Electro-Voice EVID User Manual

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EVID
Ceiling
Speaker
Systems

Installation and Operation Manual

Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Important Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Model Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Packing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Product Feature Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Installation and Wiring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Step 1 — Cut the Hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 2 — Install C-Ring

and/or Tile Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 3 — Attach Wiring to the

Terminal Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 4 — Secure the Cable to the

Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Step 5 — Mount the Speaker into the

Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Step 6 — Connect an Auxiliary

Support Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 7 — Adjust Tap Selector . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 8 — Insert the Grille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Appendix A — Painting the Speaker . . . . . . . . 9

Appendix B — System Design Guide . . . . . . 10

Selecting and Positioning Ceiling

Loudspeakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Ceiling Systems: Size vs. Coverage. . . . . . . 10

Use of Subwoofers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Appendix C — Troubleshooting Table. . . . . . 12

Appendix D — Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Exclusions and Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Appendix E — Product Specifications . . . . . 14

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Welcome/Important Features

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing EVID™ Ceiling Series
loudspeakers. Read through this manual to
familiarize yourself with features, applications,
and precautions before you use these products.

EVID Ceiling Series loudspeakers use innova­tive design and materials to provide premium­level performance in a flush-mount ceiling for­mat. Four models comprise the EVID Ceiling
Series: the C4.2 with a 4-inch LF driver and a
.75-inch, titanium-coated tweeter with wave­guide; the C8.2 with an 8-inch LF driver and a
1-inch titanium-coated tweeter with waveguide;
the C8.2HC with a fully waveguide-loaded 8­inch LF driver and a 1-inch titanium coated
tweeter; and the EVID 10.1, a true ceiling-mount­ed subwoofer designed to augment and extend
the full-range model’s low-frequency response.

ATTENTION:UL SAFETY LISTING

!

All EVID ceiling speaker models are list­ed under UL standard UL1480 as a signaling
speaker.The EVID models C8.2, C8.2LP,
C8.2HC and C10.1 models are also suitable for
use in air handling spaces per UL2043.

The EVID C4.2 is not UL listed for use in air
handling spaces.

Important Features

• Matches acoustically to the EVID surface­mount speaker line

• Model for model, has superior performance
to competing brands

• Comes with both 70V/100V or 8-ohm opera­tion standard on every model

• Includes all installation accessories
commonly needed for most jobs

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Model Summary/Packing List

A (x2)

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G (x2)

C (x2)

H

D (x2)

F (x4)

B (x4)

I

J (x2)

EVID™ C4.2

Perfect for conventional rooms. It has excellent
bandwidth in an esthetically very unobtrusive
installation profile. Its compact design fits in
tight areas. Its 4-inch woofer and waveguide­coupled, titanium-coated dome tweeter give
smooth, wide frequency response.The enclo­sure is ported and tuned to provide surprising
bass response in such a compact package.
Features an easy 3-point mounting system for
quick installations.

EVID C8.2

The C8.2 has a specially tuned enclosure and 8­inch woofer to provide amazing bass response.
The 1-inch waveguide-coupled tweeter give
smooth controlled coverage out to 20 kHz.Perfect
for installations where a flush-mount design is
desired but demand for high-quality audio exists.
Features a 4-point mounting system to make instal­lations fast and easy.

EVID™ C8.2LP

The C8.2LP is the same as the C8.2 but in a
low-profile installation package. Ideal for tight
ceiling spaces.

EVID™ C8.2HC

The EVID C8.2HC is ideal for high ceilings and
reverberant “problem” rooms. Its exclusive ported,
waveguide-coupled, 8-inch driver provides excel­lent intelligibility and definition.The 8.2HC’s
patent-pending design provides great coverage
control throughout the voice range and above.No
other ceiling speaker system provides the combi­nation of excellent pattern control, wide band­width, high power handling, and compact design
like the C8.2HC.

EVID™ C10.1

The C10.1 packs a 10-inch subwoofer in a tuned
high perf
low frequency performance down to 45Hz! It is
one of the few quick-mount ceiling TRUE sub­woofers available. Flexible installation and pow­erful lo
mate to any EVID ceiling model.

