way you can avoid wire routes which could potentially induce hum over the speaker wire The basic rules are Never run speaker wire through the same hole as an electrical cable Never run speaker wire into the same J box as electrical cable Avoid running the speaker wire beside the electrical cable Keep your speaker cable at a distance of at least 18 22 from any electrical power cable Figure 5 Side by side wiring is unavoidable in par ticular spots in every house just move the speaker wire route away as soon as possi ble If construction forces a side by side run for more than ten fee
13. ble clamps or appropriately sized wire staples The wire should not have large sags in it nor should it be too tight Try to protect the wire from being stepped on in attics or other unfinished crawl spaces There are guard strips raceways and conduits which can be used to protect the cable Consult the local building code for special requirements in your area Concealing Speaker Wire in Existing Walls This is actually a fairly simple task if you restrict your choice of speaker locations and wire routes to the interior walls or ceilings of your home Interior walls in almost all North American residences are hollow so that it is easy to flush mount speakers into them and route new speaker cable around the house What you see when you look at the painted wall board plaster or paneling is only the skin of the wall Behind the skin is the skeleton two by four wood or metal studs running vertically from the floor to the ceiling in walls and two by six or larger joists run ning horizontally in the ceilings and floors In between the studs and the joists is the space for the wiring and plumbing of your home Exterior walls are different They must insulate the house from the heat and cold outside so they are stuffed with insulation The national building code requires that the hollow wall space in exterior walls be broken by a horizontal stud placed between the vertical studs This fire blocking makes it very di
14. fficult to retrofit long lengths of wire In some areas of the country the exterior walls are constructed of solid masonry and have no hollow space for speakers or wires Start by examining all the possible routes you might take to run the speaker wire from the speaker to the volume control and back to the stereo Use a stud sensor or other device to locate the internal struc ture of the wall You want to avoid all studs or joists A typical route would be from the speaker location in the ceiling across the attic then down through a top plate the horizontal 2x4 or 2x6 laid across the vertical studs to the volume control location back up to the attic across the attic and finally down another wall plate to a J Box in the wall behind the stereo system itself See Figure 6 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 60Hz hum on your speak ers if you run your speaker wire right beside electrical wire for more than a few feet Try to keep speaker wire running par ri De a Da __ ma pa ew A ri I_2 D cD D eza ri eza o5 az pas ew A ri 5 D ew eza Speaker Location Volume Control Location Stereo Location Figure 6 allel to power cables at least three feet away To find exactly where an electrical cable
15. fiers but by small amplifiers If your system is playing loudly a small amplifier will run out of power very quickly When an amplifier runs out of power it creates dam aging clipping distortion A large ampli fier will play at the same volume without distorting See the section on operating the speakers for more information about clip ping distortion Incorporating a Local Volume Control Figure 1 ri De qm Da r ew c ED ri a s cD r eza New Construction Bracket serves as a hole saver when drywall has not been applied It is not necessary when retrofitting to existing ceilings The illustration shows how a typical CM loudspeaker mounts into a ceiling Knockout wire tie allows the wire to be secured to the bracket throughout the new construction process It knocks out cleanly when the speaker is installed New construction wings instantly snap into the bracket without screws Dogs swivel 90 then clamp the speaker frame to the drywall Frames are molded with a slight texture to assure good paint adhesion Mounting screws tighten the en dogs clamping the speaker to the drywall Wings are scored for easy size trimming Brackets and wings attach to the ceiling joists with nails or screws Rust proof aluminum grilles make the CM series perfect for moist environments Figure 3 The
16. ine the cir cular cutout on the ceiling surface with a pencil Drill starting point with a 1 4 bit Figure 12 5 If you are cutting drywall use a sheetrock or keyhole saw Cut the hole with the saw at a 45 angle That way the drywall section can be replaced cleanly if there is an unseen obstruction behind the wall BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO SAW THROUGH EXISTING WIRES PIPES OR STRUCTURE IF YOU FEEL EXTRA RESISTANCE AS YOU ARE CUTTING STOP 6 If you are cutting into a plaster ceiling use masking tape to outline your pen ciled circle and use a razor to score the plaster down to the lath beneath Then use a chisel to remove all of the plaster within the taped outline To actually cut the lathe two methods are used profes sionally sawing with a metal cutting blade on a sabre saw is the quickest and the riskiest Sawing a lathe with a sabre saw can easily vibrate plaster off the ceiling in a completely distant loca tion creating more patchwork If you have the patience use a pair of tin snips to slowly nip away at the lath instead There is little risk with this method it is just time consuming ri Ea qm a2 r _ ew ri r mm E a Ei c ew r eza z 3 ca ew ri eza qm as r Z ri __ r 5 J c ew ri eza ca qria ew Installation in New Construction Insulating the Ceiling Cavit
