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Thank you for choosing a Blueprint Series In-Wall Loudspeaker
®
from Niles.
With proper installation and operation, you'll enjoy years of trouble-free use.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 2
FEATURES AND BENEFITS 2
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS 4
SPEAKER PLACEMENT 6
INSTALLATION FUNDAMENTALS 10
INSTALLATION OF BRACKETS, FRAMES AND GRILLES IN NEW CONSTRUCTION 14
INSTALLATION OF BRACKETS, FRAMES AND GRILLES IN EXISTING WALLS 16
INSTALLATIONOF THE SPEAKER AND GRILLE IN NEW OR EXISTING CONSTRUCTION 17
OPERATION 20
SPECIFICATIONS 21
LIMITED WARRANTY 22
Features and Benefits
Dolby Digital Ready
The HD•CTR (Center) and HD•LRS
(Left/Right/Surround) are specifically
designed for Home Theater Sound. They
exceed the specifications set forth by
Dolby Laboratories for the accurate repro-
duction of Dolby Digital Encoded Sources.
Directed Sound Field Geometry™
(DSFG)
Both the HD•CTR and HD•LRS employ
Niles’ Directed Sound Field Geometry
(DSFG). With DSFG, the tweeter is offset
from the center of the dual woofers. The
resulting acoustic interaction between the
woofers and the offset tweeter results in
the flattest frequency and phase response
approximately 15° off-axis from the tweet-
er. This gives optimum performance to a
seated listener even if the loudspeakers are
mounted above a built-in TV.
Mica Filled Polypropylene Woofers
with Inverted Butyl Rubber Suspension
The unusually stiff and light polypropylene
cone is filled with mica to enhance its rigid-
ity for the fastest, most accurate response.
Additionally, the use of an Inverted Butyl
Rubber Suspension offers substantial bene-
fits including: increased movement without
mechanical limitations; weather resistance;
and improved midrange damping for better
detail and clarity.
ElastoDynamic™ Hybrid Dome
Tweeter
Constructed from a composite matrix of
elastomers and natural fiber substrates, the
ElastoDynamic™ tweeter offers extended
high frequency response without any harsh
ringing or overshoot.
Video Shielding (HD•CTR)
The HD•CTR utilizes special video shield-
ing to enable it to be installed in close
proximity to a video monitor without nega-
tive effects on picture quality.
Acoustic Fine Tuning
Both the HD•CTR and HD•LRS feature baf-
fle mounted Acoustic Fine Tuning Controls.
The HD•CTR’s controls enable optimization
of the high frequencies and the Dialog with
3dB of Treble Cut and 3dB of Dialog
Enhancement. The HD•LRS’s controls
enable optimization of both low and high
frequencies with 3dB of Bass and Treble Cut.
Introduction
The HD or
High Definition
group of
Blueprint Series In-Wall Loudspeakers
®
offers speakers expressly designed for
superior sonic quality. They employ
advanced technology components
designed to extract the subtle nuances in
recorded music or the thunderous action
in a movie. They are perfect anywhere
that quality of sound is the
most
important
consideration.
An HD•CTR or HD•LRS Speaker Kit;
CTR•LRS Bracket Kit; and CTR•LRS
Frame/Grille Kit are required to install
one HD•CTR or HD•LRS In-Wall
Loudspeaker in either new or existing
construction.
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Features and Benefits