Notifier Chime Strobes User Manual

SpectrAlert® Advance

Selectable Output CHRA, CHWA Chimes
and CHSRA, CHSWA Chime/Strobes

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Audio/Visual Devices

General

System Sensor SpectrAlert® Advance selectable-output
chimes and chime/strobes are private-mode notification appli­ances used to alert trained personnel to investigate possible
emergency situations and to take appropriate action. Security
guard and nurse workstations are ideal locations for chime
products.

SpectrAlert Advance chimes and chime/strobes are rich with
features guaranteed to cut installation times and maximize
profits. The SpectrAlert Advance series of notification appli­ances is designed to simplify your installations, with features
such as: plug-in designs, instant feedback messages to
ensure correct installation of individual devices, and seven
field-selectable candela settings for chime/strobes.

More specifically, when installing Advance products, first
attach a universal mounting plate to a four-inch (10.16 cm)
square, four-inch octagonal, single-gang, or double-gang junc­tion box.

Then, connect the notification appliance circuit wiring to the
SEMS terminals on the mounting plate.

Finally, attach the chime or chime/strobe to the mounting plate
by inserting the product’s tabs in the mounting plate’s grooves.
The device will rotate into position, locking the product’s pins
into the mounting plate’s terminals. The device will temporarily
hold in place with a catch until it is secured with a captive
mounting screw.

SpectrAlert Advance products allow you to choose:

• 12 or 24 volts.

• At 24 volts, 15, 15/75, 30, 75, 95, 110, or 115 candela by
way of rear-mounted slide-switch and front-view window.

• Chime tones and volume by way of rotary switch.

Features

• Plug-in design.

• Shorting spring on mounting plate for pre-installation conti­nuity check.

• Captive mounting screw.

• Torx screw for tamper resistance.

• Field-selectable candela settings: 15, 15/75, 30, 75, 95,
110, 115.

• Automatic selection of 12- or 24-volt operation at 15 and 15/
75 candela.

• Minimal intrusion into the backbox.

• Rotary switch for tone selection.

• Two volume settings.

• Electrically compatible with existing SpectrAlert products.

Engineering Specifications

SpectrAlert Advance chimes and chime/strobes shall mount to
a standard 4.0" x 4.0" x 1.5" backbox, 4.0" octagonal backbox,
single-gang 2.0" x 4.0" x 1.875" backbox, or double-gang
backbox. A universal mounting plate shall be used for
mounting products. The notification appliance circuit wiring
shall terminate at the universal mounting plate. Also,
SpectrAlert Advance products, when used with the

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Chime (CHW) Chime/Strobe (CHSR)

Sync•Circuit™ Module accessory, shall be powered from a
non-coded notification appliance circuit output and shall
operate on a nominal 12 or 24 volts. When used with the
Sync•Circuit Module, 12-volt rated notification appliance circuit
outputs shall operate between 9 and 17.5 volts; 24-volt rated
notification appliance circuit outputs shall operate between 17
and 33 volts. Indoor SpectrAlert Advance products shall
operate between 32°F and 120°F from a regulated DC, or full­wave-rectified, unfiltered power supply. Chime/strobes shall
have field-selectable candela settings of 15, 15/75, 30, 75, 95,
110, and 115.

CHIME/STROBE COMBINATION

The chime/strobe shall be a System Sensor SpectrAlert
Advance Model _______ listed to UL/ULC 1638 and UL/ULC

464. The chime/strobe shall comply with the Americans with
Disabilities Act requirements for visible signaling appliances,
flashing at 1 Hz over the strobe’s entire operating voltage
range. The strobe light shall consist of a xenon flash tube and
associated lens/reflector system. The chime shall have two
audibility options and an option to switch between a temporal
three-pattern and a non-temporal (continuous) pattern. These
options are set by a multiple position switch.