17. ker into the cutout and tighten the dogs by turning the screws clockwise DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THESE SCREWS Over tight ening the clamps may make the grille difficult to install See Figure 17 NOTE The screws will be easier to turn if you prime them first Before installing each speaker turn the screws in and then turn them back out to their original positions 8 Direct the Tweeter The tweeter is directed by gently pushing on the edge of the tweeter grille It will move 20 in any direction For critical listening point the tweeter to the user s favorite listen ing position minimizing reflections from the side walls For surround sound or low volume background listening cre ate more reflections and thus more ambience by directing the tweeter towards the side walls See Speaker Placement on Page 6 Figure 16 No Strip Speaker Wire Terminal However as you move the speaker far ther away from the listener both the reflected and the direct sound will dissi pate requiring more power from your surround sound amplifier channels If the surround sound system you are using has a small five or ten watt amplifier for the rear speakers stay within five to eight feet of the listening location If you are using a 25 to 50 watt amplifier you can mount the speakers 10 to 15 feet away from the listening location and still achieve reason ably high volume levels In large or unusually shaped rooms using multiple speaker
18. lded TCC Woofer with Butyl Rubber Surround The CM High Definition series loudspeak ers employ a newly developed cone mate rial that combines injection molded polypropylene with talc carbon and ceramic stiffening agents The result is a cone that offers extreme stiffness and light weight for accurate dynamic response Additionally the woofer employs a vented pole piece for increased bass linearity and a Butyl Rubber Surround for improved midrange damping and clarity as well as moisture resistance Pivoting Fluid Cooled Ultra Wide Dispersion Tweeter in Custom Pivoting Coaxial Enclosure The CM High Definition series Teteron Tweeter employs a tri laminate design consisting of an inner textile layer which forms the dome a high damping layer to kill unwanted resonances and an outside layer of urethane to add stiffness and pre vent breakup modes The result is a trans parently clear sweet natural sounding tweeter which still maintains extended fre quency response The tweeter can pivot up to 20 within its mount allowing for perfect alignment of the high frequencies optimum perfor mance and without the diffraction distor tion typical of traditional pivoting tweeters perfect anywhere that quality of sound is the most important consideration Each model features Niles patented two piece no strip speaker wire terminal which reduces installation time No Strip Speaker Terminal Niles patented No Strip terminal enables s
19. ll construc tion you should first cut the hole for the speaker and utilize the large hole to auger across the through the ceiling joists for as far as your drill bit will take you Sometimes you will need to use the notching technique to reach areas your drill bit won t reach or to turn corners e g to go down the wall when there is not an accessible attic Don t make an irregular hole in the drywall If you carefully cut a rectangular hole in the drywall you can use the drywall you cut as the patch Notch the bottom of the joists and run the wire through the notches Protect the wire with nail plates Once you ve run your wire replace the hatch you cut using stan dard drywall joint tape and joint com pound to hold the patch in place let dry sand surface and touch up the wall with paint See Figure 9 Figure 8 The door jamb has been removed and the speaker wire concealed between the wall and the jamb Nail plates are installed to protect the wire and the door jamb is replaced Figure 9 Diagram of ceiling speaker cut out with ceiling joists notched for wire run ri Ea a2 __ r pa ew A ri I_2 eo r D eza NILES www nilesaudio com Niles Audio Corporation 12331 SW 130 Street Miami Florida 33186 Tel 305 238 4373 Fax 305 238 0185 Printed in Taiwan O 2001 Niles Audio Corporation All Rights Reserved Niles the Niles logo a
20. n a set of plans Ask the general contractor to inform the drywall installers that the speaker wire loops are concealed for future installa tions See Figure 11 Figure 11 The optional hole saving brackets are installed and the speaker wire is attached to the bracket The speaker wire is looped and hung on two nail attached to the joists securing it for future use Make sure the location is noted on house plans of your contractor 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 Pulling the Cable Pull the cable in sections from the stereo to the volume control from the volume control to the speaker Start with the longest sections and use left over wire to complete the short sections If you plan to pull many rooms at the same time through a central route walk off the distance to each destination add a generous fudge factor for turns and other obstacles then cut off each section so that you have a bundle of wires you can pull at once Whenever you run the wire further than four and one half feet from a hole in a stud or joist open attic space going up walls etc fasten the wire to the joists or studs using ca
