Instruction manual

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Chapter 10 - MEA and Warranty

Recommendations - That the above units be accepted on condition that all uses, configurations,

arrangements and functions, locations and installations comply with the New York City Building Code,

specifically Subchapter 17 and with the Referenced Standard RS 17-3 through 17-3C including the NFPA as

appropriate, the UL Listing, the manufacturer’s instructions, the Fire Department Rules and the Electrical

Code of the City of New York, and on further condition that:

(a) The use, installation and application of the SAFEPATH

Panel shall be restricted exclusively to

connection with a BSA/MEA approved compatible Class E, Class J or Class C Fire Command Station.

(b) The Fire Command Station shall have the capability of overriding any function of the SAFEPATH

Panel.

Panel, a specific approval for a specific installation must be

obtained from the Fire Department.

(d) A priority voice message matrix must be submitted to the Fire Department for approval before the

installation is performed and shall include the following information:

1. The duration of each message.

2. The content of each message.

3. The duration of the audible and visual alarm signals prior to the initiation of the subsequent

prerecorded message transmission.

4. The interval between the cessation of the audible and visual alarm signals and the generation of

prerecorded messages.

(e) The SAFEPATH

Panel must be located in the room as, and within 20 feet of a BSA/MEA approved

Fire Command Station. The wiring between the SAFEPATH

Panel Control Unit and the Fire

Command Station must be enclosed in conduit.

(f) Power supply wiring to the SAFEPATH

Panel Control Unit shall be installed in the same conduit

containing the input and output wiring.

(g) When used with central office communicator or transmitter, the installation and operation of the

equipment and devices listed herein shall comply with Fire Department Rule #3 - RCNY 17-01, NFPA

71, and shall have the capability of transmitting separate and distinct signals to indicate manual pull

station alarm, automatic smoke/heat detection alarm, sprinkler waterflow alarm, supervisory signal

indications and trouble indications.

(h) The connection of security/burglar devices and equipment to that submitted for acceptance for fire

alarm usage under this MEA application is prohibited within New York City and such equipment and

devices shall be so permanently labeled.

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 for in

Section 27-131 of the Building Code.