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Soundfield i-ceilings Pack A Installation Manual

Classroom voice reinforcement

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  • Page 1 SYSTEM INSTALLATION GUIDE www.soundfield.uk.com...
  • Page 2 • The amplifier will get warm during use, so please allow adequate ventilation around the unit. Should you need to clarify any details with regards to the product or its installation, please contact our technical support team on 0115 977 0075; we are always happy to provide help and technical advice. www.soundfield.uk.com...
  • Page 3 Soundfield Equipment Pack Lists i-ceilings Soundfi eld Packs are supplied with the loudspeakers and infrared equipment in separate boxes. Before going to site please check you have all the items required. Detailed below are the contents lists for each of the various packs that are available...
  • Page 4 Optional Soundfield Equipment • IS-20A Extra Infrared Sensor • Ext. cable 10 10 Metre IR Sensor Extension Lead • IWH-401 Handheld Transmitter/Microphone • 7W1B2V4 Rechargeable Battery for IWH-301A • APA/APL CD/MP3/Laptop Wall Plate • APA/LLO Radio Assisted Hearing Aid Output Plate...
  • Page 5: Ac Power Requirements

    Infrared Wireless Microphone Technology This manual is intended for use by installation engineers. The separate user manual should be left with the user. Infrared Wireless Microphone Technology: As the Systems use wireless infrared to transmit the user’s voice, some understanding of how this operates is useful... Infrared is simply invisible light and acts in a very similar way to ordinary light, a useful feature in classroom applications.
  • Page 6 Outreach Input Plates A maximum of 5 Outreach Plates can be used with the i-ceilings amplifi ed Sound Panel or IRX Wallmount Amplifi er. The APA/APL (supplied with the packs) is intended to be used for the connection of a laptop, CD, MP3 player (or similar audio signal) and should be located in a convenient position near to the teaching position.
  • Page 7 Sound Panel Loudspeaker Installation Sound Panel Loudspeaker Infrared remote sensor positioning and installation (Packs A, C & G): In systems using only one i-ceilings Sound Panel, the speaker unit should ideally be installed in the ceiling grid slightly to the rear of the classroom using the teaching position as a datum and as near as possible to the centre line of the other axis (see Diagram 1).
  • Page 8 Conventional Wall Speaker Positioning Where FBT Project 315 Loudspeaker option is used (Pack F): If possible, the 4 speakers should be installed in Position 1 as shown in Diagram 2.1; if this is not possible then Position 2 shown in Diagram 2.2 can be used.
  • Page 9 IAPA Integrated Panel Amplifier Introduction: The IAPA (Integrated Armstrong Panel Amplifi er) consists of a 20W power amplifi er pre-installed on an Armstrong i-ceilings Sound Panel. Sound Panels can be supplied with a wide range of ceiling fi nishes allowing the unit to be installed in any Armstrong suspended ceiling.
  • Page 10 IAPA Connection Details IAPA Connection Details: (refer to Diagram 3 on page 11) • Line In: Balanced line level input terminals for connection of up to fi ve remote Outreach Input plates (APA/APL, etc). • Mic Rcvr In: Unbalanced microphone level input terminals for connection of a Chiayo IWR-220 infrared wireless microphone receiver.
  • Page 11 Diagram 3 - IAPA Connection Details...
  • Page 12 IRX Wallmount Amplifier/IR Receiver The IRX unit is a wallmount system featuring 20W amplifi er and in-built infrared receiver, developed specifi cally for Soundfi eld systems using conventional wallmount loudspeakers or the i-ceilings CS4500 surface-mount Sound Panel. It has been designed to be both user-friendly in the classroom, whilst ensuring complete safety and security in such a welfare-critical environment.
  • Page 13 Diagram 4 Mains Power Connection & Power Switch The IRX is supplied with a mains cable featuring a tamper-proof IEC plug which once inserted into the mains socket is purposely very diffi cult to remove and avoids accidental disconnection of power. Note: If the mains cable needs to be disconnected from the IRX unit, break the clear plastic cover on the red button of the rear of the IEC plug, then depress the red button to...
  • Page 14 IRX to produce a reasonable level over the room. Remember a Soundfield System is not a PA system - the objective is to provide a comfortable listening level over the entire room. In an empty room the system needs to be set slightly louder than would normally be required. Do not try to adjust the tone controls at this point.
  • Page 15 Setting the Transmitter(s) IWM-402 Pendant Transmitter: Remove the rear battery cover from the unit and insert a fully charged battery, ensuring the correct polarity, if you don’t have any fully charged batteries to hand use Hi capacity AA cell for testing/set up purposes.
  • Page 16: Chargers And Batteries

    Setting the Transmitters Checking the infrared coverage: When the transmitters and detectors used on the installation have been set, check the infrared coverage in the teaching space or training room. Whilst the infrared is, in theory, line of site it readily refl ects off many surfaces (emitting power has also increased signifi...
  • Page 17: Product Compliance

    F o r f u r t h e r d e t a i l s o n t h e i-ceilings Soundfield product range, its use and benefits in the classroom, please visit us online at: www.soundfield.uk.com...
  • Page 18 The inclusion of a SoundField System in the classroom will raise the teacher’s voice above this ambient noise level, to give even voice coverage throughout the room and without the need to shout or raise one’s voice.

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