Report of Materials and

Equipment Acceptance Division

NYC Department of Buildings
280 Broadway, New York, NY 10007
Patricia Lancaster, FAIA, Commissioner
(212) 566-5000, TTY: (212) 566-4769

Pursuant to Administrative Code Section 27-131, the following equipment or material has
been found acceptable for use subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.

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Manufacturer: Cooper / Wheelock Inc.

273 Branchport Avenue, Long Branch, N.J. 07740

Trade Name(s): SIEMENS, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.,

Fire Safety

Product: Fire alarm equipment

Pertinent Code Section(s): 27-968 through 27-997, RS 17-3 and RS 17-5

Prescribed Test(s): §27-969 (UL 1638, UL 1971 and UL 864, 9th Edition)

Laboratory: Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

Test Report(s): 1. UL File S2652, Project 06NK25498 issued

December 17, 2006, revised March 28, 2007.
2. UL File S2652, Project 06NK25498 issued
December 18, 2006 revised February 28, 2007.
3. UL File S2652, Project 06NK25498 issued
December 16, 2006.
4. UL File S2652, Project 06NK25498 issued
December 19, 2006, revised March 28, 2007.
5. UL File S2652, Project 06NK25498 issued
December 20, 2006, revised March 28, 2007.
6. UL File S2652, Project 06NK25498 issued
December 21, 2006, revised March 28, 2007.
7. UL File S2652, Project 06NK25498 issued
December 22, 2006, revised March 28, 2007.
8. UL File S2652, Project 06NK25498 issued
December 23, 2006, revised March 28, 2007.

Description: Speakers and amplifiers for fire protection systems and signal appliances
for the hearing-impaired speaker and speaker/strobes. Models are in series SE, SEC,
SEF and SET.

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The Siemens’ models, SE series - Speakers and Speaker/Strobe, feature high-efficiency
sound output, with dual voltage (25/70VRMS) capability and field selectable taps from
1/8 to 2 watts. They were designed as ‘Special Application’ to be used with the Siemens
Building Technologies, Inc’s. Fire Safety and Faraday control panels.

The strobe portion of all SE series Speaker Strobes may be synchronized when used in
conjunction with the Siemens DSC sync modules listed in MEA 169-96-E Vol. 3, the
Siemens FS-250 panel, XLS series panels or PAD-3 power supply, the Faraday MPC-
6000 and MPC-7000 control panels, and RSE-300 power supply all with built-in sync
protocol.

Following are the SE series model tables for reference.

SIEMENS Models Signal Descriptions Volume, Section

SE-R E-speaker, red Vol. 7, Sec. 1
SE-W E-speaker, white Vol. 7, Sec. 1
SE-MC-R E-speaker, multi-candela, red Vol. 7, Sec. 1
SE-MC-W E-speaker, multi-candela, white Vol. 7, Sec. 1
SE-HMC-R E-speaker, HI multi-candela, red Vol. 7, Sec. 1
SE-HMC-W E-speaker, HI multi-candela, white Vol. 7, Sec. 1
SEC-R E-speaker, ceiling, red Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SEC-W E-speaker, ceiling, white Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SEF-R E-speaker, flush, red Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SEF-W E-speaker, flush, white Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SEF-CR E-speaker, flush, ceiling, red Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SEF-CW E-speaker, flush, ceiling, white Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SET-R ET speaker, red Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SET-W ET speaker, white Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SET-CR ET speaker, ceiling, red Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SET-CW ET speaker, ceiling, white Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SE-MC-CR E-speaker, multi-candela, ceiling, red Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SE-MC-CW E-speaker, multi-candela, ceiling, white Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SE-HMC-CR E-speaker, HI multi-candela, ceiling, red Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SE-HMC-CW E-speaker, HI multi-candela, ceiling, white Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SEF-MC-R E-speaker, flush, multi-candela, red Vol. 7, Sec. 1
SEF-MC-W E-speaker, flush, multi-candela, white Vol. 7, Sec. 1
SEF-MC-CW E-speaker, flush, multi-candela, ceiling, white Vol. 7, Sec. 1
SEF-HMC-R E-speaker, flush, HI multi-candela, red Vol. 7, Sec. 1
SEF-HMC-W E-speaker, flush, HI multi-candela, white Vol. 7, Sec. 1
SEF-HMC-CW E-speaker, flush, HI multi-candela, ceiling, white Vol. 7, Sec. 1
SET-MC-R ET speaker, multi-candela, red Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SET-MC-W ET speaker, multi-candela, white Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SET-MC-VR ET speaker, multi-candela, vandal-resistant, red Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SET-MC-VW ET speaker, multi-candela, vandal-resistant, white Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SET-MC-CR ET speaker, multi-candela, ceiling, red Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SET-MC-CW ET speaker, ceiling, multi-candela, white Vol. 7, Sec. 2

