Notifier CHW Chimes User Manual

SpectrAlert® Advance

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

Canadian DN-60029:A • J-75

Audio/Visual Devices

General

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" (10.16 x 10.16 x 3.81 cm) back­box, 4.0" (10.16 cm) octagonal backbox, single-gang 2.0" x

4.0" x 1.875" (5.08 x 10.16 x 4.763 cm) 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 Sync•Circuit™

Chime (CHWA)

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Chime/Strobe (CHSRA)

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, 12­volt 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 (0°C and 49°C) from a regulated DC, or full-wave-recti­fied, unfiltered power supply. Chime/strobes shall have field­selectable 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 CAN/ULC S525 and S526.
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 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" (11.906 x 11.906 x 5.398 cm) 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. Daisy-chaining two or more syn­chronization modules together will synchronize all the zones
they control. The module shall not operate on a coded power
supply.

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Operating Specifications

• Standard operating temperature: 32°F to 120°F (0°C to
49°C).

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

• Strobe flash rate: 1 flash per second.

• Nominal voltage: regulated 12 VDC/FWR or regulated 24
VDC/FWR. NOTE: Full Wave Rectified (FWR) voltage is a

non-regulated, time-varying power source that is used on
some power supply and panel outputs.

• 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 (3.31 to 0.821
mm²).

• Chime/strobe dimensions (including lens): 5.6" H x 4.7"
W x 2.5" D (14.2 cm H x 11.9 cm W x 6.4 cm D).

• Chime dimensions: 5.6" H x 4.7" W x 1.3" D (14.2 cm H x

11.9 cm W x 3.3 cm D).

Current Draw, ULC Maximum (mA RMS)

8 – 17.5 Volts 16 – 33 Volts

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.

• ULC Listed: file S4011.

• FM approved.

Ordering Information

CHR: Chime, red.

CHW: Chime, white.

CHSR: Chime/strobe, red.

CHSW: Chime/strobe, white.

BBS-2: Backbox skirt, wall, red.

BBSW-2: Backbox skirt, wall white.

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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Tone Selection

Chime tone selection is accomplished by using the rotary switch on the back
of the product. The current draw and sound measurements for various
chime tones are listed below.

Chime Current Draw,
ULC Maximum (mA RMS)

8 – 17.5 Volts 16 – 33 Volts

Sound Pattern dB

1-Second Chime HIGH 34 50 58 51

1-Second Chime LOW 30 51 51 54

1/4-Second Chime HIGH 34 51 50 50

1/4-Second Chime LOW 31 51 50 52

Temporal ChimeHIGH30504854

Temporal Chime LOW 30 47 50 51

5-Second Whoop HIGH 32 52 34 54

5-Second Whoop LOW 30 40 34 52

One Test ChimeHIGH48495050

(mA)

DC

FWR

(mA)

DC

(mA)

FWR

(mA)

Sound Output (dBA), Chime and Chime/Strobe

8 – 17.5 Volts 16 – 33 Volts

Chime Patterns

Setting Repetition Rate dB Out

1 1-Second Chime HIGH

2 1-Second Chime LOW

3 1/4-Second Chime HIGH

4 1/4-Second Chime LOW

5 Temporal Chime HIGH

6 Temporal Chime LOW

7 5-Second Whoop HIGH

8 5-Second Whoop LOW

9 One Test Chime HIGH

Switch

Setting Sound Pattern dB

1 1-Second Chime HIGH 82 85 85 85

2 1-Second Chime LOW 76 79 77 77

3 1/4-Second Chime HIGH 82 84 84 85

4 1/4-Second Chime LOW 76 78 78 78

5 Temporal Chime HIGH 85 90 90 93

6 Temporal Chime LOW 79 80 80 80

7 5-Second Whoop HIGH 87 93 92 97

8 5-Second Whoop LOW 80 83 83 83

9One Test ChimeHIGH82848486

DC

(dBA)

FWR

(dBA)DC(dBA)

FWR

(dBA)

SpectrAlert Advance Chime/Strobe Dimensions

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SpectrAlert Advance Ordering
Information

Model Description

CHRA Chime, Red
CHWA Chime, White
CHSRA Chime/Strobe, Red
CHSWA Chime/Strobe, White
BBS-2 Back Box Skirt, Wall, Red
BBSW-2 Back Box Skirt, Wall, White

Add suffix “-F” for French or “-B” for Bilingual.

This document is not intended to be used for

installation purposes. We try to keep our prod-

uct information up-to-date and accurate. We
cannot cover all specific applications or anticipate
all requirements. All specifications are subject to

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change without notice.

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