Sam™ (Strong-Arm-Mount™); System; Step-By-Step Installation And Wiring (3.2, 4.2, 6.2); Step 1: Mount The Sam™ Bracket - Electro-Voice EVID 3.2 Owner's Manual

SAM™ (Strong-Arm-Mount™)

System

EVID™'s SAM™ system (Strong-Arm-
Mount™) excels at meeting the four require-
ments for mounting FGM/BGM systems:
simple, quick, versatile, and reliable. Three
easy steps and you are done: Attach the sur-
face bracket to the wall or ceiling; attach the
EVID™ enclosure to the bracket with the
socket-head bolt; aim the enclosure and
tighten the bolt. SAM™ allows greater flexi-
bility for aiming than ball-type mounts that
limit range of motion when not on center.
Typical ball designs have limited rotation
when pointing straight ahead, and even that
is reduced when the enclosure contacts the
wall and is moved off axis. By contrast,
SAM™ allows full rotation even at full
sweep. Figure 4 shows SAM™'s range of
rotation (note that EVID™'s curved cabinet
allows it to rotate much further [90 degrees]
than a rectangular or trapezoidal box).
Figure 5 shows the range of sweep motion
left and right on the wall. All three models
allow 100 degrees of sidewise motion.
90˚
Figure 4: Rotation range (90 degrees)
Figure 5: Sweep range (100 degrees)
4
100˚
Product Description
Step-by-Step Installation
and Wiring (3.2, 4.2, 6.2)
Step 1: Mount the SAM™ Bracket
The SAM™ bracket can be mounted on
either side of the speaker, enabling optimal
configuration for any installation. First,
determine whether the bracket should be
mounted on the left or right side of the
speaker (do not bolt the speaker to the
bracket). It is best to mount the bracket on
the side away from the direction in which
the speaker will be aimed. This ensures
that the full sweep angle is available for
aiming on that side and provides easier
access to the sweep tightening bolt on the
wall bracket (see step 3). For safey, make
sure the mounting surface can support
more than the speaker's weight! Use
only industry-accepted fasteners and
mounting methods when mounting the
bracket. Consult an expert if you are not
sure. Read steps 2 and 3 before mounting
the speaker in step 4.
For standard vertical installation mount
the SAM™ bracket as shown in Figure 6.
For horizontal mounting configurations,
mounting the bracket on the bottom side
(as in Figure 7) is easiest and safest, and
allows the speaker to be mounted closer to
the ceiling.
Figure 6: SAM™ mounted on side
Ceiling
Figure 7: SAM™ mounted on bottom
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