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Ti nker AFB, OK TAFB Techni cal Spr ci f i cat i ons 2019

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FI RE ALARM REPORTI NG SYSTEM, RADI O TYPE

04/17

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

I NSTI TUTE OF ELECTRI CAL AND ELECTRONI CS ENGI NEERS ( I EEE)

I EEE C135. 30 ( 1988) St andar d f or Zi nc- Coat ed Fer r ous Gr ound Rods f or Over head or Under gr ound Li ne Const r uct i on

I EEE C62. 41. 1 ( 2002; R 2008) Gui de on t he Sur ges Envi r onment i n Low- Vol t age ( 1000 V and Less) AC Power Ci r cui t s

I EEE C62. 41. 2 ( 2002) Recommended Pr act i ce on Char act er i zat i on of Sur ges i n Low- Vol t age ( 1000 V and Less) AC Power Ci r cui t s

NATI ONAL ELECTRI CAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCI ATI ON ( NEMA)

NEMA I CS 1 ( 2000; R 2015) St andar d f or I ndust r i al Cont r ol and Syst ems: Gener al Requi r ement s

NATI ONAL FI RE PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( NFPA)

NFPA 70 ( 2014; AMD 1 2013; Er r at a 1 2013; AMD 2 2013; Er r at a 2 2013; AMD 3 2014; Er r at a 3- 4 2014; AMD 4- 6 2014) Nat i onal El ect r i cal Code

NFPA 72 ( 2013) Nat i onal Fi r e Al ar m and Si gnal i ng Code

NFPA 780 ( 2014) St andar d f or t he I nst al l at i on of Li ght ni ng Pr ot ect i on Syst ems

TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS I NDUSTRY ASSOCI ATI ON ( TI A)

TIA-222 ( 2009g; Add 1 2007; Add 2 2009; R 2012; R 2013; R 2014) St r uct ur al St andar ds f or Ant enna Suppor t i ng St r uct ur es and Ant ennas

U. S. NATI ONAL ARCHI VES AND RECORDS ADMI NI STRATI ON ( NARA)

47 CFR 15 Radi o Fr equency Devi ces

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UNDERWRI TERS LABORATORI ES ( UL)

UL 1242 ( 2006; Repr i nt Mar 2014) St andar d f or El ect r i cal I nt er medi at e Met al Condui t - - Steel

UL 467 ( 2013) Gr oundi ng and Bondi ng Equi pment

UL 6 ( 2007; Repr i nt Nov 2014) El ect r i cal Ri gi d Met al Condui t - St eel

UL 797 ( 2007; Repr i nt Dec 2012) El ect r i cal Met al l i c Tubi ng - - St eel

1. 2 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or al l submi t t al s. The f ol l owi ng shal l be submi t t ed i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00, SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 02 Shop Dr awi ngs

Fi r e Al ar m Repor t i ng Syst em

Wi r i ng f or Syst ems

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Spar e Par t s

Qualifications

Training

Test Pr ocedur es

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Testing

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

Equipment

SD- 10 Oper at i on and Mai nt enance Dat a

Fi r e Al ar m Repor t i ng Syst em;

1. 3 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

Pr ovi de t he ser vi ces of a Regi st er ed Pr of essi onal Engi neer wi t h at l east 4 year s of cur r ent exper i ence i n t he desi gn of f i r e pr ot ect i on and det ect i on syst ems. Submi t t he qual i f i cat i ons, wi t h ver i f i cat i on of exper i ence and l i cense number , f or t hi s engi neer .

1. 4 DELI VERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLI NG

Pr ot ect al l equi pment del i ver ed and pl aced i n st or age f r om t he weat her , humi di t y and t emper at ur e var i at i ons, di r t , dust , and ot her cont ami nant s.

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1. 5 SPECI AL TOOLS AND SPARE PARTS

Fur ni sh speci al t ool s necessar y f or t he mai nt enance of t he equi pment .

Pr ovi de one spar e set of f uses of each t ype and si ze r equi r ed and 5 spar e l amps of each t ype.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON

Pr ovi de a cent r al r epor t i ng syst em compl yi ng wi t h NFPA 72. The equi pment f ur ni shed shal l be l i s t ed by Under wr i t er s Labor at or i es, or Fact or y Mut ual Engi neer i ng and Resear ch, or be appr oved or l i s t ed by a nat i onal l y r ecogni zed t est i ng l abor at or y.

a. Fur ni sh t ags wi t h st amped i dent i f i cat i on number s f or keys and l ocks.

