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PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 RELATED SECTI ONS

Section 26 00 00. 00 20 BASI C ELECTRI CAL MATERI ALS AND METHODS, appl i es t o t hi s sect i on, wi t h t he addi t i ons and modi f i cat i ons speci f i ed her ei n. I n addi t i on, r ef er t o t he f ol l owi ng sect i ons f or r el at ed wor k and coordination:

Section 07 84 00 FI RESTOPPI NG f or addi t i onal wor k r el at ed t o firestopping.

1. 2 SUMMARY

1. 2. 1 Scope

a. Thi s wor k i ncl udes compl et i on of desi gn and pr ovi di ng a new, compl et e, and modi f y i ng t he exi st i ng f i r e al ar m and mass not i f i cat i on syst em as descr i bed her ei n and on t he cont r act dr awi ngs f or t he DLA Susquehanna Bui l di ngs 53, 54, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 284, 300, 315, 320, 400, 403, 404, 412, 911, 2001, 2012, 2021. I ncl ude i n t he syst em wi r i ng, r aceways, pul l boxes, t er mi nal cabi net s, out l et and mount i ng boxes, cont r ol equi pment , al ar m, and super vi sor y s i gnal i ni t i at i ng devi ces, al ar m not i f i cat i on appl i ances, super vi s i ng st at i on f i r e al ar m syst em t r ansmi t t er , and ot her accessor i es and mi scel l aneous i t ems r equi r ed f or a compl et e oper at i ng syst em even t hough each i t em i s not speci f i cal l y ment i oned or descr i bed. Pr ovi de syst ems compl et e and r eady f or oper at i on.

b. Pr ovi de equi pment , mat er i al s, i nst al l at i on, wor kmanshi p, i nspect i on, and t est i ng i n st r i ct accor dance wi t h t he r equi r ed and advi sor y pr ovi s i ons of NFPA 72, I SO 7240- 16, I EC 60268- 16, except as modi f i ed her ei n. The syst em l ayout on t he dr awi ngs show t he i nt ent of cover age and ar e shown i n suggest ed l ocat i ons. Submi t pl an v i ew dr awi ng showi ng devi ce l ocat i ons, t er mi nal cabi net l ocat i ons, j unct i on boxes, ot her r el at ed equi pment , condui t r out i ng, wi r e count s, c i r cui t i dent i f i cat i on i n each condui t , and ci r cui t l ayout s f or al l f l oor s.

Dr awi ngs shal l compl y wi t h t he r equi r ement s of NFPA 170. Fi nal quant i t y, syst em l ayout , and coor di nat i on ar e t he r esponsi bi l i t y of t he Cont r act or .

1. 3 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.

ACOUSTI CAL SOCI ETY OF AMERI CA ( ASA)

ASA S3. 2 ( 2009; R 2014) Met hod f or Measur i ng t he I nt el l i gi bi l i t y of Speech Over

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Communi cat i on Syst ems ( ASA 85)

ASME I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASME)

ASME A17. 1/ CSA B44 ( 2013) Saf et y Code f or El evat or s and Escalators

FM GLOBAL ( FM)

FM APP GUI DE ( updat ed on- l i ne) Appr oval Gui de http://www.approvalguide.com/

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

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

I NTERNATI ONAL ELECTROTECHNI CAL COMMI SSI ON ( I EC)

I EC 60268- 16 ( 2003; ED 4. 0) Sound Syst em Equi pment - Par t 16: Obj ect i ve Rat i ng Of Speech I nt el l i gi bi l i t y By Speech Tr ansmi ssi on Index

I NTERNATI ONAL ORGANI ZATI ON FOR STANDARDI ZATI ON ( I SO)

I SO 7240- 16 ( 2007) Fi r e Det ect i on And Al ar m Syst ems — Par t 16: Sound Syst em Cont r ol And I ndi cat i ng Equi pment

I SO 7240- 19 ( 2007) Fi r e Det ect i on and Al ar m Syst ems — Par t 19: Desi gn, I nst al l at i on, Commi ssi oni ng and Ser vi ce of Sound Syst ems f or Emer gency Pur poses

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

NFPA 170 ( 2015) St andar d f or Fi r e Saf et y and Emer gency Symbol s

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 ( 2016 ) Nat i onal Fi r e Al ar m and Si gnal i ng Code

NFPA 90A ( 2015) St andar d f or t he I nst al l at i on of Ai r Condi t i oni ng and Vent i l at i ng Syst ems

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ( DOD)

UFC 3- 601- 02 ( 2010) Oper at i ons and Mai nt enance:

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I nspect i on, Test i ng, and Mai nt enance of Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Syst ems

UFC 4- 021- 01 ( 2008; Change 1 2010) Desi gn and O&M: Mass Not i f i cat i on Syst ems

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

47 CFR 15 Radi o Fr equency Devi ces

47 CFR 90 Pr i vat e Land Mobi l e Radi o Ser vi ces

UNDERWRI TERS LABORATORI ES ( UL)

UL 1480 ( 2003; Repr i nt Oct 2012) St andar d f or Speaker s f or Fi r e Al ar m, Emer gency, and Commer ci al and Pr of essi onal Use

UL 1638 ( 2001; Repr i nt Oct 2013) Vi sual Si gnal i ng Appl i ances - Pr i vat e Mode Emer gency and Gener al Ut i l i t y Si gnal i ng

UL 1971 ( 2002; Repr i nt Oct 2008) Si gnal i ng Devi ces f or t he Hear i ng I mpai r ed

UL 2017 ( 2008; Repr i nt May 2011) Gener al - Pur pose Si gnal i ng Devi ces and Syst ems

UL 268 ( 2009) Smoke Det ect or s f or Fi r e Al ar m Systems

UL 464 ( 2009; Repr i nt Apr 2012) St andar d f or Audi bl e Si gnal Appl i ances

UL 864 ( 2014) St andar d f or Cont r ol Uni t s and Accessor i es f or Fi r e Al ar m Syst ems

UL El ect r i cal Const r uct n ( 2012) El ect r i cal Const r uct i on Equi pment Directory

UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r ( 2012) Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Equi pment Di r ect or y

1. 4 DEFINITIONS

Wher ever ment i oned i n t hi s speci f i cat i on or on t he dr awi ngs, t he equi pment , devi ces, and f unct i ons shal l be def i ned as f ol l ows:

1. 4. 1 I nt er f ace Devi ce

An addr essabl e devi ce t hat i nt er connect s har d wi r ed syst ems or devi ces t o an anal og/ addr essabl e syst em.

1. 4. 2 Remot e Fi r e Al ar m and Mass Not i f i cat i on Cont r ol Uni t

A cont r ol panel , el ect r oni cal l y r emot e f r om t he f i r e al ar m and mass not i f i cat i on cont r ol panel , t hat r ecei ves i nput s f r om aut omat i c and manual f i r e al ar m devi ces; may suppl y power t o det ect i on devi ces and i nt er f ace devi ces; may pr ovi de t r ansf er of power t o t he not i f i cat i on appl i ances; may pr ovi de t r ansf er of condi t i on t o r el ays or devi ces connect ed t o t he

SECTI ON 28 31 76 Page 3 cont r ol uni t ; and r epor t s t o and r ecei ves s i gnal s f r om t he f i r e al ar m cont r ol panel .

