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    B LENDING H IGH F IDELITY AND A RCHITECTURE ® INSTALLATION & OPERATION GUIDE ® R S 5 W e a t h e r p r o o f R o c k L o u d s p e a k e r[...]

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    CO NG RA TU LA TI ON S Th ank yo u fo r c hoo si ng a Ro ck Lo uds pea ker fr om Ni les . With pr ope r ins tal lat ion an d o per ati on , y ou’ ll enj oy ye ars of t rou ble fr ee us e. Niles manufactures the industry’s most complete line of custom installation com pon ent s and ac cess ori es for audi o/v ideo syst ems. For a fre e full line[...]

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    I NT RO DU CT IO N Th e RS5 series of weatherproof rock loudspeakers are designed to provide unparal leled listening satisfactio n and GeoRealistic ™ styling. The extraordinary soni c perf ormanc e of the RS5 was achie ved by harmoniz ing Niles’ uniqu e and prop riet ary tech nolog y with advan ces in cabi net asse mbly tech niqu es. They are d[...]

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    F EA TU RE S & BE NE FIT S Ge oRe ali sti c™ St yli ng Tr adi tio nal ly , roc k spea ker s have loo ked lik e or nam ent s and not lik e roc ks . Ea ch RS5 style has unique textures and colors that are fashion ed after natur al rocks. Sh ape d gr ill es mat ch the feat ur es on th e fr on t of the roc k, mak ing the m b len d in to th e cabi[...]

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    Pr eci sio n C ro sso ver A cus tom iz ed ele ctr on ic div idi ng ne two rk in sid e the ca bin et pr eci sel y dis tri but es the mus ic to the woof er and the twe eter . The thre e-pol e two-w ay desi gn of the RS 5 cr oss ove r p rov ide s ex cel le nt ster eo imag ing , l ow dist ort ion an d su per ior so nic pe rfo rma nce . Co neF orw ard ?[...]

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    I NS TA LL AT IO N CO NSI DE RA TI ON S Tools and Materials Required • A w ire st ri ppe r • 1/2 ” P VC co ndu it (op tio na l) • PVC co ndu it gl ue and cl ea ner (o pti on al) • PVC cu tti ng to ol • Tre nch di gg er or sho vel • Tub e o f s il ico ne sea lan t (op tio nal ) • Cable (length and type determined by installation site[...]

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    Fi gur e 1 sho ws ho w thi s wou ld wo rk for a squa re area of 28 feet by 20 fee t and us ing ste reo sig nal s. U sin g ou r sp ac ing rul es a s sh own in T abl e 1 , lea ds t o th e ne ed fo r f our sp ea ker s. The lo ud spe ake r c ov era ge pat ter n is sho wn in th e d iag ram . Fi gur e 2 sho ws the same area as Fi gur e 1 , howe ver the n[...]

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    Fi gur e 3 sho ws the dif fer enc e in co ver age ar ea usin g the spa cin g rule s fo r mono si gna ls. Usi ng the sam e fou r spea ker s as we did in Figu re 1, we can inc rea se our cov era ge are a from 560 squa re fee t (52 sq. meter s) to 96 0 squar e feet (88.3 sq. me ter s), si mp ly by usi ng a mon o s our ce . Th e tra de off in sou nd qu[...]

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    • Yo u wil l nee d 2-c on duc tor spea ke r cab le that clea rl y ide nti fie s ea ch cond uct or in the c abl e. If bur yin g yo ur ca ble in th e gr oun d is requ ire d, use c abl e rat ed for di rec t b uri al or ru n c abl e thr oug h P VC pi pe. Al way s use mo ist ur e r esi sta nt ca ble . • After cal cul atin g the le ngth of cabl e nee[...]

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    Vo lum e con tro ls pr ovi de fl exi bil ity and cu sto miz at ion to ma ke th e sys tem re lia ble an d ea sy to use. Co nsu lt you r lo cal Ni les ’ deal er for mor e in fo rma tio n a bou t us in g vo lum e c ont ro ls. Re com men ded A mpl ifi er Pow er We re com men d an am pli fie r wit h a pow er ra tin g of ten to one hund re d wat ts pe [...]

