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P84432 G 

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273 Branchport Avenue 
Long 

Branch, 

NJ 

 

07740 

        

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(800)  631-2148 
www.wheelockinc.com 

        

 INSTALLATION 

INSTRUCTIONS 

 

HS-24 APPLIANCE 

 

Use this product according to this instruction manual.  Please keep this instruction manual for future reference. 

 
GENERAL: 

The HS-24 Appliance can be field set to provide either Continuous Horn or Code 3 Horn.  It can provide a continuous horn tone 
when connected directly to the Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP), or synchronized Code 3 Horn when used in conjunction with 
the Sync Module (SM), Dual Sync Module (DSM) or Wheelock’s Power Supplies.  Audible Horn Appliance can be field set to 
provide either High (HI) dBA, Medium (MED) dBA or Low (LO) dBA sound output and can be used on coded systems in 
which the applied voltage is cycled on and off. The HS-24 Appliance is UL Listed under Standard 464 for Audible Signal 
Appliances and also ULC Listed under Standard CAN/ULC-S525-99 for Audible Signaling Appliances for Fire Alarm Systems.  
It is listed for 

indoor use only

 and can be mounted to double-gang, 4” backbox, 100mm European backbox or SHBB surface 

backbox (See Mounting Options).   
 
The HS-24 is designed for use with either filtered DC or unfiltered Full-Wave-Rectified (FWR) input voltage.  All inputs are 
polarized for compatibility with standard reverse polarity supervision of circuit wiring by a Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP). 
 

NOTE:

  All 

CAUTIONS

 and 

WARNINGS

 are identified by the symbol 

.  All warnings are printed in bold capital letters. 

 

WARNING:  PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT.  

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS, CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS 
COULD RESULT IN IMPROPER APPLICATION, CANDELA SETTING, INSTALLATION AND/OR OPERATION 
OF THESE PRODUCTS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE 
AND SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU AND/OR OTHERS. 

 

WARNING:  THE HS-24 APPLIANCE IS A “FIRE ALARM DEVICE – DO NOT PAINT.” 

 

SPECIFICATIONS: 

 

Table 1:  UL Listed Models and Ratings 

Maximum RMS Current (AMPS) 

Model 

Regulated 

Voltage 

(VDC/VRMS) 

Voltage Range Limit  

Per UL 464 

Lo Med Hi 

  DC 

16-33VDC 

0.027 

0.068 

0.110 

HS-24 24 

  FWR 

16-33VRMS 

0.041 

0.050 

0.094 

 

Table 1A:  ULC Current Ratings (AMPS)  

Lo Med Hi 

Model 

ULC  

Voltage 

MEAN RMS MEAN RMS MEAN RMS 

20.0VDC 0.014 0.018 0.020 0.033 0.035 0.067 
24.0VDC 0.017 0.024 0.026 0.052 0.055 0.098 
31.0VDC 0.021 0.027 0.035 0.068 0.069 0.110 

20.0VRMS ------ 0.016 ------ 0.028 ------ 0.052 
24.0VRMS ------ 0.031 ------ 0.043 ------ 0.075 

HS-24 

31.0VRMS ------ 0.041 ------ 0.050 ------ 0.094 

 
 
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