General Notes
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Strobes are designed to flash once per second minimum over their “Regulated
Voltage Range”. Note that NFPA-72 specifies a flash rate of 1 to 2 flashes per
second and ADA Guidelines specify a flash rate of 1 to 3 flashes per second.
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All candela ratings represent min. effective Strobe intensity
per UL Standard 1971.
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Series E Speaker Strobes and Series E Speakers are listed under UL Standard
1971 for indoor use with a temperature range of 32°F to 120°F (0°C to 49°C) and
maximum humidity of 85%.
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“Regulated Voltage Range” is the newest terminology used by UL to iden-
tify voltage range. Prior to this change, UL used the term, “Listed Voltage
Range”.
WARNING: CONTACT COOPER-WHEELOCK
FOR THE CURRENT “INSTALLATION IN-
STRUCTIONS” AND “GENERAL INFORMA-
TION” SHEET (P82380) ON THESE PRODUCTS.
THESE DOCUMENTS UNDERGO PERIODIC
CHANGES. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE
CURRENT INFORMATION ON THESE PROD-
UCTS. THESE MATERIALS CONTAIN IMPOR-
TANT INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE READ
PRIOR TO SPECIFYING OR INSTALLING
THESE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING:
Engineer’s Specifications
The speaker appliances shall be Cooper-Wheelock Series E Speakers and
speaker strobe appliances shall be Cooper-Wheelock Series E Speaker Strobes or
approved equals. The speakers shall be UL Listed under Standard 1480 for Fire
Protective Service and speakers equipped with strobes shall be listed under UL
Standard 1971 for Signaling Devices for the Hearing-Impaired. In addition, the
strobes shall be certified to meet the requirements of FCC Part 15, Class B.
All speakers shall be designed for a field selectable input of either 25 or 70 V
RMS
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with selectable power taps from 1/8 watt to 2 watts. All models shall have listed
sound output of up to 87 dB at 10 feet and a listed frequency response of 400 to
4000 Hz. The speaker shall also incorporate a sealed back construction. All inputs
shall employ terminals that accept #12 to #18 AWG wire sizes.
The strobe portion of the appliance shall produce a flash rate of one (1) flash per
second over the Regulated Voltage Range and shall incorporate a Xenon flashtube
enclosed in a rugged Lexan® lens. The strobe shall be of low current design.
Where, Multi-Candela Speaker Strobes are specified, the strobe intensity has field
selectable settings and shall be rated per UL Standard 1971 at 15/30/75/110cd or
135/185cd for wall mount and 15/30/75/95cd or 115/177cd for ceiling mount. The
selector switch for selecting the candela shall be tamper resistant. The 15/75 can-
dela strobe shall be specified when 15 candela UL Standard 1971 listing with 75
candela on-axis is required (ADA compliance).
When synchronization is required, the strobe portion of the appliance shall be com-
patible with Cooper-Wheelock’s SM, DSM sync modules or the power supply with
built-in Patented Cooper-Wheelock Sync Protocol. The strobes shall not drift out of
synchronization at any time during operation. If the sync module or Power Supply
fails to operate, (i.e., contacts remain closed), the strobe shall revert to a non-
The speaker and speaker strobe appliances shall be designed for indoor surface or
flush mounting. The speaker and speaker strobe shall incorporate a speaker
mounting plate with a grille cover which is secured with two screws for a level, aes-
thetic finish and shall mount to standard electrical hardware requiring no additional
trimplate or adapter. The finish of the Series E speakers and speaker strobes shall
be white, red or nickel plate. All speakers and speaker strobe appliances shall be
backward compatible.
Cooper-Wheelock products must be used within their published specifications and
must be PROPERLY specified, applied, installed, operated, maintained and opera-
tionally tested in accordance with their installation instructions at the time of instal-
lation and at least twice a year or more often and in accordance with local, state
and federal codes, regulations and laws. Specification, application, installation,
operation, maintenance and testing must be performed by qualified personnel for
proper operation in accordance with all of the latest National Fire Protection Asso-
ciation (NFPA), Underwriters’ Laboratories (UL), National Electrical Code (NEC),
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), local, state, county, prov-
ince, district, federal and other applicable building and fire standards, guidelines,
regulations, laws and codes including, but not limited to, all appendices and
amendments and the requirements of the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
E Low Profile Speakers & Strobes
CS-2242 09/01/06
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TOTAL CURRENT REQUIRED BY ALL
APPLIANCES CONNECTED TO SYSTEM
SECONDARY POWER SOURCES.
FUSE RATINGS ON NOTIFICATION
APPLIANCE CIRCUITS TO HANDLE PEAK
CURRENTS FROM ALL APPLIANCES ON
THOSE CIRCUITS.
COMPOSITE FLASH RATE FROM MULTIPLE
STROBES WITHIN A PERSON’S FIELD OF
VIEW.
ADDING, REPLACING OR CHANGING
APPLIANCES OR CHANGING CANDELA
SETTINGS WILL AFFECT CURRENT DRAW.
RECALCULATE CURRENT DRAW TO
ENSURE THAT THE TOTAL AVERAGE CUR-
RENT AND TOTAL PEAK REQUIRED BY ALL
APPLIANCES DO NOT EXCEED THE RATED
CAPACITY OF THE POWER SOURCES OR
FUSES.
THE VOLTAGE APPLIED TO THESE
PRODUCTS MUST BE WITHIN THEIR
“REGULATED VOLTAGE RANGE”.
INSTALLATION OF 110 CANDELA STROBE
PRODUCTS IN SLEEPING AREAS.
INSTALLATION IN OFFICE AREAS AND
OTHER SPECIFICATION AND INSTALLA-
TION ISSUES.
USE STROBES ONLY ON CIRCUITS WITH
CONTINUOUSLY APPLIED OPERATING
VOLTAGE. DO NOT USE STROBES ON
CODED OR INTERRUPTED CIRCUITS IN
WHICH THE APPLIED VOLTAGE IS CYCLED
ON AND OFF AS THE STROBES MAY NOT
FLASH.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS OR GEN-
ERAL INFORMATION SHEETS COULD RE-
SULT IN IMPROPER INSTALLATION, APPLI-
CATION, AND/OR OPERATION OF THESE
PRODUCTS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUA-
TION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN PROP-
ERTY DAMAGE AND SERIOUS INJURY OR
DEATH TO YOU AND/OR OTHERS.
CONDUCTOR SIZE (AWG), LENGTH AND
AMPACITY SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CON-
SIDERATION PRIOR TO DESIGN AND IN-
STALLATION OF THESE PRODUCTS, PAR-
TICULARLY IN RETROFIT INSTALLATIONS.
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