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Guide Information for Electrical Equipment for Use in Ordinary Locations

EQUIPMENT TYPES

This category covers:

(1) Audio products and accessories intended for household use and involved with the reproduction or processing of audio signals such as amateur radio products, amplifiers, disc players, intercommunicating devices, radio-phonographs, radio receivers, radio-clocks, record players, tape recorders, tape players, transceivers, tuners, tuner-amplifiers, and similar products.

(2) Video products intended for household or commercial use that receive signals off the air from a satellite or microwave antenna, through a CATV/MATV cable system, from a video-recorded medium, or from image producing units. Examples of such products are video tape recorders, video-receiving, -processing, -recording, -reproducing, and -amplification products, antenna amplifiers, antenna positioning equipment, cable television (CATV) converters, microwave or satellite receivers, television tuners, television cameras, television receivers and monitors, and similar products. These products have not been evaluated for security surveillance protection; see "Related Equipment" below.

(3) Auxiliary products and accessories intended for use with audio or video products wherein the auxiliary and accessory products are separate and do not perform the desired function, but are used in addition to or as a supplement to products according to items (1) and (2). Examples of such products are character generators, digital processors, editing controllers, video switches and encoders, CRT degaussers, video tape rewinders, head demagnetizers, tape erasers, separately enclosed nonpowered loudspeakers, and similar products.

(4) Portable audio or video products of the types described in items (1)-(3) intended for use with a vehicular, marine, or any other battery circuit as the power supply means.

(5) Carts and stands and similar structures marked for use with specific audio and video products.

(6) Audio and video equipment rebuilt by the original manufacturer or any other party that has the necessary facilities, technical knowledge, and skills. Rebuilt audio and video equipment is factory rebuilt to the extent necessary by disassembly and reassembly using new or reconditioned component parts. Rebuilt audio and video equipment is subject to the same requirements as new audio and video equipment.

Products of the above types may also be Listed under Audio/Video Apparatus (AZSQ).

RELATED EQUIPMENT

Commercial audio products are covered under Commercial Audio and Radio Equipment, Systems and Accessories (AZJX) or Commercial Phonographs, Tape Playing and Recording Appliances and Accessories (AZQW).

Household, commercial, and professional use carts, stands, shelves and similar structures not identified for use with specific audio or video products are covered under Carts and Stands for Household, Commercial and Professional Use (CZUV).

Carts and similar structures, not identified for use with specific audio or video products, having a top load surface that is more than 1 meter (39.37 in.) above the floor, and that are intended for use in schools, institutions, hospitals or like locations where children are likely to move them or may be asked to move them are covered under Carts, Tall Institutional (CZWK).

Video products intended for entertainment purposes in ordinary locations of health care facilities are covered under Television/Video Equipment for Use in Health Care Facilities (KFCV).

Professional audio and video equipment is covered under Video and Audio Equipment, Professional (ZCBY).

Battery chargers and power supplies, portable or for permanent installation and not packaged with or specifically referenced in literature packaged with an audio or video product are covered under the respective categories.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information, see Electrical Equipment for Use in Ordinary Locations (AALZ).

REQUIREMENTS

The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 1492, "Audio-Video Products and Accessories."

Carts and similar structures having a top load surface that is more than 1 meter (39.37 in.) above the floor, and that are intended for use in schools, institutions, hospitals or similar locations where children may move them, also comply with the applicable requirements of ANSI/UL 1667, "Tall Institutional Carts for Audio-, Video-, and Television-Type Equipment."

Circuits in audio and video products intended to connect directly to a telecommunication network also comply with the applicable requirements of ANSI/UL 1459, "Telephone Equipment."

Separately enclosed nonpowered loudspeakers, not intended for connection to a specific audio amplifying source, comply with the requirements in the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) Interim Standard IS-33, "Recommended Loudspeaker Safety Practices — An Industry Guideline", dated May 1987.

Audio or video products intended for use by children also comply with the applicable requirements in ANSI/UL 696, "Electric Toys."

UL MARK

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word "LISTED," a control number, and one of the following product names as appropriate: "Audio Equipment," "Audio Product," "Audio System," "Radio Receiver," "Television Equipment," "Television Receiver," "Video Equipment," "Video Product," "Video System," "AV Product," "AV Apparatus," or other appropriate product name as shown in the individual Listings, or combinations of the preceding identities where required.

For rebuilt products the word "Rebuilt," "Remanufactured" or "Reconditioned" precedes the product name.

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