CECS Series Ceiling Speaker User’s Installation Guide
Low Profile, In-Ceiling, 2-Way Coaxial,
Infinite Baffle Loudspeaker
The Contractor Edition CECS is a competitively priced
2-Way Ceiling Loudspeaker that introduces the customer
to the possibilities of whole house audio for every room.
It incorporates a Talc Filled Polypropylene woofer with a
butyl rubber surround and pivoting polycarbonate dome
Ferrofluid cooled tweeter. The DT is a dual voice coil dual
tweeter speaker that delivers blended stereo sound from
one speaker for bathrooms, walk-in
Even in this competitive package our speaker provides
exceptional natural sound for both foreground and
background applications.
The Infinite Baffle design makes it the ideal choice for
typical application in open beam attic or enclosed ceilings.
The low profile design allows mounting in low headroom
spaces.
The speaker color is white, and is a close match to Frazee
White Shadow 181. It can be painted to match any decor.
The grill is a powder coated steel design. For outdoor
applications use the CS series.
Four built-in expanding transverse dog leg clamps permit
installation with or without pre-wire construction brackets
in drywall or material with thickness of 5/16” to 1 3/16”.
Electrical connection,
standard constant tension red/black spring-loaded
terminals.
up to 14 gauge wire, is made by
SPECIFICATIONS for CECS
Series
Driver with Butyl Rubber Surround
Tweeter, Pivoting 5/8” (12m m)
Frequency Response
Power handling
SPL @ 1 Watt/1 meter
Impedance 8 ohm Nominal
Diameter x Depth)
Retro-fit Cutout Diameter
Part Number 92065 CECS65; 92066 CECS80;
92122 CESC65DT
92070 R70VT 70Volt Xrmr
Manual URL www.currentaudio.com
Accessories NC6CECB 92086 or NC8CECB 92085 New
Construction Bracket, TB6 92083 or TB8
92084 Tile Support Bridge
ZL25R 92034 Volume Control,
SpeKap 92069
Specifications subject to change without notice.
6.5” Talc Filled Polypropylene 8” Talc Filled Polypropylene 6.5” Talc Filled Polypropylene
Polycarbonate Ferrofluid Cooled Dome
8 5/16"(227mm)x 2 53/64“ (71.37mm) 9 5/8"(245mm)x 3.24“ (82.25mm 8 5/16"(227mm)x 2 53/64“ (71.37mm)
CECS65 CECS80 CECS65DT
Polycarbonate Ferrofluid Cooled
Dome
70Hz-19.5kHz 50Hz-19.5kHz 55Hz-19.5kHz
5-55 Watts 5-60 Watts 5-55 Watts
88db 88.5db
Fixed Crossovers Fixed Crossovers Fixed Crossovers
7 7/8 " (200mm) 9 7/16" (240mm) 7 7/8 " (200mm)
1830 John Towers Avenue El Cajon, CA 92020 Sales 866-927-7181
Polycarbonate Ferrofluid Cooled
Dome
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CECS Series Ceiling Speaker User’s Installation Guide
Packaging and Enclosed Parts
Please inspect your pack for damaged or missing parts. Notify your supplier if any discrepancies occur.
There are five (5) parts in the package: Two (2) main speaker housings, two (2) grilles and a trace template.
Only simple hand tool s are required for assembly and installation.
Required tools: #2 Phillips screwdriver only , if you have new construction brackets previously installed.
A drywall hand saw may be required if no New Construction Brackets were installed. A saber saw may be needed if you are cutting into
plywood.
Painting the Speaker Grille
If grille requires painting , caref ul l y remove t he white scrim cloth on the inside of t he Gri l l e and save for reinstallation. This cloth is provided for aesthetic
purpose only. Either spray paint t he grille or use a stiff stipple paint brush. Do Not clog the perforated holes as this will impede the ac oustics of the
speaker.
NOTE: These speakers are not recommended for use outdoors or in humid and wet locati ons . The speaker grille on these m odel s are made of steel
and could possible rust.
Installation
1
Using the supplied Trace Template, punch out the perforations ( I suggest using a
razor knife over the perforations to facilitate a clean cut).