1. 4. 3 Fi r e Al ar m Cont r ol Uni t and Mass Not i f i cat i onCont r ol Uni t ( FMCP)

A mast er cont r ol panel havi ng t he f eat ur es of a f i r e al ar m and mass not i f i cat i on cont r ol uni t and f i r e al ar m and mass not i f i cat i on cont r ol uni t s ar e i nt er connect ed. The panel has cent r al pr ocessi ng, memor y, i nput and out put t er mi nal s, and LCD, LED Di spl ay uni t s.

1. 4. 4 Fi r e Al ar m Panel ( FACP)

Exi st i ng Fi r e Al ar m Panel r ecei ves s i gnal s f r om Fi r e Al ar m Devi ces and sends a f i r e s i gnal t o t he MNS Panel .

1. 4. 5 Mass Not i f i cat i on Panel ( MNS)

Mass Not i f i cat i on Panel t o cont r ol not i f i cat i on. Recei ves s i gnal s f r om FACP and UOC' s and sel ect s t he appr opr i at e not i f i cat i on pr eset and r epor t s t he s i gnal t ype t o Bui l di ng 911. Al so r ecei ves messages f r om 911 t o br oadcast t hr oughout t he bui l di ng.

1. 4. 6 Local Oper at i ng Consol e ( LOC)

A uni t desi gned t o al l ow emer gency r esponder s and/ or bui l di ng occupant s t o oper at e t he MNS i ncl udi ng del i ver y or r ecor ded and/ or l i ve messages, i ni t i at e st r obe and t ext ur al v i s i bl e appl i ance oper at i on and ot her r el ayed functions.

1. 4. 7 Ter mi nal Cabi net

A st eel cabi net wi t h l ocki ng, hi nge- mount ed door t hat t er mi nal st r i ps ar e secur el y mount ed.

1. 5 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a desi gnat i on f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 02 Shop Dr awi ngs

Nameplates ; G Instructions ; G Wi r i ng Di agr ams; G Syst em Layout ; G Syst em Oper at i on; G Not i f i cat i on Appl i ances; G Amplifiers ; G

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Techni cal Dat a And Comput er Sof t war e; G Fi r e Al ar m Cont r ol Uni t and Mass Not i f i cat i on Cont r ol Uni t ( FMCP) ;

G LCD, LED Di spl ay Uni t ( VDU) ; G Ter mi nal Cabi net s; G

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Manual St at i ons; G Transmitters ( i ncl udi ng housi ng) ; G Batteries ; G Bat t er y Char ger s; G Smoke Sensor s; G Heat Det ect or s; G Not i f i cat i on Appl i ances; G Amplifiers ; G Tone Gener at or s; G Di gi t al i zed Voi ce Gener at or s; G Remot e Fi r e Al ar m/ Mass Not i f i cat i on Cont r ol Uni t s; G Radi o Tr ansmi t t er and I nt er f ace Panel s; G Di gi t al Al ar m Communi cat or Tr ansmi t t er ( DACT) ; G Local Oper at i ng Consol e ( LOC) ; G

SD- 05 Desi gn Dat a

Bat t er y Power ; G Bat t er y Char ger s; G

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Fi el d Qual i t y Cont r ol Test i ng Pr ocedur es; G Smoke Sensor Test i ng Pr ocedur es; G

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

Installer For mal I nspect i on and Test s Fi nal Test i ng

SD- 09 Manuf act ur er ' s Fi el d Repor t s

Syst em Oper at i on; G Fi r e Al ar m/ Mass Not i f i cat i on Syst em

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

Oper at i on and Mai nt enance ( O&M) I nst r uct i ons; G I nst r uct i on of Gover nment Empl oyees; G

SD- 11 Cl oseout Submi t t al s

As- Bui l t Dr awi ngs

1. 6 TECHNI CAL DATA AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE

Techni cal dat a and comput er sof t war e ( meani ng t echni cal dat a t hat r el at es t o comput er sof t war e) t hat ar e speci f i cal l y i dent i f i ed i n t hi s pr oj ect , and may be def i ned/ r equi r ed i n ot her speci f i cat i ons, shal l be del i ver ed, st r i ct l y i n accor dance wi t h t he CONTRACT CLAUSES. I dent i f y dat a del i ver ed by r ef er ence t o t he par t i cul ar speci f i cat i on par agr aph agai nst whi ch i t i s f ur ni shed. Dat a t o be submi t t ed shal l i ncl ude compl et e syst em, equi pment , and sof t war e descr i pt i ons. Descr i pt i ons shal l show how t he equi pment wi l l oper at e as a syst em t o meet t he per f or mance r equi r ement s of t hi s cont r act . The dat a package shal l al so i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng:

a. I dent i f i cat i on of pr ogr ammabl e por t i ons of syst em equi pment and

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b. Descr i pt i on of syst em r evi s i on and expansi on capabi l i t i es and met hods of i mpl ement at i on det ai l i ng bot h equi pment and sof t war e r equi r ement s.

c. Pr ovi s i on of oper at i onal sof t war e dat a on al l modes of pr ogr ammabl e por t i ons of t he f i r e al ar m and det ect i on syst em.

d. Descr i pt i on of Fi r e Al ar m and Mass Not i f i cat i on Cont r ol Panel equi pment oper at i on.

e. Descr i pt i on of auxi l i ar y and r emot e equi pment oper at i ons.

f . Li br ar y of appl i cat i on sof t war e.

g. Oper at i on and mai nt enance manual s.

1. 7 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

Equi pment and devi ces shal l be compat i bl e and oper abl e wi t h exi st i ng st at i on f i r e al ar m syst em and shal l not i mpai r r el i abi l i t y or oper at i onal f unct i ons of exi st i ng super vi s i ng st at i on f i r e al ar m syst em. The super vi s i ng equi pment i s exi st i ng and consi st s of t he f ol l owi ng br ands and model s: super vi s i ng st at i on cont r ol panel SI G- COM DTX Tr ansmi t t er .

a. I n NFPA publ i cat i ons r ef er r ed t o her ei n, consi der advi sor y pr ovi s i ons t o be mandat or y, as t hough t he wor d " shal l " had been subst i t ut ed f or " shoul d" wher ever i t appear s; i nt er pr et r ef er ence t o " aut hor i t y havi ng j ur i sdi ct i on" t o mean t he Cont r act i ng Of f i ces Desi gnat ed Repr esent at i ve ( COR) .

b. The r ecommended pr act i ces st at ed i n t he manuf act ur er ' s l i t er at ur e or document at i on shal l be consi der ed as mandat or y r equi r ement s.

c. Devi ces and equi pment f or f i r e al ar m ser vi ce shal l be l i s t ed by UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r or appr oved by FM APP GUI DE.

