Turbosound TCS-C50T manual

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    TCS SERIES TCS-C50T Ceiling Speaker USE R MA NUA L Turbo sound Ltd. Sta r Road, Part ridge Green West Sussex RH13 8RY Eng land Tel: +44 (0)1403 711447 Fax: +44 (0)1403 710155 www.tu rbosound.co m Issue 1.1 Au gust 2006 Copyright © 2006 Turb osound Lt d.[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manua l page 2 Contents TCS SERIES .........................................................................................................................................................1 Conten ts .............................................................................................................[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manua l page 3 Introduction Congratul ations, yo u have j ust purchas ed a profes sional lou dspeak er product from t he TCS Series s ound contr acting loudspeak er range, designed t o give you t he best i n audio qualit y and many years of reli able, t rouble fr ee operati on. It offers excell ent patt ern [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manua l page 4 Product Summary Gener al Featur es TCS series c eiling l oudspea kers ar e designed f or use in a wide var iety of fixed i nstallat ion applicati ons that r equire pr ofessi onal sound q ualit y, ranging from cafés, pubs, bar s and restaur ants to r etail st ores, ni ghtclubs, li ve music ve [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manua l page 5 Model Information Tap Se lec t or Tweeter St ee l F ir e c a n Louds peak er A ttac hme n t Sc re ws Inp u t C on ne cto r St r ain Relief Fit t ing Per f or at e d G r i lle R ota ti ng Mou nti n g Ta bs Te rmina l C over P la t e[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 6 TCS-C50T The TCS-C50T i s a high qual ity f ull range t wo-way passive ceil ing loudspe aker desi gned for use i n background so und r einforcem ent applic ations i n a wide r ange of fi xed instal lations such as rest auran ts, r etail shops, hot els, caf es, ai rport s, boardr ooms, conferen [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 7 System Considerations Amplifier Requirements Turbosound l oudsp eaker encl osures s hould be dr iven by hi gh quality power amplif iers designed f or tr ue professi onal use. Such ampli fier s will have balanced input s, DC and RF fault p rotec tion, a nd we ll designe d cooling s y stem s for [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 8 Crosso vers and Proce ssors The TCS-C50T i s a passiv e lou dspeaker system. Thi s means that i t requir es only one amplif ier channel for cor rect operat ion, t he frequency s plit ting betwee n the low frequenc y driver and the high frequenc y driver being accom plished by t he inter nal pas[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 9 Installation Procedure 1. Select the ceili ng til e(s) t o be used for mounti ng the louds peaker (s) and r emove it from t he ceili ng. Mark the cut out eit her by tr acing fr om the cardbo ard templ ate supplied wit h the loudsp eaker , or by pl acing the t ile br idge on the rear si de of th[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 10 4. Connect the wir ing to the remo vable conn ector. A 4- way connect or is suppl ied wit h the loudsp eaker. Stri p the insulati on back by 5mm (3/16”), insert the bare ends of the wir e into the connect or (do not tin th e wire) and screw down t he hold-down screw wit h a small f lat blade[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 11 5. Plug t he connector into t he socket i n the loudsp eaker ’s term inal cup. The c onnector is polarised to a void the possibility of mis-connec tion. 6. The te rminal c over also acts as the strain relief. Rotate the cover clo ckwise and tighte n the re taining sc rew. 7. Att ach the safe[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 12 Painting the Loudspea ker Paintin g befo re Installatio n The speaker ’s whit e fini sh matches most décor schem es and does not need fur ther fini shing. However wher e inte rior design requir es an alter nati ve colour t his can be easil y accompl ished. Th e speaker can eit her be paint [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 13 Cable Rec ommen datio ns Heavy duty l oudspeaker cable should alway s be used, wi th a mini mum wir e size of 12 gauge (1. 5mm²) , and pref erably 10 gauge ( 2.5mm² ) for longer r uns, keeping the r un as short as pos sible. This help s to avoid wa sting ampl ifier power in the r esistance o[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 14 Servicing Information If any of the dri ve units in your TCS series pr oduct shoul d cease funct ionin g and need a replaceme nt r e-cone or diaphr agm, you are advi sed to remo ve the f aulty unit from the instal lation, remove t he fault y drive unit( s) and send it to a prof essional servi [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 15 About EASE Data Sound system pr ojects are mor e likely t o go to plan when yo u have a reli able indic ator i n advance of how the speaker system will pe rform in the venue. Turbosound engineer s are able to assi st you wi th your sy stem design u sing the i ndustr y-standar d EASE progr am t[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 16 Use of Tur boso und EAS E data Turbosound pr ovides pr e-mea sured EASE dat a to aid soun d system de signers in m aking appropri ate choices wi th the t ype and posit ioning of spe ake rs in the r equired venue. The suita bility of c ertain mode ls can be assessed and the installation can be [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 17 Technical Specifications Model TCS-C50T Dimensions HxWxD 268mm (10. 5”) dia x 83mm (3. 3”) deep exc l back box 268mm ( 10.5”) dia x 2 19mm (8.6”) dee p incl bac k box Net Weight 3.4kg (7. 5lbs) Components 1 x 5” (1 27mm ) LF dr iver, 1 x 1” ( 25mm) H F twee ter Frequency Response ?[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 18 Spares List Spares LF Driver LS-50 5 ” louds peaker HF Tweeter TW-5 2 tweeter Passive Crossover Network PX-TCS-C50T Grille MG-C50 Tile bridge TCS-C50T B[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 19 Warranty Limited Warranty This Turbos ound louds peaker pr oduct is war ranted to t he original end-user purchaser and all sub sequent owner s for a per iod of t wo (2) years f rom the ori ginal dat e of purchase. Warrant y Coverage Warrant y coverag e include s defect s in mater ials and wor [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 20 Inciden tal and con sequent i al damage s Turbosound's liability is limited to the repa ir or replacemen t, at our option, of any defecti ve product , and shal l not be l iable for any incident al and conse quenti al damage s includi ng, without limit ation, injury t o persons or pr opert[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series TCS-C50T manual page 21 Notes[...]