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

When does EN54-16 Apply? 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systems End of co-existence period*: April 2011 * End of co-existence period: conflicting national standards must be withdrawn

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

Approved VA Systems 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

Approved VA Systems Indication of Approval Certificate number at least on one main part of the VA system in the accompanied documents Applicable options

Access Levels Mandatory Function Mandatory Indications EN 54-16 Compliant Design Access Levels Mandatory Function Mandatory Indications

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

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

Mandatory Indications 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 System Fault

Mandatory Indications 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

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

Options 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

Options Access Level 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 Phased evacuation 2

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, 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

Options 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