1. 7. 1 Qualifications

1. 7. 1. 1 Desi gn Ser vi ces

I nst al l at i ons r equi r i ng compl et i on of i nst al l at i on dr awi ngs and speci f i cat i on or modi f i cat i ons of f i r e det ect i on, f i r e al ar m, mass not i f i cat i on syst em, f i r e suppr essi on syst ems or mass not i f i cat i on syst ems shal l r equi r e t he ser vi ces and r evi ew of a qual i f i ed engi neer . For t he pur poses of meet i ng t hi s r equi r ement , a qual i f i ed engi neer i s def i ned as an i ndi v i dual meet i ng one of t he f ol l owi ng condi t i ons:

a. A r egi st er ed pr of essi onal engi neer havi ng a Bachel or of Sci ence or Mast er s of Sci ence Degr ee i n Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer i ng f r om an accr edi t ed uni ver si t y engi neer i ng pr ogr am, pl us a mi ni mum of f our year s wor k exper i ence i n f i r e pr ot ect i on engi neer i ng.

b. A r egi st er ed pr of essi onal engi neer ( P. E. ) i n f i r e pr ot ect i on engineering.

c. Regi st er ed Pr of essi onal Engi neer wi t h ver i f i cat i on of exper i ence and at l east f i ve year s of cur r ent exper i ence i n t he desi gn of t he f i r e pr ot ect i on and det ect i on syst ems.

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1. 7. 1. 2 Supervisor

NI CET Fi r e Al ar m Techni c i ans t o per f or m t he i nst al l at i on of t he syst em. A NI CET Level 3 Fi r e Al ar m Techni c i an shal l super vi se t he i nst al l at i on of t he f i r e al ar m syst em/ mass not i f i cat i on syst em. The Fi r e Al ar m t echni c i ans super vi s i ng t he i nst al l at i on of equi pment shal l be f act or y t r ai ned i n t he i nst al l at i on, adj ust ment , t est i ng, and oper at i on of t he equi pment speci f i ed her ei n and on t he dr awi ngs.

1. 7. 1. 3 Technician

Fi r e Al ar m Techni c i ans wi t h a mi ni mum of f our year s of exper i ence ut i l i zed t o i nst al l and t er mi nat e f i r e al ar m/ mass not i f i cat i on devi ces, cabi net s and panel s. The Fi r e Al ar m t echni c i ans i nst al l i ng t he equi pment shal l be f act or y t r ai ned i n t he i nst al l at i on, adj ust ment , t est i ng, and oper at i on of t he equi pment speci f i ed her ei n and on t he dr awi ngs.

1. 7. 1. 4 Installer

Fi r e Al ar m i nst al l er wi t h a mi ni mum of t wo year s of exper i ence ut i l i zed t o assi st i n t he i nst al l at i on of f i r e al ar m/ mass not i f i cat i on devi ces, cabi net s and panel s. An el ect r i c i an shal l be al l owed t o i nst al l wi r e, cabl e, condui t and backboxes f or t he f i r e al ar m syst em/ mass not i f i cat i on syst em. The Fi r e Al ar m i nst al l er shal l be f act or y t r ai ned i n t he i nst al l at i on, adj ust ment , t est i ng, and oper at i on of t he equi pment speci f i ed her ei n and on t he dr awi ngs.

1. 7. 1. 5 Test Per sonnel

Fi r e Al ar m Techni c i ans wi t h a mi ni mum of ei ght year s of exper i ence ( NI CET Level I I I ) ut i l i zed t o t est and cer t i f y t he i nst al l at i on of t he f i r e al ar m/ mass not i f i cat i on devi ces, cabi net s and panel s. The Fi r e Al ar m t echni c i ans t est i ng t he equi pment shal l be f act or y t r ai ned i n t he i nst al l at i on, adj ust ment , t est i ng, and oper at i on of t he equi pment speci f i ed her ei n and on t he dr awi ngs.

1. 7. 1. 6 Manuf act ur er ' s Repr esent at i ve

The f i r e al ar m and mass not i f i cat i on equi pment manuf act ur er ' s r epr esent at i ve shal l be pr esent f or t he connect i on of wi r i ng t o t he cont r ol panel . The Manuf act ur er ' s Repr esent at i ve shal l be an empl oyee of t he manuf act ur er wi t h necessar y t echni cal t r ai ni ng ( NI CET Level I I I on t he syst em bei ng i nst al l ed.

1. 7. 1. 7 Manufacturer

Component s shal l be of cur r ent desi gn and shal l be i n r egul ar and r ecur r ent pr oduct i on at t he t i me of i nst al l at i on. Pr ovi de desi gn, mat er i al s, and devi ces f or a pr ot ect ed pr emi ses f i r e al ar m syst em, compl et e, conf or mi ng t o NFPA 72, except as ot her wi se or addi t i onal l y speci f i ed her ei n.

1. 7. 2 Regul at or y Requi r ement s

1. 7. 2. 1 Requi r ement s f or Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Ser vi ce

Equi pment and mat er i al shal l have been t est ed by UL and l i s t ed i n UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r or appr oved by FM and l i s t ed i n FM APP GUI DE. Wher e t he

SECTI ON 28 31 76 Page 7 t er ms " l i s t ed" or " appr oved" appear i n t hi s speci f i cat i on, t hey shal l mean l i s t ed i n UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r or FM APP GUI DE. The omi ssi on of t hese t er ms under t he descr i pt i on of any i t em of equi pment descr i bed shal l not be const r ued as wai v i ng t hi s r equi r ement . Al l l i s t i ngs or appr oval by t est i ng l abor at or i es shal l be f r om an exi st i ng ANSI or UL publ i shed standard.

1. 7. 2. 2 Fi r e Al ar m/ Mass Not i f i cat i on Syst em

Fur ni sh equi pment t hat i s compat i bl e and i s UL l i s t ed, FM 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 f or t he i nt ended use. Al l l i s t i ngs by t est i ng l abor at or i es shal l be f r om an exi st i ng ANSI or UL publ i shed st andar d. Submi t a uni que i dent i f i er f or each devi ce, i ncl udi ng t he cont r ol panel and i ni t i at i ng and i ndi cat i ng devi ces, wi t h an i ndi cat i on of t est r esul t s, and si gnat ur e of t he f act or y- t r ai ned t echni c i an of t he cont r ol panel manuf act ur er and equi pment i nst al l er .

Wi t h r epor t s on pr el i mi nar y t est s, i ncl ude pr i nt er i nf or mat i on. I ncl ude the NFPA 72 Recor d of Compl et i on and NFPA 72 I nspect i on and Test i ng For m, wi t h t he appr opr i at e t est r epor t s.

1. 7. 2. 3 Fi r e al ar m Test i ng Ser vi ces or Labor at or i es const r uct f i r e al ar m and f i r e det ect i on equi pment i n accor dance wi t h UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r , UL El ect r i cal Const r uct n, or FM APP GUI DE.

1. 8 DELI VERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLI NG

Pr ot ect 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 on, di r t and dust , and ot her cont ami nant s.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 MATERI ALS AND EQUI PMENT

Submi t annot at ed cat al og dat a as r equi r ed i n t he par agr aph SUBMI TTAL, i n t abl e f or mat on t he dr awi ngs, showi ng manuf act ur er ' s name, model , vol t age, and cat al og number s f or equi pment and component s. Submi t t ed shop dr awi ngs shal l not be smal l er t han I SO A1. Al so pr ovi de UL or FM l i st i ng car ds f or equi pment pr ovi ded.

