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Storm Series Ceiling Speakers
3. Installation
The Installation process is divided into three distinct processes:
Wiring, Mounting and Set-
ting Switches.
After carefully considering the intended application (Defi ning a Listening Area,
Mono/Stereo, Home Theater, etc.), specifi c mounting locations can be decided upon. Once the
specifi c locations are determined, installation can commence.
Wiring
Before actually running any wire or cable, take the time to look around each room or area of the
house and plan your wire paths for maximum effi ciency. Look for routes through uncluttered
parts of the stud wall or ceiling that allow you to group all low-voltage (video, speaker wires, Cat-
5, telephone, etc.) wires wherever possible. It is a good practice to label both ends of all cables
and to protect wires by tying a plastic bag over the ends.
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Plastic BagLabel
Figure 3.1 - Wiring Label & Plastic Bag
Wiring Methodology
There are three common scenarios for connecting speaker to an audio system. Figures 3.2 to
3.4 show stereo pairs, while Figures 3.5 and 3.6 show examples of mono and DVC applications,
respectively. Each stereo method can also be used for mono or DVC applications. Figure 3.7
shows a Home Theater wiring scheme.
A/V Receiver/Amplifier
• Two separate 2 conductor speaker wires run from the A/V Receiver
or amplifier to each stereo speaker.
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Figure 3.2 - Wiring: Amplifi er to Speakers-2 Conductor Direct
• One 4-conductor speaker wire runs from the amplifier to a splice near
one speaker. A 2-conductor wire runs from the splice to each speaker.
A/V Receiver/Amplifier
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Splice
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Conductor
Wire
2
Conductor
Wire
Figure 3.3 - Wiring: Amplifi er to Speakers-4 Conductor to 2 Conductor