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

System shall be restricted exclusively to connection

with an 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

System.

System, 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 Fir 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 message.

(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.