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22. oard Choose the 4 ohm position if you are using an amplifier capable of drawing a 4 ohm load and you have only one pair of speakers connected Otherwise use the 8 ohm position See Figure 15 3 Separate the speaker wire so that at least two inches of each conductor are free 4 Open the no strip terminal by applying pressure to the red and black levers until an audible click is heard 5 Insert one unstripped wire fully into the black and one into the red terminal Pay attention to the markings on the wire Each speaker must be connected to the amplifier in the same way If unsure see Speaker Phase located on the fol lowing page Squeeze the red and black levers until they click signifying that they have locked into the wire Check to make sure that the knife assembly inside the no strip connector has prop erly pierced the wire See Figure 16 Ve 3 lt Owns WB a Figure 15 Setting the Impedance Jumper 6 Insert the no strip terminal into the orresponding socket on the rear of the speaker Push it down until it locks in place The terminal will only fit in the socket in one direction If the ter minal does not properly seat reverse the terminal o 7 On both models there are four clamps or mounting dogs which hold each speaker in place The dogs are tight ened via four front baffle screws To install the speaker first rotate the dogs inward Insert the spea
23. on abuse negligence or normal wear and tear or any defect caused by repair to the product by anyone other than NILES or an authorized NILES dealer To obtain warranty service take the unit to the nearest authorized NILES dealer who will test the product and if necessary forward it to NILES for service If there are no authorized NILES dealers in your area you must write to NILES and include your name address model and serial number of your unit along with a brief description of the problem A factory Return Authorization Number will be sent to you DO NOT RETURN ANY UNIT WITHOUT FIRST RECEIVING WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION AND SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS FROM NILES If the above conditions are met the purchaser s sole remedy shall be to return the product to NILES in which case NILES will repair or replace at its sole option the defective product without charge for parts or labor NILES will return a unit repaired or replaced under warranty by shipping same by its usual shipping method from the factory only at its expense within the United States of America THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FIT NESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER PURCHASER NILES SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED
24. osening the mounting dog screws excessive tighten ing can distort the shape of the frame holding the grille in place Painting the Speakers All models may be painted The plastic will readily accept most paints The speakers must be masked prior to painting them The inside circular portion of the hole template can be used as a paint mask Remove the outside portion of the template by gently pulling along the perforation Affix the mask to the front of the speaker using a piece of tape Fold the tape onto itself to form a double sided loop Affix the tape to the tweeter and place the mask onto the speaker The grilles should be painted before they are installed For all models the best results will be obtained by using a spray gun or airless sprayer thinning the paint prevents clogging of the grille holes and by applying several light coats instead of one heavy one 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 you can only feel different col ors of metal wire on each conductor or there might be a fabric strand or string wound into one of the conductors Of course there are some wires which appear completely identical
25. our home theater you will need your speakers placed so that they are optimized for critical listening Here are some guidelines to make the process of placement quick and easy Make sure the sound will not be blocked f Critical or reflected off of furniture or other objects You should have a direct line of sight with the front of the speaker To determine the best position measure the listening distance between the ideal lis tening position your favorite chair or couch and the location in which you plan to install the speakers Try to place the speakers so that they are equally distant from your listening spot and at least one half of the listening distance apart this maintains a large pleasant stereo image In home theater applications where there is a center channel you may choose to space the left and right main speakers far ther apart for a bigger than life sound with Dolby encoded movies and TV shows However for combined music and movie usage stay within the good place ment zone for music For example if you are ten feet back from the speakers the speakers should be between five and ten feet apart See Figure 4 Tweeters should be directed at the listen ing position Figure 4 In this example the speakers Placement for Varying could be placed five to 4 10 feet apart A since the listen er is 10 feet back from the speakers Direct tweeter towards listener Li
26. peakers to be connected without stripping the speaker wire No Strip terminals elimi nate fumbling with wire strippers and input terminals They are color coded and sim ply plug into the crossover circuit boards on the back of Niles speakers resulting in positive in phase connections every time Moisture UV Resistant Construction The CM5HD CM6HD and CM8HD loud speakers are suitable for use in high mois ture environments The drivers are resis tant to moisture and UV exposure the grille is made of powder coated alu minum However the speakers are not waterproof and direct contact with water should be avoided Engineered for Ceiling Placement The CM5HD CM6HD and CM8HD have been specifically designed and tuned for optimum performance when mounted in a ceiling The custom designed low diffrac tion tweeter housing is mounted coaxially to avoid the venetian blind effect com mon with ceiling speakers that employ sub baffles as tweeter mounts The 20 tweeter pivot angle ensures optimum high frequency coverage contined on next page A cD r cD lt ao ri I_3 ew r ew n em A cD r cD eza 23 ri s i ew ew r em Installer Selectable Acoustic Fine Tuning Installers can select to de emphasize the bass or treble by 2dB to accommodate reflective surfaces and corner loading This selection is accomplished via baffle mounted controls that
