Niles RS 5s manual

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CO NG RA TU LA TI ON S Th ank yo u f or ch oos in g a Roc k Lou dsp eak er fro m Ni les . Wit h pro pe r ins tal lat ion an d o pe rat ion , y ou’ ll en joy ye ar s o f t rou ble f ree us e. Niles manufactures the industry’s most complete line of custom installation co mpo nent s and acc ess ori es for au dio /vid eo sy stem s. Fo r a fre e ful[...]

I NT RO DU CT IO N T he RS5 series of weatherproof rock loudspeakers are designed to provide unpara lleled listening satisfact ion and GeoRealist ic™ styling . The extr aordinary son ic per forman ce of the RS5 was achie ved by har moniz ing Niles’ uniqu e and pro priet ary tech nolo gy wi th advan ces in cabin et assem bly tech nique s. They a[...]

F EA TU RE S & BE NE FI TS Ge oRe al ist ic™ St yli ng Tr adi ti ona lly , ro ck spe ake rs h ave loo ked lik e or nam ent s and n ot lik e ro cks . Ea ch RS5 style has uni que textu res and colors that are fashi oned aft er natura l rocks. Sh ape d gri lle s mat ch th e fea tur es on th e fro nt of th e roc k, ma kin g the m ble nd in to th [...]

Pr eci si on Cro sso ver A cu sto miz ed el ect ron ic di vid ing ne two rk in sid e the ca bin et pr eci sel y dis tri but es the mus ic to the woo fer and the twe eter . Th e thr ee-p ole two -way des ign of the RS 5 cro sso ver pr ov ide s exc ell ent st ere o ima gin g, lo w d ist ort io n a nd sup er ior so nic pe rfo rm anc e. Co neF or war d[...]

I NS TA LL AT IO N CO NS ID ER AT ION S Tools and Materials Required • A w ir e s tri ppe r • 1/2 ” PVC co ndu it (o pti ona l) • PVC c ond uit gl ue an d c lea ner ( opt ion al) • PVC c utt ing to ol • Tre nc h d igg er or sh ove l • Tub e of sil ico ne se ala nt (op ti ona l) • Cable (length and type determined by installation sit[...]

Fi gur e 1 sho ws how th is wou ld wor k fo r a sq uar e ar ea of 28 fe et by 20 fee t and us ing ste reo sig na ls. Usi ng o ur s pac ing rul es a s sh own in T abl e 1 , lea ds t o th e ne ed fo r f ou r s pea ker s. Th e l oud spe ak er cov era ge pa tte rn is sh own in th e d ia gra m. Fi gur e 2 sh ows t he sa me are a as Fig ure 1 , how eve r[...]

Fi gur e 3 sh ows the dif fe ren ce in co ver age ar ea usi ng th e sp aci ng ru les for mon o si gna ls . Us ing the sa me fou r spe ake rs as we did in Fig ure 1, we can in cre ase ou r co vera ge are a from 56 0 sq uar e fe et (52 sq . me ter s) to 960 squ are fee t (88. 3 sq. me ter s) , s imp ly by us ing a mon o sou rce . Th e tr ade off in s[...]

• You wil l ne ed 2-c on duc tor spe ake r ca bl e th at cle arl y id ent ifi es eac h co ndu cto r in the ca ble . I f bu ryi ng you r c abl e in th e gr ou nd is r equ ire d, use cab le rat ed for di rec t bur ial or ru n cab le thr ou gh PVC pi pe. A lwa ys use m ois tur e r esi st ant ca ble . • Af ter ca lcul ati ng the len gth of ca ble n[...]

Vo lum e co ntr ols pro vid e fl exi bi lit y and cus tom iz ati on to mak e th e sy ste m re lia ble an d eas y to use . Con sul t you r loc al Ni les ’ dea le r for mo re inf orm ati on abo ut us ing vo lum e con tro ls. Re com me nde d A mpl ifi er Po wer We rec omm end an amp lif ier wit h a p owe r ra tin g of ten to o ne hu nd red wat ts p [...]

