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  • Page 1 INSTALLER guIdE...
  • Page 2 Thank you for choosing F ! You’re just six ront steps away from a happier classroom. Canada New Zealand FrontRow Phonic Ear Oticon New Zealand Ltd. Corporate Headquarters 10-7475 Kimbel Street 142 Lambton Quay 2080 Lakeville Highway Mississauga, ON L5S 1E7 P.O.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Getting started in six easy steps Before you begin ..............Pages 1-6 A checklist of everything you need to install your active learning system Step 1.

  • Page 4: Before You Begin

    Visualize your goal When your FrontRow Pro Digital system is installed, it will look something like this: General safety precautions •...
  • Page 5 This will allow children to hear not only your voice, but also the rich multimedia content you’re providing, regardless of where they’re seated. Deciding what other devices you’ll want to connect to your FrontRow system now will make positioning the receiver easier in Step 1. There are four ways to approach integration.
  • Page 6 940R. DVD Player CD Player Audio Video Internet Option 4 This is less work for the installer, but slightly more involved for the teacher. 940R (back) Wireless Transmission FrontRow 930R Audio In Audio LCD Projector Computer...
  • Page 7 Get your FrontRow Pro Digital parts ready Check the contents of your FrontRow Pro Digital installation kit against the parts listed below. To help you stay organized, we recommend that you keep the parts needed for each step separate. Open your main component box...
  • Page 8 (depending on your order) Get yourself ready Nearly everything you need to install your FrontRow Pro system is included in the boxes we shipped. You will need some basic tools and materials, depending on how your classroom is built:...
  • Page 9 For concrete walls, assemble the following tools: Hammer Hammer drill Plastic cable (zip) ties Masonry drill bits Plastic raceway with adhesive Phillips #2 driver bit Tin snips (optional) Level or ruler/tape measure Ladder Crimp pliers or scissors Safety goggles Concrete screws Are you installing ceiling speakers? If so, you’ll also need: Keyhole saw or sabre saw or RotoZip...

  • Page 10: Step 1

    TV/VCR/DVD. There are probably convenient power sources near these as well. Want to install your FrontRow Pro Digital system in a cabinet? No problem. Just be sure to install external sensors as shown later in this guide.
  • Page 11 A good place for the receiver Point your receiver away from windows Your FrontRow Pro Digital system communicates using infrared light. Strong sunlight can overwhelm that communication. Your receiver will perform best if it is pointed away from windows that get direct sunlight.
  • Page 12 Installing ceiling speakers? Use the following guidelines when choosing where to put your ceiling speakers: Define the area where students are sitting -- this is the area you want to cover with speakers; not the entire room. Divide this area into four equal sections Using a piece of tape, mark a ceiling tile in the center of each of the four sections -- these are the tiles where you’ll mount your ceiling speakers Avoid installing speakers directly in front of the white board -- this not only covers an area not used by...
  • Page 13 Installing wall speakers? Use the following guidelines when choosing where to put your wall speakers: Define the area where students are sitting -- this is the area you want to cover with speakers; not the entire room. Mentally divide this area into four equal sections Using a piece of tape, mark a desk in the center of each of the four sections -- these are the targets at which you’ll aim each of your wall speakers For each section, choose a speaker location that is:...
  • Page 14 Inadequate coverage of student listening area ✘ Incorrect Too much coverage in front of white board (feedback risk)
  • Page 15 Manufacturer's Limited Warranty. Your FrontRow Pro receiver has a powerful built-in sensor -- often sufficient to serve your entire classroom. The walls or design of some classrooms may not allow for the direct transmission and reflections of infrared light that your active learning system relies on.
  • Page 16 Positioning 2 wall sensors Wall sensors are ideal for complete coverage of rooms, even those with non-reflective or obstructing walls. Use the following guidelines when installing wall sensors: Mentally divide the room into three equal sections, with the main receiver contained within one section Use a piece of tape to mark a spot for each of the two wall sensors.
  • Page 17 Positioning ceiling and wall sensors Combining external sensors is ideal for complete coverage of odd sized or oversized rooms with or without non-reflecting or obstructing walls. Use the following guidelines when installing ceiling and wall sensors: – Mentally divide an odd-shaped room into sections as shown. The receiver and ceiling sensor should cover the larger sections of the room and the wall sensor should cover the alcove or smaller section.

