Rigging And Safety Procedures - Tannoy VLS 7 Operation Manual

8. Mounting and flying
Pan-Tilt Bracket (optional) – A pan-tilt bracket is available which allows panning and tilting for flexible
orientation along both horizontal and vertical axes. Detailed installation instructions are included with the
pan-tilt bracket.

8.3 Rigging and safety procedures

WARNING: As the legal requirements for mounting, suspending, hanging, flying or rigging equipment change
from country to country, please consult your local safety standards office before installing any product. We also
recommend that you thoroughly check any laws and bylaws prior to installation.
The installation of Tannoy loudspeakers using the dedicated hardware should carried out only by fully qualified
installers in accordance with all the required safety codes and standards that are applied at the place of
installation.
The Tannoy professional hardware covered in this guide has been designed to offer quick, simple, cost effective
and secure solutions for mounting specific Tannoy professional loudspeakers. This hardware has been designed
and manufactured with a high safety load factor for its specific role.
To ensure the safest possible use of the hardware covered in this guide, it must be assembled in strict
accordance with the instructions specified. The information in these Operation Manuals relating to the
assembly and the safe use of these accessories must be understood and followed.
Tannoy professional hardware has been designed for use with specific Tannoy professional loudspeakers, and
is not designed or intended for use with any other Tannoy professional products, or any other devices. Using
Tannoy professional hardware for any purpose other than that indicated in this guide is considered to be
improper use. Such use can be very dangerous: overloading, modifying, damaging, or assembling in a manner
other than that clearly stated in the operation will compromise safety. The component parts of any Tannoy
professional hardware device must only be assembled using the accessory kits supplied and in strict
compliance with the Operation Manual. The use of other accessories or non-approved methods of assembly
may result in an unsafe hardware system by reducing the load safety factor.
Welding, or any other method of permanently fixing hardware components together or to the integral fixing
points in the cabinet, should never be used.
Whenever a Tannoy professional loudspeaker is fixed to a surface using a Tannoy professional hardware device,
the installer must ensure that the surface is capable of safely and securely supporting the load. The hardware
employed must be safely and securely attached both to the loudspeaker and also to the surface in question,
in accordance with the Operation Manual, using only the fixing holes provided as standard and covered in the
manual. Secure fixings to the building structure are vital. Seek help from architects, structural engineers or other
specialists if in any doubt.
All loudspeakers flown in theatres, nightclubs, conference centres or other places of work and entertainment
must be provided with an independent, correctly rated and securely attached secondary safety restraint in
addition to the principal hardware device. This secondary safety restraint must prevent the loudspeaker from
dropping more than 150 mm (6") should the principal hardware device fail.
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