SIST EN 54-16:2008

Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 16: Voice alarm control and indicating equipment

This European Standard specifies requirements, methods of test and performance criteria for voice alarm control and indicating equipment (VACIE) (see item C of Figure 1 of EN 54-1) for use in fire detection and fire alarm systems installed in buildings.
This standard may also be used for the assessment of similar control and indicating equipment for use in systems where the alarm output is only in the form of alarm tones (no emergency message content).
Although the scope of this standard does not cover emergency alarm systems for non-fire applications, it may be used as a basis for the assessment of the control and indication equipment for such systems.
The VACIE may include combinations of emergency microphones, message stores, amplifiers, routing and prioritising matrices delay lines, equalization, and ambient noise level compensators.
This standard does not specify requirements for such components as separate parts; they are tested as part of the VACIE as a whole. However, recommendations are made for standards that may be applicable to these components in informative Annex E.
This part of EN 54 applies only to voice alarm control equipment for use in fire detection and fire alarm systems. The overall requirements of a voice alarm system, especially concerning audibility and intelligibility, are not covered in this part of EN 54. The manufacturer shall ensure compliance with this product standard. In addition the manufacturer shall consider requirements of an overall system that may affect the equipment design. Such system requirements may be specified in another part of this standard, in national legislation, codes and standards or in contractual documents.

Brandmeldeanlagen - Teil 16: Sprachalarmzentralen

Diese Europäische Norm legt Anforderungen, Prüfverfahren und Leistungsmerkmale für Sprachalarm¬zentralen zur Verwendung in Brandmeldeanlagen fest, die in Gebäuden errichtet werden, bei denen das Alarmsignal in Form von Tönen oder gesprochener Meldungen oder beidem übertragen wird.
Sie ist auch eine Grundlage für die Bewertung der Konformität von Einrichtungen mit den Anforderungen dieser Europäische Norm.
ANMERKUNG   Die Gesamtanforderungen einer Sprachalarmanlage, insbesondere hinsichtlich Hörbarkeit und Verständlichkeit, werden in diesem Teil von EN 54 nicht behandelt. Der Hersteller sollte Anforderungen eines Gesamtsystems berücksichtigen, das die Ausführung der Komponenten beeinflussen kann. Derartige System¬anforderungen können in einem weiteren Teil der EN 54, in der nationalen Gesetzgebung, Vorschriften und Normen oder in Vertragsunterlagen festgelegt werden.

Systèmes de détection et d'alarme incendie - Partie 16: Elément central du système d'alarme incendie vocale

La présente Norme Européenne prescrit les exigences, les méthodes d'essai et les criteres de performance des équipements de contrôle et de signalisation d'alarme vocale (ECSAV) (voir dispositif C de la Figure 1 de l'EN 54-1) pour destinés a etre utilisés dans les systemes de détection et d'alarme  incendie installés dans les bâtiments.
Cette norme peut également etre utilisée pour l'évaluation d'équipements de contrôle et de signalisation similaires utilisés dans les systemes ou l'alarme produite est uniquement sous forme de tonalités d'alarme (pas de message d'urgence).
Bien que le domaine d'application de la présente norme ne couvre pas les systemes d'alarme d'urgence pour les applications non-incendie, elle peut etre utilisée comme base pour l'évaluation des équipements de contrôle et de signalisation de ce type de systemes.
L'ECSAV peut comporter des combinaisons de microphones d'urgence, de bibliotheques de messages, d'amplificateurs, de matrices de commutation a gestion de priorités, de lignes a retard, d'égalisation et de compensateurs de niveau de bruit ambiant.
La présente norme ne spécifie par les exigences relatives a ces composants en tant que parties séparées ; ils sont soumis a essai en tant que partie de l'ECSAV dans sa globalité. Cependant, des recommandations sont faites quant aux normes, qui peuvent etre applicables a ces composants dans l'Annexe informative E.
Cette partie de l'EN 54 s'applique uniquement a l'équipement de contrôle d'alarme vocale utilisé dans les systemes de détection et d'alarme incendie. Les exigences générales d'un systeme d'alarme vocale, notamment celles relatives a l'audibilité et a l'intelligibilité, ne sont pas couvertes par cette partie de l'EN 54. Le fabricant doit s'assurer de la conformité avec cette norme de produit. En outre, le fabricant doit tenir compte des exigences d'un systeme général qui peuvent affecter la conception de l'équipement. De telles exigences de systeme peuvent etre spécifiées dans une autre