  • Page 18: Step 2

    Plug power supply into wall socket Connect any other teaching technology — TV / VCR / DVD, teacher’s computer, etc. — to your FrontRow system through the Aux Input jacks (cables supplied) 930R (Back) You’ve now completed Step 2. Let’s proceed to routing your speaker and sensor cables.

  • Page 19: Step 3

    Step 3: Routing speaker and sensor cables Estimated time for this step: 45 minutes With your receiver installed, you now have a base for routing your cables. Ceiling speakers If you’re installing ceiling speakers, follow the guidelines below. (If you’re installing wall speak- ers, follow the instructions starting on page 17).
  • Page 20 Connect cables to receiver To ensure faithful reproduction of stereo auxiliary inputs, be sure to properly match the red/black and left/right speaker wires to the proper receiver terminals. Connect all speaker and sensor cables as shown: ceiling speaker wall sensor wall speaker ceiling sensor Install raceway...
  • Page 21 Support cables Speaker and sensor cables should not rest on the ceiling. Lift them off the ceiling and use cable/zip ties to secure them loosely to beams, anchor bolts, or other support structures in the ceiling (do not attach them to ductwork, plumbing, or other secondary work).

  • Page 22: Step 4

    Step 4: Install your speakers Estimated time for this step: 30 minutes Now that your cables are in place, you’re ready to install your speakers. Ceiling speakers If you’re putting in ceiling speakers, do the following: Cut ceiling tiles Locate one of your supplied ceiling tile bridges and the ceiling tile designated to hold a ceiling speaker Lay the bridge on the tile so that the large hole in the bridge is approximately centered in the tile...
  • Page 23 Connect speakers Remove a tile next to your speaker tile to give yourself some working room Remove the front grill from a ceiling speaker Fold in the speaker’s support tabs Place the speaker in position in the tile Using a Phillips screwdriver, turn each of the four mounting screws clockwise which will fold out the speaker’s support tabs and allow it to rest on the tile bridge...

  • Page 24: Install Speakers

    UL ceiling speaker features speaker support tabs front back speaker grill speaker input terminals metal tile bridge speaker cover UL ceiling speakers If you’re putting in UL ceiling speakers, do the following: 1. Cut ceiling tiles Remove tiles from ceiling tile grid Lay a tile bridge on the back of a ceiling tile.
  • Page 25 Wall speakers If you’re installing wall speakers, do this: Screw the bracket baseplate to the wall using fasteners provided Screw the bracket balljoint assembly to the back of the speaker Slide the balljoint assembly onto the baseplate and tighten the thumbwheel. Slide plastic cover over the baseplate. Red to Red and Black to Black Connect speaker wires...

  • Page 26: Step 5

    Estimated time for this step: 10 minutes You’re almost done. Chances are, your FrontRow Pro Digital system can perform perfectly at this stage (and if you’d like to try to skip this step, go ahead to Step 6). Just to make sure you get maximum voice pickup throughout the room, it’s probably a good idea to install at least one external sensor.
  • Page 27 Wall sensor wall sensor features ceiling If you’re installing wall sensors: Locate the spots you marked in Step 2 for sensor placement Bend sensor bracket so that when placed on the wall, the sensor will face the center of the section of the room it’s serving (see Step 2) Slide bracket onto the back of the sensor bend...

