(The following is a proscriptive specification format.)

1.	Description: Provide general description of project in this section
2.	Coordination with Management:

a.	All work on systems described herein shall be completed in coordination with building management and University of California Police Department Crime Prevention Bureau personnel to provide a consistent level of service. Coordinate closely with the University project manager to obtain latest system requirements to develop scope of work, and to obtain list of pre-approved vendors.
b.	System shall be compatible with theVaritech V-300 APT 4-2 Receiver and communicate with the Varitech V-995 line card, manufactured by the Morse Security Group.
c.	All systems shall be fail-secure.
d.	Only prequalified University vendors may install security alarm work.
e.	ADA mounting heights shall be observed.
f.	Coordinate final alarm devices with architect's hardware consultant.
g.	Submit intrusion detection system for approval by Project Manager and UCPD prior to bidding.

1.	Description: This chapter describes acceptable alarm hardware for use where such hardware is referenced hereafter in this Specification and describes wiring requirements.
2.	Equipment Approval:

a.	Fire alarm equipment shall not be installed under this security alarm contract. See Fire Alarms and Detection Systems section of this document for coverage of these systems.
b.	Emergency, hold-up, and intrusion alarm equipment protecting high hazard or security facilities should be Underwriter's Laboratory (UL) approved/listed for use in the type of application being proposed. Emergency, hold-up, and intrusion equipment includes:

i.	Dual technology motion detectors.
ii.	Door and window switches/contacts:

A.	Magnetic reed contacts.
B.	Mechanical switches.
C.	Vibration contracts.

iii.	Glass-break detectors (window foil cannot be used).
iv.	Shunt and reset switches.
v.	Control instruments or panels.
vi.	Power supplies, batteries, and wiring.
vii.	Horns, bells and sirens are not allowed except with written permission of the Alarm & Control Unit.

c.

All alarm systems must be equipped with a battery operated stand-by power supply capable of continuously operating the alarm system (including any associated signal circuit to the UCPD) for a period of six (6) continuous hours in case of loss of commercial power. Switchover to or from battery power, must not activate associated alarm equipment, nor send any alarm to the Police Department. Digital communicator panels may send a low battery signal to the Police Department at the time that battery voltage reaches a preset low level.

i.	Standby battery, as referenced in this Specification, is a gelled electrolyte rechargeable battery with a minimum two (2) ampere-hour capacity, unless otherwise approved by the Alarm & Access Control Unit.
ii.	A charger shall be supplied as part of any standby battery unit for which a charger is not included as part of an associated alarm panel.

d.	It is desirable to have a battery system that is continuously float charged from commercial power to maintain batteries at full charge during periods of non-battery operation and to automatically recharge them when commercial power is restored following battery powered operation.

3.	Wiring Requirements:

a.

All alarm wiring of size 18 gauge or smaller must be stranded copper or tinned copper wire to minimize risk of breakage from movement or impact by a foreign object. Wiring shall be of a sufficient size to carry maximum currents found in the associated circuit(s) and still maintain equipment voltages at a continuous operational level throughout the system.

i.	Use of any wire smaller than 24 gauge other than inside of an alarm panel is prohibited.
ii.	Any cable containing wire of size 22 gauge or smaller which has more than six conductors (3 pairs) shall have, at a minimum, two additional wires (1 pair) for use in future expansion or breakage repair. An extra two wires (1 pair) shall be allowed for each multiple of twelve wires (6 pairs) thereafter in the same cable.

b.	All exposed wiring runs shall be enclosed in conduit or wire mold; armored sheath must cover wiring between conduit/walls and associated alarm panels, contacts, and sensors to prevent tampering with wiring.

i.	Wiring inside walls or ceilings will not be considered exposed wiring.

1.	General Information

a.	Alarm panels shall employ one of the three types of signal systems described in this Chapter to communicate alarm information from the user premise to the University of California Police Department Communications Center.

i.	Alarm signaling methods and user account numbers are supplied by the Alarm and Access Coltrol Unit.

b.	Coordinate with the project manager regarding which contracts will provide:

i.	Telephone lines.
ii.	Conduit for telephone lines.

