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Congratulations! Thank you for choosing a Directed Soundfield Ceiling Mount Loudspeaker from Niles.With proper installation and operation, you'll enjoy years of trouble-free use. Niles manufactures the industry's most complete line of custom installation components and accessories for audio/video sy...
Page 3 - Introduction
2 Fe at ur es and Bene fit s Introduction Features and Benefits Fully pivoting woofer and tweeter A pivoting woofer assembly can adjust upto 15° focusing bass and midrange tonesdirectly at the listening area for superbimaging and unparalleled clarity. Withinthe woofer assembly, the tweeter is housed...
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Easy Installation The DS6.3, DS6.5 and DS6.7 employ abracketless mounting system in existingceilings. Simply cut a hole in the mount-ing surface, install the frame by tighten thefour mounting “dogs” via the front panelscrews. The dogs first swivel 90°, thenclamp the speaker frame to the drywall asyo...
Page 5 - Recommended Amplifier Power; Ins; Figure 1; Installation Considerations; Figure 2
Recommended Amplifier Power For satisfactory performance, we recom-mend an amplifier with a power rating of10 to 100 watts for the DS6.3; 10 to 150w a t t s f o r t h e D S 6 . 5 a n d t h e D S 6 . 7 .Curiously, most speakers are not damagedby large amplifiers but by small amplifiers.If your system...
Page 6 - Incorporating a Local Volume Control; Speaker Wire; Insulation Behind The Speaker; TECH TIP
Incorporating a Local Volume Control In a multiroom system there is one indis-pensible device for true convenience—alocal volume control. It enables you toadjust the volume of the speakers withoutleaving the room. Plan to wire the system so that each pairof speakers has its own volume controlbuilt i...
Page 7 - Speak; Figure 4; Speaker Placement
6 Introduction Although the DS6.3, DS6.5 and DS6.7have extensive ability to compensate forunusual placements with their unique piv-oting woofers, tweeters and acoustic fine-tuning switches, placement is still the pri-mary tool for satisfying your particular lis-tening needs. In this section, we disc...
Page 9 - The Boundary Effect; Figure 5; Figure 6
move the speaker farther away from thelistener, both the reflected and the directs o u n d w i l l d i s s i p a t e , r e q u i r i n g m o r epower from your surround sound amplifierchannels. If the surround sound systemyou are using has a small five or ten wattamplifier for the rear speakers, sta...
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Installation Fundamentals Running the Speaker Wire in NewConstruction If you have doubts about whether you arecapable of installing a Niles ceiling mountloudspeakers, consult a Niles dealer orprofessional installer. They have specialtools, techniques, and experience to makethe impossible possible. T...
Page 12 - Figure 8
allel to power cables at least three feetaway. To find exactly where an electricalcable is routed, try inspecting the inside ofthe wall by turning off the breaker for aparticular power outlet or switch, remov-ing the cover plate and switch or recepta-cle, and shining a penlight into the wall. Ifyou ...
Page 14 - Insulating the Ceiling Cavity; Concealing Speaker Wire for a
Installation in New Construction Insulating the Ceiling Cavity If feasible, fill the ceiling cavity with insu-lation at this point . Mounting the New Construction Bracket The hole saving bracket enables a fasterand cleaner final installation of the speak-er. It forces the drywall installer to cut ou...
Page 16 - Final Ins
Final Installation in New or Existing Construction 1. If it is possible to lay a batt of insulation into the ceiling cavity do so. Rememberto use equal amounts of insulation foreach speaker. 2. Check the position of the Impedance jumper on the crossover PC board.Choose the 4 ohm position if you areu...
Page 18 - Operation; Listening at Higher Volumes
17 Operations Operation Listening at Higher Volumes It requires more power to achieve a reason-able volume of sound in a large room thanit does in a small room. It is possible (even ifyou are not a teenager) to turn the volumeso high that the amplifier runs out of power.This creates “clipping” disto...
Page 19 - Specifications
18 Specifica tions Specifications DS6.3 Driver Compliment Injection molded polypropylene wooferwith butyl rubber surround in an inte-grated patent-pending pivoting mount,(15° pivot angle) 1" fluid-cooled ultra-wide dispersion silkdome tweeter in a patent-pending low dif-fraction pivoting mount, ...
Page 20 - Specifica
19 Specifications DS6.7 Driver Compliment High Output injection molded graphitereinforced polypropylene woofer withshorting ring and butyl rubber surroundin an integrated patent-pending pivotingmount, (15° pivot angle) 1" fluid-cooled ultra-wide dispersion tri-laminate Teteron dome tweeter in ap...
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DETACH HERE AND RETURN TO: Niles Audio Corporation Warranty Registration Dept. P .O. Box 160818 Miami, Florida 33 11 6- 0818 Model Purchased___________________________________ _________________________________________________ Serial Number_____________________________________________________________...
Page 23 - Limited Warranty; an
Limited Warranty Niles Audio Corporation ("NILES") warrants its loudspeaker products to the original purchaserto be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of five yearsfrom date of purchase. This Warranty is subject to the following additional conditions and l...
Page 24 - Printed in Brazil
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