SECTION 16770 PUBLIC ADDRESS/VOICE EVACUATION SYSTEM

PART 1 - GENERAL 1.1 SECTION INCLUDES A. Complete Public Address/Voice Evacuation System consisting of Central Network Controller, Power Amplifier, Paging Call Station, Speakers, Volume Control, Loudspeaker, automatic loudness control, wiring, steel conduit, outlet boxes and interface with Fire Alarm System and any hardware as required to make a complete operating system as shown on drawings.

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REFERENCES A. BS 5839 Part 8: Code for Practice for the design, installation and servicing of voice alarm system EN 60849: International Standards Sound System for Emergency Purposes. IEC - International Electrical Commission IEC 149 IEC 268 IEC 297 IEC 574 IEC 60849 D. NFPA 72 2007: Sockets and Accessories for Electronic Plug-In Devices Sound System Equipment Dimensions of Panels and Racks Audio-Visual, video and Television Equipment and System Sound System for Emergency Purposes Interfacing with Fire alarm system

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SUBMITTALS A. Furnish 3 complete sets of shop drawings of the proposed system. The submittal shall be bound in a comb or three ring type binders, with protective covers. The cover must identify the project, system, date and vendor name. This submittal shall consist of, but not be limited to: 1. Title sheet showing the Contractor's name, address, phone number and date submitted. Clear area shall be provided on the title sheet for shop drawing review stamps. Material list showing quantity, manufacturer and description of each item being furnished. Functional schematic diagrams showing all equipment and connections and calculated sound pressure level.

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Physical and schematic drawings of special and custom components or hardware. Any special installation requirements shall be listed. Include panel layouts. Product data sheets with complete technical data for each item being furnished.

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Before completion of the project, submit 3 copies of complete maintenance manual including "As-fitted" drawings, product literature, etc. in hard bound comb or three ring type binder, with protective covers. Before completion of the project submit 6 copies of complete maintenance manual, including As fitted drawings, product literature, operating instructions, maintenance and repair data, completion certificate, specification compliance certificate etc. on CD-R/RW or DVD.

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QUALITY ASSURANCE A. Manufacturers: Firms regularly engaged in the manufacture of Public Address Systems of the type required for the project, whose products have been in satisfactory use in similar service for not less than 10 years. Preference shall be given to local manufacturers and agents/suppliers. Installer: Firms regularly engaged and qualified with at least 5 years in the installation and service of Public Address/Voice Evacuation Systems. Provide 3 references of projects of comparable size and scope that have been completed within the last 2 years. The references shall include: project name, address, date of substantial completion, and name and telephone number of manager of the system.

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WARRANTY A. Manufacturers shall provide their standard guarantees for work under this section. However, such guarantees shall be in addition to and not in lieu of all other liabilities which manufacturers and Contractors may have by law or by other provisions of the Contract Documents. The system shall be warranted against manufacturing defects for a period of 12 months from the date of handover to the Owner.

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STORAGE, HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION A. Storage handling and transportation of Public Address/Voice Evacuation System components etc; shall be in strict accordance with the manufacturers written instructions and recommendations. Pack all equipments for protection during transportation. Store in a dry, clean location.

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SYSTEM DESCRIPTION A. The fully digital public address system shall interface with the Fire Alarm System in accordance with NFPA 72 and BS 5839 part 8. The system shall be capable of fulfilling the following requirements: 1. Clear, un-distorted announcements to selected areas during public addressing; Clear, un-distorted paging to all zones; either individually or collectively. Selection of groups of zones shall be programmable from time to time; and In the event where controller fails; emergency announcement shall be able to broadcast to all areas.

