Mass Notification Systems

Revision 4 · SynC Standards Team — Specifier, SynC (SynC Platform Team / Platform Standards) ✓ Official · Jun 11, 2026 +5 −13

Migrate datasheet deferrals to drawing_ref + default: deferred
Showing changes from Rev 3 to Rev 4 in Mass Notification Systems.
Tag changes −Emergency Communication Systems−Mass Notification−NFPA 72
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title: Mass Notification Systems
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- "Emergency operations / command center"
- "Police or campus dispatch"
- "Per emergency response plan and AHJ (see drawings)"
+drawing_ref: "emergency response plan"
default: "Fire command center / fire department interface location"
```
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- "Live voice (authorized LOC) > pre-recorded MNS emergency > fire alarm evacuation > supervisory/trouble > routine/test"
- "Pre-recorded MNS emergency > fire alarm evacuation > live voice > routine (where ERP requires automated priority)"
- "Per emergency response plan prioritization matrix on drawings"
drawing_ref: true
default: "Live voice (authorized LOC) > pre-recorded MNS emergency > fire alarm evacuation > supervisory/trouble > routine/test"
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- "1 W"
- "2 W"
- "Per intelligibility design and ambient survey — see drawings"
drawing_ref: true
default: "Per intelligibility design and ambient survey — see drawings"
+default: deferred
```
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- "15 dB above average ambient (standard occupied spaces)"
- "5 dB above maximum ambient (intermittent high-noise spaces)"
- "Per ambient sound survey — see drawings"
drawing_ref: true
default: "15 dB above average ambient (standard occupied spaces)"
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- "Existing tower / structure"
- "Building rooftop / facade"
- "Per site survey and GPS-recorded locations on site plan"
drawing_ref: true
default: "Per site survey and GPS-recorded locations on site plan"
+drawing_ref: "site plan"
+default: deferred
```
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- "Level 2 — circuit-integrity (CI) cable or metallic conduit in 2-hour construction"
- "Level 3 — listed 2-hour fire-rated cable system"
- "Per risk analysis and AHJ (see drawings)"
drawing_ref: true
default: "Per risk analysis and AHJ (see drawings)"
+default: deferred
```
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- "120V, single-phase, 60 Hz (standard)"
- "208V / 240V, single-phase, 60 Hz (large amplifier banks)"
- "Per drawings"
drawing_ref: true
default: "120V, single-phase, 60 Hz (standard)"
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- "24 hours standby + 30 minutes emergency operation (enhanced)"
- "60 hours standby + 15 minutes emergency operation (essential facility)"
- "Per risk analysis / UFC 4-021-01 (see drawings)"
drawing_ref: true
default: "24 hours standby + 15 minutes emergency operation (standard voice/ECS)"
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- "Sealed VRLA (valve-regulated lead-acid) batteries — standard"
- "Batteries supplemented by standby generator (extended duration)"
- "Per drawings"
drawing_ref: true
default: "Sealed VRLA (valve-regulated lead-acid) batteries — standard"
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## Intelligibility shall be re-verified after any change to the building acoustics, the speaker layout, or the message content that could affect it.

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