27. s might be the only way to achieve a good effect In large or unusual ly shaped rooms this might be the only way to achieve a good effect If you like to listen to music surround modes which emulate concert hall acoustics more than two surround speakers will prove extraor dinarily effective See Figure 6 With Niles CM5HD CM6HD and CM8HD loudspeakers it is easy to add another pair without affecting the decor of the room However you will need to use a much more powerful amplifier than that which is built into a typical surround sound receiver or amplifier Niles makes a num ber of Systems Integration Amplifiers with proprietary features that make them uniquely suited to enhance a good sur round sound system Consult your local Niles dealer for more information The Boundary Effect Corners can affect the bass response of the speaker powerfully This is called the boundary effect You 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 inaccurate to some listeners while to others it just seems like more bass sound A good rule of thumb is if you always listen to your current pair of speak ers with the bass turned up you ll enjoy corner placement If you keep your tone controls at neutral try to keep the speak ers at least two or three feet from the bound
28. stening Position Direct tweeter towards listener O M Em EB a ES a Es em 2 EB e a EB a GJ a Es em 2 EB p Listening Positions If you want the freedom to sit anywhere in a room facing any direction and or find that you prefer the all around you sound of some car stereos to a conventional sound stage facing you consider the speaker placement techniques profession al installers use in restaurants and bars They place speakers in an array around the listening area so that the music is always surrounding you regardless of the direction you face The rule of thumb is to add one pair of speakers for every 100 to 200 square feet of listening area Curiously this is not so that you can play the music louder but so that you can play it softer When you have only one pair of speakers in a large room you will notice that when the sound is perfect in one part of the room it is too loud near the speakers By placing more than one pair in the room you will avoid these hot spots of loud sound and you will create more sonic ambiance while maintaining clarity and a rich sound everywhere See Figure 5 You can make listener position still less critical by using mono rather than stereo This can be difficult to achieve with nor mal stereo amplifiers However Niles manufactures Systems Integration Amplifiers
29. t install metal conduit or shielded speaker wire Low voltage wires such as doorbells inter coms telephone security or television cannot cause interference or hum on your speaker wires so you can safely run all of them at the same time through the same holes side by side Before you drill any holes mount the speaker brackets in the desired speaker locations and mount open backed J boxes where the in wall volume controls and stereo equipment will be Safety First Wear gloves safety goggles and head pro tection when drilling Avoid nails they ruin bits and they can cause injury Pay particu lar care when using hole hogs and other powerful electric drills the torque of the drill when suddenly stopped by a nail can break the wrist of a strong man Drilling Use a bit that is large enough for the wires you plan to run An auger bit is the pre ferred bit for rough in wiring It will actu ally pull itself through the wood so that the drill motor not you does most of the work You may be drilling a lot of holes so this is an important consideration Always drill the holes in the center of the stud If you have to notch the stud or drill the hole closer than one inch from the edge of the stud protect the wire with a nail plate See Figure 5 When drilling holes in ceiling joists drill in the center of the joists and try to locate the hole near the end of the joist DO NOT drill through a gluelam or an
30. t the amplifier runs out of power This creates clipping 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 Those harsh sounds are masking some much more powerful ultra high fre quency sound spikes which will quickly damage any fine loudspeaker You are much less likely to damage a speaker with a large amplifier because it will be very loud indeed before it produces any clip ping distortion Cleaning You can clean the speaker with a damp ened soft cloth or paper towel If the speaker is mounted high up on a wall or ceiling use a broom to gently brush it off opeaker Placement Although the CM5HD CM6HD and CMBHD have extensive ability to compen sate for unusual placements with their unique pivoting tweeters and acoustic fine tuning switches placement is still the pri mary tool for satisfying your particular lis tening needs In the following section we discuss how speakers should be placed and how tweeters should be directed and how the acoustic fine tuning switches should be set for different purposes 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 individual instruments or you listen criti cally to movie soundtracks or music videos in y
