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Niles MP5 Installation & Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 I N S T A L L A T I O N & O P E R A T I O N G U I D E M O D E L ® L E N D I N G I G H I D E L I T Y ®...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD LIMITED WARRANTY ©2000 Niles Audio Corporation. All rights reserved. Niles, the Niles logo, Blending High Fidelity and Architecture and Systems Integration Amplifiers are registered trademarks of Niles Audio Corporation. BumpBack and MicroSensor are trademarks of Niles Audio Corporation. Kaladex is a registered trademark of DuPont Teijin Films. Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Their superb value makes them perfect for a wide variety of applications. MP5/MP6 Speaker Kit; and the corresponding Bracket Kit (5 or 6) is required to install one pair of MP5/MP6 in-wall loudspeakers in either new or existing construction.
  • Page 4 BumpBack™ Woofer 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 Flush to the Wall Appearance The unique mounting system of the MP loudspeakers powerfully clamps the frame to the bracket, sandwiching the wall mate- rial between them.

  • Page 5: Installation Considerations

    Amplifier Power For satisfactory performance, we 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 amplifier will run out of power very quickly.
  • Page 6 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 necting MP speakers to your receiver or amplifier. For most applications, we rec- ommend you use 16 or 18 gauge stranded wire.

  • Page 7: Speaker Placement

    Speaker 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.
  • Page 8 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.
  • Page 9 soundtrack to envelope you in the 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”...

  • Page 10: Installation Fundamentals

    Installation Fundamentals 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.
  • Page 11 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.
  • Page 12 Speaker Location 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.
  • Page 13 Figure 6 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.

  • Page 14: Installation Of Brackets, Frames And Grilles In New Construction

    Installation of Brackets, Frames and Grilles in New Construction Stage One: Before Drywall is Hung. Insulating the Wall Cavity. If feasible, fill the wall cavity with tion at this point. Attach the wings to the bracket by ping them into the sides of the bracket. The wings can be shortened by breaking them along the scored lines if their length will interfere with a corner or eaves.
  • Page 15 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.

  • Page 16: Installation Of Brackets, Frames And Grilles In Existing Walls

    Installation of Brackets, Frames and Grilles in Existing Walls 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”...

  • Page 17: Installa Tionofthe Speaker, Sensor And Grille Inneworexisting Construction

    the drywall section can be replaced 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.
  • Page 18 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.
  • Page 19 Figure 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-...
  • Page 20 Adjusting the Tweeter The tweeter is housed in a precision 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 forefinger in the indentations provided.

  • Page 21: Removal Of Speaker And Grille

    Removal of Speaker 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.

  • Page 22: Specifications

    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...
  • Page 23 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 Five Watts per Channel Nominal Impedance 8 Ohms...
  • Page 25 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...

  • Page 26: Warranty Registration Card

    WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD Model Purchased__________________ ____________ _ ____ Serial Number_____________ ____________________ _ __________________________________________________ Date Purchased (month/day/year)_______ _____________________ _ ____ ___________________________ ______ Dealer Name and Location________________ _____ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ _________ ______________________________________________ Miss Name______ _________________________________________________ _____________________________________ Address________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ____________________________________ _ _____ City_________________________________________________________State______ __________Zip______________ Telephone (___________)___________________________________________________________________________ Please take a moment to fill out our warranty registration card.

  • Page 27: Limited Warranty

    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...
  • Page 28 Niles Audio Corporation 12331 S.W. 130 Street Miami, Florida 33186 Tel: (305) 238-4373 Fax: (305) 238-0185 www.nilesaudio.com © 2000 Niles Audio Corporation. Patents applied for and pending. Printed in Taiwan DS00281ATW...

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