NXG Technology NX-PRO8020 User Manual

NX-PRO8020 Speaker System Owner’s Manual

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Congratulations on choosing NXG In-Ceiling
Loudspeakers. Like all NXG products, great care has
been taken in their design. Their combination
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f advanced engineering and state-of-the-art
materials will provide you with years of listening
pleasure, while blending smoothly into your home’s
decor. Before you get started, it is a good idea
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o identify all the parts and hardware (See Fig. 1).

FIG. 1

Black grille

adhesive

Mounting Template

Where To Place Your In-Ceiling Speakers

Placement can make all the difference in how your speakers sound, and how easy they will be
to install. Carefully consider where your speakers should be positioned. For optimum perform­ance, speakers should be mounted to the left and right of the main listening area and a minimum
of 8 to 10 feet apart (See Fig. 2). Avoid mounting speakers in stud cavities containing electrical
wiring, heating ducts, water pipes, etc. Make sure the ceiling materials are sturdy enough to
support the weight of the speakers.

Tweeter Level Adjustment (Fig. 1)

The level control allows you to tailor the speakers’ frequency response to better match the room’s
acoustics. As an example, if a room has a hardwood floor, which makes it acoustically brighter
sounding, you may want to adjust the tweeter level down to compensate. You can experiment
with the level to find the sound that’s most pleasing in your particular listening environment.

Adjustable Tilt-Swivel Tweeter Island (Figs. 3A and 3B)

The tweeter island in the NXG ceiling speakers can be directed toward the listening area allowing
you to tailor the speaker's dispersion pattern to better fit the desired listening area. The overall
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find the sound more pleasing by aiming the tweeters toward a particular listening position. To
adjust the tweeter island direction, you can rotate the tweeter housing clockwise or counter­clockwise (a maximum of 180°) as shown in Fig. 3a.

Adjust the tweeter island’s angle by holding it on either side of the long axis and tilting the island
toward the desired listening position (a maximum of 20° each direction) as shown in Fig. 3b.

esponse is achieved with the tweeter island facing straight out; however, you may

Speaker Installation In Existing Construction (See Fig. 4 on reverse)

Once you have selected the location for your speakers, you are ready to install them.
You will need the following:

• Stud Finder • Drill & Drill Bits • Wire Cutter/ Strippers • Speaker Wire

• Pencil • Phillips Screwdriver • Utility Knife or Drywall Saw • Masking Tape

NXG recommends the use of 16-gauge wire minimum. For wire options consult your retailer
or custom audio contractor

1. NXG Architectural Speakers are designed to be installed in the ceiling area between studs.
Using a stud finder, make sure you are between two studs. Tape the supplied template to the wall
and lightly trace ar

2. Cut the hole using your drywall saw. You may want to start with a small hole in the center of
the outline. This will allow you to check for any obstructions that may exist behind the desired
location. CAUTION: Be cer
the planned installation areas prior to drilling or cutting the wall.

3. Run speaker wire from your amplifier or speaker switching device to the speaker location.

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4. Car
backing is designed to hide speaker components from view and may be removed if desired.) If
you like the standard white finish of your NXG speakers, skip to step 5, but if if you want your
speakers to blend in with a color
frame and perforated grille. (Remove the foam inner grille backing and put it aside in a clean and
dust free area for later r
wall paint or aerosol spray paint. Because the speaker baffle surface behind the grille should remain
unpainted, you will need to cover this area with the supplied cardboard paint mask. Cover the speak­er’s interior black surface, woofer and tweeter. Paint the outer speaker frame and grille separately.
(Grille painting hint: Use a paint r
then the outside. This will avoid paint filling the grille perforations.)

ound the inside with a pencil.

emove the grille and inner grille backing. (Note: The open cell foam inner grille

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tain electrical wiring, water pipes or heating ducts do not inter

ed wall or ceiling, now is the time to paint your speaker

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oller that is nearly out of paint to first paint the inside of the grille,

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ed.) The speaker

’s outer surface will accept ordinary latex

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Speaker with self-contained

mounting clamps

Aluminum grille with

foam inner grille cover

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NX-PRO8020 speakers can be used as

rear surround channels by mounting

them (1) on each side of, (2) just behind,

or (3) in back of the viewing position.

180°
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20° max.

tilt left

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20° max.

tilt right

(Continued from front)

5. Attach the wire to the input terminals on the
ear of the speaker. Remember to maintain proper

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olarity with the amplifier by attaching the positive

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(+) lead to the red terminal and the negative (-)
lead to the black terminal.

. See Fig. 5. With the speaker wire attached to

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he speaker, slide the speaker up inside the cut-out

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hole. Center the speaker in the cut-out hole and
turn the four locking screws clockwise until the
speaker is drawn up snugly to the wall board
from behind, clamping the speaker in place. Try to
tighten each screw equally. Replace the speaker
grill by gently pressing it into place.

New Construction

1. Determine speaker locations and mark them on

your plans for future reference.

2. If possible, run speaker wires after HVAC and

electrical wiring is in place.

3. Secure speaker wires in place along the run

with insulated staples only and be careful not to
pierce the wire’s insulation. Allow a bit of slack
for expansion of building materials.

4. Needless to say, the actual speakers should not

be installed until the wall board is in place. In the
meantime, leave several feet of wire coiled up and
secured at the back side of the mounting hole.

5. To complete the installation follow steps 2

through 5 above.

FIG. 4

Specifications

Maximum Power Handling: 5 - 120 watts
Sensitivity: 90dB @ 1 watt/1 meter
Frequency Response: 37 Hz-22,000 Hz
Driver Complement:

8˝ (203mm) metallic anodized injection-molded radiative cone woofer w/rubber surround
1˝ (25mm) pivoting liquid-cooled metallic anodized dome tweeter

Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms
Grille: Corrosion-resistant powder coated aluminum
Overall Dimensions: 103/4˝ (diameter) round x 4˝ D
Required Ceiling Cutout: 91/2˝ (diameter) round

FIG. 5

Operational Check

After making all connections it’s a good idea to
make sure every thing is working properly. Turn on
your surround or stereo system making sure the
volume control is turned down and that the balance
control is in the center position. Activate a musical
or movie source such as FM, a CD or DVD player.
Gently turn up the volume, you should hear sound
coming from your new NXG speakers. If no sound
is heard from any or all speakers, switch off the
system immediately and check for open or loose
connections, wrong polarity or shorts, or proper
source selection.

NXG Speakers Three-Year Limited Warranty

If the NXG speaker system proves to be defective in workmanship or materials within three
years from the date of the original customer’s purchase, we will, at our option, repair or
replace the defective product.

Limitation of Implied Warranties

Any implied warranties, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose, are limited in duration to the length of this warranty.

Exclusion of Certain Damages

s liability for any defective product is limited to repair or replacement of the product at

NXG’
our option. NXG shall not be liable for incidental or consequential damages of any kind or
character because of product defects. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an
implied warranty lasts and/or do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or conse­quential damages, so the above limitations and exclusions may not apply.

This Warranty Does Not Cover:

• Damage caused by abuse, accident, misuse, negligence, or improper operation.
oduct whose serial number has been alter

• Any pr

• Products that have been altered or modified.

• Normal wear and maintenance.

• Damages caused by shipping. (All claims for shipping damage must be made with the carrier.)

ed, defaced, or removed.

Warranty Service

arranty service must be performed by an authorized service center, usually an NXG speaker

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systems dealer or its authorized agent. You may obtain a list of authorized service centers by
contacting NXG. All war
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you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

NXG reserves the right to revise speaker system specifications without notice.

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