2. 1. 1 Fi r e Al ar m Equi pment

Fi r e al ar m equi pment must be Si emens or Si mpl ex dependi ng on t he exi st i ng equi pment i n t he bui l di ng.

2. 1. 2 St andar d Pr oduct s

Pr ovi de mat er i al s, equi pment , and devi ces t hat have been t est ed by a nat i onal l y r ecogni zed t est i ng l abor at or y, such as UL or FM Appr oval s, LLC ( FM) , and l i s t ed or appr oved f or f i r e pr ot ect i on ser vi ce when so r equi r ed by NFPA 72 or t hi s speci f i cat i on. Sel ect mat er i al f r om one manuf act ur er , wher e possi bl e, and not a combi nat i on of manuf act ur er s, f or any par t i cul ar c l assi f i cat i on of mat er i al s. Mat er i al and equi pment shal l be 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 f or at l east t wo year s pr i or t o bi d openi ng.

2. 1. 3 Nameplates

Maj or component s of equi pment shal l have t he manuf act ur er ' s name, addr ess, SECTI ON 28 31 76 Page 8 t ype or st y l e, model or ser i al number , cat al og number , dat e of i nst al l at i on, i nst al l i ng Cont r act or ' s name and addr ess, and t he cont r act number pr ovi ded on a new pl at e per manent l y af f i xed t o t he i t em or equi pment . Maj or component s i ncl ude, but ar e not l i mi t ed t o, t he following:

a. FMCPs

b. Aut omat i c t r ansmi t t er / t r anscei ver

c. Ter mi nal Cabi net

Fur ni sh namepl at e i l l ust r at i ons and dat a t o obt ai n appr oval by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer bef or e i nst al l at i on. Obt ai n appr oval by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f or i nst al l at i on l ocat i ons. Namepl at es shal l be et ched met al or pl ast i c, per manent l y at t ached by scr ews t o panel s or adj acent wal l s.

2. 1. 4 Keys

Keys and l ocks f or equi pment shal l be i dent i cal . Pr ovi de not l ess t han si x keys of each t ype r equi r ed. Mast er al l keys and l ocks t o a s i ngl e key as r equi r ed by t he I nst al l at i on Fi r e Depar t ment .

LOC i s not per mi t t ed t o be l ocked or l ockabl e.

2. 2 GENERAL PRODUCT REQUI REMENT

Al l f i r e al ar m and mass not i f i cat i on equi pment shal l be l i s t ed f or use under t he appl i cabl e r ef er ence st andar ds. I nt er f aci ng of Li st ed UL 864 or s i mi l ar appr oved i ndust r y l i s t i ng wi t h Mass Not i f i cat i on Panel s l i s t ed t o UL 2017 shal l be done i n a l abor at or y l i s t ed conf i gur at i on, i f t he sof t war e pr ogr ammi ng f eat ur es cannot pr ovi de a l i s t ed i nt er f ace cont r ol .

I f a f i el d modi f i cat i on i s needed, such as addi ng equi pment l i ke r el ays, t he manuf act ur er of t he panel s bei ng same or di f f er ent br and f r om manuf act ur er shal l pr ovi de t he i nst al l i ng cont r act or f or r evi ew and conf i r mat i on by t he i nst al l i ng cont r act or . As par t of t he submi t t al document s, pr ovi de t hi s i nf or mat i on.

2. 3 SYSTEM OPERATI ON

The Addr essabl e I nt er i or Fi r e Al ar m and Mass Not i f i cat i on Syst em shal l be a compl et e, super vi sed, noncoded, anal og/ addr essabl e f i r e al ar m and mass not i f i cat i on syst em conf or mi ng t o NFPA 72, UL 864 , and UL 2017. The syst em shal l be act i vat ed i nt o t he al ar m mode by act uat i on of any al ar m i ni t i at i ng devi ce. The syst em shal l r emai n i n t he al ar m mode unt i l t he i ni t i at i ng devi ce i s r eset and t he cont r ol panel i s r eset and r est or ed t o nor mal . The syst em may be pl aced i n t he al ar m mode by l ocal mi cr ophones, LOC, or r emot el y f r om aut hor i zed l ocat i ons/ user s.

Submi t dat a on each ci r cui t t o i ndi cat e t hat t her e i s at l east 25 per cent spar e capaci t y f or not i f i cat i on appl i ances. Annot at e dat a f or each ci r cui t on t he dr awi ngs. Submi t a compl et e descr i pt i on of t he syst em oper at i on i n mat r i x f or mat on t he dr awi ngs. Submi t a compl et e l i s t of devi ce addr esses and cor r espondi ng messages.

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2. 3. 1 Al ar m Not i f i cat i on Appl i ances ( Vi sual , Voi ce, Text ur al )

a. Connect al ar m not i f i cat i on appl i ances and speaker s t o not i f i cat i on appl i ance ci r cui t s ( NAC) Cl ass " A.

b. The syst em shal l oper at e i n t he al ar m mode upon act uat i on of any al ar m i ni t i at i ng devi ce or a mass not i f i cat i on s i gnal . The syst em shal l r emai n i n t he al ar m mode unt i l i ni t i at i ng devi ce( s) or mass not i f i cat i on s i gnal i s / ar e r eset and t he cont r ol panel i s manual l y r eset and r est or ed t o nor mal . Audi bl e, and vi sual appl i ances and syst ems shal l compl y wi t h NFPA 72 and as speci f i ed her ei n. Fi r e al ar m syst em/ mass not i f i cat i on syst em component s r equi r i ng power , except f or t he cont r ol panel power suppl y, shal l oper at e on 24 Vol t s dc.

2. 3. 2 Funct i ons and Oper at i ng Feat ur es

The syst em shal l pr ovi de t he f ol l owi ng f unct i ons and oper at i ng f eat ur es:

a. The FMCP shal l pr ovi de power , annunci at i on, super vi s i on, and cont r ol f or t he syst em. Addr essabl e syst ems shal l be mi cr ocomput er ( mi cr opr ocessor or mi cr ocont r ol l er ) based wi t h a mi ni mum wor d si ze of ei ght bi t s wi t h suf f i c i ent memor y t o per f or m as speci f i ed.

b. For Cl ass " A" or " X" c i r cui t s wi t h conduct or l engt hs of 3m ( 10 f eet ) or l ess, t he conduct or s shal l be per mi t t ed t o be i nst al l ed i n t he same r aceway i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 72.

c. Pr ovi de si gnal i ng l i ne c i r cui t s f or each f l oor .

d. Pr ovi de si gnal i ng l i ne c i r cui t s f or t he net wor k.

e. Pr ovi de not i f i cat i on appl i ance ci r cui t s. The vi sual al ar m not i f i cat i on appl i ances shal l have t he f l ash r at es synchr oni zed as r equi r ed by NFPA 72.

f . Pr ovi de el ect r i cal super vi s i on of t he pr i mar y power ( AC) suppl y, pr esence of t he bat t er y, bat t er y vol t age, and pl acement of syst em modul es wi t hi n t he cont r ol panel .