Locks shal l be keyed al i ke. The r adi o syst em shal l r epor t al ar ms t o t he r adi o f i r e al ar m moni t or i ng base st at i on. The syst em shal l be a compl et el y super vi sed r adi o t ype f i r e al ar m r epor t i ng syst em.

b. Submi t det ai l dr awi ngs, s i gned by t he Regi st er ed Pr of essi onal Engi neer , consi st i ng of a compl et e l i s t of equi pment and mat er i al , i ncl udi ng manuf act ur er ' s descr i pt i ve and t echni cal l i t er at ur e, cat al og cut s, and i nst al l at i on i nst r uct i ons. Not e t hat t he cont r act dr awi ngs show l ayout s based on t ypi cal det ect or s. Check t he l ayout based on t he act ual det ect or s t o be i nst al l ed and make any necessar y r evi s i ons i n t he det ai l dr awi ngs.

c. Det ai l dr awi ngs shal l al so cont ai n compl et e wi r i ng and schemat i c di agr ams f or t he equi pment f ur ni shed, equi pment l ayout , and any ot her det ai l s r equi r ed t o demonst r at e t hat t he syst em has been coor di nat ed and wi l l pr oper l y f unct i on as a uni t . The syst em shal l i ndi cat e t he ar ea of al ar m. The r adi o communi cat i on l i nk shal l be super vi sed and oper at ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 72. El ect r i cal super vi s i on shal l be pr ovi ded f or al l c i r cui t s and f or al l posi t i ons of i nt er f ace panel cont r ol swi t ches.

d. Submi t 4 compl et e copi es of oper at i ng i nst r uct i ons out l i ni ng st ep- by- st ep pr ocedur es r equi r ed f or syst em st ar t up, oper at i on, and shut down. The i nst r uct i ons shal l i ncl ude t he manuf act ur er ' s name, model number , ser vi ce manual , par t s l i s t , and br i ef descr i pt i on of al l equi pment and t hei r basi c oper at i ng f eat ur es.

e. Submi t 4 copi es of mai nt enance i nst r uct i ons l i s t i ng r out i ne mai nt enance pr ocedur es, possi bl e br eakdowns and r epai r s, and t r oubl eshoot i ng gui de. The i nst r uct i ons shal l i ncl ude condui t l ayout , equi pment l ayout and si mpl i f i ed wi r i ng, and cont r ol di agr ams of t he syst em as i nst al l ed. I nst r uct i ons shal l be appr oved pr i or t o t r ai ni ng.

2. 2 STANDARD PRODUCTS

Pr ovi de mat er i al and equi pment whi ch ar e t he st andar d pr oduct s of a manuf act ur er r egul ar l y engaged i n t he manuf act ur e of t he pr oduct s and t hat essent i al l y dupl i cat e i t ems t hat have been i n sat i sf act or y use f or at l east 2 year s pr i or t o bi d openi ng. Equi pment shal l be suppor t ed by a ser vi ce or gani zat i on t hat can pr ovi de ser vi ce wi t hi n 24 hour s.

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2. 3 NAMEPLATES

Maj or component s of equi pment shal l have t he manuf act ur er ' s name, addr ess, t ype or st y l e, vol t age and cur r ent r at i ng, and cat al og number on a noncor r osi ve and nonheat - sensi t i ve pl at e whi ch i s secur el y at t ached t o t he equipment.

2. 4 RADI O FI RE ALARM TRANSMI TTER ( TRANSCEI VER)

Radi o Fi r e Al ar m Tr ansmi t t er and Tr anscei ver shal l be compat i bl e wi t h t he Radi o Fi r e Al ar m Moni t or i ng Base St at i on. The t r ansmi t t er shal l be al l sol i d st at e and compl y wi t h appl i cabl e por t i ons of 47 CFR 15 gover ni ng t ype accept ance. Al l t r ansmi t t er s of a common conf i gur at i on shal l be i nt er changeabl e wi t h t he ot her devi ces f ur ni shed by t he manuf act ur er .

Each t r ansmi t t er and i nt er f ace devi ce shal l be t he manuf act ur er ' s cur r ent commer ci al pr oduct compl et el y assembl ed, wi r ed, t est ed at t he f act or y, and del i ver ed r eady f or i nst al l at i on and oper at i on.

2. 4. 1 Fr equency Al l ocat i on

The t r ansmi t t er s shal l oper at e on a f r equency of 142. 850 MHz.

2. 4. 2 Power Requi r ement s

Powe t r ansmi t t er s by a combi nat i on of l ocal l y avai l abl e 120 Vac, and seal ed ni ckel - cadmi um t ype bat t er i es r equi r i ng no addi t i onal wat er .

