Notifier Field-Selectable Mass Notification Devices User Manual

SpectrAlert® Advance

Field-Selectable
Mass Notification Devices

General

SpectrAlert® Advance mass notification devices and acces­sories combine application versatility with all the time- and
money-saving benefits of the SpectrAlert Advance line.

SpectrAlert Advance, the broadest and most versatile line of
notification devices available, includes a wide range of
devices to meet mass notification application requirements.

ALERT-printed on white housings, SW-ALERT, SWH-ALERT
and SPSW-ALERT amber lens strobes and speaker strobes
provide visual signaling for mass notification in compliance
with ANSI/UL 1638 Standard for General Signaling Visible
Appliances. Other ALERT-printed models provide clear
lenses for use with color lens strobe attachments (amber,
blue, green, and red) that easily attach to strobe and speaker
strobe devices without a candela derating.

In addition, SpectrAlert Advance mass notification devices
include plain (non-printed) strobes, horn strobes and speaker
strobes. These devices, along with ALERT-printed devices
and SpectrAlert Advance accessories, can meet a wide
range of requirements for indoor and outdoor applications,
including mass notification, general signaling, severe
weather and emergency response.

All SpectrAlert Advance mass notification and general signal­ing devices are compatible with the entire SpectrAlert
Advance and include all the same time- and money-saving
innovations. For example, plug-in designs simplify installation
and reduce costly ground faults; universal mounting plates
with onboard shorting springs test wiring continuity to speed
installation and protect devices from damage; and field­selectable settings provide versatility and enable installers to
quickly set each device to meet application requirements.

Mass Notification Features

• Plain or ALERT-printed white housings

• Amber lens strobes and speaker strobes

• Color lens attachments for use with clear lens wall or ceil­ing strobes

• Meets DOD specification requirements

SpectrAlert Advance Features

• Plug-in design for simplified installation and troubleshoot­ing

• Mounting plate shorting spring easily tests wiring continu­ity

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

• Field-selectable candela settings of 15, 15/75, 30, 75, 95,
110, 115, 135, 150, 177, 185 (please refer to Equivalent
Candela Rating for UL 1971 Table)

• Rated from 32°F to 120°F (0°C to 49°C) (indoor devices);

-40°F to 151°F (-40°C to 66°C) (NEMA 4X, IP56 weather­proof devices)

• Optional tamper-resistant Torx head screw

• Compatible with System Sensor synchronization protocol

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Audio/Visual Devices

SPSCW-P with LENS-RC SPSW-ALERT

SW-CLR-ALERT SW-ALERT

SpectrAlert® Advance Specifications

ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL

SpectrAlert Advance strobes and horn strobes shall mount to
a standard 4” x 4” x 1.5” back box, 4-inch octagon back box
or double-gang back box. Two-wire products shall also mount
to a single-gang 2” x 4” x 1 7/8” (5.08 x 10.16 x 4.76 cm) back
box. SpectrAlert Advance speaker strobes shall mount to a 4
x 4 x 2 1/8-inch (10.16 x 10.16 x 5.40 cm) back box. A univer­sal mounting plate shall be used for mounting ceiling and wall
products. The notification appliance circuit wiring and ampli­fier wiring shall terminate at the universal mounting plate.
Also, SpectrAlert Advance products, when used with the
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-volt­rated 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. Strobes, horn strobes and speaker strobes shall have
field-selectable candela settings, including 15, 15/75, 30, 75,
95, 110, 115, 135, 150, 177 and 185.

STROBE

The strobe shall be a System Sensor SpectrAlert Advance
Model _______ listed to UL 1971 (clear lens strobes) and
shall be approved for fire protective service or shall be
approved for fire protective service as listed in ANSI/UL 1638
(amber lens strobes). The strobe shall be wired as a primary­signaling notification appliance and comply with the Ameri-

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cans 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.

