Induction Dynamics SolidDrive SD1 Installation & Use Manual page 2

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INSTALLATION OF SOLIDDRIVE
SD1 INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS
By utilizing these basic installation steps, you
can install the SolidDrive SD1 into walls and
ceilings to create sound for boardrooms, home
theater, and distributed audio.
Getting Started with SolidDrive
What's included with the SolidDrive SD1 for installation
into walls and ceilings and what is supplied by the installer
A SolidDrive SD1 consists of:
One (1) SolidDrive SD1 unit and attached wiring
harness with Eurostyle connector. *Additional mounting
materials may need to be ordered with the SolidDrive
STEP
SD1 or supplied by the installer depending on the
application.
For drywall: For in-wall and in-ceiling installation, you
will have ordered one (1) or more SolidDrive SD1s and
one (1) or more patent-pending acoustic in-wall
mounting brackets (one (1) bracket per SD1), which
comes with four (4) #8-32 x 5/16'' Phillips flat head
machine screws for mounting the drive to the bracket.
At the time of the order, you will have specified 16OC,
24OC or 12OC. *Installation also requires four (4) 1
3/8'' drywall screws and one (1) container of 3M
77 Spray Adhesive(supplied by the installer).
EXISTING DRYWALL INSTALLATION NOTE:
For retrofitting the SolidDrive SD1 into existing drywall installations, it will be
necessary to remove a portion of the existing drywall before installation and to
replace the drywall after the SolidDrive SD1 is installed. Please refer to the
instructions marked with EXISTING DRYWALL for the steps necessary for the
type of installation. If installing the SolidDrive SD1 in new construction, ignore
the EXISTING DRYWALL steps.
EXISTING DRYWALL
Cut a rectangle opening in the wall
For installing the SolidDrive SD1 mounting bracket into
existing drywall, first cut a rectangular opening in the
drywall. The minimum recommended opening size is
approximately fifteen inches tall and beyond the width of
the adjacent wall studs to help attach the mounting bracket
and help in feathering the drywall back in and getting the
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drywall to meet at the seams (Figure 1). This will allow
proper distribution of sound and the SolidDrive SD1 will
function with optimum performance.
Figure 1. Cut an opening large enough to install the mounting bracket
STEP
Attach the SolidDrive SD1 mounting
bracket to wall studs or ceiling joists.
Place the mounting bracket between the wall studs or ceiling
joists and secure with two, 1 3/8" drywall screws. Insert the
screws through the 2 pre-drilled holes in each flange and
screw them into the face of each wall stud or ceiling joist
(Figure 2). The drywall screws need to be driven flush with
the surface of the flange so that the drywall sets flush on the
bracket flange.
Figure 2. SolidDrive SD1 mounting bracket attached to wall studs.
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Insert the SolidDrive SD1 into the bracket.
Feed the SolidDrive SD1 cable through the round opening
in the face of the mounting bracket. Insert the SolidDrive
SD1 through the same opening with the oversized mounting
base facing outward toward the side that the drywall will be
installed and flush against the bracket face. Align the
pre-drilled holes in the mounting base to the threaded holes
in the bracket face (Figure 3). Attach the SolidDrive SD1
securely to the mounting bracket using the 4 Phillips flat
head machine screws.
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