Tr ansmi t t er s used i n manual st r eet box conf i gur at i on as i ndi cat ed shal l be power ed by bat t er y onl y. I n t he event of l oss of 120 Vac power , t he t r ansmi t t er shal l aut omat i cal l y swi t ch t o bat t er y oper at i on. The swi t chover shal l be accompl i shed wi t h no i nt er r upt i on of pr ot ect i ve ser vi ce, wi t hout adver sel y af f ect i ng t he bat t er y- power ed capabi l i t i es, and shal l cause t he t r ansmi ssi on of a t r oubl e message i n no l ess t han 20 seconds. Upon r est or at i on of ac power , t r ansf er back t o nor mal ac power suppl y shal l be aut omat i c and t he bat t er y shal l be r echar ged. The conver t er / bat t er y char ger shal l be i nst al l ed wi t hi n t he t r ansmi t t er housi ng. Power suppl y t r ansi ent f i l t er i ng shal l be pr ovi ded.

2. 4. 2. 1 Bat t er y Power

The package shal l be capabl e of suppl y i ng al l t he power r equi r ement s f or a gi ven t r ansmi t t er . Submi t subst ant i at i ng bat t er y cal cul at i ons f or super vi sor y and al ar m power r equi r ement s. Amper e- hour r equi r ement s f or each syst em component , each panel component and t he bat t er y r echar gi ng per i od shal l be i ncl uded.

2. 4. 2. 2 Bat t er y Dur at i on

Radi o f i r e al ar m t r ansmi t t er st andby bat t er y capaci t y shal l pr ovi de suf f i c i ent power t o oper at e t he t r ansmi t t er i n a nor mal st andby st at us f or a mi ni mum of 60 hour s and shal l be capabl e of t r ansmi t t i ng al ar ms dur i ng t hat per i od. The capaci t y f or bat t er y- onl y power ed t r ansmi t t er s shal l be 6 mont hs bef or e r echar gi ng i s necessar y.

2. 4. 2. 3 Bat t er y Super vi s i on

Each r adi o f i r e al ar m t r ansmi t t er shal l const ant l y moni t or and super vi se i t s own bat t er y power ed suppl y. A l ow- bat t er y condi t i on shal l be r epor t ed when bat t er y vol t age f al l s bel ow 85 per cent of t he r at ed vol t age.

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2. 4. 3 Funct i onal Requi r ement s

2. 4. 3. 1 I nt er f aci ng I ndi cat or s and Cont r ol s

Tr ansmi t t er s shal l i ncor por at e t he pr ovi s i ons f or auxi l i ar y i nt er connect i on t o exi st i ng i nt er i or al ar m syst ems.

2. 4. 3. 2 Gener at i on of Si gnal s

Each t r ansmi t t er shal l be a st andar d desi gn whi ch al l ows t he i mmedi at e t r ansmi ssi on of al l i ni t i at ed si gnal s.

2. 4. 3. 3 Power Out put

The r adi o f r equency ( RF) power out put of each t r ansmi t t er shal l be suf f i c i ent f or r el i abl e al ar m r epor t i ng. The mi ni mum RF power out put shal l be 1 wat t .

2. 4. 3. 4 Memory

Tr ansmi t t er s shal l have memor y capabi l i t y . Mul t i pl e, s i mul t aneous al ar ms shal l not r esul t i n t he l oss of any messages. Messages shal l be st or ed unt i l t hey ar e t r ansmi t t ed.

2. 4. 3. 5 Tr ansmi ssi on Conf i r mat i on

When a s i gnal i s i ni t i at ed at a publ i c box ( push but t on or pul l l ever ) , t he t r ansmi t t er shal l pr oduce an audi bl e or v i sual i ndi cat i on t hat t he t r ansmi t t er i s oper at i ng and t hat a s i gnal i s bei ng sent .

2. 4. 3. 6 Tr ansmi t t er I dent i t y Code

Each t r ansmi t t er shal l t r ansmi t a di st i nct i dent i t y code number as par t of al l s i gnal s emanat i ng f r om t he t r ansmi t t er . The i dent i t y code shal l al l ow f or no l ess t han a 4 di gi t code sel ect i on and be t r ansmi t t ed not l ess t han t hr ee compl et e r ounds ( cycl es) .

2. 4. 3. 7 Message Desi gnat i ons

Each t r ansmi t t er shal l al l ow as a mi ni mum no l ess t han 10 di st i nct and i ndi v i dual l y i dent i f i abl e message desi gnat i ons as t o t he t ypes or causes of t r ansmi t t er act uat i on.

2. 4. 3. 7. 1 Mast er Message

Mast er messages shal l be t r ansmi t t ed upon aut omat i c act uat i on of t he t r ansmi t t er . The bui l di ng and zone causi ng act uat i on shal l be i ndi v i dual l y i dent i f i ed as par t of t hi s t r ansmi ssi on. The t r ansmi t t er shal l be capabl e of i dent i f y i ng and t r ansmi t t i ng a mi ni mum of 4 mast er ( zone) messages.

2. 4. 3. 7. 2 Test Message

Test message shal l be capabl e of bot h manual and aut omat i c act uat i on.