g. Pr ovi de an audi bl e and vi sual t r oubl e s i gnal t o act i vat e upon a s i ngl e br eak or open condi t i on, or gr ound f aul t ( or shor t c i r cui t f or Cl ass " X" ) . The t r oubl e s i gnal shal l al so oper at e upon l oss of pr i mar y power ( AC) suppl y, absence of a bat t er y suppl y, l ow bat t er y vol t age, or r emoval of al ar m or super vi sor y panel modul es. Pr ovi de a t r oubl e al ar m si l ence f eat ur e t hat shal l s i l ence t he audi bl e t r oubl e s i gnal , wi t hout af f ect i ng t he v i sual i ndi cat or . Af t er t he syst em r et ur ns t o nor mal oper at i ng condi t i ons, t he t r oubl e s i gnal shal l agai n sound unt i l t he t r oubl e i s acknowl edged. A smoke sensor i n t he pr ocess of bei ng ver i f i ed f or t he act ual pr esence of smoke shal l not i ni t i at e a t r oubl e condi t i on.

h. Pr ovi de pr ogr am capabi l i t y v i a swi t ches i n a l ocked por t i on of t he cont r ol panel t o bypass t he aut omat i c not i f i cat i on appl i ance ci r cui t s, f i r e r epor t i ng syst em ai r handl er shut down el evat or r ecal l door r el ease door unl ocki ng f eat ur es. Oper at i on of t hi s pr ogr ammi ng shal l i ndi cat e t hi s act i on on t he FACP di spl ay and pr i nt er out put .

i . Al ar m, super vi sor y, and/ or t r oubl e s i gnal s shal l be aut omat i cal l y

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j . Al ar m f unct i ons shal l over r i de t r oubl e or super vi sor y f unct i ons.

Super vi sor y f unct i ons shal l over r i de t r oubl e f unct i ons.

k. The syst em shal l be capabl e of bei ng pr ogr ammed f r om t he panel s keyboar d. Pr ogr ammed i nf or mat i on shal l be st or ed i n non- vol at i l e memory.

l . Wher e t he f i r e al ar m/ mass not i f i cat i on syst em i s r esponsi bl e f or i ni t i at i ng an act i on i n anot her emer gency cont r ol devi ce or syst em, such as an HVAC syst em or an an el evat or syst em, t he addr essabl e f i r e al ar m r el ay shal l be i n t he v i c i ni t y of t he emer gency cont r ol devi ce.

m. An al ar m si gnal shal l aut omat i cal l y i ni t i at e t he f ol l owi ng f unct i ons:

( 1) Tr ansmi ssi on of an al ar m si gnal t o t he f i r e depar t ment .

( 2) Vi sual i ndi cat i on of t he devi ce oper at ed on t he cont r ol panel ( FACP/ MNCP) , LCD, LED Di spl ay uni t ( VDU) . I ndi cat i on on t he gr aphi c annunci at or shal l be by f l oor , zone or c i r cui t , and t ype of devi ce.

( 3) Cont i nuous act uat i on of al l al ar m not i f i cat i on appl i ances.

( 4) Recor di ng of t he event v i a el ect r oni cal l y i n t he hi st or y l og of t he f i r e cont r ol syst em uni t .

( 5) Rel ease of door s hel d open by el ect r omagnet i c devi ces.

( 6) Rel ease of power t o el ect r i c l ocks ( del ayed egr ess l ocks) on door s t hat ar e par t of t he means of egr ess.

( 7) Oper at i on of a smoke sensor i n an el evat or l obby or ot her l ocat i on associ at ed wi t h t he aut omat i c r ecal l of el evat or s, shal l r ecal l t he el evat or s i n addi t i on t o ot her r equi r ement s of t hi s paragraph.

( 8) Oper at i on of a duct smoke sensor shal l shut down t he appr opr i at e ai r handl er i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 90A i n addi t i on t o ot her r equi r ement s of t hi s par agr aph and as al l owed by NFPA 72.

( 9) Oper at i on of a spr i nkl er wat er f l ow swi t ch ser vi ng an el evat or machi ner y r oom or el evat or shaf t shal l oper at e shunt t r i p c i r cui t br eaker ( s) t o shut down power t o t he el evat or s i n accor dance wi t h

ASME A17. 1/ CSA B44.

n. A super vi sor y s i gnal shal l aut omat i cal l y i ni t i at e t he f ol l owi ng functions:

( 1) Vi sual i ndi cat i on of t he devi ce oper at ed on t he FACP, VDU, and sound t he audi bl e al ar m at t he r espect i ve panel .

( 2) Tr ansmi ssi on of a super vi sor y s i gnal t o t he f i r e depar t ment .

( 3) Recor di ng of t he event el ect r oni cal l y i n t he hi st or y l og of t he cont r ol uni t .

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o. A t r oubl e condi t i on shal l aut omat i cal l y i ni t i at e t he f ol l owi ng functions:

( 1) Vi sual i ndi cat i on of t he syst em t r oubl e on t he FACP, VDU, and sound t he audi bl e al ar m at t he r espect i ve panel .

( 2) Tr ansmi ssi on of a t r oubl e s i gnal t o t he f i r e depar t ment .

( 3) Recor di ng of t he event i n t he hi st or y l og of t he cont r ol uni t .

p. The maxi mum per mi ssi bl e el apsed t i me bet ween t he act uat i on of an i ni t i at i ng devi ce and i t s i ndi cat i on at t he FACP i s 10 seconds.

q. The maxi mum el apsed t i me bet ween t he occur r ence of t he t r oubl e condi t i on and i t s i ndi cat i on at t he FACP i s 200 seconds.

r . Act i vat i on of a LOC pushbut t on shal l act i vat e t he audi bl e and vi sual al ar ms i n t he f aci l i t y . The audi bl e message shal l be t he one associ at ed wi t h t he pushbut t on act i vat ed.

2. 4 SYSTEM MONI TORI NG

2. 4. 1 Valves

Each val ve af f ect i ng t he pr oper oper at i on of a f i r e pr ot ect i on syst em, i ncl udi ng aut omat i c spr i nkl er cont r ol val ves, st andpi pe cont r ol val ves, spr i nkl er ser vi ce ent r ance val ve, val ves at f i r e pumps, i sol at i ng val ves f or pr essur e t ype wat er f l ow or super vi s i on swi t ches, and val ves at backf l ow pr event er s, whet her suppl i ed under t hi s cont r act or exi st i ng, shal l be el ect r i cal l y moni t or ed t o ensur e i t s pr oper posi t i on. Pr ovi de each t amper swi t ch wi t h a separ at e addr ess.

2. 4. 2 I ndependent Fi r e Det ect i on Syst em

Each exi st i ng i ndependent smoke det ect i on subsyst em, k i t chen f i r e ext i ngui shi ng syst em, and r el easi ng syst em ( e. g. AFFF) shal l be moni t or ed bot h f or t he pr esence of an al ar m condi t i on and f or a t r oubl e condi t i on.

Pr ovi de each moni t or ed condi t i on wi t h a separ at e addr ess.

