AUDAC Ateo 6 Guide

Ateo 4/6
User & Installation
Manual
www.audac.eu

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Introduction
2-Way speaker with Clevermount™
The ATEO is a series of extraordinary loudspeakers especially designed for fixed install in
indoor applications, ranging from modern residential applications to the most demanding
designer applications in evironments such as retail stores, pubs, restaurants or even
clubs.
It features a stunningly designed and elegant looking ABS housing which is fitted with
High-Quality components. What makes this loudspeaker range so exceptional is the
specially designed mounting bracket using the Clevermount™ technology, making the
loudspeakers cabinet flow together with the mounting bracket providing a great ease
for installing the loudspeaker in one good-looking entity.
The mounting and connection of the loudspeaker simply happens by attaching the
included metal wall-plate to the desired location. When mounted, the wires must be
connected to the desired terminal of the custom connection block. The desired power
tap for 100 Volt or 8 Ohm can be selected by picking the right terminal. After this is
done, only five seconds of work is left for clipping the loudspeaker onto the wall-plate,
tightening the safety screw and you’re ready to rock!
This way, it’s really child’s play to install a large number of loudspeakers in no-time.
Even if you’re working all alone while people are watching your fingers or when installing
the speakers up high, when you’re standing on a ladder.
All Ateo series speakers are available in Black (/B) or White (/W).

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Precautions
READ FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY
• ALWAYS KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. NEVER THROW THEM
AWAY
• ALWAYS HANDLE THIS UNIT WITH CARE
• CLEAN ONLY WITH DRY CLOTH
• HEED ALL WARNINGS AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS
• NEVER EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN, MOISTURE, ANY DRIPPING OR SPLASHING
LIQUID. AND NEVER PLACE AN OBJECT FILLED WITH LIQUID ON TOP OF THIS DEVICE
• DO NOT INSTALL THIS UNIT NEAR ANY HEAT SOURCES SUCH AS RADIATORS OR
OTHER APPARATUS THAT PRODUCE HEAT
• DO NOT PLACE THIS UNIT IN ENVIRONMENTS WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF DUST, HEAT,
MOISTURE OR VIBRATION
• THIS UNIT IS DEVELOPED FOR INDOOR USE ONLY. DO NOT USE IT OUTDOORS
• ONLY USE ATTACHMENTS & ACCESSORIES SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER.
• ONLY INSTALL THE SPEAKER IN LOCATIONS THAT CAN STRUCTURALLY SUPPORT THE
WEIGHT OF THE SPEAKER. IGNORING THIS CAN BRING THE SPEAKER DOWN.
• DO NOT USE ANY OTHER METHOD THAN SPECIFIED TO MOUNT THE SPEAKER. IF
EXTREME FORCE IS APPLIED TO THE SPEAKER, IT COULD FALL DOWN
• ATTACH A SAFETY WIRE TO THE SPEAKER WHEN IT IS MOUNTED HIGH UP.
ONLY USE INDUSTRY-ACCEPTED RIGGING TOOLS AND METHODS
• CAREFULLY CHECK THE UNIT’S CONDITION AFTER UNPACKING.
IF THERE IS ANY DAMAGE TO THE CARTON BOX OR THE UNIT ITSELF, INFORM YOUR
VENDOR IMMEDIATELY.
• ALWAYS FOLLOW THE LOCAL REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS REGARDING
INSTALLATION, SUSPENSION AND CONNECTION OF THIS LOUDSPEAKER. EVEN WHEN
OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THIS DOCUMENT.
• THE INSTALLATION OF THIS LOUDSPEAKER SHALL BE DONE BY QUALIFIED
PERSONNEL ONLY.

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CAUTION
• USE CABLES OF THE RIGHT GAUGE TO CONNECT THE LOUDSPEAKER
• USE CABLES WITH CLEAR COLOUR CODING INDICATING THE POLARITY AND
MAINTAIN THE SAME POLARITY THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
• ONLY USE THE CORRECT AMPLIFIER OUTPUT VOLTAGE AND IMPEDANCE.
EXCEEDING THESE LIMITS COULD CAUSE FIRE OR OTHER FAILURES.
AVOID EXPLOSIONS: DO NOT USE THE SPEAKER AROUND GASOLINE,
THINNER OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLES
• AVOID ELECTRIC SHOCKS: SWITCH OFF THE AMPLIFIER WHEN CONNECTING
THE LOUDSPEAKER
• DO NOT USE THE LOUDSPEAKER FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AT
DISTORTED SOUND. THIS COULD CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE.
CAUTION - SERVICING
This product contains no user serviceable parts. Refer all servicing
to qualified service personnel. Do not perform any servicing
(unless you are qualified to do so.)
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
This product conforms to all the essential requirements and
further relevant specifications described in following directives:
2004/108/EC (EMC) and 2006/95/EC (LVD)
WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE)
The WEEE marking indicates that this product should not be
disposed with regular houshold waste at the end of its product
life. This regulation is created to protect both the environment
and human health.
This product is developed and manufactured with high quality
materials and components which can be recycled and/or reused.
Please dispose this product to your local collection point or
recycling centre for electrical and electronic waste. This will
make to sure that it will be recycled on an environmentally friendly
manner, and will help to protect the environment in which we all
live.

