Owner's Manual

LED WIRING CONSIDERATIONS
(LED Models Only)
• Do not connect the speakers' LED lights to the
vessel's navigational lighting circuits.
• For short-circuit protection, install a supplied
fuseholder onto EACH speaker's BLUE (+12V)
LED power
connection lead.
•
Connect all BLUE (+12V) leads together
(parallel)
and connect to a switched + 12V
supply. Connect all YELLOW (GND) leads
together
and connect to negative ground or to
the NEGATIVE battery post. See LED Wiring
on page 7.
• We recommend activating the speakers' LEDs
thru a cabin/interior lighting circuit that
supplies + 12V via
an existing switch. If an
existing switched circuit is not available, you
may install a dedicated toggle/rocker style
switch
that will supply positive (+12V) power.
Fuse this
connection according to how many
LED circuits you have (LED circuits x 150 rnA).
• We
recommend a minimum of 16AWG wire
size for each speaker's LED
connection circuits.
INSTALLING THE SPEAKERS
Once mounting locations have been
established,
run speaker cables from the amplifier
outputs to the
mounting locations. Now is also a
good time to
run wires to each speaker location
for LED activation, when applicable.
COAXIAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Diagrams A & B (page 6) show typical
installation procedures into a fiberglass panel,
using the supplied hardware. Always follow
proper
safety procedures. Use eye-protection at all times
and a dust mask and gloves when cutting.
1) Choose a flat mounting surface that has
sufficient
depth and air space behind it to
accept
the speaker.
2) Using a hole saw or jigsaw, cut a mounting
hole for your respective speaker model (see
"Mounting Hole Diameter (E)" specifications,
page
2). If using a jigsaw, tracing the supplied
mounting template will provide you with an
accurate line on which to cut.
3) Place the speaker in the hole (or use the
mounting template) and mark the screw hole
locations
using a sharp, pointed tool.
4) Remove the speaker and drill a pilot hole (see
Pilot Hole
Recommendation chart on page
6) in each of the screw locations. It is also
advisable to use a
hand-driven countersink
tool
on each hole to further inhibit gel-coat
cracking
of fiberglass panels.
5) Connect the speaker wires from the
amplifier to
the woofer connections.
See Speaker
Wiring Diagram on page 7.
6) LED Models Only: Connect the LED
activation wires to the LED circuit leads. See
LED
Wiring on page 7.
7) Place the speaker into the opening.
8) While holding the speaker firmly in its
mounting location, place the #8 x 1 1/8-inch
Phillips
pan-head mounting screws (with
washers)
and snug in a criss-cross pattern,
then tighten with a hand screwdriver in a
criss-cross pattern.
Non-standard installations
may require different
hardware. Always use marine-grade, stainless-steel
fasteners to ensure a secure, reliable installation.
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