FreeSpace® DS 40F

loudspeaker

Key Features

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• Full-range loudspeaker with a single 4.5" (114 mm) driver in a ported
enclosure to deliver a 125° conical coverage pattern and clear,
intelligible music and speech reproduction for flush-ceiling or pendant-
mount applications
• Integrated multi-tap transformer with innovative thumb wheel
adjustment for easy-to-change tap setting from underneath the
loudspeaker grille
• Shortcan design allows installation in shallower ceilings with minimum
depth of 6.4" (163 mm)
• Shared voicing across entire FreeSpace DS product family enables
DS 16, DS 40 and DS 100 loudspeakers to be integrated on the same
system and maintain consistent tonal quality
• Supported by a suite of accessories, including ceiling-mount bracket,
adjustable tile bridge, pendant-mount kit and square grille

Product Overview
The Bose® FreeSpace DS 40F is the most versatile member of the DS loudspeaker family. It is a high-performance, full-range, flush-
mount loudspeaker designed for foreground and background music and speech reproduction in a wide range of installed applications.
The DS 40F features high output and 125° conical pattern with a frequency range down to 70 Hz.

Technical Specifications
System Performance
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Frequency Response (+/-3 dB) 80 Hz - 17 kHz
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Frequency Range (-10 dB) 70 Hz - 19 kHz
Nominal Dispersion 125° conical
Recommended High-Pass Filter 70 Hz high-pass filter
Loudspeaker EQ Recommended
Overload Protection PTC/Resistor
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Long-Term Power Handling 40 W (160 W peak)
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Sensitivity (SPL / 1 W @ 1 m) 87 dB SPL
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Maximum SPL @ 1 m 103 dB SPL (109 dB SPL peak)
Nominal Impedance 8 Ω (transformer bypassed)
Transformer Taps (70/100 V) 70 V: 2.5 W, 5 W, 10 W, 20 W, 40 W
100 V: 5 W, 10 W, 20 W, 40 W
Transducers
Driver Compliment 4.5" (114 mm) full-range driver
Physical
Enclosure Polypropylene (front baffle), powder-coated steel (rear enclosure)
Grille Powder-coated steel grille
Environmental Indoor use only
Connectors Three-terminal barrier strip; two-terminal barrier strip (8 ohm variant). Optional accessory available for use when ceramic connector and thermal
fuse are required. Wire gauge: 18 AWG (0.8 mm) to 14 AWG (2.0 mm)
Suspension / Mounting Three integrated quick-install mounting arms. Three mounting points at the rear of the enclosure for use with optional accessory pendant mount
kit. Safety cable attachment: .35" (8.9 mm) diameter hole on junction box
Dimensions Outer flange diameter: 11.8" (300 mm)
Depth: 6.0" (153 mm)
Ceiling hole diameter: 10.5" (267 mm)
Ceiling Thickness (Maximum) 2.5" (64 mm)
Net Weight 8.3 lb (3.7 kg) - with transformer 6.3 lb (2.8 kg) - 8 Ω variant
Shipping Weight 11.0 lb (5.0 kg) - with transformer 9.0 lb (4.1 kg) - 8 Ω variant
Product Code
Black 321278-0130 - with transformer 321278-0140 - 8 Ω variant
White 321278-0230 - with transformer 321278-0240 - 8 Ω variant
Footnotes:
1 Frequency response and range measured on-axis with recommended active EQ in an anechoic environment.
2 Power handling tested using pink noise filtered to meet IEC 268-5, 6 dB crest factor, 100 hours, with recommended EQ.
3 Sensitivity measured in free field (no boundary-loading gain) with recommended active EQ, referenced to 1W/1m.
4 Maximum SPL calculated from sensitivity and power handling specifications, exclusive of power compression.

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Directivity Index and Q

Beamwidth

Impedance

On-Axis Response

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Tap Chart

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Architects’ and Engineers’ Safety and Regulatory

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Specifications Compliance
The loudspeaker shall be a 40 watt, ported loudspeaker system The FreeSpace® DS 40F loudspeaker and FreeSpace DS
utilizing one 4.5" (114 mm) full-range HVC (Helical Voice Coil) 40F loudspeaker – 8 Ohm have passed extensive testing
driver. The loudspeaker shall be designed for installation in and comply with the following specifications and uses:
ceilings up to 26 ft (8 m) high. An optional pendant-mount
Listed to ANSI/UL 1480-2005
accessory allows the loudspeaker to be hung from open ceilings.
The loudspeaker shall have a nominal rated impedance of 8 ohms • Fire Protective Signaling Use – UL Category UUMW, File
and shall be wired in parallel with a line voltage matching (step- Number S 3241. Control Number 42S9.Not for use with
down) transformer with a level selector appropriate for various DC-supervised systems.
output taps. The loudspeaker input connections will allow for
direct connection to 70 volt, 100 volt or low-impedance amplifiers. • General-Purpose Use – UL Category UEAY, File Number
An 8 ohm variant of the loudspeaker shall be available without a S 5591 Control Number 3N89.
transformer for low-impedance applications only.
• Suitable for use indoors in damp locations.
The loudspeaker shall have a protection circuit to protect the
product from occasionally being overdriven. Each loudspeaker • Suitable for installation using Class 1, Class 2 or Class
shall have a bandwidth of 80 Hz – 17 kHz and a maximum 3 wiring methods in accordance with NFPA 70, National
continuous acoustic output of 103 dB SPL referenced to a full Electric Code, 2008, Article 640.
bandwidth pink noise input at 1 meter at the loudspeaker’s rated
power. The input connection shall consist of a three-terminal • Suitable for use with fire alarm circuit wiring methods in
barrier strip. The input connection of the 8 ohm variant of the accordance with NFPA 70, National Electric Code, 2008,
loudspeaker shall consist of a two-terminal barrier strip. Article 760.

Power settings available shall be: 2.5, 5, 10, 20, and 40 watts • Suitable for use in air handling (plenum) spaces.
at 70 volts; 5, 10, 20, and 40 watts at 100 volts; and 40 watts
at 8 ohms (when referenced to IEC noise for 100 hours). The • UL-2043, Fire Test and Visible Smoke Release for
nominal dispersion shall be 125° conical coverage pattern at -6 Discrete Products and their Accessories Installed in Air
dB (average 1 – 4 kHz). Handling Spaces.
The loudspeaker shall be plenum-rated for use in air handling • NFPA 70, National Electric Code, 2008, Article 300-22 (c).
spaces. The loudspeaker shall meet numerous standards for
combination music and evacuation systems around the world. • NFPA 90-A, 2008, Installation of Air Conditioning and
Exposed cosmetic surfaces of the loudspeaker shall be paintable, Ventilation Systems, Paragraph 4.3.11.2.6.5.
and the acoustically transparent grille component shall be formed
of powder-coated steel. The DS 40F loudspeaker and DS 40F loudspeaker – 8 Ohm
The loudspeaker shall be the Bose® FreeSpace® DS 40F have been designed to the requirements defined in the
loudspeaker. following European regulatory specification for combination
systems when installed with an accessory ceramic terminal
and thermal fuse:

• British Standard Code of Practice BS 5839, Part 8.

• Tested to IEC 60268-5.

All information subject to change without notice.

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