DaytonAudio Contractor Series User manual

9) Troubleshooting
Should your speakers not work properly, check the following:
No sound from speakers:
    • MoststereoreceivershaveanA/Bspeakerselectorswitch.Makecertainthatthisswitch
isintheproperposition.
    • Mutefeatureisactivated.
One speaker is playing while the other is not:
    • Checkthebalancecontrolonthereceiver.Makesureitiscentered.
    • Looseconnectionateitherthereceiverorthespeaker.Doublecheckconnections.
    • Badspeakercable.Replacesuspectspeakerwire.
Receiver cuts on and off:
    • Thiscouldbecausedbyashortcircuitbetweenthepositiveandnegativeleads.Check
theconnectionsatthebackofthereceiver,andthenatthespeaker.Makesurethatno
strandsofwirefromoneconnectoraretouchingtheotherconnector.
10) Caring For Your In-Wall Speakers
  Thetwomostcommonwaysthatin-wallspeakersarepermanentlydamaged:
   1) Notenoughpowerathighervolumes.
   2) Toomuchpowerathighervolumes.
  Contrarytoconventionalwisdom,farmorespeakersaredamagedasaresultofunderpower-
ing,thanbyoverpowering.Whenareceiverrunsoutofpower,itstilltriestoreproducethemusical
signalby“clipping”thewaveform.Atloudvolumes,thisclippingintroducesgrossamountsofdistor-
tiontothespeaker,eventuallydestroyingit.Ifthesoundfromyourin-wallspeakersstartstosound
distorted,turndownthevolume.
  Havingplentyofreservepowerwillhelpyourspeakersreproducedynamiccontrastsandquick
transientsofmusicmuchmoreeffectively.Butyoudohavetoexercisegoodjudgement;toomuch
powerwillalsopermanentlydamageaspeaker.Again,ifyouheardistortion,turnthevolumedown.
11) Warranty Information
DaytonAudio®productsareconstructedbyindustryexperts,andarethoroughlytestedbefore
shipment.DaytonAudio®productsarewarrantedfortheperiodofveyears.Thiswarrantyislimited
tomanufacturerdefects,eitherinmaterialsorworkmanship.DaytonAudio®isnotresponsibleforany
consequentialoninconsequentialdamagetoanyotherunitorcomponentorthecostforinstallationor
extractionofanycomponentoftheaudiosystem.Intherarecaseofaproductfailure,pleasecontact
yourplaceofpurchaseorcallourCustomerSupportDepartmentat(937)743-8248.
Warranty Limitations
Therearenootherwarranties,eitherexpressorimplied,whichextendtheforegoing,andthereareno
warrantiesofmerchantabilityortnessforanyparticularpurpose.Thewarrantywillnotcoverinci-
dentalorconsequentialdamageduetodefectiveorimproperuseofproducts.Thisincludesbutisnot
limitedtoburntvoicecoils,overheating,bentframes,holesinthecone,orbrokenleadwires.
Thiswarrantygivesyouspeciclegalrightsandyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstate
tostate.
Non-Warranty Service:Ifnon-warrantyserviceisrequired,theproductmaybesenttotheCompany
forrepair/replacement,transportationprepaid,bycalling(937)743-8248fordetails,completeinstruc-
tions,andservicefeecharges.
Contractor Series
In-Wall Speaker
©2008DaytonAudio®
User's Manual
DaytonAudio®,POBox52,Springboro,Ohio45066-1158
www.daytonaudio.com
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Congratulations on the purchase of your Dayton Audio®Contractor Series In-Wall Speaker System.
These speakers were manufactured with high quality components and engineered to deliver superior
sound performance.
Like many of the products sold by Dayton Audio®, these in-wall speakers were designed for ease
of installation.
Please read through the instructions completely before you begin your installation.
1) Parts Inventory
 YourIn-Wallkitshouldincludethefollowing:
  • 1pairofDaytonAudio®In-WallSpeakerswithGrills
  • 2metalretrotbrackets
  • 1packageofhardware
  • 1pairofcardboardmounting/paintmaskingtemplates
2) Installation Tools
 TheDaytonAudio®In-Wallscanbeinstalledwiththefollowingsimple
tools which you supply:
  • Pencil
  • Maskingtape
  • Drill&drillbits
  • Utilityknife
  • Keyholesaw*
  • #2Phillipsscrewdriver
  • Wirecutters&wirestrippers
  • Smalllevel**
  • Studnder**
* Recommended for use if installing in plaster walls.
** Optional tools to make the installation easier.
3) Speaker Location
  ToachievethebestperformancefromyourDaytonAudio®
speakers, it is important to carefully select the location for
installation.