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For general office and public areas, the system shall be capable of delivering a sound pressure level of 85 dB at the listening level. Signal processing modules shall be provided for the Call Station inputs. It shall act as a compressor to supply uniform microphone output levels, compensating for variation in voice volume, irrespective of different voice strengths and speaking distances. The listening level shall be taken to be 1.5 m above floor level. The reinforced sound shall be distributed evenly throughout the listening area; the total variation in each area shall not exceed 4 dB. An articulation loss of consonants of less than 15% shall be maintained. (Generally, the reverberation time of the various locations shall be assumed to be not more than 1.9 seconds). Call station shall have three colour LEDs, one to monitor the status of the system that signal an announcement may be made or the selected zone is engaged (that is, with another announcement) and the second one to indicate the status of the call station and the third one to monitor the power to the call station. The microphone paging station shall have the flexibility of selecting any number of user keys (selection buttons) at any one time. It shall be able to program each user key for any function. The central network controller shall be an Ethernet-based controller. It shall be using web technology for the user interfaces and system interaction. It shall have a means of monitoring, to continuously monitor the system from the microphone of the call station onwards; any faults shall be displayed on the screen of the Alpha-Numeric Display as well as the Central Monitoring, Configuration and Diagnostic PC. It shall come with dual cabling connectivity for redundant cable connection. It shall be able to deliver high quality signals to the loudspeakers, all individual audio equipment shall have its own Digital Signal Processing modules.

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High quality signals shall be maintained at the output of the power amplifiers to compensate for losses in the audio distribution lines. Each power amplifier with 30% spare capacity shall be provided to drive all loudspeakers during an emergency without overloading. Each power amplifier shall have a built-in self-restoring protection circuit to guard against hazards of operation such as mis-loading at its input, short-circuiting of its output and connection mistakes. It shall come with dual cabling connectivity for redundant cable connection. The power amplifiers shall also have built-in line transformers for 100V loudspeaker matching, DC input of emergency operation, headphone monitor output, adjustable input sensitivity, and shall conform to the safety standard of IEC 65489. It shall have amplifier monitoring and auto-changeover over circuits & automatic volume control features built-in. The power amplifiers shall have control inputs and audio inputs for interfacing for fire alarm signals. This control inputs shall be supervised, freely programmable for any system actions and with priorities setting. Each power amplifier shall have digital audio processing to ensure good audio quality being delivered to the Loudspeakers. A built-in amplifier monitoring circuits shall continuously monitor the functioning of the power amplifiers and shall automatically switch in a spare power amplifier in case of failure of any of the amplifiers. Upon detection, the status of the fault shall be indicated by the LCD display on the amplifier itself as well as in the Central Monitoring, Configuration and Diagnostic PC. The number of spare power amplifiers to be provided shall be ten percent of the total quantity of each range of power amplifiers. All speaker lines shall be supervised for open circuit fault, short circuit fault, and short to ground fault. Upon detection, the status of the fault shall be indicated by the LCD display on the amplifier itself as well as in the Central Monitoring, Configuration and Diagnostic PC. The loudspeakers shall be located such that they meet the necessary requirements. Facilities shall be incorporated to override volume control units, including those in the off position to enable emergency announcements to be broadcast. Horn speakers shall be provided for all plant rooms, generator rooms and outdoor areas with high ambient noise.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS A. The Public Address System shall be network based and in digital domain and shall be flexible and easy to operate. Specific functions shall be easily programmed and changed by non-technical personnel through Internet Explorer to access the system configuration software The main equipment shall be housed in standard 19 inch equipment racks. Cabling between a call station and the central network Controller shall merely comprise a two-core fibre cable, while standard loudspeaker cables shall be used between the power amplifiers and the loudspeakers.
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Cabling within the main equipment shall be via fiber cable with purpose built connectors located at the back of each equipment. Each call station shall have a built-in converter that convert the analog signal to digital signal for transmission to the network controller of the PA system. The audio input of the microphone shall consist of equalizer. Each user key on the call station shall be programmable via the Central Configuration PC. Each key shall be capable of being programmed with a priority hierarchy, signal tones, digitally stored messages and routing instructions prior to a call. Each user key when depressed shall activate a zone or group of zones of speakers according to type of announcement to be made. Supervised control inputs and audio inputs shall provide the interface between the inputs and the central PA/EVC system. Each inputs are supervised and freely programmable for any system actions with priorities setting.. The central network controller shall manage the operation of the system; that is, detection of the user keys being depressed, routing of the microphone and attention signal tones, setting of the priority levels and switching of the loudspeaker volume control override circuits. It shall also acts as the 'watchdog,' continuously checking the system hardware. A digital message module shall be stored in the central network controller for broadcasting of message in case of emergency. More than one message shall be able to be played simultaneously. The status of these messages shall be monitored. For evacuation and emergency procedures, signals shall be programmed to precede an announcement from a call station, or they shall be capable of being broadcast independently by a defined user-key. Signals shall be capable of being programmed to precede an announcement from a call station or may be used independently as alarms for evacuation or emergency procedures. Whatever signal is being transmitted, the emergency and alarm calls shall always have top priority. They shall be broadcast immediately and at full volume, even in those zones where loudspeaker are currently switched off or set at a low volume. The uniformity of sound pressure level distribution at 1.5 metres above the floor level shall not vary beyond 4 dB for frequency up to 4,000 Hz and not more than 8 dB for frequency up to 8,000 Hz. The ceiling loudspeakers so chosen shall have uniform frequency response ranging from 100 Hz to 16,000 Hz within 3 dB variation. Each loudspeaker assembly shall incorporate a flush-mounted baffle, a 100V line matching transformer and a high efficiency loudspeaker in order to keep the operating power at a minimum. Each loudspeaker shall be capable of generating an on-axis sound pressure level of at least 91 dB at 1 metre distance, with 1W input.

