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BS 6259:1982

Superseded

Superseded

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Code of practice for planning and installation of sound systems

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-04-1997

Superseded by

BS 6259:1997

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-09-1982

£198.00
Excluding VAT

Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Code of practice
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Exchange of information
4. Time schedule
Section two. Equipment and materials
5. Sound system equipment
6. Assembly and mounting of apparatus
Section three. Design
7. General considerations
8. Applications
9. Acoustical considerations
Section four. System characteristics
10. General
Section five. Sources of sound output
11. Loudspeakers
12. Headphones and other types of earphone
Section six. Amplification
13. General classification
14. Power amplifiers
15. Preamplifiers
16. Filters
17. Automatic gain control
Section seven. Reproduction from discs, tapes and films
18. Reproduction from disc records
19. Reproduction from tape systems
20. Sound on film
Section eight. Reproduction of broadcast programmes
21. Radio and television sound tuners
22. Broadcast relay and music-by-wire services
Section nine. Synthetic and voice signals
23. Electronically generated signals
24. Microphones
Section ten. Methods of control
25. General
26. Switching methods
27. Gain controls
28. Tone controls
Section eleven. Power supplies and earthing
29. Power supplies
30. Earthing
Section twelve. Cables, wires and ducts
31. Loudspeaker cables
32. Signalling and remote control cables
33. External lines for loudspeakers
34. Calbes and wires
35. Antenna (aerial) systems
36. Segregation of circuits
37. Sensitivity to interference
Section thirteen. Structural accommodation
38. General
39. Lead-in points and cable holes
40. Vertical ducts
41. Horizontal ducts
Section fourteen. Safety
42. General
Section fifteen. Work on site
43. General
44. Distribution and junction boxes
Section sixteen. Inspection, testing and maintenance
45. Factory tests
46. Inspection of installation
47. Maintenance
48. Functional test
49. Protective earth connections
50. Secondary cells
51. Keeping of plans
Figures
1. Block diagram of an extensive sound system for a
     large store
2. Distortion characteristics of a typical amplifier
3. Recommended axial frequency response limits for
     household high-fidelity loudspeakers for type 1
     systems
4. Recommended axial frequency response limits for
     loudspeakers for type 2 systems

Gives guidance to those responsible for the design, planning and installation of sound systems for a wide range of applications, and seeks to establish criteria for adequate performance and duality of reproduction.

Committee
EPL/100
DevelopmentNote
REPLACES CP 327: PART 3:1964.
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
30
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 7827:1996 Code of practice for designing, specifying, maintaining and operating emergency sound systems at sports venues
BS 7807:1995 Code of practice for design, installation and servicing of integrated systems incorporating fire detection and alarm systems and/or other security systems for buildings other than dwellings
BS 7429:1991 Specification for television receivers and monitors for use in education and training
BS 6330:1983 Code of practice for reception of sound and television broadcasting
DEFSTAN 00-25(PT9)/1(1991) : 1991 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF EQUIPMENT - PART 9: VOICE COMMUNICATION

BS 5428-2:1979 Methods for specifying and measuring the characteristics of sound system equipment Amplifiers
BS 5550-7.4.1:1978 Cinematography. Production and presentation. Auditoria and control rooms. Specification and measurements for the electro-acoustic response of motion-picture control rooms and indoor theatres
BS 5428-5.3(1981) : LATEST CIRCULAR CONNECTORS FOR BROADCAST AND SIMILAR USE
BS 5428-5.2(1981) : LATEST CIRCULAR CONNECTORS FOR THE INTERCONNECTION OF SOUND SYSTEM COMPONENTS
BS 5428-11:1977 Methods for specifying and measuring the characteristics of sound system equipment Loudspeakers
BS 5428-8:1979 Methods for specifying and measuring the characteristics of sound system equipment Artificial reverberation, time delay and frequency shift equipment
BS CP3:CH3(1972) : AMD 1385 CODE OF BASIC DATA FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS - SOUND INSULATION AND NOISE REDUCTION
BS 6083-4:1981 Hearing aids Specification for magnetic field strength in audio-frequency induction loops for hearing aid purposes
BS 5428-7:1979 Methods for specifying and measuring the characteristics of sound system equipment Automatic gain control devices
BS 5428-3:1977 Methods for specifying and measuring the characteristics of sound system equipment Microphones
BS 5428-1:1977 Methods for specifying and measuring the characteristics of sound system equipment General
BS 5428-10:1979 Methods for specifying and measuring the characteristics of sound system equipment Preferred matching values for the interconnection of sound system components

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