Federal Signal Corporation AM30T, Installation And Service Instructions Manual

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INSTALLATION AND SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS FOR MODEL AM30T HORN
SAFETY MESSAGE TO INSTALLERS, USERS AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL
It is important to follow all instructions shipped with this product. This device is to be installed by a
trained electrician who is thoroughly familiar with the National Electrical Code and will follow NEC
Guidelines as well as local codes.
The selection of the mounting location for the device, its controls and the routing of the wiring is to
be accomplished under the direction of the facilities engineer and the safety engineer. In addition,
listed below are some other important safety instructions and precautions you should follow:
•฀ This฀is฀not฀a฀Listed฀safety฀device฀and฀is฀not฀intended฀to฀be฀used฀as฀such.
•฀ Read฀and฀understand฀all฀instructions฀before฀installing฀or฀operating฀this฀equipment.
•฀ Disconnect฀power฀before฀connecting฀or฀doing฀any฀maintenance฀on฀this฀device.
•฀ All฀effective฀warning฀speakers฀produce฀loud฀sounds฀which฀may฀cause฀in฀certain฀situations,฀
permanent hearing loss. You should take appropriate precautions such as wearing
hearing protection.
•฀ All฀effective฀warning฀speakers฀produce฀loud฀sounds,฀which฀may฀cause,฀in฀certain฀situations,฀
permanent hearing loss. The device should be installed far enough away from potential listeners to
limit฀their฀exposure฀while฀still฀maintaining฀its฀effectiveness.฀The฀OSHA฀Code฀of฀Federal฀Regula
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tions 1910.95 Noise Standard provides guidelines which may be used regarding
permissible noise exposure levels.
•฀ After฀testing฀is฀complete,฀provide฀a฀copy฀of฀this฀instruction฀sheet฀to฀all฀operating฀personnel.
•฀ Establish฀a฀procedure฀to฀routinely฀check฀the฀speaker฀installation฀for฀integrity฀and฀proper฀
operation. Any maintenance must be performed by a trained electrician in accordance with
NEC guidelines and local codes.
Failure to follow all safety precautions and instructions may result in property damage,
serious injury, or death to you or others.
A. Description.
The Federal Signal Model AM30T is a conservatively rated 30-watt constant-directivity
paging projector for use in any public address or paging application.
The driver employs a rugged phenolic diaphragm, 1.5-inch diameter voice coil, and “rim
centered” ferrite magnet structure for long life and durability under extreme
operating conditions.
The AM30T includes connections for 25V, 70V and 100V distributed systems and a
screwdriver operated power tap select switch.
A฀nominal฀60°฀horizontal฀by฀40°฀vertical฀coverage฀pattern฀together฀with฀a฀low-frequency฀
cutoff of 350Hz provides excellent articulation in demanding applications.
The AM30T is molded from high-impact ultraviolet inhibiting ASA (acrylic styrene
acrylonitrile). A positive lock super tough nylon swivel base provides maximum mounting flex-
ibility and ease of installation.
Ideal for both indoor and outdoor applications, these horns are well suited for any installation
requiring฀rugged,฀reliable฀performance.
B. Model AM30T Specifications.
Frequency฀Response:฀ 400–6500Hz฀±5฀dB
Power Handling: 30 watts
Impedance: See Table 1
Sound Pressure Level @ 1 meter:
฀ 107฀dB,฀1฀watt฀input฀averaged,฀pink฀noise฀฀ ฀
band-limited from 500 to 5000 Hz
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