Sistemi za odkrivanje in javljanje požara ter alarmiranje - 16. del: Centrala za zvočno alarmiranje in prikazovalna oprema

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 27-May-2008
• ICS: 13.220.20 - Fire protection
• ICS: 13.320 - Alarm and warning systems
• Technical Committee: POZ - Požarna varnost
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 07-May-2008
• Due Date: 12-Jul-2008
• Completion Date: 28-May-2008
• Directive: 305/2011 - Regulation (eu) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 march 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing council directive 89/106/eec
• Directive: 89/106/EEC - Construction products
• Mandate: M/109 - Mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning the execution of standardization work for harmonized standards on fire alarm/detection, fixed firefighting, fire and smoke control and explosion suppression products
• Ref Project: EN 54-16:2008 - Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 16: Voice alarm control and indicating equipment

Standards Content (Sample)

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Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 16: Voice alarm control and indicating
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Brandmeldeanlagen - Teil 16: Sprachalarmzentralen
Systèmes de détection et d'alarme incendie - Partie 16: Elément central du système
d'alarme incendie vocale
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 54-16:2008
ICS:
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13.320 Alarmni in opozorilni sistemi Alarm and warning systems
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 54-16
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2008
ICS 13.220.20

English Version
Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 16: Voice alarm
control and indicating equipment
Systèmes de détection et d'alarme incendie - Partie 16: Brandmeldeanlagen - Teil 16: Sprachalarmzentralen
Élément central du système d'alarme incendie vocale
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 January 2008.
CEN 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 CEN Management Centre or to any CEN 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 CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as the
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© 2008 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 54-16:2008: E
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Contents Page
Foreword.4
Introduction .6
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references .7
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations.8
3.1 Terms and definitions .8
3.2 Abbreviations.10
4 General requirements.11
4.1 General.11
4.2 Combined VACIE and CIE.11
4.3 Power supply.11
5 General requirements for indications.11
5.1 Display and functional conditions .11
5.2 Indication display.12
5.3 Indication on alphanumeric displays.12
5.4 Indication of the supply of power .12
5.5 Additional indications .12
6 The quiescent condition .12
7 The voice alarm condition .12
7.1 Reception and processing of fire signals .12
7.2 Indication of the voice alarm condition.13
7.3 Audible warning (option with requirements) .13
7.4 Delays to entering the voice alarm condition (option with requirements) .13
7.5 Phased evacuation (option with requirements).13
7.6 Silencing of the voice alarm condition.13
7.7 Reset of the voice alarm condition .14
7.8 Output to fire alarm devices (option with requirements) .14
7.9 Voice alarm condition output (option with requirements) .14
8 Fault warning condition .14
8.1 Reception and processing of fault signals .14
8.2 Indication of faults in specified functions.15
8.3 Indication of faults related to the transmission path to the CIE (option with requirements) .16
8.4 Indication of faults related to voice alarm zones (option with requirements).16
8.5 System fault.16
8.6 Audible indication.16
8.7 Reset of fault indications .16
8.8 Transmission of the fault warning condition.16
9 Disablement condition (option with requirements).17
9.1 General requirements.17
9.2 Indication of the disabled condition .17
9.3 Indication of specific disablements.17
9.4 Disablements and their indication .17
9.5 Transmission of the disablement condition .17
