BDI 8172 User Guide

CORRIDOR® 8172

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Placement and Maintenance

Corridor® Media furniture is designed for indoor use on level floors.
Clean glass with glass cleaner, and steel parts and wood veneer
with a moist cloth.

®

Your Corridor

Media furniture is engineered for easy assembly.
Carefully follow this procedure to prevent any damage.
Do not use power tools for assembly of this product.

Step 1

Unpack and identify the parts listed below. The assembly
workspace should be a non-marring surface such as carpet. For
missing hardware pieces, please contact BDI Customer Service
at [e-mail]. For all other concerns, please
contact your BDI retailer.

For your convenience, wheel assembly is pre-installed. Wheels can
be removed if desired.

A Phillips Screwdriver x 1

B1 Hex Wrench x 1

B2 Hex Wrench x 1

B3 Hex Wrench x 1

C Cabinet x 1

D 1/4-20 x 10 mm

Machine Screw x 12

M 1/4-20 x 63 mm
Machine Screw x 1

E Left Leg x 1

Removal of wheels (optional):

Detach Wheel Assembly from

Metal Leg E,F by removing the
Leveler and Screw.

E,F

E,F

Reinstall Leveler to Metal Leg E,F.

Designed by Matthew Weatherly.
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F Right Leg x 1

L Stretcher x 1

G Glass Top x 1

H Rubber Bumpers x 4

I Large Adjustable Shelf

x 2

J Small Adjustable Shelf
x 1

K Back Panel x 1

L LP Storage Bars x 3

Step 2 - Build Base Assembly

Slide tab of Metal Legs E,F into ends of Stretcher L . Connect by using Screw D and Hex Wrench B1.
Fully tighten all screws.

L

D

D x 4

FE

F

Step 3 - Position cabinet on its back. Prop up the bottom edge with a book. Using Screw D , attach Leg
Assembly to Cabinet C with Hex Wrench B1 . Do not overtighten. *Note: Each of the metal legs has level­ers that can be adjusted using the Hex Wrench B2 .

C

D x 8

E

F

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Step 4 - Install Glass

Position the cabinet upright and remove paper backing from Rubber Bumpers H and place near corners of
the top of the cabinet (within 1” of the edge). Place Glass Top G on top of Cabinet C centered left to right and
front to back.

G

H

H

Space for power strip

H

C

H x 4

Step 5 - Install Back Panel

Install Back Panel K to the backside of the cabinet by inserting top edge in upper channel then tipping bottom
edge forward and into lower channel.

NOTE: Velcro straps are included for your convenience to facilitate wire management.

1

K

2

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Adjustable Shelves
If desired, lift Adjustable Shelf I away, loosen & remove related Shelf Support Pins, reinstall the Shelf
Support Pins at desired height, then reinstall Adjustable Shelf.

I

I

J

I x 2

J x 1

LP Record Storage

This cabinet is designed to store LP Records by placing LP Storage Bars L into designated holes in bottom
of Cabinet C . LP Storage Bars L can be stored by placing them in designated holes in back of Cabinet C
when not in use (see below)

C

L L

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Reverse Door-Swing if desired

The door on the Corridor AV Tower can either hinge left or right. To change sides, remove the screws using
a Phillips Screwdriver (A) that secure the hinge plates to the cabinet. Rotate the door 180˚ (up side down)
and reattach the door with the same screws going into the threaded inserts on the other side of the cabinet
as illustrated.

A

CD's here

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Fine tuning your new BDI Corridor Home Theater Furniture

These steps are to be followed after you have unpacked and completed the simple assembly instructions for
your Corridor AV cabinet. Due to jostling in freight or perhaps an uneven floor, the doors on your Corridor cabinet
may not appear to be in perfect alignment. Making a few minor adjustments can rectify this situation. Be aware
that depending on your situation, patience and a bit of trial and error are required. The high-quality European
hinge hardware is infinitely adjustable, but changing one element can cause the need for further adjustments.
Through a little adjustment, you can modify the orientation of the cabinet doors to make sure that they are sitting
perfectly on your Corridor unit.

STEP 1 - Level your Corridor unit

Levelers are integrated into each leg assembly and are accessed at the bottom of each cabinet leg using
Hex Wrench B2 . If your floor is uneven, you may extend one or more levelers to attain a level, stable cabinet
placement. Turning the leveler clockwise will extend the leveler; turning it counter-clockwise will retract it.

INCORRECT! Door is
out of alignment with
the rest of the unit.

CORRECT! Door is
sitting squarely and evenly
spaced on tops and sides.

STEP 2 - Adjust Door Hinges 2.1.1.2.
The doors on your cabinet should be evenly spaced and the doors should open and close freely without rubbing
against the door frame.

If the cabinet’s doors appear out of alignment, this condition can
be corrected with minor adjustment to the European hinges on
each door.

Because these hinges are infinitely adjustable, adjusting one
hinge element can sometimes cause the need for adjustments
to other elements. But with a few adjustments, you can modify
the orientation of the cabinet doors to make sure that they hang
perfectly within your cabinet.

2

1

Use the Phillips Screwdriver A supplied to adjust Corridor's
door hinges:

• By adjusting Screw 1, the door will move LEFT or

RIGHT within the frame. Make minor adjustments at both

2

adjustment.)

1

top and bottom hinges for best results.

• By adjusting Screw 2 the entire door will move IN

or OUT, opening or closing the gap between the
door frame and cabinet. (This screw rarely needs

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Door adjustments

If your door is not straight, the door can be straightened by adjusting the depth of the set screw found in the
middle of the 2 metal bars on the back of the door.

Turning the set screws clockwise will
push the middle of the door outward.

Turning the set screws counter­clockwise will push the middle of the
door inward.

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