BS 6259:1982

Superseded

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Code of practice for planning and installation of sound systems

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Superseded date

15-04-1997

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-09-1982

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Code of practice
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Exchange of information
4. Time schedule
Section two. Equipment and materials
5. Sound system equipment
6. Assembly and mounting of apparatus
Section three. Design
7. General considerations
8. Applications
9. Acoustical considerations
Section four. System characteristics
10. General
Section five. Sources of sound output
11. Loudspeakers
12. Headphones and other types of earphone
Section six. Amplification
13. General classification
14. Power amplifiers
15. Preamplifiers
16. Filters
17. Automatic gain control
Section seven. Reproduction from discs, tapes and films
18. Reproduction from disc records
19. Reproduction from tape systems
20. Sound on film
Section eight. Reproduction of broadcast programmes
21. Radio and television sound tuners
22. Broadcast relay and music-by-wire services
Section nine. Synthetic and voice signals
23. Electronically generated signals
24. Microphones
Section ten. Methods of control
25. General
26. Switching methods
27. Gain controls
28. Tone controls
Section eleven. Power supplies and earthing
29. Power supplies
30. Earthing
Section twelve. Cables, wires and ducts
31. Loudspeaker cables
32. Signalling and remote control cables
33. External lines for loudspeakers
34. Calbes and wires
35. Antenna (aerial) systems
36. Segregation of circuits
37. Sensitivity to interference
Section thirteen. Structural accommodation
38. General
39. Lead-in points and cable holes
40. Vertical ducts
41. Horizontal ducts
Section fourteen. Safety
42. General
Section fifteen. Work on site
43. General
44. Distribution and junction boxes
Section sixteen. Inspection, testing and maintenance
45. Factory tests
46. Inspection of installation
47. Maintenance
48. Functional test
49. Protective earth connections
50. Secondary cells
51. Keeping of plans
Figures
1. Block diagram of an extensive sound system for a
     large store
2. Distortion characteristics of a typical amplifier
3. Recommended axial frequency response limits for
     household high-fidelity loudspeakers for type 1
     systems
4. Recommended axial frequency response limits for
     loudspeakers for type 2 systems

Gives guidance to those responsible for the design, planning and installation of sound systems for a wide range of applications, and seeks to establish criteria for adequate performance and duality of reproduction.

Committee	EPL/100
DevelopmentNote	REPLACES CP 327: PART 3:1964.
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	30
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	BS 6259:1997
Supersedes	BS CP327(1964) : LATEST BS CP327-3(1964) : LATEST

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BS 5428-2:1979	Methods for specifying and measuring the characteristics of sound system equipment Amplifiers
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BS 5428-5.3(1981) : LATEST	CIRCULAR CONNECTORS FOR BROADCAST AND SIMILAR USE
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BS 5428-3:1977	Methods for specifying and measuring the characteristics of sound system equipment Microphones
BS 5428-1:1977	Methods for specifying and measuring the characteristics of sound system equipment General
BS 5428-10:1979	Methods for specifying and measuring the characteristics of sound system equipment Preferred matching values for the interconnection of sound system components

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