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PSB the CustomSound Series Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 ® In-Wall Loudspeaker Installation Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Materials And Tools A. Required Tools B. Other Tools Layout A. Listening Locations B. Speaker Locations C. System and Supply D. Obstructions E. Weather Resistance F. Tricks of the Trades—Nothing's Plumb, Square, or True III. Installation A. New Construction B.

  • Page 3: Materials And Tools

    I. MATERIALS AND TOOLS The only other materials necessary to install CustomSound speakers are paint and extra fine sandpaper if you wish to change the color of Grills and/or Finish Frames from their standard white. Of course, wire cable of appropriate length and size will be necessary to connect speakers to amplifiers (or volume controls) in the music system.

  • Page 4: Speaker Locations

    Any of the PSB in-wall systems can be used as surround speakers. We also offer dedicated surround systems with special radiation patterns optimized for use as a surrounds, such as the CW260.

  • Page 5: System And Supply

    Surround speakers will give a more diffuse sound field (a good thing) if they are mounted fairly high on the walls and somewhat removed from the listener. Don't be afraid to mix in-wall and in-ceiling mounting. The CW88R is a special ceiling mount (round) system for use where space is limited. In some rooms of the house, typically in bathrooms, space is limited such that there isn't room for two ceiling speakers.

  • Page 6: Obstructions

    Increasingly, different source signals may be provided to different rooms/zones/speakers—at the same time. Increasingly, control systems allow adjustments from locations different/remote from the signal sources, switching, tone control, and amplification. Some rectangular models include a knockout in the baffle into which an infrared signal remote receiver can be installed. With increasing levels of multi-zone and remote control sophistication, it is increasingly desirable to have a simple volume control local to speakers distant from the main equipment.

  • Page 7: Weather Resistance

    Prepare to be surprised, challenged, and rewarded—to solve the many small riddles along the path to completion. III. INSTALLATION A. New Construction The PSB in-walls covered in this manual use a particularly effective mounting technique with toggle style mounting clamps. They are so named because the...
  • Page 8 mounting clamp toggles out from a rest position prior to tightening down. As shipped, this mounting clamp parks on a flat on its mounting tower, thus staying out of the way for easy insertion of the system into the wall cutout. When a screwdriver is applied to the mounting screws it first turns the clamp 90 degrees, removing it from its resting place, and then brings the clamp down a track in the tower.

  • Page 9: Enclosure Volume And Insulation

    DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN. The system has been well designed to prevent stripping or damage from over tightening but PSB cannot be responsible for damage due to unreasonable force being used when mounting the system.

  • Page 10: Wiring

    also provide insurance against possible buzzing from air movement in the cavity. Bass response is affected by the shape of the wall cavity, as well as by the size and resulting volume of the cavity. Sound radiated from the speaker driver inside the cavity reflects back from the boundaries of the cavity.

  • Page 11: Tricks Of The Trades-Drilling

    separated, stripped, twisted and inserted into the correct, spring-Ioaded terminal post. Polarity needs to be maintained—typically +/rib/writing/red/right—for uncompromised performance. The ends of the wires through each terminal post should be pushed over slightly to avoid any contact with the wire strands through the other terminal post or with the crossover circuit board.

  • Page 12: Painting

    opaqueness, weather resistance, and paintability. We use aluminum for weather resistance. The relatively small perforations in a slightly thicker material improve paintability and strength, while maintaining acoustical transparency. The removable scrim feature allows the scrim to be removed during grille painting then re-applied, to avoid fabric contamination.

  • Page 13: High And Mid Frequencies Switches

    until it aims as nearly toward the center of the listening area as its design allows. Do not overstress the turning assembly, also take care not to touch the silver dome of the tweeter element as they are very fragile. The SonicGuide is a constant directivity waveguide that greatly improves response smoothness by preventing the sound from radiating backward to the woofer cone.

  • Page 14: Listening-Balance, Range, And Imaging

    and so contribute to a spacious sound. Pattern one is “Dipole” radia tion. It creates a distinct null in energy for angles straight out from the speaker. If a listener sits within this null he will hear very little energy directly from the CW260. The sound from the system will only reach the listener after several bounces off of the room walls.
  • Page 15 Notes on environmental protection At the end of its useful life, this product must not be disposed of with regular household waste but must be returned to a collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. The symbol on the product, user's manual and packaging, point this out.
  • Page 16 CW363 CW262 CW260 XV. Specifications CW383 CWS8 6.5” Rectangular 6.5” Rectangular 6.5” Rectangular Surround Description 8” Rectangular 8” Rectangular Dual Subwoofer Frequency Range Response 50-21,000Hz 50-21,000Hz 50-21,000Hz* On Axis @ 0° ±3dB 45-21,000Hz 39-200Hz Sensitivity (with CWA-1) 87dB 87dB 87dB Typical Listening Room 90dB 87dB...
  • Page 17 CW28 CW26 CW180R/S XV. Specifications CW88R Description 8” Rectangular 6.5” Rectangular 8” Coaxial 8” Stereo Coaxial Frequency Range Response 45-20,000Hz 55-20,000Hz 38-21,000Hz On Axis @ 0° ±3dB 45-20,000Hz Sensitivity Typical Listening Room 88dB 87dB 90dB 86dB Impedance 8 Ohms 8 Ohms 8 Ohms Nominal 8 Ohms...
  • Page 18 XV. Specifications 160R/S CW80R CW60R CW50R Description 6.5” Coaxial 8” Coaxial 6.5” Coaxial 5.25” Coaxial Frequency Range Response On Axis @ 0° ±3dB 51-21,000Hz 45-20,000Hz 55-20,000Hz 65-20,000Hz Sensitivity Typical Listening Room 87dB 87dB 86dB 86dB Impedance Nominal 8 Ohms 8 Ohms 8 Ohms 8 Ohms Input Power...
  • Page 19 PSB Speakers 633 Granite Court Pickering, Ontario L1W 3K1 CANADA www.psbspeakers.com 888-772-0000 (North America) 905-831-6555 (International) Fax: 905-837-6357 PSB CW OM/INT Rev. 7, August 06...

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