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

2. 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* End of co-existence period: conflicting national standards must be withdrawn

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. Access Levels Mandatory Function Mandatory Indications
EN Compliant Design
Access Levels
Mandatory Function
Mandatory Indications

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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