FreeSpace® DS 40SE VA

loudspeaker

Key Features

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• Full-range loudspeaker with a single 4.5" (114 mm) full-range driver in
a ported enclosure designed for surface mounting in foreground and
background music and paging applications
• Simple 1->2->3 installation system. Mounting hardware allows for
horizontal and vertical orientation with adjustable pitch or yaw
• Integrated multi-tap transformer with innovative thumb wheel
adjustment for easy-to-change tap settings from under front end cap
• 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 wall-mount bracket,
ceiling-mount bracket, pole-mount bracket and junction boxes

Product Overview
The Bose® FreeSpace DS 40SE VA is the most versatile member of the DS loudspeaker family. It is a high-performance, full-range,
surface-mount loudspeaker designed for foreground and background music and speech reproduction in a wide range of installed
applications. The DS 40SE VA features high output and 125° x 125° coverage 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
1
Frequency Range (-10 dB) 70 Hz - 19 kHz
Nominal Dispersion 125° H x 125° V
Recommended High-Pass Filter 70 Hz high-pass filter
Loudspeaker EQ Recommended
Overload Protection PTC/Resistor
2
Long-Term Power Handling 40 W (160 W peak)
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Sensitivity (SPL / 1 W @ 1 m) 87 dB SPL
4
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 PC/ABS, textured
Grille Powder-coated steel grille
Environmental Outdoor per EN34-24 Type B
Connectors Three-terminal barrier strip integrated on included mounting bracket. Optional accessories available for use when ceramic connector and
thermal fuse are required.
Wire gauge: 18 AWG (0.8 mm) to 14 AWG (2.5 mm)
Suspension / Mounting Included bracket allows for horizontal or vertical mounting positions, each with either pitch or yaw adjustment. Insert on rear of enclosure sized
for M4 x 14 mm screw for use with safety chain
Dimensions 6.3" H x 12.8" W x 6.9" D (159 mm x 326 mm x 175 mm)
Depth with wall mount bracket: 9.4" (238 mm)
Net Weight 8.5 lb (3.9 kg)
Shipping Weight 10.8 lb (4.9 kg)
Product Code
Black 321279-0130
White 321279-0230
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

DS 40SE VA

Mount m 2.4 3.0 3.6 4.2 4.8 5.5 6.1 6.7 7.3 8.0
Height ft 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
2.5 85 84 84 83 82 81 80 79 79 78
T 5 88 87 87 86 85 84 83 82 82 81
dB SPL
A 10 91 90 90 89 88 87 86 85 85 84
P 20 94 93 93 92 91 90 89 88 88 87
40 97 96 96 95 94 93 92 91 91 90

Note: 2.5 Watt tap available only in 70V mode.

Additional Product Specifications per EN54.24 (2008)

Environmental Type: A (Indoor Applications)
EN 54-24 testing done without EQ applied
Rated impedence for each tapping 70V: 1087.2 (2.5 W) 753.1 (10 W) 436.8 (10 W) 218.6 (20 W) 109.0 (40 W)
100V: - 1087.2 (5 W) 753.1 (10 W) 436.8 (20 W) 218.6 (40 W)
Sensitivity 76.2 dB SPL @ 1 W, 4 m
Maximum Sound Pressure (at
88.5 dB SPL @ 40 W, 4 m
highest power setting)
Coverage Angle (-6 dB) H: 500 Hz = 248° 1 kHz = 154° 2 kHz = 112° 4 kHz = 92°
V: 500 Hz = 203° 1 kHz = 187° 2 kHz = 116° 4 kHz = 75°
Reference Axis, Reference Plane, & The specifications data was measured in an anechoic chamber, free-field:
Horizontal Plane Reference axis: Axis is on the center of grille surface and perpendicular to the grille surface
Reference plane: Plane is on the grille surface and perpendicular to the reference axis
Horizontal plane: Plane is containing the reference axis and perpendicular to the reference plane
Rated Noise Power 40 W

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Mechanical Diagrams

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Horizontal Plots

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Vertical Plots

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63 Hz Octave Band 125 Hz Octave Band 250 Hz Octave Band
90 90 90
120 60 120 60 120 60