HORN STROBE COMBINATION

The horn strobe shall be a System Sensor SpectrAlert
Advance Model _______ listed to UL 1971 and UL 464 and
shall be approved for fire protective service. The horn strobe
shall be wired as a primary-signaling notification appliance
and 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 horn shall have three audibility options and
an option to switch between a temporal three-pattern and a
non-temporal (continuous) pattern. These options shall be
set by a multiple position switch. The horn and horn strobe
models shall operate on a coded or non-coded power supply.

SPEAKER STROBE COMBINATION

The speaker strobe shall be a System Sensor SpectrAlert
Advance Model __________ listed to UL 1480 and UL 1971
and be approved for fire protective signaling systems.
Speaker shall be capable of operating at 25.0 or 70.7 nomi­nal Vrms selected via rotary switch, and shall have a fre­quency range of 400 to 4000 Hz. Speaker shall have power
taps that are selected by rotary switch. The strobe shall com­ply with the NFPA 72 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.

OUTDOOR PRODUCTS

SpectrAlert Advance outdoor strobes, horn strobes and
speaker strobes shall be listed for outdoor use by UL and
shall operate between –40°F and 151°F (–40°C and 66°C).
The products shall be listed for use with a System Sensor
outdoor/weatherproof back box with half-inch and three­fourths-inch conduit entries.

SYNCHRONIZATION MODULE

The module shall be a System Sensor Sync•Circuit model
MDL3R or MDL3W listed to UL 464 and shall be approved for
fire protective service. The module shall synchronize Spec­trAlert strobes at 1 Hz and horns at temporal three. Also,
while operating the strobes, the module shall silence the
horns on horn strobe models over a single pair of wires. The
module shall mount to a 4 11/16 x 4 11/16 x 2 1/8-inch (11.90
x 11.90 x 5.40 cm) back box. 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.

COLOR LENS STROBE ATTACHMENT

The System Sensor SpectrAlert Advance color lens attach­ments shall be approved for fire protective service as listed in
UL 1638. The lens attachments shall only be used with (plain
non-fire-printed) System Sensor strobe devices. They shall
mount to any wall or ceiling strobe and be rated from –35°F
to 151°F (-37°C to 66°C).

Specifications

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Standard Operating Temperature: 32°F to 120°F (0°C to
49°C)

K Series Operating Temperature: -40°F to 151°F (-40°C to
66°C)

Humidity Range: 10 to 93% non-condensing (indoor mod­els)

Dimensions:

– Wall-Mount Strobe and Horn Strobe (including lens):

5.6” L x 4.7” W x 2.5” D

– SPS Speaker Strobe (including lens and speaker):

6.0” L x 5.0” W x 4.7” D

– Ceiling-Mount Strobe (including lens): 6.8” diameter

x 2.5” D

ELECTRICAL/OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS

Nominal Voltage (strobes and horn strobes): Regulated
12 DC/FWR or regulated 24 DC/FWR

Nominal Voltage (speakers): 25 V or 70.7 V (nominal)

Maximum Supervisory Voltage (speakers): 50 VDC

Operating Voltage Range: 8 to 17.5 V (12 V nominal) or 17

to 33 V (24 V nominal)

Strobe Flash Rate: 1 flash per second

Speaker Frequency Range: 400 to 4000 Hz

Speaker Power: ¼, ½, 1, 2 watts

SPEAKER SOUND OUTPUT

UL Reverberant (dBA @ 10 ft.) 2W 1W 1/2W 1/4W
Wall-Mount SPS Series 85 82 79 76
Wall-Mount SPV Series 90 87 84 81
Ceiling-Mount SPC Series 86 83 80 77
Ceiling-Mount SPCV Series 90 87 84 81

UL CURRENT DRAW DATA

UL Max. Strobe Current Draw (mA RMS)

8–17.5 Volts 16–33 Volts

Candela DC FWR DC FWR

15* 123 128 66 71
15/75* 142 148 77 81

Standard Can­dela Range

High Candela
Range

30* NA NA 94 96
75* NA NA 158 153
95* NA NA 181 176
110 NA NA 202 195
115 NA NA 210 205
135 NA NA 228 207
150 NA NA 246 220
177 NA NA 281 251
185 NA NA 286 258

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