Valcom V-1040 Installation Instructions

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V-1040 

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR 

CLEAN ROOM CEILING SPEAKER

The Valcom Ceiling Speaker, V-1040 is a self-amplified and capable of reproducing voice paging in clean room 

environments.  The V-1040 has a screwdriver adjustable volume control located on the 1 watt amplifier circuit 

board.  The V-1040 has an 8-inch speaker.  The speaker requires -24VDC, 50mA (1-power unit).  The speaker 

features the following, large rubber o-ring to seal the grille to the ceiling, rubber washers for all mounting hardware 

and a polycarbonate dust shield located between the speaker and the grille.   

Dimensions/Weight 

•  V-1040 

13.00"Dia. x 3.00"D 

 (33.02cm Dia. x 7.62cm D) 

2.5 lbs. (1.13kg) 

Coverage 

The area covered by a ceiling speaker is determined by the height of the ceiling.  If ceiling height is 8 feet, 

the speaker will cover 256 sq. ft.  With a ceiling height of 10 feet, the speaker will cover 400 sq. ft.  If the 

ceiling is 20 feet high, the speaker will cover 1600 sq. ft. 

Connections 

Refer to Figure 1 for audio and electrical 

connections.  Category 3 24 AWG structured 

cable may be used for all connections.  

FIGURE 1:  TYPICAL CONNECTIONS 

NOTE:  Do not connect this speaker directly 

to a 25/70/100 Volt amplifier as damage to 

both the amplifier and speaker may occur. 

A V-1095 may be used to allow the use of 

Valcom self-amplified speakers on 70V 

speaker lines. 

Installation 

Suspended Ceiling Installation 

After determining the speaker location and referring to Figure 2 cut an 8.5” diameter hole in the ceiling 

tile.  Attach the backbox to the bridge with the four screws provided and position the assembly on the 

back of the ceiling tile. Before continuing speaker installation using a small screwdriver set Volume 

Control to 2/3 rotation.  Place the large rubber O-ring on the back of the speaker assembly and using 

the four screws equipped with washers and O-rings mount the speaker assembly to the bridge/backbox 

assembly.  Do not over-tighten the speaker mounting screws.  Hand-tighten only. For a proper seal the 

large O-ring should compress slightly.  It is not necessary for the edge of the metal grille to touch the 

ceiling tile for a proper seal.  Refer to Figure 2. 

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     Control

(Tip/A)

(Ring/B)

(-24Vdc)

(Gnd)

Valcom -24 Vdc

 Power Supply

One-Way

Amplified

Speaker