10 Voice alarm manual control (option with requirements) .18
10.1 General requirements.18
10.2 Indication of the voice alarm zones in an activated condition .18
10.3 Indication of the voice alarm zones in fault condition.18
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10.4 Indication of the voice alarm zones in disablement condition.18
11 Interface to external control device(s) (option with the requirements) .18
12 Emergency microphone(s) (option with requirements) .19
13 Design requirements.19
13.1 General requirements and manufacturer's declaration .19
13.2 Documentation .20
13.3 Mechanical design requirements.20
13.4 Electrical and other design requirements.21
13.5 Integrity of transmission paths.21
13.6 Accessibility of indications and controls .21
13.7 Indications by means of light emitting indicators .22
13.8 Indications on alphanumeric displays .22
13.9 Indication colours.22
13.10 Audible indications .23
13.11 Indicator testing.23
13.12 Audio performance.23
13.13 Message store(s) .25
13.14 Redundant power amplifiers (option with requirements) .25
14 Additional design requirements for software controlled VACIE .25
14.1 General requirements and manufacturer's declarations .25
14.2 Software documentation.25
14.3 Software design.26
14.4 Program monitoring (see also Annex C).26
14.5 The storage of programs and data (see also Annex C).27
14.6 Monitoring of memory contents .27
15 Marking.27
16 Tests .28
16.1 General .28
16.2 Functional tests .29
16.3 Audio performance and environmental tests.31
16.4 Output power .32
16.5 Signal-to-noise ratio.34
16.6 Frequency response of VACIE without microphone(s).35
16.7 Frequency response of VACIE with microphone(s) .36
16.8 Cold (operational).37
16.9 Damp heat, steady state (operational) .38
16.10 Damp heat, steady state (endurance).39
16.11 Impact (operational) .40
16.12 Vibration, sinusoidal (operational) .41
16.13 Vibration, sinusoidal (endurance) .42
16.14 Supply voltage variation (operational).42
16.15 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Immunity tests (operational).43
Annex A (informative) Explanation of access level.45
Annex B (informative) Optional functions with requirements and alternatives .47
Annex C (informative) Design requirements for software controlled VACIE.49
Annex D (informative) General information about voice alarm systems .50
Annex E (informative) Interface between the VACIE and the CIE .53
Annex F (informative) Common indications, controls and outputs when the VACIE and the CIE
are combined .54
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions of the EU
Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC) .56
Bibliography.65
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Foreword
This document (EN 54-16:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 72 “Fire detection and
fire alarm systems”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by March 2011.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
EN 54 Fire detection and fire alarm systems consists of the following parts:
 Part 1: Introduction
 Part 2: Control and indicating equipment
 Part 3: Fire alarm devices – Sounders
 Part 4: Power supply equipment
 Part 5: Heat detectors – Point detectors
 Part 7: Smoke detectors – Point detectors using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization
 Part 10: Flame detectors – Point detectors
 Part 11: Manual call points
 Part 12: Smoke detectors – Line detectors using an optical light beam
 Part 13: Compatibility assessment of system components
 Part 14: Guidelines for planning, design, installation, commissioning, use and maintenance
 Part 15: Point detectors using a combination of detected phenomena
 Part 16: Voice alarm control and indicating equipment
 Part 17: Short-circuit isolators
 Part 18: Input/output devices
 Part 20: Aspirating smoke detectors
 Part 21: Alarm transmission and fault warning routine equipment
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 Part 22: Line-type heat detectors
 Part 23: Fire alarm devices – Visual alarms
 Part 24: Components of voice alarm systems – Loudspeakers
 Part 25: Components using radio links
1)
 Part 26: Point fire detectors using carbon monoxide sensors
1)
 Part 27: Duct smoke detectors
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

