Clever Acoustics GDS 20 100V / 8 Ohm Outdoor Garden Speaker User manual

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Clever Acoustics
Model
GDS 20 100V / 8 Ohm Outdoor Garden Speaker
Category
Musical Equipment
Type
User manual

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Clever Acoustics GDS 20 100V / 8 Ohm Outdoor Garden Speaker

The Clever Acoustics GDS 20 is a two-way outdoor garden speaker, designed to provide a wide frequency response and 360° sound dispersion. It is IP66 rated, making it suitable for use in all weather conditions, and can be fixed to the ground or mounted on a wall. The speaker has a built-in 100V/70V transformer, making it compatible with a variety of amplifiers, and can be used in both commercial and domestic applications.

Possible use cases for the Clever Acoustics GDS 20 include:

  • Background music in gardens, parks, and other outdoor areas

Clever Acoustics GDS 20 100V / 8 Ohm Outdoor Garden Speaker

The Clever Acoustics GDS 20 is a two-way outdoor garden speaker, designed to provide a wide frequency response and 360° sound dispersion. It is IP66 rated, making it suitable for use in all weather conditions, and can be fixed to the ground or mounted on a wall. The speaker has a built-in 100V/70V transformer, making it compatible with a variety of amplifiers, and can be used in both commercial and domestic applications.

Possible use cases for the Clever Acoustics GDS 20 include:

  • Background music in gardens, parks, and other outdoor areas
Order code: CRSP56
GDS 20
100V / 8Ω Outdoor
Garden Speaker
User Manual
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Safety advice
WARNING
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL
CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!
• Immediatelyuponreceivingthisproduct,carefullyunpackthecartonandcheckthecontentstoensurethatalltheparts
arepresent.
• Beforeyourinitialstart-up,pleasemakesurethatthereisnodamagecausedduringtransportation.
• Shouldtherebeanydamage,consultyourdealeranddonotusetheequipment.
• Retainthecartonandallpackagingmaterials.
• Intheeventthataxturemustbereturnedtothesupplier,itisimportantthatthextureisreturnedintheoriginalcarton
andpackaging.
• Tomaintaintheequipmentingoodworkingconditionandtoensuresafeoperation,itisnecessary
fortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswritteninthismanual.
• Pleasenotethatdamagescausedbyusermodicationstothisequipmentarenotsubjecttowarranty.
IMPORTANT:
The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance
of this manual or any unauthorised modication to the equipment.
OPERATING DETERMINATIONS
Ifthisequipmentisoperatedinanyotherway,thanthosedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysufferdamageand
thewarrantybecomesvoid.Incorrectoperationmayleadtodangere.g:short-circuit,burnsandelectricshocksetc.
Incaseofmalfunctionthisdeviceshouldbereturnedforserviceorinspection.
Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!
Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleand/orproperty.
• Neverleaveanycableslyingaround.
• Donotusetheunitnearstoves,heaters,radiators,
orotherheatproducingdevices.
• Donotinsertanyobjectsintotheairvents.
• Neverremovewarningorinformativelabels
fromtheequipment.
• Donotopentheequipmentanddonotmodify
theequipment.
• Donotexposetoammablesources,liquidsorgases.
• Donotusetheincorrectcablesordefectivecables.
• Donotdrivetheinputswithasignallevelhigherthan
requiredtodrivetheequipmenttoitsfulloutput
• Preventdistortion!Makesurethatallcomponents
connectedtothespeakerhavesufcientpowerratings.
Distortionwillbegeneratedifthecomponentsare
operatedattheirlimits.
• Theuserisresponsibleforcorrectpositioningand
operationofthisxture.Themanufacturerwillnotaccept
liabilityfordamagescausedbythemisuseorincorrect
installationofthisequipment.
• Repairs,servicingandpowerconnectionmustonlybe
carriedoutbyaqualiedtechnician.THISUNITCONTAINS
NOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS.
• WARRANTY:Threeyearfromdateofpurchase.
DANGER TO LIFE!
BEFORE OPERATING THE
SPEAKER FOR THE FIRST
TIME, THE INSTALLATION
HAS TO BE APPROVED
BY AN EXPERT
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Product overview & technical specications
TheGDS20outdoorloudspeakerisideallysuitedforuseinopenspaces
suchasparks,gardensandhotelgroundswhereadiscrete,background
musicsolutionisrequired.Featuringatwo-waydriverarrangement,the
GDS20reproducesawidefrequencyresponse,dispersedthrough360°.
Housedinarugged,IP66ABScabinetwithcableentryontheunderside,
theloudspeakermaybexedinpositionusingthefourxingpoints,
oneineachcornerofthebase.
•Internal100V/70Vtransformer
•Twowaydriverconguration
forawidefrequencyresponse
•Multiplepowertaps
•360°widesounddispersion
•IP66ratedABSenclosure
withfourxingpoints
GDS 20 100V / 8Ω Outdoor Garden Speaker
Specications GDS 20
Input 100V,70V,8Ω
Powertaps@100V 5W,10W,20W
Powertaps@70V 2.5W,5W,10W
Impedance 2KΩ,1KΩ,500Ω,8Ω
Sensitivity(1W/1m) 95dB
MaximumSPL(RatedW/1m) 100dB
Frequencyresponse 80Hz-15kHz
Connections Flyingleads
IPrating IP66
Dimensions 235x212x213mm
Weight 1.73kg
Ordercode CRSP51
Inthebox:1 x speaker
& 1 x user manual
213mm
235mm
212mm
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Installation instructions
Installation conguration
TheGDS20shouldbelocatedonaat,levelandrmsurfacepositionedawayfrompathwaystopreventtrip
hazards.EachcorneroftheGDS20featuresapredrilledholesuitableforxingtheloudspeakertotheground,
theseshouldnotbeusedformountingtheloudspeakerabovegroundlevel.Theloudspeakerisdesignedto
distributebackgroundmusicthrough360°inandaroundhotelgrounds,gardensandoutdoorspaces.
Theloudspeakershouldbemountedintheuprightpositionwiththeconnectingcableexitingtowardsthe
groundtopreventmoistureingress.
Example system conguration
CDPlayer Tuner
Amplier
CeilingSpeakers
Indoor
Volume
Control
GDS20
Outdoor
Garden
Speaker
MIC
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Installation instructions
Important installation advice
•Allloudspeakershavetobeconnectedtoeithertheconstantvoltagelineandwiredinparallel,orlowimpedance
andwiredtoprovidethecorrectloadtotheamplier.
•Theoutputpowerisselectableusingthewiresprovidedonthebaseofthespeaker.
•Asthevoltageonthelinecanapproach100V,installationmustfollowthebestpracticewithdoubleinsulated
cablebeingused.Cablerunsshouldbekeptawayfromanypotentialsourceofinterferencesuchas3phase
mains,datacables,telecomcablesetc.
•100Vlinesystemsmustalwaysbewiredinparallelandthetotalloadpresentedtotheampliermustnotexceed
theratedoutputoftheamplierordamagecanresult.
•YoumustNEVERmix100Vlineandlowimpedancespeakersonthesamesystem.
•DONOTrunmicrophonecablesnearmains,data,telephoneor100Vlinecables.
•DONOTexceed90%oftheampliersoutputpowerwhenusing100Vline(speechonly).
•DONOTexceed70%oftheampliersoutputpowerwhenusing100Vline(highlevelbackgroundmusiconly).
•ENSUREthatallloudspeakersarein-phase.
•ENSUREthattherearenoshortcircuitsontheloudspeakerlinebeforeconnectionoftheamplier.
•Whereitisintendedtousemultiplelowimpedancespeakerstocoveranarea,thespeakersmustbewiredina
series/parallelarrangementinsuchawayastopresentthecorrectloadtotheamplier.
•Note:Thetotalloadimpedancepresentedtotheampliermustneverbebelowtheratedamplierimpedance,
otherwisedamagecanresult.
Connection instructions
Theloudspeakermaybeusedwitheither100Vorlowimpedancesystems.Careshouldbetakentoconnectthe
loudspeakerusingthecorrectcombinationofwiresforthedesiredapplication.Connectionsshouldbemadeusing
suitableIPratedterminaljunctionboxes(notsupplied).
Connections 8Ω
Positive(+ve) White
Negative(-ve) Black
Connections 100V / 70V
Common Blue
100V20W,70V10W Yellow
100V10W,70V5W Green
100V5W,70V2.5W Red
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Setup
100V examples:
Standard 100V line
Multi-tap 100V line
4x20W-80Wload
20+10+10+2+2+4=48Wload
20W 10W 10W 2W2W 4W
100W
Amplier
20W 20W 20W 20W
100W
Amplier
8Ω examples:
Standard 2 loudspeaker setup Parallel 4 loudspeaker setup
Series parallel 4
loudspeaker mono setup
Amplier
8Ω
+
_
+
_
8Ω
8Ω
8Ω
Amplier
8Ω
+
_
+
_
4Ω
8Ω
4Ω
8Ω
+
_
+
_
8Ω
4Ω combined load
4Ω combined load
Amplier
+
_
8Ω
+
_
8Ω
+
_
8Ω
+
_
8Ω
+
_
8Ω
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WEEE notice
Correct Disposal of this Product
(Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
(Applicable in the European Union and other European countries
with separate collection systems)
Thismarkingshownontheproductoritsliterature,indicatesthatitshouldnotbedisposed
withotherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtothe
environmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromother
typesofwastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.
Householdusersshouldcontacteithertheretailerwheretheypurchasedthisproduct,ortheir
localgovernmentofce,fordetailsofwhereandhowtheycantakethisitemforenvironmentally
saferecycling.
Businessusersshouldcontacttheirsupplierandcheckthetermsandconditionsofthe
purchasecontract.Thisproductshouldnotbemixedwithothercommercialwastesfordisposal.
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Public Address solutions from Clever Acoustics
CleverAcousticswiderangeof100Vandlowimpedanceproductshasbeendesignedtoofferthe
installeracomprehensiveaudiosolution.Withoptionsforbothindoorandoutdoorinstallations
theproductsprovidecosteffectivesolutionswithoutcompromiseonqualityorintelligibility.
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•Horn
•Projector
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•WallMount
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Clever Acoustics GDS 20 100V / 8 Ohm Outdoor Garden Speaker User manual

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Clever Acoustics
Model
GDS 20 100V / 8 Ohm Outdoor Garden Speaker
Category
Musical Equipment
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User manual
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Clever Acoustics GDS 20 100V / 8 Ohm Outdoor Garden Speaker

The Clever Acoustics GDS 20 is a two-way outdoor garden speaker, designed to provide a wide frequency response and 360° sound dispersion. It is IP66 rated, making it suitable for use in all weather conditions, and can be fixed to the ground or mounted on a wall. The speaker has a built-in 100V/70V transformer, making it compatible with a variety of amplifiers, and can be used in both commercial and domestic applications.

Possible use cases for the Clever Acoustics GDS 20 include:

  • Background music in gardens, parks, and other outdoor areas
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