SYNCHRONIZATION MODULE

The module shall be a System Sensor Sync•Circuit _______
listed to UL/ULC 464 and shall be approved for fire protective
service. The module shall synchronize SpectrAlert strobes at 1
Hz and chimes at Temporal 3. Also, while operating the
strobes, the module shall silence the chimes on chime/strobe
models over a single pair of wires. The module shall mount to
a 4.688" x 4.688" x 2.125" backbox. The module shall also
control two Style Y (Class B) circuits or one Style Z (Class A)
circuit. The module shall synchronize multiple zones. Daisy­chaining two or more synchronization modules together will
synchronize all the zones they control. The module shall not
operate on a coded power supply.

Operating Specifications

• Standard operating temperature: 32°F to 120°F.

• Humidity range: 10% to 93% non-condensing (indoor

products).

• Strobe flash rate: 1 flash per second.

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• Nominal voltage: regulated 12 VDC/FWR or regulated 24
VDC/FWR.

• Operating voltage range: 8 V to 17.5 V (12 V nominal); or
16 V to 33 V (24 V nominal). NOTE: CHS products will

operate at 12 V nominal only for 15 cd and 15/75 cd.

• Input terminal wire gauge: 12 to 18 AWG.

• Chime/strobe dimensions (including lens): 5.6" H x 4.7"
W x 2.5" D.

• Chime dimensions: 5.6" H x 4.7" W x 1.3" D.

Agency Listings and Approvals

The listings and approvals below apply to SpectrAlert Advance
Selectable Output Chimes and Chime/Strobes. In some cases,
certain modules may not be listed by certain approval agen­cies, or listing may be in process. Consult factory for latest list­ing status.

• UL/ULC Listed: file S4011.

• FM approved.

• MEA approved: file 452-05-E.

• CSFM approved: file 7125-1653:188 (CHSR, CHSW); file

7135-1653:189 (CHR, CHW).

Ordering Information

CHR: Chime, red.

CHRA: Same as above with ULC listing.

CHW: Chime, white.

CHWA: Same as above with ULC listing.

CHSR: Chime/strobe, red.

CHSRA: Same as above with ULC listing.

CHSW: Chime/strobe, white.

CHSWA: Same as above with ULC listing.

BBS-2: Backbox skirt, wall, red.

BBS-2A: Same as above with ULC listing.

BBSW-2: Backbox skirt, wall white.

BBSW-2A: Same as above with ULC listing.

Current Draw, UL Maximum (mA RMS)

8 – 17.5 Volts 16 – 33 Volts

Input, Pattern, dB Out

DC, 1-Second Chime, HIGH 131 142 65 76 94 160 185 207 213

DC, 1-Second Chime, LOW 131 142 64 75 92 157 183 203 212

DC, 1/4-Second Chime, HIGH 129 142 66 75 95 159 184 205 212

DC, 1/4-Second Chime, LOW 129 142 64 74 91 155 181 204 211

DC, Temporal Chime, HIGH 125 142 64 74 91 156 181 205 211

DC, Temporal Chime, LOW 129 141 65 75 92 155 180 200 209

DC, 5-Second Whoop, HIGH 133 145 70 81 99 165 189 210 217

DC, 5-Second Whoop, LOW 130 143 66 77 95 160 186 206 214

DC, One-Time Chime 127 141 64 76 93 156 182 203 210

FWR, 1-Second Chime, HIGH 128 150 72 82 98 158 183 202 210

FWR, 1-Second Chime, LOW 127 150 71 81 97 157 182 202 210

FWR, 1/4-Second Chime, HIGH 129 149 72 82 99 160 183 203 211

FWR, 1/4-Second Chime, LOW 128 149 71 81 97 154 179 196 205

FWR, Temporal Chime, HIGH 128 148 71 81 97 157 179 199 206

FWR, Temporal Chime, LOW 125 147 71 81 97 156 180 200 206

FWR, 5-Second Whoop, HIGH 136 152 84 93 110 170 193 212 220

FWR, 5-Second Whoop, LOW 132 150 77 86 102 161 184 203 214

FWR, One-Time Chime 127 147 72 82 97 157 181 200 210

15 cd 15/75 cd 15 cd 15/75 cd 30 cd 75 cd

95 cd 110 cd 115 cd

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