Transcript 1 EN 54-16 Compliant Installation of Voice Alarm Systems

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EN 54-16
Compliant Installation of
Voice Alarm Systems
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When does EN54-16 Apply?
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Construction Products Directive CPD
CPD: EN54 is mandatory for fire detection and
alarm systems in all EU member states
 2008: issue of two new parts of EN54
 Part 16: voice alarm systems
End of co-existence period*: March 2011
 Part 24: loudspeakers for voice alarm systems
End of co-existence period*: April 2011
* End of co-existence period: conflicting national
standards must be withdrawn
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When does EN54-16 Apply?
System depending
 EN 54-16 must be applied
• When the voice alarm system is controlled by the
fire detection system
 Application not necessary
• When the voice alarm system is a stand-alone
system (triggered manually) or
• controlled by others that fire detection systems
 When must voice alarm be applied?
• National requirements
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Approved VA Systems
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Certification
 The voice alarm system must be certified on
EN54-16 by a notified body
• Notified bodies can be found on the EU Web
sites
 Certificate of the notified body contains
• Certificate number
• Approved system components
• Approved options
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Approved VA Systems
Indication of Approval
 Certificate number
• at least on one main part of the VA system
• in the accompanied documents
 Applicable options
• in the accompanied documents
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EN 54-16 Compliant Design
Access Levels
Mandatory Function
Mandatory Indications
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Access Levels
Access Level 1
 Public areas or
 Areas with unrestricted access for
persons having a general responsibility
for safety supervision
• E.g. in a technical room
 Manual controls shall be accessible
without special procedures
• E.g. not by opening a door
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Access Levels
Access Level 2
 Access restricted by special procedures
• Access by
- mechanical key (locked technical room)
- code of at least 3 sequential operations
- access cards
 Access for Persons
• with specific responsibility for safety and
• Authorised and trained on operating
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Mandatory Indications
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Must be in Access Level 1 always
 VA condition, especially EMERGENCY
• Indication on a remote microphone by programmed
fault receipt (acknowledge) button (SX: on SM)
 General Fault
• Indication on a remote microphone by programmed
fault receipt (acknowledge) button (SX: on SM)
 System Fault
• Indication on a remote microphone by programmed
fault receipt (acknowledge) button (SX: on SM)
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Mandatory Indications
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Must be in Access Level 1 always
 Fuse Rupture
• Indication on a remote microphone by programmed
fault receipt (acknowledge) button for all amps
 Fault in Signal Path between System components
• Only for SX-2000: indication by programmed fault
receipt (acknowledge) button
 Earth Leakage
• For outgoing wires (e.g. speaker lines, microphones)
• Only necessary if not implemented in other fault
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Mandatory Functions
Must be in Access Level 1 always
 Lamp Test (Button)
• To test the mandatory indications
 Fault Acknowledge (Button)
• In TOA VA systems always combined with
fault indications
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Options
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Mandatory Indications
 Faults in VA Zones
• One fault indicator per VA zone
 Fault in the connection to the fire detection
system
• A separate indicator must be provided
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Options
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Access Level
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Manual Silencing
Manual Reset of the VA condition
VA condition output
VA manual control
Emergency microphones
Redundant power amplifiers
Audible warning of VA condition
VA manual control
Phased evacuation
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Options
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Available on TOA VA Systems
 Manual Silencing
SX, VX
• Button on emergency microphone
• VX: acivating dummy text (silence)
• SX: stopping emergency pattern or sequence
 Manual Reset of the VA condition
SX, VX, VM
• Emergency reset button
 VA condition output
SX, VX, VM
• Control output
 VA manual control
SX, VX, VM
• Manual assignment of emergency messages to
emergency zones
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Options
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Available on TOA VA Systems
 Emergency microphones
VX, VX, VM
• Fireman microphone, emergency microphone (VX, SX)
 Redundant power amplifiers
SX, VX, VM
• Standby amplifiers
 Audible warning of VA condition
VM
• Buzzer tone when emergency was activated
 Phased evacuation
SX
• When phases can be controlled manually or by fire
detection system
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