2. 5 MASS NOTI FI CATI ON SYSTEM FUNCTI ONS

2. 5. 1 Not i f i cat i on Appl i ance Net wor k

The audi bl e not i f i cat i on appl i ance net wor k consi st s of speaker s l ocat ed t o pr ovi de i nt el l i gi bl e i nst r uct i ons at . The Mass Not i f i cat i on Syst em announcement s shal l t ake pr i or i t y over al l ot her audi bl e announcement s of t he syst em i ncl udi ng t he out put of t he f i r e al ar m syst em i n a nor mal or al ar m st at e. When a mass not i f i cat i on announcement i s act i vat ed dur i ng a f i r e al ar m, al l f i r e al ar m syst em f unct i ons shal l cont i nue i n an al ar m st at e except f or t he out put s i gnal s of t he f i r e al ar m audi bl e and vi sual not i f i cat i on appl i ances.

2. 5. 2 Strobes

Pr ovi de st r obes t o al er t hear i ng- i mpai r ed occupant s.

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2. 5. 3 Text Di spl ays

LED t ext di spl ays ( t ext ur al v i s i bl e appl i ances) f or hear i ng i mpai r ed occupant s. The t ext ual di spl ays shal l be pr ogr ammabl e and shal l di spl ay t he same cont ent of t he voi ce message bei ng pl ayed. The si gns shal l be abl e t o pr ovi de a mi ni mum of 100 mm 4 i nch hi gh l et t er s and be l ocat ed i n hi gh t r af f i c ar eas easi l y seen by bui l di ng occupant s. The syst em shal l i nt er f ace wi t h t he Pr ogr ammabl e s i gn cont r ol l er t o act i vat e t he pr oper message. See pl an f or l ocat i ons. Si gns ar e t o be capabl e of havi ng l i ve updat ed messages f r om di spat ch.

2. 5. 4 Wi de Ar ea MNS

The Wi de Ar ea MNS syst em i n t he ar ea of t he bui l di ng shal l not be act i vat ed by t he i n- bui l di ng MNS.

2. 5. 5 Voi ce Not i f i cat i on

An aut onomous voi ce not i f i cat i on cont r ol uni t i s used t o moni t or and cont r ol t he not i f i cat i on appl i ance net wor k and pr ovi de consol es f or l ocal oper at i on. Usi ng a consol e, per sonnel i n t he bui l di ng can i ni t i at e del i ver y of pr e- r ecor ded voi ce messages, pr ovi de l i ve voi ce messages and i nst r uct i ons, and i ni t i at e v i sual st r obe and opt i onal t ext ual message not i f i cat i on appl i ances. The aut onomous voi ce not i f i cat i on cont r ol uni t wi l l t empor ar i l y over r i de audi bl e f i r e al ar m not i f i cat i on whi l e del i ver i ng Mass Not i f i cat i on messages t o ensur e t hey ar e i nt el l i gi bl e.

2. 5. 6 I nst al l at i on- Wi de Cont r ol

An i nst al l at i on- wi de cont r ol syst em f or mass not i f i cat i on exi st s on t he base, t he aut onomous cont r ol uni t shal l communi cat e wi t h t he cent r al cont r ol uni t of t he i nst al l at i on- wi de syst em. The aut onomous cont r ol uni t shal l r ecei ve commands/ messages f r om t he cent r al cont r ol uni t and pr ovi de st at us i nf or mat i on.

2. 6 OVERVOLTAGE AND SURGE PROTECTI ON

2. 6. 1 Si gnal i ng Li ne Ci r cui t Sur ge Pr ot ect i on

For syst ems havi ng ci r cui t s l ocat ed out door s, communi cat i ons equi pment shal l be pr ot ect ed agai nst sur ges i nduced on any si gnal i ng l i ne c i r cui t and shal l compl y wi t h t he appl i cabl e r equi r ement s of I EEE C62. 41. 1 and I EEE C62. 41. 2. Cabl es and conduct or s, t hat ser ve as communi cat i ons l i nks, shal l have sur ge pr ot ect i on c i r cui t s i nst al l ed at each end t hat meet t he f ol l owi ng wavef or m( s) :

a. A 10 mi cr osecond by 1000 mi cr osecond wavef or m wi t h a peak vol t age of 1500 vol t s and a peak cur r ent of 60 amper es.

b. An 8 mi cr osecond by 20 mi cr osecond wavef or m wi t h a peak vol t age of 1000 vol t s and a peak cur r ent of 500 amper es. Pr ot ect i on shal l be pr ovi ded at t he equi pment . Addi t i onal t r i pl e el ect r ode gas sur ge pr ot ect or s, r at ed f or t he appl i cat i on, shal l be i nst al l ed on each wi r el i ne c i r cui t wi t hi n 3 f eet of t he bui l di ng cabl e ent r ance. Fuses shal l not be used f or sur ge pr ot ect i on.

2. 6. 2 Sensor Wi r i ng Sur ge Pr ot ect i on

Di gi t al and anal og i nput s and out put s shal l be pr ot ect ed agai nst sur ges

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a. A 10 by 1000 mi cr osecond wavef or m wi t h a peak vol t age of 1500 vol t s and a peak cur r ent of 60 amper es.

b. An 8 by 20 mi cr osecond wavef or m wi t h a peak vol t age of 1000 vol t s and a peak cur r ent of 500 amper es. Fuses shal l not be used f or sur ge protection.

2. 7 SMOKE SENSORS

2. 7. 1 Phot oel ect r i c Smoke Sensor s

Pr ovi de addr essabl e phot oel ect r i c smoke sensor s as f ol l ows:

a. Pr ovi de anal og/ addr essabl e phot oel ect r i c smoke sensor s ut i l i z i ng t he phot oel ect r i c l i ght scat t er i ng pr i nci pl e f or oper at i on i n accor dance with UL 268. Smoke sensor s shal l be l i s t ed f or use wi t h t he f i r e al ar m cont r ol panel .

b. Pr ovi de sel f - r est or i ng t ype sensor s t hat do not r equi r e any r eadj ust ment af t er act uat i on at t he FACP t o r est or e t hem t o nor mal oper at i on. Sensor s shal l be UL l i s t ed as smoke- aut omat i c f i r e sensor s.

c. Component s shal l be r ust and cor r osi on r esi st ant . Vi br at i on shal l have no ef f ect on t he sensor ' s oper at i on. Pr ot ect t he det ect i on chamber wi t h a f i ne mesh met al l i c scr een t hat pr event s t he ent r ance of i nsect s or ai r bor ne mat er i al s. The scr een shal l not i nhi bi t t he movement of smoke par t i c l es i nt o t he chamber .

d. Pr ovi de t wi st l ock bases f or t he sensor s. The sensor s shal l mai nt ai n cont act wi t h t hei r bases wi t hout t he use of spr i ngs. Pr ovi de compani on mount i ng base wi t h scr ew t er mi nal s f or each conduct or .

Ter mi nat e f i el d wi r i ng on t he scr ew t er mi nal s. The sensor shal l have a v i sual i ndi cat or t o show act uat i on.

e. The sensor addr ess shal l i dent i f y t he par t i cul ar uni t , i t s l ocat i on wi t hi n t he syst em, and i t s sensi t i v i t y set t i ng. Sensor s shal l be of t he l ow vol t age t ype r at ed f or use on a 24 VDC syst em.

f . An oper at or at t he cont r ol panel , havi ng a pr oper access l evel , shal l have t he capabi l i t y t o manual l y access t he f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on f or each i ni t i at i ng devi ce.

