tic "t-sound" gs10 omnispeakers® omni polar, omni directional 360° omni speaker outdoor speakers
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Below you will find the basic installation guidelines for our TIC GS10 T-Sound omni polar, omni directional, outdoor speaker units. While all installations and even landscape settings are a little different in requirements and layout, the following installation guidelines have served, with little modification for the successful installation of hundreds of thousands of TIC outdoor speaker products world wide.
TIC Corporation T-Sounds, GS10 outdoor speakers are part of our renowned Omnispeaker® range. They are mounted by driving their supplied, friction fit, base stake into most soft landscape surfaces or by base fasteners into a patio deck or wood support structure. The TIC GS10 does operate as an Omni polar, Omni Directional, Omni speaker, broadcasting sound in a full 360º area. These units are the most economical in the OmniSpeaker® range of models. Most of the guidelines below reference the permanent mounting of the TIC GS10 omni speaker unit. The GS10 outdoor speaker units are also very versatile being used in a host of mobile applications from marine, beach & boat parties to camping trips.
recommended outdoor omni speaker installation guidelines
1. Carefully unpack the speaker components. Compare contents of boxes to the exploded parts diagram or parts list enclosed.
2. Read all the instructions before proceeding on with connection of your exterior speakers to insure trouble free performance of your speaker system.
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We all desire the best sound when placing our exterior speakers and while all TIC speakers may be quite powerful, you must decide where the best listening area will be. TIC OmniSpeaker® models are unique in that normal worries of angling the speakers for sound coverage, looking for the "sweet" spot, trying to cover multiple listening area's and many other placement issues are unnecessary in planning, operating or enjoying TIC omni-directional, omni speakers. See our OmniSpeaker® introduction page for more details...
Note: The TIC GS10 T-Sound omni speaker has a unique advantage in being the most portable of all the TIC omni-directional type speakers. They are easily re-positioned thru re-mounting via the convenient base stake or taken traveling, camping or even to the beach.
3. Plan the location of the TIC speakers by making a simple sketch and estimating the length of the TIC speaker cable required, access to the amplifier to be used and the effective area of speaker operation; the latter being about a twenty to fifty foot broadcast area, model dependent. It is desirable not to leave "dead zones" between the outdoor speakers broadcast coverage.
4. Check your layout plan/ sketch for obstacles: Sidewalks, driveways, water, trees, bushes or garden fences, existing sprinkler paths or piping, architectural features and other obstacles that will interfere with, later obscuring or final laying of the wire and placement of the TIC outdoor speakers.
5. Before digging holes, drilling holes or mounting brackets for the TIC outdoor speakers or the wires, lay out the units and the wires per your sketch/ diagram. Recheck your drawing for any obstacles.
6. Review your point of entry into the house, garage or out building containing the power source to ensure the best point for entry. A crawl space, window or garage wall may provide the best entry point. If necessary, drill a hole only slightly larger than the wires used and use a good caulk or silicone to seal the hole around the site when the installation of your new TIC outdoor speakers is complete.
CAUTION!
Be careful not to drill in an area where house wiring is installed or piping is present. Metal casements or window frames should also be avoided. This could cause structural damage or worse, a safety problem!
7. Placing your outdoor omni speakers
- TIC Corporation always recommends you connect your new outdoor speakers to your amplification equipment in close proximity and check their correct operation before you begin their exterior installation. Later, this test will help point out any difficulties that occur in cable runs or connectivity issues. Please first note item “8.” below.
- The TIC GS10 T-Sound outdoor omni speaker pair may be positioned by base stakes wherever convenient. Repeat for all GS10 outdoor speakers to be installed. With the GS10 omni speakers you also have the option to semi-permanently mount them by their pre-molded base fittings using screws to a patio deck or wooden base structure.
- Next, layout the speaker cord routes with string and small stakes to line up where to trench and keep this final length of string to measure and properly cut your cable if taking from a roll.. Dig a 4 to 6 inch deep trench along this line to each speaker. This can be best done in soft soil by using a flat spade. Insert the spade in ground at a 45º angle and push sod and dirt up leaving a narrow slit to lay the wire into. After spading all the trenches, lay the wire to insure adequate length for installation.
- Check the both ends of the wires for adequate length to hookup to a TIC volume control, TIC speaker selector and/ or amplifier/ receiver depending upon your particular installation configuration. Some extra length or "play" should be left in the cable for adjustments.
- Recheck the connections and hook up the system to check for full functioning, following connection instructions for your system. Should everything operate properly, close up trenches and carefully fill around the speakers. Place excess dirt around flower beds or trees as is appropriate, secure your cable run and tidy the final installation.
8. Connecting your TIC Outdoor Omni Speakers to your sound system
CAUTION! Refer to your amplifier/ receiver system manual for the manufacturers proper connection procedures. These take precedence over any connection instructions expressed or implied here. Select a minimum initial output. Check out the balance control next on the indoor and TIC outdoor speakers. Carefully raise the volume control in small steps to insure distortion free output. overloading with a distorted signal can seriously damage your new TIC outdoor speakers.
CAUTION! Be very careful not to reverse polarity on your new TIC speakers; + to + and - to - only, when connecting your speakers. Follow the color coding on your TIC speaker wires which is usually Red for positive and Black for ground/ common. Incorrect polarity connection of your TIC exterior speakers will result in poor sound reproduction and potentially damage your audio system, TIC outdoor speakers and any sound equipment.
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playing your tic outdoor speakers and your interior speakers together
In the event that you play your indoor and TIC outdoor speakers simultaneously with the same receiver / amplifier, you may sometimes experience higher volume levels with your indoor speakers. The are many reasons for this;
- Most TIC exterior speaker models are a full 8Ω (Ohms) impedance while many indoor home theatre, bookshelf or wall speakers sold today are the lesser 4Ω – 6Ω only.
- Most interior speakers radiate in one direction only (mono–directional). TIC omni speakers and their famous OmniSpeakers® for instance, are designed to radiate in a full 360° (omni–directional) broadcast area.
- Area sound concentration is much higher in an interior environment with interior walls than an exterior environment without them.
- No reflection or sound promotion in an exterior environment. In fact, exterior ambient acoustics plays a large part in absorbing and therefore reducing the exterior sound levels of all outdoor speakers and broadcast equipment.
- The waterproof materials used in the TIC outdoor speaker components, cones and the resistance in long exterior outdoor speaker cable runs lowers the frequency level received by all exterior speakers.
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