Notifier Sounder Strobes User Manual

SpectrAlert® Advance™

Selectable-Output Low Frequency
Sounders & Sounder Strobes

General

The SpectrAlert® Advance™ series offers the most versatile
and easy-to-use line of low frequency sounder and low fre­quency sounder strobes in the industry. With white and red
plastic housings, dual listed for wall and ceiling mounting,
SpectrAlert Advance can meet virtually any application
requirement.

Like the entire SpectrAlert Advance product line, all-mount low
frequency sounder, and low frequency sounder strobes
include a variety of features that increase their application ver­satility while simplifying installation. All devices feature plug-in
designs with minimal intrusion into the black box, making
installations fast and foolproof while virtually eliminating costly
and time-consuming ground faults.

To further simplify installation and protect devices from con­struction damage, SpectrAlert Advance use a universal mount­ing plate with an onboard shorting spring, so installers can test
wiring continuity before the device is installed.

Installers can also easily adapt devices to suit a wide range of
application requirements using field-selectable candela set­tings, automatic selection of 12 or 24-volt operation, and a
rotary switch for low frequency sounder tones.

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Features

• Plug-in design with minimal intrusion into the back box.

• Tamper-resistant construction.

• Field-selectable candela settings on wall units: 135, 150,
177, and 185.

• Rotary switch for low frequency sounder tone.

• Universal mounting plate for wall units.

• Mounting plate shorting spring checks wiring continuity
before device installation.

• Electrically compatible with legacy SpectrAlert Advance
devices.

• Compatible with MDL3 sync module.

• Listed for ceiling or wall mounting.

Architect/Engineer Specifications

GENERAL

SpectrAlert Advance low frequency sounder and low fre­quency sounder strobes shall mount to a standard 4x4x1-1/2”
back box, 4-inch octagon back box, or double-gang box. Two­wire products shall also mount to a single-gang 2x4x1-7/8”
back box. 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™ 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-volt­rated notification appliance circuit outputs shall operate
between 8.5 and 17.5 volts; 24-volt-rated notification appliance
circuit outputs shall operate between 16.5 and 33 volts.Indoor
SpectrAlert Advance products shall operate between 32 and
120 degrees Fahrenheit from a regulated DC or full wave recti­fied unfiltered power supply. Low Frequency Sounder strobes

shall have field-selectable candela settings including 135, 150,
177, and 185.

LOW FREQUENCY SOUNDER

The low frequency sounder and the Sync·Circuit™ MDL3
Module accessory, if used, shall be powered from a notification
appliance circuit output and shall operate on a nominal 12 or
24 volts (includes fire alarm panels with built in sync). When
used with the Sync·Circuit™ MDL3, 12-volt rated notification
appliance circuit outputs shall operate between 8.5 and 17.5
volts; 24-volt rated notification appliance circuit outputs shall
operate between 16.5 to 33 volts. If the notification appliances
are not UL 9th edition listed with the corresponding panel or
power supply being used, then refer to the compatibility listing
of the panel to determine maximum devices on a circuit. The
low frequency sounder has an option to switch between tem­poral three pattern, non-temporal (continuous) pattern and
coded supply. The low frequency sounder shall operate on a
coded or non-coded power supply.

LOW FREQUENCY SOUNDER STROBE COMBINATION

The low frequency sounder strobe shall be approved for fire
protective service. The low frequency sounder 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
sounder shall have an option to switch between a temporal
three pattern and a non-temporal (continuous) pattern. These
options are set by a multiple position switch. The low fre­quency sounder on low frequency sounder strobe models shall
operate on a non-coded power supply.

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SYNCHRONIZATION MODULE

The module shall synchronize SpectrAlert strobes at 1 Hz and
low frequency sounder at temporal three. Also, while operating
the strobes, the module shall silence the low frequency
sounder on low frequency sounder strobe models over a sin­gle pair of wires. The module shall mount to a 1-11/16x4-11/
16x2-1/8-inch 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.

Physical/Electrical Specifications

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

Humidity Range: 10 - 93% non-condensing.

Strobe Flash Rate: 1 flash per second.

Nominal Voltage Low Frequency Sounder: Regulated 12

DC/FWR or regulated 24 DC/FWR.

UL Current Draw

UL MAXIMUM STROBE CURRENT DRAW (MA RMS)

8-17.5 Volts 16-33 Volts

Nominal Voltage Range Low Frequency Sounder Strobe:

Regulated 24 VDC/FWR

Operating Voltage Range: 8 to 17.5V (12V nominal) or 16 to
33 V (24 V nominal).

Operating Voltage Range MDL3 Sync Module: 8.5 to 17.5V
(12V nominal) or 16.5 to 33 V (24 V nominal).

Input Terminal Wire Gauge: 12 to 18 AWG.

Wall-Mount Dimensions (including lens): 6.4 inches L x 4.7

inches W x 2.5 inches D (162mm L x 119mm W x 64mm D).

Sounder Dimensions: 5.6 inches L x 4.7 inches W x 1.3
inches D (142mm L x 119mm W x 33mm D).

Low Frequency Sounder/Strobe with Surface Mount Back
Box Dimensions (SBBR, SBBW): 6.4 inches L x 4.7 inches

W x 4.3 inches D (162mm L x 120mm X x 108mm D).

Low Frequency Sounder with Surface Mount Back Box
Dimensions (SBBR, SBBW): 5.7 inches L x 4.8 inches W x 3

inches D (145mm L x 120mm X x 76mm D).

Candela DC FWR DC FWR

135 N/A N/A 228 207

High Candela
Range

150 N/A N/A 246 220

175 N/A N/A 281 251

185 N/A N/A 286 258

UL MAXIMUM LOW FREQUENCY CURRENT DRA (MA RMS)

8-17.5 Volts 16-33 Volts

Sound Pattern dB DC FWR DC FWR

Temporal High 191 262 138 166

Continuous High 292 384 138 208

Coded High 292 388 153 205

AXIMUM CURRENT DRAW (MA RMS), 2-WIRE LOW FREQUENCY SOUNDER STROBE, HIGH CANDELA RANGE (135 - 185

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16-33 Volts

16-33 Volts

DC Input 135 150 177 185 FWR Input 135 150 177 185

Temporal 277 292 325 344 Temporal 296 309 343 351

Continuous 337 362 387 417 Continuous 393 395 432 433

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