INSTALLATION GUIDE

Aquasonic® Awarded the Design and Engineering Award at 2004 International CES

Aquasonic® AC339 Easily Converts

To One Of the Following Configurations

Portable Floating Model In-Wall Model Portable Drop-In Model

GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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Thank you for purchasing the Aquasonic® AC339 from Clark Synthesis Tactile Sound. Please read the following instructions before assembling and using the product.

1.

DO NOT DROP SPEAKER

- If damage occurs due to high impact of speaker, it is not covered

under warranty.

2.

Do not expose speaker to high distortion levels

- Excess distortion may result in failure. If

speaker shuts down the built-in protection circuit is signaling that the volume level is too high.

Turn the amplifier off for approximately 45 - 90 seconds to allow the TST to reset. Operate at

reduced volume. Continued use of high levels of distortion may fail speaker, which is not covered

under warranty.

3.

Use a ground fault interrupter

- A GFI outlet or extension cable on the stereo system will prevent

electrical shock in the event of a malfunction. These are available at hardware stores or home

improvement stores. They are easy to install and provide a safe operating environment for your

electronics and all pool users.

4.

Place speaker in pool away from diving boards and high activity areas

- Severe injury may

result if speaker is contacted while diving or jumping.

5.

Cable placement

- Do not place cable in high traffic areas where people may trip or cable may

tangle causing possible drowning or where pets may damage cable.

6.

Do not hang speaker by speaker cable

- Use a tether (nylon rope) tied to the eyelet on the

speaker, and tie other end to a stationary anchor.

7.

Do not drag speaker on pool deck, bottom or side of pool

- This will damage speaker and is

not covered under warranty.

8.

Do not remove or alter the watertight fitting from speaker housing

- This fitting is set at the

factory to seal out water. Over tightening may destroy the water-tight seal. Any physical

alteration or damage will void the warranty.

9.

Avoid Excessive heat

- Do not leave speaker in direct sunlight unless submerged in pool. High

temperatures, as in a closed car, may result in damage and will void the warranty.

10.

The built-in protection circuit

- If the speaker shuts down, turn the amplifier off for

approximately 45 - 90 seconds to allow the speaker to reset. Restart the amplifier at a lower

volume. The protection circuit is triggered by excessive heat, distortion, or being overpowered.

Continued overload of shut down circuit or abuse without correction of system may fail speaker,

which is not covered under warranty. If symptoms persist the system may need to be configured

differently. Contact Clark Synthesis or local dealer for assistance.

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INDEX OF CONFIGURATIONS

Portable Floating Model

Page 2

In-Wall Model

(Shown with Third-Party Light Niche)

Page 3

Portable Drop-In Model

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SUPPLIED/REQUIRED ITEMS

Supplied Parts

A. (1 ea.) Tactile Sound Transducer - Below Water TST

B. (1 ea.) Acoustic Sound Lens - ASL

C. (3 ea.) Jam Nut

D. (1 ea.) Stainless Steel Stud

E. (2 ea.) Stainless Steel Washers

F. (1 ea.) Passive Transducer - Above Water

G. (1 ea.) Float

H. (8 ea.) Wire Floats

• 100' Underwater Speaker Wire Cable

• Installation Guide

Required Tools and Materials

• Third-Party Light Niche Part

• #2 Phillips Screwdriver

• (2 ea.) 9/16" Open-Ended Wrenches

Complete AC339 as packaged

TST Float ASL

Carefully unpack product. DO NOT discard any parts or packaging until installation is complete.

Some Parts Are Pre-Assembled

A

B C

x 3

D E x 2

F G H x 8

Required Audio Components

• Power: Receiver or amplifier for the TST. All AC339 configurations should be powerered with

between 100watts and 200watts. Make sure your amplifier is capable of driving a 4-ohm load.

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AQUASONIC FLOATING INSTALLATION

Underwater Speaker Cable

4

Strain Relief Openings Tether Eyelet

Wire Float

1. Remove speaker from packaging.

2. Remove 8-wire floats from top of styrofoam packing.

3. Slide wire floats (8) onto speaker wire, as needed.

4. Attach optional nylon rope of desired length to tether

eyelet hole in rubber ring flange. Tether/nylon rope can

be purchased at pool supply or hardware store.