( 1) Pr i mar y st at us

( 2) Devi ce t ype

( 3) Pr esent aver age val ue

( 4) Pr esent sensi t i v i t y sel ect ed

( 5) Sensor r ange ( nor mal , di r t y, et c. )

2. 7. 2 Smoke Sensor Test i ng

Smoke sensor s shal l be t est ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 72 and manuf act ur er ' s r ecommended cal i br at ed t est met hod. Submi t smoke sensor

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2. 8 HEAT DETECTORS

2. 8. 1 Oper at or Access

An oper at or at t he cont r ol panel , havi ng t he pr oper access l evel , shal l have t he capabi l i t y t o manual l y access t he f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on f or each heat sensor :

a. Pr i mar y st at us

b. Devi ce t ype

c. Pr esent aver age val ue

d. Sensor r ange

2. 8. 2 Oper at or Cont r ol

An oper at or at t he cont r ol panel , havi ng t he pr oper access l evel , shal l have t he capabi l i t y t o manual l y cont r ol t he f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on f or each heat sensor :

a. Al ar m det ect i on sensi t i v i t y val ues

b. Enabl e or di sabl e t he poi nt / devi ce

c. Cont r ol sensor s r el ay dr i ver out put

2. 9 ELECTRI C POWER

2. 9. 1 Pr i mar y Power

Power shal l be 120 VAC ser vi ce f or t he FMCP f r om t he AC ser vi ce t o t he bui l di ng i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 72.

2. 10 SECONDARY POWER SUPPLY

Pr ovi de f or syst em oper at i on i n t he event of pr i mar y power sour ce f ai l ur e. Tr ansf er f r om nor mal t o auxi l i ar y ( secondar y) power or r est or at i on f r om auxi l i ar y t o nor mal power shal l be aut omat i c and shal l not cause t r ansmi ssi on of a f al se al ar m.

2. 10. 1 Batteries

Pr ovi de seal ed, mai nt enance- f r ee, seal ed l ead aci d bat t er i es as t he sour ce f or emer gency power t o t he FMCP. Bat t er i es shal l cont ai n suspended el ect r ol yt e. The bat t er y syst em shal l be mai nt ai ned i n a f ul l y char ged condi t i on by means of a sol i d st at e bat t er y char ger . Pr ovi de an aut omat i c t r ansf er swi t ch t o t r ansf er t he l oad t o t he bat t er i es i n t he event of t he f ai l ur e of pr i mar y power .

2. 10. 1. 1 Capacity

Bat t er y s i ze shal l be t he gr eat er of t he f ol l owi ng t wo capaci t i es.

a. Suf f i c i ent capaci t y t o oper at e t he f i r e al ar m syst em under super vi sor y and t r oubl e condi t i ons, i ncl udi ng audi bl e t r oubl e s i gnal devi ces f or

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24 hour s and audi bl e and vi sual s i gnal devi ces under al ar m condi t i ons f or an addi t i onal 15 mi nut es.

b. Suf f i c i ent capaci t y t o oper at e t he mass not i f i cat i on f or 60 mi nut es af t er l oss of AC power .

2. 10. 1. 2 Bat t er y Power Cal cul at i ons

a. Ver i f y t hat bat t er y capaci t y exceeds super vi sor y and al ar m power requirements.

( 1) Subst ant i at e t he bat t er y cal cul at i ons f or al ar m, al er t , and super vi sor y power r equi r ement s. I ncl ude amper e- hour r equi r ement s f or each syst em component and each panel component , and compl i ance with UL 864.

( 2) Pr ovi de compl et e bat t er y cal cul at i ons f or bot h t he al ar m, al er t , and super vi sor y power r equi r ement s. Submi t amper e- hour r equi r ement s f or each syst em component wi t h t he cal cul at i ons.

( 3) A vol t age dr op cal cul at i on t o i ndi cat e t hat suf f i c i ent vol t age i s avai l abl e f or pr oper oper at i on of t he syst em and al l component s, at t he mi ni mum r at ed vol t age of t he syst em oper at i ng on bat t er i es.

b. For bat t er y cal cul at i ons use t he f ol l owi ng assumpt i ons: Assume a st ar t i ng vol t age of 24 VDC f or st ar t i ng t he cal cul at i ons t o s i ze t he bat t er i es. Cal cul at e t he r equi r ed Amp- Hour s f or t he speci f i ed st andby t i me, and t hen cal cul at e t he r equi r ed Amp- Hour s f or t he speci f i ed al ar m t i me. Cal cul at e t he nomi nal bat t er y vol t age af t er oper at i on on bat t er i es f or t he speci f i ed t i me per i od. Usi ng t hi s vol t age per f or m a vol t age dr op cal cul at i on f or c i r cui t cont ai ni ng devi ce and/ or appl i ances r emot e f r om t he power sour ces.

2. 10. 2 Bat t er y Char ger s

Pr ovi de a sol i d st at e, f ul l y aut omat i c, var i abl e char gi ng r at e bat t er y char ger . The char ger shal l be capabl e of pr ovi di ng 120 per cent of t he connect ed syst em l oad and shal l mai nt ai n t he bat t er i es at f ul l char ge. I n t he event t he bat t er i es ar e f ul l y di schar ged ( 20. 4 Vol t s dc) , t he char ger shal l r echar ge t he bat t er i es back t o 95 per cent of f ul l char ge wi t hi n 48 hour s af t er a s i ngl e di schar ge cycl e as descr i bed i n par agr aph CAPACI TY above. Pr ovi de pi l ot l i ght t o i ndi cat e when bat t er i es ar e manual l y pl aced on a hi gh r at e of char ge as par t of t he uni t assembl y i f a hi gh r at e swi t ch i s pr ovi ded.

2. 11 MASS NOTI FI CATI ON CONTROL UNI T ( MNS)

Pr ovi de a single compl et e cont r ol panel f ul l y encl osed i n a l ockabl e st eel cabi net as speci f i ed her ei n. Oper at i ons r equi r ed f or t est i ng or f or nor mal car e and mai nt enance of t he syst ems shal l be per f or med f r om t he f r ont of t he encl osur e.

a. The si ngl e cont r ol uni t shal l pr ovi de power , super vi s i on, cont r ol , and l ogi c f or t he ent i r e syst em, ut i l i z i ng sol i d st at e, modul ar component s, i nt er nal l y mount ed and ar r anged f or easy access. Each cont r ol uni t shal l be sui t abl e f or oper at i on on a 120 vol t , 60 her t z, nor mal bui l di ng power suppl y. Pr ovi de each panel wi t h super vi sor y f unct i ons f or power f ai l ur e, i nt er nal component pl acement , and operation.