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 SIEMENS Models Signal Descriptions Volume, Section
SET-HMC-R ET speaker, HI multi-candela, red Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SET-HMC-W ET speaker, HI multi-candela, white Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SET-HMC-CR ET speaker, HI multi-candela, ceiling, red Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SET-HMC-CW ET speaker, HI multi-candela, ceiling, white Vol. 7, Sec. 2
SET-S17-CW-WP ET spkr.\1575 strobe, white, ceiling, weatherproof Vol. 7, Sec. 3
SET-S17-R-WP ET spkr. \ 1575 strobe, red, weatherproof Vol. 7, Sec. 3
SET-S17-W-WP ET spkr. \ 1575 strobe, white, weatherproof Vol. 7, Sec. 3
SET-177-CR-WP ET spkr. \ 177 cd strobe, ceiling, red, outdoor Vol. 7, Sec. 3
SET-177-CW-WP ET spkr. \ 177 cd strobe, ceiling, white, outdoor Vol. 7, Sec. 3
SET-185-R-WP ET spkr. \ 185 strobe, wall, red, outdoor Vol. 7, Sec. 3
SET-185-W-WP ET spkr. \ 185 strobe, wall, white, outdoor Vol. 7, Sec. 3
SETSF-VR ET 1010 low-profile speaker, red Vol. 7, Sec. 4
SETSF-VW ET 1010 low-profile speaker, white Vol. 7, Sec. 4
SETFL-VR ET 1080 flush speaker, red Vol. 7, Sec. 4
SETFL-VW ET 1080 flush speaker, white Vol. 7, Sec. 4
S-HQ 8” Speaker Vol. 7, Sec. 6
S-HQ-MC-W 8” Speaker / strobe, multi-candela, white Vol. 7, Sec. 6
SE-1 Speaker back box for S-HQ, S-HQ-MC-W Vol. 7, Sec. 6
SPSP-R SE speaker surface box, red Vol. 7, Sec. 6
SPSB-W SE speaker surface box, white Vol. 7, Sec. 6
SPSSB-R SE speaker / strobe surface box, red Vol. 7, Sec. 6
SPPSB-W SE speaker / strobe surface box, white Vol. 7, Sec. 6
SPEXT-R SE, SEC surface box, red Vol. 7, Sec. 6
SPEXT-W SE, SEC surface box, white Vol. 7, Sec. 6
SB-W Speaker enclosure Vol. 7, Sec. 7
S-15WR Horn / speaker (25/70V) Vol. 7, Sec. 8

Pursuant to "Promulgation of the Rules relating to Material and Equipment Application

Procedures" dated November 5, 1992, the Bureau of Fire Prevention has no objections
Letter dated November 26, 2007, F.P. Index #0711009.

Terms and Conditions: The above units are accepted on condition that:

1. All uses, configurations, arrangements and functions, application and installations

shall comply with the provisions of New York City Building Code, specifically
Reference Standards RS 17-3, 17-5 and RS 4-6. Further, the installation of these
appliances shall be in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendation and
UL Standards.

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 2. Visual alarm signals shall have the following minimum photometry features:
a. The lamp shall be xenon strobe type.
b. The light source shall be clear or nominal white.
c. The maximum pulse duration shall be two-tenths of a second (0.2
second) with maximum duty cycle of forty percent (40%).
d. The flash rate shall be a minimum of 1 Hz and no more than 2 Hz.

3. These notification appliances shall be used only with listed and approved control
panels with which the compatibility has been determined to be acceptable by UL
test report.

4. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.’s listing requirements shall be adhered to.

5. Manufacturer’s installation, maintenance procedures, and limitations shall be

complied with.

6. All shipments and deliveries of such equipment shall be provided with a metal tag,
suitably placed, certifying that the equipment shipped or delivered is equivalent to
that tested and accepted for use, as provided in Section 27-131 of the New York
City Building Code.

Note:
A. While the intensity of some of the above-referenced strobe lights meets the
minimum requirements of the New York City Building Code, it shall not be
misconstrued to mean that these visual appliances comply with rules of other
agencies having jurisdiction such as ADA. Our recommendation for the approval
of the above lights is based primarily on the prescribed provisions of the New York
City Building Code and no other rules, regulations or laws.

B. Some of the above-referenced notification appliances are not painted red as

required by Reference Standard RS 17-3.7. In compliance with these Building
Code sections, where a particular premise would benefit from the installation of
notification appliances that are not painted red, such authorization may be
considered for the installation of such devices on a case-by-case basis. This
consideration shall be reviewed when the building owner demonstrates a special
circumstance and need.

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