EN 61842:2002

Microphones and earphones for speech communications

Applies to the microphone part and earphone part of handsets, headsets or earsets for speech communications, and also to the microphone units and earphone units of built-in handsets, headsets or earsets. Establishes definitions relating to these electroacoustic transducers, standardizes the characteristics to be specified and the relevant methods of measurement.

Mikrofone und Kopfhörer für Sprachkommunikation

Microphones et écouteurs pour communications vocales

Applies to the microphone part and earphone part of handsets, headsets or earsets for speech communications, and also to the microphone units and earphone units of built-in handsets, headsets or earsets. Establishes definitions relating to these electroacoustic transducers, standardizes the characteristics to be specified and the relevant methods of measurement.

Microphones and earphones for speech communications (IEC 61842:2002)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 05-Jun-2002
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Apr-2005
• ICS: 17.140.50 - Electroacoustics
• ICS: 33.160.50 - Accessories
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 100X - Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment and related sub-systems
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 100 - IEC_TC_100
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 100 - IEC_TC_100
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 06-Jun-2002
• Completion Date: 06-Jun-2002
• Ref Project: SIST EN 61842:2003 - Microphones and earphones for speech communications

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI SIST EN 61842:2003

STANDARD
december 2003
Microphones and earphones for speech communications (IEC 61842:2002)
ICS 17.140.50; 33.160.50 Referenčna številka
SIST EN 61842:2003(en)
©  Standard je založil in izdal Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje ali kopiranje celote ali delov tega dokumenta ni dovoljeno

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61842
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM June 2002
ICS 33.160.50; 17.140.50
English version
Microphones and earphones for speech communications
(IEC 61842:2002)
Microphones et écouteurs Mikrofone und Kopfhörer
pour communications vocales für Sprachkommunikation
(CEI 61842:2002) (IEC 61842:2002)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2002-05-01. CENELEC members are bound to
comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and
notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B - 1050 Brussels
© 2002 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 61842:2002 E

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EN 61842:2002 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of document 100/450/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 61842, prepared by IEC TC 100, Audio,
video and multimedia systems and equipment, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and
was approved by CENELEC as EN 61842 on 2002-05-01.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2003-02-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2005-05-01
Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.
Annexes designated "informative" are given for information only.
In this standard, annex ZA is normative and annexes A and B are informative.
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61842:2002 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 60268-2 NOTE Harmonized as HD 483.2 S2:1993 (not modified).
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- 3 - EN 61842:2002
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any
of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or
revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including
amendments).
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
1)
IEC 60268-1 1985 Sound system equipment HD 483.1 S2 1989
Part 1: General
2) 3)
IEC 60268-4 - Part 4: Microphones EN 60268-4 1999
2) 3)
IEC 60268-7 - Part 7: Headphones and earphones EN 60268-7 1996
2) 3)
IEC 60318-1 - Electroacoustics - Simulators of human EN 60318-1 1998
head and ear
Part 1: Ear simulator for the calibration
of supra-aural earphones
IEC 60603-11 1992 Connectors for frequencies below --
3 MHz for use with printed boards
Part 11: Detail specification for
concentric connectors (dimensions for
free connectors and fixed connectors)
2) 3)
IEC 60711 - Occluded-ear simulator for the HD 443 S1 1983
measurement of earphones coupled to
the ear by ear inserts
2) 3)
IEC 61094-1 - Measurement microphones EN 61094-1 2000
Part 1: Specifications for laboratory
standard microphones
2) 3)
IEC 61094-4 - Part 4: Specifications for working EN 61094-4
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