5. Hook up to stereo (100 - 200 watts recommended).

6. Enjoy!

If speaker shuts off, turn off for approximately 45 seconds to

allow internal protection circuit to reset. Turn down volume.

Use same underwater cable with waterproof connector to

extend cable—extra cable available from Clark Synthesis.

To Stereo System.

Suggested Final Assembly Using Wire Floats

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AQUASONIC IN-WALL INSTALLATION

This configuration requires some assembly. The Aquasonic® AC339 simply replaces the light bulb in the light niche.

TOOLS NEEDED: Phillips Head Screwdriver, 2-9/16" Open-Ended Wrenches.

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1

4

TST

TST

TST

Float

Passive TST

ASL

Jam Nut

Jam Nut

3

8

ASL

Passive TST

Float

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1. Remove AC339 and acoustic sound lens (ASL) from packaging.

2. Seperate the TST from the float. Using the 9/16” wrenches,

loosen the jam nut to remove the float assembly from the gold

mounting point on the TST. Use one 9/16" wrench to hold the

TST’s gold fastener, and with the second 9/16" wrench turn the jam

nut away from the gold mounting point until float and TST are

seperated.

3. Remove one jam nut from the threaded stud on float assembly.

Thread jam nut completely onto stud attached to acoustic

sound lens. You should now have two jam nuts threaded

completely on to the stud connected to the sound lens.

4. Fully thread acoustic sound lens onto TST. Using two wrenches

tighten jam nut against the mounting point. Using one wrench to

hold the TST’s gold fastener, while the second tightens the

jam nut against the gold mounting point. Make sure that jam nut

is firmly tightened against the gold mounting point. This assembly

is now ready for installing into a third-party light niche.

IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT ASSEMBLE BY USING THE DOME

ITSELF TO TIGHTEN—MAKE SURE TO TIGHTEN THE TSTs BY

USING A 9/16” WRENCH ON THE GOLD HEX MOUNTING POINT

AND TURN THE JAM NUT USING A SECOND 9/16” WRENCH.

Please refer to page 5 for exploded diagram and part listing.

5. Remove rubber gasket (#3) from a third-party light niche

face ring assembly (#1) by loosening Phillips head screw on

unitension wire clamp (#2).

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TST

ASL

6. Wrap rubber gasket (#3) onto acoustic lens black rubber ring

then re-install (#3) with AC339 assembly installed into face

ring (#1). Tighten unitension wire clamp (#2).

Third-Party Light Niche (#4)

Pool Wall

Rubber Gasket (#3)

Gasket Mounted onto Sound Lens

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Pilot Screw with Captive

Gum Washer

(#5)

7. Insert finished end of underwater speaker cable into conduit

opening in back of light niche (#4). Thread wire through

conduit to junction box.

8. Insert complete assembly into light niche back can (#4) using

pilot screw with captive gum washer (#5) to fasten chrome face

ring assembly (#1) to finish installation.

9. Connect supplied speaker wire to sound system amplifier by

connecting the red insulated wire to the positive terminal and the

black insulated wire to the negative terminal.

10. Adjust volume level—enjoy!

TST ASL

Third-Party Light Niche (#4) Chrome Face Ring Assembly (#1)

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IN-WALL ASSEMBLY PARTS LIST

Item #

1

2

3

4

5

Parts Supplied By Third Party

Part No.

Description

79110600 Face ring assembly, stainless steel

79111000 Unitension wire clamp assembly

79101600 Gasket for 8-3/8” lens

00782105 Light niche

79104800 Pilot screw with captive gum washer

Item #

A

B

C

D

Parts Supplied By Clark Synthesis/Aquasonic

Part No.

AC339

ASL339

LN002

SS-015

Clark Synthesis/Aquasonic Description

Aquasonic underwater speaker (TST)

Clark Synthesis acoustic sound lens

Lock nut (2)

Stainless steel stud

4

A D

3

B

2

1

5

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To stereo system.

4" min.

Rigid

Conduit

#8 AWG Ground

Connector bonding is located at rear of Niche.

48" min.

16"

8" min. Junction Box or low Voltage Transformer.

18" min. to top of Lens.

Concrete must be cut back around Niche to allow for a compacted plaster seal.

AC339

11.50"

AQUASONIC DROP-IN INSTALLATION

This configuration requires some assembly. A tether is recommended to suspend speaker in water.

