Cabling Tips

Products

	Valcom Solves Costly Wiring Problems
		Separate Power Supply for Each Building or Floor
		Riser Cable
Example Multiple Floor	High-rise buildings have structured run throughout. You can see an existing spare pair for Valcom paging. Distribute the page between floors or from one area in a building to another.

Example Multiple Building	Multi-building facilities may have wiring through underground conduit or overhead. You can use an existing spare pair for Valcom paging. Valcom Distributed Amplified Speakers require 2 pairs to operate--an audio pair (tip and ring) and a power pair (-24 Vdc and GND). Both are run with twisted pair CAT 3 or better structured cable. Locate power supplies near the speakers/horns they are powering. See chart below for power wire run limits.

Power Pair Run
# of Speakers/Horns Per Power Run				Power Run Wire Length (ft.)
15-Watt & 30 Watt	5-Watt	Signature Series™	Interior Speakers	24 AWG	22 AWG	20 AWG	18 AWG	16 AWG
-	-	1	4	1000	1600	2500	4000	6400
-	1	2	7	500	800	1280	2025	3220
-	2	4	15	250	400	640	1010	1610
1	4	8	30	125	200	320	500	805
2	8	-	-	-	100	160	250	400