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Installing the ATEO
Clevermount™ Technology
Every Ateo speaker uses the unique Clevermount™technology, making the loudspeakers
cabinet flow together with the mounting bracket and providing a great ease for installing
the loudspeaker in one good-looking entity.
Using this technology, the speaker can be installed at any location in both a horizontal and
vertical way, providing the possibility for pointing the speaker into the desired direction,
even after the speaker is already mounted and connected.
The horizontal installation method provides an additional advantage when the installation
height on the wall or ceiling is limited, while the directional capabilities make it easy to
determine and adjust the distribution of sound throughout the area.
The installation of the loudspeaker should be done according to a simple 5-step
procedure, which is described below:
Step 1: Attach the Wall Plate
The first step which should be taken is the mounting of the supplied wall plate to the
desired location on the wall. The wall plate has to be fixed by four screws in a quad-
rangular shape. The mutual distance is 30 mm horizontally and 55 mm vertically for
the ATEO4 and 50 mm horizontally and 50 mm vertically for the ATEO6 as indicated in
the following drawing. The used fasteners should be chosen depending to the mounting
surface (brick, concrete, wood, ... )
C 24 W 12 W 6 W 3 W
ATEO 4
Clevermount™
ATEO 6

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Step 2: Make the connections
After the wall plate is installed, the connections can be made. The Ateo speaker can
be connected in Low Impedance (8 Ohm) or High Impedance (100 V) Systems. For use
in High Impedance (100 V) systems, different power taps are available.
The wires coming from the amplifier have to be connected to the corresponding ter-
minals of the special 6-pin Terminal block connector on the wall plate. The common
(‘COM’ or ‘-’) output of the amplifier should always be connected to the ‘C’ terminal
of the connector, while the positive (‘Sig’ or ‘+’) should be connected to one of the
other terminals, depending of the power or impedance.
Depending whether the speaker will be used in 8 Ohm or 100 Volt applications, a
jumper on the rear side of the loudspeaker has to be moved. When the speaker will be
used in 8 Ohm applications, the jumper should be placed in left position, while using
in 100 Volt applications, the jumper should be placed in the right position.
Mind the polarity markings when wiring the loudspeaker cables.
8 Ω C 24 W 12 W 6 W 3 W
ATEO 4
Clevermount™
12070304800001
12070288900001
Designed in Belgium, Made in China
100 V
8 Ω
100 V
8 Ω
In most cases, the speaker cable will be provided through the wall, making the cable
completely invisible from outer side. In some cases, the cable should be fed from outer
side. For this purpose, a spot (marked in RED) with thinner material is provided at the
bottom side, which can be removed using a plier for feeding the cable into the circular
bracket.

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Step 3: Attach the speaker
After the wall plate is mounted and the wires are connected, the loudspeaker can be
fixed to the wall plate. This should be done by sliding the hooks of the wall plate into
the slots on the back side of the speaker, followed by a downwards movement of the
loudspeaker (about 1 cm). Now, the loudspeaker is fixed and connected.
To prevent the loudspeaker from falling down under any circumstance, the security screw
on top of the circular bracket should be tightened.
Step 4: Position the loudspeaker
The last step in the mounting procedure of the speaker is pointing it into the desired
direction. This can be done after (carefully) removing the logo in the center of the front
grill and untightening the allen-key bolt which is located behind it. After this bolt is
untightened by a few turns, the speaker will be in a free state, making it possible to move
it into the left (30°), right (30°), up (5°) and down (30°) position. It can also be rotated
from vertical to horizontal position (rotate counter-clockwise).
Once the speaker is placed in position and pointing into the right direction, it can be
locked by tightening the allen-key bolt. Subsequently the logo should be placed again
in front of the allen-key bolt.

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Step 5: Enjoy the music!
After the Ateo loudspeakers have been installed correctly, you deserve to have a short
break, relax and enjoy the sound of the Ateo speakers!

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Additional Information
Technical specifications
ATEO 4 ATEO 6
Max Power 70 Watt 120 Watt
RMS Power 35 Watt 60 Watt
Nominal impedance 8 Ohm 8 Ohm
Line Transformer Taps 24 Watt / 417 Ohm 50 Watt / 200 Ohm
12 Watt / 833 Ohm 25 Watt / 400 Ohm
6 Watt / 1667 Ohm 12.5 Watt / 800 Ohm
3 Watt / 3333 Ohm 6.25 Watt / 1600 Ohm
Sensitivity (1W/1m) 86 dB 89 dB
Sound Pressure (Max W/1m)
@ 8 Ohm
101 dB 106 dB
Sound Pressure (Max W/1m)
@ 100 V
100 dB 105 dB
Frequency Response (± 3 dB) 100 Hz - 20 kHz 65 Hz - 20 kHz
Drivers 1” HF Dome tweeter 1” HF Dome tweeter
4” MF / LF Woofer 6” MF / LF Woofer
Connectors 6-pin custom Terminal-Block 6-pin custom Terminal-Block
Mounting bracket Clevermount™Clevermount™
Construction ABS ABS
Front finish Fine perforated steel grill Fine perforated steel grill
Incline Angle Left & Right 30° 30°
Bottom 30° 30°
Top 5° 5°
Colour White ATEO4/W (RAL9003) ATEO6/W (RAL9003)
Black ATEO4/B (RAL9005) ATEO6/B (RAL9005)
Dimensions (W x H x D) 137 x 244 x 146 mm 194 x 350 x 220 mm
Weight 2.05 Kg 3.82 Kg
Packaging Carton box (pair) Carton box (pair)
Shipping weight & Volume 5 Kg - 0.015 Cbm (pair) 8.2 Kg - 0.038 Cbm (pair)
Accessories included Allen-key wrench Allen-key wrench