CAN/ULC-S559-04

1. SCOPE 1.1 This Standard covers requirements for fire signal receiving centre and systems which include transmitting, receiving equipment and proprietary fire signal receiving centre equipment and control unit accessories for use in accordance with the following: A CAN/ULC-S524, Installation of Fire Alarm Systems; B CAN/ULC-S561, Installation and Services for Fire Signal Receiving Centres and Systems; C C22.1, Canadian Electrical Code, Part l, Safety Standard for Electrical Installations, and D Figure 1, Typical Arrangement of Equipment for Fire Signal Receiving Centres and Systems. 1.2 Fire alarm system equipment and installations shall comply with Industry Canada rules and regulations, as applicable, concerning the following: A Electromagnetic radiation; B Use of radio frequencies; and C Connection to the public switched telephone network of telephone equipment, systems, and protection apparatus. 1.3 Where the equipment covered by the scope of this Standard incorporates the features and functions of a fire alarm system, the requirements of ULC-S527, Control Units for Fire Alarm Systems, shall also apply. 1.4 Where the equipment covered by the scope of this Standard incorporates transponders of distributed type systems, the requirements of ULC-S527, Control Units for Fire Alarm Systems, shall also apply. 1.5 These requirements cover fire signal receiving centre and systems for ordinary indoor locations. 1.6 Changes or additions to the equipment covered by the scope of this Standard shall be tested according to the relevant sections of this Standard. Examples of changes and additions include, but are not limited to: A Operating system programme; B Changes or additional features to system operation; C Electrical/electronic or mechanical components; and D Other software temporarily or permanently installed; such as for test or maintenance. 1.7 Test, service and other software and programming types intended for use with the fire signal receiving centre shall be tested with the fire signal receiving centre systems. 1.8 The term "Product" as used in this Standard refers to all items of equipment covered by the scope of this Standard. 1.9 Unless otherwise indicated, all AC voltage and current values mentioned in this Standard are root mean-square (rms). 1.10 The requirements of this Standard apply uniformly to all equipment covered by the scope of this Standard regardless of whether they are used as a component of a fire signal receiving centre and systems or separately enclosed and referred to as an accessory. 1.11 Signal receiving units used in fire signal receiving centres, satellite centres, signal processing centres and bridging centres shall comply with the requirements of this section.