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b. Vi sual i ndi cat i on of al ar m, super vi sor y, or t r oubl e i ni t i at i on on t he f i r e al ar m cont r ol panel shal l be by l i qui d cr yst al di spl ay or s i mi l ar means wi t h a mi ni mum of 80 char act er s. The mass not i f i cat i on cont r ol uni t shal l have t he capabi l i t y of t empor ar i l y deact i vat e t he f i r e al ar m audi bl e not i f i cat i on appl i ances whi l e del i ver i ng voi ce messages.

c. Pr ovi de secur e oper at or consol e f or i ni t i at i ng r ecor ded messages, st r obes and di spl ays; and f or del i ver i ng l i ve voi ce messages. Pr ovi de capaci t y f or at l east ei ght pr e- r ecor ded messages. Pr ovi de t he abi l i t y t o aut omat i cal l y r epeat pr e- r ecor ded messages. Pr ovi de a secur e mi cr ophone f or del i ver i ng l i ve messages. Pr ovi de adequat e di scr et e out put s t o t empor ar i l y deact i vat e f i r e al ar m audi bl e not i f i cat i on, and i ni t i at e/ synchr oni ze st r obes. Pr ovi de a compl et e set of sel f - di agnost i cs f or cont r ol l er and appl i ance net wor k. Pr ovi de l ocal di agnost i c i nf or mat i on di spl ay and l ocal di agnost i c i nf or mat i on and syst em event l og f i l e.

d. MNS Panel shal l r ecei ve s i ngal s f r om t he exi st i ng FACP and t r ansmi t t hose si nal s t o bui l i dng 911. MNS Panel shal l cont r ol and at i v i at e al l i n- bui l di ng not i f i cat i on.

2. 11. 1 Cabinet

I nst al l cont r ol panel component s i n cabi net s l ar ge enough t o accommodat e al l component s and al so t o al l ow ampl e gut t er space f or i nt er connect i on of panel s as wel l as f i el d wi r i ng. The encl osur e shal l be i dent i f i ed by an engr aved l ami nat ed phenol i c r esi n namepl at e. Let t er i ng on t he namepl at e shal l say " Mass Not i f i cat i on Cont r ol Panel " and shal l not be l ess t han 1 inch hi gh. Pr ovi de pr omi nent r i gi d pl ast i c or met al i dent i f i cat i on pl at es f or l amps, c i r cui t s, met er s, f uses, and swi t ches. The cabi net shal l be pr ovi ded i n a st ur dy st eel housi ng, compl et e wi t h back box, hi nged st eel door wi t h cyl i nder l ock, and sur f ace mount i ng pr ovi s i ons.

2. 11. 2 Cont r ol Modul es

Pr ovi de power and cont r ol modul es t o per f or m al l f unct i ons of t he FACP.

Pr ovi de audi bl e s i gnal s t o i ndi cat e any al ar m, super vi sor y, or t r oubl e condi t i on. The al ar m si gnal s shal l be di f f er ent f r om t he t r oubl e s i gnal .

Connect c i r cui t conduct or s ent er i ng or l eavi ng t he panel t o scr ew- t ype t er mi nal s wi t h each t er mi nal mar ked f or i dent i f i cat i on. Locat e di odes and r esi st or s, i f any, on scr ew t er mi nal s i n t he FACP. Ci r cui t s oper at i ng at 24 VDC shal l not oper at e at l ess t han t he UL l i s t ed vol t age at t he sensor or appl i ance connect ed. Ci r cui t s oper at i ng at any ot her vol t age shal l not have a vol t age dr op exceedi ng 10 per cent of nomi nal vol t age

2. 11. 3 Si l enci ng Swi t ches

2. 11. 3. 1 Al ar m Si l enci ng Swi t ch

Pr ovi de an al ar m si l enci ng swi t ch at t he MNS t hat shal l s i l ence t he audi bl e and vi sual . Thi s swi t ch shal l be over r i dden upon act i vat i on of a subsequent al ar m.

2. 11. 3. 2 Super vi sor y/ Tr oubl e Si l enci ng Swi t ch

Pr ovi de super vi sor y and t r oubl e s i l enci ng swi t ch t hat shal l s i l ence t he audi bl e t r oubl e and super vi sor y s i gnal , but not ext i ngui sh t he vi sual

SECTI ON 28 31 76 Page 17 i ndi cat or . Thi s swi t ch shal l be over r i dden upon act i vat i on of a subsequent al ar m, super vi s i on, or t r oubl e condi t i on. Audi bl e t r oubl e i ndi cat i on must r esound aut omat i cal l y ever y 24 hour s af t er t he s i l enci ng f eat ur e has been oper at ed.

2. 11. 4 Audi bl e Not i f i cat i on Syst em

The Audi bl e Not i f i cat i on Syst em shal l compl y wi t h t he r equi r ement s of NFPA 72 f or Emer gency Voi ce/ Al ar m Communi cat i ons Syst em r equi r ement s I SO 7240- 16, I EC 60268- 16, except as speci f i ed her ei n. The syst em shal l be a t wo- way mul t i - channel voi ce not i f i cat i on syst em i ncor por at i ng user sel ect abi l i t y of a mi ni mum ei ght di st i nct sounds f or t one si gnal i ng, and t he i ncor por at i on of a voi ce modul e f or del i ver y of pr er ecor ded messages.

Audi bl e appl i ances shal l pr oduce a t empor al code 3 t one f or t hr ee cycl es f ol l owed by a voi ce message t hat i s r epeat ed unt i l t he cont r ol panel i s r eset or s i l enced. Aut omat i c messages shal l be br oadcast t hr ough speaker s t hr oughout t he bui l di ng/ f aci l i t y but not i n st ai r s or el evat or cabs. A l i ve voi ce message shal l over r i de t he aut omat i c audi bl e out put t hr ough use of a mi cr ophone i nput at t he cont r ol panel or t he LOC.

a. When usi ng t he mi cr ophone, l i ve messages shal l be br oadcast t hr oughout a sel ect ed f l oor or f l oor s or al l cal l The syst em shal l be capabl e of oper at i ng al l speaker s at t he same t i me. The Audi bl e Not i f i cat i on Syst em shal l suppor t Publ i c Addr ess ( PA) pagi ng f or t he f aci l i t y . The mi cr opr ocessor shal l act i vel y i nt er r ogat e c i r cui t r y, f i el d wi r i ng, and di gi t al codi ng necessar y f or t he i mmedi at e and accur at e r ebr oadcast i ng of t he st or ed voi ce dat a i nt o t he appr opr i at e ampl i f i er i nput . Loss of oper at i ng power , super vi sor y power , or any ot her mal f unct i on t hat coul d r ender t he di gi t al i zed voi ce modul e i noper at i ve shal l aut omat i cal l y cause t he code 3 t empor al t one t o t ake over al l f unct i ons assi gned t o t he f ai l ed uni t i n t he event an al ar m i s act i vat ed.

b. The Mass Not i f i cat i on f unct i ons shal l over r i de t he manual or aut omat i c f i r e al ar m not i f i cat i on, musi c, or Publ i c Addr ess ( PA) f unct i ons.

Ot her f i r e al ar m f unct i ons i ncl udi ng t r ansmi ssi on of a s i gnal ( s) t o t he f i r e depar t ment shal l r emai n oper at i onal . The syst em shal l have t he capabi l i t y of ut i l i z i ng LOC wi t h r edundant cont r ol s of t he not i f i cat i on syst em cont r ol panel .