EN 54 16 Compliant Design

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EN 54-16
Compliant Installation of
Voice Alarm Systems
T. Kranz TOA Germany

When does EN54-16 Apply? 2
Construction Products Directive CPD
CPD: EN54 is mandatory for fire detection and

alarm systems in all EU member states
 2008: issue of two new parts of EN54
 Part 16: voice alarm systems
End of co-existence period*: March 2011
 Part 24: loudspeakers for voice alarm systems
End of co-existence period*: April 2011
* End of co-existence period: conflicting national

standards must be withdrawn
When does EN54-16 Apply? 3
System depending
 EN 54-16 must be applied

• When the voice alarm system is controlled by the
fire detection system
 Application not necessary
• When the voice alarm system is a stand-alone
system (triggered manually) or
• controlled by others that fire detection systems
 When must voice alarm be applied?
• National requirements

Approved VA Systems 4
Certification
 The voice alarm system must be certified on

EN54-16 by a notified body
• Notified bodies can be found on the EU Web
sites
 Certificate of the notified body contains
• Certificate number
• Approved system components
• Approved options

Approved VA Systems 5
Indication of Approval
 Certificate number
• at least on one main part of the VA system
• in the accompanied documents
 Applicable options
• in the accompanied documents

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EN 54-16 Compliant Design
Access Levels
Mandatory Function
Mandatory Indications

Access Levels 7
Access Level 1
 Public areas or
 Areas with unrestricted access for
persons having a general responsibility for
safety supervision
• E.g. in a technical room
 Manual controls shall be accessible
without special procedures
• E.g. not by opening a door

Access Levels 8
Access Level 2
 Access restricted by special procedures

• Access by
- mechanical key (locked technical room)
- code of at least 3 sequential operations
- access cards
 Access for Persons
• with specific responsibility for safety and
• Authorised and trained on operating

Mandatory Indications 9
Must be in Access Level 1 always
 VA condition, especially EMERGENCY

• Indication on a remote microphone by programmed
fault receipt (acknowledge) button (SX: on SM)
 General Fault
 System Fault

Mandatory Indications 10
 Fuse Rupture
fault receipt (acknowledge) button for all amps
 Fault in Signal Path between System components
• Only for SX-2000: indication by programmed fault
receipt (acknowledge) button
 Earth Leakage
• For outgoing wires (e.g. speaker lines, microphones)
• Only necessary if not implemented in other fault

Mandatory Functions 11
 Lamp Test (Button)

• To test the mandatory indications
 Fault Acknowledge (Button)
• In TOA VA systems always combined with
fault indications

Options 12
Mandatory Indications
 Faults in VA Zones
• One fault indicator per VA zone
 Fault in the connection to the fire detection
system
• A separate indicator must be provided

Options 13
Access Level
 Manual Silencing 2
 Manual Reset of the VA condition 2
 VA condition output n.a.
 VA manual control 2
 Emergency microphones 2
 Redundant power amplifiers n.a.
 Audible warning of VA condition 1, 2
 VA manual control 2
 Phased evacuation 2
Options 14
Available on TOA VA Systems
 Manual Silencing SX, VX

• Button on emergency microphone
• VX: acivating dummy text (silence)
• SX: stopping emergency pattern or sequence
 Manual Reset of the VA condition SX, VX, VM
• Emergency reset button
 VA condition output SX, VX, VM
• Control output
 VA manual control SX, VX, VM
• Manual assignment of emergency messages to
emergency zones
Options 15
Available on TOA VA Systems
 Emergency microphones VX, VX, VM

• Fireman microphone, emergency microphone (VX, SX)
 Redundant power amplifiers SX, VX, VM
• Standby amplifiers
 Audible warning of VA condition VM
• Buzzer tone when emergency was activated
 Phased evacuation SX
• When phases can be controlled manually or by fire
detection system

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T. Kranz TOA Germany

Construction Products Directive CPD

CPD: EN54 is mandatory for fire detection and

* End of co-existence period: conflicting national

 EN 54-16 must be applied

T. Kranz TOA Germany

 The voice alarm system must be certified on

T. Kranz TOA Germany

T. Kranz TOA Germany