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    I NS TA LL AT IO N Ru n t he spe ak er cab le Determine the location of the amplifier that will power the loudspeakers. The am pli fie r sh ou ld b e lo cat ed in a n ar ea tha t pr ote ct s it fro m th e w eat her . Re fe r to the am pli fie r ins ta lla tio n ins tr uct ion s to ensu re that the ampl ifi er is not loca te d in an ar ea tha t d oe[...]

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    4. Con nec t one str ipp ed end of th e spea ker ca ble co mi ng fro m t he amp lif ier to th e RS 5 con nec ti on ca ble ’s red wire . To conn ect the two wire s, twis t th e str ipp ed en ds of the wir e to get her and scr ew d own the wir e nu t on t he t wis ted wir es. The ma ter ial in sid e t he wire nu t will pr ote ct the str ipp ed end [...]

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    ch eck to m ak e su re t ha t th e co ndu ct ors on e ac h lo uds pea ke r ar e at ta che d th e sa me on th e lou dsp ea ker a nd the ampl if ier . If you cann ot se e any ma rk ing s or det erm in e if th ey are a ll att ach ed th e s ame , t ry th is sim ple t est : 1. Po int th e spe ake rs at ea ch oth er, r ath er tha n a t the ar ea yo u w a[...]

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    4. If you us ed a volu me con tro l betw ee n t he amp lif ier an d the spe ak ers , veri fy tha t it is con tro ll ing th e vo lu me of the lou dsp eak er s in it s zone . Repe at thi s f or eve ry vo lum e c ont ro l i n t he sys te m. If it is no t, cor rec t the wi rin g. 5. Point the loudspeakers per the layout and verify that the sound is eve[...]

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    2. Tak e th e ny lon sec uri ty cabl e, supp lie d wi th the l oud spe ake r an d fo ld it in hal f. Us ing the mid dl e of the cab le, fe ed it th rou gh the Sec uri ty Atta chm ent Ey ele t as sh own in Fi gu re 8 . 3. Fee d the oppo si te end of the nylo n se cur ity cabl e thr ou gh the expo sed por tio n of the cable that was just fed through [...]

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    5. Fee d the Sec uri ty Sta ke thr oug h the loo ps at the end of the sec ur ity cab le and in sur e t ha t t hey a re ins ert ed in to th e c abl e hol der p rov ide d at the t op of th e s tak e, as sh own in F igu re 12 . 6. Pic k a sp ot in th e g rou nd wh ich th e l ou dsp eak er wi ll cov er and d riv e t he se cur ity st ake all the w ay in[...]

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    7. Tur n the loud spe ake r ov er and feed the othe r end of the airc raf t cab le thro ugh th e e yel et in th e b ott om of th e l oud sp eak er. 8. Loop thi s end of the aircra ft cable arou nd the eyele t and back to the airc raft ca ble . Se cur e th is end of the cabl e to the mai n a irc raf t ca ble wi th t he wire rop e cl amp . T he up gr[...]

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    O PE RA TI ON Li ste nin g a t Hig her Vo lum es Outdoors there are no walls to reflect and contain the sound and typically th e amb ien t noi se leve l is loud er. Thi s cau ses the syst em to req ui re mo re powe r to ac hie ve a re aso nab le li ste nin g lev el tha n it doe s whe n you ar e lis ten ing indo ors . In add itio n, you are fre quen[...]

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    S PE CIF IC AT IO NS 1 8 S PE CI FI CA TI ON S Re com men ded A mpl ifi er Pow er 10 to 10 0 W at ts No min al Imp ed anc e 8 Ohm s Fr equ enc y Res po nse 70 Hz to 2 0 k Hz Se nsi tiv it y 90 de cib el s f or 2. 83 Vo lts RM S of Pi nk Noi se , m eas ur ed at 1 Met er on Ax is Wi rin g R eq uir em ent s 2-c ondu ctor dire ct buri al cable at the f[...]

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    Ni les Au dio Co rpo rat ion 1 233 1 S . W . 1 30 Str eet Mia mi , F lor ida 3 3 1 86 T el: (30 5) 23 8-4 3 73 Fa x: (30 5) 238 -0 1 85 © 2008 Niles Audio Corporation. DS00366B[...]