Quick Start Guide

10 PMK IW and Back Can IW Quick Start Guide 11

Installing the Drywall

1. The installation of drywall around the PMK location is best done using a single

large sheet with the vertical center line centered over the PMK vertical centerline

(Fig. 9).

2. If you want to cut the drywall aperture before installation, use the PMK aperture

as a guide. Step 5 below describes cutting after the installation. Use whichever

method you prefer.

3. Use adhesive on the wall studs and the front face of the Back Can (if used), and

install the drywall using drywall screws approximately 8 to 10 inches apart. This

will help prevent wall rattling and drywall movement and noises during operation.

If the loudspeaker is being installed on an interior wall, then adhesive and extra

screws may also be added to the drywall used in the room behind the loudspeaker.

4. Note: Before adding any drywall screws where the metal Back Can is installed, drill

small pilot holes into the metal of the Back Can.

5. After the drywall installation, carefully cut out the hole in the drywall with a

suitable handtool, using the inside aperture of the PMK as a guide (Fig. 10 and 11).

Be careful not to cut the speaker wires or cut into the Back Can acoustic foam.

Make sure the drywall aperture is no larger than the inside aperture of the PMK

frame. Remove any dust or debris from within the Back Can.

6. The PCI 5DC IW, PCI 6DC IW, and QCI 6DC IW quick start guide includes the

procedures for installing the loudspeakers into the wall apertures.

Fig. 10. Drywall Screws, PMK without Back Can

Fig. 9. Drywall Screws, PMK with Back Can

Fig. 13. Back Can IW without PMK

Fig. 11. Drywall Cutout (with PMK)

Cutout Procedure without the PMK

If you are using the Back Can, but not the PMK pre-mount kits,

then follow this

procedure below for cutting out the drywall.

Rectangular cutout templates are supplied with the loudspe

akers, and act as a

guide for cutting out the correctly sized hole in the wall

(Fig. 12).

ollow the procedure steps below in the order in which they are presented. Read all

the instructions before starting.

1. In the position of the Back Can, add the supplied template to the wall, centered

exactly on the center of the Back Can IW, and in the Portrait Orientation.

2. Using the template, carefully cut out a hole in the drywall using a suitable

handtool. Be careful not to damage the Back Can IW, its acoustic foam, or the

speaker wires. Remove any dust and debris from the hole (Fig. 13 and 14).

3. The PCI 5DC IW, PCI 6DC IW, and QCI 6DC IW quick start guide includes the

procedures for installing the loudspeakers into the wall apertures.

Fig. 12. Drywall Cutout Dimensions

Fig. 14. Drywall Cutout