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Orbit Pendant Speaker
OPS1
Installation and Use Manual
© 2003 Bogen Communications, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
54-2090-01A 0302 Printed in Taiwan.
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Product Description Thank you for choosing NEAR® Orbit Pendant Loudspeakers.You have purchased one of the finest pendant loudspeakers available today, the NEAR Model OPS1. Please familiarize yourself with this product by reading and reviewing the following descriptions and diagrams. All NEAR products include similar technical and design aspects that are unique to the market. NEAR invented and patented the "spiderless" woofer (MLS™), which features a high-gauss ferrofluid to guide the voice coil
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Product Diagrams OPS1 Front Drawing 1.Tap Selection Switch 2. Coaxial Driver Assembly 3. Grille Retention Slot 4. Bass Tuning Vent (x2) 5. Perforated Steel Grille OPS1 Front Drawing OPS1 Rear Drawing 1. Snap-Lock Input Connector 2. Suspension Points (x3) 3. Safety Cable Suspension Point OPS1 Rear Drawing Package Contents (1) Orbit Pendant Speaker (1) Manual (1) Quick-Snap Clip (1) Snap-Lock Input Connector (3) Forged Eye Bolts (3) Nuts (3) Suspension Cables 1
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Installation If the power level is known, then select it using the front-mounted selector switch prior to installing the OPS1. See section Selecting Power Levels. SUSPENSION CABLE ASSEMBLY 1. Screw nuts onto the eye bolts all the way to the flange. 2. Screw in eye bolts with captured cable sec- tions in to the three suspension points. 1. 2. Do not overtighten. 3. Snap loops of free end of cable sections into quick-snap clip. 4. Connect quick-snap clip to anchor point or drop cable. Bogen’s CK10
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Speaker Wiring Wiring is terminated at a snap-lock input con- nector. There are two positive and two nega- tive terminals to accommodate daisy chaining of speakers in a system. All wiring should be done prior to installation and then plugged into the rear of the OPS1. DAISY CHAINING The OPS1’s snap-lock input connector allows for easy daisy chaining of speakers by provid- ing a second terminal of each polarity. Refer to the figures for proper wiring for daisy chaining of terminals. SPEAKER PHASI
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Selecting Power Levels The front-mounted selector switch is used to set the appropriate power level or impedance for your system. Using a small flat-blade screw- driver, turn the knob until the slot points to the power level you require. 70V/100V SYSTEMS Both power setting scales for 70V and 100V sys- tems are labeled on the speakers. On the 100V scale, the last position clockwise is marked with a (not available) symbol. Do not use this posi- tion in 100V systems. 16ΩΩ SYSTEMS The fully cou
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Specifications SPECIFICATIONS OPS1 * 60 Hz to 19 kHz Frequency Response (-10 dB) 1 6- /2" MDT Metal-Alloy Cone LF Driver (MLS Voice Coil Centering System) 3 HF Driver 20 mm ( /4") Polycarbonate Dome Sensitivity (1W/1M) 89.5 dBspl (Average 100 Hz - 10 kHz) Impedance Ratings Low (16 ohms) / High (70V/100V) Power Input (Max.) 100W @ 16 ohms; 32W @ 70V/100V 70V: 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 † Power Settings (in watts) 100V: 32, 16, 8, 4, 2 Enclosure Material Fire-rated (94VO) ABS Grille Material Powder-Coate
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Warranty Orbit Pendant Speakers are warranted to be free from defects in material or work- manship provided that the product has not been subjected to abuse or accident or altered in any way for five (5) years from the date of sale to the original purchaser.Any part of the product covered by this warranty that, with normal installation and use, becomes defective will be repaired or replaced by Bogen, at our option, provided the product is shipped insured and prepaid to: Bogen Factory Service Dep