Bowers & Wilkins Casa AWM 650 Quick start guide

AWM™650
Speaker installation notes
Casa /Custom
Installation
Series
™

Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3

THESE NOTES MUST BE READ IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE CASA
INSTALLATION MANUAL. A FULL COPY OF
WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT
http://www.clarity.bwspeakers.com
UNPACKING
(Figure 1)
• Fold the top carton flaps right back and
invert the carton and contents.
• Lift the carton clear of the contents.
• Remove the inner packing
from the product.
Check the contents for:
• 2 x Baffle with drive units and on-board
amplifiers
• 2 x Speaker grille scrims
• 8 x Machine screws (for fixing baffles to
wall frame)
We suggest you retain the packaging for future
use. Remove the grilles from the frames and, to
avoid damage, keep them in their plastic bags
(and preferably in the carton) away from the
work area until you are ready to fit them.
DAMPING THE CAVITY
A foam pad is supplied to damp the area behind
the drive units. In addition, loosely fill the whole
section of the wall cavity with wadding.
Fibreglass and mineral wool matting supplied for
heat insulation are suitable, but not closed cell
foam or expanded polystyrene. Check that there
is no debris that may fall into the speaker.
IMPORTANT: YOU SHOULD CHECK THAT THE
INSTALLATION ITSELF AND THE MATERIALS YOU
USE MEET THE LOCAL FIRE AND BUILDING
REGULATIONS.
FITTING THE SPEAKER
(Figure 2 & 3)
Note: The assembly should be installed with the
tweeter at the bottom.
Offer up the baffle assembly to the frame and
attach the cables as described in the CASA
installation manual. To avoid rattles, tie down
loose cable near the speaker with clips, mastic
or tape.
Feed the baffle assembly into the frame and
using the screws provided (4 – one in each
corner) secure it to the wall frame. Before fitting
the grille, check the operation of all the
loudspeakers in the installation. Remove the
protective covers from the tweeters domes. When
you are satisfied that the installation is performing
correctly, lay a scrim into each grille and push all
the grilles into the wall frames.
CUSTOMISING
The frame and grille have paintable white semi-
matte finish, ready if necessary to be re-finished
to match you own decor. Decorate before the
baffle is fitted.
If the grille is to be re-finished remove the infa-
Red “eye” by removing the rubber retaining ring -
refit before fitting the grille.
Do not paint the baffle or drive unit area it
should be removed if the frame/grille is to be re-
decorated at a later date.

Description
Drive units
Amplifier power
Frequency range
Frequency response
Crossover frequency
Input
Frame size
Cut-out size without
pre-mount
Cut-out size
with pre-mount
Min depth required
Net weight
Standby power
Kevlar is a registered trademark of DuPont. E & OE.
B&W Loudspeakers Ltd. reserves the right to amend details of the specification without notice in line with technical developments.
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B&W Loudspeakers Ltd, Meadow Road, Worthing, BN11 2RX Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
B&W Loudspeakers of America, 54 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864-2699, USA
Tel: (1978) 664 2870 Fax: (1978) 664 4109
http://www.bwspeakers.com
AWM™650
2-way active wall mount speaker system
1 x 150mm (6in) Kevlar bass/mid unit
with cast basket
1 x 25mm (1in) Aluminium dome HF
equipped with Nautilus™ tube
2 x 50W
-6dB at 42Hz and 30kHz
47Hz - 20kHz ±3dB
3.5kHz
Balanced, 5VRMS sensitivity,
500k impedance
Height: 309mm (121 /8in)
Width: 216 (81/2in)
Height: 281mm (11in)
Width: 186mm (73/8in)
Height: 289mm (113/8in)
Width: 193mm (75/8in)
99mm (37/8in) from wall surface
2.5kg
+/- 24V active, +/- 12V passive
<2W in standby