Niles Audio 650, 800, 525 User Manual

525
650
800

B LENDING H IGH F IDELITY AND A RCHITECTURE

INSTALLATION GUIDE

525
650
800

BRACKET KIT

New Construction Wings
Bracket

Frame

SpeakerBaffle

Grille

Bracket Kit Contents

2 Brackets (525/650/800)
4 Wings for New Construction
9 #6 x 15/8” Phillips Head Drywall Screws (Includes 1spare)
1 Hole Cutout Template

Figure 1

Figure one illustrates all the components
(Bracket Kit, Frame/Grille Kit and Speaker Kit)
required to install a Model HD-800 Blueprint
Series Loudspeaker in new construction.

Three Stage
Installation System for
Remodels or New
Construction

You install only the parts you need for a par­ticular stage of construction. When the fram­ing and wiring are finished, you install the

bracket

. After the drywall is up, but before the

painter begins to paint, you install the

frame

and provide the rustproof aluminum

grilles

to
the painter so that they can be painted to
match the surroundings. Only when construc­tion is completely finished do you put the
valuable

speaker

in the wall.

Existing Construction

The appropriate Frame/Grille Kit is required
toinstalltheBracketin existing construction.

1. Drill a 1/8” pilot hole just barely through the
wallboard or drywall (1/2” to 5/8” deep in most
homes) about an inch below the center of your
proposed speaker location (an inch to the side if
you are mounting the speaker horizontally). BE
VERY CAREFUL NOT TO DRILL THROUGH
EXISTING WIRES, PIPES, OR STRUCTURE. IF
YOU FEEL ANY EXTRA RESISTANCE AS YOU
ARE DRILLING, STOP. Cut a piece of coat hanger
equal to the width of the bracket. Bend the wire in
half creating a right angle. Poke the “L-shaped”
wire into the pilot hole and turn it in a complete
circle. If it turns freely, repeat the procedure from

New Construction

Installing the Wings and Bracket

Attach the wings to the bracket by snapping
them into the sides of the bracket. The wings can
be shortened by breaking them along the scored
lines if their length will interfere with a corner or
eaves. You can mount the bracket horizontally
or vertically (See Figure 2).

Screw one side of the assembled bracket with
wings to the stud using one of the supplied
screws. Level the bracket. Screw the other side
of the bracket assembly to the stud. Two screws
on each side makes for a very secure installation.
Attach the wire to the bracket at the indicated
wire tie points (See Figure 2).

Figure 2

Figure 3

4 Wire Ties

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a hole about an inch above the center of your
proposed speaker location (See Figure 3).

If the wires movement is obstructed by a pipe or
cable, fill the hole(s) with spackle or other patch­ing compound and try another location.

2. When determining the final location of the
cutout keep in mind that the frame and bracket
will extend beyond the cutout. Make sure that
you do not place the edge of the cutout directly
next to a stud. Locate the studs using a stud sen­sor or hand-knocking. Once you have deter­mined the correct position for the cutout, hold
the supplied template up to the wall surface.
Level the template in either the horizontal or the
vertical position and mark the wall with a pencil.
Drill the four corners with a 1/4” drill bit.

3. If you are cutting a painted or wall papered
wall use a sheetrock or keyhole saw. Cut the
hole with the saw at a 45 degree angle. That
way, the drywall section can be replaced cleanly
if there is an unseen obstruction behind the wall.
BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO SAW THROUGH
EXISTING WIRES, PIPES, OR STRUCTURE. IF
YOU FEEL ANY EXTRA RESISTANCE AS YOU
ARE CUTTING, STOP .

4. If you are cutting into lath and plaster walls,
use masking tape to outline your penciled
marks, drill the four corners with a 1/4” bit and
use a razor to score the plaster down to the lath
beneath. Then use a chisel to remove all of the

plaster within the taped outline. Finally, insert a
metal cutting blade into a sabre saw and very
slowly and carefully saw the lath. Sawing the
lath can easily vibrate plaster off the wall. If you
have the patience, use a pair of tin snips to slow­ly nip away at the lath instead. There is no risk
with this method, it is just time consuming.

5. Fill the wall cavity with insulation at this
point. Remember to use equal amounts of insu­lation for each speaker.

6. Slip the mounting bracket through the hole
and pull it toward you so that its front edge slides
into the hole and stops in place.

7. Attach the frame to the bracket by screwing
the frame to the bracket using the supplied
screws. Do not overtighten the screws, this will
distort the frame and the grilles will not fit (this is
not permanent, just loosen the screws and the
grille will pop in). The screws should pull the

frame and bracket together (sandwiching
the drywall) so that the frame is absolute-

ly flush with the wall surface. There

should be no gaps between the wall
and the frame (See Figure 4).

Hole Cutout
Dimensions

525

6 1/4”

x 9”

650

7 5/8” x

10 5/8”

800

9 1/8”x

13 1/8”

Figure 4

Figure four illustrates

the installation of an

800 bracket, frame,

and grille in existing

construction

Frame

Bracket

Grille

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