Viking 30AE, 25AE User Manual

Telecommunication Peripheral Products

25AE and 30AE

Paging Horn/

Ceiling Speaker

Technical Practice

June 12, 2000

Cost Effective Speakers for

Indoor and Outdoor Use

The 25AE and 30AE paging speakers provide
additional economical paging coverage to existing

Viking paging units (PA-2A, CPA-7B, HF-3W,
M2W) or to any system with an 8 ohm output.

In outdoor, factory or warehouse environments,

25AE

environments the directional design allows the installer to focus the sound cone down
aisles and toward work areas.

In office and restaurant environments, it is best
to distribute sound more evenly. Ceiling
mounted 30AE speakers in close proximity
offer the best distribution and are cost effective.

25AE paging horns are the best method of
producing understandable sound. In these

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Features Applications

25AE Paging Horn

• Adjustable base for easy mounting and
directional adjustment

• Compact design for out of the way mounting

• Designed to work with all of Viking’s paging
products

30AE Ceiling Speaker

• Attractive white grill for flush mounting in office
ceiling

• Mounting hardware included

• Large permanent magnet

• Excellent frequency response

• Add additional speakers and coverage area to
existing paging systems such as Viking’s
PA-2A, CPA-7B, HF-3W and M2W

• Add speakers to the DVA-2W

Specifications 25AE

Nominal Power: 12 watts
Impedance: 8 ohms
Dimensions: 127mm (5”) diameter
Shipping Weight: .68 kg (1.5 lbs)
Environmental: 5% to 95% non-condensing humidity
Frequency Response: 400 Hz to 7000 Hz

Specifications 30AE

• Designed to work with all of Viking’s paging
products

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Nominal Power: 6 watts
Impedance: 8 ohms
Dimensions: 324mm x 95mm (12.75” x 3.75”)
Shipping Weight: 1.36 kg (3 lbs)
Environmental: 5% to 95% non-condensing humidity
Frequency Response: 85 Hz to 15000 Hz

Installation

The 25AE is designed to be surface mounted on any
rigid surface.

5.0”

(3) #8 X 3/4” screws (not included)

Mounting hardware for the 30AE is included for easy
installation in drop ceilings or speaker enclosures.

0.281” diameter

Note: The 25AE paging horn is approximately 5db louder than the 30AE speaker.

Series/Parallel: Speaker A will have

approximately twice the volume of
speaker B.

B

A

To Paging

Amp

Parallel: Similar speakers
will have the same volume.

To Paging

Amp

Series/Parallel: See table below for
recommended number of 8 ohm speakers
to be used if connected as shown.

To Paging

Amp

Long Cable Runs

Very long runs may require step up transformers.

Paging Output 8 ohm 70V 8 ohm

Radio Shack part # 32-1031 or equivalent

Model
CPA-7B
HF-3W
M2W
PA-2A

8.5”

3.75”

11.25”

8 ohm speakers

Number of Speakers

16

2
6
6

Recommendations

Ambient Noise Environment Level Typical Examples

Quiet - Conversation very easily

understood
Normal - Conversation easily

understood
Noisy - Voice must be raised to

be understood
Very Noisy - Conversation

difficult or impossible

50 DB

60 DB

70 DB*

80 DB*

Hotel lobby, hospital area, quiet office

Bank lobby, department store, auditorium

Assembly line, supermarket, restaurant

Punch press, printing plant, garage, yard

Ceiling

Height

9 ft.

14 ft.

9 ft.

14 ft.

9 ft.

14 ft.

Paging

Horns

* An FBI-1A Feedback Eliminator is recommended (Fax Back Document 465).

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Due to the dynamic nature of the product design, the information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Viking
Electronics, its affiliates and/or subsidiaries assume no responsibility for errors and/or omissions contained in this information. Revisions of
this document or new editions of it may be issued to incorporate such changes.

Distance Between

Speakers

35 ft.
50 ft.

25 ft.
35 ft.

15 ft.
25 ft.

25 ft. to

75 ft.

Fax Back Doc # 498

Printed in the U.S.A.

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