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BS EN 54-16:2008

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Fire detection and fire alarm systems Voice alarm control and indicating equipment
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Language(s)

English

Published date

31-03-2008

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
   3.1 Terms and definitions
   3.2 Abbreviations
4 General requirements
   4.1 General
   4.2 Combined VACIE and CIE
   4.3 Power supply
5 General requirements for indications
   5.1 Display and functional conditions
   5.2 Indication display
   5.3 Indication on alphanumeric displays
   5.4 Indication of the supply of power
   5.5 Additional indications
6 The quiescent condition
7 The voice alarm condition
   7.1 Reception and processing of fire signals
   7.2 Indication of the voice alarm condition
   7.3 Audible warning (option with requirements)
   7.4 Delays to entering the voice alarm condition
         (option with requirements)
   7.5 Phased evacuation (option with requirements)
   7.6 Silencing of the voice alarm condition
   7.7 Reset of the voice alarm condition
   7.8 Output to fire alarm devices (option with requirements)
   7.9 Voice alarm condition output (option with requirements)
8 Fault warning condition
   8.1 Reception and processing of fault signals
   8.2 Indication of faults in specified functions
   8.3 Indication of faults related to the transmission path
         to the CIE (option with requirements)
   8.4 Indication of faults related to voice alarm zones
         (option with requirements)
   8.5 System fault
   8.6 Audible indication
   8.7 Reset of fault indications
   8.8 Transmission of the fault warning condition
9 Disablement condition (option with requirements)
   9.1 General requirements
   9.2 Indication of the disabled condition
   9.3 Indication of specific disablements
   9.4 Disablements and their indication
   9.5 Transmission of the disablement condition
10 Voice alarm manual control (option with requirements)
   10.1 General requirements
   10.2 Indication of the voice alarm zones in an activated
         condition
   10.3 Indication of the voice alarm zones in fault condition
   10.4 Indication of the voice alarm zones in disablement
         condition
11 Interface to external control device(s) (option with the
   requirements)
12 Emergency microphone(s) (option with requirements)
13 Design requirements
   13.1 General requirements and manufacturer's declaration
   13.2 Documentation
   13.3 Mechanical design requirements
   13.4 Electrical and other design requirements
   13.5 Integrity of transmission paths
   13.6 Accessibility of indications and controls
   13.7 Indications by means of light emitting indicators
   13.8 Indications on alphanumeric displays
   13.9 Indication colours
   13.10 Audible indications
   13.11 Indicator testing
   13.12 Audio performance
   13.13 Message store(s)
   13.14 Redundant power amplifiers (option with requirements)
14 Additional design requirements for software controlled VACIE
   14.1 General requirements and manufacturer's declarations
   14.2 Software documentation
   14.3 Software design
   14.4 Program monitoring
   14.5 The storage of programs and data
   14.6 Monitoring of memory contents
15 Marking
16 Tests
   16.1 General
   16.2 Functional tests
   16.3 Audio performance and environmental tests
   16.4 Output power
   16.5 Signal-to-noise ratio
   16.6 Frequency response of VACIE without microphone(s)
   16.7 Frequency response of VACIE with microphone(s)
   16.8 Cold (operational)
   16.9 Damp heat, steady state (operational)
   16.10 Damp heat, steady state (endurance)
   16.11 Impact (operational)
   16.12 Vibration, sinusoidal (operational)
   16.13 Vibration, sinusoidal (endurance)
   16.14 Supply voltage variation (operational)
   16.15 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Immunity tests
         (operational)
Annex A (informative) Explanation of access level
Annex B (informative) Optional functions with requirements and
                      alternatives
Annex C (informative) Design requirements for software controlled
                      VACIE
Annex D (informative) General information about voice alarm systems
Annex E (informative) Interface between the VACIE and the CIE
Annex F (informative) Common indications, controls and outputs when
                      the VACIE and the CIE are combined
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing
                       the provisions of the EU Construction Products
                       Directive (89/106/EEC)
Bibliography

Defines requirements, methods of test and performance criteria for voice alarm control and indicating equipment for use in fire detection and fire alarm systems installed in buildings, where the alarm signal is in the form of tone(s) or voice message(s), or both.

Committee
FSH/12/5
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 04/30109632 DC. (04/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
68
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
NF EN 54-16 : 2008 Identical
EN 54-16:2008 Identical
NEN EN 54-16 : 2008 Identical
DIN EN 54-16 E : 2008 Identical
DIN EN 54-16:2008-06 Identical

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