When a t r anscei ver met hod i s empl oyed, i t shal l pr ovi de f or aut omat i c i nt er r ogat i on at pr esel ect ed per i ods or cont i nuous aut omat i c i nt er r ogat i on i n accor dance wi t h t he gover ni ng st andar d. Addi t i onal l y, t r anscei ver syst ems shal l pr ovi de f or sel ect i ve i nt er r ogat i on at t i mes det er mi ned by t he user . Test i ng t he aut omat i c t est act uat i on shal l occur a mi ni mum of

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Act uat i on of t he " Test " message desi gnat i on, r egar dl ess of i ni t i at i ng means, shal l cause no l ess t han 1 compl et e message t o be sent .

2. 4. 3. 7. 3 Tamper Message Desi gnat i on

The t amper message shal l be aut omat i cal l y t r ansmi t t ed when a t amper swi t ch i s t r i pped i n t he t r ansmi t t er housi ng.

2. 4. 3. 7. 4 Tr oubl e Message Desi gnat i on

Tr oubl e message shal l be aut omat i cal l y t r ansmi t t ed i n t he event of a f ai l ur e i n excess of 1 mi nut e of t he mai n oper at i ng power sour ce of t he transmitter.

2. 4. 4 Tr ansmi t t er Housi ngs

The housi ngs on t r ansmi t t er s shal l be f abr i cat ed f r om cor r osi on- r esi st ant cast met al or sui t abl e subst i t ut e whi ch has t he physi cal st r engt h suf f i c i ent t o war d of f physi cal damage nor mal l y expect ed t o be r ecei ved by vandal i sm. The housi ng shal l be seal ed agai nst t he ent r y of moi st ur e, dust , di r t , i nsect s, and ot her f or ei gn obj ect s. Ext er i or housi ngs shal l be NEMA 4X.

2. 4. 4. 1 Lock

I nt er nal component s shal l be pr ot ect ed f r om vandal i sm by a t amper - pr oof l ock on t he t r ansmi t t er housi ng. The housi ng shal l al l ow access t o al l i nt er nal component s f or t est i ng, ser vi c i ng, and r epl acement at t he i nst al l at i on s i t e.

2. 4. 4. 2 Mounting

Tr ansmi t t er housi ngs shal l be desi gned f or uni ver sal mount i ng on wal l s, pol es, or pedest al s. Mount i ng shal l ut i l i ze ei t her l ag bol t s, anchor bol t s, st ai nl ess st eel bandi ng, mount i ng br acket s, or a shackl e/ bol t combi nat i on, as appl i cabl e t o t he speci f i c i nst al l at i on.

2. 4. 4. 3 Oper at i ng Panel

Each publ i c l y accessi bl e t r ansmi t t er shal l have an oper at i ng panel t hat i ncor por at es a dedi cat ed si gnal i ni t i at i ng devi ce ( pul l hook or push but t on) c l ear l y i dent i f i ed f or t he i ni t i at i on of " FI RE" s i gnal s. The devi ce shal l be pr ot ect ed wi t h a convent i onal spr i ng- l oaded, " f ast - act i on" br eak- gl ass, or s i mi l ar pul l - t ype door t hat al l ows obser vat i on of t he act uat i on devi ce when i n t he c l osed posi t i on. The door shal l be f abr i cat ed and f i ni shed i n a manner consi st ent wi t h t hat r equi r ed of t he mai n housi ng.

2. 4. 4. 4 Labeling

Each publ i c l y accessi bl e t r ansmi t t er shal l be l abel ed on bot h s i des and on t he f r ont sur f ace wi t h t he wor d " FI RE. " The l abel shal l be whi t e wi t h r ed lettering.

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2. 4. 5 Envi r onment al Oper at i ng Requi r ement s

The t r ansmi t t er shal l be desi gned f or r el i abl e out si de oper at i on i n an ambi ent t emper at ur e r ange of - 22 t o 140 degr ees F. Tr ansmi t t er s shal l be cor r osi on- r esi st ant and desi gned f or r el i abl e oper at i on under adver se cl i mat i c condi t i ons i ncl udi ng 100 mph wi nds, i ce, r ai n, and snow st or ms.

2. 4. 6 Painting

Radi o f i r e al ar m t r ansmi t t er and i nt er f ace housi ngs shal l be f act or y pai nt ed. The f i ni sh col or shal l be f i r e engi ne r ed. Pai nt ed sur f aces damaged dur i ng i nst al l at i on shal l be r epai nt ed t o mat ch exi st i ng pai nt .