  Yourin-wallspeakersshouldbeinstalled5to8feetapart
toensureproperstereoimaging.Ifpossible,mounteach
speaker the same distance from the corners on a common
wall.Keepthespeakersatleast2feetawayfromthecorners
oftheroomtoavoidoveremphasizedbassreproduction.
  Thespeakersshouldbelocatedsothatthetweeterheight
isatthesamelevel,orslightlyabovethelistener’sear.Youmustnowdecidewhethertheprimary
listeningwillbedonestandingorinaseatedposition.Remember,forthebeststereoimaging,the
listeningpositionshouldbedirectlyin-betweenthespeakerswiththetweetersatearlevel.
4) Speaker Installation
  Onceyouhaveselectedthelocationforyourspeakers,youarenowready
toinstallthem.
CAUTION: Be certain that there are no electrical wires, water pipes,
or heating ducts in the planned installation area before you start drill-
ing or cutting into the wall. If there is an electrical outlet nearby, turn off
the circuit breaker to avoid possible injury.
  Thein-wallspeakersaredesignedtobemountedtothewallareabetween
thestuds.Onceyouhaveselectedyourlocation,thenextstepistobesure
youarebetweenthestuds.Bytappingonthewall,youwillhearahollowsoundwhenbetweentwo
studsandasharper,moresolidsoundwhenrightontopof,orclosetoastud.
  Aneasier,moreaccuratemethodforndingthelocationofwallstudsistouseastudnder.
  Onceyouhaveestablishedthatyourchosenlocationisbetweentwostudsandthatthereareno
obstructionsinthewall,tapeyourspeakertemplatetothewallandlightlytracearoundtheinside
openingwithapencil.Toensurethatyourspeakertemplateisstraight,youmaywanttousealevel
beforeyoumarkthewall.
  Drilla1"holeinthecenterofthetemplateoutline.Next,usingapieceofstiff
wire(acoathangerworkswell),bendit8"fromtheendata90degreeangle.
Insertthebentpartofthecoathangerintothe1"holeandrotatethewireina
completecircletocheckforobstructions.Ifthewirehitsastudoneitherside,
repositionyourtemplatetotheleftorrightandre-dothelightpenciloutline.Keep
thepilotholewithinthetemplateoutline.
  Ifthewallsaremadeofdrywall,simplycutthemarkedareawithyourutilityknife.
Ifyourhomehasplasterwalls,thenyouwillneedtodrillpilotholesatthefourcor-
nersofthetemplateoutline,andcutthespeakeropeningusingakeyholesaw.
  Checkthespeakeropeningbyplacingoneofthespeakersintothehole.The
speakershouldtlooselyintothehole.
  Repeatthesestepsfortheotherspeaker.
5) Speaker Wire
  Don’tcompromisesoundqualitybyusingthin,inexpensivespeakerwire.We
recommendusingahighqualityoxygenfreecopperwire.Forrunsof10to50feet,
choosea16gaugewire.A14gaugewireshouldbeusedforrunsgreaterthan50
feet.
6) Speaker Hook Up
  Whenhookingupthewirestothespeakers,besuretoobserveproperpolarity.Makecertain
youconnectthepositiveleadfromthereceivertotheredterminalonthespeakerandthenegative
leadfromthereceivertotheblackterminalonthespeaker("B").Thisisveryimportantbecause
improperpolaritywillcauseunwantedfrequencyresponseaberrations.Splitthetwoconductorsof
thespeakerwireapartabout2-4inchessothattheyforma“Y”.Usingwirestrippers,removeabout
1/2"ofinsulationfromeachwire.Twistthestrandsofwiretightlybeforeinsertingthemintothe
springloadedterminals.
  Whenhookingupthespeakerwirestothestereoreceiver,besurethepositiveleadagaingoes
totheredoutputterminalandthenegativeleadgoestotheblackoutputterminal.
7) Final Installation
  Toinstallthespeakersintothewall,rstputthebottomofthemountingbracketintothecutout
sothatthebracketisbehindthewall.Pushthetopofthemountingbracketintheholesothatthe
upperpartofthebracketisinsidethewall.Next,positionthemountingbracketsothatitsitsinthe
centerofthecutout.Beforetighteningthescrews,usealeveltoalignthemountingbracket.Tighten
thescrewsevenlyinaclockwisepatternuntilthemountingbracketissecure.Installthespeaker
andbafeintothemountingbracket.Replacethegrillsandyourinstallationiscomplete.
8) Painting Speakers
Ifspeakerframeistopainted,eitherbeforeorafterinstallation,usethe"PaintMaskingTemplate"
tocoverthewoofer/tweeterassemblytopreventdamagetothem.Do not try to paint the frame and
grill assembly together. Thegrillshouldalwaysbepaintedseparately.Donotputsuchaheavycoat
ofpaintonthegrillthattheperforationsareblocked.
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