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SECTION 283113 - MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. Section Includes:

1. Mass Notification Control Panel.

2. Audio Booster Panels.

3. Microphones.

4. Notification Appliances.

5. Conductors and cables.

6. Raceways.

1.3 DEFINITIONS

A. Channels: Separate parallel signal paths, from sources to loudspeakers or loudspeaker zones, with separate amplification and switching that permit selection between paths for speaker alternative program signals.

B. Zone: Separate group of loudspeakers and associated supply wiring that may be arranged for selective switching between different channels.

1.4 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

A. Delegated Design: Design supports and seismic restraints for control consoles, equipment cabinets and racks, and components, including comprehensive engineering analysis by a qualified professional engineer, using performance requirements and design criteria indicated.

B. Seismic Performance: Supports and seismic restraints for control consoles, equipment cabinets and racks, and components shall withstand the effects of earthquake motions determined according to SEI/ASCE 7.

1. The term "withstand" means "the unit will remain in place without separation of any parts from the device when subjected to the seismic forces specified and the unit will be fully operational after the seismic event."

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1.5 ACTION SUBMITTALS

A. General Submittal Requirements:

1. Submittals shall be approved by authorities having jurisdiction prior to submitting them to Architect.

2. Shop Drawings shall be prepared by persons with the following qualifications:

a. Trained and certified by manufacturer in fire-alarm system design.

b. NICET-certified fire-alarm technician, Level IV minimum.

c. Licensed or certified by authorities having jurisdiction.

3. Do not begin installation until submittal documents have been approved by the Building Official.

4. Submission of reproducing contract drawings shall not qualify as a system layout drawing.

5. Use of Consultants electronic (CAD) files for aid in preparation of submittals by project suppliers may be obtained on a per sheet basis upon approval by the project’s Engineer.

CAD files will include project base and approximate device locations on electronic media. Connections of devices are the contractor’s responsibility and will not be included. Contact Engineer for per sheet costs.

B. Product Data: For each type of product indicated.

C. Shop Drawings: For mass notification system. Include plans, elevations, sections, details, and attachments to other work.

1. Include voltage drop calculations for notification appliance circuits.

2. Include battery-size calculations.

3. Include voice/alarm signaling-service equipment rack or console layout, grounding schematic, amplifier power calculation, and single-line connection diagram.

4. Include floor plans to indicate final outlet locations. Show size and route of cable and conduits.

D. Qualification Data: For qualified Installer.

1.6 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS

A. Seismic Qualification Certificates: For control consoles, equipment cabinets and racks, accessories, and components, from manufacturer.

1. Basis for Certification: Indicate whether withstand certification is based on actual test of assembled components or on calculation.

2. Dimensioned Outline Drawings of Equipment Unit: Identify center of gravity and locate and describe mounting and anchorage provisions.

3. Detailed description of equipment anchorage devices on which the certification is based and their installation requirements.

B. Field quality-control reports.

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1.7 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS

A. Operation and Maintenance Data: For mass notification systems to include in emergency, operation, and maintenance manuals.

1.8 MAINTENANCE MATERIAL SUBMITTALS

A. Furnish extra materials that match products installed and that are packaged with protective covering for storage and identified with labels describing contents.

1. Microphone: One.

1.9 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Installer Qualifications: Manufacturer's authorized representative who is trained and approved for installation of units required for this Project.

1. Personnel certified by NICET as Fire Alarm Level II Technician.

B. Source Limitations: Obtain mass notification systems from single source from single manufacturer.

C. Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70, by a qualified testing agency, and marked for intended location and application.

D. Comply with NFPA 70 and NFPA 72.

E. Comply with UFC-4-010-01 and UFC 4-021-01.

1.10 COORDINATION

A. Coordinate layout and installation of system components and suspension system with other construction that penetrates ceilings or is supported by them, including light fixtures, HVAC equipment, fire-suppression system, and partition assemblies.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 MANUFACTURERS

A. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by one of the following:

1. Wheelock SafePaths

2. Evax http://www.specagent.com/LookUp/?ulid=2421&mf=04&src=wd�

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2.2 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM

A. System Functions:

1. Manually initiate the system to provide real-time information and pre-recorded messages to building occupants during emergency situations.

2. Automatically initiate the system through telephone system interface to activate pre-recorded messages to building occupants during emergency situations. Automatic initiation shall be derived from relays triggered by phone system at Gowen Field.

3. During either manual or automatic initiation, the system shall temporarily de-activate the fire alarm system to ensure intelligible communications.

4. Upon system initiation, all mass notification appliances shall sound continuously until silenced manually at the control panel.

2.3 GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS

A. Compatibility of Components: Coordinate component features to form an integrated system.

Match components and interconnections for optimum performance of specified functions.

B. Equipment: Comply with UL 813. Equipment shall be modular, using solid-state components, and fully rated for continuous duty unless otherwise indicated. Select equipment for normal operation on input power usually supplied at 110 to 130 V, 60 Hz.

C. Equipment Mounting: Where rack, cabinet, or console mounting is indicated, equipment shall be designed to mount in a 19-inch (483-mm) housing complying with TIA/EIA-310-D.