2. 5 RADI O TRANSMI TTER I NTERFACE DEVI CE

The i nt er f ace devi ce shal l pr ovi de a means of conver t i ng t he s i gnal s t hat ar e avai l abl e f r om t he l ocal cont r ol equi pment i nt o a f or m t hat i s compat i bl e wi t h t he t r ansmi t t er i nput s, whi l e st i l l mai nt ai ni ng el ect r i cal super vi s i on of t he ent i r e syst em. I nt er f ace devi ces shal l be ut i l i zed when di r ect connect i on bet ween l ocal cont r ol equi pment and t he t r ansmi t t er i s not possi bl e. I nt er f ace devi ces shal l be compl et el y assembl ed, wi r ed, t est ed at t he f act or y, and del i ver ed r eady f or i nst al l at i on and oper at i on.

2. 5. 1 Enclosure

When f ur ni shed as an i ndependent sel f - cont ai ned devi ce, t he i nt er f ace devi ce shal l be i ncor por at ed i nt o an encl osur e conf or mi ng t o NEMA I CS 1or ot her nat i onal st andar d as r equi r ed by i t s l ocat i on.

2. 5. 2 Indicators

I ndi cat or s shal l be pr ovi ded t o i ndi cat e al ar m and t r oubl e condi t i ons and shal l consi st of a r ed f i r e al ar m and an amber t r oubl e l i ght . The i ndi cat or s shal l be desi gned t o ensur e v i s i bi l i t y dur i ng dayl i ght hour s and t o i ndi cat e t he r epor t i ng zone.

2. 5. 3 Access

Swi t ches and ot her cont r ol s shal l not be accessi bl e wi t hout t he use of a key. Access t o cont r ol s shal l be by unl ocki ng and openi ng a panel or door .

2. 5. 4 Mounting

I nt er f ace housi ngs shal l be desi gned f or uni ver sal mount i ng on wal l s, pol es, or pedest al s. Mount i ng shal l ut i l i ze ei t her l ag bol t s, anchor bol t s, st ai nl ess st eel bandi ng, mount i ng br acket s, or a shackl e/ bol t combi nat i on, as appl i cabl e t o t he speci f i c i nst al l at i on.

2. 5. 5 Inputs/Outputs

Each i nt er f ace panel shal l pr ovi de, as a mi ni mum, t he number of al ar m ci r cui t i nput s and out put s i ndi cat ed. Each i nput c i r cui t shal l be ar r anged so t hat t he al ar m si gnal s shal l over r i de t he t r oubl e s i gnal s.

2. 6 RADI O FI RE ALARM MONI TORI NG BASE STATI ON

2. 6. 1 Recei ver ( Tr anscei ver ) Syst em

One mast er r adi o f i r e al ar m r ecei v i ng ( t r anscei ver ) syst em compat i bl e wi t h

Apr i l 2019 Page 7 SECTI ON 28 31 33. 00 10 t r ansmi t t er f r equency shal l be pr ovi ded. The syst em shal l be compl et el y assembl ed, wi r ed, t est ed at t he f act or y, and del i ver ed r eady f or i nst al l at i on and oper at i on. Tr anscei ver s shal l be sol i d- st at e desi gn and shal l use f r equency modul at i on. The t r anscei ver can be a s i ngl e i nt egr at ed uni t , or i t may consi st of separ at e t r ansmi t t er and r ecei ver modul es wi t h a common power suppl y, ampl i f i er , and cont r ol uni t .

2. 6. 1. 1 Tr ansmi t t er Sect i on

Tr ansmi t t er shal l oper at e on a f r equency of 142. 850 MHz. Fr equency st abi l i t y shal l be wi t hi n 0. 00025 per cent over t he oper at i ng t emper at ur e r ange. Tr ansmi t t er shal l be desi gned t o wor k i nt o a 50- ohm l oad.

Fr equency devi at i on shal l be l ess t han or equal t o 5 kHz. Audi o r esponse shal l be wi t hi n pl us 1 dB and mi nus 3 dB over t he 300 Hz t o 3, 000 Hz r ange.

2. 6. 1. 2 Recei ver Sect i on

Recei ver ant enna i nput i mpedance shal l be 50 ohms. Recei ver shal l be t uned t o a f r equency assi gnment as speci f i ed. Recei ver shal l have no mor e t han 5 per cent audi o di st or t i on measur ed at 1, 000 Hz. Recei ver shal l have a noi se l evel not gr eat er t han mi nus 50 dB bel ow t he si gnal l evel .

Recei ver out put shal l be compat i bl e wi t h t he associ at ed devi ce.

2. 6. 2 Fi r e Al ar m Consol e

Consol e shal l cont ai n a compl et e and i ndependent f i r e al ar m r ecei v i ng syst em, consi st i ng of , as a mi ni mum, a r adi o r ecei ver / t r ansmi t t er , s i gnal t o message decoder , audi o al ar m si gnal i ng devi ces, audi o al ar m si l ence swi t ch, v i sual di spl ay, al ar m r eset swi t ch( es) , al ar m r ecor di ng pr i nt er , pr i mar y and emer gency power suppl i es, power suppl y moni t or s, memor y devi ces, and al l necessar y i nt er connect i ng cabl es.

