Control 10C-VA Series Ceiling Loudspeakers Control 12C-VA, Control 14C-VA, and Control 16C-VA Owner’s Manual & Installation Guide Rev A 1
Table of Contents Product Feature Identification (Control 14C-VA Shown) Product Description .................................................... 2 Product Feature Identification ................................... 2 Installation Preparations ............................................. 3 Step-By-Step Installation and Wiring ....................... 3 Painting the Speaker .................................................... 7 Safety Agency Compliance ......................................... 8 Maintenance ..
Installation Preparations The entire installation can be accomplished, if necessary, without requiring access above the ceiling. Bracketry for use with either suspended ceilings or sheetrock ceilings is included. The speaker is held securely in place via mounting ears which lock into place. Figure 2: Optional MR Plaster-Ring Bracket (“Mud Ring”) OPTIONAL PRE-INSTALLATION BRACKETS Table 1: New Construction Brackets IN MOST CASES, NO BRACKETS OTHER THAN THE ONES INCLUDED WITH YOUR SPEAKER ARE REQUIRED.
Additional Suspended Ceiling Installation Information Step 1 – Cut the Hole in the Ceiling Material. CutTile Rails: The tile rails are designed to fit either standard 24-inch wide tiles or 600-mm wide tiles. The tile rail pieces do NOT physically attach to the T-grid struts. Instead, the inverted-V shape at the ends of the rails sit OVER the T-grid strut. During normal operation, the rails are supported by the edge of the tile.
- Make sure the gland nut fitting is affixed and tightened in the proper knock-out location (add a second gland nut to the other knock-out location if two glands nuts are desired). Slide the wire through the gland nut (do not tighten the gland nut onto the wire yet).
Step 5 – Re-attach Terminal Cover Plate and Tighten Gland Nut -- Slide the wire through the gland nut until you can re-attach the Terminal Cover Plate. Install the cover plate so that the screws go in through the keyholes, and slide the plate so that the screws are back at the narrow-slot end of the keyholes. Tighten the 4 screws. Tighten the gland nut onto the wire (leaving enough slack inside the coverplate so that there is no strain on the wires inside the compartment).
A tab is provided on the back of each speaker for connection to an independent secondary support point. Some construction codes require using this secondary support point, which requires connecting a support line to a separate secure support point on the building structure. Consult construction codes in your region. Painting the Speaker For EN54 Applications -- Painting is not allowed for EN54 applications, under the general requirements for EN54-certified loudspeakers.
Safety Agency Compliance Maintenance S7232 No maintenance is required when installed in accordance with installation and wiring guidelines described in this manual.
Product Specifications See product specification sheets for complete specification listings. Contribution of Each One-Third Octave Frequency Band when Speaker is Driven at Full Volume, measured at 4 meter distance (req’d in this manual by EN54-24): Control 12C-VA Components: 76 mm (3 in) full-range driver Frequency Range1: 68 Hz - 17 kHz Power Capacity (low-Z): 40 W Cont. Program 20 W Cont. Pink Noise Sensitivity2: 84 dB Coverage3: 130˚ Max. SPL: 97 dB @ 1m ave.