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The remote volume control units shall be sufficiently rated to handle the total number of loudspeakers it has to serve and shall have a speech restoration circuit, which shall permit announcements always at full volume ir-regardless of the control setting.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS 2.1 CENTRAL NETWORK CONTROLLER A. It shall have the following functions: The Basic System shall be based on a 19" rack frame and shall comprise at least the following: B. Central Digital Signal Processor module 2 x 16-character LCD Display 8 Supervised Control Inputs and 4 Audio Inputs Ethernet interface for Configuration and Diagnostic & Logging functions Digital message storage Stores up to last 200 faults messages RS232/Ethernet Interface for logging

The control unit shall be the heart of the public address system. The unit shall be capable of routing minimum 10 audio channels, delivering power to the system, fault reporting and controlling of the system. This unit can work either in standalone mode or with a PC connected to it. The network controller shall have 4 analog audio inputs. There shall be 8 control inputs, which are freely programmable. These can be programmed for any action to be done in the system and assigned priorities. The network controller shall have a redundant network wiring capability. Status/fault enquiries shall be made via the front panel display and rotary control of the network controller. The front panel shall have a 2 x 16-character LCD display and a rotary control to navigate through the menu. The network controller shall be provided with a storage facility for the last 200 fault messages in the system The status of the digital audio storage and the messages shall be monitored. The audio messages (stored as wav files) can be downloaded from a computer via the Ethernet link. The network controller shall monitor the status of all equipment in the system and report any status change as well as the microphone capsule of a call station microphone and report any fault.
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Attention and alarm tone definitions shall be stored in the network controller. These tones can be accessed by any call stations or control inputs for announcement broadcast or alarm broadcast. The network controller shall have an internal real time clock and this clock can be synchronized via a control input. The network control unit shall have extensive audio processing possibilities for audio inputs and audio outputs. Parametric equalization, limiter, and gain can be adjusted with the configuration software.