2. 6. 2. 1 Audi bl e Fi r e Al ar m

The audi bl e al ar m si gnal i ng devi ces used t o i ndi cat e t he r ecei pt of f i r e al ar m messages shal l pr oduce a uni que sound. The devi ce shal l be i nt er nal l y mount ed i n t he consol e and shal l be act i vat ed upon r ecei pt of al l f i r e al ar m si gnal s. The audi bl e devi ces used t o i ndi cat e t he r ecei pt of t r ansmi t t er / i nt er f ace t r oubl e messages, i ncl udi ng t amper and l ow- bat t er y vol t age, shal l be separ at e and di st i nct f r om t he devi ce used t o denot e r ecei pt of f i r e al ar m messages.

2. 6. 2. 2 Vi sual Di spl ay

Consol e di spl ay shal l i ndi cat e, as a mi ni mum, t he or i gi nat i ng t r ansmi t t er i dent i t y code number and shal l i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng message desi gnat i ons:

a. Fi r e

b. Tr oubl e

c. Bat t er y

d. Test

e. Tamper f . Mast er Zone, as speci f i ed

2. 6. 2. 3 Consol e Memor y

Consol e shal l have a memor y buf f er capabl e of r et ai ni ng a mi ni mum of 500 t r ansmi t t er codes, t oget her wi t h t he speci f i c message desi gnat i ons associ at ed wi t h each t r ansmi t t er . The syst em shal l r ej ect any r ecei ved

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2. 6. 2. 4 Consol e Super vi s i on

The super vi sor y syst em shal l pr ovi de const ant super vi s i on of t he oper at i ng condi t i ons of t he consol e. I ndi cat or s shal l be pr ovi ded f or each maj or component , and an audi bl e s i gnal shal l be pr oduced i n t he event of f ai l ur e of any maj or component . A swi t ch shal l be pr ovi ded t o s i l ence t he audi bl e t r oubl e s i gnal .

2. 6. 2. 5 Recei ver Super vi s i on

The super vi sor y syst em shal l pr ovi de const ant super vi s i on and di spl ay of t he oper at i ng condi t i on of t he r adi o r ecei ver s, and shal l i ndi cat e an abnor mal condi t i on when a r adi o f i r e al ar m t r ansmi t t er car r i er l ast i ng mor e t han 15 seconds i s det ect ed. The r ecei ver ' s abi l i t y t o pr oper l y r ecei ve and decode an i ncomi ng si gnal shal l be t est ed at l east once ever y 10 mi nut es.

2. 6. 2. 6 Manual Bat t er y Test

Consol e shal l have a swi t ch t o manual l y pl ace t he consol e on emer gency bat t er y power f or t est pur poses.

2. 6. 2. 7 El ect r i cal Connect i ons

Consol e shal l be desi gned wi t h modul ar component s t o al l ow i nt er change of component s f or mai nt enance pur poses. Pr i mar y power cabl es shal l i ncor por at e posi t i ve t wi st - l ock connect i ons. I nt er connect i ng cabl es and connect or s shal l be compat i bl e wi t h comput er qual i t y s i gnal dat a transmission.

2. 6. 3 Ant enna Syst em

The ant enna syst em shal l ut i l i ze ver t i cal pol ar i zat i on ant ennas, communi cat i on l i nks bet ween t r ansmi t t er s/ r ecei ver s and ant ennas, and mat chi ng net wor ks as needed f or t he pr oper cover age. The ant enna syst em shal l be ei t her omni - di r ect i onal or shaped- cover aged as sel ect ed by t he Cont r act or based on t he t opogr aphy. The ant enna syst em and cabl i ng shal l be f ur ni shed t o pr ovi de adequat e syst em gai n. The ant ennas shal l be capabl e of wi t hst andi ng t he envi r onment al condi t i ons of 125 mph wi nd and 1/ 2 i nch r adi al i ce wi t hout f ai l ur e. Li ght ni ng pr ot ect i on shal l compl y with NFPA 780. Ant enna suppor t i ng st r uct ur es shal l compl y wi t h TIA-222 .

2. 6. 3. 1 Gr oundi ng Conduct or s

Ant enna gr oundi ng conduct or s shal l be mi ni mum 32- st r and, No. 17 AWG copper .

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2. 6. 3. 2 Communi cat i on Li nks

Tr ansmi ssi on l i ne bet ween t he t r ansmi t t er / r ecei ver and t he ant enna shal l be 50- ohm i mpedance r at ed f or t he t r ansmi t t er out put power . As a mi ni mum, cabl e shal l exhi bi t an at t enuat i on not exceedi ng 1. 1 dB per 100 f eet at 200 mHz.