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2

4

TST Float Passive TST ASL

TST

TST

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Jam Nut

Jam Nut

3

ASL

Passive TST

Floating Assembly

Tether Eyelet

TOOLS NEEDED: Phillips Head Screwdriver, 2-9/16" Open-Ended Wrenches.

1. Remove AC339 and acoustic sound lens (ASL) from packaging.

2. Seperate the TST from the float. Using the 9/16” wrenches,

loosen the jam nut to remove the float assembly from the gold

mounting point on the TST. Use one 9/16" wrench to hold the

TST’s gold fastener, and with the second 9/16" wrench turn the jam

nut away from the gold mounting point until float and TST are

seperated.

3. Remove one jam nut from the threaded stud on float assembly.

Thread jam nut completely onto stud attached to acoustic

sound lens. You should now have two jam nuts threaded

completely on to the stud connected to the sound lens.

4. Fully thread acoustic sound lens onto TST. Using two wrenches

tighten jam nut against the mounting point. Using one wrench to

hold the TST’s gold fastener, while the second tightens the

jam nut against the gold mounting point. Make sure that jam nut

is firmly tightened against the gold mounting point. This assembly

is now ready to have a tether attached and be lowered into water.

IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT ASSEMBLE BY USING THE DOME

ITSELF TO TIGHTEN—MAKE SURE TO TIGHTEN THE TSTs BY

USING A 9/16” WRENCH ON THE GOLD HEX MOUNTING POINT

AND TURN THE JAM NUT USING A SECOND 9/16” WRENCH.

7. Attach nylon rope* (not supplied) to tether eyelet.

8. Use wire floats (H) as needed.

9. Connect speaker wires to sound system.

10. Unit is ready to be dropped into water.

11. Adjust volume.

12. Enjoy!

* Recommended option: A tether (nylon rope) is recommeded

to use to raise, lower, and suspend speaker in water—this can

be purchased at your local hardware or pool supply store.

** Quick Connect Kit on Page 7

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Over Te n Yea rs of In novation!

As the lead ers in Tact ile Tec hnology we have been honored with the

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CLARK SYNTHESIS' ACCESSORIES

Clark Synthesis Tactile Sound has many accessories in development to aid in installations of the

AC339-Aquasonic Underwater Speaker. For a complete list of accessories please contact us at:

Clark Synthesis Corp.

12905 Division Street, Suite B

Littleton, CO 8012

TEL: 303-797-7500

FAX: 303-797-7501 http://clarksynthesis.com/

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Celebrating Ten Years as "the movers and shakers in the industry." Clark Synthesis Corporation has been breathing

life-like reality into flight and warfare simultors since 1993, and thrilled millions at major amusement and theme

resort parks. Clark Synthesis Tactile Sound re-invented the home theater, combining the thrill of a theme park ride

with the mil-spec accuracy of flight simulators. Musicians worldwide are saving their hearing and improving their

sound by using Tacile Monitors onstage and in the studio. Clark Synthesis is committed to bringing the best

Tactile Sound experience to the military, educators, medical researchers, performing musicians, creative professionals, and consumers around the world through its innovative Tactile Sound Tranducers and its many applications of "Full Contact Audio" technology.

Aquasonic® Awarded the Design and Engineering

Award at 2004 International CES

WARRANTY

One-Year Limited Warranty

Your AC339-Aquasonic Sound Series Underwater Speaker is a quality crafted device made to give many years of high performance. Each speaker is guaranteed for 1 year from date of purchase on material and workmanship.

Clark Synthesis Corp. will repair or replace at our sole discretion. Warranty void if TST is altered, modified, abused or tampered with in any way. Do not attempt to disassemble or repair the Tactile Sound Transducer yourself.

Take it to an authorized service facility or return to the manufacturer for repair or replacement.

Copy of dated proof of purchase/invoice is required for warranty claim. This is the responsability of the purchaser.

For service/warranty in USA return call for and RAN (Return Authorization Number). Write RAN clearly on outside of box.

Without this properly displayed on the outside of the box, the package will be refused. For tracking purposes we strongly suggest that you use a carrier such as Federal Express, UPS, or DHL.

Pack the product in its original packing and return to:

Clark Synthesis Corp.

12905 Division Street, Suite B

Littleton, CO 80125

TEL: 303-797-7500

FAX: 303-797-7501 [email protected]