2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017

11B-407.2.2.3 Audible signals.

Audible signals shall sound once for the up direction and twice for the down direction, or shall have verbal annunciators that indicate the direction of elevator car travel. Audible signals shall have a frequency of 1500 Hz maximum. Verbal annunciators shall have a frequency of 300 Hz minimum and 3000 Hz maximum. The audible signal and verbal annunciator shall be 10 dB minimum above ambient, but shall not exceed 80 dB, measured at the hall call button.

Exceptions:

1. Reserved.

2. Reserved.

[2010 ADAS] 2. Existing elevators shall not be required to comply with the requirements for frequency and dB range of audible signals.