2. 7 FI RE ALARM SYSTEM PERI PHERAL EQUI PMENT

2. 7. 1 Repeaters

Repeat er s shal l be pr ovi ded wher e i ndi cat ed or r equi r ed t o meet syst em r equi r ement s. The r epeat er shal l r ecei ve and t r ansmi t on on t he f r equency speci f i ed by t he Base Fi r e Mar shal . The r ecei ver and t r ansmi t t er sect i ons shal l conf or m t o t he r equi r ement s speci f i ed f or t r anscei ver s. Two- way dat a t r ansmi ssi on shal l be r el ayed bet ween t he base st at i on and r emot e st at i ons. Repeat er shal l ut i l i ze a bandpass- t ype dupl exer and one ant enna, or mul t i pl e- bandpass cavi t y f i l t er s and mul t i pl e ant ennas. The dupl exer or f i l t er cavi t i es shal l i sol at e t he r ecei ver f r om t r ansmi t t er spur i ous noi se and pr event r ecei ver desensi t i zat i on. The dupl exer or f i l t er cavi t i es shal l be r at ed t o handl e t he out put power of t he t r ansmi t t er . Repeat er shal l be keyed wi t h t one- encoded cont r ol c i r cui t .

A t r ansmi t t er t i me- out c i r cui t shal l be pr ovi ded t o pr event syst em l ockup.

2. 7. 2 Radi o Fi r e Al ar m Tr ansmi t t er Box Locat i on Li ght

Each i ndi cat ed t r ansmi t t er pr ovi di ng publ i c l y accessi bl e act uat i ng f unct i ons shal l be pr ovi ded wi t h a vapor - t i ght , i ncandescent t ype l i ght f i x t ur e const r uct ed of a f l ame r et ar dant , nonpl ast i c, pol ycar bonat e mat er i al wi t h a t hr eaded r uby gl obe. The l i ght shal l be suppor t ed wi t h 1/ 2 i nch gal vani zed st eel condui t and l ocat ed appr oxi mat el y 1 f oot above t he box. The l i ght shal l be pr ovi ded wi t h an i ncandescent , 50- wat t , 120- vol t ext ended ser vi ce l amp. Tr ansmi t t er s whi ch ar e power ed by bat t er y onl y shal l not be equi pped wi t h l ocat i on l i ght s.

2. 7. 3 Conduit

Condui t and f i t t i ngs shal l compl y wi t h UL 6, UL 1242, and UL 797.

2. 7. 4 Gr ound Rods

Gr ound r ods shal l be of copper - c l ad st eel conf or mi ng t o UL 467 3/ 4 i nch i n di amet er by 10 f eet i n l engt h.

2. 7. 5 Power Suppl y

The oper at i ng power f or t he syst em shal l be s i ngl e phase t aken f r om t he bui l di ng el ect r i c ser vi ce as speci f i ed i n par agr aph Power Suppl y f or t he Syst em. Emer gency backup power shal l be pr ovi ded by seal ed ni ckel - cal c i um t ype bat t er i es r equi r i ng no addi t i onal wat er . The char gi ng syst em shal l r echar ge f ul l y di schar ged bat t er i es wi t hi n 12 hour s and mai nt ai n t he bat t er i es i n t he f ul l y char ged st at e. The bat t er y shal l have t he capaci t y t o oper at e t he syst em f or not l ess t han 48 hour s under maxi mum nor mal l oad wi t h t he power suppl y t o t he char ger di sconnect ed.

2. 7. 6 Wiring

Wi r i ng shal l be i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70 and as i ndi cat ed. St at i on wi r i ng shal l be col or coded.

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PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 EXAMINATION

Af t er becomi ng f ami l i ar wi t h al l det ai l s of t he wor k, ver i f y al l di mensi ons i n t he f i el d, and advi se t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer of any di scr epancy bef or e per f or mi ng t he wor k.

3. 2 INSTALLATION

Per f or m i nst al l at i on as shown and i n accor dance wi t h t he manuf act ur er ' s r ecommendat i ons, unl ess ot her wi se speci f i ed. Pr ovi de al l necessar y i nt er connect i ons, ser vi ces, and adj ust ment s r equi r ed f or a compl et e and oper at i onal syst em. El ect r i cal wor k shal l be i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70.

3. 2. 1 Power Suppl y f or t he Syst em

Pr ovi de a s i ngl e dedi cat ed br anch- ci r cui t connect i on f or suppl y i ng power t o t he f i r e al ar m syst em. The backup power suppl y shal l be aut omat i cal l y ener gi zed upon f ai l ur e of t he nor mal power suppl y.

