M&S Systems WG150W - Manual (Page 6)

of the speaker, use a piece of bat insulation at
least 3 inches thick in the stud cavity. This
insulation should not have a backing or if it does,
the backing must be installed facing away from
the speaker. The insulation should extend about
2 ft. on either side of the speaker opening.
Do not install speakers in outside walls, stud
cavities containing 120/240V appliances, within
18 inches of dimmers, security wiring and other
control wiring.
Speaker Installation
for New Construction
Ceiling Speakers
Step 1. Speaker mounting rings are used in the
pre-construction phase of speaker installation
during construction of new homes and additions.
WG Series mounting rings are designed to pro-
vide drywall Installers
the correct cut-out
pattern for the speak-
ers. The mounting
rings have “flaps” that
are nailed/screwed/
stapled onto the joist.
See figure 1. Once
the wall board is in-
stalled, the opening is
cut out to mount the
speaker.
When installing the
mounting ring, note
that there are holes
molded into the mounting ring for speaker wire
tie-off.
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FIGURE 1
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