Configuration; Alarm Sounder - Siemens FDS229-A Technical Manual

4 Project engineering

Configuration

4.5 Configuration
4.5.1
No. Tone
1 Continuous
2 Intermittent
3 Sweep-down
4 Slow-whoop
Sweep-up, linear
5 Pulse tone
6 Intermittent
7 Continuous
8 Alternating
9 Intermittent
10 Slow-whoop
Sweep-up, linear
11 Intermittent
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The following chapters contain the specifications of the different tones and optical
indicators.

Alarm sounder

Frequency pattern Pulse pattern
Sweep from to
970 Hz
950 Hz
1200 Hz 500 Hz
500 Hz 1200 Hz
500 Hz
500 Hz
500 Hz
560 Hz
440 Hz
420 Hz
500 Hz 1200 Hz
970 Hz
Adjustable sound
intensity levels (typ.
values in
[dBA/1m]
at 12 V
98
88
81
96
87
79
96
87
79
97
88
81
94
85
75
93
84
75
94
85
76
94
85
75
94
85
76
96
3.75 s
89
81
0.25 s
99
89
82
Norm
)
1
at 32 V
101 'evacuate'
92 BS 5839 Part 1
1988
82
100 'alert'
91 BS 5839 Part 1
1988
81
100 DIN tone
91 DIN 33404 Part 3
80
101 NEN 2575
92 (Netherlands)
82
97 Swedish Standard
88 SS 03 17 11, No. 1
75 'Imminent Danger'
96 Swedish Standard
87 SS 03 17 11, No. 6
75 'Local Warning'
97 Swedish Standard
88 SS 03 17 11, No. 4
76 'All clear'
98 'French fire sound'
89 NF S 32-001-1975
76
98 Australia 'Alert'
89 AS 2220 -1978
77
100 Australia 'Action'
93 AS 2220 -1978
82
102 ISO 8201
92 US Temporal Tone
LF
83
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