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FIBRE INTERFACE A. The fibre interface shall be used in conjunction with the system installation to convert from glass fibre optical cable to plastic fibre optical cable or vice versa. This unit shall support the redundant wiring topology. The unit can be provided with an external DC supply or it can use the supply from the network controller. If the local supply is connected, the unit shall automatically be powered from the local supply. The fibre interface shall has 2 LEDs for diagnostic purposes. It shall has indications and controls with 2 LEDs for status indications and 2 supervised control inputs

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POWER AMPLIFIERS The main function of the power amplifier is the amplification of audio signals for the loudspeakers. It shall be possible to select the output voltage between 100V, 70V or 50V by changing jumpers. The power amplifiers are provided with a 2 x 16-character display for fault monitoring and status display. It shall be class D amplifier. The equipment can be used as tabletop or 19" rack mounting. A. B. C. The power amplifiers shall have audio inputs with microphone/line level selection. The audio input of the power amplifier can be selected as automatic volume control input in the configuration software. The power amplifiers shall have supervised control inputs that are freely programmable. These can be programmed for any action to be initiated in the system and can be assigned with priorities. The power amplifier shall have audio output that can be monitored by connecting a headphone to the headphone socket. Status changes of the unit shall be monitored continuously and reported to the network controller for fault/status reporting. The control input built-in the power amplifier shall have the ability to monitor the cable between the control input and the external switch against open and short circuits. The power amplifier shall be designed for redundant network wiring. The amplifier monitoring and changeover facility shall be incorporated in the power amplifier. The changeover relays shall be included in the unit. The unit shall be incorporated with digital audio processing and audio delay.
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It shall meet the following minimum requirements: Interfaces Indication & Controls : : : : Inputs : 2 x system network connection 2 x 16-character LCD display for status display Rotary/push control for selection of system enquiry mode & headphone volume Power supply for ON/OFF switch Control inputs & audio inputs selectable between microphone & line Selectable 100V, 70V or 50V Control outputs Headphone outputs Mono, balanced Line - -3dB at 20Hz and 20KHz Mic. - -3dB at 100Hz to 16KHz 60Hz to 20KHz

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Audio inputs Frequency Response (audio inputs)

Frequency Response (Audio outputs) Mains supply Emergency battery supply Output power

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220 VAC / 60 Hz +48V (-earth) 4 x 125W, 2 x 250W, 8 x 60W, 4 x 60W, 1 x 500W Class D

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According to EN55103/FCC/CE

Configuration/diagnostic & Logging Software A. Configuration software The configuration software shall be used for configuring the system and shall User friendly. The configuration software shall be located in the network controller except for the file transfer facilities. Any PC with Internet Explorer version 5.0 or above will be able to connect to the network controller to access the configuration and logging functions. B. Fault enquiries can be made via the diagnostic section of the web interface. The configuration software shall be designed in such a way that even first-time users can navigate through the configuration easily. Configuration of system shall be accessed at different authorization levels, namely Administrator, Installer and User
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Diagnostic & logging software 1. The diagnostic & logging software shall have the main function of monitoring and recording the status of all the units in the PA system. It shall log all events such as calls and status changes of system units, and provide a current view of the system status. This software section shall be used for real-time logging by connecting a PC with web browser. It shall be able to view historical log stored in the network controller including logged events of monitored external devices. It shall be able to acknowledged and reset the events and the acknowledgment and reset actions shall be logged. It shall be able to view the last 200 faults, which are stored on the network controller The call station shall have a fixed microphone to transmit speech over the network and a press-to-talk key. It shall also have a headset socket with volume control for audio monitoring of pre-recorded message and chime signal. It shall have a speech filter with a cutoff frequency at 300Hz to improve intelligibility and prevent clipping of the audio input on low-frequency signals. It shall have an Analog-to-digital audio conversion circuit within the call station and a digital signal processor which can be used for audio processing. It can be used to adjust sensitivity, limiter and parametric equalizer. It shall have three 2-color LEDs for power/error indication, system status and call station status.

