MartinLogan Electro Motion IC User Manual page 7

Fig. 8 ElectroMotion IW
Recommended tools:
• Stud finder
• Sharp pencil or pen
• Pushpin
• Dry wall knife/saw
• Wire strippers
• Phillips screwdriver or electric drill and bit
• Tape measure
• Low-tack tape
1. Using a stud finder, position the template
completely between wall studs or ceiling
joists.
2. Hold or pin the template in place and mark
cutout with a pencil.
3. Remove the template and cut out the opening
with a drywall knife/saw.
In-wall: Place fiberglass insulation above
4.
and below the cut-out hole. Place a half
thick piece of fiberglass insulation behind
Fig. 9 ElectroMotion R
the speaker. In-ceiling: Place fiberglass
insulation 12" (30cm) or thicker between the
joists directly above the speaker.
5 Connect speaker cable. Be consistent when
connecting speaker leads to the terminals on
the speaker. Take great care to assign the
same color to the (+) terminal on both the
speaker and the amplifier.
WARNING! Turn your amplifier
off before making or breaking any
signal connections!
6 Place speaker in hole.
7 Use a 2-inch long #2 Phillips driver and
an electric drill to lock all mounting locks in
place. Use a low clutch setting on the drill.
8 Gently press the grill cover into place.
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