UL 2044

Commercial Closed-Circuit Television Equipment

UL 2044

1 Scope

1.1 These requirements cover closed-circuit television equipment that:

a) Are intended for commercial use on supply circuits as defined in the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70; and

b) Receive their signals from a video-recorded medium or image-producing devices in a closed-circuit television system.

1.2 These requirements cover closed-circuit television equipment – such as video tape recorders; video-receiving, -processing, -recording, -producing, and -amplification equipment; video cameras; and the like.

1.3 These requirements also cover auxiliary equipment and accessories intended for use with closed-circuit television systems.

1.4 These requirements also cover portable closed-circuit television equipment of the types described in 1.2 that are intended for use with a vehicular, marine, or any other battery circuit as the power supply means.

1.5 These requirements do not cover video monitors, as these products are covered by the:

a) Standard for Audio-Video Products and Accessories, UL 1492;

b) Standard for Information Technology Equipment, UL 1950;

c) Standard for Information Technology Equipment, UL 60950; and

d) Standard for Information Technology Equipment Safety – Part 1: General Requirements, UL 60950-1.

1.6 These requirements do not cover video cameras with integral electronic viewfinders.

1.7 These requirements do not cover tape-head demagnetizers or bulk tape erasers intended for use with video products and do not cover general-purpose tape-head demagnetizers or bulk tape erasers, as those products are covered by the requirements for household and commercial tape recorders in the Standard for Audio-Video Products and Accessories, UL 1492 and the Standard for Commercial Audio Equipment, UL 813.

1.8 Commercial video products provided with a means for receiving commercially broadcasted video signals and household video products are covered by the Standard for Audio-Video Products and Accessories, UL 1492.

1.9 A cart or stand that is not intended to be used with a specific product is covered by the Standard for Tall Institutional Carts for Use With Audio-, Video-, and Television-Type Equipment, UL 1667, and the Standard for Household, Commercial, and Professional-Use Carts and Stands for Use with Audio/Video Equipment, UL 1678.