Clarity P-TEC S-525 Quick Manual

P-TEC VOICE PAGING SPEAKER

Back Box (Optional)

Volume Control

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S-525

INTRODUCTION

Clarity P-TEC Voice Paging Speakers are suitable
for voice paging as well as background music.
The S-525 is a 70 Volt model with adjustable taps
and volume control. P-TEC speakers consist of a

3.6 inch cone speaker mounted in a unique
surface-mount baffle. The baffle is designed for
mounting on acoustic tile, such as those normally
found in suspended-ceilings; and can be mounted
without cutting large holes in the tile. The mount­ing pins can be removed for mounting in a hard
ceiling. The speaker housing has screw holes for
securing speaker without mounting pins. Although
the P-TEC speakers are designed especially for
standard suspended ceilings, they can be used on
many types of ceiling materials. P-TEC speakers

are not suitable for use in plenum ceiling
environments.

DIMENSIONS/WEIGHT

• 8.00”Dia. x 2.50”D (20.32cm x 6.35cm)

1.25 lbs. (.57 kg)

INSTALLATION

Selecting the Power-Tap Wire

Issue 1

Figure 1. 70 Volt P-TEC Paging Speaker

3. Install the Quick-Connect connector on the
wire. Use pliers to close the connector over
the wire. The connector can be removed by
prying it open with a screwdriver, and can be
reused several times (See Figure 2).

1. Remove the Quick-Connect connector from
the accessory pack.

2. Select the desired power-tap wire:
Yellow = 1/4 Watt
Red = 1/2 Watt
Green = 1 Watt
White = 2 Watt
Blue = 4 Watt

Note: Refer to spacing chart (Figure 6) for recom-

mended speaker spacing.

Reusable

Quick-Conne

Connector

Tap Wire

Figure 2. Attaching the Reuseable Quick-Connect
Connector

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4. Connect the power-tap wire to the gold (+)

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neatly inside speaker housing.

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when spikes can not be used.

Gold ( + )

To Paging
Amplifier

To Next
Speaker

terminal (See Figure 3).

5. Arrange the unused power-tap wires neatly
inside the speaker housing and tape them to
the inside of the housing.

( - ) Silver

4. If necessary, adjust paging volume after instal­lation. The volume control is located on the
side of the speaker. Use a small screwdriver to
turn the control.

5. Install the volume control cover found in the
accessory pack.

( + ) Gold

Black - Common

(Connected at Factory)

0V Transformer

Reusable

uick-Connect

Connector

Arrange unused wires

Power Tap Wires

Power Tap Wires

Yellow - 1/4 Watt

Yellow

Red - 1/2 Watt

Red

Green - 1 Watt

Green

White - 2 Watt

White

Blue - 4 Watt

Blue

Tap Wire

- 1/4 Wa

- 1/2 Wa

- 1 Wa

- 2 Wa

- 4 Wa

Figure 3. Connecting the Tap Wire

Suspended Ceiling

Note: Wrap wires around strain relief posts so

speaker wires will not pull free.

1. Lift the adjacent ceiling tile and slide it out of
the way.

2. Install the speaker by inserting the mounting
pins through the ceiling tile, and hold the
speaker in place.

3. Place the wire and washers, and speaker
mounting clips over mounting pins (so pins
slide through clips).

To

Red

Black

Amplifi

Note: The music volume should be adjusted at

the paging amplifier or music source.
Adjust paging before adjusting background
music.

Maintain Speaker Phasing

When using multiple speakers in a single run,
keep speakers in phase by connecting the
speaker wires to the same spike on each speaker
(Either wire can connect on either spike, as long
as the pattern is followed on each speaker). The
gold spike is the plus (+) terminal (See Figure 5).

Figure 5. Maintaining Speaker Phasing

Handling Shielded Speaker Cable

If you are using shielded speaker cable, splice the
shield wire at the speaker location so a continu­ous shield is maintained. When connecting a sin­gle speaker, or the last speaker on the run, clip
the shield wire where it emerges from the outer
insulation on the speaker cable.

Gold
Spike

Use mounting holes and screws

Silver
Spike

Figure 4. Clarity P-TEC Installation

Note: Washers provide isolation from the pins if

the back of the tile is covered with metal
foil.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

When calling, have a VOM and a telephone test
set available and call from the job site.
Call [phone] for Clarity Technical Support,
or call [phone] for Valcom 24-hour Fax­back System or visit our websites at
http://www.clarity-com.com and www.valcom.com.
Should repairs be necessary, attach a tag to the
unit clearly stating company name, address,
phone number, contact person and the nature of
the problem. Send the unit to:

Clarity

Repair and Return Dept.

5614 Hollins Road

Roanoke, VA 24019-5056

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