NOTE: A stud finder may be helpful to locate the ceiling beams. You want to
layout the hole to the side of any beams.
Place the cutout template against the ceiling and trace along the inside circle.
It is suggested to cut a small pilot hole to verify no obstructions, such as pipes or
beams, that could hinder the install.
Carefully cut out the ceiling material along the circle. A drywall saw is perfect for
this step. Hold a box or trash can under your cutting area to catch the debris.
2
After you have cut your desired hole from the template, locate the speaker wire for that speaker.
Pull enough wire slack down to attach the 2 conductor wire to the standard constant tension spring-loaded terminals.
Remove about 2” of the outer jacket then strip about ½” insulation from each wire and slightly twist the strands to ensure all strands can be inserted into
the hole. Refer to next picture for location of the standard constant tension spring-loaded terminals.
Push down on the RED (+) colored Terminal and insert the Red or copper colored conductor all the way up to the insulation into the hole at the top of the
terminal. Now release your finger from the terminal . Next do the same to the Black or silver colored conductor and insert into the BLACK (-) colored
Terminal. Make sure there are NO whiskers from the strands that could cause a short. The other end of these wires will be connected to your amplifier or
volume control.
Note: Sometimes your wire color may be White (+) and Green (-).
You now have a connection with the proper tension for continued operation that will not wiggle out or cause poor connection.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
Trace Template
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Remove
Outer
Jacket
2”
BLACK
3
With the grille removed, loosen the four (4) Dog-Leg screws a ½ turn countercloc k wise with a #2 P hi l i ps screwdriver.
RED
Standard
Constant Tension
Spring-loaded
Terminals
Dog Legs (4)
70 Volt
Transformer
Stand-offs
Turn CCW to Loosen
Dog-Leg Screws (4)
Turn Screw CW to Expand and Tighten
Strip to ½”
4
Hold the speaker on the outer bezel edge as shown. Do Not put f i ngers i nto the tweeter material in
the center of the speaker.
WARNING! Denting or deforming the tweeter dome will change the acoustics of the speaker.
Insert the connected speaker into the ceiling hole and with a #2 Phillips screwdriver tighten the f our
(4) Dog-leg screws (clockwise) until the Dog-legs open and clamp the speak er to the ceiling. If
using a power drill or electric screw gun use the lowest torque setting.
Over tightening may cause improper fit of the grille, damage to drywall, damage to speaker and or
cause improper fit of the grille.
Adjust the Tweeter position to your ear area at the “Sweet Spot ” by s l i ght i ng pushing on the inner
edge of the tweeter with your thumb.
NOTE: If you have blown-in insulat i on and/or a potential rodent problem I suggest you ins tall the SpeKap.
It is a breathable membrane that will keep rodent droppings, debri s, and insulation from entering the back
of the speaker that could c hange the performance of t he speaker. See figure on next page.
NOTE: The R70VT transformer adapts any Current Audio 8 Ohm speaker for use with multi-speaker
70 Volt commercial distributed public address and sound systems. The CS65 and CECS series have
stand-offs for direct mounting the R70VT. It features a high power, low insertion loss, wide frequency
response quality line matching transformer design.
The transformer has multiple primary taps of 30-16-8-4 watts with the secondary at 8 Ohms. See figure on
next page.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
Hold Here
Tweeter. Push Here
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30-16-8-4 Watt Taps 8 ohm output
30,16,8,4 Watt Taps
6.5” In-Ceiling
8 ohm output
Keeps Debris, Rodent Droppings and Insulation out of t he Speaker
SpeKap
Breathable Membrane
8” In-Wall 8” In-Ceiling
After Connecting Wires, I nserting Speaker , C inching Down the Dog Legs and Aiming the Tw eeter to the Sw eet Spot;
Insert the Grille into the Keeper Sy stem and Push it Flush to the Bez el. Do not push directly in the center Oil canning
will occur. Push the grille down on the sides flush to the bez el.
Push
Here
R70VT
70 Volt to 8 ohm
Directly attaches to stand-offs
on the CE Series and all CS65
Series
R70VT Mounted on CECS
Step 1, Align the Grille Step 2, Grille Aligned Step 3, Push Grille Flush to
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Bezel
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