D. Weather-Resistant Equipment: Listed and labeled by a qualified testing agency for duty outdoors or in damp locations.

2.4 CONTROL PANEL

A. Multi-Functional Supervised paging, messaging, and emergency voice evacuation panel.

B. 24 VDC battery backup. Battery capacity: size batteries for 60 hours of standby operation with 2 hours of alarm. Voltage drop for strobe circuits: calculate with 100% of the load at the end of the line.

C. 120V supply circuit.

D. Capable of up to 5820 watts of audio power and 4 amps of strobe power utilizing power extender modules.

E. Integral hand-held microphone unit.

F. 8 pre-recorded messages.

G. 8 contact closures, one per message channel.

H. All code-required interfaces, cards, drivers, etc. for signaling connection to fire alarm system.

I. Surface mounted cabinet.

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2.5 REMOTE MICROPHONES

A. Voice frequency response: 275 Hz – 6.5 KHz.

B. 24 VDC supplied through control panel and remote microphone expansion module.

C. Input current: Standby – 26 mA, Alarm – 38 mA.

D. Red mounting plate, flush in wall on 4-gang outlet box. Height to match fire alarm remote annunciator. Label “Mass Notification Microphone”.

2.6 AUDIO BOOSTER PANELS

A. 80 Watt supervised audio power booster.

B. (2) 2-amp strobe power supply circuits.

C. Surface mounted cabinet.

D. Battery backup.

E. Spare Capacity: 20 percent for future equipment.

F. Provide sufficient quantity of power supply panels to fully operate the system with overall spare capacity of 20%. Final locations of all power supply panels shall be approved by Electrical Engineer prior to installation.

2.7 TELEPHONE PAGING ADAPTER

A. Adapters shall accept voice signals from telephone extension dialing access and automatically provide amplifier input and program override for preselected zones.

1. Minimum Frequency Response: Flat, 200 to 2500 Hz.

2. Impedance Matching: Adapter matches telephone line to mass notification equipment input.

3. Mount in control panel.

2.8 MANUAL INITIATING DEVICE

A. Yellow mushroom pushbutton with protective cover labeled “Mass Notification”.

B. Locate adjacent to remote microphones at 46” above finished floor.

2.9 NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES

A. Speaker/Strobes:

1. Selectable strobe intensity to match drawings – Amber lens.

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2. Rated Audio Output Level: 2 – 12 Watts.

3. Sound Pressure: Audio devices shall be capable of providing sound pressures in all areas of the building that exceed 15 dB above ambient sound in all areas.

4. Coverplate: White with “MASS NOTIFICATION” engraving.

5. Flush-Ceiling-Mounting Units: In steel back boxes, acoustically dampened.

6. Synchronized Operation for each respective building.

2.10 CONDUCTORS AND CABLES

A. Stranded copper conductors.

1. Minimum size: 14 AWG for speaker circuits, 12 AWG for strobe circuits.

2.11 RACEWAYS

A. Conduit and Boxes: Comply with Section 260533 "RACEWAY AND BOXES FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS." Flexible metal conduit shall not be used.

1. Outlet boxes shall be not less than 2 inches (50 mm) wide, 3 inches (75 mm) high, and 2- 1/2 inches (64 mm) deep.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 WIRING METHODS

A. Wiring Method: Install cables in raceways within consoles, cabinets. Conceal raceway and cables except in unfinished spaces.

1. Comply with requirements for raceways and boxes specified in Section 260533

"RACEWAY AND BOXES FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS."

2. All boxes shall be painted BLUE and labeled as “MASS NOTIFICATION”.

B. Wiring within Enclosures: Bundle, lace, and train cables to terminal points with no excess and without exceeding manufacturer's limitations on bending radii. Provide and use lacing bars and distribution spools.

3.2 INSTALLATION OF RACEWAYS

A. Comply with requirements in Section 260533 "RACEWAY AND BOXES FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS" for installation of conduits and wireways.

B. Install manufactured conduit sweeps and long-radius elbows whenever possible.

3.3 INSTALLATION OF CABLES

A. Comply with NECA 1.

B. General Cable Installation Requirements:

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1. Terminate conductors; no cable shall contain unterminated elements. Make terminations only at outlets and terminals.

2. Splices, Taps, and Terminations: Arrange on numbered terminal strips in junction, pull, and outlet boxes; terminal cabinets; and equipment enclosures. Cables may not be spliced.

3. Bundle, lace, and train conductors to terminal points without exceeding manufacturer's limitations on bending radii. Install lacing bars and distribution spools.

4. Do not install bruised, kinked, scored, deformed, or abraded cable. Do not splice cable between termination, tap, or junction points. Remove and discard cable if damaged during installation and replace it with new cable.

5. Cold-Weather Installation: Bring cable to room temperature before dereeling. Heat lamps shall not be used.

C. Separation of Wires: Separate speaker-microphone, line-level, speaker-level, and power wiring runs. Install in separate raceways or, where exposed or in same enclosure, separate conductors at least 12 inches (300 mm) apart for speaker microphones and adjacent parallel power and telephone wiring. Separate other intercommunication equipment conductors as recommended by equipment manufacturer.

