Specifications

Community Distributed Design Series Installation and Operation Manual Page 26
Details for Pre-Installation in a New Drywall
Ceiling
Optional New Construction Brackets are available
for installing loudspeakers in new construction
before drywall or plaster is put in place. See
Figure 29, and refer to the chart on page 11 for
sizes and model numbers.
Figure 29. New construction bracket for
drywall or lath-and-plaster installations
The New Construction Brackets support the
loudspeakers in plaster/dry wall ceilings. Multiple
holes in the bracket’s two "ears" permit convenient
attachment to nearby ceiling beams. The drywall
typically is cut with a router-type tool, in which
case the bracket central hole will serve as a
cutout guide for the router bit.
Inserting the Loudspeaker Assembly into the
Back Can
1. Bring the wiring from the ceiling to the top of
the can and attach it to the terminal block (see the
next Section of this manual for details). Secure the
wiring with the top plate/strain relief clamp.
2. Slide the back can into the hole. When you
press the can fully into place, the four Drop-Stop
installation assist tabs will spread atop the C-ring,
and you may hear them "snap" into position; you
can now continue without having to hold the back
can in place. The illustration in Figure 26 on page
24 shows how the Drop-Stop tabs work, and is
equally applicable with C-Ring Support Plate or
New Construction Bracket installations in drywall
ceilings.
3. Locate the four Phillips-head can clamp
actuators around the perimeter of the back can’s
frontange,and usinga#2Phillipsscrewdriver
twist each actuator clockwise until you feel
tension as the clamps securely lock the back
can to the ceiling (refer to Figure 27 on page 24).
The back cans leave the Community factory with
these clamps fully open (so that approximately
1.5"
/ 38 mm thick ceilings can be accommodated).
Note. If you are thinking of using the Can
Adapter/Trim Ring to t a complete Community
Loudspeaker Assembly into an existing oversize
ceiling hole, PLEASE DO NOT! We do not
recommend this practice. The loudspeaker
has minimal support and is more apt to cause
the ceiling to sag. Also, this almost certainly
would not satisfy seismic codes if any such
codes are applicable.