Lowell ES4T-LE - Manual (Page 2)

Instruction Sheet:
IS-ES4T-LE-ES62T-LE
Page 2 of 2
Printed on 11-18-13
Lowell Manufacturing Company 100 Integram Drive Pacific, Missouri 63069 U.S.A.
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After the drywall ceiling has been installed and painted.
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UL Listing Note: The UL1480/CSA C22.2 Listing and UL2043 rating (suitable for use in
plenum spaces), are valid only if the ES-4T-LE & ES-4-RIB & ES-8XD4 or the ES-62T-LE
& ES-6-RIB & ES-CP84 are used together as a system. If any one of the three associated
components is not used in the installation of the system, the UL Listing will not be valid.
Non-UL-Listed Infinite Baffle Applications.
Using a flat blade screwdriver, set the transformer tap select switch on the desired
position (see the tap chart on the face of the speaker). Note: Do not use the 8
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or 4
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switch position when using the speaker level output from a 25V, 70V, or 100V amplifier.
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Note: If custom paint is not required, skip to step . 11
Use the plastic shipping protection cover as a paint shield to spray the front trim ring. 9
Press on the front grille until it is flush with the trim ring and the installation is complete. 11
Push the rear of the speaker and the wiring through the hole in the ceiling and into the
rough-in bridge and enclosure. Tighten the mounting ear screws with a Phillips screwdriver so
the ears rotate away from the speaker body and clamp to the rough-in bridge and ceiling.
WARNING: Do not over-tighten the plastic dog ears or they can break. As shipped from
the factory, the dog ears can span a ceiling thickness of 1.25". The dog ears can be removed,
rotated 180 degrees, and placed back on the tightening screw and they will then be capable of
attaching to a ceiling thickness up to 2.125".
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Carefully peel off the white scrim material before painting the grille. Spray paint the grille
with a few light coats being very careful not to obstruct the holes in the grille with paint. After
the paint on the grille is dry, replace the scrim using a light coat of all-purpose spray adhesive.
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It is possible to install the ES-4T-LE speaker system in a non-UL-Listed infinite baffle
application (without an enclosure such as in a residential installation) as described below:
Lay-in tile ceiling: Use the ES-CR4 “C-Ring” (sold separately) and a pair of ES-BR tile bridge
rails (sold separately).
Existing drywall ceiling: Use the ES-CR4 “C-ring” (recommended to support the cut-out hole
edge in the drywall ceiling).
The ES-62T-LE speaker system can also be installed in a non-UL-Listed infinite baffle
application (without an enclosure) using the ES-CR6, ES-BR, or ES-6-RIB. For more
information on non-UL-Listed infinite baffle applications, call Lowell Customer Service.
New drywall ceiling: Use the ES-4-RIB rough-in bridge (sold separately).
Two (2) input pigtails ( “-“ black wire and “+” red wire) are available to be spliced to the
input wiring to the speaker and output wiring to the next speaker in the string. Wire nuts are
provided to make the splice connections to the pigtails.
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Phone: 800-325-9660 Fax: 636-257-6606 (www.lowellmfg.com)
For use in a speaker system without using the internal matching transformer, one cable should
run from the output of an 8 ohm maximum 25 watt amplifier to one ES-4T-LE speaker only, or
from the output a 4 ohm maximum 50 watt amplifier to one ES-62T-LE speaker only. Wiring the
speaker system in a series/parallel configuration may be acceptable depending upon the
amplifier used, but that wiring method is not covered in this installation manual.