3.4 INSTALLATION

A. Match input and output impedances and signal levels at signal interfaces. Provide matching networks where required.

B. Identification of Conductors and Cables: Color-code conductors and apply wire and cable marking tape to designate wires and cables so they identify media in coordination with system wiring diagrams.

C. Equipment Cabinets and Racks:

1. Group items of same function together, either vertically or side by side, and arrange controls symmetrically. Mount monitor panel above the amplifiers.

2. Arrange all inputs, outputs, interconnections, and test points so they are accessible at rear of rack for maintenance and testing, with each item removable from rack without disturbing other items or connections.

3. Blank Panels: Cover empty space in equipment racks so entire front of rack is occupied by panels.

D. Wall-Mounted Outlets: Flush mounted.

E. Weatherproof Equipment: For units that are mounted outdoors, in damp locations, or where exposed to weather, install consistent with requirements of weatherproof rating.

F. Speaker-Line Matching Transformer Connections: Make initial connections using tap settings indicated on Drawings.

G. Connect wiring according to Section 260519 "LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL POWER

CONDUCTORS AND CABLES."

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H. Label all conductors outlet boxes, control panels and initiating devices in accordance with Labeling sections of Division 26.

I. Provide vinyl-coated layout of the entire system at the system control cabinet. Layout shall include all device locations, zone identifications, etc.

3.5 GROUNDING

A. Ground cable shields and equipment to eliminate shock hazard and to minimize ground loops, common-mode returns, noise pickup, cross talk, and other impairments.

B. Signal Ground Terminal: Locate at main equipment cabinet. Isolate from power system and equipment grounding.

C. Install grounding electrodes as specified in Section 260526 "GROUNDING AND BONDING

FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS."

3.6 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

A. Manufacturer's Field Service: Engage a factory-authorized service representative to inspect, test, and adjust components, assemblies, and equipment installations, including connections.

B. Perform tests and inspections.

1. Manufacturer's Field Service: Engage a factory-authorized service representative to inspect components, assemblies, and equipment installations, including connections, and to assist in testing.

C. Tests and Inspections:

1. Schedule tests with at least seven days' advance notice of test performance.

2. After installing mass notification systems and after electrical circuitry has been energized, test for compliance with requirements.

3. Operational Test: Perform tests that include originating program and page messages at microphone outlets, preamplifier program inputs, and other inputs. Verify proper routing and volume levels and that system is free of noise and distortion.

4. Test each circuit for continuity, short-circuit and ground fault.

5. Measure voltage during alarm conditions at the end of each circuit.

6. Measure current during alarm at the source of all Mass Notification Circuits.

7. Simulate open circuit and ground fault conditions.

8. Acoustic Coverage Test: Feed pink noise into system using octaves centered at 500 and

4000 Hz. Use sound-level meter with octave-band filters to measure level at five locations in each zone. For spaces with seated audiences, maximum permissible variation in level is plus or minus 2 dB. In addition, the levels between locations in same zone and between locations in adjacent zones must not vary more than plus or minus 3 dB.

9. Power Output Test: Measure electrical power output of each power amplifier at normal gain settings of 50, 1000, and 12,000 Hz. Maximum variation in power output at these frequencies must not exceed plus or minus 1 dB.

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10. Signal Ground Test: Measure and report ground resistance at equipment signal ground.

Comply with testing requirements specified in Section 260526 "GROUNDING AND

BONDING FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS."

D. Inspection: Verify that units and controls are properly labeled and interconnecting wires and terminals are identified. Prepare a list of final tap settings of paging speaker-line matching transformers.

E. Mass notification systems will be considered defective if they do not pass tests and inspections.

F. Prepare test and inspection reports.

1. Include a record of final speaker-line matching transformer-tap settings, and signal ground-resistance measurement certified by Installer.

3.7 STARTUP SERVICE

A. Perform startup service.

1. Verify that electrical wiring installation complies with manufacturer's submittal and installation requirements.

2. Complete installation and startup checks according to manufacturer's written instructions.

3.8 ADJUSTING

A. On-Site Assistance: Engage a factory-authorized service representative to provide on-site assistance in adjusting sound levels, resetting transformer taps, and adjusting controls to meet occupancy conditions.

B. Occupancy Adjustments: When requested within 12 months of date of Substantial Completion, provide on-site assistance in adjusting system to suit actual occupied conditions. Provide up to two visits to Project during other-than-normal occupancy hours for this purpose.

3.9 DEMONSTRATION

A. Train Owner's maintenance personnel to adjust, operate, and maintain the public address and mass notification systems and equipment.

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D. Qualification Data: For qualified Installer.

B. Field quality-control reports.

B. Wiring within Enclosures: Bundle, lace, and train cables to terminal points with no excess and without exceeding manufacturer's limitations on bending radii. Provide and use lacing bars and distribution spools.

C. Separation of Wires: Separate speaker-microphone, line-level, speaker-level, and power wiring runs. Install in separate raceways or, where exposed or in same enclosure, separate conductors at least 12 inches (300 mm) apart for speaker microphones and �