2.	Digital communicator (Non-supervised)

a.	Digital communicator reporting systems use existing campus CENTREX dial telephone lines to provide a signal path between the user and the Police Department. When an alarm condition is detected, the user panel automatically dials the Police alarm receiver on a special restricted telephone number via an existing telephone line at the users site that has been modified to interface to the alarm panel. The panel establishes a signal path with the receiver, transmits the alarm data, and then waits for a verification from the receiver. If there is a problem with verification, the process will be repeated automatically. When a panel resets (all zones reset) the user panel again dials the Police receiver and signals a restore condition.
b.	This system is not supervised because loss of the telephone path results in no alarm being received at the Police Department. No indication of the loss of signal path (trouble) is given to the Police Department and the user may also be unaware of the problem.
c.	The following installations may report signals to the Police Department by digital communicator:

i.	Systems protecting less than $10,000.00 in property items that can be easily removed from the premise.
ii.	Systems reporting emergency signals;
iii.	Systems with special needs including detailed zoning or other requirements, if approved by the Police Department Alarm & Access Control Unit.

3.	Direct Wire Polarity Reversal (Supervised)

a.	Polarity reversal reporting systems use a separate signal circuit for each user panel. The circuit is usually leased from Pacific Bell through the University of California Telecommunications Office, but may be carried over University of California owned lines if they are available.
b.	The alarm system maintains a constant direct current on the lines when in the non-alarm condition. When an alarm condition is detected, the panel reverses the polarity of the voltage to signal the alarm. Loss of current, either through a broken/shorted line or equipment malfunction is detected and reported immediately as a trouble indication.
c.	All alarm types may be reported to the University of California Police Department using this signaling system. This system uses a dedicated circuit which may have added monthly rental costs to the user.
d.	To provide rapid police response directly to the area of a detected violation, users of complex, multi-zone systems are encouraged to use either a multiplex system or a combination of digital communicator and direct wire. In the latter case, direct wire serves to supervise all zones on a single panel with simultaneous digital dial-in of the exact zone(s) where a violation has been detected. The polarity-reversal module can be driven from the alarm bell output that is present on most panels but not normally used on University of California alarm systems.

4.	Digital Communicator (Non-supervised)

a.	Digital communicators are required to use either the Varitech high-speed digital format or Sescoa medium speed format and to use high-speed touch-tone dialing to the UDPD alarm receiver.
b.	Alarm receiver telephone number and zone information will be provided by the Police Alarm & Access Control Unit for each system.
c.	The user department supplies required USOC RJ31-X type interface equipment to one of their existing CENTREX telephone lines. It is wired in a manner to cutoff all user premise telephone equipment when an alarm condition is being transmitted. Following PUC approval, the contractor may be required to install RJ31-X jacks for new systems.
d.	Current zone designations are developed for each system but will, in general, use the following format:

e.	Zone designations after December 31, 1997 should still be developed for each system, but will, in general, use the following format:

5.	Direct wire, Polarity Reversal Requirements: The user panel must be capable of supplying 5.0 miliamps of direct current to the police receiver in both polarities through the normal signal circuit line resistance.

a.	The alarm system maintains a constant direct current on the lines when in the non-alarm condition. When an alarm condition is detected, the panel reverses the polarity of the voltage to signal the alarm. Loss of current, either through a broken/shorted line or equipment malfunction is detected and reported immediately as a ³trouble² indication.
b.	All alarm types may be reported to the UCPD using this signaling system. This system uses a dedicated circuit which may have added monthly rental costs to the user.
c.	To provide rapid police response directly to the area of a detected violation, users of complex, multi-zone systems are encouraged to use either a multiplex system (reference Section 3.4) or a combination of digital communicator and direct wire. In the latter case, direct wire serves to supervise all zones on a single panel with simultaneous digital dial-in of the exact zone(s) where a violation has been detected. The polarity-reversal module can be driven from the alarm bell output that is present on most panels but not normally used on UC alarm systems.

6.	Direct-Wire, Multiplex (Supervised)

a.	The multiplex system uses a separate circuit to report multiple zone and/or panel status to the Police receiver over a single circuit. The standard system uses Dorado equipment reporting in groups of from 6 to a maximum of 24 individual zones per circuit (in groups of 6). The circuit is usually leased from Pacific Bell by UC Telecommunications, but may be carried over UC owned lines if an appropriate circuit is available. Any comvination of alarm signals can be reported simultaneously.
b.	At the receive end, this signaling system is broken down to drive individual alarm channels on e Police Department receiver through a solid-state or mechanical relay interface into the Varitech end-of-line resistor panel. Each multiplex zone subsequently reports as an individual Varitech account number.
c.	Loss of signal, either through a broken or shorted line or equipment malfunction, is detected and reported immediately via a separate reserved ³monitor² channel for each multiplex system.
d.	All alarm types may be reported to the UCPD using this signaling system. This system has a higher initial investment in equipment for both multiplex send/receive and alarm receiver channels, but is cost effective over a period of time compared to leasing an individual polarity reversal circuit for each zone.