Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.2 Abbreviations
4 General requirements
4.1 General
4.2 Combined VACIE and CIE
4.3 Power supply
5 General requirements for indications
5.1 Display and functional conditions
5.2 Indication display
5.3 Indication on alphanumeric displays
5.4 Indication of the supply of power
5.5 Additional indications
6 The quiescent condition
7 The voice alarm condition
7.1 Reception and processing of fire signals
7.2 Indication of the voice alarm condition
7.3 Audible warning (option with requirements)
7.4 Delays to entering the voice alarm condition (option
with requirements)
7.5 Phased evacuation (option with requirements)
7.6 Silencing of the voice alarm condition
7.7 Reset of the voice alarm condition
7.8 Output to fire alarm devices (option with
requirements)
7.9 Voice alarm condition output (option with
requirements)
8 Fault warning condition
8.1 Reception and processing of fault signals
8.2 Indication of faults in specified functions
8.3 Indication of faults related to the transmission path
to the CIE (option with requirements)
8.4 Indication of faults related to voice alarm zones
(option with requirements)
8.5 System fault
8.6 Audible indication
8.7 Reset of fault indications
8.8 Transmission of the fault warning condition
9 Disablement condition (option with requirements)
9.1 General requirements
9.2 Indication of the disabled condition
9.3 Indication of specific disablements
9.4 Disablements and their indication
9.5 Transmission of the disablement condition
10 Voice alarm manual control (option with requirements)
10.1 General requirements
10.2 Indication of the voice alarm zones in an activated
condition
10.3 Indication of the voice alarm zones in fault condition
10.4 Indication of the voice alarm zones in disablement
condition
11 Interface to external control device(s) (option with the
requirements)
12 Emergency microphone(s) (option with requirements)
13 Design requirements
13.1 General requirements and manufacturer's declaration
13.2 Documentation
13.3 Mechanical design requirements
13.4 Electrical and other design requirements
13.5 Integrity of transmission paths
13.6 Accessibility of indications and controls
13.7 Indications by means of light emitting indicators
13.8 Indications on alphanumeric displays
13.9 Indication colours
13.10 Audible indications
13.11 Indicator testing
13.12 Audio performance
13.13 Message store(s)
13.14 Redundant power amplifiers (option with requirements)
14 Additional design requirements for software controlled
VACIE
14.1 General requirements and manufacturer's declarations
14.2 Software documentation
14.3 Software design
14.4 Program monitoring
14.5 The storage of programs and data
14.6 Monitoring of memory contents
15 Marking
16 Tests
16.1 General
16.2 Functional tests
16.3 Audio performance and environmental tests
16.4 Output power
16.5 Signal-to-noise ratio
16.6 Frequency response of VACIE without microphone(s)
16.7 Frequency response of VACIE with microphone(s)
16.8 Cold (operational)
16.9 Damp heat, steady state (operational)
16.10 Damp heat, steady state (endurance)
16.11 Impact (operational)
16.12 Vibration, sinusoidal (operational)
16.13 Vibration, sinusoidal (endurance)
16.14 Supply voltage variation (operational)
16.15 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Immunity tests
(operational)
Annex A (informative) - Explanation of access level
Annex B (informative) - Optional functions with requirements
and alternatives
Annex C (informative) - Design requirements for software
controlled VACIE
Annex D (informative) - General information about voice alarm
systems
Annex E (informative) - Interface between the VACIE and the CIE
Annex F (informative) - Common indications, controls and
outputs when the VACIE and the CIE are combined
Annex ZA (informative) - Clauses of this European Standard
addressing the provisions of the EU Construction
Products Directive (89/106/EEC)
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