150 30 150 30 150 30

-30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6
180 0 180 0 180 0

210 330 210 330 210 330

240 300 240 300 240 300

270 270 270

100 Hz 200 Hz
63 Hz 125 Hz 250 Hz
80 Hz 160 Hz 315 Hz

500 Hz Octave Band 1000 Hz Octave Band 2000 Hz Octave Band

90 90 90
120 60 120 60 120 60

150 30 150 30 150 30

-30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6
180 0 180 0 180 0

210 330 210 330 210 330

240 300 240 300 240 300

270 270 270

400 Hz 800 Hz 1600 Hz

500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz
630 Hz 1250 Hz 2500 Hz

4000 Hz Octave Band 8000 Hz Octave Band 16000 Hz Octave Band

90 90 90
120 60 120 60 120 60

150 30 150 30 150 30

-30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6
180 0 180 0 180 0

210 330 210 330 210 330

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270 270 270

3150 Hz 6300 Hz 12500 Hz

4000 Hz 8000 Hz 16000 Hz
5000 Hz 10000 Hz

DS40SE

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Architects’ and Engineers’ Safety and Regulatory

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Specifications Compliance
Each loudspeaker shall be a 40 watt, ported loudspeaker system The FreeSpace® DS 40SE VA has passed extensive testing
utilizing one 4.5" (114 mm) full-range HVC (Helical Voice Coil) and complies with the following specifications and uses:
driver. The loudspeaker shall be used for installation on walls,
Certified to European Standard EN 54-24:2008 Components
ceilings, and other flat, solid surfaces.
of Voice Alarm Systems-Loudspeakers
Each loudspeaker shall have a nominal rated impedance of 8
Environmental Type: B (outdoor applications)
ohms and shall be wired in parallel with a line voltage matching
(step-down) transformer with an accessible, front-mounted Sensitivity (per EN 54-24) 76.2 @ 1W, 4m
level selector appropriate for setting various output taps. The Maximum Sound Pressure level (per EN 54-24): 88.5 @
loudspeaker input connections will allow for direct connection to 16W, 4m
70 volt, 100 volt or low-impedance amplifiers.
Fire Alarm: 100Hz to 10kHz
The loudspeaker shall have a protection circuit to protect the
product from occasionally being overdriven. General Signaling: 80Hz to 16kHz (+/- 3dB)
Each loudspeaker shall have a bandwidth of 80 Hz – 17 kHz
and a maximum continuous acoustic output of 103 dB SPL
Wire Gauge
referenced to a full bandwidth pink noise input at 1 meter at the The FreeSpace DS 40SE VA loudspeaker is designed to
loudspeaker’s rated power. The input connection shall consist of work with 18 AWG (0.8 mm²) to 14 AWG (2.5 mm²) size wire
a three-terminal barrier strip on the included mounting bracket. only.
Each loudspeaker shall be wired to the mounting bracket via a 4- This product conforms to all applicable EU directive
pin, pre-wired connector. requirements. The complete declaration of conformity can be
Power settings available shall be: 2.5, 5, 10, 20, and 40 watts found at www.bose.com/compliance
at 70 volt; 5, 10, 20, and 40 watts at 100 volt; and 40 watts at 8
ohms (when referenced to IEC noise for 100 hours). The nominal
dispersion shall be 125° H x 125° V coverage pattern at -6 dB
(average 1 – 4 kHz).
When used with optional junction boxes (wall- mount bracket
variant only), ceramic terminals and thermal fuse, the loudspeaker ID # of the Certified Body: 0560
shall meet numerous standards for combination music and Year of the CE Mark: 2012
evacuation systems around the world. EC Certificate of Conformity #: 0560-CPD-12219002/AA/00
Exposed cosmetic surfaces of the loudspeaker shall be paintable,
and the acoustically transparent grille component shall be formed
of powder-coated steel.
The loudspeaker shall be the Bose® FreeSpace® DS 40SE VA
loudspeaker.

All information subject to change without notice.

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