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Packing List (Figure 1)

Figure Quantity Part

A 2 Speaker system

B 4 Tile rails

C 2 C-ring support

D 2 Grille

E 1 Owner’s manual

F 4 Support ring screws

G 2 Terminal connector

H 1 Service center card

I 1 Cutout template

J 2 Paint Shield

Figure 1: EVID packing list

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Product Feature Identification

Grille safety tether

Grille

Strain relief fitting

Seismic tab

(auxiliary support ring)

Removable input terminal connector

Rotating mounting tabs

Terminal cover plate

Steel
backcan

Mounting
screws

Tap

selector

Grille safety

tether hole

EVID™ Ceiling Series Systems (sold in pairs)

Model Part No. Description

C4.2 301258000 4" coaxial speaker with horn-loaded, Ti-coated tweeter

C8.2 301261000 8" coaxial speaker with horn-loaded, Ti-coated tweeter

C8.2LP 301318000 Same as C8.2 above except with low-profile backcan

C8.2HC 301262000 8" waveguide-coupled* coaxial speaker with horn-loaded, Ti-coated tweeter

C10.1 301263000 10" High performance subwoofer

*

Patent pending

EVID Series Ceiling Mount Speaker Accessories

Model Part No. Description

RR-42 301305000 Rough-in plate for new construction involving the EVID C4.2

(package of 4)

RR-82 301306000 Rough-in plate for new construction involving the EVID C8.2

and C8.2LP (package of 4)

RR-810 301307000 Rough-in plate for new construction involving the EVID C8.2HC

and C10.1 (package of 4)

RPK-42 301308000 Rough-in package for new construction involving the C4.2 speaker

only (package of 2)

RPK-82 301309000 Rough-in package for new construction involving the C8.2

and C8.2LP speaker only (package of 2)

RPK-810 301310000 Rough-in package for new construction involving the C8.2HC

and C10.1 speaker only (package of 2)

Product Feature Identification

Figure 2: Bottom of speaker

Figure 3: Top of speaker

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The EVID™ mounting system has been
designed so that, if necessary, the installation can
be done from beneath the ceiling. In some cases
with a suspended ceiling grid, however, it may
be easier to access from both the top and bot­tom of the ceiling tile during the installation
process.Typical installation hardware needed for
either suspended ceilings or sheetrock ceilings is
included.The ceiling speaker assembly is held in
place by mounting tabs that securely grip the
ceiling material. Input wiring is attached to a
removable terminal block connector that can be
pre-wired if necessary before speaker installation
to speed up the installation process.

INSTALLATION NOTE: USE OF OPTIONAL
ROUGH-IN ACCESSORIES

For most installations, no additional hardware is
needed. However, a two-step installation proce­dure that is sometimes used for installation into
sheetrock ceilings can be made easier by the
use of the optional RR and RPK series of rough­in accessories before the ceiling material is
installed.The rough-in accessories provide a
cutout guide when many holes are to be made
in a production-line style installation and to
ensure the speakers are positioned correctly as
the holes are cut in the sheetrock. Depending
on the requirements, two types of rough-in
accessories are available.

RR Series Mounting Plates

RR series plates are made of flat sheet metal with
holes to attach to the joists or trusses of a build­ing structure.The holes are drilled for nails or
screws at 16 inches (406 mm),20 inches (508
mm) and 24 inches (610 mm) on-center.The
installer can drill other holes as needed up to a
maximum of 24-3/4 inches (630 mm) apart.The
sheetrock installs over the plate, and the plate pro­vides a template for a blind cutout of the hole in

k.The ceiling material is generally

the sheet r
cut with a router-type cutting tool, using the plate
ring as a cutout guide.The mounting plate is illus-

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Figure 4: Speaker mounting plate

RPK Series Kits

The RPK series rough-in kit contains a RR series
plate with a standard 2 gang electrical box
mounted on the top with an attached short
length of flexible conduit which connects to the
ceiling speaker conduit clamp on the speaker’s
rear terminal cover.This accessory allows for rigid
conduit to be run to the box on the rough-in
plate before the speaker or any sheetrock is
installed.After the sheetrock is installed the speak­er can be wired up and mounted all from below
the ceiling.The RPK mount system is shown in
Figure 5.

Figure 5: RPK mounting system

INSTALLATION NOTE: CONTROLLING
VIBRATION

Because of their high performance, EVID ceiling

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