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CALL STATION KEYPAD A. The call station keypad shall be used in combination with the call station basic unit for making a manual or prerecorded call to any pre-assigned zones or executing a predefined action. The call station keypad shall have 8 keys. The call station keypad keys can be freely programmed for recall of selection, live speech call, cancel selection, BGM mute, BGM volume control and each key at the call station keypad shall have 2 color LEDs. RECESSED CEILING SPEAKER (LOW WATTAGE 6 WATTS) Rated voltage Rated impedance Effective frequency range Opening angle (4 KHz) Power handling capacity Sound pressure level at 1 KHz, 1W, 1m : : : : : : 100 volts 1667 ohms 70 to 18,000 Hz 70 6 watts 91 dB
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RECESSED CEILING SPEAKER (HIGH WATTAGE 24 WATTS) Rated voltage Rated impedance Effective frequency range Opening angle (4 KHz) Power handling capacity Sound pressure level at 1 KHz, 1W, 1m Maximum sound pressure level Speaker diameter : : : : : : : : 100 volts 417 ohms 60 to 18,000 Hz 60 6-12-24 watts 92 Db 106 dB 210mm

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SURFACE MOUNT BOX SPEAKER Rated voltage Rated impedance Power handling capacity Effective frequency range Opening angle Sound pressure level at 1W, 1m, at 1 KHz Max sound pressure level Safety standard : : : : : : 100 volts 1667 ohms 1.5-3-6W 75 Hz 18,000 Hz 85/100 at 4 KHz 88dB

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BI-DIRECTIONAL SURFACE MOUNT BOX SPEAKER Rated voltage Rated impedance Power handling capacity Effective frequency range Opening angle : : : : : 100 volts 1667 ohms (6W model) 6W 150 to 18,000 Hz 180 at 4 KHz

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Sound pressure level at 1W, 1m, at 1 KHz Max sound pressure level Safety standard 2.10 SOUND PROJECTOR SPL at 1 KHz, 1m, 1W Max SPL Rated voltage Rated impedance Power handling capacity Frequency range Opening angle (at 4 KHz) Safety Water protection 2.11 30 WATTS EXTENDED LISTENING ARRAY COLUMN LOUDSPEAKER Power handling capacity Sound pressure level at 1 KHz, 1m, 1W Max sound pressure level Rated voltage Rated impedance Effective frequency range (-10 dB) Opening angle at 4 KHz Safety

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94 dB 104 dB 100 volts 1,000 ohms 10 watts 140 to 13,000 Hz 76 According to IEC 65 According to IEC 529, IP x 5

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7.5-15-30 watts 93 dB 108 dB 100 volts 333 ohms 190 to 18,000 Hz 140/18 According to EN60065

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WIDE RANGE HIGH QUALITY CABINET LOUDSPEAKER Power handling capacity : 10W, 20W, 30W 10 W Sound pressure level at 1W, 1m, 1 82 dB 20 W 87 dB 30 W 90 dB
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KHz Max sound pressure level Rated voltage 92 dB 100 V 101 dB 100 V 105 dB 100 V

10 W Rated impedance Effectively frequency range Opening angle at 4 KHz Safety protection 1000 ohms 80-20000 Hz 140 According to IEC 65 According to IEC 529 IP x 5 Die-cast aluminium

20 W 500 ohms 75-20000 Hz 150

30 W 333 ohms 70-20000 Hz 150

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HORN LOUDSPEAKER Power handling capacity: 10W, 20W, 30W

10 W Sound pressure level at 1W, 20W 1m, 1 KHz. Max sound pressure level Rated voltage Rated impedance Effective frequency range Opening angle: - Horizontal - Vertical Safety 38o 48o According to IEC 65 104 dB

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120 dB 100 dB 560 ohms 400-4400 Hz

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According to IEC529 IP x 5 Aluminium with PVC profile edge

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VOLUME CONTROL UNIT Type Power handling capacity Total impedance Attenuation per step No of positions Insertion loss : : : : : : Auto-transformer 10W, 35W, 75W 36 dB (10W), 30 dB (35W and 75W) 3 dB 10 0.5 dB (10W), 0.6 dB (35W and 75W)

