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How to Design a Paging System Planning--Speaker Placement Volume Control--Zoning Product Recommendations Provided by VIKING ELECTRONICS Hudson, WI 5406 • (75) 386-886 Help@VikingElectronics.com Visit Our Web Site: www.VikingElectronics.com Telecom and Security Solutions for the 21st Century...
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The Importance of Volume Controls ...6 Feedback Elimination and Zoning ...7 Typical Layouts and Materials Lists ...8-11 Viking Paging Products ...12 Planning a Paging System– It’s More Than a Bunch of Speakers The most common complaint we hear about paging systems is that employees either can’t hear their...
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Reverberation causes more than a 30 millisecond delay and the listener is bombarded with distortion and “dual messaging.” In these applications you must modify the rule of thumb spacing model and consider a minimum or full overlap spacing pattern. (See next page) VIKING...
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Regardless of whether you choose a square or hexagonal pattern, edge-to-edge spacing results in falloff along the edges. Square patterns also result in the large dead zones shown in red. Hexagonal patterns reduce, but do not eliminate these dead zones. VIKING...
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Never point speaker horns at each other. The sounds cancel each other, cause reverberation, distortion, and delay. VIKING The minimum overlap pattern eliminates dead zones and reduces falloff. The full overlap pattern ensures consistent sound volumes throughout the entire pattern.
Setting one volume for all areas, regardless of the ambient noise level in each area, results in painfully loud pages. This will generates employee complaints, lower productivity, and increased stress. Use wall mounted volume controls in conference rooms and private offices to allow for individual preferences. VIKING...
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4-Zone Paging Layout Zone 1 Factory Zone 2 Office VIKING Feedback Eliminator and Page Repeater PABX A feedback eliminator/page repeater time shifts the page to prevent feedback and it automatically repeats the page for better recognition and response.
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(1) PA-30 Paging Amplifier (14) 30AE Ceiling speakers w/o volume control (2) 35AE Ceiling speakers with volume contol for conference rooms. (14) 25AE Paging Horns (2) SV-5W Wall mount volume control Paging Horns (1) ZPI-4 Zone Controller Ceiling Speakers VIKING...
Outdoor Horns and Service Department Horns (14) 30AE Ceiling speakers w/o volume control (1) CPA-7B Paging Amplifier for Sales Floor Speakers and Executive Office Speakers (15) 25AE Paging Horns (1) PA-2A Paging Amplifier for Parts Department (1) ZPI-4 4-Zone Paging Controller...
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Outdoor Horns in Pool and Patio Areas (19) 30AE Ceiling speakers w/o volume control VIKING (1) CPA-7B Paging Amplifier for Locker Rooms and Pro Shop (10) 25AE Paging Horns (2) PA-2A Paging Amplifiers for Restaurants and Offices (1) ZPI-4 4-Zone Paging Controller...