NXG Technology NX-PRO1030 - Manual

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Where To Place Your In-Ceiling Speakers
Placement can make all the difference in how your speakers sound, and how easy they will be
to install. Carefully consider where your speakers should be positioned. For optimum perform-
ance, speakers should be mounted to the left and right of the main listening area and a minimum of
8 to 10 feet apart (See Fig. 2). Avoid mounting speakers in stud cavities containing electrical
wiring, heating ducts, water pipes, etc. Make sure the ceiling materials are sturdy enough to sup-
port the weight of the speakers.
Tweeter / Midrange Level Adjustments (Fig. 1)
Level controls allow you to tailor the speakers’ frequency response to better match the room’s
acoustics. As an example, if a room has a hardwood floor, which makes it acoustically brighter
sounding, you may want to adjust the tweeter and midrange levels down to compensate. You can
experiment with both levels to find the sound that’s most pleasing in your particular
listening environment.
Adjustable Tilt-Swivel Tweeter/Midrange Island (Figs. 3A and 3B)
The tweeter/midrange island in the NXG ceiling speakers can be directed toward the listening area
allowing you to tailor the speaker's dispersion pattern to better fit the desired listening area. The
overall smoothest response is achieved with the tweeter/midrange island facing straight out; how-
ever, you may find the sound more pleasing by aiming the tweeter/midrange toward a particular lis-
tening position. To adjust the tweeter/midrange island direction, you can rotate the tweeter/midrange
housing clockwise or counterclockwise (a maximum of 180°) as shown in Fig. 3a.
Adjust the tweeter/midrange island’s angle by holding it on either side of the long axis and tilting the
island toward the desired listening position (a maximum of 20° each direction) as shown in Fig. 3b.
Speaker Installation In Existing Construction
(See Fig. 4 on reverse)
Once you have selected the location for your speakers, you are ready to install them.
You will need the following:
• Stud Finder • Drill & Drill Bits • Wire Cutter/ Strippers • Speaker Wire • Pencil
• Small Level • Phillips Screwdriver • Utility Knife or Drywall Saw • Masking Tape
NXG recommends the use of 16-gauge wire minimum. For wire options consult your retailer
or custom audio contractor.
1. NXG Architectural Speakers are designed to be installed in the wall or ceiling area between
studs. Using a stud finder, make sure you are between two studs. Using the supplied template
and a level to ensure your template is straight, tape the template to the wall and lightly trace
around the inside with a pencil.
2. Cut the hole using your drywall saw. You may want to start with a small hole in the center of
the outline. This will allow you to check for any obstructions that may exist behind the desired
location. CAUTION: Be certain electrical wiring, water pipes or heating ducts do not interfere in
the planned installation areas prior to drilling or cutting the wall.
3. Run speaker wire from your amplifier or speaker switching device to the speaker location.
4. Carefully remove the grille and inner grille backing. (Note: The open cell foam inner grille
backing is designed to hide speaker components from view and may be removed if desired.) If
you like the standard white finish of your NXG speakers, skip to step 5, but if if you want your
speakers to blend in with a colored wall or ceiling, now is the time to paint your speaker’s outer
frame and perforated grille. (Remove the foam inner grille backing and put it aside in a clean and
dust free area for later reinstallation if desired.) The speaker’s outer surface will accept ordinary latex
wall paint or aerosol spray paint. Because the speaker baffle surface behind the grille should remain
unpainted, you will need to cover this area with the supplied cardboard paint mask. Cover the speak-
er’s interior black surface, woofer and tweeter. Paint the outer speaker frame and grille separately.
(Grille painting hint: Use a paint roller that is nearly out of paint to first paint the inside of the grille,
then the outside. This will avoid paint filling the grille perforations.)
Congratulations on choosing NXG In-Ceiling
Loudspeakers. Like all NXG products, great care
has been taken in their design. Their combination
of advanced engineering and state-of-the-art
materials will provide you with years of listening
pleasure, while blending smoothly into your home’s
decor. Before you get started, it is a good idea
to identify all the parts and hardware (See Fig. 1).
FIG. 1
Speaker with self-contained
mounting clamps
Aluminum grille with
foam inner grille cover
FIG. 2
NX-PRO1030 speakers can be used as
rear surround channels by mounting
them (1) on each side of, (2) just behind,
or (3) in back of the viewing position.
1
1
2
2
3
3
FIG. 3B
FIG. 3A
NX-PRO1030 Speaker System Owner’s Manual
Drywall cutout template
Tweeter Level
Control
Midrange Level
Control
Black grille
adhesive
180°
max.
swivel
20° max.
tilt left
20° max.
tilt right