1) Under preparation.
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Introduction
A voice alarm system used in a fire detection and fire alarm system provides, manually and/or automatically,
an audible fire alarm signal within the building.
Such a fire alarm voice alarm system will require voice alarm control and indicating equipment (VACIE) (see
3.1.1) to control the alarm signal(s) and the fire alarm voice message(s). The voice alarm control and
indicating equipment may be a separate unit or may be physically combined with the fire detection and fire
alarm control and indicating equipment (CIE as referenced in EN 54-2).
This part of EN 54 follows closely the format and requirements of EN 54-2 and is drafted on the basis of
mandatory functions which are to be provided on all voice alarm control and indicating equipment, and
optional functions (with requirements) which may be provided. It is intended that the options be used for
specific applications, as recommended in application guidelines.
This European Standard does not specify requirements for components of the VACIE as separate parts; they
are tested as part of the voice alarm control and indicating equipment as a whole.
Each optional function is included as a separate entity, with its own set of associated requirements, in order to
permit voice alarm control and indicating equipment with many different combinations of functions to comply
with this European Standard. Other functions associated with fire detection and fire alarm may also be
provided, even if not specified in this European Standard.
Although this European Standard does not cover emergency alarm systems for non-fire applications, it may
be used as a basis for the assessment of the control and indication equipment for such systems.
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1 Scope
This European Standard specifies requirements, methods of test and performance criteria for voice alarm
control and indicating equipment for use in fire detection and fire alarm systems installed in buildings, where
the alarm signal is in the form of tone(s) or voice message(s), or both.
It also provides for the evaluation of conformity of the equipment to the requirements of this European
Standard.
NOTE The overall requirements of a voice alarm system, especially concerning audibility and intelligibility, are not
covered in this part of EN 54. The manufacturer should consider requirements of an overall system that may affect the
equipment design. Such system requirements may be specified in another part of EN 54, in national legislation, codes and
standards or in contractual documents.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this standard. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 54-1:1996, Fire detection and fire alarm systems — Part 1: Introduction
EN 54-2:1997, Fire detection and fire alarm systems — Part 2: Control and indicating equipment
EN 54-2:1997/A1:2006, Fire detection and fire alarm systems — Part 2: Control and indicating equipment
EN 54-4:1997, Fire detection and fire alarm systems — Part 4: Power supply equipment
EN 54-4:1997/A1:2002, Fire detection and fire alarm systems — Part 4: Power supply equipment
EN 54-4:1997/A2:2006, Fire detection and fire alarm systems — Part 4: Power supply equipment
EN 50130-4:1995, Alarm systems — Part 4: Electromagnetic compatibility — Product family standard:
Immunity requirements for components of fire, intruder and social alarm systems
EN 50130-4:1995/A1:1998, Alarm systems — Part 4: Electromagnetic compatibility — Product family
standard: immunity requirements for components of fire, intruder and social alarm systems
EN 50130-4:1995/A2:2003, Alarm systems — Part 4: Electromagnetic compatibility — Product family
standard: immunity requirements for components of fire, intruder and social alarm systems
EN 60068-1:1994, Environmental testing — Part 1: General and guidance (IEC 60068-1:1988 + Corrigendum
1988 + A1:1992)
EN 60068-2-1:2007, Environmental testing — Part 2-1: Tests — Test A: Cold (IEC 60068-2-1:2007)
EN 60068-2-6:1995, Environmental testing — Part 2-6: Tests — Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal)
(IEC 60068-2-6:1995 + Corrigendum 1995)
EN 60068-2-47:2005, Environmental testing — Part 2-47: Tests — Mounting of specimens for vibration,
impact and similar dynamic tests (IEC 60068-2-47:2005)
EN 60068-2-75:1997, Environmental testing — Part 2-75: Tests — Test Eh: Hammer tests
(IEC 60068-2-75:1997)
EN 60068-2-78:2001, Environmental testing — Part 2-78: Tests — Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state (IEC
60068-2-78:2001)
EN 60268-4:2004, Sound system equipment — Part 4: Microphones (IEC 60268-4:2004)
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EN 60529:1991, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code) (IEC 60529:1989)
