McIntosh MSS630 - Manual (Page 6)

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Installation
Mounting the Tweeter
1. Using the enclosed template as a guide, mark and drill
the four pilot holes
for the mounting
screws. Drill the
mounting holes with
an appropriate size
drill bit.
2. Cut out the marked
circle in the tem-
plate, and using it as
a guide, mark and
cutout the circular
hole for the Loud-
speaker in the ve-
hicle panel or suit-
able enclosure.
3. Place the narrow
foam ring gasket in
the matching groove
of the plastic mount-
ing ring. Refer to
figure 1.
4. Carefully lower the
Loudspeaker into the
plastic mounting
ring, with the foam
ring side facing the
Loudspeaker and
making sure the
driver mounting
holes are aligned
with the matching
holes in the mount-
ing ring.
Mounting the Woofer/Midrange
It is recommended that a qualified professional install all
McIntosh Sound System Products. McIntosh Woofer/
Midrange Drivers, Tweeters and Crossover Networks
should be used in conjunction with McIntosh Subwoofers
and McIntosh Electronics to achieve the best possible per-
formance. McIntosh Subwoofers are designed to operate in
the bass frequency range below 120Hz and need not be
physically close to Midrange and Tweeter Loudspeakers in
order to maintain good imaging and system frequency bal-
ance. Another consideration in choosing the location for
the Loudspeaker Drivers and Crossover is to mount them
away from areas in the vehicle that might have high mois-
ture and temperature.
1. Cut a hole into the mounting surface using the supplied
template and then insert the Tweeter Leads into the just
cut opening. Refer to figure 2.
Note: If the mounting surface opening is made too large the
Tweeter Locking Tabs will be unable to secure the
Tweeter to the mounting surface. The minimum
mounting surface thickness is 1/16 of an inch. If the
Tweeter Leads will not be accessible after inserting
them into the mounting opening, then proceed to
pages 8 and 9 for connection details before
performing the following step.
2. Compress the Locking Tabs as the Tweeter is inserted
into the mounting surface.
Note: If it should become necessary to remove the Tweeter
from the mounting surface, compress the Locking
Tabs at the rear of the Tweeter Magnet Assembly and
then push forward on the center of the magnet to
extract the Tweeter.
Figure 1
Mounting
Surface
5. Place the wide foam ring gasket on the back side of the
plastic mounting ring that will contact the vehicle
panel or enclosure.
6. Carefully insert the Loudspeaker and mounting ring
assembly into the cutout. Secure the assembly by in-
serting four of the #8 x 1 inch supplied Sheet Metal
Screws, through the driver holes, the plastic mounting
ring holes and into the spring clip fasteners previously
installed over the mounting holes.
7. Press the metal grille cover into the speaker mounting
ring.
Figure 2
Mounting
Surface Locking
Tabs
Tweeter Leads
Mounting Opening