BS EN 60849:1998
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Sound systems for emergency purposes
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31-03-2017
English
15-06-1998
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1 Scope and object
1.1 Scope
1.2 Object
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 General system requirements
4.1 Principal features
4.2 Responsible person
4.3 Priorities
4.4 Safety requirements
5 System technical requirements
5.1 Speech intelligibility
5.2 Automatic status indication
5.3 Automatic fault monitoring
5.4 Monitoring of software controlled equipment
5.5 Interface with emergency detection system
5.6 Secondary power supply
5.7 Climatic and environmental conditions
5.8 Marking and symbols for marking
5.9 Electrical matching values
5.10 Connectors
6 Installation requirements
7 System operation
7.1 Instructions for operation
7.2 Records to be kept
7.3 Maintenance
Annexes
A (informative) Measurement of speech intelligibility
B (normative) Measurement method
C (informative) Attention drawing audible signals
D (informative) Bibliography
ZA Normative references to international publications with
their corresponding European publications
Specifies performance requirements for sound reinforcement systems used indoors or outdoors to broadcast information for the protection of lives within specified areas in an emergency.
| Committee |
EPL/100
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 7443(1991) & 96/210023 DC. Also numbered as IEC 60849. (12/2005) Superseded by BS EN 50849, but remains current and will be withdrawn on 30/09/2017. (03/2017)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
20
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| I.S. EN 60849:1999 | Identical |
| SN EN 60849 : 1998 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 60849:2002 | Identical |
| NBN EN 60849 : 1998 | Identical |
| EN 60849:1998 | Identical |
| NF EN 60849 : 1998 | Identical |
| DIN EN 60849 : 1999 | Identical |
| BS PAS 51(2004) : 2004 | GUIDE TO INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICE FOR ORGANIZING OUTDOOR EVENTS |
| HD 384.1 : 200S2 | ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF BUILDINGS - PART 1: SCOPE, OBJECT AND FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES |
| HD 245.2 : 200S1 | LETTER SYMBOLS TO BE USED IN ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY - TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS |
| HD 245.4 : 200S1 | LETTER SYMBOLS TO BE USED IN ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY - SYMBOLS OF QUANTITIES TO BE USED FOR ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINES |
| IEC 60068-1:2013 | Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance |
| EN 60065:2014/AC:2017-01 | AUDIO, VIDEO AND SIMILAR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (IEC 60065:2014/COR2:2016) |
| EN 60079-0:2012/A11:2013 | EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 0: EQUIPMENT - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (IEC 60079-0:2011, MODIFIED) |
| IEC 60268-12:1987 | Sound system equipment. Part 12: Application of connectors for broadcast and similar use |
| EN 60068-1:2014 | Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance |
| ISO/TR 4870:1991 | Acoustics The construction and calibration of speech intelligibility tests |
| EN 60268-16:2011 | SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT - PART 16: OBJECTIVE RATING OF SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY BY SPEECH TRANSMISSION INDEX |
| EN 60268-12:1995/A2:1995 | SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT - APPLICATION OF CONNECTORS FOR BROADCAST AND SIMILAR USE |
| IEC 60268-16:2011 | Sound system equipment - Part 16: Objective rating of speech intelligibility by speech transmission index |
| IEC 61938:2013 | Multimedia systems - Guide to the recommended characteristics of analogue interfaces to achieve interoperability |
| HD 245.3 : 200S3 | LETTER SYMBOLS TO BE USED IN ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY - PART 3: LOGARITHMIC QUANTITIES AND UNITS |
| HD 245.1 : 200S3 | LETTER SYMBOLS TO BE USED IN ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY - GENERAL |
| EN 50014:1997/A2:1999 | ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS |
| HD 243 : S12 | GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS FOR USE ON EQUIPMENT - INDEX, SURVEY AND COMPILATION OF THE SINGLE SHEETS |
| IEC 60268-11:1987 | Sound system equipment. Part 11: Application of connectors for the interconnection of sound system components |
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