Facility managers are grappling with emergency preparation procedures for incidents ranging from campus shootings to local natural disasters. They are looking for appropriate notification products to quickly alert and evacuate people. While voice notification systems can be programmed to alter audible messages for non-fire evacuations, a visible signal for this type of emergency is still required for hearing-impaired occupants. The new System Sensor SpectrAlert® Advance SW-ALERT and SWH-ALERT amber lens strobes send a visual signal that is distinctively different from white fire alarm strobes.

The SW-ALERT and SWH-ALERT appliances incorporate amber colored lenses over strobes that can be adjusted to 11 different candela settings. The strobe is mounted in a white “alert” housing to differentiate it from the white strobe light mounted in a red “fire” housing used for fire notifications.

Designed to be used in 12- or 24-volt, DC or FWR (full wave rectified) systems, the new strobes are listed under UL 1638 Standard for Safety Visual Signaling Appliances – Private Mode Emergency and General Utility Signaling. They feature a plug-in design, tamperresistant construction and compatibility with the System Sensor synchronization protocol.

Easy Installation

The System Sensor amber lens strobes are indoor products that can be mounted to the wall or ceiling easily. The units attach to universal mounting plates connected to 4-in. square or 4-in. octagon, singlegang or double-gang junction boxes. The circuit is wired to the SEMS terminals on the mounting plate, then the device is rotated into position, locking the unit’s pins into the mounting plate’s terminals. The device is held in place with a catch temporarily until it is secured with a captured mounting screw. A shorting spring on the mounting plate allows for a continuity check before installation. The spring automatically disengages once the strobe is installed to enable supervision of the final system.

The new SW-ALERT and SWH-ALERT units blend into the SpectrAlert® Advance portfolio with the same design, configuration and installation features consistent with System Sensor wallmount horns, strobes, horn/strobes, chimes and chime strobes, as well as ceiling-mount strobes and horn/strobes.

Tags: Smoke detection, Speakers and Strobes

Posted in Audible/Visible Notification, Commercial, Winter 2007