I NS TA LL AT IO N Ru n t he sp eak er cab le Determine the location of the amplifier that will power the loudspeakers. The am pli fi er s hou ld b e l oca ted in a n a rea tha t pr ot ect s it fr om t he w eat he r. R efe r to th e am pli fi er in sta lla tio n in str uct ion s to en sur e th at th e amp li fie r is not lo cat ed in an ar ea th at[...]

4. Con nec t on e st rip ped e nd of the sp ea ker c abl e com in g fro m th e amp li fie r to the RS 5 co nne cti on cab le’ s re d wir e. To co nne ct th e tw o wir es, t wis t the str ipp ed en ds o f th e wi re to ge the r an d scr ew do wn t he w ire nut on the twi ste d wi res . Th e ma ter ia l ins ide t he wi re nu t wil l pr ote ct th e [...]

ch eck to mak e su re tha t th e c ond uct ors on eac h lo ud spe ake r ar e a tta che d t he s ame on the lo uds pea ker an d th e amp lif ier . If yo u ca nno t see any ma rki ngs or det erm ine if th ey ar e a ll att ac hed th e s am e, try th is si mpl e t est : 1. Po in t t he spe ake rs at ea ch ot her , r ath er th an at the a rea yo u w ant[...]

4. If you use d a vo lum e co ntr ol bet wee n th e am pli fie r an d the spe ake rs , ver ify tha t it i s con tro ll ing t he vo lum e of th e lo uds pea ker s in it s zo ne. R epe at thi s for eve ry vo lum e con tro l i n t he sy ste m. If it is no t, co rre ct the w iri ng. 5. Point the loudspe akers per the layout and verify that the sound is[...]

2. Tak e the nyl on sec ur ity ca ble , s upp lie d w ith th e l oud spe ake r and fo ld it in hal f. Us ing th e mid dle o f t he cab le , f eed it th rou gh th e S ecu rit y Att ach me nt Eye le t a s sh own i n F igu re 8 . 3. Fee d th e op po sit e en d of the nyl on sec uri ty ca ble thr oug h th e ex pos ed por ti on of the cable that was jus[...]

5. Fee d the Sec ur ity Sta ke th rou gh the loo ps at the en d of the se cur ity cab le and in sur e tha t t he y a re in ser ted i nto th e cab le hol de r p rov id ed at th e t op of th e sta ke, as sh ow n i n F igu re 12 . 6. Pic k a s pot in th e gro und wh ich t he lou dsp ea ker wi ll cov er an d d riv e the se cur ity st ake al l th e way [...]

7. Tur n th e lo uds pea ke r ov er and fe ed the oth er end of the air cra ft cab le thr ou gh th e e ye let in th e b ot tom of th e lou dsp eak er. 8. Loop this end of the air craft cab le ar ound the eyel et and back to the airc raft ca ble . Sec ure th is en d of the ca bl e t o t he mai n air cra ft ca ble wi th th e wir e r ope cl amp . The [...]

O PE RA TI ON Li ste ni ng at Hig her V olu mes Outdoors there are no walls to reflect and contain the sound and typically th e amb ie nt no ise l eve l is lo ude r. Th is cau ses th e sy ste m to req uir e mor e po wer to ach iev e a re aso nab le lis ten ing lev el tha n it doe s wh en yo u ar e li ste nin g ind oor s. In add itio n, you are fr e[...]

S PE CI FI CAT IO NS 1 8 S PE CI FI CA TI ON S Re com me nde d A mpl ifi er Po wer 10 to 1 00 Wat ts No min al Im ped anc e 8 Oh ms Fr eq uen cy Re spo nse 70 H z t o 2 0 kHz Se ns iti vit y 90 d eci bel s for 2. 83 Vo lts R MS of Pi nk No ise , m ea sur ed at 1 Me ter on A xis Wi ri ng Req ui rem ent s 2-c ond ucto r dir ect buri al cabl e at the [...]

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