INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
B401BH and B401BHA
Sounder Bases
ꢀ3825ꢀOhioꢀAvenue,ꢀSt.ꢀCharles,ꢀIllinoisꢀ60174
1-800-SENSOR2,ꢀFAX:ꢀ630-377-6495
www.systemsensor.com
Specifications
BaseꢀDiameter:ꢀ
ꢀ
6ꢀinchesꢀ(152ꢀmm)
BaseꢀHeightꢀ(lessꢀbaseꢀandꢀsensor):ꢀꢀ
0.75ꢀinchesꢀ(19mm)
Weight:ꢀ
OperatingꢀTemperatureꢀRange:ꢀ
OperatingꢀHumidityꢀRange:ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
0.3ꢀlb.ꢀ(140ꢀg)
14°ꢀtoꢀ140°Fꢀ(–10°ꢀtoꢀ+60°C)
10%ꢀtoꢀ95%,ꢀnoncondensing
Electrical Ratings
Voltage:ꢀ
StandbyꢀCurrent:ꢀ
AlarmꢀCurrent:ꢀ
MaximumꢀRippleꢀVoltage:ꢀ
Start-upꢀCapacitance:ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
17ꢀtoꢀ32ꢀVDC
1.0ꢀmAꢀmaximum
15ꢀmAꢀmaximum
10%ꢀofꢀsupplyꢀvoltage
200ꢀµF
HornꢀInputꢀCurrentꢀRequirement:ꢀ ꢀ
600ꢀµAꢀmaximum
SoundꢀOutput:ꢀꢀ
volts.ꢀꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
Greaterꢀ thanꢀ 90ꢀ dBaꢀ measuredꢀ inꢀ anechoicꢀ roomꢀ atꢀ 10ꢀ feetꢀ (3ꢀ meters),ꢀ 24ꢀ
85ꢀdBaꢀminimumꢀmeasuredꢀinꢀULꢀreverberantꢀroom.
Before Installing
General Description
PleaseꢀthoroughlyꢀreadꢀtheꢀSystemꢀSensorꢀmanualꢀI56-407,ꢀ ModelsꢀB401BHꢀandꢀB401BHAꢀsounderꢀbasesꢀareꢀintendedꢀ
Guide for Proper Use of System Smoke Detectors,ꢀ whichꢀ forꢀuseꢀwithꢀSystemꢀSensorꢀ400ꢀSeriesꢀplug-inꢀsensorꢀheadsꢀ
providesꢀ detailedꢀinformationꢀ onꢀ detectorꢀ spacing,ꢀplace- inꢀ conventionalꢀ 2-wireꢀ plug-inꢀ systems.ꢀ Referꢀ toꢀ systemsꢀ
ment,ꢀzoning,ꢀwiring,ꢀandꢀspecialꢀapplications.ꢀCopiesꢀofꢀ manualsꢀforꢀtheꢀmaximumꢀallowableꢀnumberꢀofꢀunitsꢀperꢀ
thisꢀmanualꢀareꢀavailableꢀatꢀnoꢀchargeꢀfromꢀSystemꢀSensor.ꢀ loop.ꢀTheꢀB401BHꢀrequiresꢀanꢀexternalꢀ24VDCꢀ(nominal)ꢀ
NFPAꢀ 72ꢀ andꢀ NEMAꢀ shouldꢀ beꢀ observed.ꢀ (Forꢀ installa- supplyꢀwithꢀreverseꢀpolarityꢀcapability.ꢀTheꢀconnectionsꢀofꢀ
tionꢀinꢀCanada,ꢀreferꢀtoꢀCAN/ULC-S524,ꢀStandard for the theꢀexternalꢀsupplyꢀ(terminalsꢀ1ꢀandꢀ2)ꢀandꢀtheꢀinitiatingꢀ
Installation of Fire Alarm Systemsꢀ andꢀ CECꢀ Partꢀ 1,ꢀ Sec.ꢀ loopꢀ(terminalsꢀ3,ꢀ4,ꢀandꢀ5)ꢀareꢀisolatedꢀinꢀtheꢀB401BHꢀtoꢀ
32.)
preventꢀelectricalꢀinteractionꢀbetweenꢀthem.
NOTICE: Thisꢀmanualꢀshouldꢀbeꢀleftꢀwithꢀtheꢀowner/userꢀ Whenꢀtheꢀdetectorꢀhead’sꢀvisibleꢀLEDsꢀareꢀlatchedꢀonꢀforꢀ
ofꢀthisꢀequipment.
approximatelyꢀ10ꢀseconds,ꢀtheꢀassociatedꢀhornꢀsounds.ꢀAꢀ
loopꢀofꢀhornsꢀcanꢀbeꢀmadeꢀtoꢀsoundꢀbyꢀreversingꢀtheꢀpolar-
IMPORTANT: Theꢀ detectorꢀ usedꢀ withꢀ theseꢀ basesꢀ mustꢀ ityꢀofꢀtheꢀexternalꢀsupply.
beꢀ testedꢀ andꢀ maintainedꢀ regularlyꢀ followingꢀ NFPAꢀ 72ꢀ
requirements.ꢀTheꢀdetectorꢀusedꢀwithꢀtheseꢀbasesꢀshouldꢀ NOTE:ꢀWhenꢀtheꢀassociatedꢀsystemꢀisꢀNOTꢀusedꢀasꢀaꢀsup-
beꢀcleanedꢀatꢀleastꢀonceꢀaꢀyear.
plementaryꢀevacuationꢀsystem,ꢀtheꢀexternalꢀ24VDCꢀ
supplyꢀmustꢀbeꢀtreatedꢀasꢀaꢀcomponentꢀofꢀtheꢀmainꢀ
powerꢀ supplyꢀ systemꢀ withꢀ theꢀ resultꢀ thatꢀ itꢀ fallsꢀ
underꢀtheꢀrequirementsꢀofꢀNFPAꢀ72.
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