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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 S DS8300AT DIRECTED SOUNDFIELD DS8500AT DIRECTED SOUNDFIELD ®...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Congratulations! Thank you for choosing a Directed Soundfield 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 components and accessories for audio/video systems. For a free full line catalog write: Niles, Catalog Request, P.O. -
Page 3: Introduction
4 or 8 ohm Selectable Impedance of the highest quality available. The DS8300AT and DS8500AT give the Moisture and UV Resistant installer flexibility to select the speaker’s impedance — 4 ohms for systems where... - Page 4 Easy Installation Hole Saving Bracket The DS8300AT and DS8500AT employ a Available as an optional accessory, DS8 bracketless mounting system in existing Series New Construction Brackets can be ceilings. Simply cut a hole in the mount- installed as a “hole-saver” before the ing surface, install the frame by tightening drywall goes up.
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Page 5: Installation Considerations
“clipping” distortion. A large 10 to 200 watts for the DS8300AT and 10 amplifier will play at the same volume to 250 watts for the DS8500AT. Curiously, without distorting. - Page 6 Niles makes a wide range of high perfor- wire to your main equipment location, mance indoor and outdoor volume con- where it is repeated to your stereo system.
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Page 7: Speaker Placement
You should have a direct line of sight with the front of the speaker. To Introduction determine the best position, measure the Although the DS8300AT and DS8500AT “listening” distance between the ideal lis- have extensive ability to compensate for tening position (your favorite chair or... - Page 8 “in the This can be difficult to achieve with middle of your head” just like headphones! normal stereo amplifiers. However, Niles A single pair of DS8300AT and DS8500AT manufactures Systems Integration Loudspeakers, properly placed, can create Amplifiers ®...
- Page 9 If you keep your tone ers will prove extraordinarily effective controls at neutral, try to keep the speak- (See Figure 6). With Niles DS8300AT ers at least two or three feet from the and DS8500AT loudspeakers it is easy to boundaries of the room.
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Page 10: Installation Fundamentals
If you have doubts about whether you are cannot cause interference or hum on your capable of installing a Niles ceiling mount speaker wires, so you can safely run all of loudspeakers, consult a Niles dealer or them at the same time, through the same professional installer. - Page 11 Try to line the holes up perfectly, because when you look at the painted wall board, it makes pulling the wire much easier. A plaster, or paneling is only the skin of the good technique is to snap a chalk line wall.
- Page 12 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 Speaker Location at the outside of your house too, sometimes conduit, vents or drain pipe will be visible that give useful infor-...
- Page 13 Figure 10 In traditional wood stud/drywall 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”...
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Page 14: Installation In New Construction
Installation in New The wings and brackets have centering lines to simplify placement of the speakers. Construction Screw one side of the assembled bracket with wings to the joist using one of the supplied screws. Level the bracket. Screw Insulating the Ceiling Cavity the other side of the bracket/wing assem- If feasible, fill the ceiling cavity with insu- bly to the joist. -
Page 15: Installation In Existing Construction
Installation in Figure 14 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. -
Page 16: Final Installation In New Or Existing Construction
Wire Stripping Details 2. Check the position of the Impedance jumper on the crossover PC board. 5. The DS8300AT and DS8500AT feature Choose the 4 ohm position if you are a separate frame assembly which installs using an amplifier capable of driving a with four clamps or mounting “dogs”... - Page 17 10.Setting the Treble cut switch. Listen to a Figure 18 well-recorded piece of music at the Installing the speaker user’s favorite listening position. Listen for treble harshness or ringing, particu- larly when the speakers are placed in a room without carpet. Use the +/-1.5dB Treble switch to correct.
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Page 18: Operation
Speaker Phase Speaker wire has two conductors. One conductor is attached to the negative (-) Listening at Higher Volumes terminals and one conductor is attached It requires more power to achieve a reason- to the positive (+) terminals of both your able volume of sound in a large room than speaker and your amplifier. -
Page 19: Specifications
Specifications DS8500AT DS8300AT Driver Compliment Driver Compliment 8" carbon/glass fiber woofer with shorting 8" carbon/glass fiber woofer with shorting ring and butyl rubber surround in an ring and butyl rubber surround in an integrated patented pivoting mount, (15° integrated patented pivoting mount, (15°... -
Page 20: Limited Warranty
NILES or an authorized NILES dealer. - Page 21 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...
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Page 22: Warranty Registration Card
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