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CD PLAYER / TUNER The CD player shall play both normal audio CDs and CD-Rs with MP3-encoded music with MP3 encoded CDs, up to 999 tracks shall be programmed to play. The music shall also be arranged in folders and played per folder to allow the music choice to be adjusted for a specific occasion or time of day. The digitally controlled FM/AM tuner hall use a frequency synthesizer for accurate tuning and features 15 presets for storing favorite radio stations simultaneous operation of CD player and tuner shall be possible via separate outputs. A mixed output shall provide the CD signal and switches to the tuner signal if the CD stops to prevent an interruption in BGM if the CD is not changed immediately.

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FEEDBACK SUPPRESSOR The feedback suppressor shall be used for class room and similar areas where microphone and loudspeaker are in same room to avoid annoying effect of feedback. A combination of adaptive filtering, signal decorrelation and dynamic echo suppression shall filter out the sound from the loudspeaker that reach the microphone again while passing the sound from the original source.

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CABLES A. Loudspeaker Cable - Indoor Multicore insulated and sheathed cables with minimum cross section of 1.5 sq.mm for copper conductors. The conductor insulation and the sheath shall be polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and shall be rated for a minimum of 300/500 V, and shall comply with IEC 189.

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Microphone Cable - Indoor The conductors with a diameter of 0.5 mm shall be of stranded copper wires. Two conductors shall be twisted to a pair which is screened with tinned copper wires. The conductor insulation and the sheath shall be polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The insulation resistance shall be minimum of 100 Mega Ohm kW. The cables, with required number of pairs, shall be suitable for the installation in conduits, ducts or on cable trays.

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Control Cable Indoor Single solid copper conductors with a diameter of 0.8mm. Each group of four wires shall be star-twisted. The conductor insulation and the sheath shall be polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and shall be rated for a minimum of 300/500 V, and shall comply with IEC 189. The colour marking of the wires shall be according to IEC 446. The insulation resistance shall be minimum of 100 mega Ohm kw.

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System Unit Indoor/Outdoor Plastic fibre shall be used for distances less than 50 meters and glass fibre for distances of more than 50 meters.

PART 1 - INSTALLATION 3.1 GENERAL A. B. All equipment shall be installed in a neat and professional manner. Cabling shall be neatly routed and bundled along the equipment cabinet sides. Cabling shall not hang or cross in the racks. Cabling shall be run at right angles to the rack. Cable connectors shall be the mating connector to the terminal on the equipment. Adapters will not be accepted to interface a cable connector to the equipment jack. Installer shall follow factory installation guidelines for pulling tension and bending radii for all cables. Cables shall be one continuous piece between each system device. Dress cables routed to equipment with sufficient slack to allow for service of equipment and avoid strain on connections or cable. Use wire ties for supporting low voltage cable runs concealed above ceilings. Do not run cables loose on ceiling tiles. Cables shall be grouped in bundles and support from structure above.

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All equipment power and signal wiring shall conform to the National Electrical Code and to applicable local codes. All equipment and devices shall be securely mounted to a permanent cabinet or panel. No device shall be supported by it's wires or cables. Terminate each cable to terminal blocks in sequence, including grounding drain wires. Terminal locations and cables shall be labeled, legibly, with permanent embossed labels or by labeling pen. Identification shall be labeled on As-built Drawings.

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TESTING A. All system functions shall be tested for proper performance. All test results shall be documented for inclusion in the as-built manuals. Complete system programming shall be done by a person who has received factory training in the programming of the installed system. The system shall be tested for intelligibility in every room after all installation and testing is finalized. The intelligibility tests shall follow NFPA 70 and IEC 60849 or BS 5839 Part 8.

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TRAINING A. Provide a minimum of four hours of on-site in-service training in the operation of the Public Address/Voice Evacuation System. The training shall be provided by a training specialist specifically trained in the operation, programming and features of the installed system.

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