Niles-audio OS7.3 User Manual Page 1

INSTALLATION GUIDEOS7. 3 OS6.3 OS5.3FOR USE IN DISTRIBUTED AUDIO OR HOME THEATER SYSTEMSINDOOR/OUTDOOR WEATHERPROOF LOUDSPEAKERS

Speaker Placement ZoneSpeaker Placement Zone10'5' 10'Figure 5. Illustration depicts the optimum placement zone for a listening distance

Figure 6. Placement for more bass output. Figure 7. Placement for less bass output.NILES AUDIO CORPORATION – 1-800-BUY-HIFI – 305-238-4373You can cont

Figure 8. The OS loudspeakers can be mounted three ways.MOUNTING METhOdS (CONTINUED)SAFETY FIRST!Be careful to use hardware that is designed for the s

NILES AUDIO CORPORATION – 1-800-BUY-HIFI – 305-238-437311PAINTING ThE LOUdSPEAkERThe enclosure, the brackets, and the grilles of the loudspeaker can a

    

NILES AUDIO CORPORATION – 1-800-BUY-HIFI – 305-238-4373PAINTING ThE GRILLEThe grille is important to the sound of the loudspeaker. Do not fill the hole

INSTALLATIONMOUNTING ThE BRACkET (IF ATTAChING ThE LOUdSPEAkER TO A WALL, CEILING, BEAM, OR OThER SOLId STRUCTURE) 

NILES AUDIO CORPORATION – 1-800-BUY-HIFI – 305-238-4373ATTAChING ThE FOOT (IF USING ThE LOUdSPEAkER IN FREE-STANdING MOdE) 

CONNECTING ThE LOUdSPEAkER (CONTINUED)  

NILES AUDIO CORPORATION – 1-800-BUY-HIFI – 305-238-4373    

Thank you for choosing Niles OS Indoor/Outdoor Loudspeakers. With proper installation and operation, you’ll enjoy years of trouble-free use. Niles man

18SPECIFICATIONSOS 7.3 LoudspeakerDriver Complement• 7" mica-lled polypropylene woofer• 1" Ultrasilk dome tweeter with fluid coolingRecomm

NILES AUDIO CORPORATION – 1-800-BUY-HIFI – 305-238-4373NOTES19

20Niles Audio Corporation (“NILES”) warrants to the original retail purchaser only that this product will be free of manufacturing defects in material

WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARdModel Purchased _________________________________________________________Serial Number _____________________________________

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NILES AUDIO CORPORATION – 1-800-BUY-HIFI – 305-238-4373INTROdUCTIONNiles once again raises the bar. With our first OS Indoor/Outdoor models, we reveale

2FEATURES ANd BENEFITSLIMITEd LIFETIME WARRANTYWe engineer bulletproof reliability into all OS loudspeakers and back them up with our industry-leading

NILES AUDIO CORPORATION – 1-800-BUY-HIFI – 305-238-43733RIGId, ACOUSTICALLY-INERT CABINETPrevents transmission of unwanted vibrations for clean and dy

eadddbbcggfhePARTS GUIdE4Figure 1. OS .3 Series Parts Guide a. Mounting Bracketb. Nail Holec. Wire Holed. Screw Holee. Bracket Knob f. Grilleg.

ijNOTE: Bracket and Shelf Stand are used depending upon installation requirements. See INSTALLATION on page 14.NILES AUDIO CORPORATION – 1-800-BUY-HI

TECh TIPWire size is expressed by its AWG (American Wire Gauge) number – the lower the number, the larger the wire. For example, 12 AWG is physically

Figure 3. Wiring directly from a receiver or amplifierFigure 4. Incorporating a volume controlNILES AUDIO CORPORATION – 1-800-BUY-HIFI – 305-238-4373R