Extron electronics CS 3T Setup Manual page 2

CS 3T • Setup Guide (Continued)
Route the speaker wires through the ceiling tile hole.
5.
Remove the grille carefully from the CS 3T.
6.
NOTE: Grille hooks are provided for grille removal, if needed.
Attach speaker wires from the ceiling tile hole to the included 4-pole captive screw connector using one of the three
7.
methods shown below.
NOTES:
• See the wire gauge table below for the maximum number of wires per terminal.
• Do not tin the wires. Tinned wires do not remain secure in the captive screws and can break easily after several
bends.
• See the CS 3T and CS 120P User Guide for detailed information on wiring configurations.
(Red)
1 1
(Black)
Power Ampli er
Wiring Multiple Speakers Using Loop-through
When a chain of speakers is wired this way, disconnecting
one speaker removes power from all downstream speakers.
2
(Red)
(Black)
Power Ampli er
Wiring Multiple Speakers in Parallel
When a chain of speakers is wired this way, disconnecting
one speaker does not remove power from the remaining
speakers in the chain.
3
(Red)
(Black)
Power Ampli er
Wiring a Single Speaker
Insert the captive screw plug into the 4-pole receptacle on the transformer cap.
8.
Secure the speaker wire to the strain relief tie-down point, using the included zip tie.
9.
Strain Relief
Tab
Zip Tie
(Red)
(Red)
(Black)
(Black)
Speaker 2
Speaker 1
(Red)
(Red)
(Black)
(Black)
Speaker 2
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
Wire Gauge Table
Number of Wires per
Connection Point
1
2
4
Maximum
Wire Gauge
12 AWG
16 AWG
18 AWG
2