EN 54-16

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EN 54-16

• Compliant Installation of Voice Alarm Systems

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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  national standards must be withdrawn

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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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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
• VA manual control 2
• Phased evacuation 2

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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

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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