OWI Overhead Speaker Installation Instructions

Required Parts And Tools

• OWI Amplified Overhead Speaker
• 3.5mm audio cable
• 22/2 shielded audio cable
• 18/2 low voltage cable
• Drywall saw
• B Connectors
• Wire Stripper
• 22/2 audio cable
• Fish Tape or Glow Rods
• Electrical Tape

Installation Instructions

Mounting Instructions

1. Determine the most optimal placement for the OWI speaker

   Note: Avoid mounting adjacent to microphones to prevent signal looping

2. Remove the ceiling tile to which the speaker will be mounted
3. When removing the speaker from its packaging, note that there is a cutting template for the speaker. Ensure to remove the excess along the dashed line
4. Using the cutting template, trace the template centered in the ceiling tile

   

5. Using a drywall saw, carefully cut out the mounting location

   

6. Flip the ceiling tile over and align the tile mounting plate with the cut hole.

   

7. Using a small tool, carefully remove the screen from the speaker. This is necessary in order to secure the mounting arms.

   

8. With one hand on the speaker, insert the speaker into the mounting location and tighten the mounting arms securely to the mounting plate
   • Note: It is easiest to get one arm nearly secured and adjust the mount plate before securing all four arms.

   

9. Tap out the appropriate hole on the back of the speaker housing

   

10. Connect the wiring before securing the speaker housing using the provided screws.
    • Audio will be connected from 22/2 ran from the camera and spliced with B-connectors to a 3.5mm audio cable. Insert in the 3.5mm In port (shown below). Ensure the gain control is not set at zero both on the 3.5mm and the master level.
    • Power will be connected to the phoenix terminal (shown below). Red to +, Black to -

    

Connecting to Power

1. Determine if power is available above the ceiling or at outlet height.
2. If running power to an outlet, determine the best location and route for running 18/2.
3. Using a stud finder, scan the wall as near as possible to the power outlet, ensuring to not mount on a stud and remaining level with the power outlet.
4. Cut a hole into the drywall, large enough to fit the mud ring into it securely.
5. Using fish tape and glow rods, fish the 18/2 through the drywall.
6. Once the 18/2 is through the cut hole, insert the mud ring and secure the cable pass through plate

   

7. Strip back the shield of the 18/2 and the black and red wires.
8. Using B-connectors, splice the power brick to the 18/2
9. Plug in the power block. A small pop may be heard from the speaker upon receiving power.

Connecting the Camera

1. Once your camera is installed, locate the AUDIO OUT on your camera.
2. Strip the jacket of the 22/2 cable revealing the red, black, and bare wires inside.
3. Cut away the plastic surrounding the cable inside. Strip away a small piece of the red and black jackets revealing the bare copper wire.
4. Wire the black and bare to the - and the red to the + of the AUDIO OUT of the phoenix connector.
5. Run the 22/2 cable from the camera to the AMP2SIC5, wiring your red wire to the + phoenix connection and black to the - connection of the LINE INPUT of the AMP2SIC5
6. Run the 18/2 from the AMP2SIC5 to its designated power outlet.