PL 8X
COAXIAL CEILING SPEAKER
DESCRIPTION
The PL 8X is a ceiling speaker featuring elegant design that can be flushmounted in false ceilings or panels. It can also be attached to walls or
ceilings using a special accessory for surface mount installation.
The PL 8X incorporates a 200 mm (8”) loudspeaker and a coaxial 25 mm (1”)
tweeter placed on a bridge support and it is equipped with a line transformer
that enables direct connection to constant voltage systems at 70 V or 100 V.
When connected to a 100 V line, its power can be selected among the values
20 W, 10 W, 5 W or 2.5 W through the selection 6 inputs wire.
Installation is quick and easy thanks to a special three-terminal system that
avoids the need for using screws or other attachment elements.
MAIN FEATURES
MAIN APPLICATIONS
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High intelligibility Speech and Background music
Schools
Shopping malls
Hospital
Museums
Hotels
Office building
SPECIFICATIONS
Loudspeaker
Power (on 8 Ohm load)
Power
Sensivity
Mx. SPL (6 W / 1 m)
Frequency Response
Angle of coverage
Connector
Body colour
Main body material
Grill material
Dimensiones
Flush-mounting hole
Max ceiling thickness
Net weight
Operating temperature
Relative humidity
8” woofer with coaxial 1” tweeter
20 / 40 W (RMS / Music power)
12 W - 6 W - 3 W – 1,5 W (100V)
93 dB (1 W / 1 m)
109 dB(A) (1 m / POWER MAX)
60 Hz – 20 kHz
150° / 60° / 70° @ 1 / 2 / 4 kHz (hor.)
6 pin terminal strip
White RAL 9003
Plastic
Steel
Ø 247 mm x 88 mm
Ø 224 mm
30 mm
1.8 kg
-25° to +55°
90% non condensing
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Woofer 8” wide-band
1” coaxial tweeter
20 / 40 Watt (RMS/Music Power)
60 Hz ÷ 20 kHz
109 dB (1 m / POWER MAX) max. SPL
Incl. 100V transformer multitap
Easy to install
Simple power settings
PL 8X
Response 1W/1m
Beamwidth vs. Frequency
110
360
330
300
100
Coverage Angle (Deg.)
270
dB SPL
90
80
240
210
180
150
120
90
70
60
60
30
20
PL8X
100
1000
Frequency (Hz)
10000
0
100
1000
Frequency (Hz)
Directivity Index and Q
10000
Normalized off-axis Response
20
100
5
18
0
16
-5
Total Q
10
8
6
Directivity index Di, dB
12
10
Attenuation in dB
14
-10
-15
-20
4
2
1
100
1000
Frequency (Hz)
10000
0
-25
-30
100
±10 degrees
±20 degrees
±30 degrees
±40 degrees
±50 degrees
±60 degrees
1000
Frequency (Hz)
10000
PL 8X
HORIZONTAL 1/3 POLAR PLOT
1/3 Octave Polars
315
250
200
0°
330°
30°
300°
270°
0
1/3 Octave Polars
60°
-6 -12 -18 -24 -30 -36 -42 -48
-48 -42 -36 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6
90°
270°
0
-6 -12 -18 -24 -30 -36 -42 -48
150°
2500
2000
1600
300°
270°
0
1/3 Octave Polars
-48 -42 -36 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6
240°
0
120°
150°
210°
180°
0
-6 -12 -18 -24 -30 -36 -42 -48
270°
0
240°
5000
4000
3150
30°
120°
1/3 Octave Polars
-48 -42 -36 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6
240°
0
120°
150°
210°
180°
150°
10000
8000
6300
0°
330°
30°
300°
60°
-6 -12 -18 -24 -30 -36 -42 -48
90°
0
180°
300°
90°
-48 -42 -36 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6
210°
0°
330°
60°
-6 -12 -18 -24 -30 -36 -42 -48
270°
90°
0
60°
180°
30°
30°
300°
150°
210°
0°
330°
-48 -42 -36 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6
1250
1000
800
0°
330°
120°
180°
1/3 Octave Polars
1/3 Octave Polars
60°
240°
120°
210°
30°
300°
0
240°
630
500
400
0°
330°
90°
270°
0
60°
-6 -12 -18 -24 -30 -36 -42 -48
-48 -42 -36 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6
240°
0
120°
150°
210°
180°
90°
1.0-J-E
PL 8X
PART NUMBERS
POWER SELECTION
13133043
Define the colour cable to selected the chosen power value
referring to the 100 V line (among 2.5 W – 5 W – 10 W – 20 W)
so the correspondence impedance (among 4000 Ω – 2000 Ω 1000 Ω – 500 Ω)
PL 60 - 23
PL80/A -24
DimensionS (All6data are in mm)
130
180
3
204
244
266
75
100
PL 81/A - 27
PL 8X - 26
8
204
3
224
247
244
266
88
112
PL 70BS - 29
DS 313/WT - 30
16
230
12
200
230
SCHEMATICS
156
127
73
CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVALS
DM 41 - 32
DM 61 - 33
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150
104
INPUT
189
20 W (70 V)
10 W (70 V) - 20 W (100 V)
5 W (70 V) - 10 W (100 V)
2,5 W (70 V) - 5 W (100 V)
2,5 W (100 V)
1150
8 Ohm
197
WOOFER
130
TWEETER
CE comply with European Community Directive 73/23/EEC and 93768/EEC
Environmental
protection IP 44 homologation
200
Self-Extinguishing plastic according to UL 94V0
Speaker data according to IEC 268-5
Safety according to IEC EN 60065:2002
289
ACCESSORIES (included)
216
177
• Connection Terminal
• Steel Grill
INSTALLATION NOTES
Once removed the frontal grille the speaker can be simply and quickly
installed into a hole in the ceiling cavity, secured by 3 lead-screw rotating
clamps.
The electrical connections are clearly labelled and made through screw
terminals block.
The power can be easily selected by using common wire and the positive wire
using the legend of the power available on the speaker.
Before the installation, verify that behind the false-ceiling there is enough
room for loudspeakers: with respect to the loudspeaker front flange surface
plane, an empty space at least 90 mm depth is required.
The PL 8X is intended for indoor installations only.
RCF products are continually improved. All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice.
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