Viking 30AE-70V User Manual

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Cost Effective 8” Ceiling Speaker for

70V Paging Systems

The 30AE-70V paging speaker provides
economical paging coverage for 70 Volt
paging systems.

In office and restaurant environments, it is
best to distribute sound more evenly.
Ceiling mounted 30AE-70V speakers in
close proximity offer the best distribution
and are cost effective.

30AE-70V

70 Volt

Ceiling Speaker

May 13, 2020

The 30AE-70V ceiling speaker provides a
built-in step-down transformer for use with
25V or 70V paging systems such as Viking
models PA-30, PA-60, PA-250, PA-250-IP
and PP-250. The transformer has a range
of 5 separate power taps, which can be
used to adjust the volume of each speaker.
These higher voltage distributed audio

Features

• 8 Inch Speaker

• 10 watt power handling

• Compatible with 25V or 70V paging systems

• Five Selectable power taps

• Metal white grill for flush mounting in

office ceilings

• Mounting hardware included

• Excellent frequency response

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30AE-70V

paging systems also have the advantage
of being able to connect more speakers
using lighter gauge wire runs while having
less volume lost in wire resistance. This
saves wiring costs compared to 8 ohm
systems.

Applications

• Office Paging

• Background Music in restaurants

• Speakers for Viking paging systems such as models:

- PA-30 (DOD 489)

- PA-60 (DOD 493)

- PA-250 (DOD 500)

- PA-250-IP (DOD 501)

- PP-250 (DOD 511)

Specifications

Max Power : 10 Watts

70V Power Taps: .62W, 1.25W, 2.5W, 5W, 10W

25V Power Taps: .08W, .16W, .31 W, .62W, 1.25W

Viking Taps: .16W, .31W, .62W, 1.25W, 2.5W

Dimensions: 12.9” x 3.0” (327mm x 76mm)

Shipping Weight: 4.0 lbs (1.81kg)

Environmental: 5% to 95% non-condensing humidity

Frequency Response: 45 Hz to 15,000 Hz

Flush Mount: into an 8.25” to 10.0” diameter hole

Connections:

4”, 22 AWG Pigtail wires (Wire Nuts included)

Installation

speaker diameter

diam

Mounting hardware for the 30AE-70V ceiling speakers is included for easy installation into 8.25” to 10”

diameter cutout in drop ceilings or speaker enclosures.

8.1"

speaker diameter

3.00"

11.25"

11.25"

between mounting holes

12.90"

overall diameter

Wiring

A. 70V Paging System

Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3. Cut off or insulate all unused wires so they do not touch each other.

Using the supplied wire nuts, Connect 70V paging (-) output to the BLACK wire.

Connect 70V paging (+) output to the desired Power Tap. Example below uses
YELLOW for 2.5 Watts.

Model PA-250

( Not included)

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MODEL PA-250

250 Watt 70V Paging Amplifier

(-)

(+)

Power Taps

RED
ORANGE
YELLOW
GREEN
BLUE

Note 1: Each tap will play 3dB louder or softer than the next, so the five taps offer a 12dB volume
range.

B. 25V Paging System

The 30AE-70V ceiling speakers can be used with 25V paging amplifiers. The lower voltage means
less speaker volume. Connect the same as described above in 70V Paging System, but using this
scaling for the Power Taps.

10W
5W

2.5W

0.25W

0.62W

Black

Red

Orange

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Green

Blue

BLACK

RED

ORANGE

YELLOW

GREEN

BLUE

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10W5W2.5W

1.25W

0.62W

COM

2.5W

1.25W

0.62W

0.31W

0.16W

COM

1.25W

0.62W

0.31W

0.16W

0.08W

Power Taps

RED 1.25W
ORANGE 0.62W
YELLOW 0.31W
GREEN 0.16W

2

BLUE 0.08W

WIRE

70V 25V

Watts

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