31. valent is reasonable The correct routing for IR control cable is to home run an IR control cable from the main equipment location beside the speaker wire to the planned volume con trol location and then on to the proposed sensor location The combination of IR control cable and speaker wire enables a programmable Niles IntelliPad to be installed at a later date the IntelliPad has a convenient speaker mute feature in addi tion to automating and controlling your stereo system An IR sensor is best placed where it is convenient for you to point the hand held remote Both an IntelliPad and an IR sensor can be connected in one room with one home run IR control cable Insulation Behind The Speaker For best performance from your speakers lay a batten of fiberglass insulation example R 19 un batted insulation on top of the speaker Try to keep the same amount of insulation for each speaker particularly in the same room for consis tent bass response Introduction opecifications Driver Compliment 5 1 4 injection molded TCC talc carbon and ceramic filled with rubber surround 1 fluid cooled ultra wide dispersion tri laminate Teteron tweeter in a custom pivoting coaxial enclosure Recommended Amplifier Power 10 to 100 watts per channel Nominal Impedance 4 or 8 ohm selectable Frequency Response 60Hz to 21kHz 3dB on axis Tweeter Adjustment Up to 20 pivot angle Sensitivity 88dB for 2 83 volts of Pink
32. which enable one room to be wired in stereo while other rooms are wired in mono Consult your local Niles dealer for more information In smaller rooms or rooms that are infre quently used you typically can t justify the expense of more than two speakers Try to bracket the room with the two speakers Diagonal placement is a very effective way to stretch the coverage pat tern of two speakers You can also com promise between direct sound for detail and clarity and reflected sound the ambient or all around you effect The speakers can be placed near corners to create more reflected sound By directing the tweeters to point away from the listen er so they create as much reflected sound as possible you emphasize the ambient effect The more reflected sound there is in the room the stronger the ambient effect at low volumes You should use moderation however otherwise the com promise becomes too one sided and at high volumes the sound will be blurred and less distinct Placement for Home Theater Rear Applications In a home theater the goal is to reproduce the experience of a great movie theater in our homes The biggest difference between the two is the rear or surround speaker array in a commercial theater Here it is not uncommon to see twenty or thirty speakers around the audience This huge array of speakers assures that you will feel completely surrounded by the ambient soundtrack of the movie Film makers
33. y If feasible fill the ceiling cavity with insu lation at this point Mounting The New Construction Bracket The hole saving bracket enables a faster and cleaner final installation of the speak er It forces the drywall installer to cut out the speaker hole for you and provides wire ties for the speaker wire reducing the risks of accidental loss or movement of the wire In addition it enables you to align your speakers with other ceiling fixtures with great accuracy since you can really see exactly where the speaker will be To install the bracket first attach the QuickSnap new construction wings to the bracket by snapping them into the sides of the bracket The wings can be shortened by breaking them along the scored lines if the length will interfere with corner or eaves Figure 10 The wings and brackets have centering lines to simplify placement of the speakers Screw one side of the assembled bracket with wings to the joist using one of the supplied screws Level the bracket Screw the other side of the bracket wing assem bly to the joist Two screws on each side make for a very secure installation Secure the wire to the bracket using bracket s wire tie The drywall installers will cut the drywall to the exact size of the bracket See Figure 10 Concealing Speaker Wire for a Future Installation Attach the speaker wire in a loop between the ceiling joists and carefully mark the exact location of the wire o
34. y load bearing beam without the direction Installation in Existing Construction IMPORTANT Before you cut into any wall review the sections on running wire and speaker placement 1 When determining the location of the speaker cutout keep in mind that the mounting dogs will extend 3 4 beyond the cutout make sure that you do not place the edge of the cutout directly next to a ceiling joist Locate the joists using a stud sensor or hand knocking 2 Once you have determined a possible position for the cutout drill a 1 8 pilot hole just barely through the ceiling 1 2 to 5 8 deep in most homes about an inch below the center of your proposed speaker location BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO DRILL THROUGH EXISTING WIRES PIPES OR STRUC TURE IF YOU FEEL ANY EXTRA RESIS TANCE AS YOU ARE DRILLING STOP 3 Cut a foot long piece of coat hanger Bend the wire creating a right angle leaving 4 1 8 at one end for the CM5HD 4 3 4 for the CM6HD and 5 3 8 for the CM8HD this allows for the extra width of the mounting dogs Poke the L shaped wire into the pilot hole and turn it in a complete circle and move it into the ceiling cavity to make sure you have approximately 3 3 4 of depth If the wires movement is obstructed by anything fill the hole s with spackle and try another location See Figure 12 4 If the coat hanger moves freely in a com plete circle hold the supplied template up to the ceiling surface Outl
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