1 EN 54 -16 Compliant Installation of Voice

1 EN 54 -16 Compliant Installation of Voice Alarm Systems T. Kranz TOA Germany

When does EN 54 -16 Apply? 2 Construction Products Directive CPD: EN 54 is mandatory for fire detection and alarm systems in all EU member states § 2008: issue of two new parts of EN 54 § 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systems End of co-existence period*: April 2011 * End of co-existence period: conflicting national standards must be withdrawn T. Kranz TOA Germany

When does EN 54 -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 T. Kranz TOA Germany 3

Approved VA Systems 4 Certification § The voice alarm system must be certified on EN 54 -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 T. Kranz TOA Germany

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 T. Kranz TOA Germany 5

6 EN 54 -16 Compliant Design Access Levels Mandatory Function Mandatory Indications T. Kranz TOA Germany

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 T. Kranz TOA Germany 7

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 T. Kranz TOA Germany 8

Mandatory Indications 9 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) T. Kranz TOA Germany

Mandatory Indications 10 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 T. Kranz TOA Germany

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 T. Kranz TOA Germany 11

Options 12 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 T. Kranz TOA Germany

Options Access Level § § § § § T. Kranz TOA Germany Manual Silencing 2 Manual Reset of the VA condition 2 VA condition output n. a. VA manual control 2 Emergency microphones 2 Redundant power amplifiers n. a. Audible warning of VA condition 1, 2 VA manual control 2 Phased evacuation 2 13

Options 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, VM • Emergency reset button § VA condition output SX, VM • Control output § VA manual control SX, VM • Manual assignment of emergency messages to emergency zones T. Kranz TOA Germany 14

Options 15 Available on TOA VA Systems § Emergency microphones VX, VM • Fireman microphone, emergency microphone (VX, SX) § Redundant power amplifiers. SX, 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 T. Kranz TOA Germany