3. 2. 2 Wi r i ng f or Syst ems

Wi r i ng f or syst ems shal l be i nst al l ed i n r i gi d condui t , i nt er medi at e met al l i c condui t , or el ect r i c met al l i c t ubi ng. The conduct or s f or t he f i r e al ar m syst em shal l not be i nst al l ed i n condui t s, j unct i on boxes, or out l et boxes wi t h conduct or s of l i ght i ng and power syst ems. The sum of t he cr oss- sect i onal ar eas of i ndi v i dual conduct or s shal l not exceed 40 per cent of t he i nt er i or cr oss- sect i onal ar ea of t he condui t . Condui t shal l compl y wi t h NFPA 70. Pr ovi de ampl e gut t er space t o accommodat e necessar y wi r i ng. Submi t det ai l poi nt - t o- poi nt wi r i ng di agr am, s i gned by t he Regi st er ed Pr of essi onal Engi neer , showi ng al l poi nt s of connect i on.

Di agr am shal l i ncl ude connect i ons bet ween syst em devi ces, appl i ances, cont r ol panel s, super vi sed devi ces, an al l equi pment t hat i s act i vat ed or cont r ol l ed by t he panel .

3. 3 OVERVOLTAGE AND SURGE PROTECTI ON

Equi pment connect ed t o al t er nat i ng cur r ent c i r cui t s shal l be pr ot ect ed f r om sur ges i n accor dance wi t h I EEE C62. 41. 1, I EEE C62. 41. 2 and NFPA 70.

Cabl es and conduct or s whi ch ser ve as communi cat i ons l i nks, except f i ber opt i cs, shal l have sur ge pr ot ect i on c i r cui t s i nst al l ed at each end. Fuses shal l not be used f or sur ge pr ot ect i on.

3. 4 GROUNDING

Gr ound r ods shal l not pr ot r ude mor e t han 6 i nches above gr ade.

Noncur r ent - car r y i ng met al l i c par t s associ at ed wi t h r adi o f i r e al ar m equi pment shal l have a maxi mum r esi st ance t o sol i d " ear t h" gr ound not t o exceed 25 ohms.

3. 5 TRAINING

Conduct a t r ai ni ng cour se f or oper at i ng st af f i n t he bui l di ng wher e t he syst em i s i nst al l ed as desi gnat ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . The t r ai ni ng per i od shal l consi st of 1 t r ai ni ng day, 8 hour s per day and shal l st ar t af t er t he syst em i s f unct i onal l y compl et ed but pr i or t o t he f i nal accept ance t est s. The f i el d i nst r uct i ons shal l cover al l of t he i t ems

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3. 6 TESTING

Submi t t est r epor t s i n bookl et f or m showi ng f i el d t est s per f or med t o pr ove compl i ance wi t h t he speci f i ed per f or mance cr i t er i a, upon compl et i on and t est i ng of t he i nst al l ed syst em. Each t est r epor t shal l document al l r eadi ngs, t est r esul t s, and i ndi cat e t he f i nal posi t i on of cont r ol s.

Not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer 30 days bef or e t he per f or mance and accept ance t est s ar e t o be conduct ed and submi t t he t est pr ocedur es t o be used. Submi t det ai l ed t est pr ocedur es f or t he f i r e al ar m r epor t i ng syst em 30 days pr i or t o per f or mi ng syst em t est s. The t est pr ocedur es shal l be s i gned by t he Regi st er ed Pr of essi onal Engi neer . Per f or m t he t est s i n t he pr esence of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer under t he super vi s i on of t he f i r e al ar m syst em manuf act ur er ' s qual i f i ed r epr esent at i ve. Fur ni sh al l i nst r ument s and per sonnel r equi r ed f or t he t est s.

3. 6. 1 Per f or mance Test i ng

Upon compl et i on of t he i nst al l at i on, t he syst em shal l be subj ect ed t o a compl et e f unct i onal and oper at i onal per f or mance t est . Test shal l det er mi ne t hat t he syst em i s f r ee f r om gr ounded, shor t ed, or open ci r cui t s. When al l cor r ect i ons have been made, t he syst em shal l be r et est ed t o assur e t hat i t i s f unct i onal . Copi es of per f or mance t est r epor t s shal l be submi t t ed i n accor dance wi t h par agr aph SUBMI TTALS.

3. 6. 2 Accept ance Test

The t est i ng shal l be i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 72. The r ecommended t est s i n NFPA 72 shal l be consi der ed mandat or y and shal l ver i f y t hat al l pr evi ous def i c i enci es have been cor r ect ed. The t est s shal l i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng:

a. Test s t o i ndi cat e t her e ar e no gr ounded, shor t ed, or open ci r cui t s.

b. Test s of each r adi o f i r e al ar m t r ansmi t t er / r ecei ver / t r anscei ver / repeater.

c. Test s of r adi o f i r e al ar m moni t or i ng base st at i on f or al l r equi r ed functions.

d. Test s of nor mal and emer gency power suppl i es.

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