B-I-C America FH8-W Installation And Owner's Manual

Manual is about: In-Wall Speakers

Summary of FH8-W

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    Model fh8-w in-wall speakers installation and owner’s manual a company.

  • Page 2: What You Need

    Cut-out & masking templates 2 speakers 2 pairs of grilles 2 congratulations – on selecting this b.I.C america in-wall speaker. Like all b.I.C speakers, they combine advanced acoustic technology with durability and will provide years of musical enjoyment. This manual is designed to make your in-wall ...

  • Page 3: Where To Put

    3 speaker wire the amount of wire you’re going to need will vary with speaker placement (which we cover next). But we’re covering the subject of wire now because it’s something you may have to go out and obtain along with whatever tools you don’t already have. What kind to use we recommend using ine...

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    4 drawing 3 excellent for stereo imaging fine for background music; acceptable for stereo effect excellent for stereo imaging ok for background music; not good for stereo imaging asymmetrical response. Both speakers aren’t in line with listener, not recommended too close together 1 1 2 2 3 of course...

  • Page 5: Cutting

    C d wallboard is an easy surface in which to make a relatively neat hole. Actually, the hole doesn’t even have to be that neat, since the speaker’s outer frame will cover it. Just make sure you don’t make it any bigger than the template. In the following steps, you’re going to locate a section of wa...

  • Page 6: Running

    6 e running connecting wires now you know where the wires have to run. It’s time to actually route them. As mentioned before, there are several possibilities. 1. Down, across & back up. If you have a crawl space under your house or a relatively unfinished basement, your job is broken into three part...

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    7 m8. Making sure the end doesn’t get pulled back down through the hole, reel out cable until you reach the space under the amplifier. M9. Extend at least 10 (ten) extra feet of cable and cut the end off the roll. You’ve now run wires from both speakers to a point directly below where the amplifier ...

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    8 m12. Continue “paying out” both cables until they and the weight hit bottom. Tie the free end of the plumb bob string to something so that it doesn’t fall down the hole. M13. Exit the attic crawl space and stretch for a moment. M14. Go over to the 1-inch amplifier wire hole and look for the extend...

  • Page 9: Hooking Up

    9 f hooking up your speakers the main thing to remember when hooking up speakers is that the two conductors in the speaker wire are not interchangeable. One will be used as a positive (+) conductor and the other as a negative (-) conductor. These correspond to the red (+) and black (-) connectors on...

  • Page 10: A Short Test Drive

    10 a short test drive it’s a good idea to test everything out at this point. Also, although we’ve paid close attention to speaker polarity, we haven’t concerned ourselves with which wires went to left and right speakers. M1. Turn on your stereo system. Make sure that the volume control is turned dow...

  • Page 11: Further Reading

    Amplifier simultaneous output rating speaker output a speaker output b two sets of 8 Ω spkrs. 1 pr. B.I.C in-wall speakers and 1 set 8 Ω speakers or 1 pr. B.I.C in-wall speakers and 1 pr. B.I.C in-wall speakers one 8 Ω set, one 4Ω set 1 pr. B.I.C in-wall speakers and 1 set 4 Ω speakers or 1 pr. B.I....

  • Page 12: B.I.C America Speakers

    12 b.I.C america speakers five-year limited warranty if the b.I.C speaker system proves to be defective in materials or workmanship within five years from the date of the original cus- tomer’s purchase, we will at our option, repair or replace the defective product. Limitation of implied warranties ...