EN 60529:1991/A1:2000, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code) – Amendment A1
(IEC 60529:1989/A1:1999)
EN 60721-3-3:1995, Classification of environmental conditions — Part 3: Classification of groups of
environmental parameters and their severities — Section 3: Stationary use at wheatherprotected locations
(IEC 60721-3-3:1994)
EN 60721-3-3:1995/A2:1997, Classification of environmental conditions — Part 3: Classification of groups of
environmental parameters and their severities — Section 3: Stationary use at wheatherprotected locations –
Amendment A2 (IEC 60721-3-3:1994/A2:1996)
EN ISO 9001:2000, Quality management systems — Requirements (ISO 9001:2000)
IEC 60268-1, Sound system equipment — Part 1: General
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 54-1:1996 and the following apply.
3.1.1
access level
one of several states of a VACIE in which selected:
 controls can be operated,
 manual operations can be carried out,
 indications are visible and/or
 information can be obtained
NOTE Further information on access level is given in Annex A.
3.1.2
alphanumeric display
indicator that is capable of giving information by displaying messages consisting of text and/or numeric
characters
3.1.3
cabinet
housing which affords the degree of protection and robustness required by this standard to its constituent
parts and sub-assemblies (see 13.3)
3.1.4
earth fault
unwanted connection between earth potential and any part of the VACIE, transmission paths to the VACIE, or
transmission paths between parts of the VACIE
3.1.5
emergency microphone
microphone for use by the fire service or other responsible persons as part of a voice alarm system
3.1.6
emergency microphone control
manual control which activates an emergency microphone
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NOTE Often called a "push to talk" control (PTT).
3.1.7
field
sub-division of a window of an alphanumeric display
3.1.8
functional condition
condition of the VACIE characterized by its indication at the VACIE
NOTE The functional conditions recognized in this European Standard are:
 the voice alarm condition (see 3.1.25),
 the fault warning condition, when a fault is indicated,
 the disabled condition, when the disablement of functions is indicated,
 the quiescent condition, when the VACIE is powered by a power supply conforming to EN 54-4 and no
other functional condition is indicated.
3.1.9
indicator
device which can change its state to give information
3.1.10
mandatory
adjective used to describe:
 functions which shall be provided on all VACIEs and the requirements of these functions and
 the requirements of optional functions with requirements, if these are provided
3.1.11
non-volatile memory
memory elements that do not require the presence of an energy source for the retention of their contents
3.1.12
octave
frequency band as defined in EN 61260
3.1.13
output power
maximum squared RMS output voltage divided by the minimum load resistance that can be maintained for a
1 kHz sinusoidal signal of specified duration, for a specified THD
3.1.14
program
software necessary for a VACIE to comply with at least the requirements of this European Standard, including
initialising data, reset and interrupt vectors, operating code and variables
3.1.15
reset
operation capable of terminating the voice alarm condition and/or the fault warning condition
3.1.16
running data
alterable data subject to temporary modification during operation, either automatically or by manual controls
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3.1.17
silencing
switching off an audible signal of a sounding device that is capable of being re-sounded by a new event
3.1.18
site specific data
alterable data required for the VACIE to operate in a defined system configuration
3.1.19
voice alarm transmission path
physical connection, external to the cabinet of the VACIE, for the transmission of information and/or power
between parts of a VACIE contained in different cabinets and between the VACIE and other components of a
voice alarm system, as defined in EN 54-1
3.1.20
voice alarm condition
when any fire alarm signal, recorded or live, is broadcast in at least one voice alarm zone
3.1.21
voice alarm output control
manual control which can be used to cause a voice alarm zone or group of voice alarm zones to sound an
audible voice alarm signal
3.1.22
voice alarm control and indicating equipment
component of a voice alarm system that generates and transmits voice alarm signals to loudspeaker circuit(s)
when it receives alarm signal(s) from a fire detection and alarm system and/or manual controls
NOTE See Annex D for further information.
3.1.23
voice alarm signal
audible fire alarm signal within the building, comprising a tone and/or a voice message
3.1.24
voice alarm zone
distinct geographic area containing a group of voice a
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