Notifier Selectable Output Notification Appliances User Manual

Indoor Ceiling

Horn/Strobe

Outdoor Ceiling

Strobe

Indoor Wall

Horn/Strobe

Indoor Ceiling

Strobe

Indoor Wall

Horn

Outdoor Wall

Strobe

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SpectrAlert® Advance

Selectable Output
Notification Appliances

General

System Sensor® SpectrAlert® Advance selectable-output
horns, strobes and horn/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 eleven field-selectable candela
settings for wall and ceiling strobes and horn/strobes.

More specifically, when installing Advance products, first
attach a universal mounting plate to a four-inch square, four­inch octagon, or double-gang junction box. The two-wire
mounting plate attaches to a single-gang junction box.

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

Finally, attach the horn, strobe, or horn/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
captured mounting screw.

SpectrAlert Advance products allow you to choose:

• 12 or 24 volts.

• 15, 15/75, 30, 75, 95, 110, 115, 135, 150, 177, or 185 can­dela by way of a rear-mounted slide switch and front view­ing window.

• Horn tones and volume by way of a rotary switch.

• The SpectrAlert Advance series includes outdoor notifica­tion appliances. Outdoor strobes and horn/strobes (two­wire and four-wire) are available for wall or ceiling. Outdoor
horns are available for wall only. All System Sensor outdoor
products are rated between –40°F and 151°F (–40°C and
66°C) in wet or dry applications.

Models available:

• Indoor wall-mount: horn, strobe, 2-wire horn/strobe, 4-wire
horn/strobe.

• Indoor ceiling-mount: strobe, 2-wire horn/strobe, 4-wire
horn/strobe.

• Outdoor wall-mount: horn, strobe, 2-wire horn/strobe, 4­wire horn/strobe.

• Outdoor ceiling-mount: strobe, 2-wire horn/strobe, 4-wire
horn/strobe.

Features

• Plug-in design.

• Same mounting plate for wall- and ceiling-mount units.

• Shorting spring on mounting plate for continuity check
before installation.

• Captive mounting screw.

• Tamper-resistance capability.

• Field-selectable candela settings on wall and ceiling units:
15, 15/75, 30, 75, 95, 110, 115, 135, 150, 177, 185.

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

• Outdoor wall and ceiling products.

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• Outdoor products rated from –40°F and 151°F (–40°C and
66°C).

• Outdoor products rainproof per UL50 (NEMA 3R) and
weatherproof per NEMA 4X, IP56

• Minimal intrusion into the backbox.

• Horn rated at 88+ dbA at 16 volts.

• Rotary switch for tone selection.

• Three horn volume settings.

• Electrically compatible with existing SpectrAlert products.

Engineering Specifications

SpectrAlert Advance horns, strobes, and horn/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, or a double­gang backbox. Two-wire products shall also mount to a single­gang 2.0" x 4.0" x 1.875" (5.08 x 10.16 x 4.763 cm) backbox. A
universal mounting plate shall be used for mounting ceiling
and wall products. The notification appliance circuit 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, 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. Strobes and horn/strobes shall
have field-selectable candela settings including 15, 15/75, 30,
75, 95, 110, 115, 135, 150, 177, 185.

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STROBE

Strobe Current Draw,
UL Maximum (mA RMS)

Candela

8 – 17.5 V 16 – 33 V

DC FWR DC FWR

Standard
Candela
Range

15 123 128 66 71

15/75 142 148 77 81

30 NA N/A 94 96

75 NA NA 158 153

95 NA NA 181 176

110 NA NA 20 2 195

115 NA NA 21 0 205

High
Candela
Range

135 NA NA 228 207

150 NA NA 246 220

177 NA NA 281 251

185 NA NA 286 258

Horn Current Draw,
UL Maximum (mA RMS)

Sound

Pattern

dB

8 – 17.5 V 16 – 33 V

DC FWR DC FWR

Temporal High 57 55 69 75

Temporal Medium 44 49 58 69

Temporal Low 38 44 44 48

Non-temporal High 57 56 69 75

Non-temporal Medium 42 50 60 69

Non-temporal Low 41 44 50 50

Coded High 57 55 69 75

Coded Medium 44 51 56 69

Coded Low 40 46 52 50

The strobe shall be a System Sensor SpectrAlert Advance
Model _______ listed to UL 1971 and shall be approved for fire
protective service. The 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.

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 3 pattern and a Non-Temporal
(continuous) pattern. These options are set by a multiple posi­tion switch. On four-wire products, the strobe shall be powered
independently of the sounder. The horn on horn/strobe models
shall operate on a coded or non-coded power supply.

OUTDOOR PRODUCTS

SpectrAlert Advance outdoor horns, strobes and horn/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 backbox with half-inch and three-fourths-inch conduit
entries.

SYNCHRONIZATION MODULE

The module shall be a System Sensor Sync•Circuit 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 3. 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 4.688" 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.

Operating 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
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: P, S, PC, and SC prod-

ucts 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).

• Ceiling-mount dimensions (including lens): 6.8" diame­ter x 2.5" deep (17.3 cm diameter x 6.4 cm deep).

• Wall-mount 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).

• Horn 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).

Agency Listings and Approvals

The listings and approvals below apply to SpectrAlert Advance
Selectable Output Notification Devices. 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 Listed: S4011 (HR__, HW__, P2__, P4__, PC2__,
PC4__ models); S5512 (models SCR, SCRH, SCW,
SCWH, SR, SRH, SW, SWH); S3593 (SCRHK, SCRK,
SRHK, SRK).

• ULC Listed: S4011 (HRA, HRKA); S5512 (typically “A”
models, with exception of outdoor strobes). See Canadian

data sheet for listings and specifications.

• FM approved

• MEA: 452-05-E

• CSFM: 7125-1653:0186 (SCR, SCRH, SCW, SCWH, SR,
SRH, SW, SWH); 7300-1653:0188 (P2_, P4_, PC2_, PC4_
modules); 7135-1653:0189 (HR, HRK, HW); 7300-
1653:0187 (SCRHK, SCRK, SRHK, SRK).

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