Bose 802 Series III User manual

PANARAY®
802®Series III
Loudspeaker
General Description
The Bose®802 Series III loudspeaker
is a 240-watt speaker designed for
permanent installations and portable
use in indoor and outdoor commercial
applications. As a new addition to the
Bose line of Installed AnywhereTM
loudspeakers, it meets our strictest
standards for outdoor use.
The 802 Series III loudspeaker offers
the following features:
•Wide-range reproduction over a
broad dispersion area
•Arugged, portable enclosure with
metal grille and protective cover
with carrying handle
•Low profile, aesthetic styling
•Weather-resistant design for reliable
performance indoors and outdoors
•Afull complement of brackets and
stands available for a variety of
product uses
Each 802 Series III loudspeaker uses
four (8) 11.34 cm full-range drivers
mounted in symmetric vertical pairs
on a faceted Articulated Array®
loudspeaker baffle assembly. The
drivers feature low-impedance, edge-
wound Ferrite V ceramic magnets,
and molded polyester frames. Their
advanced cone and motor system
gives them high linear excursion
capability and power output. Environ-
mental durability is built into soft
parts – cone, surround and spider –
and coated onto the hard parts of the
driver. These materials optimize the
weather resistance of the loud-
speaker when it is installed outdoors.
802 Series III loudspeakers are used
in combination with the PANARAY
system digital controller or the Bose
1600 or 1800 amplifiers with the 802
speaker plug-in EQ card for active
equalization of the system.
The PANARAY system digital control-
ler assures smooth, accurate spectral
Frequency Range
55Hz to 16kHz ±3dB
Sensitivity1
91dB-SPL @ 1W, 1m (pink noise)
Maximum Acoustic Output2
114dB-SPL @ 1m (pink noise)
116dB-SPL @ 1m (IEC3noise)
Dispersion (–6dB point, average,
1-4kHz)
Horizontal 120˚
Vertical 100˚
Long-Term Power Handling4
240W continuous
Impedance
8Ωnominal
Mechanical Specifications
Dimensions: 13.0"H x 20.5"W x
12.5"D (33 cm H x 52 cm W x
32 cm D)
Weight: 31 lb (14 kg)
Available color: black
Technical Information
Installation
Installation and use instructions are
included with the loudspeaker.
The 802 Series III loudspeakers are
designed to be wall or ceiling
mounted, or mounted on stands for
portable use. The following versatile
accessories are available from Bose:
•WBP8 802 loudspeaker Wall
Mount Bracket
(0-45˚ pitch, ±40˚ yaw)
•SB8 802 loudspeaker Single Fly
Bracket
(0-45˚ pitch)
•SB82 802 loudspeaker Stacked
Pair Fly Bracket (0-45˚ pitch)
•SS10 Speaker Stand with Mount-
ing Adapter and Carry Bag
Connectors: Two (2) parallel-wired
NL4 connectors
Enclosure construction: Mica-
reinforced polyethylene copolymer
structural foam
1Full bandwidth pink noise is applied to the 802-III and amplified to a level at the loudspeaker
terminals corresponding to 1 watt as referenced to the nominal impedance. The average sound
pressure level (dB-SPL) is measured at 1 meter from the speaker in an anechoic environment.
2Full bandwidth pink noise is applied to the 802-III and amplified to a level at the loudspeaker
terminals corresponding to the long-term rated power handling of the speaker. The average sound
pressure level (dB-SPL) is measured at 1 meter from the speaker in an anechoic environment.
3Full bandwidth pink noise, meeting International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard
#268-5, with a spectrum corresponding to average program material.
4Full bandwidth noise, meeting the IEC Standard #268-5 is applied to the 802-III and amplified to a
level at the loudspeaker terminals corresponding to the power handling of the loudspeaker. The
loudspeaker must show no visible damage or measurable loss of performance after 100 hours of
continuous testing.

System Configurations
Mixer/Preamp
Mixer/Preamp
Power amplifier
802®
loudspeaker EQ
CH2
CH1
CH1 CH2
802802
(802)
CH2
CH1
(802)
CH2
CH1
CH1 CH2
802802
(802)
CH2CH1
(802)
CH2
CH1
PANARAY®system
digital controller
Bose®
power amplifier
Loudspeaker Configuration
The 802®Series III loudspeaker can
be used with the Bose®1600 and
1800 amplifiers. It is also compatible
with industry standard amplifiers
rated for 4-8Ωloads.
The 802 speaker is packaged one per
carton.
Engineers’ and
Architects’ Specifications
The loudspeaker shall be a multiple
driver, full-range system with
matched active equalization as
follows:
The transducer complement shall
consist of eight (8) full-range environ-
mental drivers of 11.4 cm
diameter, mounted symmetrically in
vertical pairs on a faceted, removable
baffle assembly. Each driver shall
have a rated impedance of 1Ωand
shall be wired in series, resulting in a
composite nominal impedance of 8Ω.
The loudspeaker system sensitivity
shall be 99dB-SPL in the 300Hz to
3kHz range and 91dB-SPL in the
55Hz to 16kHz range with both
measurements referenced to a
1 watt (2.83V) pink noise input at
1 meter. The nominal horizontal
beamwidth shall be 120 degrees, and
the nominal vertical beamwidth shall
be 100 degrees. The power handling
capacity of the loudspeaker shall be
240 watts continuous pink noise,
band-limited from 55Hz to 16kHz.
The loudspeaker shall be provided
with a ducted vent system, tuned at
55Hz. The input connectors of the
802 Series III loudspeaker shall
consist of two parallel Speakon
®
NL4
receptacles .
The enclosure of the 802 Series III
loudspeaker shall be composed of
mica- reinforced polyethylene copolymer
structural foam. Its outer dimensions
shall be 13" H x 20.5" W x 12.5" D (33
cm H x 52 cm W x 32 cm D); its weight
shall be 31 lb (14 kg).
The loudspeaker shall be the Bose
802 Series III loudspeaker system.
response across the entire
operating range of the 802 Series
III loudspeaker. Using a controller
or EQ card also allows for cross-
over of the 802 Series III loud-
speaker with a Bose bass loud-
speaker.

Side View
Rear View
Top View
Bottom View
802®Series III Speaker Views

©2003 Bose Corporation, The Mountain
Framingham, MA 01701-9168
Subject to change without notice.
PN269260 Rev.00 PC031390 JN30026
All versions of the Bose 802 Series III
loudspeaker are covered by
a 5-year, transferable limited
warranty.
All versions of the 802 Series III
loudspeakers comply with ANSI/EIA
636, Recommended Loudspeaker
Safety Practices and EMC Directive
89/336/EEC and Article 10 (1) of the
Directive in compliance with
EN50081-1, EN50082-1, as signified
by the CE mark.
Safety and Regulatory
Compliance Warranty Information
Safety and Regulatory
Compliance
The loudspeaker system shall be
used with a PANARAY®system digital
controller, to be connected before the
input(s) of the system power
amplifier(s), or with an 802®EQ card,
to be installed in a Bose 1600 or
1800 amplifier.
The electronic controller shall be the
Bose
®
PANARAY system digital
controller.