  • Page 28: Step 6

    Step 6: Turn it on and test it Estimated time for this step: 5 minutes It’s important to confirm that everything is working before packing up your tools. Take a few moments to test your work. Use the following baseline settings to start: Ask another person to assess volume levels from front and back of room while you speak All volume controls at "10 o'clock"...
  • Page 29 2. ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION GUIDELINES This addendum does not replace the guidelines and requirements described in the FrontRow Pro Digital Installer Guide. This addendum assumes the Pro Digital system is installed in compliance with all federal, state and local codes. Today’s classroom is filled with technology ranging from computers to interactive white boards, to document cameras, televisions and DVD players.
  • Page 30 DO NOT place the receiver in direct sunlight as it will greatly reduce performance. DO NOT bundle the FrontRow power supply (or any power supply) along with the speaker or sensor cable. DO NOT bundle the FrontRow power supply (or any power supply) directly next to OR on top of the receiver.
  • Page 31 Figure 2: Ceiling Sensor Installation not supplied by FrontRow 5. INTERFERENCE and IR COVERAGE. The FrontRow Pro Digital system uses infrared light to transmit the voice signal from the microphone to the sensor in the reciever and the ceiling/wall sensors. Proper placement of the receiver and sensors is critical for optimal system performance.
  • Page 32 6. RACKMOUNTING. The Pro Digital receiver may be placed in a rack using a standard shelf that accommodates the physical dimensions of the receiver. The Pro Digital receiver will not accomodate “wings” or other rack accessories which attach directly to a unit. Airflow should not be restricted in the rack.
  • Page 33 FrontRow Pro Digital Teacher's Tips Your FrontRow Pro Digital has an energy-saving STANDBY mode. The receiver will automatically go into STANDBY mode 1 minute after you turn off or mute your micro- phone or stop playing a secondary audio source (computer, TV/DVD, CD, etc.) The receiver will come out of STANDBY mode automatically when: •...

  • Page 34: Special Speaker Connections

    Special Speaker Connections There may be cases where you want to install more than four speakers (e.g., the room is very large) or connect speakers in series (e.g., to save cable length). Here’s how to do it: speaker cable hookup (back of each speaker) teacher 940R speaker terminals...
  • Page 35 Daisy-chaining four speakers: Daisy-chaining allows setup with shorter cable lengths Daisy chain speakers in pairs: e.g. speakers 1-2, then 3-4 separately Be sure to plug one speaker set on right, and one speaker set on left side of terminal. single speaker cable hookup (back speaker 2 &...

  • Page 36: Frequently Asked Questions

    Why do I need to install external sensors? Your FrontRow Pro Digital system uses infrared light to transmit your voice from the transmitter to the receiver, similar to how your remote control changes your TV channels. This light signal needs to either be direct (i.e., ‘line of sight’) or reflected off walls, ceiling, and other surfaces.

  • Page 37: Specifications

    Product Specifications Base Station Receiver: 940R Pendant Mic Transmitter: 940TM Transmitting frequency: 2.3MHz & 2.8MHz (switchable) Receiving frequency: 2.3MHz & 2.8MHz Transmission type: Infrared Transmission type: Infrared Operating range: 18.5m/60ft line-of-sight (typical) Frequency response: 50Hz to 10kHz Transmission angles: 160˚ horizontally; 40˚ vertically Speakers: 8Ω...
  • Page 38 Product Specifications Wall speakers Wall sensor: 940WS Speaker type: 2 way Operating frequency: 2.3MHz & 2.8MHz Impedance: 8 Ω Operating range: 18.5m/60ft line-of-sight (typical) Continuous power: 30w Signal/Power interface: RCA-female jack Peak power: 80w Number of IR LEDs: 2 Frequency response: 65Hz - 20kHz Power indicator LED: Green Dimensions ( ): 8.5 x 6 x 5.5 in...
  • Page 39 Notes...
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  • Page 41 © 2007 Phonic Ear Inc. Phonic Ear, FrontRow and the names of Phonic Ear and FrontRow products are trademarks or registered trademarks of Phonic Ear Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. 921-31-210-00/Rev. B/5360 0507...
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