Electro-Voice Ceiling Speaker User Manual
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Installation and Wiring
Step 2: Install C-Ring and/or Tile Rails
The Electro-Voice speakers come packaged with hardware: a C-ring and
two tile rails.
For suspended ceiling installations, insert the C-ring through the hole cut
in the ceiling tile. Place the C-ring around the hole with the tabs located as
shown in Figure 5. Insert the tile rails through the cut hole in the ceiling tile.
Snap the two rails into the two tabs in the C-ring and align the rails so that
the ends extend OVER the T-channel grid on the side of the tile. Secure the
rails onto the C-ring tabs by inserting a screw though each tab into the rail,
as shown in Figure 5.
InSTALLATIOn nOTE: TILE RAILS AnD C-RInG
Each speaker comes with two tile rails which are designed to fit either stan-
dard 24-inch-wide or 600-mm-wide tiles. It is important to note that the tile
rail pieces do not actually attach to the T-grid struts. The ends of the rails sit
OVER the T-grid strut. normally, the tile supports the rails. The tile rails are
pre-punched at regular intervals with holes along their length. This allows
the C-ring to be positioned at any point along the rail. If the tile comes out or
falls apart, the ends of the support rails fall onto the T-grid, which prevents
the speaker assembly from falling.
Always use all included support hardware when installing into suspended
ceiling tiles to make sure the installation is secure.
For sheetrock ceiling installations, the C-ring should be used by itself to re-
inforce the ceiling material and to spread out the pressure from the speaker
hold-down tabs. Guide the C-ring through the cut hole in the ceiling, and
place it on the back side of the hole before inserting the speaker.
Figure 5:
Secure Rails to C-Ring
